<![CDATA[USC Public Events Calendar]]> eo2 feeds output sub system Neuroscience Graduate Student Symposium Neuroscience Graduate Program students present their research to peers, faculty, and anyone interested in the exciting, growing field of neuroscience.

The fifth annual symposium will include three student speakers and two poster sessions, with free breakfast and lunch.

Dr. Tad Blair of UCLA will be giving the keynote address.

 

Friday 01/22/2010: 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM

University Park Campus Davidson Conference Center

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]]> Asia/Pacific Business Outlook 2010 Conference An essential event for professionals who want to develop and improve trade and investment opportunities in the Asia/Pacific region.

Produced by the Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) at the USC Marshall School of Business and the U.S. Commercial Service, this conference will provide exceptional access to the information and people who will help you operate profitably in Asia.

Two hundred and fifty participants, 50 sessions, 15 economies, two days, in one event. Asia/Pacific Business Outlook (APBO) is an extraordinary opportunity to meet the people with the clout and contacts essential to your company's success. Meet one-on-one with Asia business experts, and have private appointments with senior commercial officers from American embassies/consulates in 15 economies.

Access a wealth of timely information in two days. APBO offers the latest, relevant information, all focused, organized and distilled. You'll get current intelligence on trade and investment opportunities in each country, and learn which sectors are hot, who's who, and how to navigate the different cultural, social and administrative barriers in each of the 15 economies. You will also get practical solutions to your logistical, legal, financial, marketing, planning and human resource needs from the experts who have been there... and succeeded.

Whether you're an experienced exporter to Asia, new to export, or new to the region, you can customize your conference experience by choosing the seminars, outlooks and workshops you want. More than 50 concurrent sessions let you focus on the topics that matter most to your business.

Some of the topics to be covered:

  • Devising market entry strategies and building distribution networks; financing your operation in Asia/Pacific
  • Refining communication and negotiation techniques; exporting to Asia for the first time
  • Launching products and services in new markets
  • Understanding cultural sensitivities and contexts
  • Learning of opportunities in new sectors and industries

Go to www.apbo2010.com for the latest details.

Dates: 04/19/2010, 04/20/2010: All day

University Park Campus Davidson Conference Center

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]]> Wagner's Ring Cycle: Meanings, Sources, Influences In four sessions, immerse yourself in the revolutionary impact the Ring cycle has had on music, literature, philosophy and politics.

Professor James Kincaid and guest speakers will lead discussions, small-group work and hands-on activities to explore questions such as: the origin of the Ring cycle story; the operas' political backdrop; literary influences upon Emerson, Whitman, Joyce, T.S. Eliot and others; and Wagnerian intersections with issues of gender, melodrama, anti-Semitism and popular culture.

Guest speakers will include USC faculty members in philosophy, art history, English, comparative literature, Italian and music, as well as representatives from the Los Angeles Opera, the Los Angeles Philharmonic and other cultural institutions.

There will be four sessions:

June 7, 7-9:30 p.m.
University Park Campus, Taper Hall

June 12, Time TBA
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Backstage

June 14, 7-9:30 p.m.
University Park Campus, Taper Hall

Monday, June 21, 7-9:30 p.m.
University Park Campus, Taper Hall

 

Dates: 06/07/2010, 06/12/2010, 06/14/2010, 06/21/2010: All day

University Park Campus Multiple Locations

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