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• Doing Business in China
  May 21, 2007 / 2:30-4:30 p.m. (reception, 4:30-5:30 p.m.)
  Conference Room 50, MG&E Innovation Center, 510 Charmany Dr, Madison
  
  Aimed at the biotech and hi-tech sector, this workshop will feature a discussion of the opportunities, challenges, and strategies by key industry experts using examples from Wisconsin biotechnology companies. The event will be a good opportunity for companies to consider participating in the Wisconsin Department of Commerce's fall trade mission to Asia and to network with other companies currently doing business in Asia or evaluating this growing market.  The cost of this event is $35, payable at the door.  The registration deadline is Monday, May 14.  To register, please click here. This event is sponsored by the Wisconsin Biotechnology and Medical Device Association (WBMA), the Wisconsin Department of Commerce – International Division, CIBER, and the UW-Madison Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy (WAGE).
  
  

• Expanding Your Global Business into Greater China
  June 4-6, 2007 / Fluno Center for Executive Education, 601 University Avenue, Madison
  
  During this three-day session, participants will hear from faculty with first-hand experience working throughout China and Asia. The course takes a holistic approach to the process of incorporating Asia (particularly China) into global strategies, as well as improving current relationships in the region. It’s highly practical and interactive, and uses a mixture of lecture, large and small group discussions, case analyses and negotiation role-plays. The cost of this course is $1,595. To register, please click here and select “Enroll” in the left hand column to register for the June course. This course is coordinated by UW-Madison Executive Education, with support from CIBER and WAGE.
  
  

• Updated CIBER Grant Guidelines Available Soon
  CIBER is not accepting applications for May 1 Applied Funds grants while it revises its funding guidelines. If you would like to apply for a June 1 Applied Funds grant, please email uwmadisonciber@bus.wisc.edu to receive revised application information while the CIBER Web site is being updated.