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LANGUAGE LOOP classes begin
By: Language Loop, LLC
Time Start: 09:00 - Time End: 20:00
Contact: Johanna Torres
Email: info@languageloopllc.com
Phone: (312) 234-9835
Fax: (312) 234-9837

Join Language Loop in May! We offer small classes (2-5 students) and private lessons in over 16 languages. English, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Arabic, Chinese, German, Dutch, Russian, and more. . . Free level assessment. Come visit us!
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LANGUAGE LOOP classes begin
By: Language Loop, LLC
Time Start: 09:00 - Time End: 20:00
Contact: Johanna Torres
Email: info@languageloopllc.com
Phone: (312) 234-9835
Fax: (312) 234-9837

Join Language Loop in May! We offer small classes (2-5 students) and private lessons in over 16 languages. English, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Arabic, Chinese, German, Dutch, Russian, and more. . . Free level assessment. Come visit us!
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LANGUAGE LOOP classes begin
By: Language Loop, LLC
Time Start: 09:00 - Time End: 20:00
Contact: Johanna Torres
Email: info@languageloopllc.com
Phone: (312) 234-9835
Fax: (312) 234-9837

Join Language Loop in May! We offer small classes (2-5 students) and private lessons in over 16 languages. English, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Arabic, Chinese, German, Dutch, Russian, and more. . . Free level assessment. Come visit us!
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LANGUAGE LOOP classes begin
By: Language Loop, LLC
Time Start: 09:00 - Time End: 20:00
Contact: Johanna Torres
Email: info@languageloopllc.com
Phone: (312) 234-9835
Fax: (312) 234-9837

Join Language Loop in May! We offer small classes (2-5 students) and private lessons in over 16 languages. English, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Arabic, Chinese, German, Dutch, Russian, and more. . . Free level assessment. Come visit us!
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Attracting International Students to Illinois
By: The Study Illinois International Education Consortium
Time Start: 13:30 - Time End: 17:00
Contact: Debra Rogers
Email: debra.rogers@mail.doc.gov
Phone: (312) 353-6988

The fifth annual conference sponsored by
The Study Illinois International Education Consortium

Supported by

• The U.S. Commercial Service – Chicago Office;
• The Illinois Office of Trade & Investment;
• The International Trade Association of Greater Chicago.

Speakers include U.S. State Department-affiliated overseas education advisors from

• Brazil
• Egypt
• India
• Jamaica
• Pakistan
• Thailand

Venue: Loyola University Watertower Campus, Kasbeer Hall, 25 E Pearson St, 15th Floor, Chicago.

Study Illinois Members - $10; Non-members - $20.
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How to Establish Your First European Business Operation
By: Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency
Time Start: 15:00 - Time End: 18:00

Seminar and reception sponsored by
The Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency
in cooperation with
The International Trade Club of Chicago.

Keynote address by Steven J. Lichter, Vice President of Manufacturing and Global Pharmaceuticals Operations, Abbott Laboratories.

Other speakers include

• Hans van Heukelum, Vice President Global Marketing, Aon Corporation;
• Warren Lillund, Vice President of Sales, National Premium;
• David Wolf, President, Fremont Group.

Venue: University of Chicago Gleacher Center, 450 N Cityfront Plaza Dr, Chicago.

ITCC Members - $30; Non-members - $40.
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A Fascinating look at the US Presidential Election Process
By: Japan America Society of Chicago
Time Start: 18:00 - Time End: 19:30
Contact: Erika Kono
Email: kono@jaschicago.org
Phone: (312) 263-3049
Fax: (312) 263-6120

Please join us for an evening discussion about the United States presidential election process. Professor Adam Cox, Assistant Professor of Law, University of Chicago Law School, will give a brief presentation explaining the nuts and bolts of the process, and explore topics such as: * How is each party's presidential nominee selected? * What happens once the votes are cast in the general election? * What weight is each individual vote given? * What is the role of the mysterious Electoral College? A Q&A session will immediately follow Professor Cox's presentation.
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Economic and Financial Turmoil: What Lies Ahead
By: Economist Intelligence Unit
Time Start: 14:00 - Time End: 17:00
Email: jacquelinelilinshtein@eiu.com
Phone: (212) 554-0654.

