AUCTION ITEMS & PRIZES!

 

Below are some of the prizes that our members and sponsors have contributed in support of our membership and new SIETAR formation efforts. When you have decided to contribute, please send information about your contribution to our Maître de Braderie Vincent Merk. Contributions may be brought with you to the Congress or sent in advance to the SIETAR Office.

New and unused items will be listed here. Boot sale items will not be listed but simply sold as is.

2 copies of the Population Map (35 x 52) Laminated, rolled and tubed contributed by ODT Inc.

See where the human beings of the world live, and how many are where. Each country is shown proportional to its population. The map presents people, not territory. Each square of the grid on the map represents a million people. From the perspective of population.
Value €29.95

4 International Communication DIVERSOPHY Games
from George Simons International

 

A CARD GAME for training or classroom group learning in groups of 3-8 people.

Value €175.00 each.
2 copies of Around the World in 80 Travel Tales by Peter Dev Kurze

You will read about "Baksheesh Babas", "Cyber Monks", "Funny Money", "The Tourist Trap from Hell", how to improve bargaining skills ("I'm a Tourist, Fleece Me!"), and much more.

Value: $19.95

 

A private phone coaching session with one of the intercultural field's
leading career coaches, Jeremy Solomons (worth EUR 100).

 

Jeremy is the UK-born founder/president of Jeremy Solomons & Associates. He provides customized coaching, facilitation and training in Alliances &
Partnering, Career Development, Global Diversity, Global Leadership, Globalizing Organizations, and Multicultural Teambuilding to current and future leaders around the world from his base in Austin, Texas.

This coaching session called "Becoming a More Ethical, Competent and Effective Intercultural Practitioner" can include topics such as:

1. The functional and ethical responsibilities and duties of
intercultural/diversity practitioners
2. Do you have both the motivation and the basic skills and experience to
launch a successful career in this area?
3. The different freelance and in-house opportunities that are available in
the intercultural/diversity training field and the associated areas of
intercultural/diversity coaching, consulting and facilitation
4. Effective marketing strategies and publicity materials for finding full-
and/or part-time work
5. Practical skills to network, interview and negotiate successfully
6. Concrete personal action plan for building on existing qualifications and
expertise; filling in any immediate gaps over the short to medium term; and
ensuring consistent professional development over the long term.

3 copies of What's Up America?
by Diane Asitimbay

As a foreigner, have you ever had questions for Americans but were afraid to ask them? Or have you already asked the questions but Americans haven’t answered you? Look no further. Unlike other books that will tell you what American culture is, What’s Up America? tackles the why questions foreigners ask Americans and no one wants to answer. Why do American children leave their family homes at 18? Why are Americans so overweight? Why are Americans so religious? This book investigates the why, uncovers the culture’s hidden rules, and for the first time, reveals the American psyche to foreigners.

Value $14.95

Berlitz Cross Cultural donates the following books and CD:


5x Business English
5x Spanish vocabulary
5x French verbs
5x French vocabulary
5x Italian vocabulary
1x CD course in Advanced English

Value: approx. EUR 400.



One copy of each electronic guide on CD, contributed by Adrian Leeds of Parler Paris, http://www.parlerparis.com

 

Leeds Good Value Guide to Paris Restaurants by Adrian Leeds
Parisians do it and you can do it too - have a great three-course meal with wine and coffee in Paris for between $15 and $40 including tax and tip. Take Adrian's advice and discover more than 200 good-value restaurants in Paris!
Value: $29.95 U.S.

 

 

Insider Guide to Practical Answers for Living in France by Jean Taquet
If you want to make the move to France, this guide is a must! Packed with almost 300 questions from REAL people and practical answers about living in France, a compilation of Jean Taquet's question and answer columns, now in its 11th year.
Value: $39.95 U.S.


 

Writers Insider Guide to Paris by Elizabeth Reichert
A guide for novelists, journalists, poets, dreamers and doers who are intoxicated by the myth of writing in Paris and want to discover what such a life is all about. Know it is possible…learn tips on how to make it happen.
Value: $24.95 U.S.

 

 

Insider Guide to Black Paris by Melinda Herron
This is the first guide of its kind, totally devoted to Black Paris. Vital, up-to-date insider information about what there is to see and do in Paris, from and for the very active Black community.
Value: $24.95 U.S.

