The World Affairs Council of Maine,

in partnership with the University of New England,

is pleased to present a  

Maine Summit on Citizen Diplomacy: 

Mainers Engaged in Health Care  

Development Abroad 

April 1, 2011 

7:30AM to 1:30PM

at the Holiday Inn By the Bay

Portland, Maine 

with

Mary Jean Eisenhower,

President of People to People International 

 Keynote Speaker

Registration Fee:  $45  World Affairs Council members and students

                          $60  Non-members

Exhibit Table:      $25 

Click here to register.  

A limited number of full scholarships are available to students. Please e-mail Amy Holland at aholland@wacmaine.org for more information.  

Please click here if you would like to sponsor a student to attend the summit. 

Summit Schedule (Subject to Change)

7:30-8:00     Registration/Continental Breakfast

8:00-8:30     Welcome Remarks 

8:30-9:45     Session 1  "Working Globally, Building Capacity Locally"

9:45-10:00   Break

10:00-11:15 Session 2  "Profiles of Maine's Global Health Care Leadership" 

11:15-11:45 Networking and Exhibits/Expo

11:45-1:30   Citizen Diplomacy Lunch

                           Keynote Speaker: Mary Jean Eisenhower

                              President, People to People International

Summit Goals:

1. To increase public awareness in Maine of the citizen diplomacy movement within the health care sector.

2. To build the capacity of Maine's international health care organizations to become more globally engaged.

3. To strengthen cooperation among these organizations. 

Target Audience:

Members of the health care, nonprofit, business, academic, local government, civic, religious, and international exchange communities, and the media, will come together at the summit to promote citizen diplomacy and its importance in our global interdependent world.  College/university students interested in health care and international development are particularly encouraged to attend.

International Expo:

Attending organizations have the opportunity to rent exhibit tables ($25) for promoting their organizations, networking with other attendees and displaying/selling their promotional items in our exposition.  Please click here to register and reserve your table! 

This Summit on Citizen Diplomacy has been initiated through a seed grant from the National Council for International Visitors as part of its 50th Anniversary celebration.