Don’t Invite Death to Dinner* — Cultural Do’s and Don’ts of Working With Colleagues in Asia

Don’t Invite Death to Dinner* — Cultural Do’s and Don’ts of Working With Colleagues in Asia (Webinar)
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM (EST)
Register online by clicking here or visiting www.gwcnetwork.com

*About Inviting Death to Dinner
Chopsticks are used in many countries throughout Asia, and chopstick etiquette varies from country to country. In China and Japan, chopsticks should not be placed vertically in a bowl of rice. This resembles a funerary rite and an offering of food to the deceased. Placing crossed chopsticks on the table also may be considered a symbol of death.

To avoid disastrous faux pas, GWCN members, and other U.S.-based in-house attorneys and U.S.-based workplace compliance professionals, will get a crash-course in working successfully with colleagues in Asia from three savvy business travelers. This one-hour webinar will deliver practical tips for preparing your trip, conducting successful business meetings, and more. Based on their personal experience, our speakers will share stories that will help you decode local customs and interact more confidently with your colleagues from Asia.

Our panel of experts will include:

• Caroline Croft, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, U.S. State Department
• Paul B. Edelburg Esq., Counsel, Murtha Cullina LLP
• Wendy C. Shiba, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, KB Home

The panel will be moderated by Jacqueline Scott of Fortney & Scott, LLC, a Washington, D.C.-based law firm that advises and assists U.S. employers expanding outside the United States, and advises and counsels foreign-based clients on complying with U.S. workplace laws. With more than 25 years in practice, Ms. Scott has significant experience and expertise in adjudicating both U.S. and international commercial and employment disputes. She currently serves as the United States’ Member of the United Nations Administrative Tribunal, the seven-member, independent appellate forum of last resort that adjudicates claims made by United Nations employees, worldwide. She formerly served as First Vice President of the Tribunal. Ms. Scott is based in Washington, D.C. and also regularly adjudicates international disputes in both New York and Geneva, Switzerland.

About the Global Workplace Compliance Network

This webinar is presented by the Global Workplace Compliance Network (GWCN). The GWCN was created jointly by Fortney & Scott, LLC and ORC Worldwide to provide a unique source of information and networking for U.S.-based in-house attorneys and other U.S.-based workplace compliance professionals with responsibility for global employment issues. The GWCN puts members in contact with expertise from around the globe and provides a confidential forum for discussion and knowledge sharing. Membership privileges include four annual webinars presented by international experts; periodic updates on international workplace compliance developments; virtual roundtables and blogs; and a members-only website providing access to presentations, white papers and other practical materials from international law experts. For more information about joining the GWCN, visit www.gwcnetwork.com.

To Register for the Webinar
Register online by clicking here or visiting www.gwcnetwork.com

Non-members may attend by purchasing a guest pass for a fee of $195 ($125 for clients of ORC Networks and of FortneyScott). Guest pass fees can be applied to an annual GWCN membership purchased within 12 months of the webinar. Individuals may purchase guest passes to attend up to two GWCN webinars as non-members.

About Fortney & Scott, LLC
Fortney & Scott, LLC is a Washington, D.C.-based law firm providing workplace solutions. Its uniquely experienced legal team includes lawyers from the U. S. Department of Labor, former corporate counsel, the U. S. judge on an international tribunal, and alumni from leading law firms. FortneyScott represents clients in agency enforcement matters and rulemakings, and administrative hearings and judicial trial and appellate litigation matters. FortneyScott’s attorneys are nationally recognized alumni of large law firms and former senior officials of the federal government, who have joined to provide individually tailored professional services to their clients. The firm has a growing international practice counseling foreign-based clients on how to comply with U.S. workplace laws. FortneyScott also advises and assists U.S. employers in expanding outside the United States. For more information, visit www.fortneyscott.com.

About ORC Worldwide
ORC Worldwide (ORC) is a global consulting firm that delivers human resources management expertise and information. With practical insight and knowledge that spans geographies and industries, ORC has the expertise to address today’s critical workforce management issues. Senior managers and corporate in-counsel from more than 200 Fortune 500 companies participate in networks and other activities that ORC sponsors to improve compliance and management systems and practices in the areas of equal employment opportunity, affirmative action and diversity, and labor and employment law. For more information, visit www.orcworldwide.com.