[Aibec-l] AIBEc office open on Jan 9th

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DEAR AIBECERS:

THE AIBEC OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED ON DEC. 29TH AND WILL BE OPEN AGAIN ON THE 9TH
OF JAN.

AIBEC WISHES EVERYONE A SAFE AND HAPPY HOLIDAY SEASON.

YOURS TRULY,
ART FRANCZEK

Dear AIBEcers:

Registration is currently open for AIBEc's Spring 2006 schedule that begins on
Monday Jan. 16th 2006. In an effort to meet the ever changing Russian
environment AIBEc is offering some new and updated courses this semester:

-Comparative/Advanced Accounting will place a special emphasis on Valuation
issues that impact many areas of business and also issues concerning
International Accounting Standards. Please note that Taxation will be offered
in the Fall 2006 semester.

-Marketing Action will be taught by Vadim Gregorian (AIBEc/INSEAD graduate),
this course is esentially the same as Strategic marketing and will cover many
cutting edge Marketing techniques. This course was very popular with students
who felt that it was both creative and practical.

-Managing People in Organizations will be taught by Jerome Dumetz who has done
extensive research in this area, Jerome has been a popular instructor at AIBEc
and has been a presenter at the American Chamber of Commerce and the
Association of European Businesses. This course will address many practical
management issues and will be both creative and interesting.

- Strategic Management will again be taught by Gerald Rohan who is a top expert
at PWC and he has many years of practical experience in the application of
strategic issues.

- Marketing Communication is a new course that covers many issues of interest to
Marketing professionals. Gregory Troussav who has extensive experience in Public
Relations, Advertising and Marketing issues. Gregory's course on Marketing
research was very popular with AIBEc students.

-Understanding Unspoken Business Patterns is a very unique and special course
that will be taught by a Phd with many years of experience in this area.

-Business Planning with Kostya Kontor will provide students with many practical
skills that are most useful in many areas of business..

AIBEc is proud of its Spring schedule and designed its courses to provide
students with useful and practical skills to advance their careers.

PLEASE REGISTER EARLY SO THAT MATERIALS CAN BE PREPARED. ALSO PLEASE NOTE THAT
YOU CAN REGISTER BY FAX.

YOURS TRULY,
ART fRANCZEK



Course offerings, Spring Semester:
January 16 - April 29, 2006


Financial Accounting:  This course provides students with a thorough review of
accounting issues of importance to most organizations, such as Accrual
Accounting, Bad Debts, Inventories, Investments, Cash Flows and Ratio Analysis.
US GAAP and IAS concepts are emphasized. Fridays 7pm to 10pm, Art Franczek

Managerial Accounting:  This course provides students with a thorough review of
most Managerial Accounting issues of importance to many organizations such as
Cost Allocation, Activity Based Costing, Budgeting, Standard Costing, Just In
Time Inventory and many other topics. Tuesdays 7pm to 10pm, Art Franczek

Updated! Comparative/Advanced Accounting: This course covers advanced topics
such as Leasing, Valuations, Consolidated Financial Statements, Foreign
Currency Transactions and Translation. Also Russia’s transition to IAS will be
discussed in detail as the professor has worked on a project with the World
Bank dealing with this issue. A special emphasis will be placed on comparisons
between GAAP and IAS. Wednesdays 7pm to 10pm, Art Franczek

Corporate Finance: This course is an introduction to allocation of capital over
time, capital budgeting, financial management and other topics using basic
mathematical models. This course focuses upon the application of Corporate
Finance issues in Russia. Thursdays 7pm to 10pm, Konstantin Kontor

Capital Markets and Financial Institutions: This course consists of two major
parts. The first part is devoted to the nature, role, and functioning of
financial institutions in the developed capital markets. The second part deals
with the Russian capital markets and financial institutions. The principle goal
here is to screen the local experience against worldwide theory and practices in
order to identify both common and specific features of developed and emeging
markets.  Tuesdays 7pm to 10pm, Konstantin Kontor

Business Planning in The Russian Environment: This course is a prototype of a
long-prepared format of Field Study - a standard and mandatory course at all
business schools. In a Field Study the students in a group analyze a real
project at a real company. Class sessions will be arranged on a special
flexible schedule. Special assistance in the preparation of the business plan
will be provided.  Special schedule, Konstantin Kontor

NEW! Understanding Unspoken Business Patterns: This course examines the
manifestations and roots of the irrational, both positive and destructive
processes in corporations. Of particular interest will be the ideas and
particular tools for better understanding of the unconscious needs and
emotional reasoning that usually stay shadowed and unspoken. Fridays 7pm to
10pm, Ekaterina Mikhailova

Principles of Marketing: This course provides students with an overview of
marketing in a modern international business. The latest materials and case
studies are used in this course. Mondays 7pm to 10pm, Tom Nastas

NEW! Marketing Action: This course focuses on Brand Strategy and Implementation
with an emphasis on luxury goods. The professor for this course will be an
AIBEc and INSEAD graduate Vadim Grigoryan. Saturdays 1 pm to 4 pm (schedule
subject to change), Vadim Grigoryan

NEW! Marketing Communications :  This course examines topics such as Public
Relations, Advertising and Sales Negotiations. The course will be extremely
interactive and a significant portion of the class will be devoted to business
games, presentations and other training activities. Wednesdays 7pm to 10pm,
Gregory Troussov

Strategic Management:  Recent topics in Strategy as they are applied
internationally and in Russia will be discussed. Many recent cases will be used
and there will be a special focus on implementation of strategies. Thursdays 7pm
to 10pm, Gerald Rohan

Managing People in Organizations: This course provides students with the
application of Social Sciences to problems of managing individuals and the
teams in large and small businesses. Mondays 7pm to 10pm, Jerome Dumetz

                                                   For more information:
call at 438-1439, website: www.aibec.org;  e-mail ;info.aibec at co.ru