Register now for Puerto Rico conference

Click here for the registration form. Early registration ends June 1.

 

2017-2018 ISBE officer candidates

 

PRESIDENT Dr. Michelle K. Taylor Mississippi	Dr. Michelle Taylor works at the Research and Curriculum Unit for Mississippi State University.  In this position, Taylor plans and facilitates online professional development. Taylor works on the state wide assessments that are given for all state career and technical education in Mississippi.  Her major project is to oversee anything business education related – writing curricula, oversee state assessment, professional learning, and more.  She has several published articles as well and has presented at several conferences. Dr. Taylor served as President-Elect 2016-2017 Taylor earned her associate degree in business from Northeast Mississippi Community College and her bachelor’s degree from the University of Mississippi in business. Her major was marketing with a minor in management. She earned her master’s, specialist’s, and doctoral degrees in instructional technology from Mississippi State University.
PRESIDENT ELECT Dr. Maja Zelihic Florida	In 2016-2017, Dr. Maja Zelihic served on ISBE Board, as the US Representative to SIEC Professional Development Committee. She is a Program Chair for the Masters of Organizational Management, in the Forbes School of Business at Ashford University. She has a Ph.D in General Business with an emphasis in Organizational Management. In addition to being a Program Chair in the MAOM program, Dr. Zelihic is a Chair of Professional Development and Scholarship committee at Ashford University, which is a committee that recommends professional development content and provides recommendations concerning faculty research. She is a Program Chair; Innovation Track at ABSEL (Association for Business Simulation & Experiential Learning). Dr. Zelihic has published more than 20 articles in various refereed journals, given several international presentations, and received several grant awards.
SECRETARY Dr. Leane Skinner Alabama	Dr. Leane B. Skinner, Professor and Program Coordinator for Business/Marketing Education at Auburn University and has been on faculty at Auburn University since 1999. She is currently serving as Past-President for the Association for Career and Technical Research Association (ACTER). In addition, Dr. Skinner is the National Association for Business Teacher Education (NABTE) representative on the Policies Commission for Business and Economic Education (PCBEE). She also serves on the Alabama State Department of Education Commerce and Information Technology Advisory Committee. In 2013, she received the Alabama Business Education Association Outstanding Business Educator Award. In that same year she was awarded the Southern Business Education Association Collegiate Teacher of the Year Award. Dr. Skinner conducts research, publishes, and presents in the area of Career and Technical Education on a regular basis. Her research articles have appeared in journals such as The Delta Pi Epsilon, The Journal of Research in Business Education, The Academy of Business Research Journal, The Business Teacher Education Journal, and the Workforce Education Forum. In addition, Dr. Skinner presents regularly at conferences each year and serves as a reviewer and a consultant. She has conducted numerous workshops in both the business and educational settings.
US VP TO SIEC Dr. Judee Timm California	Dr. Timm has been able to collaborate with teachers and leaders, mentor students, and travel the world.  Dr. Timm holds a Ph.D. in Education from Southern Illinois University, an M.B.A. from Golden Gate University, and M.S. in Business Education from Michigan State University.  As life-long member of International Society for Business Education, she is credited as the co-founder and editor of the Journal for Global Business Education, served as President of the SIEC-ISBE’s U.S. Chapter and now is the US Vice President on the SIEC-ISBE Executive Committee.  Timm currently serves on the review boards for the Journal of Research in Business Education and the Journal of Applied Research for Business Instruction, sponsored by Association for Research in Business Education and editor of the SIEC-ISBE newsletter.  She has also served as the International Section Editor for the NBEA Business Education Forum. In addition to her work for SIEC-ISBE, NBEA, CBEA, and ARBE, Dr. Timm has developed, edited, and published numerous papers and articles on teaching/learning strategies in business and international business.  Her presentations and workshops have been given around the state, country, and world.
SOUTHERN REP Dr. Elisha Wohleb Alabama	Dr. Elisha C. Wohleb is an Associate Clinical Professor of Business Education in the College of Education at Auburn University. She currently serves as President of the Southern Business Education Association and the National Association of Business Teacher Education’s journal editor. Elisha has many publications and presentations at the state, regional, and national levels. She hold a Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Education Specialist degree in Business/Marketing Education and a Doctor of Philosophy in Career and Technical Education with an emphasis on Business/Marketing Education. Her research interests include: career and technical education, business/marketing education, technology in the classroom, social media, and soft skills in the workforce.
EASTERN REP No Candidate
WESTERN REP No Candidate

