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From Our Executive Director
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 Dear Global Philadelphian:
What wonderful news it has been to learn of Philadelphia being labelled by Lonely Planet as the #1 place to visit in the U.S, in 2016. We are excited that the nomination along with numerous other accolades will bring desired attention and visitation to the city and region.
In news about Philly, Mayor Kenney received delegations from the People's Republic of China in New York, Ambassador Qiyue Zhang who is much enthused by the possibilities offered in our World Heritage City. A new 6 day shipping line to Mexico operated by SeaLand Atlantico was feted by the Mexican Consul at a luncheon hosted by the Port of Philadelphia. On our Facebook Page we featured a "Crane Watch" article from the Business Journal featuring all the building sites and developments currently in process. Philadelphia certainly seems to be on a roll.
Check out our web site's events calendar to see the myriad global events hosted by our 200+ members. Chances are you are either very active or keeping to a limited set of events that you attend. Emerging from winter and as the days get longer, be adventurous, step out of the box - see what new connections you might make by attending a new event. There is so much on offer and something for every one. In this February issue of The Insider we feature an event that will showcase Philadelphia in Austin, Texas. South by South West (SXSW) will hold a launch party on March 3rd here in Philly before taking the city's tech talents out of town. The IT Sector is in full evolution and an avenue to bringing much needed higher level jobs to the city as well as being a noted way to attract the "Creative Class".
At Global Philadelphia we are working with our partners and with city Civic Leaders to create World Heritage City messaging and goals that will be both meaningful and impactful to the city. To this end, we are pleased to introduce you to our new World Heritage City Coordinator, Nikia Brown.
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Nikia who joins us most recently from the Please Touch Museum by way of the Ben Franklin Museum and five years spent teaching in South Korea. She brings many talents including honed community outreach skills to the team. Be sure to meet her in the months ahead.
Our Board Chair, John F. Smith, III has been busy championing the Association's World Heritage City work, notably in a Think Tank conference at UPenn as well as working with the Consular Corps leadership. There is a possibility that the Consulate of Israel might leave the Philadelphia area, we hope this move will be reconsidered. Each Consular Corps representative is emblematic of a critical component to the business and government affairs of the city and the region. Indeed, as the city evolves, there is opportunity to grow the Consular Corps to encompass more nations thereby raising Philadelphia's visibility as a World Class City.
On a practical note, last month we shared with you the rationale behind the categories featured in The Insider Newsletter. This month we have added interactive icons germane to the categories. Click the icon and you will see the list of organizations that are members of our association within each category. Take a look at the many entities represented! Each of these members benefits from our promotions, robust social media and connections in the region. Consider joining yourself. The work of our members enables us to relay the positive stories in Philadelphia and form part of a collaborative movement sweeping through the city. Our offices are in Center City, come and talk to us!
Sincerely,
Zabeth Teelucksingh
Executive Director
215 851 8112
P.S. The Insider is edited every 20th of the month. We will gladly promote your global news to the internationally minded Citizens who read us.
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 World Heritage Philadelphia Coordinator, Nikia Brown, is a native Philadelphian who has an unyielding passion for people and places. She graduated from Liberty University with a bachelor’s degree in government. In 2010 Nikia was awarded with a scholarship from the Korean government to complete a language immersion program and attain a master’s degree in sociology from Sungkyunkwan University. During the course of her study, she completed a qualitative study on how Korea-born multicultural students negotiate their ethnic identities amidst stigma and homogeneity. The study was published Sungkyun Journal of East Asian Studies in April 2015 and was presented at the American Sociological Association Annual Meeting in Chicago.
Nikia comes to Global Philadelphia Association with a wealth of non-profit experience at culture and arts organizations in the Greater Philadelphia Region. She coordinated summer enrichment programs for urban students at The Franklin Institute Science Museum as well as facilitated the daily operations of the mentoring and tutoring academy, ESF Dream Camp Foundation. Most recently, Nikia played a dual role in her position as Community Outreach Coordinator at Please Touch Museum. Along with managing the museum’s teen college and career readiness program, she partnered with the School District of Philadelphia to deliver parenting and literacy workshops to expecting and teen parents.
In her role as World Heritage Philadelphia Coordinator, Nikia is eager to utilize her diverse experiences to strengthen Philadelphia’s designation as a global destination.
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Penn Museum in partnership with the Republic of Turkey, is hosting a world exclusive exhibition from the time of Midas featuring more than 120 dazzling objects, including those from the royal tomb, on special loan from Turkish museums in Ankara, Istanbul, Anatalya, and Gordion.
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 Business & Commerce
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The bicoastal tech company Curlate,which helps big brands monetize the visual web, just raised $27.5 million in a Series C round led by VC giant NEA making it one of the biggest venture capital raises in the Philly region in recent memory. Read more.
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Agriculture and food security were among the most debated issues at this year’s historic conference on climate change. Eisenhower Fellowships is poised to play a role in this global issue by selecting an innovative leaders in U.S. agriculture to participate in a prestigious five-week professional experience abroad. USA Agriculture Fellows program are committed to exchanging perspectives and sharing knowledge about agriculture policy and practices internationally.Read More
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 Community Development
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Raising a Generation of Hope (RAGOH) invites you to join them on Saturday, March 5th for Stand With Her: A RAGOH Showcase in honor of International Women’s Day. We hope to bring awareness to the global education crisis for girls in the developing world and share how RAGOH strives to be a part of the solution while you enjoy complimentary fare during our event. More info
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The French International School of Philadelphia (EFIP) is hosting a Parent and Alumni community Soirée 2016. The evening will begin with an apéritif, including specially selected French wines, and dinner.
The highlight of the evening will be an oenologist presentation featuring wines from different regions of France. Traditional French cheese and dessert courses will accompany the wine tasting.
Register here
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 Higher Education & Research
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The Dialogue Institute (DI) has been named one of three organizational winners of the 3rd Doha International Award for Interfaith Dialogue 2016. The award is presented annually by the Doha International Center for Interfaith Dialogue (DICID) to honor and appreciate prominent, productive and creative individuals and organizations for their work in the field of interreligious/interfaith dialogue. Read more |
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The United States Postal Service officially unveiled a new stamp honoring the celebrated African American leader Bishop Richard Allen (1760-1831). The stamp, the 39th in the "Black Heritage" series, uses an image from the Library Company of Philadelphia's African Americana Collection. The stamp's portrait of Allen is taken from an 1876 print entitled The Bishops of the AME Church. Read More
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 Hospitality & Promotion
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The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society is gearing up for the 2016 Philadelphia Flower Show, which runs March 5 to 13.
The show will take visitors on a tour of the country's national parks as a celebration of the centennial of the National Park Service. So it's not just a great place to explore and surround yourself with flowers, it's also a great event to inspire your next getaway. Read more
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Join the Council for European Studies in Philadelphia for their 23rd International Conference of Europeanists, the world's largest three-day, interdisciplinary event on Europe and European influences around the globe, which will bring together more than 1000 of the world’s foremost researchers and policy specialists. Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman will deliver the keynote address on Friday, April 15th, 2016 at 6PM Read more
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Philly Startup Leasders will officially kicking off the SXSW festivities here in Philly for those who will be supporting them from home and for those who will be joining them in Austin, Texas. Their showcase at SXSW will include a trade show, private VIP event and concert with an all Philly lineup. Join them on March 3rd to hear more about our plans to represent Philly at one of the largest innovation conferences in the world. Register here
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As March Madness aproaches Villanova is ranked No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 for a second week and Kansas, coming off wins over two top-10 teams, jumps four places to second. Read more
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Consular Corps of Philadelphia
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 GP + CCAP = Good Teamwork
During January 2016, Global Philadelphia (GP) and the Consular Corps Association of Philadelphia (CCAP) teamed up to cooperatively address two very different situations – the first an uphill challenge and the latter a promising partnership.
On January 8, the Israeli Foreign Ministry announced the possibility of closing its General Consulate in Philadelphia at the end of 2016. Given the importance of Philadelphia’s Jewish community, its loyal support of Israel’s global position and the General Consul’s diplomatic leadership in Philadelphia, this proposed action came as a shock to GP, CCAP and other international organizations in the region.
Response, however, was immediate and energetic, as John F. Smith, III, Board Chair of Global Philadelphia and Peter S. Longstreth, President of the Consular Corps Association of Philadelphia, joined a prominent group of civic and business representatives in a coordinated outreach to political leadership in both the United States and Israel. As a result, Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senators, Mayor Kenney and many others wrote letters of concern to Prime Minister Netanyahu and members of his cabinet.
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We can only hope that this initiative while help to convince the State of Israel to maintain its consular presence in Philadelphia.
On January 28, John Smith and Peter Longstreth cooperated once again - but this time as panelists in a program hosted by the Lauder Institute of the University of Pennsylvania. The event was organized by Dr. James G. McGann, Director of Penn’s “Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program†and was one of similar “Think Tank index†launches in Washington, D.C. (World Bank, Wilson Center), in New York City (United Nations) and in 70 other “idea capitals†around the world.
Over twenty CCAP Members attended the presentation and participated actively in the panel discussion. Penn’s agenda included comments by Mauro Guillen, Director of the Lauder Institute, Amy Gadsden, Executive Director of Penn Global and William Burke-White, Director of the newly opened Perry World House. Penn’s importance as a global leader in “policy innovation†was a central theme throughout the discourse.
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