JII Conference 2010

Intercultural Learning for a Global World: From the Classroom to the Boardroom

Date: Sunday, October 1th, 2010
Location: Shirayuri College , Tokyo (Keio line - Senkawa station)



Join us as educators, trainers and internationalists gather to discuss how to develop the skills and attitudes that encourage internationalism. We are honored to have a special keynote by Glen S. Fukushima, as well as a wide range of other presenters



Keynote: Glen S. Fukushima

Intercultural Skills in a Globalizing Word: Lessons from Experience

Glen S. Fukushima is the Chairman of Airbus Japan. As a senior USTR official, Glen S. Fukushima was instrumental in negotiations that opened Japanese markets to US products in the 1980s.

Special Presentation: Joseph Shaules

The Hidden Self: Discovering Your Hidden Cultural Programming



Other presentations include . . .



Yoshimoto Oikawa: Japanese companies going global with English

Alexandra Shaitan: Effective Intercultural Communication Strategies

Olson Philip: Culture in Language Education

Annette Karseras: Corporate Coaching: Cultures of Perception

Valerie Hansford: Beyond 'culture points': incorporating culture into the language classroom

Stephen Shrader: Assumptions about classroom culture: Helping students from Japan prepare for study abroad



This is our big event of the year! We look forward to seeing you there! Don't forget to register early !



Joseph



Joseph Shaules - Director, Japan Intercultural Institute