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9th Annual Washington Council on International Trade Conference

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Each year the Council takes an in-depth look at a topic of controversy and interest to the trade community, business and academic communities, elected officials and the general public. In recent years conferences have focused on trade and labor, trade and the environment, corporate social responsibility, trade and security, and trade and development.

At the 2004 conference the Council will host discussions on issues surrounding trade and education policy. The issues are timely. This century is expected to be the most competitive in all of human history. The first panel wil look at preparation for the workplace, while the second panel will focus on policies companies use and can create to improve competitiveness by helping employees respond to the realities of job insecurity, rapid change, job dislocation and retraining.

Following opening remarks by WCIT board chair Creigh Agnew (Weyerhaeuser) and WCIT president Bill Center, Stuart Elway will invite audience participation through his electronic polling. Audience participation will also be encouraged through questions of the panelists and of the keynote speaker at lunch.

Senator Patty Murray will open the day with remarks and then chair the panel on education preparation: "Education Policy: Preparation for Global Competitiveness." Panel members will consider questions such as:

What education strategies prepare pre-schoolers for academic success, high schoolers for college and adults for lifelong leaning?
What are the proactive solutions to the metaphorical 51-year old forklift operator who is laid off, or the service representative who works in India for a fraction of a livable U.S. wage?
What strategies create an enduring competitive U.S. work force in the international arena?

Senator Maria Cantwell will open the second panel with remars and then chair the discussion on the work place and life-long learning: "Preemption in the Workplace: Staying Competitive."
What strategic policy models are successful in keeping workers competitive?
What is the role of information technology in lifelong learning?
How do staff motivate and support workers through job dislocation and career change?

The panels will be followed by a luncheon. Barry Mitzman will interview Bill Center on "Learning, Leadership, and the Global Marketplace." Following a brief wrap-up by Creigh Agnew, the 2004 conference will close.

NOTE: This year the Council is making special offers to those looking for ways to support our activities:

To support the Council and cover the actual per-person cost of the conference, we invite you to pay the full amount of $150.00.

For those interested in becoming a member of the Council we offer a special discounted one-time opportunity. Your company may become a member of WCIT for the rest of 2004 and one person may attend the Senator's conference at no additional charge for $250.00.
Please see registration page for details

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