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You are cordially invited to attend the Ninth Annual
Chicago Celebrates International Women's Day
Fair and Luncheon!
Join us on Monday, March 8th! Details below under
"Event Announcements" and on www.chicagowomensday.org.
Presented by: International Visitors Center of Chicago, International
Trade Club of Chicago and Union League Club of Chicago
Homestay Hosts Needed!
The International Visitors Center of Chicago seeks homestay hosts for
a delegation of young professionals from Taiwan (March 30-May 22) as well
as public broadcasting professionals from Georgia (April 7-April
28). If interested, please contact:
for Taiwan Delegation: Marian Reich, mreich@ivcc.org,
312-254-1800 x103
for Georgian Delegation: Donna Sadlicki, dsadlicki@ivcc.org, 312-254-1800 x104
Thank you!
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Summary-Upcoming IVCC Events & Visitors (Details Below)
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Summary-Upcoming IVCC Events & Visitors (Details
Below)
Brief List of Upcoming Events
- Monday, March 8: International
Women's Day Celebration
- Save the Date! Wednesday,
March 24: Young Internationals event featuring guest speakers from
the U.S. Department of State Office of Language Services
- Tuesday, April 27: Citizen
Diplomacy Summit~Young Professionals Networking Reception &
Program
Brief
List of Upcoming Visitors
- Pakistan-U.S. Foreign Policy
& Journalism-February 18-24
- Poland-Investigative
Journalism-February 18-20
- Russia-Food Safety-February
27-March 1
- Italy-Organized Crime
Prevention-February 27-March 3
- Asia Regional
Project-Journalism-March 12-17 (meal hospitality requested; please see details below)
- Taiwan-International Trade
Institute Program-March 30-May 22 (homestay hosts
needed; please see details below)
- Georgia-Community Connections
Program-Public Broadcasting-April 7-April 28 (homestay hosts
needed; please see details below)
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Event Announcements
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Chicago
Celebrates International Women's Day
The
International Visitors Center of Chicago, the International Trade Club of
Chicago and the Union League Club of Chicago cordially invite you to
attend the Ninth Annual Chicago Celebrates International Women's Day
International Fair and Luncheon.
Monday, March 8, 2010
10:30am- International Fair
Noon- Luncheon featuring Master of Ceremonies: Ms. Dina Bair, Medical
Anchor/Reporter, WGN TV
The Union League Club of Chicago
65 W. Jackson Boulevard
Chicago, IL
"The International Epidemic of Antibiotic Resistance: Women are
the Key to Protection and Prevention"
Featuring keynote speaker: Ms. Maryn McKenna
Maryn McKenna is an independent journalist and author who specializes in
public health, medicine and health policy. She writes features for
national magazines and news stories for an infectious-disease website.
In addition to her new book, Superbug: The Fatal Menace of MRSA,
about the rise of drug-resistant staph around the world, she is working
on projects on polio eradication and on emergency room overcrowding.
From 1995-2006, she was a national desk writer at the Atlanta
Journal-Constitution, where she was the only U.S. journalist assigned to
full-time coverage of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and
embedded with a CDC investigative team during the 2001 anthrax-letter
attacks. She has reported from the Indian Ocean tsunami and from
Hurricane Katrina, as well as from Southeast Asia, India, Africa and the
Arctic. She has covered pandemic influenza since 1997, when she wrote the
first story in the American media on the potential threat posed by avian
flu H5N1.
Thank you to our Event Partners-
American Association of University Women-Illinois, Consulate General of
Canada in Chicago, Fulbright Association-Chicago Chapter, Heartland
International, The Musicians Club of Women, National Association of Women
Business Owners-Chicago Area, Organization of Women in International
Trade-Chicago, Professional Women's Club of Chicago, The Union League
Club of Chicago Authors Group, The US National Committee for UNIFEM
(United Nations Development Fund for Women) Chicago Chapter
Cost-
$60- Luncheon Cost
$75- Display table at the International Fair (non-profit organizations);
includes one lunch ticket
$100- Display table at the International Fair (for-profit organizations);
includes one lunch ticket
$650- Display table at the fair and 10-top luncheon table
Sponsorship opportunities available.