2017 International Business Pedagogy Workshops

June 1-4, 2017, Atlanta GA

** REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! ***

Interested in expanding your classroom performance and learning from master teachers?

If so, consider participating in the 2017 International Business Pedagogy Workshops hosted by Georgia State University’s Center for International Business Education and Research on June 1-4, 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Application deadline for early bird admission is: April 30, 2017. A limited number of faculty fellowships is available. The deadline for faculty fellowships is due April 15, 2017. Click here for information on fees and registration. Please do not forget to book your accommodation.

Sponsored by a consortium of CIBERs (Centers of Excellence designated by the U.S. Department of Education), Globalization Workshops have trained over 1,000 faculty from around the U.S. and other countries. The workshops are designed to assist business faculty improve their practical knowledge and skills for teaching international business.

Plenary workshops:

• Insights from Master Teachers (featuring seasoned IB educators)
• Designing and Teaching the Introductory IB Course
• Instructional Technology and Resources for Teaching International Business
• Teaching Effectiveness: What Does Research Show?
• Career Development for New Faculty and Doctoral Students

Thematic workshops:

• Introduction to International Business (Michael Pustay, Attila Yaprak)
• International Management (Leigh Anne Liu, Liesl Riddle)
• Essentials of International Finance for IB Educators (Hakan Saraoglu)
• International Entrepreneurship (Patricia McDougall, Manuel Serapio)
• International Marketing (Erin Cavusgil, Erkan Ozkaya)

Bonus workshops:

• Research in International Business (Tamer Cavusgil, Seyda Deligonul)
• Teaching Pedagogy (Mourad Dakhli, Fernando Doria, Roberto Garcia)
• Case Writing for International Business (Attila Yaprak)
• Cross-national Perspectives (Linda Gerber, Leigh Anne Liu, Piet Pauwels)

Poster sessions allow participants to share their innovative classroom teaching practices with others. Top three selections are recognized with a monetary award. The submission deadline is due February 1, 2017. For more information, go to: http://ciber.robinson.gsu.edu/msi-consortium/fdib/posters/

For complete description, costs, and registration information, please visit: http://ciber.robinson.gsu.edu/msi-consortium/fdib/ or send an email to: gsuciber@gsu.edu

The 2017 International Business Pedagogy Workshops are a project of the a Minority Serving Institution (MSI) Consortium, hosted by GSU-CIBER and sponsored by CIBERs at Brigham Young University, George Washington University, Indiana University, Michigan State University, Temple University, Texas A&M University, University of Colorado-Denver, University of Maryland, University of Miami, and the University of Texas Austin.

Conference stipend available until 6-1-17

Apply to receive one of two $500 stipends to be awarded for travel to the 2017 ISBE-SIEC conference in Puerto Rico. These stipends are provided  through the USDOE TVI-funded Center for Latin American Studies at the University of Florida. Only ISBE USA members and U.S.-based faculty are eligible to apply.  Faculty from minority-serving institutions are encouraged to apply. Learn more about the conference here: https://isbeusa.wordpress.com/conferences/2017conferencesiecisbe/. Deadline to apply is June 1, 2017. Click here for the application link.  

