4.9 The Intercultural Management Institute
5th Annual Conference
March 11-12 in Washington, DC,
American University

The Global Diversity Advantage: A Forum for Business, Education, and Training Professionals

24 conference session topics include:
  • Managing the Future Workforce: Diversity Beyond the Surface
  • Global Positioning: Negotiating Across Cultures in the Post- Global World
  • Building Cultural Competency: Understanding Islam and Muslims
  • Third Culture Kids: Recognizing (and using!) the Hidden Diversity of a Global Childhood
  • Training Across Cultures: Designing for Success
  • Nine Things Every Corporation Should Know About Global Mobility in 2004!
  • Making Sense of the French: Franco-American Cultural Differences

    for more info see below and go to http://www.imi.american.edu

WHO SHOULD ATTEND
Managers and administrators, human resource personnel, trainers, consultants, educators, conflict resolution practitioners, mental health and social service professionals, and others concerned with diversity and cross-cultural communication who work in the private, government, and
corporate sectors.


PURPOSE OF CONFERENCE
Intercultural management knowledge and practice are essential for everyone entering the workforce in the 21st century.  Today’s most effective organizations realize the critical need to communicate and work effectively
with diverse peoples.  When we value diversity we increase productivity and innovative approaches to problem-solving.

The Global Diversity Advantage provides workshops, training and discussions in the dynamic fields of intercultural management and global diversity.
The needs of business, education, and training professionals are addressed through integrated strategies on topics such as global business management, cross-cultural training, global organizational development, and conflict management.  Diverse program offerings include lectures, panel discussions,
interactive simulation exercises, and roundtables.


REGISTRATION AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AVAILABLE
The cost of the two-day conference is $495.  The conference will take place in the Ward Circle Building on the campus of American University.  More information is available at www.imi.american.edu or by contacting Anna Lee
at imi@american.edu or 202-885-6439.


INTERCULTURAL MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE
Building upon a commitment to intercultural understanding and international service that extends back more than forty years, the Intercultural Management Institute was founded in 1998.  Through its training programs and consulting services, IMI offers organizations and their workforce what
they need to manage cultural differences and flourish in the new global economy.  In addition to its Annual Conference, IMI offers Skills Institutes providing applied skills and information for international human resource and business professionals and publishes the Intercultural
Management Quarterly.
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Anna Lee
Program Coordinator
Intercultural Management Institute
American University
4400 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, DC  20016
phone (202) 885-6439
fax (202) 885-1331
annalee@american.edu
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