The Culture for Business Series uses a new logic to look at issues facing business managers and leaders in today's global, multicultural context. Each book will focus on one key aspect of business management and culture's essential role in that area. The series breaks away from the traditional management texts that are overly influenced by Anglo-Saxon research and thinking. While the majority of existing texts tends to focus on knowledge OF cultures, the books in this series are concerned with knowledge FOR cultures by providing a new conceptual framework for dealing with the business implications of culture. As such, the aim of the series is to provide a practical toolkit for managers and leaders by helping them develop a new mindset for working with and across cultures.

Five packages containing four books each will be given away.

BUSINESS ACROSS CULTURES (December 2003)
Fons Trompenaars and Peter Woolliams
Capstone Publishing Limited; ISBN: 1841124745

Business Across Cultures is the keystone book in the Culture for Business Series. It provides an overview of all topics tackled in the other books. Its particular aim is to provide executives with a cross-cultural perspective on how companies meet the diverse needs of customers, investors and employees; to introduce the main ideas of business in a multicultural context; and to show how they all fit together. Value EUR 26.56
MANAGING PEOPLE ACROSS CULTURES (April 2004)
Fons Trompenaars and Charles Hampden-Turner
Capstone Publishing Limited; ISBN: 1841124729

In today's globalising world, it is no surprise to those in the HR field that processes, such as job evaluations and reward systems etc., are significantly affected by the cultural context of the firm and it's employees. Managing People Across Cultures looks at what human resource executives can do to reconcile cultural dilemmas in their field and provides an accessible guide to dealing with important HR business issues. Value EUR 26.56
MARKETING ACROSS CULTURES (August 2004)
Fons Trompenaars and Peter Woolliams
Capstone Publishing Limited; ISBN: 1841124710

Marketing across Cultures will offer a framework for rethinking the marketing approach for the transnational organization. It will look at some of the basic aspects of marketing - such as customer relations, market research, branding, etc. By treating culture as a context rather than a factor, this book considers the dilemmas faced by organizations when locating themselves in new markets, and how to solve them. Value EUR 26.56
MANAGING CHANGE ACROSS CORPORATE CULTURES (August 2004)
Fons Trompenaars and Peter Prud'homme
Capstone Publishing Limited; ISBN: 1841125784

Managing Change Across Corporate Cultures peels away the mysteries of corporate culture to reveal why it has such a powerful influence on every aspect of the performance of a business. It shows how to shape high-performing corporate cultures in a complex international environment. You will also learn how to renew cultures as part of change and how to integrate cultures successfully following mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures.Value EUR 26.56

Hilary Kaiser donates three copies of each of the following three books:

Veteran Recall: Americans in France Remember the War by Hilary Kaiser
This collection of reminiscences and poems of American veterans residing in France brings alive the realities of World War II, particularly in France but also in North Africa, the South Pacific, England, Belgium, Holland, Italy and Germany.
Value: EUR 18

1942-1945 - SOUVENIRS DE VÉTÉRANS - HILARY KAISER - 2e édition (2004)
17 récits de vétérans américains demeurant en France, nous font revivre les réalités de la 2e Guerre Mondiale.
Bel hommage durable à tous les vétérans et, particulièrement, à ceux demeurant en France, pour leurs actions au cours de la Seconde Guerre Mondiale
Value: EUR 18
En 1944, des millions de soldats américains participèrent à la libération de la France. Inévitablement, ces hommes jeunes, beaux, porteurs de liberté, fraternisèrent avec de jeunes Françaises, à peine sorties de la nuit de l'Occupation. A travers les destins de quatorze war brides ("épouses de guerre"), ce livre raconte l'histoire de ces "fiancées du Débarquement".

Value: EUR 23

Polly Platt donates one copy of each of the following two books:

























 French or Foe?
By Polly Platt

French or Foe?, the perennial bestseller by Polly Platt -- over 150,000 copies sold -- has been for years the business, travel and academic reference for understanding Franco-American communication differences and for learning how to handle the French. The new new third edition deals with the latest vitriolic exchanges between these two 200-year-old friends and allies, and goes to the heart of the emotional American discomfort with France.

In French or Foe?, Platt takes you step by step -- peppered with funny real-life anecdotes -- through the things you have to know in order to interact comfortably with French people and to do business effectively with them, from explanations of the Six Politeness Codes to buying bread and dealing with the bureaucracy to, finally, what happens in French companies and why it happens... why French meetings don't end in decisions... why you're better off not saying "tu" at the office... why they might be late... why they might seem rude and arrogant to foreigners....