Industry outlook and briefing sponsored by the Economist Intelligence Unit in cooperation with the International Trade Club of Chicago and the World Trade Center Illinois.

Speakers include Louis Celi, Senior Vice President and Publishing Director, and Leila Butt, Senior Economist.

Venue: Mid-America Club, 200 E Randolph St, 80th Floor, Chicago.

No charge; advance registration required via telephone or email.

LANGUAGE LOOP classes begin
By: Language Loop, LLC
Time Start: 09:00 - Time End: 20:00
Contact: Johanna Torres
Email: info@languageloopllc.com
Phone: (312) 234-9835
Fax: (312) 234-9837

Join Language Loop in May! We offer small classes (2-5 students) and private lessons in over 16 languages. English, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Arabic, Chinese, German, Dutch, Russian, and more. . . Free level assessment. Come visit us!
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Renegotiating Nafta: Reality or Rhetoric? What it Means for your Business in this Election Year
By: Association for Corporate Growth Chicago
Time Start: 11:30 - Time End: 13:15
Email: Raphaele.Schnoll@kemperlesnik.com
Phone: (312) 755-3592

International business expert Lawrence Friedman will discuss NAFTA and what it means to Chicago area businesses during a luncheon hosted by the Association for Corporate Growth Chicago (ACG Chicago).

Speaker Lawrence M. Friedman, Adjunct Professor, International Business and Trade Law, John Marshall Law School; Partner, Barnes/Richardson

Venue: The Standard Club, 320 S. Plymouth Ct., Chicago

Free trade and increasing globalization have seemingly been part of the same mantra espoused by businesses and governments for the last two decades. Yet, recent economic events, particularly the heated presidential primary contest, have raised questions about whether free trade, specifically NAFTA, are good for the U.S.

Join ACG Chicago’s network of international business professionals for a luncheon discussion about the effectiveness of NAFTA; its political implications; and what the treaty means for business.

Registration: Members: $40.00 pre-registered by 5/16, $50 registered after 5/16 Non-Members: $55.00 pre-registered by 4/18, $65 registered after 5/16 Register online at ACGChicago.com

About ACG Chicago
Celebrating its 40th year, ACG Chicago is Northern Illinois' premier association for corporate development, investment, and merger and acquisition professionals. A leader in the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) global network, ACG Chicago boasts a membership of almost 1,000 foremost authorities who form a diverse and knowledgeable network of corporate executives, capital sources, corporate advisors and service providers that all share a strong commitment to leadership in the field of strategic corporate growth. ACG Chicago – recipient of the 2007-2008 Chapter of the Year, Large Market – provides its members with professional and business opportunities as well as the most current information through its ongoing luncheon series, breakfast seminars, regional conferences, in-depth publications and social events.
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Can We Make the World Democratic?
By: The Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Time Start: 17:30 - Time End: 19:30

Featuring Joshua Muravchik, resident scholar, American Enterprise Institute.

At the InterContinental Hotel, 505 N Michigan Ave, Chicago.

Young Professionals $10; Members $20; Nonmembers $30.

This program with Joshua Muravchik is part of the 2007-2008 Chicago and the World Forum, The Road to 2008: American Leadership in an Uncertain World, a public program series with leading foreign policy experts exploring the complex global challenges and opportunities facing the next administration.
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Managing the Dragon: Building a Business in China
By: The China Roundtable of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Time Start: 17:30 - Time End: 19:00

A reception and lecture sponsored by the China Roundtable of The Chicago Council on Global Affairs.

Presentation by Jack Perkowski, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, ASIMCO Technologies.

At The Chicago Club, 81 E Van Buren St, Chicago.

