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<p>FYI - Baogang forwarded this to me - anyone interested should contact below. Looks like the cost is about $4100 or so. Link is below.</p>
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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size:11pt"><b>From:</b> Shapiro, Alexander J <ajshapiro@gatech.edu><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, January 12, 2017 4:09 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Baogang Guo<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Japan Faculty Dev Trip 2017 - Georgia Tech CIBER</font>
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<p style="margin:0in; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt">Hi Baogang</span><span style="font-size:11pt">,</span><br>
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<p style="margin:0in; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11.25pt; color:#212121"><span style="">My name is Alex Shapiro and I work with Jim Hoadley, associate director, at the GT CIBER (Georgia Tech Center for International Business Education and Research). I found
your info while browsing online for folks in business schools and other academic institutions around the Southeast who may know faculty members interested in developing their professional and academic network in Japan. </span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11.25pt; color:#212121"><span style="">I'm reaching out to you in hopes that some colleagues will spring to mind from Dalton State's Political Science department</span><span style=""> for whom the Japan 'Faculty
Development in International Business' (FDIB) trip may be of special interest and real benefit. Hopefully it even appeals to you directly!</span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11.25pt; color:#212121"><span style="">Jim has planned an immersive, fast-paced FDIB itinerary this summer, from May 18-June 2. Jim lived in Japan for many years and is extremely knowledgeable in many dimensions
of Japanese culture, history, and language — a fact I can confirm by my own experience, based on the many times Jim has stopped by my desk for something unrelated, then stayed to tell the generous and fascinating details of military strategy in the Edo period,
Samurai families' evolution into modern corporations, or political tensions behind changes in the Tsukiji Fish Market, among many other topics :)</span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11.25pt; color:#212121"><span style="">The itinerary includes several meetings with executives at Japanese firms, programs and presentations at leading Japanese universities, and visits to manufacturing plants
that epitomize innovation and sustainability. More information is posted here: </span></p>
<p style="margin:0in; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11.0pt"><a href="https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.scheller.gatech.edu%2Fcenters-initiatives%2Fciber%2Fprojects%2Ffdib%2Findex.html&data=01%7C01%7Cbguo%40daltonstate.edu%7Cb91da7ff1f3a4ee3419008d43b2f579d%7Cb7e81e5d72424dff8f1e47d691148e41%7C0&sdata=PSStQnSQWVgZM3jRTU5TlqgFygt6aXXiBpYQFEjVTUY%3D&reserved=0" id="LPlnk674726" previewremoved="true"><span style="">https://www.scheller.gatech.edu/centers-initiatives/ciber/projects/fdib/index.html</span></a></p>
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<p style="margin:0in; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11.25pt"><span style="color:rgb(33,33,33)">If you know any faculty at Dalton State College</span><span style="color:rgb(33,33,33)"> or elsewhere who may be interested in this curated, unique adventure, please
forward them this info and/or direct them to me via e-mail (</span><a href="mailto:ajshapiro@gatech.edu"><span style="">ajshapiro@gatech.edu</span></a><span style="color:rgb(33,33,33)">) or phone (404.451.9946) for more information.</span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11.25pt; color:#212121"><span style="">Thanks for your time and attention!</span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">Alex Shapiro</span></p>
<p style="margin:0in; font-family:Calibri; font-size:10.0pt; color:#757B80"><span style="">MBA Candidate 2017 | Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business</span></p>
<p style="margin:0in; font-family:Calibri; font-size:10.0pt; color:#757B80"><span style="">ajshapiro@gatech.edu</span></p>
<p style="margin:0in; font-family:Calibri; font-size:10.0pt; color:#757B80"><span style="">404.451.9946</span></p>
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