 

SIEC-ISBE Conference in July

SIEC-ISBE 89^TH CONVENTION at Condado Plaza Hilton in San Juan, Puerto Rico

July 23-28, 2017

Internationalization of Education:  A How and Why Approach

• Five general sessions.
• Guided tours in the city of Old San Juan (North of the Island) and Ponce (South of the Island)
• Visits to companies and universities
• Eighteen concurrent sessions
• Networking activities
• Spanish lessons or Salsa lessons

Subthemes for the conference:

• Curriculum development
• Students and faculty mobility
• Partnership for internationalization of education
• Technology as an effective tool for internationalization of education

Program Topics 

The 2017 Convention Program Committee has prepared a thought-provoking, and cutting-edge sessions for all teaching levels. A sampling of sessions on the 2017 program include:

• Internationalization of education
• Challenges and opportunities for millennials educators and students
• What do we want? Technology or a technological culture
• Swiss VET-System – an understandable description with various examples of transfer and internationalization
• The pace of learning online: Instructional course design for diverse learners, time zones, and schedules
• Internationalization in the classroom
• How we are (not) able to handle it
• Developing intercultural skills for the knowledge economy
• The need for career guidance in Vocational Education and Training
• An international perspective on the system of apprenticeship
• Swiss Talent Forum/National Contest –Sustainable national talent promotion leads to international academic and business networks
• Work-based learning of entrepreneurship case: EU Erasmus+ project “Culinary Caravan”
• Future teachers at vocational schools in Bavaria – a survey
• How Business Educators can connect students who are blind or visually impaired to global workplace skills with technological tools
• Exploring individual factors affecting business student mobility in the Caribbean: A Comparative Approach
• Swedish sustainability ranking 2016: a comparative study of ten state owned companies
• Adaptive semantic web based learning
• Connecting student learning and emerging international business trends
• Public financing of Vocational Schools in Germany
• Better living through material science
• Foreign as a foreigner in a foreign world: How to prepare students for an exchange semester abroad
• What a lecturer/instructor must be able to do to inspire entrepreneurship and business students?
• Undergraduate research supervision: Business Education students perception on supervisor´s mode of operation.

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Experience The Excitement Of Puerto Rico

Castillo de San Felipe del Morro – The Castillo de San Felipe del Morro, (more commonly known as El Morro) is Old San Juan‘s most recognizable landmark. For over 400 years, it has protected San Juan and the shipping route from the New World to the Old.

El Yunque – El Yunque, or “The Anvil,” is home to the only tropical rainforest in the U.S. National Forest System. A two-hour drive from San Juan, this lush, mountainous terrain is about as far removed from the city’s beaches and resorts as you can get. But that’s why people come here: to walk among the rainforest’s abundant flora; to hike along one of several trails ranging from easy walks to difficult climbs; and to dive under a waterfall. This is a part of Puerto Rico that hasn’t changed in centuries.

Vieques biobay – Vieques Biobay is one of the most amazing experiences Puerto Rico has to offer. Thanks to its geography, climate, and local conservation efforts, the Vieques Biobay is one of the most bioluminescent bays in the world.

Culebra – On tiny Culebra Island, of Puerto Rico’s eastern coast, the star attraction is generally considered to be the admittedly spectacular Flamenco Beach.

Camuy Caves – The Camuy cave system is the third largest in the world. The tour through the caves takes you through subterranean ravines to the edge of caves over 600 feet deep, as well as an underground river.

Las Cabezas de San Juan Natural Reserve – The Conservation Trust of PR owns this nature reserve in Fajardo, at the north eastern-most tip of the island. Encompassing hundreds of acres, the Conservation Trust offers tours to explain the different eco-systems that are in the reserve.

Arecibo Observatory – The Arecibo Observatory had its origins in an idea of Professor William E. Gordon, from Cornell University, who was interested in the study of the Ionosphere. Gordon’s research during the fifties led him to the idea of radar back scatter studies of the Ionosphere. Gordon’s persistence culminated in the construction of the Arecibo Observatory which began in the summer of 1960. With its 305m (1000ft) diameter dish constructed in 1963, the Arecibo Observatory continuously provides valuable data for the scientific community and the world.

