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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 30, 2004

Contact: Angie Joe
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713/617-7138 (pager)
ajoe@uh.edu
HOUSTON AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE EXAMINED
DURING UH GLOBALIZATION SYMPOSIUM

Houston’s expanding role in international trade will be the focus of a conference sponsored by the University of Houston’s Bauer College of Business.

The Globalization & International Trade Symposium will be held April 15, at the University Center. The symposium will discuss international trade issues that affect economic growth, prosperity, political development and competitive advantages from a Houston perspective. The event is free for UH faculty, students and staff. The public is invited to attend. Admission is $50.

U.S. Congressman Kevin Brady, 8th District of Texas; Rob Mosbacher Jr., Chairman, Greater Houston Partnership; Doug Baker, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce; Denis Simonneau, Consul-General of France; and Joseph Pratt, UH’s Cullen Professor of History and Business are among the featured presenters.

Symposium topics include elimination of trade barriers, utilization of human capital, political economy, outsourcing, incentives for good government, U.S. national image issues, role of multi-lateral organizations and the global energy sector.

The conference is sponsored by the Bauer College Symposium Council. For more information and a detailed itinerary, go to http://www.bauersymposium.org.

WHAT: Globalization & International Trade Symposium
WHO: UH’s Bauer College of Business
WHEN: 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Thursday, April 15, 2004
WHERE: Houston Room, University Center, Entrance 1

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