CLODE has first Board meeting
and sets research priorities.

CLODE had its first corporate partnership board meeting on February 1st. The meeting included Michigan State faculty and Corporate Executives from Dow Chemical, Ford Motor Company, IBM, and Solectron. After the Board Meeting Dinner, CLODE Founding Board Members Dave Kepler of Dow Chemical, Stu Reed of IBM, Dave Cooper of Solectron, and Marv Adams of Ford met with President Simon and Dean Duncan at the Breslin President's box.
On February 1st, CLODE had its first board meeting. The board members discussed their interest in the center, what activities and products that the center should provide, and what can be done to make the center truly distinctive. The above picture was taken at the dinner with MSU faculty and Board Members.

"We hope the new center will emerge as a premier source of research and insights about how firms can embrace the transformation to a digital enterprise, as we generate related economic, strategic, managerial and organizational knowledge.