The third edition -- with the addition of an Index -- highlights recent events and examines the Internet and computer revolution of the last few years in France. Interviews with American and French executives explain the differences -- and the similarities -- in procedures in the workplace compared to five years ago.

According to Baron Elie de Rothschild, the book is "absolutely remarkable, very well observed, brilliant and very, very funny."
www.pollyplatt.com

Value: EUR 19
Savoir-Flair! 211 Tips for Enjoying France and the French
By Polly Platt


Why are Americans and other foreigners intimidated by the French? For just one reason: France is different.
Savoir-Flair! 211 Tips for Enjoying France and the French takes the fright out of France without disturbing the mystique.. and the pleasures. The Chicago Tribune calls it "a fun and entertaining guide to French cultural do's and don'ts" while Theresa Conroy in the Philadelphia Daily News writes, "Polly Platt not only offers practical information, but helps span the cultural divide by giving explanations for what appear to be obscure and peculiar French customs."

The book tells you which three words of French unlock a warm welcome, how to charm French waiters, how to entertain business contacts and how to intrigue French women and French men.

Travelers tell their tales of generous French help and the automatic French response: "It's nothing. C'est normal!"

All the chapters start with the word "Enjoying..." and include arrival strategies at airports and hotels, bathroom customs, crossing streets, asking directions, riding the Métro, driving and cycling in Paris, customer service and dogs. In the section "Enjoying Eating Out in France," you'll find out about French chefs, French delicacies and the etiquette of business entertaining. The Fourth part tells about handling the trains, motoring and bicycle tours. It gives suggestions for picking a certain village for renting or buying.

"In a country where small gestures speak volumes, this guide is indispensable," says William Tomicki in the New York Times syndicate.

www.pollyplatt.com

Value: EUR 19

Made available by Xpat Media:

3 copies of

The Holland Handbook 2005 - 2006 - the indispensable reference book for expats in the Netherlands

Published by XPat Media, the Netherlands

For more information: www.xpat.nl
This richly illustrated handbook offers 256 full-color pages of essential information for the expatriate on all aspects of living and working in the Netherlands such as: career, fiscal issues, health care, housing, insurance, international education, registration and telecommunications. The reader can also find more general information on Dutch culture and habits, tourist information, language and international clubs. All these subjects are approached from the perspective of the expatriate - both newcomers and expats who have been living in the Netherlands for some time.
This and many useful addresses, phone numbers and internet URLs make The Holland Handbook an indispensable reference book for the expat who want to keep abreast of the latest developments in expat affairs.

Value: EUR 24.90

Painting title: "Roussillion I"; technique: Oil on Canvaspaper; Dimensions: 34 x 50 cm.

The donation to the Tombola will be 1 of a maximum of 10 prints of this painting, numbered, guaranteed and with the original signature of the artist, including frame and passe-partout, with a market value of approx. EUR 350.
The original painting is at the very moment being finished in Amsterdam and will be on exposition during the SIETAR Congress. (Market price approx EUR 1100).
Background of her technique is that it has been pencil-drawn in Roussillion de Provence - France in May 2005, and painted in Geneviève's own handmade oilpaints using the original color pigments from the mineral ochre-mines around Roussillion.

About the Artist:

Geneviève's life in art started with training in various crafts such as weaving and ceramics when she attended the Greenfield Village/Henry Ford Museum School.

Her university studies took place in both Michigan, USA and England. After finishing her university degree as a drama major she attended Cranbrook Art Academy in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. At Cranbrook she was awarded a scholarship and studied graphics, drawing and ceramics under the tutelage of Toshiko Takiazu. Geneviève moved to Midland, Michigan where she joined an artist co-op which was sponsored by Alden Dow, a renowned student of the architect Frank Lloyd Wright, and designed amongst other buildings the Phoenix Art Museum.

The artist co-op was an ideal situation with working areas for ceramics, graphics, jewelry making, sculpting and painting. A number of her ceramics were selected for an exhibition selected by the curators of the Art Association of Midland.

Geneviève's life has been enriched by living in different cultures, in the USA and Holland, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, France and West-Africa.

Her paintings reflect the variety of life experiences and many interests in arts, theater, music, nature and different cultures.

Her technique reflects interest in texture, color and layering, in oil on canvas, paper and/or wood.
Besides her expositions in Nice and currently in Amsterdam, further planning is ongoing for new expositions in Nice, Villefranche-sur-Mer, Rome and Atlanta.

