January 24-25: Discover opportunities in China at a two day conference

"China: A Two-Way Street: A forum on China's economic growth and opportunities for Indiana" -- An important conference about the opportunities China's economy offers to Hoosiers (It's more than only job losses!)

When: Wednesday January 24 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM, reception 4:30-6:00 PM; Thursday January 25 8:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Where: Westin Hotel, downtown Indianapolis. Sponsored by Indiana State University.

This conference is organized by Indiana State University's Networks Financial Institute, which "exists to help the financial services industry transform itself through better leadership, creative collaboration, and community-based financial literacy initiatives." They do have a stellar line-up for the day and a half conference.

The January 24 session will focus on two questions:

• Why China? Exchange of ideas and information regarding the opportunities and benefits to Indiana from developing relationships and conducting business with the Chinese, especially related to capital investment and trade will be addressed.
• How to work with China? Specific issues such as Chinese tax law and acquisition, labor law and more will also be addressed.

Some of the stars speaking on the 24th will be Ted Fishman, author of the bestselling China Inc.: How the Rise of the Next Superpower Challenges the United States; Xing Yuanyuan, professor at Liaoning University and visiting scholar at Indiana State University; and Jack Perkowski, chairman and CEO of ASIMCO, one of the largest foreign invested manufacturing operations in China (often named one of the "ten best employers in China.")

The January 25 half day session will focus on "China's Changing Financial System: Can It Catch Up With, Or Even Drive, Growth." A panel of Chinese Business relations experts will address to several interesting questions:

• What are the current weaknesses and strengths in the Chinese financial system?
• What is the pace of reform and is it sufficient?
• Is the financial system impairing growth?
• Will the financial sector become a leading sector for rapid growth in the United States?

Speaking will be James R. Barth is the Lowder Eminent Scholar in Finance at Auburn University and a Senior Finance Fellow at the Milken Institute; and Morris Goldstein, the Dennis Weatherstone Senior Fellow at the Institute for International Economics.

The conference costs $75. For information and a registration form, contact Linda Beckwith at 317-536-0281 or 800-603-7113; or Register Online Here. The registration deadline is 17 January.

If this event sounds interesting, you should check out events at the World Trade Club such as its review of US trade policy February 20. You can get a very different perspective on culture with a Chinese music and art event at UIndy Valentine's Day.

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Visit IndyBuzz's sister site "Views-PRI" for an essay that connects many of the events related to Asian economy and culture: "China, Japan, Indiana: Eastern and Midwestern Cultures Mingle."

January 26: Explore Madame C.J. Walker's "Treasured Collections" at IHS

Explore Madame C.J. Walker, an essential part of Indianapolis and African American history, with Wilma Moore

When: Friday January 26 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM
Where: Indiana History Center

Focusing on the Madam C.J. Walker Collection, this program will explore the life of America’s first African American female millionaire. Wilma Moore, senior archivist, African American history, will lead this program by examining Walker’s business and personal records, correspondence, photographs and other Society holdings related to Walker, Ransom Place, the Senate Avenue YMCA, the Indianapolis Recorder and other exciting black history materials. Learn more about this amazing entrepreneur by investigating her own materials and meeting a Madam C. J. Walker reenactor. (Ages 12+.)

Cost to attend is $20; $16 IHS Members; $12 students under 18. Registration is required by February 19. To register call (317) 232-1882.

If this event sounds interesting, you should check out some of the other discussions of African Americans in Hoosier History such as April 13 conference on African religions and the Great Migration. Another view of women in history could be sought in a talk about the impact of child-rearing literature February 16.

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January 30: Decide for yourself whether Trust is indeed "The Essential Yet Often Elusive Ingredient in Corporate Success”

Katherine Tyler Scott, one of the country's experts on morally responsible management, explores ”Trust: The Essential Yet Often Elusive Ingredient in Corporate Success”

When:Tuesday, January 30 7:00-9:00 PM
Where: Butler University Krannert Room, Clowes Memorial Hall 4600 Sunset Ave., Indianapolis 46208

”Trust: The Essential Yet Often Elusive Ingredient in Corporate Success”

Trust seems like a simple concept, but understanding the ethics of trust and cultivating it in corporate settings can be difficult. What is trust and how does it express itself in the workplace and in corporate boardrooms? Does the place of trust in religious communities offer any insight for the business world?

