15th Annual CIBER Business Language Conference, April 4-5, 2013
Indiana University's Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) hosted "The Business of Language: Educating the Next Generation of Global Professionals."
Location: Bloomington, Indiana

Chinese Culture and Language for Business Education Abroad, March 29, 2013
A free half-day interactive workshop on Chinese business culture—with a little language learning too. Designed for all students who plan to study in or travel to China in 2013. Faculty and staff also welcome.
Location: Carlson School

Doing Business in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), March 28, 2013
Presented by the Minnesota Trade Office and co-hosted by CIBER.
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Location: Carlson School

MN Solid Waste and Recycling Export Roundtable, March 14, 2013
Presented by the Solid Waste Association of North America-Minnesota Chapter & The Minnesota Trade Office-Department of Employment and Economic Development. Cosponsored by CIBER. Read More »
Location: Carlson School

Chinese Culture and Language for Business Education Abroad, November 30, 2012
A half-day interactive workshop on Chinese business culture designed for undergrads and grads who plan to study in or travel to China in 2013.
Location: Carlson School

Global Health Priorities in Today's World, October 13, 2012
The Minnesota International Center and CIBER hosted the 5th Annual Great Decisions Conference - a discussion on global health.
Location: Carlson School

Doing Business in the Arab Middle East and North Africa, October 18, 2012
The Minnesota Trade Office hosted this roundtable discussion on cultural considerations and business practices in the Middle East to help Minnesota companies become more competitive exporting products and services to this growing economic region.
Location: Carlson School

Dubai & Northern Emirates - USA Road Show, September 27, 2012
Hosted by the U.S. Commercial Service. Area businesses benefitted from briefings and informational sessions, one-to-one networking, and high-ranking keynote speakers about opportunities in Dubai & the Northern Emirates.
Location: Cowles Auditorium, Humphrey School of Public Affairs

Globalization: Shifts in International Business, July 30 - August 3, 2012
A one-week summer institute for K-16 educators. Hosted by CIBER and the Institute for Global Studies at the University of Minnesota.
Location: Carlson School

Content-Based Language Instruction and Curriculum Development, July 23-27, 2012
A one-week summer institute for K-16 foreign language teachers. Hosted by the Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition and supported by CIBER.
Location: University of Minnesota, Nolte Center for Continuing Education

Educational Partnerships in India: Strategies for Developing & Maintaining Institutional Alliances, June 6, 2012
Hosted by the Minnesota Trade Office, CIBER, and the U.S. Commercial Service.
Location: Carlson School, room 2-219

Medical Industry Innovation in China, May 30, 2012
Hosted by the Medical Industry Leadership Institute and CIBER, and cosponsored by LifeScience Alley. This event provided insight into China's booming medical device industry, and discussed opportunities in this developing market for U.S. companies. Full flyer and speaker bios. Keynote address and slides
Location: Carlson School 3M Auditorium

Spanish Model United Nations State Conference, May 18, 2012
Hosted by the United Nations Association of Minnesota Global Classrooms, in partnership with CIBER.
Location: Carlson School

Old Turkey, New Turkey in a Complicated World, May 3, 2012
Hosted by the Minnesota International Center, cosponsored by CIBER and the Institute of Turkish Studies at Georgetown University.
Location: Carlson School

Arab Spring Update: North Africa Markets, April 26, 2012
Hosted by the Minnesota Trade Office, in partnership with CIBER.
Location: Carlson School

Introduction to Chinese Language and Culture for Business, April 20, 2012
CIBER and the Confucius Institute hosted a half-day Chinese language and culture orientation.
Location: University International Center

Chaska and Chanhassen International Business Day at the Carlson School, April 19, 2012
Juniors and seniors in an International Business Capstone Course visited Carlson and explored international business and study abroad opportunities.
Location: Carlson School

CIBER Research Circle, April 13, 2012
An undergraduate research group to support honors students who are writing theses with an international business dimension.
Location: Carlson School