For more information and to register by Monday, March 1st, please visit www.chicagowomensday.org, or contact
Lexy Sobel, International Visitors Center of Chicago, 312-254-1800 x102
or Lsobel@ivcc.org.
Limited space available for display tables.
The Union League Club of Chicago's dress code is business
casual. No jeans or gym shoes allowed.
Citizen Diplomacy Summit~Young Professionals Reception & Program
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
6:00-8:00pm
Baker & McKenzie, 130 E. Randolph Street, Chicago, IL 60601
Join us for a networking reception and program on "The Importance of
Building International Diplomacy Skills" featuring Ms. Cari Guittard,
Executive Director, Business for Diplomatic Action, and Former Special
Assistant to the Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public
Affairs.
Attend to learn about the Business for Diplomatic Action's national
campaign for improving citizen diplomacy and how you can work with our
local partners in Chicago to improve the image of Americans abroad.
Learn about strategies for improving your international diplomacy skills
and how you can take an active role in Citizen Diplomacy-the concept that
every individual has the right, even the responsibility, to help shape
U.S. foreign relations, "one handshake at a time."
The Business for Diplomatic Action is a private sector led a-political,
non-profit, whose purpose is to enlist the U.S. business community in
public diplomacy efforts aimed at building new bridges of understanding
for America with the world.
Join the national movement among young professionals across the U.S. and
engage in Citizen Diplomacy today!
Partners~
American Southeast Europe Chamber of Commerce
The Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Committee on International Affairs for Public Policy, The University of
Chicago Harris School of Public Policy
Cost: $15 for Members of IVCC & Event Partners; Non-members, $20
Register here!
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International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP): Upcoming
Visitor Programs
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Description: This U.S. Department of State program
identifies foreign leaders in a variety of fields to visit the U.S. for 3
weeks (visiting 3-5 cities) to meet their professional counterparts,
explore their thematic interest area(s), and experience America
firsthand. These visitors stay in hotels.
If
you are interested in meeting with these visitors professionally and/or
socially for meals in your home, please contact John Baum at (312)
254-1800 x100 or jbaum@ivcc.org.
Meal hosting is a benefit of membership with the International Visitors
Center of Chicago. Click here for membership
opportunities.
Pakistan
8 Journalists
Focus for Chicago Visit: To gain insight into domestic influence on U.S.
foreign policy.
Dates for Chicago Visit: February 18-24, 2010
Poland
Journalist, Rzeczpospolita Daily
Focus for Chicago Visit: To learn about best investigative journalism
practices in the U.S.
Dates for Chicago Visit: February 18-20, 2010
Russia
10 Food Safety Scientists
Focus for Chicago Visit: To gain insight into U.S. corporate perspective
on food safety standards.
Dates for Chicago Visit: February 27-March 1, 2010
Italy
3 Law Enforcement Professionals
Focus for Chicago Visit: To learn about organized crime prevention
strategies.
Dates for Chicago Visit: February 27-March 3, 2010
Asia Regional Project
6 Journalists from Afghanistan, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Philippines
and Malaysia
Meal hospitality requested for the evening of Friday, March
12th. This delegation will be divided into three separate pairs of
two for meal hosting. If interested in hosting two delegates,
please contact John Baum at (312) 254-1800 x100 or jbaum@ivcc.org.
Focus for Chicago Visit: To explore the role of religion in fostering
understanding between people and cultures in the U.S.
Dates for Chicago Visit: March 12-17, 2010
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Taiwan International Trade Institute Program: Homestay
Hosts & Internship Hosts Needed!
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Description: The Taiwanese delegates will be working in
Chicago-area organizations as high-level interns Mondays-Thursdays to
improve business and English communication skills with Fridays designated
for organized tours, educational seminars, or free-time.
Homestay Hosts Requested!
The International Visitors Center of Chicago, in partnership with
Roosevelt University, is seeking Chicago-area residents who would like to
open their homes to the Taiwanese delegates during their professional
exchange program.
