--- Forwarded Message from Marybeth Lavrakas <[log in to unmask]> --- >Date: Mon, 04 Feb 2002 15:46:22 -0500 >From: Marybeth Lavrakas <[log in to unmask]> >Organization: CIBER >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: CIBER 2002 FLASH Program Update GLOBAL INTERDEPENDENCE AND LANGUAGE, CULTURE, AND BUSINESS (CIBER 2002) Co-hosted by the Duke University and UNC Chapel Hill CIBERS, in Chapel Hill, NC March 13-16 Richard Lewis, author of When Cultures Collide and president of Richard Lewis Communications, Ltd. (London), has joined the conference program! Richard and colleague Michael Gates will present an hour and a half long workshop entitled "Gaining Competitive Advantage from Culture through Online Support Tools." Participants will have a unique opportunity to get an inside view of the interactive modules being developed by his company. Richard Lewis Communications is a leading provider of training and support in cross culture and language skills development. Full CIBER 2002 conference information, including the preliminary program and registration form, can be found at http://faculty.fuqua.duke.edu/ciber/lc/lchome.html.The deadline for early registration in February 15, 2002. The conference is cosponsored by the US Dept. of Education and the CIBERs at Brigham Young University, Florida International University, Michigan State University, Purdue University, San Diego State University, Ohio State University, Thunderbird-the American Graduate School of International Management, University of Connecticut, University of Kansas, University of Pittsburgh, University of South Carolina, University of Texas-Austin, University of Utah and the University of Wisconsin-Madison.