Discussing this topic will be Katherine Tyler Scott is a consultant on corporate leadership, labor relations and conflict management. She is managing partner of Ki ThoughtBridge, an Indianapolis-based consulting firm that focuses on leadership development, change management, conflict resolution, and negotiation. She is founder and former president of Trustee Leadership Development, and author of Creating Caring and Capable Boards: Reclaiming the Passion for Active Trusteeship. Ms. Scott is an active laywoman in the Episcopal Church and a member of that denomination’s Special Commission on the Episcopal Church and the Anglican Communion. Responding to her talk will be the Rev. Kent Millard, senior pastor at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church in Indianapolis, congregation of diverse lay-driven ministries and programs.

This discussion is part of Butler University Seminar on Religion and World Civilization, and is organized by the Center for Faith and Vocation. If this event sounds interesting, you should check out the Center's talk about whether capitalism is in the public good on February 27. YOu also might want to attend a discussion of how Swedes are trying to integrate work and family life on March 9.

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February 15: Spend a wholesome day at the 18th annual Joseph Taylor Symposium on "Urban Universities/Urban Communities: Partners in Social Justice"

The 2007 Joseph Taylor Symposium on "Urban Universities/Urban Communities: Partners in Social Justice," emphasizes IUPUI's commitment to civic engagement

When: Thursday February 15 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Where: IUPUI University Place Conference Center and Hotel

The Joseph Taylor Symposium honors the legacy of Dr. Joseph Taylor, the first dean of the School of Liberal Arts, and addresses issues of interest to urban communities. The 2007 event, "Urban Universities/Urban Communities: Partners in Social Justice," reflects IUPUI’s focus on civic engagement while also recognizing the complexities that emerge when bridging boundaries between academic institutions and their communities.

Some of the topics of panel discussions at the Symposium:

• Education and Social Justice: Critical Connections Between IUPUI and P-12
• Achieving Social Justice in Health: Closing the Gap in Access to Health Promotion
• History as Social Justice: Memory and Public Heritage in the Near-Westside
  

The program showcases existing collaborations, features keynote speakers Professor Edward Curtis (Religious Studies) on "University and Community Partnerships: Crossing Bridges, Confronting Walls" and Professor Dana-Ain Davis (Anthropology, SUNY-Purchase College) on "Knowledge in the Vision of Service: Politically Engaged Scholarship." It will provide ample opportunity for audience participation. [ Additional Information/Registration ] [ Symposium Brochure ] More information

If this event sounds interesting, you should check out a parallel discussion of Hoosiers' civic engagement in Kenya on January 26.

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February 20: Review US Trade Policy over dinner with the World Trade Club of Indianapolis

World Trade Club of Indianapolis dinner event: U.S Trade Policy Review



When: February 20 5:30-6:30 PM social hour, then dinner
Where: Omni Severin Downtown
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February 27: Discuss whether Capitalism can possibly be in the Common Good

Joe Gunnemann--expert on ethics, morality, and economics--discusses ”Capitalism for the Common Good” for the Center for Faith and Vocation at Butler University

When: Tuesday February 27 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Where: Butler University Krannert Room, Clowes Memorial Hall

Within the reality of global capitalism and the ever increasing demand for market-driven profits, is there a place for the classic concept of capitalism as a force for social good? This exploration of capitalism will explore theological roots and challenges to the concept posed by stock markets, labor markets and consumer demands.

Speaking will be Jon Gunnemann, professor of social ethics at the Candler School of Theology, Emory University. His current research focuses on theology, ethics, and the economy; and on contemporary theories of justice. Dr. Gunneman has written and lectured extensively on issues of economic ethics, and on Christian ethics and social theory.

Responding will be a marvelous local expert, Dr. Carol Johnston, associate professor of theology and culture and director of lifelong theological education at Christian Theological Seminary in Indianapolis. She writes and lectures often about faith and economics and faith and the environment.

Responding too will be Edgar Davis, an adjunct professor in the College of Business Administration at Butler University and the Butler honors program. He spent 40 years working in finance and marketing for Eli Lilly, Inc.

If this event sounds interesting, you should check out the discussion of trust and business on January 30. This issue is clearly relevant to the discussions of global climate change on January 31, February 6, and April 18.

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