For a full CV (English/French/German/Dutch) and a selection of Geneviève's oeuvre, please visit her website: http://www.genevieveart.nl

"Au Contraire! Figuring Out the French" and "Français - Américains, ces différences qui nous rapprochent " by Gilles Asselin & Ruth Mastron

Value of each of the books: EUR 20,--

Since the publication of our book "Au Contraire! Figuring Out the French" by Intercultural Press (www.interculturalpress.com), it has become a bestseller and been received enthusiastically by French and US readers alike:

"As a French native who was transferred to the US headquarters, I wish I had received this kind of support instead of the 'sink or swim' approach. . .'Au Contraire' should be required reading for anybody planning to live in France for some time or interacting with French people on a regular basis, or any French expatriate who wants to make sense of what it is to be French. . .This is a gem. This is THE reference. 'Don't leave home without it!'"

"'Au Contraire' is more than a book on France, the French language, or a trifle on French 'something.' This book touches the essence of what it means to be French. The behind-the-scene look at the history, symbols, language, and customs is truly intriguing. The [analysis] of such things as interpersonal relations, socialism, education, and other elements of French life is a treasure for the person who desires to live in France, if for only a short time. One of the most remarkable things about the book is the emphasis showing the inseparability between the language and the land: being French is speaking the language, and don't forget it! It's a must for expats of any sort. I read the hefty book in a matter of days. It's just that good."

"Luscious detail here, and historical perspective. I've lived in France for a number of years, and everything contained in this book is accurate and in depth. Bravo to Asselin and Mastron for their major contribution to deciphering the French culture."

Four pieces of artisanal glass from

Cadeaux de la Verrerie de Biot :

1 coffret huilier

2 vases, dont un modèle antique (celui de gauche)

2 photophores

 


ARGONAUT offers a free place in their ongoing accreditation workshops for the licensing and use of ArgonautOnline, (www.argonautonline.com). This has an estimated value of EUR 300, and includes full access to ArgonautOnline for one person for six months, plus all training materials and post-workshop follow-up support. The next workshop will be held in London on 26 October 2005, but the prize will be valid for any of their ongoing workshops for a period of one year.

About ArgonautOnline

ArgonautOnline brings the power of the internet to intercultural training and coaching. It enables trainers to achieve more for their clients with cost-effective blended learning platform that includes:

  • assessment tools
  • country information
  • tutorials
  • customisation
  • trainer tools

From George Simons International

Not my type: valuing diversity

A video training program to encourage managers to question their misleading assumptions about other people and nurture the potential found in diversity.

The programme also comes with easy-to-use support materials, which have been written by Dr George Simons and Dr Walt Hopkins on diversity.

Value £899

 

 

Performance Matters: The Importance of Praise

To ensure that managers understand how to use praise to make their staff realize that their efforts are appreciated. 24 minute VHS Video or DVD, Course Leader‘s Guide, Delegate worksheets, Powerpoint slides, & Self-study workbook on disk.

Value £870


Lewis Brown Griggs

GRIGGS PRODUCTIONS
Tel 415.455.1500
Fax 415.455.5585
905F Irwin Street
San Rafael, CA 94901
www.Griggs.com


A donation of 8 DVD's ($500 each)


Human Energy At Work ® Series (1 title)

Global Contrasts

Global Contrasts helps you manage cultural contrasts and build effective global teams and cross-cultural work relationships characterized by trust, cooperation, and synergy. Move your organization toward greater success in the global marketplace with Global Contrasts. The video and comprehensive guide:

  • explore the process of building cooperative relationships in the global work context
  • examine cultural contrasts and how they can create misunderstandings if not identified and understood
  • provide critical relationship skills for achieving success on global teams
  • provide culture general principles and skills that move relationships and teams to higher, more productive level

Watch 9 video dramas of North American, Japanese, German, Italian, African, South American, Indian and other nationalities operate in the global marketplace, creating a diversity and relationship challenge beyond the familiarity of your 'typical' national demographics.


Going International ® Series (7 titles)

1 - Bridging the Culture Gap
2 - Managing the Overseas Assignment
3 - Beyond Culture Shock
4 - Welcome Home, Stranger
5 - Working in the USA
6 - Living in the USA
7 - Going International - Safely

The Going International series prepares you for the cultural adjustments required to successfully execute your international assignment. Each title in this series deals with specific aspects of international adjustment. The videos & guides:

  • highlight the importance of cross-cultural understanding
  • demonstrate the cost of cultural misunderstandings
  • explain the cultural taboos and rules of etiquette of many different cultures
  • provide practical and useful information from leading organizations

Through examples of real life experiences, video drama, practical suggestions, and theoretical discussion, the films provide comprehensive guidelines for making a successful adjustment to living and doing business abroad.

