By Mike Lockwood

Miami Middletown’s Business Club recently sponsored an international trade conference in cooperation with the Richard T Farmer School of Business, The Business and Industry Center for Continuing Education, The Ohio State University and the United States Department of Commerce export division. The conference was a launching point for future international business and trade programs for the regional campuses, and was well attended by business leaders, government officials, and faculty of Miami University. Two top level U.S. officials gave keynote addresses, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce Eric Stewart and U.S. Congressman Mike Turner of Dayton. Recognition was given to the two students who initiated and worked on the project, Michael Lockwood and Kelly Trueman. Both Dean Dr. Kelly Cowan (MUM) and Dean Dr. Dan Hall (MUH) were most appreciative of this student initiated effort to bring the community together with the regional campuses to solve global trade issues and strengthen the local businesses with the tools and understanding of international trade resources available to them.