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ism and war. Among those on the list were professors with expertise in in- ternational peace studies, Arabic and Islamic studies, religious issues, inter- national relations, international law, international finance, and civil engi- neering. ■ New York University Stern School of Business and a partnership of New York City financial institu- tions hosted a "Back to Business" forum in November to help more than 10,000 small businesses rebuild in the wake of the disaster. The forum offered small businesses a full range of federal, state, city, and pri- vate financial and technical sources of assistance. It was sponsored by Stern, Bank of New York, Citibank, Deutsche Bank, Fleet Bank, HSBC, JP Morgan Chase, Merrill Lynch, and New York City Economic Devel- opment Corporation. Also on hand were representatives from other or- ganizations, such as insurance claims agents, the U.S. Department of Labor, and New York State Small Business Development Centers. Businesses who need long-term help have been linked to Stern Re- builds, a free consulting group com- prising NYU Stern MBA students, faculty, bank, and legal representa- tives. Stern Rebuilds is a cross-func- tional, multilingual program that of- fers practical, customized business solutions to small and medium New York City businesses affected by the September 11 tragedy. Stern Rebuilds teams help business owners in short- and long-term business plan develop- ment; marketing planning; financial strategy such as identifying funding also responded by hosting two events focused on the future of busi- ness. Academics and business leaders attended "The Future of Financial Markets in New York," which was sponsored by JP Morgan Chase and featured panelists from the Federal Reserve Board and Goldman Sachs. The second event—a planned con- needs; and SBA loan applications. ■ New York's Pace University ference called "Will the Securities In- dustry Meet Its ACID Test?"—was revamped to provide a forum for dis- cussing the impact of the disaster on the New York economy. Among the featured guests were the president of the New York Stock Exchange and the CEO of the National Association of Securities Dealers. "In addition, our Small Business Task Force to Study Major Issues in Management Education Development Center has been assist- ing businesses affected by the tragedy in securing recovery loan funds, man- agement and technical assistance, and free one-on-one counseling," says Barbara Rose Aglietti, director of Pace's office of communications and external relations. "Since the attacks, the center has assisted more than 30 small businesses." AACSB Reschedules Annual Meeting The 2002 Annual Meeting for AACSB International, originally scheduled for Bangkok, Thailand, in June, has been moved and rescheduled. The meeting will be held April 7 through 9 at the Hilton Chicago in Chicago, Illinois. Programs are being finalized for the AACSB Annual Meeting, and infor- mation is available on the organization's Web site, www.aacsb.edu. In an effort to focus on and influence the key is- sues facing business educators today, AACSB International has created the Management Education Task Force. Noting that business schools are oper- ating in a time of turbulence, the memorandum establishing the Task Force calls for "industrywide leader- ship to identify emerging issues and potential challenges, provide clear di- rection, and recommend institutional responses. Such leadership is beyond the reach for any single business school. AACSB International, as an association of collegiate schools of business, is uniquely qualified to pro- vide this leadership on a global basis." Six members of AACSB's Board of Directors will make up the Task Force, which will evolve to a perma- nent commission. Acting as chair is Judy Olian, dean of the Smeal Col- lege of Business Administration at Pennsylvania State University in Uni- versity Park. Other members of the Task Force are: Lee Caldwell, vice president and chief technology offi- cer, Hewlett-Packard Company, Boise, Idaho; Eric Cornuel, director general of efmd (European Founda- tion for Management Development), Brussels, Belgium; Howard Frank, BizEd JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2002 7 PAUL VISMARA/STOCK ILLUSTRATION SOURCE