Monday, January 3, 2011
Morning 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
Registration and Speaker Orientation

“Welcoming Message"
Dang My Chau, MBA, Chief Representative, TOPICA Education Group, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (DOWNLOAD PDF)
Prof. Dr. Bui Xuan Lam, Vice Rector, HCMC Univeristy of Technology, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Keynote Speaker
“Strategies to Enhance Teaching Effectiveness on College Campuses”
Dr. James L. Morrison, Professor Emeritus of Educational Leadership, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA; Board Member Innovate, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA

“Customer Loyalty and International Trade: Role of the Voice-of-Consumer Studies in Corporate Decision Making”         
Irene Jeremic, MBA, President and Chief Executive Officer, The Tableau Incorporated, Market Research Division, Affiliate of Tindale Foundation, Toronto, Canada

“Factors Impacting the Project Life Cycle”                                                                                Akram Saad, Project Manager, Peddle Thorp Architect, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (DOWNLOAD PDF)

Lunch:  12:00 to 1:00 p.m.
Afternoon:  1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Session Chair:  Ruth Alas, Estonian Business School, Tallinn, Estonia

“Cloud Computing: Legal and Privacy Issues”
Dr. Joe Teng and Dr. Johndavid Kerr, Assistant Professor of Business Administration and Chair, Harris-Stowe State University, Busch School of Business, St. Louis, Missouri, USA (DOWNLOAD PDF)

“Online Skills Education with 3D Simulation of Teamwork and Workflow Processes in Second Life – Distance Learning Application”
Pham Minh Tuan, PhD, Director;  Nguyen Thanh Trung, MA, Vice Director; Thai Minh Hanh, MA, Finance and Accounting Program Manager; Pham Quoc Hung, BsC, IT Program Manager; Ngo Thi Thanh Thuy, MA, Finance and Accounting Program; and Ho Dieu Trang, MA, Finance and Accounting Program, TOPICA Education Group, Hanoi, Vietnam (DOWNLOAD PDF)

“Connections between Organizational Culture, Leadership and the Innovation Climate in Estonian Enterprises”                                                                                                                Prof. Ruth Alas and Ülle Übius, Estonian Business School, Tallinn, Estonia; Sinikka Vanhala, Aalto University, Helsinki, Finland (DOWNLOAD PDF)

“Expected Probability Distributions of Financial Market Instruments and Empirical Proofs” Ing. Bohumil Stadnik, Faculty of Finance and Accounting, University of Economics, Prague, Czech Republic

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Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Morning 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

Session Chair: Sandra Leggetter, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, University of Bedfordshire, Bedfordshire, UK

“Conflict Resolution”                                                                                                             Akram Saad, Project Manager, Peddle Thorp Architect, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates  (DOWNLOAD PDF)

“Identifying and addressing the challenges of facilitating the development of key research skills in Master’s level public health students with a diverse range of educational and ethnic backgrounds”                                                                                                               Sandra Leggetter, MSc. PGCert., RN, DN, Senior Lecturer and Susan Sapsed, MPhil, RM, RN,   Public Health Masters Lead, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, University of Bedfordshire, Bedfordshire, UK (DOWNLOAD PDF)

Lunch 12:00 to 1:00 p.m.
Afternoon 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.

Session Chair:  Prof. Loek Hopstaken, Wittenborg University of Applied Sciences, Apeldoorn, The Netherlands

“Can Multiple Intelligences Enhance Learning For Higher Education On-Line Instruction?"
Clifford E. Tyler, Ed.D., National University, Department of Educational Administration, School of Education, San Jose, California, USA and Gloria Loventhal, MA, Leadership Connection, San Jose, California, USA (DOWNLOAD PDF)

“Influence of Cultural Perception on Body Image in Consumer Marketing”                      Ing. Dagmar Skokanova, BA, University Economics Prague, Marketing Department, Prague, Czech Republic (DOWNLOAD PDF)

“Developing Ethics Awareness”                                                                                              Prof. Loek Hopstaken, Wittenborg University of Applied Sciences, Apeldoorn, The Netherlands and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (DOWNLOAD PDF)
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Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Morning 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

Session Chair: Dr. Dina Pacis, National University, San Diego, California, USA

“Development of a Bi-Lingual Hybrid Program between Two International Universities”
Dr. Constance A. Rothmund, School of Education, National University, San Diego, California, USA (DOWNLOAD PDF)

“Thoughts of One Former Elementary School Principal on Teacher Dispositions, Hiring Practices and No Child Left Behind”                                                                                         Dr. Dina Pacis and Dr. Mary Anne Weegar, School of Education, National University, San Diego, California, USA (DOWNLOAD PDF)

“Assessing Differences in Personal Leadership Traits – A Multinational Study”                Dr. Sidney R. Castle and Dr. Dina Pacis, National University, San Diego, California, USA; Dang Dang My Chau, MBA, Chief Representative, TOPICA Education Group, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (DOWNLOAD PDF)

Lunch 12:00 to 1:00 p.m.
Afternoon 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.

Session Chair: Prof. Loek Hopstaken, Wittenborg University of Applied Sciences, Apeldoorn, The Netherlands and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

“Developing Ethics Awareness –continued discussion”                                                         Prof. Loek Hopstaken, Wittenborg University of Applied Sciences, Apeldoorn, The Netherlands and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

“The Challenges of Gender Inequalities in Nigerian Universities: Babcock University in Perspective”                                                                                                                   Odufowokan Benard Adesina, Head of Department of General Studies Education, Tai Solarin College of Education, Omu-Ijebu, Nigeria

“Case Studies in Personal Finance, Applied Electronics, International Management and Global E-Commerce courses”
Dr. Robert A. Levit, Campus College Chair – Colleges of the Humanities, Natural Sciences and Social Sciences, University of Phoenix, Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
Dr. Donald Hsu, Adjunct Professor, University of Phoenix, Jersey City, New Jersey, USA and Associate Professor, Division of Business Administration, Dominican College, Orangeburg, New York, USA

“E-Leader Zagreb, Croatia, June 6-8, 2011”
Dr. Donald Hsu, President, Chinese American Scholars Association Inc, New York, New York, USA