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South Asia Single Region Program Makes An Impact
The South Asia Single Regional Program took place in September 2004 and included Fellows from India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka and was hailed as a success. The active members had already created a planning committee for a regional conference to be held in 2006. The Fellows had the opportunity to travel around the U.S., a chance to examine the U.S. electoral process and contribute towards issues of election monitoring and transparency, and focus on issues that were at the forefront of the U.S. way of life, such as freedom of expression, culture of philanthropy, and high cost of post secondary education and health care.
One of the Sri Lankan participants was, Executive Director of the Siyath Foundation, a community development organization based in Colombo, Ms. Kala Peiris de Costa. Kala commented on the opportunities for leadership development that the Fellowship experience provided. Her meetings enabled her to examine leadership and management from both the strategic and operational perspectives. In addition, she commented that the Fellowship enabled her to understand the qualities needed for “visionary leadership” and gave her the “motivation and determination” necessary to be a leader who can make a difference in the communities she represents.
John S. Wolf, the president of the EF said about the program, “ My experience with the 2004 South Asia Fellows has intensified my appreciation for the relevance and importance of Eisenhower Fellowship’s mission. I have seen the magic of new Fellows forming bonds that would have been impossible without EF, and the magic wrought by the program officers who map Fellows’ professional agendas that somehow transform lives”. (EF Newsletter Jan 2005.)
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Fellows Active in Tsunami Response 01/2005
In the weeks since the tsunami disaster in South and Southeast Asia, members of the Eisenhower family have been active in relief response in a variety of ways. Among those Fellows engaged are Trustee Rudy Pesik ’90, Indonesia, who has been appointed to coordinate the logistics of national relief distribution in his country; Mihir Bhatt ’00, India, head of the Disaster Mitigation Institute, who is working in affected areas in his own country and also traveled to Sri Lanka to consult on response and prevention methods there; and Nivard Cabraal ’00, Sri Lanka, whose information shared with EF Trustee and GlaxoSmithKline CEO J.P. Garnier inspired the latter’s Sri Lanka CEO to announce an increase in its already planned donation of pharmaceuticals and medical supplies.
(EF main website archive: http://eisenhowerfellowships.org/news/newsarchive/05/0105.html)
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Asia in the World: 2005 Eisenhower Fellowship Conference in Singapore
After the Asian Tsunami, what lessons have we learnt? What is the U.S.’s position on Asia’s emerging order? What are the new Issues facing Business in Asia today? What is the Position of Asia's Growing Global Companies? Where does Islamic Fundamentalism stand in today’s Cultures and Globalization?
These are just some of the hotly debated topics that will be discussed at this year's annual Eisenhower Fellowships Conference, will be held in Singapore from 26 - 29 June 2005.
This year’s conference theme is Asia in the World with sub themes in politics, globalization and culture, and business. It includes panels on America and Asia’s Emerging Order; Cultures and Globalization, Islam in Southeast Asia; New Issues for Business in Asia; Growing Asia’s Global Companies; and Revitalizing Relations between the USA and Asia.
For more information visit:
http://www.efsingapore.org.sg/registration/
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2002, Berlin Germany Eisenhower Fellowships Conference
German Fellows presented, “Communications in a Global World,” an EF conference in Berlin in 2002. Five Southeast Asian countries participated in the first Single Region Program and the ‘Intra-Ike’ was launched on the main EF website, connecting Fellows worldwide through the Web.
The welcoming address was presented by the German Chancellor Gerhard Schroder and the Eisenhower Chairman Dr. Henry A. Kissinger, who was born in Germany, also addressed the conference. The conference itenary and visits included the Reichstag (parliament) building with its monumental glass dome; a visit to the Jewish museum, the Glienicke Bridge, the Museum of Communication, Sans Souci, the eighteenth century palace built by the Prussian king Frederick the Great in Potsdam, as well as the former headquarters of the Stasi, the secret police of the former East Germany.
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2000 Sydney, Australia Eisenhower Fellowships Conference
In 2000, the year Dr. Henry A. Kissinger became the chairman of EF, the Australian Fellows hosted the conference on, “Challenges and Opportunities for the New Millennium,” in Sydney, Australia. In the same year the Directory of Eisenhower Fellows went online. The conference commenced on Sunday evening with a Welcome Reception at the Sydney Opera House, followed by two and a half days of plenary sessions and a half-day of round-table discussions.
The social program included a Gala Dinner on Monday evening at Government House, a luncheon at the Museum of Contemporary Art and a sunset cruise on beautiful Sydney Harbour.
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1998 Tokyo and Kyoto, Japan Eisenhower Fellowship Conference
In October 1998, EF Japanese alumni gave a record number of 122 Fellows and 105 guests and trustees the opportunity to learn about Japan and discuss global issues. Tokyo and Kyoto were the sites for 1998 Eisenhower Fellowship Conference whose theme was, “Asia, Pacific Region, and the World” conference organized by the Japanese Fellows.
Former President George Bush, attending his first EF association conference, underscored the importance of EF. "You are here because you believe in, as I do, the mission of EF to promote international understanding," he told the fellows. Some of the visits on the agenda were the Imperial Palace, Tokyo, Ninomaru Palace, Kyoto and experiencing zen cuisine at Tenryu-Ji Temple, a Gala Dinner at the Akasaka Prince Hotel and farewell dinner at the Kyoto Kokusai Hotel.
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1995 Athens, Greece Eisenhower Fellowship Conference
In 1995 Athens was the site of “Challenges of the Year 2000,” EF conference organized by the Greek Fellows. Many sites were visited as part of the itenary including visits to Pynx Hill, the Birthplace of Democracy, The Acropolis, visits to Poros and Hydra Island, Cape Sounion, Temple of Poseidon and ending with relaxing dinners in Plaka, the old part of the city and the Yacht club of Greece. The conference took place at the Grande Bretagne Hotel where a lunch and farewell dinner were hosted.
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