Optional Trade-related Tutorials available on the afternoon of Wednesday, December 8, at no aditional fee!

Tutorials will run concurrently from 1-5 pm on Dec. 8th. Use the registration form to sign up early--space is limited!

1. Bootcamp on International Trade
    Carol Conway, Deputy Director, Southern Growth Policies Board

Many trade supporters instinctively know trade creates good jobs, but find it hard to convey the reasons to a probing skeptic. Trade supporters themselves may have reservations about the negative effects of trade. This session will help you get comfortable with the facts, arguments and economics behind trade. It will also be highly interactive, and offer access to a "user-friendly" economist. A small amount of media training will be included.

2. International Trade Certification Program
    Kelly Murphrey, Director Center for the Study of Western Hemispheric
    Trade, Texas A&M University and Jim Foley, Director of Certification, North     American Small Business International Trade Educators (NASBITE)

More details to come

3. Offshoring
    Arie Lewin, Director, Duke University CIBER

More details to come