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Newsflash, February 2005 |
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Call for
papers
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CALL FOR PAPERS- SIETAR Congress 2005 |
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Dear SIETARians,
The time of our 2005 Congress is getting closer and
we are delighted to announce that the congress website
is now ready to deliver all the necessary information
on how you can participate by presenting papers, workshops
and other events. Click
here to find out how to do this, the proposal guidelines
and more (then click "Call for Papers").
Our thanks to Jonathan Levy for his work in putting
this call for papers together, and to Markus Haag, Maya
Ayad and Sabine Amend for the both beautiful and simple
look and text of our congress website.
We are all looking forward to learning from each other
and enjoying each other’s creativity in September.
We will alert you regularly about Congress progress
and developments via these flash news bulletins.
There are still lots of opportunities to become involved
in the preparation and conduct of the congress. We hope
you will be interested in joining our multinational
and multicultural congress team. Information about who
to contact to find out how you can be involved is found
on the new website on the Contact page.
SIETAR Europa Congress 2005 Committee
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Events
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DISSOLVING BARRIERS - INTERCULTURAL DIALOGUE IN EUROPE |
| 4-8 MAY IN RIETI (ITALY) Conference prepared by:
- Associazione Rieti Immigrant - Provincia (Italy)
- Unione Italiana Sport Per Tutti (Italy)
- Football Against Racism Europe (FARE)
- Red Cross Finland (Finland)
- Universal Embassy (Belgium)
- World Uyghur Congress (Germany)
- Youth Human Rights Movement (Russia)
- UNITED for Intercultural Action
More
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| IMEX EXIBITON FOR MEETINGS |
| IMEX 19-21 APRIL 2005
After just two years, IMEX has become the benchmark
worldwide exhibition for meetings and incentive travel.
IMEX brings together 12,000 meetings and incentive travel
industry professionals from over 130 countries. It is
unique in attracting both a major international gathering
of hosted buyers (who travel and stay free as guests
of the organisers) together with thousands of decisions
makers from the influential German market. Over 2,500
exhibitors represent categories such as National &
Regional Tourist Offices, major Hotel Groups, Airlines,
Destination Management Companies, Service Providers
and Trade Associations.
18th April IMEX ASSOCIATION DAY
International associations need to spread the word on
the value of their services. With seminar topics selected
by delegates, that will help to make your association
stronger and your financial bottom line healthier and
increased time for structured networking with over 200
of your peers from the international association community;
the programme provides a unique networking platform
to discuss issues, learn from each other and open new
opportunities.
More
information (1)
More
information (2)
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| BRUSSELS IN A DAY - INTRODUCTION TO EU PUBLIC AFFAIRS |
| March 16, May 19, September 15, November 17
This one-day seminar is intended for professional associations,
NGOs, companies, local and regional authority officials,
students, and civil society wanting to get acquainted
with the EU Institutions and their working system.
The seminars cover:
- practical presentation of the European Institutions
(the "Community method" in practice, the
EU decision-making process);
- the toolbox of a lobbyist: how to identify the key
players, the best sources of information, how to manage
a legislative monitoring, how to write a position
paper;
- visit to the EU Parliament: the co-decision procedure,
the powers of Parliament, and how to work with it;
- presentation of a real-case study on lobbying.
More
information (PDF) |
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| ADAPT IN FRANCE |
Members can learn about numerous aspects of life
in our country by participating in the WORKSHOPS, which
have been developed according to their specific needs
and which correspond to real-life situations. This new
schedule will bring us a wide variety of workshops in
ENGLISH on the following themes:
| 28th February 2005 |
From 9:30 to 11:30 |
Job-hunting |
| 4th March 2005 |
From 9:30 to 10:30 |
Taxes |
| 4th March 2005 |
From 11:00 to 12:00 |
French inheritance laws |
| 7th March 2005 |
From 9:30 to 10:30 |
The concept of time from a French viewpoint |
| 7th March 2005 |
From 11:00 to 12:00 |
Friends and neighbours |
| 11th March 2005 |
From 9:30 to 10:30 |
Animal issues |
| 11th March 2005 |
From 11:00 to 12:00 |
French business culture |
| 14th March 2005 |
From 9:30 to 10:30 |
Bilingualism |
| 14th March 2005 |
From 11:00 to 12:00 |
Public Transport
(trains, buses, airlines services) |
| 18th March 2005 |
From 9:30 to 10:30 |
Jokes and French expressions:
how to understand them better! |
| 18th March 2005 |
From 11:00 to 12:00 |
The French Media World |
| 21st March 2005 |
From 9:30 to 11:30 |
Utilities (Post office services, Electricity,
Gas, Water, Telephone) |
| 25th March 2005 |
From 9:30 to 11:30 |
Evaluation of skills |
The workshops take place in ENGLISH in the association’s
office in the "Centre de Vie" in Garbejaire
(place Méjane), Valbonne Sophia Antipolis.
For further information and/or booking, please contact:
04 93 65 33 79 or email
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| CIC's 20TH PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SEMINAR |
We are pleased to announce CIC’s 20th - and
final - professional development seminar course, in
Amsterdam, The Netherlands, April 11-16, 2005.
Our international and interdisciplinary seminar combines
intercultural theory and research with training methodologies
and practical exercises.
The six-day seminar is divided into two modules which
may be applied for separately.
- Trust and integrity in a pluralistic world
- Culture as meaning: Implications for training
Join other cross-cultural professionals in this small-group
colloquium; learn from experts in related disciplines,
and revitalize your international project teams and
programmes with new concepts and strategies.
Links:
Website
Fees
and application information
Or contact Jorge
Díaz, Course Administrator Tel: +31 (0) 20
6242212
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| IRC LICENSING COURSES |
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28-29 April and 23-24 June
IRC Licensing Courses are scheduled again on 28-29
April and 23-24 June, 2005, in Laren (near Amsterdam).
The IRC License allows you to administer the Intercultural
Readiness Check (IRC), an online 60-item questionnaire
assessing four key intercultural competences: Intercultural
Sensitivity, Intercultural Communication, Building Commitment,
Managing Uncertainty.
The IRC greatly supports practitioners in adding value
to their work.
Visit the website
for more information.
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| SOMATIC CONSCIOUSNESS COURSE |
| 19.-20.03.2005 Cologne – Course in English
Our body communicates with us. Can you read what it
tells you to live a congruent life? The aim is to make
the right decisions and resolve blockages. You will
work with your own life goals and learn techniques from:
NLP - Neuro-Linguistic Programming, a framework for
solution-oriented coaching and communication, derived
from the modeling of the world's most successful practitioners
of change.
Kinesiology - A therapy deriving from the combination
of Western chiropractic and Traditional Chinese Medicine
which provides an innovative way of conceiving of conscious
mind and unconscious body.
EFT - A simple and highly effective method of clearing
the bad feelings that stop us from achieving what we
want, being who we are and fulfilling our dreams.
More
information
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Jobs
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PRAGUE BASED TRAINER |
| On behalf of a client we are looking for a Prague
based trainer (preferably Czech national) to conduct
a briefing on Czech and Slovak history, culture and
business culture for a senior executive and his family
moving to Prague.
Please reply privately by email to:
Intercultural Management Consulting AB
Anders P. Hovemyr
Managing Director
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