============================== GLOBALIZATION FORUM: "Politics, Economics, and IT Outsourcing" Clary Theater, Student Success Center at Georgia Tech Thursday, April 22, at 7:30 PM ============================== With the world focused on Georgia for the G8 Summit in June, issues of globalization are being widely debated. Speakers at this event will address the benefits and concerns about global trade, outsourcing of high-tech jobs, and government-business policy making. The program will feature: * Cynthia McKinney, former 4th District Congresswoman. Ms. McKinney has been praised by Ralph Nader as a champion for consumers and workers and recently spoke at the World Social Forum in Mumbai, India. * Donald Ratajczak, Regents Professor Emeritus of Economics at GSU. A nationally known economist and one of the leading econometric forecasters in the country, Ratajczak directs Georgia State's Economic Forecasting Center. * Ravi Kalakota, PhD, co-founder and CEO of the innovation consulting practice, E-Business Strategies. Dr. Kalakota recently published Offshore Outsourcing: Business Models, ROI and Best Practices. This event is co-sponsored by: Georgia Electronic Commerce Association (www.GECA.org) Atlanta Press Club (www.atlpressclub.org) The Internet and Public Policy Project (IP3) coordinates Internet research in the School of Public Policy at the Georgia Institute of Technology. IP3 promotes dialogue between researchers and policy makers within and outside the Institute, and it organizes public forums for discussion of contemporary policy issues. For more information and directions, see: www.ip3.gatech.edu or send email to IP3@IP3.gatech.edu ###