A special event at Georgia Tech on March 30, 2007 is the first of several regional meetings that the Industry Studies Committee (ISC) will sponsor, with the objective of promoting awareness of common interests among industry studies scholars. Chip White and Pat McCarthy (directors of the Trucking industry center and CPBIS respectively) are the co-hosts for this event and have taken lead roles in preparing the program.

The Industry Studies Southeastern Meeting will be an opportunity for invited participants to share information about their research programs and learn about the research interests of other industry studies scholars in the region. In addition, information will be provided about small grants that the Sloan Foundation makes available to support the development of industry studies, and participants will discuss how the organization that is building around industry studies can help to support career development and promote individual research programs.