Nipporica Associates

Cultural Detective: Increase Productivity, Strengthen Relationships

Description: Downloadable classroom training materials on over 30 cultures. Highly interactive, practical, visually attractive and immediately usable with the enclosed facilitator guide. Provides 2-5 hours of training material, including a bibliography. An online community of practice supports those who use Cultural Detective.

Learning Objectives: Participants gain a basic understanding of culture and intercultural effectiveness. They learn the 5-7 core motivators or "common sense" of the target culture, and are able to "see" or "detect" those values in action in critical incidents. Participants recognize strategies for bridging differences and using the diversity on a team. Participants develop three intercultural competencies for independent effectiveness.

Cost: US$14.95-24.95 per participant, or cheaper with a site license. More information available from: www.culturaldetective.com


Redundancía: A Foreign Language Simulation

Description: Extremely powerful nine-minute simulation plus 20-minute debrief, usually conducted in triads.

Learning Objectives: Participants learn in an experientially powerful way that we often mislabel a lack of language fluency as a lack of job competence, intelligence, or preparation. Develop skills for cross-cultural speaking and listening, and for managing the links between communication style and power.

Cost: US$85.00 for first 20 participants, including a facilitators' guide.
US$24.95 for each 20 participants after that. More information available from: www.nipporica.com/prod.htm


Shinrai: Building Trusting Relationships with Japanese Colleagues

Description: Audio CD explaining the core cultural concepts and behaviors to build trusting relationships with Japanese, as well as phrases in Japanese with highly positive emotional impact, good for building feelings of teamwork, appreciation and cooperation. Comes with a manual inserted in the cover.

Learning Objectives: Participants develop knowledge and ability to build and
strengthen relationships with Japanese colleagues.

Cost: US$39.95 per CD. More information available from: www.nipporica.com/prod.htm


Team Building Game - Character Education Activity - Diversity Activity - Corporate Team Building Activity

Yan-koloba® - The Game Every Teacher, Trainer and Coach Must Have!

A game that teaches

  • Good character traits
  • Leadership
  • Teambuilding and more!

Imagine a team building game which reaches across all cultural boundaries and engages the players in an exercise that teaches character traits such as respect, trust, responsibility, tolerance, unity and acceptance, all in a FUN and relaxed environment. This team building activity results in raised self-esteem, enhanced leadership skills, and more pronounced appreciation for teamwork!

Character Education Activity GameCharacter Traits Team Building Game

Yan-koloba® is used successfully in cultural diversity training, team building workshops and seminars, corporate offices, assisted living centers, colleges and schools.

The donations by Emmanuel Ngomsi, Ph.D. include:

The Yan-koloba Corporate Edition: $119.95

The Yan-koloba School Edition: $99.95

The Yan-koloba Family Edition: $49.95

A set of Yan-koloba Posters: $10.00

The Yan-koloba Jigsaw Puzzles: $2.50 each.

The description of the activity can be found on the Yan-koloba website at http://www.yan-koloba.com.

Molinard Boutique

  • 5 eau de toilette (rose, lavande, vanille, violette, jasmin)


 

  • 1 coffret pour la maison senteur cadre cannelle avec parfum d'ambiance




  • 20 canes d'encens





  • et une bougie parfume


Total value ca EUR 250 - For more information, please visit: http://www.molinard-boutique.com/molinard/

Offered by TMC: value EUR 100

The Cultural Navigator® is a comprehensive web tool designed by TMC to enhance the development of managers working with global partners, colleagues, counterparts and team members across time zones, geography, language and culture. Organizations worldwide rely on the Cultural Navigator® for their effectiveness and to ensure their employees have the knowledge and skills required to successfully execute global business initiatives.

Through eight distinct learning channels, users:

  • Obtain and analyze their personal cultural profiles
  • Access an extensive database of country-specific management information
  • Analyze and compare business cultures and practices worldwide
  • Enhance both knowledge and skills through a series of workshops and coaching
  • Participate in ongoing research into the cultural make-up of global managers
  • Access resources and tools to navigate the multicultural business environment
    ...and more!

For more details see: http://www.tmcorp.com/


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