Ivan Allen College

Sam Nunn School of International Affairs

Center for International Strategy, Technology and Policy (CISTP)

and Special Sponsor:

Georgia India American Chamber of Commerce (GIACC) 

In Cooperation with:

Center for International Business Education Research (CIBER) at Georgia Tech

China Research Center, Atlanta

Center for International Trade and Security, University of Georgia

Sponsor:

GEORGIA POWER

ASIAN AMERICAN CHAMBER of COMMERCE of GEORGIA, Inc.

Present

“India-China Relations:  Prospects for Expanded Cooperation”

Thursday, 23 September 2004

Manufacturing Research Center (MARC) Auditorium on the Georgia Tech campus

Morning Session: 0900 – 1130

Lunch Session: 1200 – 1330

Afternoon Session: 1400 -1700

0900. Morning Session.  Economic rivalry and cooperation between the two fastest growing economies in the world.

The morning session is sponsored by the India, China, and the Americas Institute (ICA Institute)

Dr. Jagdish N. Sheth, Panel Moderator.  Charles H. Kellstadt Professor of Marketing, Goizueta Business School, Emory University.

Dr. Guoxing Wang, Executive Deputy Director and Research Fellow, Pudong Institute for the US Economy, Pudong Academy of Development, Shanghai, China.  “China-India Economic Cooperation:  Rationale, Challenges, and Prospects.”

Dr. Anupam Srivastava, Co-Director, South Asia Program, Center for International Trade & Security, University of Georgia.  “The Peacock and the Dragon:  A Hesitant Embrace.”

Mr. James Schiffman, Senior Editor, CNN International.  “Development of the Media in China and India:  A Study in Contrasts.”

12:00. Lunch Session.  $25 for a prepared meal.  RSVP required for lunch session.                                                           

Ambassador John Kelly.  Former US ambassador to Lebanon (1986-88) and Finland (1991-1994) and Assistant Secretary of State for the Near East and South Asia from 1989 to 1991.  "Overcoming History: China and India on the Road Ahead".

If you can attend the lunch, click below or email angela.levin@inta.gatech.edu and type “India-China” in the subject line.

Yes, I can attend the lunch.

1400. Afternoon session.  Political cooperation and challenges in Sino-Indian-US relations.

Dr. John Endicott, Panel Moderator.  Director, Center for International Strategy, Technology and Policy; and Professor, Sam Nunn School of International Affairs at Georgia Tech.

Dr. Surjit Mansingh, Visiting Scholar at the Sigur Center for Asian Studies, Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University.   “India-China Relations:  Toward a Better Future.”

Dr. Jing-dong Yuan, Director of Research for East Asia Nonproliferation Program at the Center for Nonproliferation Studies, and  Visiting Associate Professor of International Policy Studies at the Monterey Institute of International Studies. "From Rivalry to Peaceful Co-Existence: Charting a New Course for Sino-Indian Relations.”.      

Dr. John Garver, Professor at the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs at Georgia Tech. “Expanded Cooperation Under the Shadow of a Continuing Security Dilemma.”

You can attend one, two, or all three sessions.    For directions, please see below.   For questions, call 404-894-3199.

India-China Program

Location:  Manufacturing Research Center (MARC) at intersection of Hemphill Avenue and Ferst Drive

Date: Thursday, 23 September, 2004

Morning:  0900-1130

Lunch:  1200-1330

Afternoon:  1400-1700

                                                   

                                                                                                                Asian American Chamber of Commerce of Georgia, Inc.

DIRECTIONS

By MARTA and the Georgia Tech Trolley

·         Take MARTA to the Midtown Station.   Exit MARTA at the Midtown Station. Take the Peachtree Place exit and wait for the Georgia Tech trolley.  There are no signs, but the trolley runs approximately six to eight minutes and is free.  The ride to MARC will take about 10 minutes.

·         On the trolley, you will pass Technology Square and cross over I-75/I-85 to the central part of the Tech campus and onto Ferst Drive.

·         Please note the futuristic Manufacturing Research Center  on your left at the intersection of Ferst and Hemphill Avenue.  There is a trolley stop immediately past that intersection. Unfortunately, there is no sign to mark the building but you can enter through the front door which faces Ferst and Hemphill.  The auditorium is in the right hand side of the lobby

To PARK at a Georgia Tech public parking lot or garage.  Please note that parking on the Georgia Tech campus—like most urban campuses—is very difficult due to the high “car to parking space” ratio.  Please allow ample time to find a parking space.  There are three options for public parking listed below.

  1. Park at the Georgia Tech Hotel and Conference Center and then take the Georgia Tech Trolley.  This is the largest public parking facility on the Tech campus.  The Hotel is located at 800 Spring Street, at the intersection of Spring and 5th Street.  Please see their web page, http://www.gatechhotel.com/ (and click on “about us”) for directions.

After parking, exit the garage and walk back to Fifth Street where you will catch the Tech Trolley.  You will cross over I-75/I-85 to the central part of the Tech campus and onto Ferst Drive.

Please note the futuristic Manufacturing Research Center  on your left at the intersection of Ferst and Hemphill Avenue.  There is a trolley stop immediately past that intersection.  Unfortunately, there is no sign to mark the building but you can enter through the front door which faces Ferst and Hemphill.  The auditorium is in the right hand side of the lobby.

  1.  Park at the State Street lot on the central Georgia Tech campus. 

        From I-75/85 (traveling North):

        Take Exit # 250 (Tenth Street)

        Take a left onto 10th St., and continue several blocks until you reach Hemphill Avenue (a stoplight is at the intersection) and turn left onto Hemphill.  At the end of Hemphill, straight ahead, please note the futuristic MARC build ing.

        From I-75/85 (traveling South):

        From I-75, take exit # 250.

        From I-85, take exit #84 (17th Street, 14th Street, 10th  Street)

        Go strait through the 14th Street stop light to 10th St.

        Take a right on 10th Street and continue several blocks until you reach Hemphill Avenue (a stoplight is at the intersection) and turn left onto Hemphill.  At the end of Hemphill, straight ahead, please note the futuristic MARC build ing.

        Turn left from Hemphill onto Ferst Drive.  The State Street parking lot is on the right, at the intersection of State and Ferst.   Walk back to MARC.  Unfortunately, there is no sign to mark the building but you can enter through the front door which faces Ferst and Hemphill.  The auditorium is in the right hand side of the lobby.

  1. Park at the Student Center lot on the central Georgia Tech campus.

        Follow paragraph one or two in the section immediately above this. 

        Bear right at the intersection of Hemphill and Ferst Drive.  Continue up the hill and through the traffic light.  The Student Center parking lot is the second entrance on the left after the traffic light. Walk back to MARC.  Unfortunately, there is no sign to mark the building but you can enter through the front door which faces Ferst and Hemphill.  The auditorium is in the right hand side of the lobby.