FW PMI February Lunch Program Wednesday 02/26/2014 - 11:30 AM - 01:00 PM Bedford Texas Land and Cattle Steakhouse located near the intersection of highways 121 and 183 Fort Worth Sister Cities Intern Projects In 1956, President Eisenhower envisioned a partnership between U.S. cities and other cities around the world. This partnership creates relationships where cities could share ideas and exchange information to build friendships and understand cultural differences. There are more than 600 U.S. cities that have relationships in 137 countries and more than 2,000 municipal partnerships. Each year, thousands of citizen-diplomats represent the United States around the world, promoting democracy and understanding. Fort Worth has an award winning program and partnerships with eight cities in Italy, Germany, Japan, Indonesia, Hungary, Mexico, Swaziland and China. Citizen-diplomats travel to these sister cities and their counterparts travel here to Fort Worth. The intern program selects university students / graduates to manage these and other projects here and internationally. Todays presentation will provide an overview of the sister city program and youll hear from one of the interns regarding their experience and the projects they work on. Our Speaker: Our speaker will be Beth Weibel, Senior Program Manager. She has a Bachelors degree in Broadcast Journalism from TCU and has been in the non-profit management sector for almost 15 years. Her love for international travel brought her to Fort Worth Sister Cities where shes worked for the past ten years. Shes currently planning an official delagation to Budapest, Hunary and Vienna, Austria. Originally Beth is an Okie from Muskogee but calls Fort Worth home.
Posted on: Wed, 26 Feb 2014 15:00:02 +0000