Geographers:
Please see the e-mail below from Dr Shaw. For those geographers interested in international business or development, especially in China, this could be a good opportunity. Note that some free seats will be reserved for students.
Ron Kalafsky
Dear All:
Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Randy Boyd announced on Monday that Innovate Manufacturing, a China-based injection molding company, will locate its first U.S. headquarters in Knoxville and will invest $4.7 million to create 50 new jobs in Knox County. The news is available at http://www.tnecd.com/news/222/innovate-manufacturing-inc-to-locate-first-us-headquarters-in-knoxville/. We are truly in a globalized world now!
Our Confucius Institute is currently working with the local business community and UT College of Business Administration to organize a “Forum on Communication and Cultural Etiquettes for Doing Business with China.” There will be a registration fee, but the Confucius Institute will reserve some free seats for UT students. If you are interested in this forum, please drop me an email.
Best,
Shih-Lung
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Shih-Lung Shaw, Ph.D.
Alvin and Sally Beaman Professor & Arts and Sciences Excellence Professor
Department of Geography
and
Director of Confucius Institute, Center for International Education
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996-0925 U.S.A.
Phone: 865-974-6036, Email: [log in to unmask]