
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Taiko Drumming Returns to Indiana

Sunday, October 28, 2007
Indy Partnership in Western Europe
Members of The Indy Partnership are finishing up a week-long trade mission to England, France and Germany. Mike Dellinger, director of business development for The Indy Partnership, told Inside INdiana Business that the group focused on several sectors during the trip including life sciences, advanced manufacturing and information technology.
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Exports Up, Say Experts
Exports from Indiana to foreign countries reached a record $22.6 billion in 2006, up 5.3 percent over the previous year. A new study, conducted for the Indiana Economic Development Corp. (IEDC) by the Indiana Business Research Center (IBRC) at Indiana University's Kelley School of Business, also suggests that Indiana exports will grow at a faster pace in 2007. In the first six months of 2007, Indiana exported $12.9 billion worth of goods, for a year-over-year increase of 10.6 percent. The full report, titled "Indiana's Global Exports: Report for 2007," is available online.
Rose-Hulman Launches Observatory in Australia

(The photo is an image of the edge of a galaxy was taken from a telescope at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology's Oakley Southern Sky Observatory in Australia)
Monday, October 22, 2007
Indy's International Festival
Don't forget to mark your calendars for the big one! Indy's International Festival is open to school groups on 15 and 16 November, and to the public 16-18 November 2007 in the West Pavilion of the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis. Y'all come!
Sunday, October 21, 2007
International Educators Meeting in Indy

Friday, October 19, 2007
Scots Visit Indiana

Thursday, October 18, 2007
I.U. Connects with University in Siberia

Wednesday, October 17, 2007
AGROW Award to Indy's Dow AgroSciences

Winners, named on 16 October in Glasgow, Scotland, included Dow AgroSciences' innovative EcoZome™ new century formulation technology as the 2007 Best Formulation Innovation. Other entries from Dow AgroSciences that were nominated in the following categories and named as finalists are: Product Stewardship and Risk Mitigation for ProFume® Fumigant – Best Stewardship Program; Aminopyralid-containing Herbicides – Best New Crop Protection Product; Spinetoram – Most Innovative Chemistry, and Agricultural Science Outreach Tours – Best Public Program.
Dow AgroSciences LLC, based in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, is an agricultural company providing crop protection, pest and vegetation management, seed, and agricultural biotechnology solutions. Global sales for Dow AgroSciences, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company, are $3.4 billion.
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
'Healthy Asians" Needed for Clinical Study
The Indiana University Division of Clinical Pharmacology is conducting a research study looking at how a liver breaks down a drug called pantoprazole and helps remove the drug from the body. The study will involve taking a study drug, performing breath tests, and collecting blood samples. Participants must be healthy Asian males or females between 18 and 49 years of age. For more information, contact Phuong (Lina) Nguyen, 317:630-8310.
Become a Volunteer ESL Tutor!

Presented by the Indiana Center for Intercultural Communication and Catholic Charities of Indianapolis for the Spirit & Place Festival, it's hosted by Dr. Ulla Connor, Dr. Bill Rozycki and Chuck Fischer. It'll be held in room 508 of Cavanaugh Hall, 425 University Boulevard, Indianapolis (on the campus of Indiana University-Purdue University in Indianapolis).
Sunday, October 14, 2007
Specialty Coating Systems Buys Japanese Company
Specialty Coating Systems, Inc., has acquired Parylene Japan K.K. According to Inside INdiana Business, the company says it is also expanding its operations in Singapore. Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, SCS provides Parylene conformal coating services, systems and materials.
Tuesday, October 9, 2007
Japan's Role In East Asia
"Japan-China-United States--Looking Ahead: East Asia's Political and Economic Future" is the topic for a luncheon presentation on 19 October that's co-sponsored by the National Association of Japan-America Societies and the Japan-America Society of Indiana in partnership with the Sagamore Institute for Policy Research and Ice Miller. It's part of the Japan Caravan wherein the National Association of Japan-America Societies (NAJAS), the Embassy of Japan in Washington D.C., and Keidanren-USA (Japan Business Federation) collaborate explain the Japanese economy, global issues involving Japan, and Japanese corporate practices to American audiences around the United States.
Speakers are: Masataka OKANO, Counselor of Political Affairs, Embassy of Japan; Masayoshi YAMASHITA, NTT, Chief Corporate Representative; William FARRELL, Dynamic Strategies Asia, Chairman, and Atsushi YAMAKOSHI, Director, Keidanren (Japan Business Federation), Washington D.C.
It takes place noon to 1:30 p.m. in the offices of Ice Miller, 30th Floor, One American Square, Indianapolis. Registration by 17 October is required. For information, contact the Japan American Society of Indiana: Ana Zekants or Tamayo Fukumoto, or call 317:635-0123.
Speakers are: Masataka OKANO, Counselor of Political Affairs, Embassy of Japan; Masayoshi YAMASHITA, NTT, Chief Corporate Representative; William FARRELL, Dynamic Strategies Asia, Chairman, and Atsushi YAMAKOSHI, Director, Keidanren (Japan Business Federation), Washington D.C.
It takes place noon to 1:30 p.m. in the offices of Ice Miller, 30th Floor, One American Square, Indianapolis. Registration by 17 October is required. For information, contact the Japan American Society of Indiana: Ana Zekants or Tamayo Fukumoto, or call 317:635-0123.
Sunday, October 7, 2007
Purdue Marches to China Next Year

