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The Offshore Services Industry: A New Opportunity for Latin America (La Industria de Servicios Offshoring: Una Oportunidad para América Latina) |
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October 21-23, 2009 Cancún México |
Gary Gereffi, Mario Castillo and Karina Fernandez-Stark presented the paper "La Industria de Servicios Offshoring: Una oportunidad para America Latina" in the annual REDIBERO meeting, with the title, "La Promoción del Comercio y la Inversión en Iberoamérica ¿Podemos avanzar hacia la promoción regional?" The paper will be posted on November 6, 2009. Presentation (in Spanish) 
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Hybrid Trucks: Strategic Win for Economy and Environment |
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June 11, 2009 Washington D.C. |
A high-tech truck convoy pulled up at Capitol Hill to showcase the emergence of fuel-and-emissions-saving hybrid technology for the nation’s biggest vehicles. The event, organized by clean transportation group CALSTART, unveiled a new CGGC study that highlights jobs created in truck manufacturing as well as other areas crucial to building the green economy: advanced energy storage, power electronics and control systems. More
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Duke-VIU 2009 International Summer Research Workshop |
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March 25, 2009 Durham |
Duke University's Center on Globalization, Governance & Competitiveness (CGGC), together with Venice International University’s Center for Studies on Technologies in Distributed Intelligence Systems (TeDIS), is pleased to announce the 2009 International Summer Research Workshop. The workshop's theme is “Economic, Social and Environmental Restructuring in Global Value Chains.” More
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Good Jobs, Green Jobs Conference |
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February 5, 2009 Washington, DC |
The February 2009 Good Jobs, Green Jobs National Conference was organized by the Blue Green Alliance to develop partnerships between labor and environmental groups to expand job potential in the green economy. The 2,500-participant conference included a breakout panel highlighting the CGGC report Manufacturing Climate Solutions. Presentation
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Global Services Offshoring: Trends and Impact in Latin America and the Caribbean |
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November 18, 2008 Santiago, Chile |
CGGC Director Gary Gereffi gives the keynote address at the ECLAC (English acronym for United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America) Seminar: “Offshore Corporate Services in Latin America and the Caribbean.” Presentation Agenda Website
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Duke-VIU International Summer Research Workshop |
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July 13-18, 2008 Venice Venice International University |
Duke University's Center on Globalization, Governance & Competitiveness (CGGC), together with Venice International University's Center for Studies on Technologies in Distributed Intelligence Systems (TeDIS), are pleased to announce the expansion of their ongoing collaboration by developing a new International Summer Research Workshop. Website
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Technological Innovation and Economic Gain in Global Production Networks: A Strategic Development Perspective |
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March 6-7, 2008 Mexico City, Mexico El Colegio de México and La Universidad Nacional Autónoma |
CGGC Director Gary Gereffi takes part in two different conference panels dealing with the appropriation of gain within global production networks. Website
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Linking Small Firms to Competitive Strategies |
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February 21, 2008 Washington, D.C. USAID Microenterprise Development Office Breakfast Seminar Series |
CGGC Director Gary Gereffi speaks on "Global Value Chains, Industrial Upgrading and Jobs in Large Emerging Economies: A comparison of China, India, and Mexico." Presentation Seminar Series Website
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Science and Technology from a Global Perspective |
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Feb 17, 2008 Boston, MA Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) |
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.” Website Presentation
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Just Supply Chains Workshop - "Monitoring...And Beyond?" |
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January 11-12, 2008 Cambridge, MA MIT |
Program on Global Justice, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, MIT. Program
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The Domestic Technological Content of China's Exports |
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January 22, 2008 Durham, NC Duke University, SSRI, Erwin Mill Bldg, Room A103 |
A lecture by Professor Yang Yao, Director of the China Center for Economic Research
Peking University. Paper
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International Workshop: Global Production Networks and Decent Work: Recent Experience in India and Global Trends |
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November 18-20, 2007 Bangalore, India |
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. Program
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Visualizing North Carolina in the Global Economy |
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October 16, 2007 12:00-1:30 p.m. Durham, NC Duke University, Erwin Mill Building, A103 |
This 'Open House' is to recognize the conclusion of the first phase of work on updating and upgrading the CGGC's website on North Carolina in the Global Economy with new data to bring this site to its 2007 version, utilizing new visualization tools for the display of the data made possible by collaboration with Duke's Center for Instructional Technology. |
U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission Hearing on North Carolina's Economy |
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September 6, 2007 Chapel Hill, NC University of North Carolina |
CGGC Director Gary Gereffi offers key testimony on how trade with China has affected North Carolina's economy. Website
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The New Logic of Offshoring Innovation & Engineering: What Works and What Doesn't |
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June 19, 2007 New York City, NY Mandarin Oriental Hotel |
A 'Chief Executive Roundtable' organized by Chief Executive Magazine; CGGC Director Gary Gereffi participates in discussion. More Info
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America's Competitiveness Forum |
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June 11-12, 2007 Atlanta, GA Atlanta Marriott Marquis |
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. Agenda
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IILS-CALSS Workshop to Explore Research Collaboration |
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April 26-27, 2007 Beijing, People's Republic of China Beijing Continental Grand Hotel |
A workshop gathering Chinese and international scholars and labor specialists to explore collaborative research. More Info
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Delocalisation of Labour Intensive Industries |
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April 12-14, 2007 Krakow, Poland Jagiellonian University |
An international conference dealing with globalization and competitiveness issues. More Info
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Education, Entrepreneurship, and Immigration: America's New Immigrant Entrepreneurs, Part II |
