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CEPAS
In Spanish, Cepas  means roots, origin or stock. Our Cepas  program touches on the origins of Latin American life. C is for culture, E  for economy, P for politics,
A for art, and S  for sciences. Through these five areas, we offer our culturally-rich  community  the best of border life.
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energy
Led by our energy expert, Jeremy Martin , this program is recognized as one of the oldest energy policy initiatives in the Western Hemisphere.
In a region confronted
with ever more complex energy issues, the program examines the geopolitics of energy -- security, integration and investment. Through a series of meetings and conferences that bring together industry analysts, business leaders and policy makers, the Institute offers comprehensive analysis of public policy on oil, electricity, LNG and natural gas.
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ICT
As the region strives to stay in touch, our Information and Communication Technology  programs bring together experts on subjects ranging from technology trends to e-Government to discuss sustainable policies that promote socio-economic and business opportunities. Our seminars look at industry convergence and regulatory frameworks as well as the development of home-grown technologies and human capital.
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Project  Mexico
From our strategic location at the U.S.-Mexico border, we analyze, discuss and debate Mexico’s economic, social and political development.  Under the leadership of Institute President Jeffrey Davidow, Mexican and U.S. policy makers, academics, journalists and students meet for workshops on public health issues, migration, job creation, municipal finance and environmental issues.
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 Professional 
Workshops

Migration. Poverty.  HIV/AIDS and public health. Latino voters and the U.S. presidential election. U.S. and Latin American experts will share their views on these critical social and political issues throughout the year. We encourage reporters, policy makers, government representatives, teachers and students to join us for these comprehensive training programs on the region’s economic and social challenges.
For journalists, we offer the prestigious Jack F. Ealy Science Journalism workshop.
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José Cuervo Tequila Talk: Challenges and opportunities in the Mexico-China economic relationship

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November 6, 2008 - 6:30 p.m.-7:45 p.m.
Institute of the Americas
Weaver Conference Center, UCSD campus
Presentation will be in English
Free to the public but please register

Active ImageDr. Enrique Dussel Peters is Mexico’s preeminent scholar on the economic relationship between Mexico and China. Since 2003, China has ranked as Mexico’s second-largest trading partner after the United States. As director of the Center for Chinese-Mexican Studies at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), Dr. Dussel leads a team of Mexican scholars who study and report on Mexico-China economic trends. Dr. Dussel is a professor at UNAM’s Graduate School of Economics and coordinates the area of political economy. He earned his Ph.D. in economics from the University of  Notre Dame and his M.A. and B.A. degrees in political science from the Free University of Berlin. His Tequila Talk is part of a regional visit that takes him to the Colegio de la Frontera Norte (COLEF) on November 7. For more information on the COLEF seminar, click here

 

Program Director:

Isabel Escalle


Corporate/Institutional Members
and Cepas
Principal Sponsors


Bimbo Bakeries USA


Jose Cuervo


Deloitte Baja California


Procopio


The Reinhart Foundation


Wells Fargo International Business Banking