Friday, October 5, 2007
Sutton Named Associate Vice Chancellor at IUPUI

Thursday, October 4, 2007
HGIS Germany Comes to IUPUI
Developed by a team of scholars and technologists from the Institute of European History and the Institute for Spatial Information and Surveying Technology, both located in Mainz, the system allows users to examine the various dynastic, state, and economic relationships that existed in Germany from 1820 to 1914. Plans are underway to extend the system soon to cover entire twentieth century as well.
The event is sponsored by four IUPUI units: the Max Kade German American Center, the Department of Geography, the Department of History, and the Polis Center. For more information, send an email or call the Polis Center, 317:274-2455.
Wednesday, October 3, 2007
It's German-American Week

German-American Day is Saturday (6 October), and there are numerous events scheduled to celebrate!
A mini-Oktoberfest takes place tomorrow (4 October) on the campus of Indiana University-Purdue University in Indianapolis. This German-American Heritage Day celebration is 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. along the BS Breezeway on the downtown Indianapolis campus. It's cosponsored by the IUPUI German Club and Department of World Languages and Cultures, who say, "Come enjoy tasty German food, hear and sing contemporary German tunes, and participate in an interactive reading of Slaughterhouse-Five, a novel on time travel, the firebombing of Dresden and the absurdity of war by the famous Hoosier author Kurt Vonnegut, who passed away on 11 April 2007."
At the Athenaeum/Das Deutsche Haus tomorrow evening (4 October) is the final film in a German-American Week Film Festival sponsored by the Indiana German Heritage Society. "The Lives of Others" (a 2006 film in German with English subtitles) will be screened at 7 p.m. in the Damenverein Room of the Athenaeum, 401 East Michigan Street, Indianapolis. This film is Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck's Academy Award winning film debut.
The official commemoration of German-American Day takes place 11:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. Friday (5 October) at the Indianapolis City Market, downtown. It's also sponsored by the Indiana German Heritage Society, which promises music by Die Doppel-Adler, a dance performance by Die Fledermaeuschen Tanzgruppe, colorful German-American pins, interesting handouts and books for sale.
On Friday evening (5 October), there's a German-style Oktoberfest in Marion, featuring Jay Fox and the Bavarian Showtime Band from 7-11 p.m.
On German-American Day itself (Saturday, 6 October) there'll be a Sangerfest in the Athenaeum with the Indianapolis Liederkranz, Damenchor, Saengerchor, and Maennerchor from 3-5 p.m., followed by a 5-6 p.m. dinner in the Athenaeum Biergarten with the Meisterwinds and a sing-along with Eb Reichmann. Rain location is the auditorium.
For information on and reservations for events at the Athenaeum, contact Jim Gould, 317:630-4569, ext 1.
Tuesday, October 2, 2007
Indy Contemplates Events in Myanmar


A Candlelight Vigil for Peace, Democracy and Freedom in Burma will be held from 6:30-7 p.m. Wednesday (3 October) on Democracy Plaza at Indiana University-Purdue University in Indianapolis. It's sponsored by the IUPUI Burma Student Association. Organizer is Aye-Nu Elizabeth Duerksen (at right).
A discussion on "Burma In Crisis" sponsored by Provocate.org is planned from 3:30-5 p.m. Thursday (4 October) in the offices of the International Center of Indianapolis, 32 East Washington Street, Indianapolis. According to the organizer John Clark (above, left): "Featured will be Burmese activists and scholars who have helped draft the new constitution for their country. They will help clarify the context and implications of the events we see on the streets of Rangoon."
Provocate.org also has arranged "Burma Beautiful/Burma Brutal: Images & Ideas from a Country on the Edge" from 6-9 p.m. Friday (5 October) in the Harrison Center for the Arts, 1505 North Delaware Street, Indianapolis. John Clark notes: "This will be a multimedia presentation of images and videos from Burma, which will serve as a backdrop for informal conversations about topics such as the prospects for peaceful change, political dimensions of Buddhism in Tibet and Burma, challenges of Burmese communities in Indiana, and other topics. Featured will be: Photos and art from Burma by Indianapolis artist Jude Odell; Images from 'The Sold Project', a documentary in production by Indiana 20-somethings exposing the human side of sex slavery in Burma; Photos from refugees camps on the Burmese-Thai border by Emily Jacobi, an Indianapolis photo-journalist; Video montage of current street protests by Geo-Pol analyst Pedro Cardoso; Burmese scholars and dissidents from Indiana University's Center for Constitutional Democracy in Pluralist Societies, who are drafting a constitution for a democratic Burma; Members of the Chin and Karen ethnic minorities from Burma now in living Indianapolis."
Clark adds that Provocate.org "is delighted to present two major events this week about the current situation in Burma. Some day, perhaps soon, a democratic Burma will bear the faint stamp: 'Made in Indiana'. Burmese dissidents and constitutional scholars are drafting a new constitution in Bloomington. Ties between the state and crisis-ridden Burma will intensify if things turn badly, too: Indianapolis is the major destination for refugees from Burma, and we will get a lot more if the goons in Rangoon respond as brutally as they have in the past."
Monday, October 1, 2007
South Bend Hosts International Concert

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