Dr. Deborah Rosen
URI
7 Lippitt Road
Kingston, RI  02881
401-874-4393
drosen@uri.edu
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The URITC sponsored a conference held by the Global University
Consortium, known as the GU8, from March 12 - 15.
The conference ws held at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.
The GU8 is made up of 10 coastal universities. The four areas
of focus for the GU8 are marine affairs, logistics, business
administration and advanced technologies.
The theme of the conference was “Best Practices in Global
Logistics, Security and IT Usage.”
GU8 member institutions include:

• University of Rhode Island
• University of Haifa, Israel


• University of Washington
• INHA University, Korea


• University of Hawaii
• Xiamen University, China


• University of Le Havre, France
• Meiji University, Japan


• University of Hull, England
• RMIT University, Australia

Two of the presentations at the conference were given by
URI professors. Professor Douglas Hales spoke about “Asia’s
Coastal Competitive Arc: Implications for Global Supply
Chains.” Professor Christopher Anderson gave his presentation
on “Economic Tools for Understanding Port and Shipper
Behavior.” The Chairman of the Council of Presidents of the GU8 is Dr.
Robert Carothers, president of the University of Rhode Island.

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