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SIEC-ISBE 89th Convention Hotel Reservations
at Condado Plaza Hilton

Room rates at the Condado Plaza Hilton are: $129 Single/Double plus 18% resort fee (city view) ($30 additional for ocean view). Attendees can make their own reservations directly with the reservation office at phone number: 1-888-722-1273 or (787) 721-1000.  It is very important that each person identify themselves as part of the UPR SIEC / ISBE Annual. Conference and Economic Conference Group or Group Code AEEO to receive the group rates.

Reservation Cut-off Date: June 23, 2017

Web link: https://aws.passkey.com/go/aeeo

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Convention Registration 

The deadline to return the SIEC-ISBE 2017 Convention Early Registration Form is June 1, 2017. For registrations received after June 1, 2017 or paid on site, the fee schedule is provided below.

Conference Registration- Fee for delegates or accompany persons

• $640.00 + $15.00 (cablegraphic transferring) =  $665   June 1st 2017 (five days)
• $740.00 + $15.00 (cablegraphic transferring) =  $755   After June 1st 2017 (five days)
• $450.00 + $15.00 (cablegraphic transferring) =  $465   June 1st 2017 (three days)
• $550.00 + $15.00 (cablebraphic transferring) =  $565   After June 1st 2017 (three days)

If you are paying with MasterCard or VISA, you can register online by completing the On line form. If you are paying by check or with a purchase order, print the enclosed Registration Form, provide all requested information, and mail it with your check or purchase order to: SIEC-ISBE PUERTO RICO, PO Box 21636, San Juan, Puerto Rico  00931-1636.

Please note, the deadline to submit a P.O. is May 20, 2017. 

SIEC-ISBE 89^TH CONVENTION REGISTRATION FORM, Condado Plaza Hilton, San Juan, Puerto Rico, July 23-28, 2017

Payment Information – Conference payment  should be transferred to, Banco Popular de Puerto Rico, Account number:  033464375, Account Name:  International Society for Business Education, SWITH  BPPRPRSK, Route number:  021502011 (USA)

Convention registration is required to attend any session, activity, or meal function. A $50 processing fee will be charged for registrations cancelled by May 15, 2017. After that date, no refunds will be made—NO EXCEPTIONS. Cancellation requests must be submitted in writing.

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Program for Delegates

Date	Hour	Event
Sunday, July 23	4:00 – 6:00 pm	Registration
	6:00 – 7:00 pm	First Timer Meeting
	7:00 – 9:00 pm	Welcome Dinner
Monday, July 24	8:00 am – 2:00 pm	Registration
	7:00 -8:00 am	Breakfast
	8:30 – 9:00 am	Welcome and greetings ISBE Convention Coordinator ISBE International President San Juan Major Río Piedras Campus Chancellor
	9:00 – 10:00 am	Opening general session Internationalization of Education:  Challenges and Opportunities for millennials educators and students Dr. José Jaime Rivera Past President Sacred Heart University
	10:00 – 10:15 am	Coffee Break
	10-15 – 11:15 am	Second general session Dr. David Báez
	11:15 -12:15 pm	First Assembly of delegates
	12:15 – 1:15 pm	Lunch
	2:00-5:00 pm	Guided Tour to Old San Juan City
	6:30  – 8:30 pm	Dinner
Tuesday, July 25	7:00 -8:00 am	Breakfast
	8:30 – 9:30 am	Concurrent sessions (3)
	9:30 – 10:30 am	Concurrent sessions (3)
	10:30 – 10:45 am	Coffee Break
	10:45 am – 11:45 am	Concurrent sessions (3)
	11:45 – 1:00 pm	Lunch
	1:00 – 2:00 pm	Concurrent sessions (3)
	2:30 – 5:00 pm	Visit to Bacardi Rum Manufacturing Company
	5:30 – 7:00 pm	Dinner
Wednesday, July 26	8:30 am – 4:00 pm	Third general sessión Pontificia Universidad Católica de Puerto Rico Guided Tour in Ponce Municipality City tour, visit to Hacienda Buena Vista, El Castillo Serrallés, Café Yaucono, Museums
	4:30 – 6:00 pm	Dinner at Ponce Hilton
	6:00 – 7:30 pm	Return to San Juan
Thursday, July 27	7:00- 8:00 am	Breakfast
	8:30 – 9:30 am	Concurrent sessions (3)
	9:30 – 10:30 am	Concurrent sessions (3)
	10:30 – 10:45 am	Coffee Break
	10:45 am – 12:15 pm	Market Place, Walking and Talking
	12:15 – 1:30 pm	Lunch
	1:30 – 4:00 pm	Visit to Los Cidrines
	4:00 – 6:00 pm	Chapters ‘meetings
Friday July 28	8:00-8:30 am	Breakfast
	8:30-9:30 am	Fourth general session Dra. Karla González, Dra. Teresa Longobardi Graduate School of Business Administration
	9:30-10:30 am	Second Assembly of delegates
	10:30-11:00 am	Coffee Break
	11:00.12:00 pm	Closing general session What do we want? Technology or a technological culture?  Dr. Juan Meléndez
	12:00-1:00 pm	Lunch
	1:00-5:00 pm	Free time
	6:00-8:00 pm	Cocktail and dinner