China Roundtable Members – no charge; CCGA Members - $20; Non-members - $30.
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Education for All: Reaching the Indigenous Peoples of Latin America
By: Latin America(n) Matters at the Harris School of Public Policy Studies
Time Start: 17:00 - Time End: 19:00
Contact: Maria Mendez
Email: mariame@uchicago.edu

Presented by:
Maria del Carmen Aceña, former Minister of Education of Guatemala and Harry Patrinos, World Bank Lead Education Economist

Moderated by: Alicia Menendez, Harris School Assistant Professor

Lecture Hall, Harris School of Public Policy Studies, 1155 East 60th Street
Reception to follow
María del Carmen Aceña de Fuentes is the former Minister of Education of Guatemala (2004-2008). She has served as a consultant for the Inter-American Development Bank (IAD), the World Bank (WB), the United Nations Development Program and The Agency for International Development (USAID). She has served as a chairperson of several Guatemalan institutions such as the Foundation for the Development of Guatemala (FUNDESA), the National Economic Research Center (CIEN), and the National School Autonomy Program for Educational Development of the Ministry of Education (PRONADE). She is a member of the Partnership for Educational Revitalization in the Americas (PREAL) as well as a fiduciary member of the University Del Valle of Guatemala Foundation. Mrs. Aceña has founded several organizations such as Youth for Guatemala and Our Children from the Highlands. She actively participates in several civil society organizations, including the Young Rotary Club, the National Association of Managers and Visión Guatemala. She has published several studies on economic and social issues that Guatemala faces and she is a regular columnist of Prensa Libre, the country’s widest-circulation newspaper. She holds a degree in Systems Engineering from Francisco Marroquín University and a Master in Business Adminisdtration (MBA) from the Central American Institute for Business Administration, INCAE.

Harry Anthony Patrinos is Lead Education Economist at the World Bank. He specializes in all areas of education, especially school-based management, demand-side financing and public-private partnerships. He managed education lending operations and analytical work programs in Argentina, Colombia and Mexico, as well as a regional research project on the socioeconomic status of Latin America’s Indigenous Peoples, published as Indigenous Peoples, Poverty and Human Development in Latin America (Palgrave Macmillan, 2006). He is one of the main authors of the report, Lifelong Learning in the Global Knowledge Economy (World Bank, 2003). Mr. Patrinos has many publications in the academic and policy literature, with more than 40 journal articles. He is co-author of the books: Policy Analysis of Child Labor: A Comparative Study (St. Martin’s, 1999), Decentralization of Education: Demand-Side Financing (World Bank, 1997), and Indigenous People and Poverty in Latin America: An Empirical Analysis with George Psacharopoulos (World Bank/Ashgate, 1994). He has also worked in Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East and North America. He previously worked as an economist at the Economic Council of Canada. Mr. Patrinos received a doctorate from the University of Sussex.

Professor Alicia S. Menendez is a research associate at the Harris School and a lecturer in the Department of Economics. Her research interests include development economics, poverty and inequality, labor economics, and household behavior. She is particularly interested in Latin America and sub-Saharan Africa. Menendez received her Ph.D. in economics from Boston University. Before coming to the University of Chicago, she was a lecturer in public and international affairs at the Woodrow Wilson School and a researcher at the Research Program in Development Studies at Princeton University.

Latin America(n) Matters (LAM) is a registered Harris School and Reynold’s Club student organization open to graduate and undergraduate students.

This event is free and open to the public; it is co-sponsored by the Center for International Studies (CIS) and the Center for Latin American Studies (CLAS)

Managing Internationally: How do French and American employees view their managers?
By: French-American Chamber of Commerce
Time Start: 08:00 - Time End: 10:00
Email: information@facc-chicago.com
Phone: 312-578-0444

Presented by Robyn Clark, Managing Director of Talent Management, SSP-BPI US Partners (who is also the event sponsor)

"• How do French and US employee/manager relationships compare to each other and to those in other countries?
• Which employees are more satisfied in their relationship with their manager… French or American and why?
• What can we do specifically to improve management in cross-cultural organizations?

A 2007 study conducted by BPI Europe asked these questions of employees from companies ranging in size from small to midsize to international conglomerates. In this international study, 5,500 employees from different countries and gave assessments of their direct report managers and senior management. The results of the study were sometimes as harsh as they were surprising. As an example, just 10% of French employees rated their managers as “Very Good”, while 41% of Americans did. 68% of British professionals enjoy friendly relations with their direct manager, whereas only 27% of employees do in France...