Global Market Strategy, February 8, March 7, and April 11, 2012
A program for manufacturers hosted by Enterprise Minnesota and supported by CIBER.
Location: Carlson School Executive Center

Cultural Collaboration™ Workshop, March 28, 2012
Hosted by the Minnesota Trade Office, in partnership with CIBER.
Location: Carlson School, room 1-122

2012 CIBER Business Language Conference, March 21–23, 2012
Building Bridges from Business Languages to Business Communities
Location: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

CLAC Conference, March 9-10, 2012
Exploring Approaches to Cultures & Languages Across the Curriculum
Sponsored by the Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition (CARLA) at the University of Minnesota.
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota

South Africa Minnesota Business Roundtable, March 1, 2012
Hosted by the South Africa Minnesota Business Council and the Minnesota Trade Office, in partnership with CIBER.
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota

Emerging Markets Symposium, February 24, 2012
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota

CIBER Research Circle, February 14, 2012
An undergraduate research group to support honors students who are writing theses with an international business dimension.
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota

Doing Business in Turkey, February 9, 2012
Hosted by the Minnesota Trade Office, in partnership with CIBER.
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota

MSP Export Initiative, February 9, 2012
CIBER hosted the fifth meeting for Minneapolis and St. Paul.
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota

Minnesota Smart Grid Business Roundtable, February 2, 2012
Hosted by the Minnesota Trade Office, in partnership with CIBER.
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota

Solar Manufacturing Supply Chain Roundtable, February 2, 2012
Hosted by the Minnesota Trade Office, in partnership with CIBER.
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota

Turkish Foreign Policy and the Arab Spring, January 23, 2012
A public forum with Dr. Sinan Ciddi, Executive Director, Institute of Turkish Studies, Georgetown University. Hosted by the Minnesota International Center and cosponsored by CIBER. Speaker Bio (PDF)
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota

MSP Export Initiative, December 16, 2011
CIBER hosted the fourth meeting for Minneapolis and St. Paul.
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota

CIBER Research Circle, December 8, 2011
An undergraduate research group to support honors students who are writing theses with an international business dimension.
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota

Doing Business in Africa, December 7, 2011
A panel discussion on education and workforce development in Africa. Offered in partnership with the Corporate Council on Africa and Books for Africa.
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota

Finance for Cleantech: A Workshop for Exporters, December 1, 2011
An overview of the role of financing in export success, and how the U.S. Export-Import Bank's finance products have been customized for the needs of cleantech exporters. Cosponsored by the Minnesota Trade Office and Thinc.GreenMSP.
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota

Export Process for Cleantech: An Introduction to Exporting, December 1, 2011
A program about export readiness, finding the right markets for products or services, and managing shipments and collecting payments. Cosponsored by the Minnesota Trade Office and Thinc.GreenMSP.
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota

MSP Export Initiative Steering Committee, October 28, 2011
CIBER hosted the third meeting for Minneapolis and St. Paul.
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota

Introduction to Chinese Language and Culture for Business, October 14, 2011
CIBER and the Confucius Institute presented a half-day Chinese language and culture orientation.
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota

Doing Business in India: Opportunities and Challenges, October 13, 2011
The Minnesota Trade Office and trade specialists from the U.S. Commercial Service in Mumbai and New Delhi discussed the opportunities and challenges of doing business in India.
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota

Global Strategy and Marketing, September 30, 2011
A program in partnership with Enterprise Minnesota and targeted towards Minnesota manufacturers.
Location: Little Falls, Minnesota

CIBER Advisory Council Meeting, September 29, 2011
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota

Trade Barriers in China—How the U.S. Government Can Help, September 28, 2011
The U.S. Commercial Service in Minnesota and Mr. Seward ("Skip") L. Jones, Jr., U.S. Department of Commerce, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Trade Agreements and Compliance, presented an in-depth discussion about existing trade barriers when exporting to China.
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota

Explore Study Abroad—Enter the Global Market, September 27, 2011
How can you get the most out of your international experience? The Business Association of Multicultural Students (BAM) and CIBER gave students a firsthand look at preparing for an international experience of a lifetime.
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota

Investment and Financing Opportunities in India, September 23, 2011
The India Chamber of Commerce welcomed the Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of India to discuss business
opportunities in India.
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota

Trade and Investment Opportunities in Turkey, September 23, 2011
The Minnesota Trade Office hosted a seminar on the growing Turkish market, trade and investment opportunities in Turkey, and the status and potential of economic relations between the United States and Turkey.
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota

Why Asia, Why Singapore, Why Now?, September 15, 2011
The U.S. Commercial Service in Minnesota hosted the U.S. Ambassador to Singapore, Mr. David Adelman, for a breakfast program. Minnesota firms learned about current export and business opportunities in Singapore as well as neighboring Southeast Asian markets.
Location: St. Paul, Minnesota

MSP Export Initiative Steering Committee, September 9, 2011
CIBER hosted the second meeting for Minneapolis and St. Paul.
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota

Resources for Exploring Global Markets, August 18, 2011
Globalization poses significant opportunities and challenges for manufacturers seeking to develop international markets. This session provided tools for assessing these markets, and a better understanding about current business practices in the global marketplace. It also offered guidance on how to move your organization toward an export plan. Presented in partnership with Enterprise Minnesota, the Manufacturing Extension Partnership, and the U.S. Commercial Service in Minnesota.
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota

Global Strategy and Marketing, August 10, 2011
Marketing your products outside the U.S. represents both great opportunity and significant challenges. Whether this was a new initiative for your company or you were looking to invigorate your existing international marketing strategy, this session helped you understand marketing dynamics around the world. It included a short real-life case by speaker John Murray, a lecturer at the Carlson School of Management and founder of a global medical diagnostics company. Presented in partnership with Enterprise Minnesota, the Manufacturing Extension Partnership, and the Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation.
Location: Owatonna, Minnesota

GopherBusiness, July 23–30, 2011
CIBER participated in this program for diverse, high-potential high school students by inviting alumni of education abroad programs to share stories about their study abroad experience and internships or career options in international business.
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota

Globalization: Shifts in International Business, July 25–29, 2011
A summer professional development seminar for K–16 educators. Dr. Sid Benraouane presented the culture, economics, politics and corporate strategies of doing business overseas. Teachers integrated international business components into their curriculum and built a teaching portfolio that sets students on a path to becoming globally-minded business professionals.
Presented in partnership with the Institute for Global Studies at the University of Minnesota.
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota

Metropolitan Export Initiative, June 10, 2011
CIBER hosted the kick-off meeting for Minneapolis and St. Paul.
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota

The Global Impact of Food Protection and Defense, June 10, 2011
Food impacts each of our lives every day. Protecting and defending our food system is essential to reducing the potential for contamination and mitigating catastrophic public health and economic effects of attack on the food system. CIBER and the National Center for Food Protection and Defense (NCFPD) offered a seminar addressing the global impact of food protection and defense. This seminar provided information, tools, and expert opinion. The Food Safety Modernization Act, the first major overhaul in food laws in 70 years, was also discussed.
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota

Junior Achievement Impact Day at Adams Spanish Immersion School, June 7, 2011
¿Hablas español? CIBER recruited volunteers for a day at Adams Spanish Immersion School. Volunteers educated K-6 students about business, work readiness, and financial literacy.
Location: St. Paul, Minnesota

2011 CIBER Short Term Study Abroad Conference, June 2–3, 2011
The CIBER Short Term Study Abroad (STSA) Conference encouraged and educated institutions of higher education in the programmatic, logistical, evaluation and execution of short term study abroad programs. It is an annual conference organized on a rotating basis by one of the members of the CIBER STSA consortium and conducted at the site of the annual NAFSA International conference each year.
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Minnesota Water Technology Export Roundtable: Grant funding for market development!, May 25, 2011
Participants learned how federal grant funding can help Minnesota water companies with export development in key markets in India, the Middle East, and North Africa. The Minnesota Trade Office and CIBER welcomed World Trade Center San Diego Executive Vice President Hugh Constant to Minnesota to discuss this exciting opportunity.
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota

Doing Business with France, May 12, 2011
The Minnesota International Center (MIC) collaborated with the French American Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Minneapolis/St. Paul to present a special half-day business symposium on Doing Business with France. This symposium brought together French policymakers with prominent Minnesota business leaders and international business experts for an in-depth exploration of the French business climate within the current sociopolitical and economic context, with an emphasis on increasing reciprocal investment between France and Minnesota.
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota

Students–Meet the Hong Kong Commissioner, May 11, 2011
CIBER welcomed Mr. Donald Tong Chi-keung, Hong Kong Commissioner for Economic and Trade Affairs, USA to the Carlson School! Participants learned about Hong Kong and the business opportunities there for US companies. Presentation for students from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. in room 2-213 followed by a reception in room 2-210 catered by the Tea House.
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota

Benefits and Burdens of FDA Regulations on Global Medical Technology Markets, May 6, 2011
Co-sponsored by the Medical Industry Leadership Institute.
This event provided an insightful and candid set of conversations about the challenges facing the medical technology market and the evolving role of governments across the globe.
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota

Mercosur 2011–Brazil, Argentina and Chile, May 6–17, 2011
The 15th annual Mercosur Professional Development in International Business (PDIB) program explored how Brazil, Argentina, and Chile are dealing with the global economic crisis and how the change in the United States affects bilateral relations and the regional trading block.
Location: Brazil, Argentina, Chile

GBSA Global Speaker Series: Eric Gustafson, The Economist, April 26, 2011
An interactive discussion of European markets and economics with Eric Gustafson of The Economist. Eric is a graduate of the University of Minnesota, Duluth and the Diplomatic Academy of London. He joined The Economist in September 2001 as a correspondent in the Britain section and since April 2010 has been a correspondent for the European Section, headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany.
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota

Doing Business in Algeria and Morocco, April 14, 2011
Joint event with the Minnesota Trade Office, Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) hosted at the Carlson School of Management.
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota

District Export Council Leadership Forum, April 11–12, 2011
The 2011 National District Export Council Leadership Forum included: a plenary session to discuss national policy positions and a planning session to discuss future conference dates, locations and planning responsibilities. Additional sessions focused on DEC Best Practices in the following areas: Legislative/Congressional Outreach; Incorporation, Bylaws and Fundraising; Export University, the DEC 100 Mentoring Program. We also discussed how to implement DEC strategies and what resources are available to DEC leaders. The 2011 DEC Leadership Forum was sponsored by all 33 Centers for International Business Education and Research.
Location: Washington D.C.

CIBER Business Language Conference, March 23–26, 2011
The annual CIBER Business Language Conference gathered foreign language faculty to present ideas, discuss best practices, and generate new ideas to teach foreign language to business students and to teach business foreign language to non-business students.
Location: Charleston, South Carolina

CIBER Associate Directors' Meeting, March 21–23, 2011
Location: Charleston, South Carolina

Global Classrooms Spanish Model UN Conference, March 16, 2011
Produced by the United Nations Association of Minnesota, supported by CIBER, and hosted at the Carlson School of Management.
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota

New Markets, New Jobs: The National Export Initiative Small Business Tour, February 17, 2011
Minneapolis hosted the kickoff for the national tour. The day-long conference connected small and medium sized businesses with resources to sell more of their products in international markets.
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota

Carlson School Global Discovery Symposium, February 11, 2011
Mini-conference on emerging markets: risk, innovation, and governance.
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota

CIBER Directors' Meeting, October 28–30, 2010
Location: Charleston, South Carolina

Carlson on Sustainability, October 20–22, 2010
Carlson on Sustainability gathered top business leaders, academics and policy makers from around the world to discuss the role of marketing in fostering the adoption of sustainable products and practices.
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota