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Who's coming to
town?
December 5-9 - Pakistan
Nine Law Professors and University
Representatives
Focus:
Legal Education December
7-11IndonesiaEight Airline, Airport,
and Ministry of Transportation
OfficialsFocus: Aviation December
9-15IndiaOne
Government OfficialFocus:
Civil Aviation December
11-15PolandNine NGO
Representatives and One
Editor-in-ChiefFocus: Civic
engagement
GCIV
Home
Hospitality OpportunitiesTuesday, December 7th
- Nine law professors and university
representatives from Pakistan would
like to experience home hospitality with GCIV
hosts in Atlanta. They are participating in the
U.S. State Department's International Visitor
Leadership Program, focusing on legal education.
They are available at 6:30 PM, and will not be
accompanied by an interpreter. We will divide the
delegation into smaller groups of 2 or 3 per
host. Please
note: Home hospitality opportunities are
available to GCIV members
only. Hosts are asked to provide
transportation to and from the hotel on the
evening of home hospitality. If you are interested
in hosting visitors in your home for dinner on any
of these dates, please contact Emily O'Harris at 404-832-5560 x
15.
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GCIV
would like to thank our Lifetime Members and
members who have made financial contributions
during November 2010:
Consul
($250+)
Margaret
Pumper
Attache
($100+)
Lorraine Carribean
Sussi
Craig
Cathy Harper
Valarie Lischer
John
O'Shea
Mark Pierson
Miroslava Torres
Young
Citizen
Diplomat ($50+)
Dennis Brown
Adel
Elmankabady
Robert
Franz
Neneh
Macdouall
Envoy
($25+)
Colin Dube
Svetlana
Kulikova
Maria Mandic
KM Perry
Jenny
Wang
Ambassadors
Circle
Nicolas Aquino
Charles and
Nancy Bedford
Theodore R. Britton, Jr.
David
and Beverly Clyde
Enrique Flores
Lindsay and
Rosemary Davidson
Jim and Carol Dew
Raoul
"Ray" Donato
Kevin Glass
Mrs. Richard
Hallock
Jim and Sue Heerin
Scott and Laurie
Nichols
Ken and Linda Stewart
Shell
Stuart
Bruce and Sharon Taylor
Raul and
Annie-York Trujillo
Miller and Carolyn
Williams
Lynne Zappone
Lifetime
Members
Hans and Ada Almering
Pin Pin
Chau
Jim and Carol Dew
Lew and Anne
Hansen
Betty Haas
Alfred and Evelyn
Messer
Marianne McConnel
Helga
Siegel
Miguel Southwell
Claudia
Turner
George and Judy
Varga
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About
GCIV
The Georgia Council for
International Visitors builds relationships
between the people of our state and leaders around
the world. Our vision is that every
Georgia citizen has the opportunity to be more
globally engaged.
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Save the Date for the 2011
International Consular Ball
Be
sure to mark your calendar for GCIV's 30th annual
International Consular Ball. The event will take place
on Saturday, May 7, 2011
at the elegant Piedmont Driving Club. The
International Consular Ball provides an opportunity for
Georgia's business and civic communities to join GCIV in
honoring the members of the Consular Corps for their
role in building valuable relationships between our
region and the world. Atlanta's premier international
event, the International Consular Ball brings together
the business, civic, education, and diplomatic
communities for a dynamic evening of networking and
celebration.
to learn
about sponsorship opportunities.
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Delegation
Spotlight
In November,
GCIV had the pleasure of hosting an aquarium design and
implementation team from Ecuador. The group was
participating in the U.S. Department of State's
International Visitor Leadership Program focusing on
fresh water aquariums. The
Municipality of Quito, Ecuador is planning to build a
fresh water aquarium to showcase the great diversity of
species in Ecuador's rivers and lakes and to educate its
citizens about the value of their environment. While in
the U.S., the delegates, who will all be involved with
the planning and construction of the exhibit, gained
hands on experience at fresh water aquariums. They
discussed the design, building challenges, costs,
materials, promotion, and management of aquariums
with their U.S. counterparts. While in Atlanta,
the Ecuadorian delegates met with representatives from
the Atlanta Botanical Gardens and the Georgia Aquarium. In addition, the group,
pictured above, took an overnight trip to Chattanooga to
visit the Tennessee Aquarium. They also visited the
Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic
Site and experienced hibachi grill with GCIV members
at a GCIV International Dining Experience at Nakato Japanese Restaurant.
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GCIV Blog: Arthur Frommer's
Life Lessons Through Travel
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Register Now for GCIV's
2011 Great Decisions Foreign Policy Lecture
Series
 Reserve your place now for GCIV's 2011
Great Decisions Foreign Policy Lecture Series at the Dunwoody United Methodist Church.
Expert speakers from local universities and the
community will discuss the following topics based on the
Foreign Policy Association's nonpartisan briefing books:
- Rebuilding Haiti
- U.S. National Security
- Horn of Africa
- Responding to the Financial Crisis
- Germany Ascendant
- Sanctions and Nonproliferation
- The Caucasus
- Global Governance
The eight week
lecture-series is every Thursday evening at 7:30 PM from
January 27 - March 17, 2011. The cost is $30 for
individuals and includes a briefing book or $40 for a
couple sharing a book. Click here to pay online with a credit card,
download a registration form to mail with a check
payable to GCIV, or view more information on the
topics. Think about starting your own Great
Decisions discussion group! GCIV works with a number of
community organizations and neighborhoods to create and
sustain discussion groups. If you are interested in
starting your own Great Decisions group, joining an
existing group, or would like to pre-order your 2011
Great Decisions books, please contact Nicole Rateau at 404-832-5560 x
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Give them the
world!
 Not sure what to give your friends,
neighbors, co-workers and loved ones for the holidays?
Why not give them the world! A gift of membership in
GCIV provides unique opportunities to meet emerging
world leaders and learn first-hand about global issues.
Gifts of membership are tax-deductible, and for
each gift you make between now and December 31st, you'll
be entered in a drawing for a new iPod nano. Give them
the world, and maybe get a little something for yourself
too. Contact Nicole Rateau at 404-832-5560 x 17 to
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How do you picture citizen
diplomacy?
 Please send us your favorite photos of
visitors! GCIV will submit the best photos to our
national organization, NCIV, for their annual photo
contest. Submissions can feature visitors at home
hospitality, school visits, cultural events, or in any
setting that captures the experiences of the
International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP). Send
photos to nicole@gciv.org or call 404-832-5560 x
17 for more
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Annual Istanbul Center Art and Essay
Contest
 Middle and high school students in Alabama,
Flordia, Georgia, South Carolina, and Tennessee are
invited to submit an original artwork and/or essay on
the theme of "Empathy: Walking in Another's Shoes." The
purpose of the contest is to have students think about
and be involved in solving social problems in our world
today. Each year the program theme looks towards global
peace and intercultural understanding. The prizes
include all-expense paid trips to Turkey and gift cards
for both students and teachers! For more information
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Upcoming GCIV
Events
Thursday, January 27th,
7:30 - 9:00 PM
Great Decisions Foreign Policy
Lecture Series
The first lecture in the
Great Decisions Foreign Policy Lecture Series is about
rebuilding Haiti. The lectures are held every Thursday
through March 17, 2011 at The Dunwoody United Methodist
Church, 1548 Mount Vernon Road, Dunwoody, GA 30038. Click here to register or for more
information.
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Community
Events
Sunday,
December 5th, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Islam: Blessing, Not
Threat
Al-Farooq
Masjid of Atlanta
presents their third annual symposium featuring an in
depth and frank discussion on the moral and social
teachings of Islam and their effects on the character
and behavior of Muslims. Al-Farooq Masjid is located at
442 14th Street, Atlanta, GA 30318. For more
information, visit www.alfarooqmasjid.org.
Thursday, December
9th, 1:30 - 6:30 PM
2010 Taiwan
Business Forum and Expo
Sponsored by the
Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce and the Gwinnett
Chamber of Commerce, the Commercial Division of the
Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) in Atlanta
invites you to learn more about Taiwan's economic
strength. Guest speakers will share valuable insights
into Taiwan's unique economic position in Asia as well
as exhibits by global Taiwanese brands such as Acer,
HTC, Maxxis, Giant, Wei-Chuan USA, Depo Auto Parts,
Regitar, China Airline, Eva Airline, CyberLink, and
more. This free event is at the Hudgens Center for the
Arts at Gwinnett Center, 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway,
Building 300, Duluth, GA 30097. RSVP by December 7th to
taiwantrade@teco.org.
Friday, December 10th, 8:00
PM
RISE: Artists Respond to Human Rights
In
honor of International Human Rights Day the National
Center for Civil and Human Rights presents this free
show at Georgia State University's Rialto Center for the
Arts, 80 Forsyth Street NW, Atlanta, GA 30303. To
reserve your seat, email cchrrsvp@cchrpartnership.org.
Wednesday, December 15th,
11:45 AM - 1:30 PM
"Nuclear Tipping
Point"
The December Atlanta Council on
International Relations (ACIR) luncheon features a
presentation by Senator Sam Nunn who is the co-chairman
and chief executive officer of the Nuclear Threat
Initiative. The Nuclear Threat Initiative is a
charitable organization working to reduce the global
threats from nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons.
The meeting is at the Capital City Club Downtown, and
costs $30 for members, $40 for non-members. Please email
Francesca Cesa Bianchi to RSVP.
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