Georgia Institute ofTechnology   Center for International Business Education & Research DuPree Center for Entrepreneurship & New Venture Development

Georgia State University   Institute of International Business Herman J. Russell, Sr. International Center for Entrepreneurship

University of South Carolina   Center for International Business Education & Research Faber Entrepreneurship Center

Friday, May 12, 2000
 

3:00pm –  6:45pm –  7:00pm –  7:30pm –      9:15pm –

Participants check into Wyndham Garden Hotel Midtown, 125 Tenth Street. Hotel van transport to kick-off dinner at Bill Moore Student Success Center at Georgia Tech. Recommended dresscode:  Business Attire. Reception Dinner, Master of Ceremonies: Ben Oviatt (Georgia State University)   Speaker: Dean Terry Blum, The DuPree College of Management, Georgia Tech   Orientation to the Workshop:  Harry Sapienza (University of South Carolina) Hotel van transport back to hotel.

Saturday, May 13, 2000 (all events take place at Wyndham Hotel)
Recommended dresscode:  Business Casual
 

8:00am –  8:30am –              10:00am –  10:30am -        Noon –       1:45pm –   2:00pm –         3:30pm –     4:00pm –            5:30pm –

Continental breakfast. Session 1: “The Development of Research in International Entrepreneurship (IE)”  Session Chair:  Ben Oviatt (Georgia State University)  Speakers:  Lowell Busenitz (Oklahoma University), Mike Hitt (Texas A&M University), Tricia McDougall (Indiana University), Harry Sapienza (University of South Carolina), and Shaker Zahra (Georgia State University).  Goals:  To understand why and how established scholars began their research in IE.             To explore how these scholars define IE.             To identify ongoing IE research by each scholar. Break Session 2: “Identifying Student Research Interests”   Session Chair:  Harry Sapienza (University of South Carolina)   Speakers:  All students   Goal:  To understand the variety of student backgrounds and research interests. Buffet lunch, Mistress of Ceremonies:  Karen Loch (Georgia State University)   Brief remarks:  Dean Sidney Harris, Robinson College of Business, Georgia State   Speaker:  Scott Seydel, President of The Seydel Companies, Atlanta, GA. Break Session 3:  “Exploring Student Research Interests”   Session Chair:  Karen Loch (Georgia State University)   Speakers:  All students and faculty   Goal:  Interaction among students and faculty with similar research interests. Break   Session 4:  “Research Implementation Challenges”  Session Chair:  John McIntyre (Georgia Tech)  Speakers:  Lowell Busenitz (Oklahoma University), Tricia McDougall (Indiana University), Harry Sapienza (University of South Carolina), and Shaker Zahra (Georgia State University).  Goal:  To identify some common practical problems of conducting IE research.           To explore how some of those problems have been handled. End of day.  Dinner on your own.  Locals will help identify restaurants.

Sunday, May 14 (all events take place at Wyndham Hotel)
 

8:30am –   9:00am -        10:00am –  10:30am –          11:45am –  Noon –

Continental breakfast. Session 5:  “Teaching IE”  Session Chair:  Richard Teach (Georgia Tech)  Speakers:  Bob Hawkins (Georgia Tech), Richard Teach (Georgia Tech), Ben Oviatt (Georgia State University)  Goal:  To explore curriculum needs in IE. Break Session 6:  “Careers in IE”  Session Chair:  Ben Oviatt (Georgia State University)  Speakers: Lowell Busenitz (Oklahoma University), Mike Hitt (Texas A&M University), Tricia McDougall (Indiana University), Harry Sapienza (University of South Carolina), and Shaker Zahra (Georgia State University).   Goal:  To explore if and how it is possible to make an academic career out of IE. Concluding Remarks – Ben Oviatt (Georgia State University) Workshop end. Lunch on your own.