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  <body>&lt;a href='http://static0.shopify.com/s/files/1/0002/1183/files/Women_Technology_and_Entre_FINAL.pdf'&gt;&lt;img src='/images/admin/icons/mimes/pdf.gif' alt='' /&gt;Click here to view Dr. Griffy-Brown's presentation.&lt;/a&gt;

*Thursday, May 14, 2009*

Amidst a serious global economic downturn, women are emerging as critical players in business innovation in Japan. The recession of the 1990&#8217;s was followed by expansive growth in the digital life of Japanese citizens, providing a foundation for businesses and business models arising from new areas within the socio-economic infrastructure of Japan. This has significantly changed Japan&#8217;s entrepreneurial environment, fostering the rise of women entrepreneurs. Join our lunchtime discussion group as Dr. Charla Griffy-Brown explores the ongoing transformation of social and institutional logic in Japan at the edge of the new digital frontier.

*Charla Griffy-Brown, Ph.D.*, is currently an Associate Professor of Information Systems and Technology Management and holds the Denny Endowed Chair at Pepperdine University&#8217;s Graziadio School of Business and Management. Dr. Griffy-Brown&#8217;s primary areas of research are information systems and business innovation, particularly in the in the Asia-Pacific. She has written extensively on technology and business development in Japan. With her co-author, Vinnie Jauhari, she recently published a book of global case studies entitled, _Women, Technology and Entrepreneurship._

*Time:*
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Check In: 11:45am
Program: Noon to 1:30pm

*Location:*
San Francisco State University Downtown Campus
835 Market Street, 5th Floor, Room #558
San Francisco, CA [&quot;map&quot;:http://maps.google.com/maps?q=835+Market+Street,+sf&amp;oe=utf-8&amp;rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&amp;client=firefox-a&amp;um=1&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;split=0&amp;gl=us&amp;ei=GlrRSeHdIJrlnQf4nsnvCQ&amp;sa=X&amp;oi=geocode_result&amp;resnum=1&amp;ct=title]


*Cost:*
Free for Japan Society members &amp; students
$5 General Admission (collected by the Japan Society)


_Co-sponsored by &quot;San Francisco State University College of Business&quot;:http://cob.sfsu.edu/cob/index.cfm and the &quot;USF Center for the Pacific Rim&quot;:http://www.pacificrim.usfca.edu/ _

_This is a lecture event hosted by the Japan Society of Northern California. Guest passes issued by the Japan Society will be accepted at the door. *The deadline to RSVP for this event is Friday, May 8, 2009*; refunds will not be made after this date. Advance registration is requested, as seating is limited. Lunch is not provided, but guests are welcome to bring their own lunch._
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  <body-html>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='http://static0.shopify.com/s/files/1/0002/1183/files/Women_Technology_and_Entre_FINAL.pdf'&gt;&lt;img src='/images/admin/icons/mimes/pdf.gif' alt='' /&gt;Click here to view Dr. Griffy-Brown&amp;#8217;s presentation.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Thursday, May 14, 2009&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;Amidst a serious global economic downturn, women are emerging as critical players in business innovation in Japan. The recession of the 1990&#8217;s was followed by expansive growth in the digital life of Japanese citizens, providing a foundation for businesses and business models arising from new areas within the socio-economic infrastructure of Japan. This has significantly changed Japan&#8217;s entrepreneurial environment, fostering the rise of women entrepreneurs. Join our lunchtime discussion group as Dr. Charla Griffy-Brown explores the ongoing transformation of social and institutional logic in Japan at the edge of the new digital frontier.&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Charla Griffy-Brown, Ph.D.&lt;/strong&gt;, is currently an Associate Professor of Information Systems and Technology Management and holds the Denny Endowed Chair at Pepperdine University&#8217;s Graziadio School of Business and Management. Dr. Griffy-Brown&#8217;s primary areas of research are information systems and business innovation, particularly in the in the Asia-Pacific. She has written extensively on technology and business development in Japan. With her co-author, Vinnie Jauhari, she recently published a book of global case studies entitled, &lt;em&gt;Women, Technology and Entrepreneurship.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Time:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thursday, May 14, 2009&lt;br /&gt;Check In: 11:45am&lt;br /&gt;Program: Noon to 1:30pm&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Location:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;San Francisco State University Downtown Campus&lt;br /&gt;835 Market Street, 5th Floor, Room #558&lt;br /&gt;San Francisco, &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;CA &lt;/span&gt;[&lt;a href=&quot;http://maps.google.com/maps?q=835+Market+Street,+sf&amp;#38;oe=utf-8&amp;#38;rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&amp;#38;client=firefox-a&amp;#38;um=1&amp;#38;ie=UTF-8&amp;#38;split=0&amp;#38;gl=us&amp;#38;ei=GlrRSeHdIJrlnQf4nsnvCQ&amp;#38;sa=X&amp;#38;oi=geocode_result&amp;#38;resnum=1&amp;#38;ct=title&quot;&gt;map&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cost:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Free for Japan Society members &amp;#38; students&lt;br /&gt;$5 General Admission (collected by the Japan Society)&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Co-sponsored by &lt;a href=&quot;http://cob.sfsu.edu/cob/index.cfm&quot;&gt;San Francisco State University College of Business&lt;/a&gt; and the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pacificrim.usfca.edu/&quot;&gt;USF Center for the Pacific Rim&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;This is a lecture event hosted by the Japan Society of Northern California. Guest passes issued by the Japan Society will be accepted at the door. &lt;strong&gt;The deadline to &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;RSVP&lt;/span&gt; for this event is Friday, May 8, 2009&lt;/strong&gt;; refunds will not be made after this date. Advance registration is requested, as seating is limited. Lunch is not provided, but guests are welcome to bring their own lunch.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</body-html>
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