Canada-US Corporate Geography 2007
Tentative Schedule
February 22-24, 2007
Thursday, February 22
Opening reception at the GatewayCenter, University of NorthTexas (North Texas Boulevard, Denton). 7-9pm.
Friday, February 23
All conference events today are at the GatewayCenter. Registration open from 8am-3pm.
1. Panel Discussion: Corporate Geography – Past, Present, and Future (8:30 am -10:00 am)
James O. Wheeler (University of Georgia)
Kyle Stewart (Buxton, Fort Worth)
Rod Johnson (Canadian Consulate – Dallas)
Jeanette Rice (Crescent Real Estate Equities, Fort Worth)
Chair: Murray D. Rice (University of NorthTexas)
2. Refreshment Break (10:00 am -10:30 am)
3. Research Presentations – Morning Session (10:30 am -11:50 am)
A. The Geography of Urban Development
1. Chris Leonard (University of NorthTexas), Measuring the Impact of Rail Transit on Surrounding Property Values in DallasCounty: A Hedonic Approach, 10:30-10:50
2. Michael Seman (University of NorthTexas), More Buildings About Songs and Food: A Case Study of Omaha’s Slowdown Project, 10:50-11:10
3. Franck Chignier-Riboulon (Clermont-FerrandUniversity), French Free Tax Zones: A Tool for Improving Declining Neighborhoods?, 11:10-11:30
Chair: Donald Lyons (University of NorthTexas)
B. Retail Geography
1. Christopher Daniel and Tony Hernandez (RyersonUniversity), Corporate Restructuring in the Canadian Retail Industry: Trends and Impacts, 10:30-10:50
2. Brian Lorch (LakeheadUniversity) and Tony Hernandez (RyersonUniversity), The Functional Reconfiguration of Canadian Regional Shopping Malls, 10:50-11:10
3. Kyle Stewart and Tim White (Buxton), Retail Modeling Methodologies and Market Optimization: A Buxton Case Study, 11:10-11:30
4. Presenter Panel Discussion: Issues in North American Retail, 11:30-11:50
Chair: Tony Hernandez (RyersonUniversity)
4. Lunch (12:00 noon -1:30 pm)
5. Research Presentations – Afternoon Session (1:30 pm -2:30 pm)
A. The Geography of Manufacturing and Processing Activities
1. Istvan Iegresi (University of Oklahoma), FDI and the Restructuring of the Romanian Automotive Industry, 1:30-1:50
2. Ian Maclachlan and Ivan Townshend (University of Lethbridge), Hijacking Meat Packing When Capacity Was Lacking: Alternative Models of Agricultural Processing in the Wake of the BSE Crisis in Canada’s Prairie West, 1:50-2:10
3. Paul Hendershot (Greater Dallas Chamber of Commerce), Examining Targeted Growth Opportunities: Industrial Linkages in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metropolitan Region, 2:10-2:30
Chair: Brian Lorch (LakeheadUniversity)
B. The Geography of Finance and Elite Corporate Activities
1. Joachim Arnold (University of Bayreuth), The Spatial Evolution of Foreign Multinational Corporations in Germany, 1:30-1:50
2. Darren Purcell and Andrew Hoang (University of Oklahoma), Community Chartered Credit Unions: Too Far A-Field?, 1:50-2:10
3. Donald Lyons and Murray Rice (University of NorthTexas), Consistent Business Generators: Urban Leaders in Canada’s Next Wave, 2:10-2:30
4. Murray D. Rice (University of NorthTexas), Milford B. Green (University of Western Ontario), Sean O’Hagan (Nipissing University) and Michael Seman (University of North Texas), Interlocking Directorates: North American Corporate Boards and the Interurban Extension of Influence and Information, 2:30-2:50
Chair: Darren Purcell (University of Oklahoma)
6. Refreshment Break, Sponsored by Altavision Geographics (3:00 pm -3:30 pm)
7. The Altavision Geographics Keynote Presentation (3:30 pm -4:30 pm)
Milford B. Green (University of Western Ontario), The Myth of Globalization
Discussant: Donald Lyons (University of NorthTexas)
8. Free Time (4:30 pm -6:00 pm)
9. Conference Banquet (6:00 pm -9:00 pm)
Saturday, February 24
Metroplex Fieldtrip (8:30 am - 3:00 pm)
Fieldtrip is departing from the front doors of the Radisson Hotel, Denton (directly across I-35E from the UNTGatewayCenter).
8:30 am – Noon
Denton, AllianceAirport and Neighboring Industrial Areas, Buxton Offices, Walking Tour of Downtown Fort Worth
Noon – 1:30 pm
Lunch Break in Downtown Fort Worth (lunch not provided, but several restaurants are accessible and close by)
1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Irving/Las Colinas, Downtown Dallas, North ParkCenter
DFW airport drop off is available at the end of the tour – please notify conference organizers in advance if you would like this.
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