Special Student Rates for Conference on Globalization and Economic Development

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IUPUI students and local high school students can purchase tickets for the first Public Scholars in Africana Studies International Conference at the special price of $25 per person. Registration for all others is $150 for the two-day event.

The Public Scholars in Africana Studies International Conference will take place Oct. 29-31, 2009, at the University Place Conference Center and Hotel, 850 W. Michigan St., located on the Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) campus.

International scholars and entrepreneurs, including a Nigerian king, will gather at IUPUI for the event that focuses on globalization and economic development in Indiana, the United States and other countries.

The conference theme is “Rethinking Economic Development in the Context of Globalization: Entrepreneurship, the Knowledge Economy, and Sustainable Development.” Specific topics for discussion include: (1) How to Succeed in Business in the 21st Century Knowledge Economy; (2) International Business Opportunities in the Changing Global Economy; and (3) The Impact of Globalization on Africa and the African Diaspora.

Keynote speakers include His Royal Majesty Oba (King) Michael Aremu Gbadebo, the Okukenu IV and Paramount Ruler of Egbaland, Nigeria, which has a population of about 1.5 million people. Gbadebo, an accomplished entrepreneur, will speak on “The Changing Role of Nigeria in the 21st Century Knowledge Economy.”

Conference events open to the public begin Oct. 30, 2009, and include a book fair, along with workshops and keynote lectures on the effects of globalization on economies around the world. Presentations also will offer solutions on how to rejuvenate the economies of America and other countries.

The $150 regular registration fee and the special $25 student registration fee covers attendance at all lectures and workshops on Oct. 30 and Oct. 31, along with the keynote luncheon on Oct. 30, 2009. One-day registration tickets are also available for $100 each.

Tickets for the Oct. 31, 2009, awards dinner are being sold separately for $50 each.

For additional information, go to: http://liberalarts.iupui.edu/index.php/signature/C116 .