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Pre- and Post-Conference Activities

Preconference Activities[1]			Postconference Activities[2]
Date	Place	Cost	Date	Place	Cost
Saturday, July 22	Culebra	$60.00[3]	Saturday, July 29	Saint Thomas	$150.00[4]
Saturday, July 22	Vieques	$60.00[5]	Sunday, July 30	Island Road Trip	$60.00[6]
Sunday, July  23	Rain Forest El Yunque	$50.00[7]
Sunday, July 23	Las Cabezas de San Juan	$50.00[8]

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Program for Accompany Person

Date	Hour	Event
Sunday, July 23	4:00 – 6:00 pm 7:00 – 8:30 pm	Registration First Timer Meeting Welcome Dinner
Monday July 24	8:00 am – 2:00 pm	Registration
	8:00 -8:30 am	Breakfast
	8:30 – 9:00 am	Welcome and greetings ISBE Convention Coordinator ISBE International President Río Piedras Campus Chancellor
	9:00 – 11:30 am	Visit to Jardín Botánico of UPR
	12:00 -1:30 pm	Lunch by your own
	2:00 – 5:00 pm	Guided Tour to Old San Juan City
	5:30 – 7:00 pm	Dinner
Tuesday July 25	8:00 -8:30 am	Breakfast
	9:00 am – 1:00 pm	Visit to Plaza Las Américas
	2:30 – 5:00 pm	Visit to Bacardi Rum Manufacturing Company
	5:30 – 7:00 pm	Dinner
Wednesday, July 26	8:30 am – 4:30 pm	Guided Tour in Ponce, visit to Hacienda Buena Vista, El Castillo Serrallés, Café Yaucono, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Puerto Rico
	4:30 – 6:00 pm	Dinner at Ponce Hilton
	6:00 – 7:30 pm	Return to San Juan
Thursday, July 27	8:00- 8:30 am	Breakfast
	8:30 – 10:30 am	Spanish lessons
	10:30 am – 12:00 m	Salsa lessons
	12:00 – 1:00 pm	Lunch
	1:30 – 5:00 pm	Visit to Los Cidrines
	5:00 – 6:00 pm	Return to the hotel
Friday July 28	8:00-8:30 am	Breakfast
	8:30-10:30 am	Spanish lessons
	10:30 am – 12:00 m	Salsa lesson
	12:00-1:00 pm	Lunch by your own
	1:30-5:00 pm	Free time
	6:00-8:00 pm	Coctail and dinner
Saturday, July 29	7:30 am-6:00 pm	Trip to Saint Thomas Post Conference

