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UW
‐
Madison
Division
of
International
Studies
Wisconsin
School
of
Business
WISCONSIN
&
THE
EMERGING
REGIONAL
POWERS
International
Executive
Speaker
Series
Call
for
Nominations
Background
The
development
of
both
business
and
international
area
expertise
is
critical
for
UW
‐
Madison
students
and
for
the
state
of
Wisconsin.
Through
the
“Wisconsin
and
the
Emerging
Regional
Powers
Initiative,”
the
Division
of
International
Studies,
the
Wisconsin
School
of
Business,
the
International
Institute,
and
the
Tinker
Committee
are
launching
a
four
‐
year
program
(2009
‐
2013)
intended
to
strengthen
the
academic
collaboration
of
students
and
scholars
working
on
international
area
studies
programs
and
business
and
to
promote
closer
ties
between
UW
‐
Madison
and
foreign
universities.
This
program
focuses
particularly
on
fostering
greater
understanding
of
emerging
regional
powers
such
as
Brazil,
Russia,
India,
China,
and
South
Africa.
This
program
is
undertaken
in
partnership
with
the
UW
‐
Madison
Center
for
International
Business
Education
and
Research
(CIBER).
International
Executive
Speaker
Series
One
component
of
this
initiative
is
the
International
Executive
Speaker
Series
,
which
will
bring
to
UW
‐
Madison
one
or
two
high
‐
profile
international
business
speakers
each
academic
year,
beginning
in
2009
‐
2010.
Preference
will
be
given
to
speakers
who
are
UW–Madison
alumni,
but
all
speakers’
credentials
must
reflect
expertise
in
one
or
more
emerging
regional
powers
and
business
as
an
academic
discipline.
Nomination
process
To
be
considered
as
a
possible
International
Executive
Speaker,
an
individual
must
be
nominated.
Nominations
for
a
visit
during
the
2009
‐
2010
academic
year
(either
fall
or
spring
semester)
will
be
accepted
until
Wednesday,
January
28,
2009.
For
a
nomination
to
reach
the
review
committee,
it
must
have
the
support
of
one
or
more
area
studies
programs
affiliated
with
the
International
Institute,
as
well
as
the
School
of
Business.
The
review
committee
will
consider
nominations
and
select
up
to
two
each
academic
year.
The
nomination
can
be
put
forward
by
either
the
School
of
Business
or
an
area
studies
program
or
center,
but
in
all
cases
the
committee
will
require
evidence,
in
the
form
of
a
letter
of
support,
that
the
candidate
has
been
discussed
with
the
other
unit
and
that
a
level
of
coordination
would
take
place
so
as
to
facilitate
the
candidate’s
visit.
Nominations
can
only
be
submitted
by
the
Business
School
or
any
of
the
following
programs
or
centers:
African
Studies,
Russia,
East
Europe,
and
Central
Asia
(CREECA),
East
Asian
Studies,
European
Studies
Alliance,
Latin
American,
Caribbean,
and
Iberian
Studies
(LACIS)
,
Middle
East
Studies,
Southeast
Asian
Studies
and
South
Asian
Studies.
Each
area
studies
program/center
can
nominate
only
one
candidate
during
the
entire
duration
of
this
program.
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