< < < Date > > > | < < < Thread > > >

[Fwd: Conf.: Global Networks, Innovation and Regional Development]

by christopher chase-dunn

03 November 1999 14:55 UTC





GLOBAL NETWORKS, INNOVATION AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT: THE INFORMATIONAL REGION AS DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY


November 11-13, 1999
University of California, Santa Cruz
College Eight, Red Room

A conference sponsored by the
Center for Global, Regional and International Studies, UC Santa Cruz
Institute for International Studies, UC Berkeley
UC Pacific Rim Research Program


   THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11th 1999

5:00-7:00
Reception for Participants, Merrill College Provost�s House



FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12th 1999

9:00-10:30
Welcome and Keynote Address

Chancellor MRC Greenwood
Welcome�

Allen Scott, Public Policy and Geography, University of California, Los Angeles
Keynote Address "Global City-Regions and the New World System"



10: 45- 12:45
Panel One:  SILICON VALLEY AS MODEL:  IS REPLICATION POSSIBLE?  Overview of the Model and Debates

Chair: Paul Lubeck, Director, CGIRS and Sociology, University of California, Santa Cruz
Discussant: Marybeth Pudup, Community Studies, University of California, Santa Cruz
Tim Sturgeon, Industrial Performance Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology  
The Rise of the Global Supplier: Implications for Local Economic Development�

Connie Martinez, Silicon Valley Regional Center, UCSC
Public-Private Cooperation in the Informational Region: Joint Venture Silicon Valley�

Amy B. Dean, Executive Officer, South Bay AFL-CIO Labor Council         
" Labor in the New Economy; Lessons from Labor Organizing in
Silicon Valley"

Ted Smith, Director, Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition
Title:  �Community Responses to Environmental Issues in the Development of Silicon Valley�s Electronics Industry�

Chuck Darrah, Anthropology, San Jose State University
"Silicon Valley as Place:  Models and Uses�



12:30-2:00  
Lunch at College VIII Cafe



2:00-5:00 
Panel Two: Governance, State Policies and Regional Development Strategies

Chair: David Goodman, Environmental Studies, University of California, Santa Cruz
Discussant:  Sean O�Riain, University of California, Davis
Rajah Rasiah, Dean, Economics and Business, Universiti Malaysia, Sarawak
"Malaysian Electronics: Regional Dynamics and Production Networks"
Henry Wai-Chung Yeung, Geography, National University of Singapore,
Grounding Global Flows: Constructing an E-Commerce Hub in Singapore�
Anupap Tiralap, Information Technology, King Mongrut�s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang
The Myths of Sun Rise Industry in Developing Countries: The Case of the Electronics Industry in Thailand�
                      Mel Clark, KwaZulu-Natal Economic Council
"Social Partnerships and Regional Development in the Information Age: Views from South Africa"

Jorge Alonso, El Colegio de la Frontera Norte
"Globalization at the Margin: Economic Governance and the Evolution of Transnational Production Networks in Northern Mexico"
7:00-10:00
Dinner for participants at the home of Paul Lubeck (for participants only)











SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 13th 1999

8:30-10:30  
Panel Three: Networks and Regional Development

Chair: Michael Watts, Director, Institute of International Studies and Geography, University of California, Berkeley
Discussant: Kyle Eischen, Sociology, University of California, Santa Cruz
Balaji Parthasarathy, University of California, Berkeley
�Institutional Embeddedness and Regional Industrialization: The State and the Indian Computer Software Industry�

Gerald Autler, Strategic Economics
The Globalization of High-Tech: The Silicon Valley-Israel Connection�

Sean O�Riain, University of California, Davis
 "The Flexible Developmental State: Globalization, Information Technology and the �Celtic Tiger�"

Matt Zook, University of California, Berkeley
"Regional Systems of  Financing:  The Impact of Venture Capital on the Emerging Internet Content and Commerce Industry in the United States"
10:30-10:45 
Break



10:45-12:45
Panel Four: Strategies for Labor in the Informational Region

Chair: Manuel Pastor, Latin America & Latino Studies, University of California, Santa Cruz (tentative)
Discussant: Jennifer Chun, University of California, Berkeley (tentative)
Chris Benner, City and Regional Planning, University of California, Berkeley
"Building Community-Based Careers:  Labor Market Intermediaries and Flexible Employment in Silicon Valley"

Boy Leuthje, Institut fur Sozialforschung, Universitat Frankfurt
"New Labor Relations in the Information Technology Industry - where is the
model? Comparative Perspectives on Silicon Valley and Germany"

Arne Wangel, Technology and Social Sciences, Technical University of Denmark
�Technology Transfer, Labour and Local Learning Processes in Malaysian Industry�

James Cone, MD, MPH, Dept. of Health Services, State of California
�Occupational Health Challenges in Electronics Manufacturing in California and New Mexico:  Research Findings & Policy Alternatives�
                       
12:45-2:00 
Lunch
2:00-4:00
Panel Five: Environmental Challenges to the Informational Region

Chair: David Sonnenfeld, Institute of International Studies, University of California, Berkeley
Discussant: Melanie Dupuis, Sociology, University of California, Santa Cruz
Jan Mazurek, author and environmental policy consultant, Washington D.C.
�Environmental Restructuring in Semiconductor Manufacturing�

Leslie Byster, Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition
�The International Campaign for Responsible Technology/WTO Clean Technology Campaign�
                      Andrew Szasz, Sociology, University of California, Santa Cruz
Environmental Inequalities in Silicon Valley: Lessons for Regional Development�

Lenny Siegel, Director, Campaign for Public Environmental Oversight
A Co-mingling of Concerns: Electronics Industry and Military Pollution in Silicon Valley�









4:00-5:00 
Discussion: Future Directions For Research and Collaboration



*     *    *

Conference Homepage:
http://www2.ucsc.edu/cgirs/globalnet


Information:

Center for Global, International, and Regional Studies
University of California
156 Merrill College
Santa Cruz, CA  95064
831.459.2833
831.459.3125 fax
e-mail: 
global@cats.ucsc.edu

Conference_Program_ds07.doc



-----
David A. SONNENFELD,
Ph.D.
Ciriacy-Wantrup Visiting Scholar
Institute of International Studies
University of California
215 Moses Hall #2308
Berkeley, CA  94720-2308
U.S.A.

tel. +1 (510) 643-1671, +1 (510) 642-2472 msg, +1 (510) 642-9493 fax

http://puyallup.tricity.wsu.edu/~sonn


< < < Date > > > | < < < Thread > > > | Home