USC's Asian Pacific Business Outlook Conference-'99

[Northwest International Business Educators Network]

Dear Friend of IBEAR/CIBEAR:


IBEAR Executive Programs at the University of Southern California is
pleased to offer Registration Awards for non-USC faculty to attend the
1999 Asia/Pacific Business Outlook conference.

Funded by a U.S. Department of Education grant to the Marshall School's
Center for International
Business Education and Research (CIBEAR), these awards provide recipients
with a unique chance to join 300 American executives in learning about
current business opportunities and issues in the Asia/Pacific region.
For further information, please refer to www.ibear.com/iep.

Ten awards are available this year, each covering the conference
registration fee. Awards are made to faculty who have limited budgets to
support development of their international business expertise. Please
review the attached information regarding award criteria and application
procedures and send your application letter of interest and supporting
documentation,
by February 5, 1999 to:
 IBEAR Executive Programs
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA 90089-1421

or electronically to gkorman at bus.usc.edu

Award Criteria
IBEAR Executive Programs will assess the relevance of the applicant's area
of expertise to business in the Asia/Pacific Region.  Ideally, attending
the conference will benefit the applicant's teaching and research, as well
as contribute to the underlying purpose of the conference, which is to
inform the American business community about business opportunities in the
Asia/Pacific Region.

Application Procedure
Please submit the following materials by February 5, 1999:

1. Letter of application and statement of financial need.  Please indicate
how you see the conference enhancing your teaching and research.
2. Resume or vita.
3. Summary of current or planned research activities which contribute to
international business; and/or course syllabi relevant to the latter.

Post-Conference Requirement
1. Letter describing the applicant's impression of the conference and the
relevance of the conference to the applicant's area of academic research
and teaching by April 15, 1999.
2. A second letter addressing the same topic by October 15, 1999.




Please mail, fax or email submissions to:

Grace Korman, Assistant Director
IBEAR Executive Programs
3660 Trousdale Parkway, ACC 215
Marshall School of Business
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA 90089-1421
Fax: (213) 740-7132
Email: gkorman at bus.usc.edu