Friday, February 3rd - OVERNIGHT HOME STAY for Indonesian Entrepreneurs
IVC will be hosting 8 entrepreneurs, educators, innovators and policy makers from Indonesia on Friday, February 3rd.  We're looking for 4 to 8 hosts for a ONE NIGHT HOMESTAY - the ultimate American experience! 

The visitors from Indonesia are visiting the U.S. on the Department of State's International Visitor Leadership Program to look at the development of entrepreneurship in the U.S.  They will examine the role of entrepreneurship as it relates to the economy and the role of federal and local governments in promoting, assisting, and supporting entrepreneurs.
Contact Jennifer McGinn at 215-683-0993 if you are interested in hosting!

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BRAZIL
January 29 - February 1, 2012
Nine judges from several provinces of the Federative Republic of Brazil will be visiting Philadelphia to inquire in various aspects of the U.S. judicial  system from small claims courts to the U.S. Supreme Court. They will be reviewing methods used for arbitration and mediation, the role of congress in the judicial process as well as overviewing court administration, statistics and how the U.S. establishes processes for preventing waste and corruption within the judicial system.

BRAZIL
January 26 - February 1, 2012
Entitled "After School Violence and Drug Prevention Programs," the program designed for three Brazilian visitors will provide an overview of the U.S. education system, innovative prevention programs on drugs and violence, and the role of education officials in supporting violence and drug prevention programs here in Philadelphia and other parts of the U.S. Specifically in Philadelphia, the delegation will be engaging in appointments which focus on drug and trade issues in the surrounding regions of the State of Pennsylvania as well as the public/private partnership efforts to create awareness of drug/violence prevention.

IRAQ
January 24 - 26, 2012
A three-week, State Department-sponsored project brings a seven person Iraqi delegation of officials to Philadelphia for an examination of U.S. efforts to promote government transparency. Their objectives will be to explore and study the U.S. government budget process and financial accountability, rule of law and anti-corruption efforts, and the underlying principles of the U.S. judicial and legal systems.

JAPAN
January 15 -19, 2012
A four member group from Japan will be arriving in Philadelphia to meet with local organizations and enterprises to examine and better understand U.S. new energy promotion measures and policy on clean energy (including wind and solar power, ocean energy, clean coal, natural gas, and nuclear energy). They will also be representing Japan in discussing partnerships and potential expansion of U.S.-Japan collaborative programs on clean and efficient energy.

MONGOLIA
January 14 - 16, 2012
A visitor from Mongolia will be visiting Philadelphia to learn more about interrelationships with social economic development related to water management and to gain an understanding of the relationship between federal, state and local regulatory and policy initiatives. Mongolia's vital issue with water resource management brings an extensively educated professor to look at policymaking, conflict management within the context of water rights and conservation and how water is measured and monetized here in the U.S.

WESTERN HEMISPHERE REGIONAL PROJECT
January 12 - 15, 2012
Fourteen visitors from eleven countries in Central and South America will be examining the growing variety of new media and social networking outreach tools here in the U.S. Their focus will be on examining the use of new media to promote transparency and accountability in government and the private sector.

 

If this is not an up-to-date list, it's because we're too busy arranging appointments for delegations!  Feel free to call Matt Drexler at 215.683.0995 to find out who's coming next.  Matt administers the State Department's International Visitor Leadership Program.  For Sister Cities, contact Jennifer McGinn at 215.683.0993 or Nancy Gilboy at (215) 683-0997. 

 

 

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