Using these findings as a starting point, attendees will be invited to engage in conversation focused on coping with different expectations and tendencies associated with international teams.

Sofitel O'Hare: 5550 N. River Road in Rosemont. Free to FACC members and $20 for non-members.
*The Sofitel is offering free parking for all participants in their lot (the entrance is on Bryn Mawr).

Reservations are required and can be made with the French-American Chamber of Commerce at information@facc-chicago.com or 312-578-0444.

LANGUAGE LOOP classes begin
By: Language Loop, LLC
Time Start: 09:00 - Time End: 20:00
Contact: Johanna Torres
Email: info@languageloopllc.com
Phone: (312) 234-9835
Fax: (312) 234-9837

Join Language Loop in May! We offer small classes (2-5 students) and private lessons in over 16 languages. English, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Arabic, Chinese, German, Dutch, Russian, and more. . . Free level assessment. Come visit us!
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Managing Internationally: How Do French and American Employees View Their Managers?
By: French-American Chamber of Commerce Chicago Chapter
Time Start: 08:00 - Time End: 10:00
Email: information@facc-chicago.com
Phone: (312) 378-0444

A Breakfast seminar sponsored by the French-American Chamber of Commerce Chicago Chapter.

Presentations by Robyn Clark, Managing Director, Talent Management, SSP-BPI Group and Ludovic Vallet, Vice President, Invest in France Agency Chicago.

Venue: Sofitel Chicago O’Hare, 5550 N River Rd, Rosemont, IL.

FACC Members – no charge; Non-members - $20; advance registration required.

Japan and the U.S Elections: Concerns of a Key Ally
By: The Japan America Society of Chicago, Mayer Brown
Time Start: 19:00 - Time End: 20:30
Contact: Erika Kono
Email: kono@jaschicago.org
Phone: (312)263-3049
Fax: (312)263-6120

Presentation by Dr. Robert “Skipp” Orr, Former President, Boeing, Japan and Chairman, Panasonic Foundation.

The US election has certainly stirred interest here at home. However, international interest is also at a high level. Our major ally in the Pacific, Japan, has been closely following political developments in America, a trend that is expected to increase as the conventions and the election draw near.

Just how do the various components of Japanese society (political, business, military and ordinary citizens) view the upcoming election? Do they believe that a victory by one party or the other means a substantive change in the relationship? What are the candidates saying about Japan (if anything) in their campaigns? What implications might that have on the alliance?

Dr. Robert "Skipp" Orr will have just spent time in Japan visiting various cities on a US Embassy sponsored program to discuss the election. Their views and concerns will be fresh in his mind.

Fluent in Japanese, Dr. Orr has spent 23 years in Japan both as an academic and in the business world, most recently as President of Boeing, Japan (2002-2007) He currently services as Chairman of the Panasonic Foundation in the US and is Vice Chairman of NAJAS.

Venue: Mayer Brown LLP, 71 S Wacker Drive, 33rd Floor, Chicago.

JASC Members - $15; Non-members - $25.
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2008 National Summit on American Competitiveness
By: U.S. Department of Commerce
Time Start: 08:30 - Time End: 17:30

This event, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Commerce, will convene the nation’s premier leaders in business, government, and academia to discuss what steps the public and private sectors can take to secure America’s position as the most competitive economy in the 21st century and beyond.

Hosted by Carlos M. Gutierrez, U.S. Secretary of Commerce.

Honorary Co-Chairmen: Richard M. Daley, Mayor, City of Chicago, and Ronald J. Gidwitz, Former CEO, Helene Curtis.

Confirmed participants include:

• Haley Barbour, Governor of Mississippi;
• Craig Barrett, Chairman of the Board, Intel;
• Maria Bartiromo, Anchor, CNBC;
• Steve Chen, Co-Founder and CTO, YouTube;
• John Engler, President, National Association of Manufacturers;
• John Koten, CEO and Editor In Chief, Mansueto Ventures;
• Steve Odland, Chairman and CEO, Office Depot;
• Jim Owens, Chairman and CEO, Caterpillar; and
• Henry M. Paulson, Jr., U.S. Secretary of the Treasury.

