Friday, November 13, 2026
HOW TO ENTER THE CENTRAL ASIAN MARKET
Location: WOLF’S HEAD INN 6937 Joliet Rd., Indian Head Park, IL at the Strip Mall Wolf and Joliet Rds.
Designed for businesses: • NEW TO EXPORT • NEW TO MARKET
Agenda:
11:15 REGISTRATION/NETWORKING
11:30 WORKING LUNCH
12:00 WELCOME/INTRODUCTORY REMARKS Professor Harry C. Lepinske, Founding CAPRC chairman, Honorary professor Naxcian University, Naxcian, Autonomous Republic, Azerbaijan
12:30 TIMELY REPORT FROM BAKU Basrad Pashayev, Baku, Azerbaijan
13:00 MARKETING AND ADVERTISING IN CENTRAL ASIA Dr. Colleen Hickman Indiana University NW, CAPRC advisory board member
13:30 LOGISTICS CHALLENGES IN CENTRAL ASIA Larry Bagmakovich, Midwest Sales Manager, BDG International, Inc, and CAPRC advisory board member
14:00 CONCLUDING REMARKS James Skowon
Registration fee, $45
Please email your Name and Address to:
[email protected]
or mail to
CAPRC
407 East Madison St., Unit 20
Dodgeville, WI 53533
Business Lectures Series Continues in 2027
With 28 years of success, the CAPRC plans to continue its Business/Management Lecture Series via Zoom during February and March 2027. Designed for Central Asian university students and young professionals, the program is open to young professional of all countries to those who qualify.
There is NO REGISTRATION FEE. Official enrollment is required. Those who complete at least six of the seven lectures will be awarded a “Certificate of Achievement”. All lectures will originate from the Midwest United States at 0800 on Tuesdays. That is 1700 in Baku. Classes will average 60-90 minutes.
All instructors are well respected prominent University professors.
The seven week schedule is:
FEBRUARY 2 INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS Prof. Gregory Boyan
FEBRUARY 9, ENTREPRENEURSHIP Prof. Gregory Boyan
FEBRUARY 16, ORGANIZATION MANAGEMENT Prof. Ronald Melka
FEBRUARY 23, INTRODUCTION TO MARKETING Dr. Colleen Hickman
MARCH 2 QUALITY MANAGEMENT Prof. Ronald Melka
MARCH 9, UNDERSTANDING PRODUCTIVITY Prof. Ronald Melka
MARCH 16, LEADERSHIP Prof. Gregory Boyan
To register, simply send to: [email protected]
1. Full Name
2. Mailing address
3. Phone number
4. E-mail address
5. A two-three paragraph biography (CV) Deadline for registration is January 15, 2027
Updated as of October 13, 2026 Michael Alexander Krzyston