• [1] Arrangement for these activities can be done through the Steering Committee.  A form will be published on the web page for you to fill out.
• [2] Arrangement for these activities can be done through the Steering Committee.  A form will be published on the web page for you to fill out.
• [3] Includes ferry tickets, transportation,  and lunch
• [4] Includes ferry tickets, transportation,  lunch, piña colada, and snorkeling equipment
• [5] Includes ferry tickets, transportation,  and lunch
• [6] Includes transportation, lunch, and dinner
• [7] Includes admission tickets, transportation, and lunch.
• [8] Includes admission tickets, transportation, and lunch.

Call for Nominations – SIEC International President

SIEC-ISBE is seeking nominations for the position of International President.  Petra Bragadottir will have fulfilled her second two-year term as SIEC-ISBE International President at the 2017 SIEC-ISBE Conference in Puerto Rico.  Individuals interested in being a candidate for the office of International President should send their nomination to the Permanent Office no later than 31 March.  Candidates for the SIEC-ISBE International President must be an individual member of SIEC-ISBE and a member in good standing of their national chapter and have the following qualifications:

1. knowledge and experience of SIEC-ISBE and of Business Education,
2. active involvement in SIEC-ISBE conferences and activities,
3. ability to relate well to members from different countries,
4. ability to chair meetings of the Executive Committee and Board Committee effectively,
5. willingness to devote time and energy to SIEC-ISBE,
6. willingness to ensure that the work of SIEC-ISBE continues between International Conferences, and,
7. in all ways, be representative of the organization.

   All nomination papers (maximum of two pages) must be sent to the General Secretary at the Permanent Office address by 31 March.  Profiles of the candidates should cover the above qualifications. You may provide other background information or experiences which will provide additional information regarding your qualifications for the position.  These nominations will be sent to the National Presidents by 15 May.  The National Presidents will inform their chapter members of the candidates before the election.  Each nominee will make a five-minute presentation at the 1^st Assembly of Delegates; the election will be held during the 2^nd Assembly of Delegates in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

The Permanent Office may be contacted by either of the following options:

Dr. Lila Waldman
SIEC-ISBE General Secretary
P.O. Box 84
Pardeeville, WI  53954  USA
E-mail:  waldmanl@uww.edu

Puerto Rico conference – details here.

Check out the amazing details of this conference set for July 2017. Details here.

SIEC-ISBE 2017 conference in Puerto Rico!

SIEC-ISBE Conference 2017 Internationalization of Education: A Why and How Perspective

Save the date for SIEC-ISBE Conference 2017, to be held July 23-29 2017 in San Juan, Puerto Rico (USA).

We’re working hard on getting an amazing lineup of speakers and presentations for our next annual conference. The official Call for Presentations will be released in October. For now, here’s the scoop on what to expect:

• Five general sessions.
• Guided tours in the city of Old San Juan (North of the Island) and Ponce (South of the Island)
• Visits to companies and universities
• Fifteen concurrent sessions
• Networking activities
• Spanish lessons or Salsa lessons

The subtopics for the conference will be:

• Curriculum development
• Students and faculty mobility
• Alliances in internationalization of education
• Technology as an effective tool for internationalization of education

There are plenty of activities to look forward to. So mark those calendars and get ready to join us for another great and wonderful conference! More information and a “call for presentations” will be posted on our SIEC-ISBE website (www.siec-isbe.org) later in October 2016. This promises to be a one-of-kind educational experience!

Pre-tours: Tropical Forest El Yunque, Vieques, Culebra. Post-tours: Saint Thomas and Road trip around the Island.

SIEC-ISBE newsletter – Oct. 2016

Check out the Oct 2016 edition of the SIEC-ISBE newsletter. 

New Linked In group for NBEA

Check out the new LinkedIn group for NBEA at https://www.linkedin.com/grp/home?gid=8319178. This is a great opportunity to extend professional networking!