2009 Byrd Symposium
Focus on Africa: Business at the Bottom, Scramble at the Top
March 23-24, 2009
Sponsored by the Department of Political Science, the JMU Business School, the JMU Africana Studies Program, and MadisonPAC.
Participants
Dr. Margaret Lee (UNC-Chapel Hill)
Dr. Anita Spring (University of Florida)
Trushna Patel (Aga Khan Foundation USA)
Irene Safi (George Mason University)
Schedule
Monday, March 23, 2009
7:00 pm, Miller 1101: Keynote address
Margaret C. Lee - Re-enter the Dragon: China-Africa Relations and the 21st Century Scramble for Africa
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
9:30-11:15, Taylor 302
Panel presentation: International Trade, Business, and Microcredit
Margaret C. Lee, Anita Spring, Trushna Patel, Irene Safi
12:30-2:00, Miller 2116
Student presentations and feedback
2:30-4:00, Taylor 302
Panel presentation: China in Africa
Margaret C. Lee, Anita Spring, Irene Safi
For more information, please contact Melinda Adams (adams2mj@jmu.edu) or Kelli Moore (moore2kn@jmu.edu).