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G-8 leaders converge on Canada…Key world leaders are preparing to gather in Kananaskis next week for the G-8 summit (June 26-27). While being billed as a summit on Africa (see below) the leaders are expected to zero in on other key international issues, including terrorism and related issues of security. SFU experts who will be watching include: history professor Andre Gerolymatos, who specializes in security, the military and diplomacy (and can comment on terrorism and the role of intelligence agencies); political science professor Ted Cohn, who has recently completed a book on trade policy which includes discussion of the G-8 and other institutions (he can talk about the role the G-8 plays in trade policy issues); political economist Marjorie Griffin-Cohen, (currently in Toronto) who can look at issues dealing with international trade, including the World Trade Organization; and political science professors Alexander Moens, an expert on international security and military strategy, and Patrick Smith, who specializes in Canadian politics and can look at the role Prime Minister Jean Chretien will play as host of the meetings.

Andre Gerolymatos, 604..291.5597; andre_gerolymatos@sfu.ca
Ted Cohn, 604.291.3145; cohn@sfu.ca
Marjorie Griffin-Cohen, 416.481.6904 (until June 27); mcohen@sfu.ca
Alexander Moens, 604.291.4361; alexander_moens@sfu.ca
Patrick Smith, 604.291.3088/604.291.1544 (h); patrick_smith@sfu.ca (he is away June 17-27; email or leave a message)


Zeroing in on Africa...SFU sociologist Heribert Adam says since Canada wishes to make the New Partnership for Africa’s Development initiative (NEPAD) the main focus of the G-8 summit, the key question becomes the self-policing of good governance by African states. "Doubts about the willingness and capacity to act on this issue, beyond mere promises, have been raised by the reluctance of many African states, including South Africa's President Thabo Mbeki, to take a firmer stance against the despotism and clear vote-rigging of Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe," says Adam, an expert on racism whose research on South Africa spans three decades. Adam says that by endorsing the flawed March presidential election as "legitimate" and "credible," South Africa's ruling African National Congress has failed to reassure skeptical observers that violations of basic human rights will be sanctioned.

Heribert Adam, 603.291.3720, heribert_adam@sfu.ca


Teeing off and other job search ‘essentials’…University graduates heading for careers in business are adding a little shine to their degrees before they leave SFU. They're brushing up, toning down, and even teeing off in an effort to keep a step ahead of the job-hunting pack. Their secret is a series of workshops called Business Etiquette 101. Since first being offered at SFU a few years ago, they’ve been consistently been sold out. Coordinator Jane Martin, of SFU's business career services, says workshops have recently been offered on business dining etiquette, and the advantage of basic golf skills. The latter, now dubbed Golf and Business: Strategic Links, focuses on how the sport can be part of a career development plan. The workshop includes such speakers as golf journalist Brad Ewert (a former golf pro and captain of SFU's varsity golf team in 1981); and Laurie Grant, senior manager of media and public relations for the B.C. and Yukon division of the Bank of Montreal. The bank has recently made golf sponsorship part of its national corporate strategy. A third workshop on workplace etiquette covers business protocols, dress, etiquette and behaviour. Speakers at the session (to be held on Thursday, June 20 from 12:30 - 2:30 p.m. in the west mall centre, room 2230) include human resources managers from several major companies, such as PMC-Sierra and Ernst & Young.

Jane Martin, 604.291.4075; jane_martin@sfu.ca