At the Fairmont Hotel, 200 North Columbus Drive, Chicago.

Fee: $150; Students - $25. For information & registration, please see our website.
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Opening Night of The Prisoner's Dilemma
By: Theatre Mir
Time Start: 20:30 - Time End: 23:00

Two sides battle for the fate of a country in this epic drama about peace, war and negotiation. A bloody conflict on Europe’s eastern border is escalating at an alarming rate, while every urgent effort is made to resolve ethnic and religious differences, and to end the conflict.

Playwright David Edgar provides a rare window into the processes of mapping out a delicate peace as the play moves between the drama of the negotiating table and the theater of war. The Prisoner's Dilemma is the third play in Edgar’s trilogy about the new Europe that emerged in the wake of the Cold War.

Run: May 22-June 22, 2008
Times: Thursday-Saturday 8:30 pm, Sunday 3:30 pm

Venue: Theatre Mir at West Studio Theatre, Raven Theatre Complex, 6157 N Clark St, Chicago.

This is the inaugural production of Theatre Mir, a Chicago-based theatre company dedicated to engaging audiences in discussion about global, social and political issues through theatrical performances, humanities events and educational programs.
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LANGUAGE LOOP classes begin
By: Language Loop, LLC
Time Start: 09:00 - Time End: 20:00
Contact: Johanna Torres
Email: info@languageloopllc.com
Phone: (312) 234-9835
Fax: (312) 234-9837

Join Language Loop in May! We offer small classes (2-5 students) and private lessons in over 16 languages. English, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Arabic, Chinese, German, Dutch, Russian, and more. . . Free level assessment. Come visit us!
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The Argentine Bonds Case: How Can We Get Rid of the 'Boom & Bust' Phenomenon of the Global Financial System?
By: The John Marshall Law School Center for International Business and Trade Law
Time Start: 12:00 - Time End: 13:30

Part of the Lunch & Learn lecture series sponsored by The John Marshall Law School Center for International Business and Trade Law.

Presentation by Dr.Sabine Schlemmer-Schulte; Professor, McGeorge School of Law, The University of the Pacific (Sacramento, CA), and Adjunct Professor, The John Marshall Law School.

At The John Marshall Law School, 315 S Plymouth Ct, Room 1200, Chicago.

CLE credit available; light luncheon provided. No fee; RSVP required by 12:00 p.m. on May 16. For information and registration, please see the website.
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African American/Latino Immigration Symposium
By: African-Americans in Philanthropy, Latino Policy Forum, Institute for Research on Race and Public Policy
Time Start: 08:00 - Time End: 12:30
Contact: Miguel Jimenez
Email: mjimenez@latinopolicyforum.org
Phone: (312) 376-1766, ext. 226

We are proud to invite African American and Latino leaders and communities to hold a joint dialogue on the issue of immigration and the ways in which it affects the lives of both groups. We hope to identify issues of mutual concern and ways in which we can address them jointly in our daily lives.

Venue: University of Illinois at Chicago Forum, at the intersection of Roosevelt and Halsted, Chicago. Ample parking is located two blocks west of the UIC Forum at 1135 S Morgan St, Lot 5

Steering Committee:

• Centers for New Horizons
• Chicago Jobs With Justice
• Chicago Jobs Council
• Community Renewal Society
• Durango Unido
• Latino Organization of the Southwest (LOS)
• Little Village Community Development Corporation (LVCDC)
• Metropolitan Group for Igniting Civilization, Inc. (MAGIC)
• National Alliance of Latin American and Caribbean Communities (NALACC)
• Rooted Afrikans
• TARGET Area Development Corporation

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LANGUAGE LOOP classes begin
By: Language Loop, LLC
Time Start: 09:00 - Time End: 20:00
Contact: Johanna Torres
Email: info@languageloopllc.com
Phone: (312) 234-9835
Fax: (312) 234-9837

Join Language Loop in May! We offer small classes (2-5 students) and private lessons in over 16 languages. English, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Arabic, Chinese, German, Dutch, Russian, and more. . . Free level assessment. Come visit us!
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