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June 11, 2007 |
Skilled immigrants have achieved great success in starting engineering and technology companies in the United States, and they contribute significantly to the country's economic growth over time. This paper seeks to understand the educational backgrounds and career trajectories of immigrant entrepreneurs, as well as to identify lessons for enhancing the competitiveness of the U.S. economy. The research confirms that advanced education in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics is correlated with high rates of entrepreneurship and innovation. Paper
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Nanotechnology and the Emerging Global Knowledge Economy: Challenges and Opportunities in an International Context |
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March 29-30, 2007 Durham, NC Duke University |
A mini-conference on diverse elements of the global economy touching on nanotechnology research projects, the supply and demand for engineers and scientists and other related topics. This meeting will involve selected international scholars and industry representatives, North Carolina nanotechnology firms and regional policy makers. Agenda
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A Duke Conversation |
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February 8, 2007 |
Gary Gereffi speaks at this event to talk about the important issues that are shaping our lives today. Presentation Website
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IILS Research Conference: Decent Work, Social Policy and Development |
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Nov 29 - Dec 1, 2006 Geneva, Switzerland ILO Headquarters |
A conference of international scholars to discuss the labor issues raised by the rise of global production networks. Agenda Website
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2006 Community College Symposium: The Global Economy |
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November 15-16, 2006 Chapel Hill, NC The Friday Center, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
A symposium for community college educators. Dr. Gary Gereffi will speak on "North Carolina and the Global Economy." Agenda Presentation
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GVC Workshop: Industrial Upgrading, Offshore Production, and Labor |
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November 9-10, 2006 Durham, NC Erwin Mill Building, Duke University |
Two-day workshop. Not open to the public. Website
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The Offshoring of Engineering |
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October 24-25, 2006 Washington, DC National Academy of Engineering (NAE) |
This National Academy of Engineering workshop will examine offshoring of engineering and its implications for the U.S. economy, and features presentations by industry and academic engineering leaders, including IEEE-USA President Ralph Wyndrum. Agenda Paper
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Duke Campus Club Talk |
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October 24, 2006 Durham, NC Duke Campus Club, Duke University |
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." Website Presentation
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Celebrating the Synergy between Academia and Industry |
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September 7-8, 2006 East Lansing, MI Michigan State University |
An international symposium to explore models for technological upgrading and economic development. Program
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SASE 2006: Constituting Globalisation: Actors, Arenas and Outcomes |
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June 30 - July 2, 2006 Germany IAAEG, University of Trier, Germany |
18th Annual Meeting on Socio-Economics. Website
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NCACPA Small Business Forum |
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June 22, 2006 Chapel Hill, NC Sheraton Hotel |
Dr. Gary Gereffi will present a talk titled "North Carolina in the Global Economy: New Strategies to Compete in Traditional and Modern Industries" Website Paper Slide Show
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Building Business Ties Between North Carolina and Baja California, Mexico |
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June 5, 2006 Raleigh, NC NC State College of Textiles |
Learn more about a trip to Tijuana in October 2006, sponsored by Duke and UNC. Proposal Jorge Carrillo Talk Saul De Los Santos Talk Nancy Powell Presentation NCSU Textile & Apparel Management Website NCSU Centennial Campus Overview
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Expand Your Network in China |
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May 25, 2006 Cary, NC |
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.
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Textiles Meeting |
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May 25, 2006 Raleigh, NC |
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. Proposal
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Observing Trade: Revealing International Trade Networks and Their Impacts |
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March 9, 2006 Princeton, NJ |
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. Presentation
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The Fiber-Textile-Apparel Value Chain: Mexico and China Compared |
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March 6, 2006 Naciones Unidas, Mexico |
First Forum on "Opportunities in the Economic and Trade Relationship Between China and Mexico in a Latin American Context". Presentation Program Agenda Learn More
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Interviews with Ron Hira |
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March 1, 2006 |
Ron Hira presents his lecture "The offshoring challenge for U.S. engineers." on March 1, 2006. View discussions with Ron about the issues of offshoring. MultiMedia
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Local Entrepreneurial Systems in the Global Economy |
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February 7-17, 2006 Venice, Italy |
Training program for professionals from Latin America: Participants at a two-week UNIDO training program in Italy on "Local Entrepreneurial Systems in the Global Economy" left the course reassured that Latin American companies operating in local entrepreneural systems still have good prospects for a global role. Website
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VIU-CGGC Global Value Chains Training |
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February 6-17, 2006 |
The CGGC, in concert with Venice International University, is planning a joint research and training program, linking VIU's work on Italian industrial districts and the CGGC's work on global value chains. Website
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Global Supply Chains Conference |
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February 15-16, 2006 Ottawa, Canada |
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. Agenda Presentation Paper Article
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ILO Nobel Peace Prize Social Policy Lectures & Symposium |
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December 5-7, 2005 Kingston, Jamaica |
This three-day symposium and lecture series, held every other year, focused on globalization and governance, and the rise of global outsourcing. Agenda Lecture Website Lectures Book
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Global Outsourcing: Threat or Necessity for U.S. Competitiveness |
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April 13, 2004 Durham, NC Duke University |
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. Website
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