News: March 2010
Item Posted: March 25, 2010 
Fellow reunion in ChileThe Eisenhower Fellows of Chile came together at a recent dinner in Santiago hosted by Trustee, Nathan Hayward and wife, Marilyn. The March 9th gathering was the 1st event for the newly founded EF Chile Alumni Association. Francisca Valdes, ’08, was elected to succeed Marco Antonio Gonzalez, ’96, as President of the association. Sergio Calvo, ’57, was awarded a “50 year” Eisenhower pin. Diane Shoemaker, Director of the EF Alumni Network, also attended and briefed the Chilean chapter on three USA Fellows who will travel to Chile this September on their fellowship program. |
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item Posted: March 25, 2010 Fellows in the newsJane Golden, ’03, USA, wins the Ivy Young Willis Award. (The Loquitur) Read 2008 USA Fellow John Della Volpe’s article about Millenials in the Huffington Post. Elena Panfilova, ’08, Russia, is quoted in The Power Vertical on Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty’s website. A bridge in Queensland is being renamed in honor of Sir Leo Hielscher, ’73, Australia, to celebrate the great contribution he has made to the state. (Brisbane Times) Fiach MacConghail, '04, Ireland, discusses changing the political climate. (Irish Times) |
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Item Posted: March 12, 2010
EF President John Wolf on tour of South AsiaTo observe the relationships that have been building since the 2004 SRP, EF President John Wolf visited India, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. He spoke with Fellows about how they can identify some common interest around the region and develop concrete outcomes in the next 18-24 months. These discussions included topics such as climate refugees, historic preservation and Sanjeev Sanyal's, '07, India, idea of property rights. To read Sanjeev's latest column in the Business Standard, click here. |
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Item Posted: March 9, 2010 
New Zealand Social Development Minister Paula Bennett to join 2010 Women's Leadership ProgramIn EF's first Women's Leadership Program, Paula Bennett, '10, New Zealand, has accepted a spot in the 2010 fellowship coming this fall. She has been featured in various newspapers around her country, as well on local news spots. Click here to hear more about Prime Minister John Key's support of Paula Bennett. The New Zealand Herald also highlights her future trip to the United States. |
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Item Posted: March 9, 2010 Fellow in Bangladesh receives grantU.S. Ambassador to Bangladesh James F. Moriarty presented a check to Taimur Islam, '07, Bangladesh. Islam is the Team Leader of the Urban Study Group, which has received a grant from the U.S. Government’s Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation to restore a historic building in Shakhari Bazaar, Old Dhaka. Shakhari Bazar is Dhaka's oldest neighbourhood, where descendants of the original Hindu community are still around today. Taimur Islam was in EF's first Common Interest Program which centered around urbanization. While looking at the role of cultural identity in the overall urban development process and in heritage management, his fellowship focused on experience and best practices in legislation, community participation, financing conservation, and developments in technology. |
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item Posted: March 9, 2010 Fellows in the newsMartin Burt, '94, Paraguay, will be speaking at the Social Venture Capitalist/Social Enterprise Conference in Miami, March 17 - 19. (SVC/SE) Read about 2010 USA Fellow Lucinda Holt's dinner meeting with Vicente Fox, former President of Mexico on her blog. (Cereal CEO blog) Colonel Yunzhu Yao, '99, China, will speak at St. Johnsbury Academy March 15 as part of an ongoing Speaker Series sponsored by the Academy’s Colwell Center for Global Understanding. (St. Johnsbury Academy) USA Fellow, Tony Habit, '00, highlights his opinion and experiences regarding innovation in high schools. (National High School Center)
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Item Posted: March 5, 2010
Fellow ReunionChungwan Choi, '04, Korea, had an unexpected reunion with Dr. Vitit Muntabhorn, '02, Thailand in Cheongju City, Korea. Dr. Muntabhorn was invited as a speaker at the North Korea Human Rights Session in Korea Human Rights and Environmental Conference. This was organized by the Korean Bar Association where Choi is a Chair of the International Committee. |
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item Posted: March 5, 2010 Fellows in the NewsRead about Harsha De Silva's, '10, Sri Lanka, nomination to the United National Party. (Lanka Newspapers) Tim Cahill, '07, USA, is meeting voters around the state while running for governor of Massachusetts. (Billerica Townie News) Turkish Fellow, Yilmaz Argüden, '93, wrote an article for the Private Sector Opinion. (Global Corporate Governance Forum)
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Item Posted: March 3, 2010 Two Fellows selected as WEF 2010 Young Global Leaders
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Item Posted: March 3, 2010 Fellows in the NewsElena Panfilova, '08, Russia, is quoted on a recent trip to DC for civil-society activists. (Newsweek) Two Sri Lankan Fellows, Eran Wickamratne, '04 and Harsha de Silva, 10, are featured in top Sri Lankan paper. (Daily Financial Times) |
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Sanjeev Sanyal, '07, India, and Esteban Bullrich, '06, Argentina, were selected by the World Economic Forum as 2010 Young Global Leaders. According to the WEF website, the forum recognizes up to 200 people under the age of 40 "for their professional accomplishments, commitment to society and potential to contribute to shaping the future of the world." Sanjeev is the Founder and a Managing Trustee of Sustainable Planet Initiative. Esteban is the Secretary of Education of the City of Buenos Aires.
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