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Welcome to the fifth issue of the Marketplace Community Newsletter.
100,000 Marketplace Users and Counting 
ILS had a remarkable year in 2007. ILS surpassed the 100,000 participant mark in November, 2007.
Why have we been so successful? Read why...
Development of Assessment Tools to Satisfy AACSB Requirements Regarding Assurance of Learning

The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) requires that business schools specify their learning objectives and measure how well they are meeting these objectives. Read how Marketplace is meeting these requirements. 
Looking for Beta Testers for Online Assurance of Learning Assessment 
ILS has been working to develop an Assurance of Learning Assessment tool that will help instructors gauge students’ progress and learning during the simulation. We are looking for several schools that would be willing to administer the assessment to their students during the spring term. 
The 27th Marketplace Global Competition - September 2008 
Looking for some additional excitement for your class? Think about joining the next Marketplace Global Competition. With a mixture of college teams from around the world, the participants gain insight into the ways of thinking and business strategies of other cultures. And, it is just more fun to compete on an international scale.
Train The Trainers Workshop 
Want a quick course on how to get the most out of Marketplace? Sign up for our next Train The Trainers Workshop. It is FREE!
New and Improved Simulations 
Check out the improvements we have made to our current games.
New Sources and Prices for textbook, The Management of Strategy in the Marketplace 
Looking for a textbook, or just some chapters to provide managerial guidance? Consider the Cadotte and Bruce textbook, The Management of Strategy in the Marketplace.
Take a Look at What Some of Our Marketplace Faculty Are Doing

Gary Gaeth and the University of Iowa Take the Lead in Graduate Use of Marketplace 
Sharon Thach Goes to The University of Tunis al-Manar 
Kate Mackie Brings Together Students from Mexico and Austria for an Exciting Competition 
Michael Lobbestael’s Class at Michigan State University is Featured in Entrepreneur.com 
New Names at Innovative Learning Solutions
ILS has added three new staff members to expand our development team, sales department and the support staff - Ken Lonseth, Christelle MacGuire and Zeb Stiles.
New Staff at eBridge, Our Sister Organization in Slovakia 
eBridge recently added two talented programmers to their development team as well:
Pavel Tichy
Martin Laco
The Future Looks Bright 
Stay tuned to find out what is new and exciting at Innovative Learning Solutions
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