Dates: March 30-May 22, 2010 (hosting opportunities for 4 or 8 weeks)
13 English-speaking young business professionals from Taiwan (5 men, 8
women, ages 23-29)
Homestay Requirements: Participants must have own room in the home and
full board. Generous stipend is provided to homestay hosts.
We ask the homestay hosts to provide:
-a separate bedroom for the delegate and access to a private or shared
bathroom;
-full board: have all meals together with the delegate or have food
available for him or her; and
-quality time spent with Taiwanese guests to share experiences/insights
about daily life and culture in Chicago
If interested or to learn more, contact Marian Reich at (312) 254-1800
x103 or mreich@ivcc.org.
Internship Hosts Requested!
Roosevelt University, Heller College of Business is looking for
companies interested in hosting an unpaid international business student
intern.
This program provides Taiwanese graduate-level students with an 8 week
internship in Chicago. Students will arrive in Chicago on March 29
and depart from Chicago on May 21, 2010. These internships are
unpaid and FREE to each Chicago based company. An Info Session will
be held on February 10th from 7:30AM to 8:30AM at 18 S. Michigan, 4th
Floor. If interested, please RSVP to Kristin Nance via email at knane@roosevelt.edu or phone by 312.281.3326.
The Objectives of the internship:
・To give the student
first-hand experience with a foreign culture and environment.
・To give the student
first-hand knowledge of the market and economies of their chosen country.
・To give the student a
more global perspective.
・To develop the
student's confidence in dealing with non-native situations.
・To polish the student's
communication skills in English.
Internship Requirements:
1. The duration for the internship is eight weeks.
2. Each company hosts one student at a time, or hosts two students but
places them in different departments.
3. ITI requests that each company assign a staff member to be the
intern's mentor.
4. ITI requests that students should be placed in English speaking and
business-related enterprises.
5. Three types of work are preferred:
a. Working in one or more departments to develop
an understanding of daily operations.
b. Participating in special projects.
c. Visiting clients with staff members from the
sales department.
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Georgia Community Connections Program: Homestay Hosts
Needed!
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Description: These programs provide professional training
and exposure to free market systems and encourage public-private
partnerships. Programs include homestays, cultural activities,
action planning and volunteer opportunities. Small homestay
stipends available.
- Georgia: April 7-April 28
10
Public Broadcasting Professionals looking at the topics of objective news
reporting and quality programming in Chicago
We ask the homestay hosts to provide:
-a separate bedroom for 1-2 delegates and access to a private or shared
bathroom;
-breakfast daily and some dinners; and
-quality time spent with Georgian guests to share experiences/insights
about daily life and culture in Chicago
If interested, please contact Donna Sadlicki at (312) 254-1800 x104 or dsadlicki@ivcc.org.
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Other International Events
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The International Visitors Center of Chicago is a partner
for the following event.
Chicago Sister Cities International cordially invites you to the
Second Annual International Business Breakfast
Keynote Address by The Honorable Richard M. Daley, Mayor, City of Chicago
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
7:00am-Registration
7:30am-Reception
8:00am-Presentation/Remarks
The Palmer House Hilton, Grand Ballroom
17 E. Monroe Street, Chicago
Cost: $75 per person; sponsorship opportunities available
For more information and/or to register, click here.
Other International Opportunities Around Town
HONG KONG at the FULCRUM POINT
February 25, 2010, 7:30 pm
Thorne Auditorium of Northwestern University
375 E Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611
Celebrate the Year of the Tiger
A multi-media Hong Kong fanfare featuring the American Debut of the
Windpipe Chinese Ensemble, Fulcrum Point New Music Project, with special
video appearance by Manga comic artist - Lee Chi-Ching.
-Showcasing two World Premieres: "Ode to the Tiger" and
"Drumming Ridge"
-"Cat & Rat - Legend of the Chinese Zodiac" based on the
illustrated book by Caldecott Award winner Ed Young; performed with
reading and video
-Plus modern works that blend the traditional with the contemporary
FREE ADMISSION
RSVP is required.
To redeem your e-ticket (up to 4 per RSVP), please email: RSVP@fulcrumpoint.org with full contact information
before February 22, 2010.
More info: www.fulcrumpoint.org
or phone: 312-726-3846
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