Center on Globalization, Governance & Competitiveness

Center on Globalization, Governance & Competitiveness

Outside Workshops

Global American South Conference
Chapel Hill, NC, The University of North Carolina
April 13-14, 2008
PRESENTATION
CONFERENCE BROCHURE
Beyond the Sunbelt: Southern Economic Development in a Global Context. CGGC Director Gary Gereffi to participate in panel on Trade with China and India, Monday, April 14, speaking on "How NC Can Compete with China and India in the Contemporary Global Knowledge Economy."
Technological Innovation and Economic Gain in Global Production Networks: A Strategic Development Perspective
Mexico City, Mexico, El Colegio de México and La Universidad Nacional Autónoma
March 6-7, 2008
WEB SITE
CGGC Director Gary Gereffi takes part in two different conference panels dealing with the appropriation of gain within global production networks.
"Linking Small Firms to Competitive Strategies"
Washington, D.C., USAID Microenterprise Development Office Breakfast Seminar Series
February 21, 2008
PRESENTATION
SEMINAR SERIES WEB SITE
CGGC Director Gary Gereffi speaks on "Global Value Chains, Industrial Upgrading and Jobs in Large Emerging Economies: A comparison of China, India, and Mexico."

"Science and Technology from a Global Perspective" Boston, Massachusetts, Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Feb 17, 2008 WEB PAGE PRESENTATION	This year’s AAAS meeting will emphasize the power of science, technology and education to assist less-developed segments of world society, to improve partnerships among already-developed countries, and to spur knowledge-driven transformations across a host of fields. Center Director Gary Gereffi will join colleagues from the University of California, Santa Barbara and Venice International University in a symposium on Sunday, February 17, entitled, “Global Diffusion of Nanotechnology: Lessons from China, Italy and the United States.”

Just Supply Chains Workshop - "Monitoring...And Beyond?" Cambridge, Massachusetts, Program on Global Justice, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, MIT
January 11-12, 2008 PROGRAM

International Workshop: Global Production Networks and Decent Work: Recent Experience in India and Global Trends Bangalore, India
November 18-20, 2007 PROGRAM	Organized by Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), International Institute of Labour Studies (IILS), and Institute for Human Development (IHD) in association with Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC), Bangalore

U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission Hearing on North Carolina's Economy Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina
September 6, 2007 WEB SITE	Center Director Gary Gereffi offers key testimony.

The New Logic of Offshoring Innovation & Engineering: What Works and What Doesn't New York City, NY, Mandarin Oriental Hotel
June 19, 2007 MORE INFO	A 'Chief Executive Roundtable' organized by Chief Executive Magazine; Center Director Gary Gereffi participates in discussion.

America's Competitiveness Forum Atlanta, Georgia, Atlanta Marriott Marquis
June 11-12, 2007 AGENDA	This forum provided a venue for government ministers from the Western Hemisphere to gather with leaders from the private sector, academia and NGO's to explore ideas and best practices on competitiveness.

IILS-CALSS Workshop to Explore Research Collaboration Beijing, People's Republic of China, Beijing Continental Grand Hotel
April 26-27, 2007 MORE INFO	A workshop gathering Chinese and international scholars and labor specialists to explore collaborative research.

Delocalisation of Labour Intensive Industries Krakow, Poland, Jagiellonian University
April 12-14, 2007 MORE INFO	An international conference dealing with globalization and competitiveness issues.

IILS Research Conference: Decent Work, Social Policy and Development Geneva, Switzerland, ILO Headquarters
November 29 - December 1, 2006 AGENDA WEB SITE	A conference of international scholars to discuss the labor issues raised by the rise of global production networks.

2006 Community College Symposium: The Global Economy Chapel Hill, NC, The Friday Center, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
November 15-16, 2006 AGENDA PRESENTATION	A symposium for community college educators. Dr. Gary Gereffi will speak on "North Carolina and the Global Economy"

"The Offshoring of Engineering" Washington, DC, National Academy of Engineering (NAE)
October 24-25, 2006 AGENDA PAPER	This National Academy of Engineering workshop will examine offshoring of engineering and its implications on the U.S. economy, and features presentations by industry and academic engineering leaders, including IEEE-USA President Ralph Wyndrum.

Duke Campus Club Talk Durham, NC, Duke Campus Club, Duke University
October 24, 2006 WEB SITE PRESENTATION	Dr. Gary Gereffi will present a talk titled "North Carolina in the Global Economy: How to compete with and learn from China, Mexico and Italy in the 21st century"

Celebrating the Synergy between Academia and Industry East Lansing, Michigan, Michigan State University
September 7-8, 2006 PROGRAM	An international symposium to explore models for technological upgrading and economic development.

SASE 2006: Constituting Globalisation: Actors, Arenas and Outcomes Germany, IAAEG, University of Trier, Germany
June 30 - July 2, 2006 WEB SITE	18th Annual Meeting on Socio-Economics

NCACPA Small Business Forum Chapel Hill, NC, Sheraton Hotel
June 22, 2006 WEB SITE PAPER SLIDE SHOW	Dr. Gary Gereffi will present a talk titled "North Carolina in the Global Economy: New Strategies to Compete in Traditional and Modern Industries"

Expand Your Network in China Cary, NC
May 25, 2006 AGENDA	The Raleigh Export Assistance Center has organized an introduction of the AmCham Shanghai to help NC businesses prepare realistic business strategies for doing business in China.

Textiles Meeting Raleigh, NC
May 25, 2006 PROPOSAL	Steering Committee for a comprehensive study of the North Carolina textile industry, carried out by Dr. Nancy Cassill at the College of Textiles at North Carolina State University.

Observing Trade: Revealing International Trade Networks and Their Impacts Princeton, New Jersey
March 9, 2006 PRESENTATION	This conference will focus on the analysis and interpretation of trade data and related issues, examining how we conceptualize and measure trade, explore underlying constraints of trade patterns, and investigate certain instructive, specific case studies to illuminate influences on and impacts of trade patterns.

The Fiber-Textile-Apparel Value Chain: Mexico and China Compared Naciones Unidas, Mexico
March 6, 2006 PRESENTATION PROGRAM AGENDA LEARN MORE	First Forum on "Opportunities in the Economic and Trade Relationship Between China and Mexico in a Latin American Context".

Local Entrepreneurial Systems in the Global Economy Venice, Italy
February 7-17, 2006 WEB SITE	Training programme for Professionals from Latin America: Participants at a two-week UNIDO training programme in Italy on Local Entrepreneurial Systems in the Global Economy left the course reassured that Latin American companies operating in local entrepreneural systems do indeed still have good prospects for a global role

Global Supply Chains Conference Ottawa, Canada
February 15-16, 2006 AGENDA PRESENTATION PAPER ARTICLE	This two-day Global Supply Chains Conference examined the growth of global supply chains, their use by Canadian corporations, and their implications for policy development.

ILO Nobel Peace Prize Social Policy Lectures & Symposium Kingston, Jamaica
December 5-7, 2005 AGENDA LECTURE WEB SITE LECTURES BOOK	This three-day symposium and lecture series, held every other year, focused on globalization and governance, and the rise of global outsourcing.

Global Outsourcing: Threat or Necessity for U.S. Competitiveness Duke University, Durham, NC
April 13, 2004 WEB SITE	To promote broader dialogue on this issue at Duke and elsewhere, we have put together a panel that consists of academics, industry representatives and policy makers to unravel the complex dynamics behind global outsourcing.