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Neipert’s lecture entitled, “Update from a Trade Lawyer’s Notebook,” will be held on April 7, 2005 at 5:30 PM in the Harris Center at Belmont Abbey College.

Registration for the seminar is $250 per attendee. Discounts are available. Enrollment is limited. For more information or to register, contact Dr. Carol Brooks at 704.825.6661 or via email at e-mail protected from spam bots, or Alison Cookson at 704.825.6897 or via email at e-mail protected from spam bots.

The seminar will focus on several subjects including, product certifications and standards, updates on major trade legislation and treaties and their effects on trade, recent developments in regional integration and its impact, as well as the effects of The European Union, Mercosur (South American trade area), NAFTA and the World Trade Organization.

A member of the State Bar of Texas, in addition to the Texas-Mexico Bar Association, Texas International Law Section and the National Association of Small Business International Trade Educators, Neipert will deliver insight into a number of U.S. laws and major international agreements that affect the way business is conducted. Discussion will center on protection of rights to performances, handling of nuclear materials, preferences to imports from the Caribbean Basin and other areas, commercial use of the oceans, airspace, etc.

The seminar will also cover issues where U.S. businesses frequently run into trouble when attempting to do trade internationally, including the regulation of advertising in foreign countries and foreign distributor agreement considerations.

Neipert, who currently teaches international business courses on commercial law, management, marketing, commercial agreements, and trade, has been an associate professor at Belmont Abbey College since 2003.

Prior to teaching at the Abbey, Neipert was an assistant professor of international business at the University of Texas Pan American for seven years, where he earned an Outstanding Faculty Award in 2002. A Fulbright Scholar, Neipert has also taught at Tartu University in Estonia and served as a visiting professor of international business at a number of other colleges and universities abroad, including those in Finland, Poland, Costa Rica and Germany. Prior to a career in teaching, Neipert had his own private law practice and had even served as a municipal judge (Bishop, Texas).

Neipert earned a marketing degree from Texas A&M University (1970), MBA in international trade from Texas A&M International University (1991) and JD from South Texas College of Law (1975).

The author of numerous publications, including three textbooks, Neipert is also a member of a national committee to develop a certification examination for trade professionals.

Neipert’s talk is one in a series of eight advanced seminars Belmont Abbey College’s International Business Studies Program has designed to help prepare those who wish to sit for the first national CGBP (Certified Global Business Professional) credentialing examination scheduled for this year in New Orleans. The seminars provide advanced treatment of certain subjects in the areas of global commerce. The national exam’s four cognitive domains are global business management, global marketing, supply chain management, and trade finance.

Although the lecture series does not guarantee a passing grade on the professional exam, nor will all possible areas of the exam be covered, the seminars are designed to treat complicated processes, especially those in supply chain management, and trade finance and will enhance the likelihood of passing in those areas. Attendees should not expect the series to replicate or replace academic studies or practical experiences. CEUs are available when authorized.

Ranked one of the best liberal arts colleges in the South by U.S. News and World Report, Belmont Abbey College celebrates excellence and virtue steeped in its 128 year Catholic Benedictine heritage. It is home to students from over 34 states and 17 countries and welcome everyone from any background or tradition committed to this vision of excellence and virtue. The campus consists of the College, the Monastery and the Abbey Basilica, which can be found on its sprawling 650 acres of picturesque landscape.

Just minutes from Charlotte, NC, the nation’s second largest banking center, Belmont Abbey College offers students numerous internship opportunities and career placement.

The College believes in development of the whole person – mind, body and spirit. By offering a wide array of clubs and activities including, Division II athletics, theatre, publications, and study abroad, Belmont Abbey College invests in the personal growth of its students.

Founded in 1876, the College celebrates its heritage and is inspired by the Benedictine monastic tradition. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the College and Abbey Basilica greet thousands of visitors each year.