June 4, 2009
Alan Tonelson, Research Fellow for the U.S. Business and Industry Council Educational Foundation, will address the Akron Roundtable luncheon at its NEW LOCATION on June 18, 2009, at 12:00 p.m. in Quaker Station at Quaker Square Inn on the campus of The University of Akron, 135 South Broadway, Downtown Akron.
Alan Tonelson is a Research Fellow at the U.S. Business and Industry Council Educational Foundation, a Washington, D.C.-based research organization studying U.S. economic, national security, and technology policy.
Tonelson is also a columnist for the Foundation's globalization website, Tradealert.org and a Research Associate at the George Washington University Center for International Science and Technology Policy.
In Fall 2002, he became the Henry L. Stimson Center's third Visiting Fellow in China.
Tonelson's book on globalization, The Race to the Bottom, was published in 2000 by Westview Press and issued in paperback in Fall 2002.
Tonelson comments on economic and foreign policy issues frequently for radio and television programs such as The Newshour with Jim Lehrer and The Nightly Business Report.
His articles and reviews have appeared in many leading national publications, including Foreign Affairs, The Atlantic, Foreign Policy, The New York Times and The Washington Post.
Tonelson has also lectured frequently on these subjects at universities, government agencies and civic and business groups in the United States, Europe, China and Japan.
A former Associate Editor of Foreign Policy and Fellow at the Economic Strategy Institute, Tonelson holds a B.A. with highest honors in history from Princeton University.
Akron Roundtable is open to the public. ADVANCE RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED. Tickets for the luncheon and program are $15.00. To make a reservation, order online at www.akronroundtable.org , or mail a check to Akron Roundtable, P.O. Box 1051, Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44223.
PRESS CONFERENCE WITH ALAN TONELSON, RESEARCH FELLOW AT THE U.S. BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION WILL BE:
Thursday, June 18, 2009 - 11:30 A.M.
Quaker Station at Quaker Square Inn on the campus of The University of Akron
135 South Broadway, Downtown Akron
Station Foyer
