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Date: November 18, 2017, at 2-5pm
Location: Cylburn Arboretum, Vollmer Center, 4915 Greenspring Ave., Baltimore, MD 21209
Admission: Buy tickets on the event page (there are several rates)

About this event

Come out and enjoy the beautiful scenery at Cylburn Arboretum for this special Japan-themed event featuring: Book talks and book signings by 3 well-known local authors, garden strolls, bonsai displays, Japanese refrehments, gifts for sale, and much more! Cylburn Arboretum is a 200-acre urban oasis in Baltimore City. This is a family-friendly event; everyone is welcome.

Organized by Baltimore-Kawasaki Sister City Committee

 

More information & tickets

Bonsai Afternoon Eventbrite page

This event is sold out.

Date: Tuesday, October 24, 2017 at 5:30-9pm
Location: Baltimore City Hall, 100 Holliday Street, Baltimore, MD 21202
Admission: There is a fee and advance registration is required. Seating is limited. See the event page for details.

Featuring

Ambassador Susan E. Rice, National Security Advisor (2013 – 2017) and U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations (2009 – 2013)
Secretary John C. Wobensmith, Secretary of State of Maryland (2015 – present)

Program

The 2017 program includes a catered reception, a local address by Secretary Wobensmith & discussion, and a nationwide webcast featuring Ambassador Rice. Check-in & refreshments begin at 5:30pm. The national webcast will be from 7:00 to 8:00pm. Baltimore event organized by the Baltimore-Xiamen Sister City Committee. National webcast organized by the National Committee on U.S.- China Relations.

More information  & registration

www.bxscc.org/news-and-events

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Baltimore Innovation Week is an annual week-long celebration of technology and innovation. Baltimore-Rotterdam Sister City Committee is hosting an event during this week to highlight the Maryland-Netherlands Cybersecurity Soft Landing Program.

Date & Location

Wednesday, October 4, 2017
6:00pm–8:00pm
bwtech@UMBC CyberIncubator
5520 Research Park Drive, Suite 110
Catonsville, MD 21228

Light refreshments and drinks will be served.
Cost is free. Advance registration required. Limited seats available.
More information and registration

About this event

Last year, Maryland and the Netherlands initiated a multi-year cybersecurity soft landing program to help cybersecurity companies in both countries explore business opportunities overseas. Under the program, a set of Maryland cybersecurity startups go to the Hague Security Delta, the largest security cluster in Europe, each year to learn about the EU market. Dutch firms, in turn, come to bwtech@UMBC to pursue business here.

This talk, to be held at bwtech@UMBC incubator, will discuss what a soft landing is, the origins of the program, benefits and lessons learned, and how the Maryland tech sector can continue to expand globally.

Event Speakers

Maryland Department of Commerce — Jessica Reynolds, Regional Manager, Europe International Investments and Trade

bwtech@UMBC — Jennifer Reynolds, Director of Venture Creation

Ausley Associates — Tom Jarboe, Vice President, International Programs (participant in the 2017 edition of the program)

Embassy of the Netherlands

Event Organizers

Baltimore-Rotterdam Sister City Committee (BRSCC)
bwtech@UMBC
Netherlands America Chamber of Commerce Washington Metro (NACCWM)
Maryland Department of Commerce

September 2016 — Baltimore, MD  USA

MECU Foundation Inc. has awarded Baltimore Sister Cities, Inc. a $3,000 grant to support sister cities educational projects. The projects are:

• Baltimore-Kawasaki (Japan) art project for ‘Light City Baltimore’ 2017 that will engage Baltimore City high school students to build an ‘Infinity Mirrors’ exhibit at Baltimore’s Inner Harbor.
• Baltimore-Rotterdam (the Netherlands) “Operation Trash” exchange project with Bard High School Early College Baltimore and Benjamin Franklin High School and several schools in the Netherlands, to create a virtual exchange and social digital platform to teach sustainability, trash reduction and recycling concepts.
• Baltimore-Xiamen (China) project to support a Chinese and English language focused student exchange program between Baltimore Polytechnic Institute and high schools in Xiamen.

About MECU Foundation

MECU Foundation Inc. is the philanthropic arm of MECU of Baltimore Inc., one of the largest credit unions in the Baltimore region. ‘It is the mission of the MECU Foundation is to provide financial and volunteer assistance to the educational institutions within the MECU of Baltimore, Inc. footprint, with other extraordinary issues considered from time to time.’

www.mecu.com

About Baltimore Sister Cities (BSC)

The Baltimore Sister City Committees (BSCCs) are volunteer-run committees operating under the auspices of City of Baltimore’s Office of the Mayor. They aim to promote mutual economic development, educational, cultural, health/environmental and other cooperation and exchanges between Baltimore, Maryland and its international Sister Cities. BSC activities are designed to benefit the City of Baltimore, its residents and the business community by supporting the Mayoral Initiatives of the City of Baltimore and the goals of the Sister Cities International organization.

baltimoresistercities.org

Baltimore Sister Cities International wins Sister Cities International’s 2016 Innovation Award for Economic Development

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 29, 2016
MEDIA CONTACT Anastasia Dellaccio Adellaccio@sistercities.org 202.347.8637

WASHINGTON, DC – Baltimore Sister Cities International (BSCI) has won Sister Cities International’s (SCI) 2016 Innovation Award for Economic Development for a city with a population greater than 500,000. The 2016 Sister Cities International Innovation Award for Economic Development recognizes the accomplishments of outstanding community and individual sister city programs that promote peace through mutual respect, understanding, and cooperation.

The Baltimore-Xiamen Sister Cities (BXSC) celebrated their 30 th Anniversary by hosting a three-day, 20 person delegation from Xiamen. This delegation promoted the China International Fair for Investment and Trade (CIFIT) and was led by Xiamen Vice Mayor Li Dongliang. During their stay in Baltimore, Xiamen signed a Memorandum of Understanding with City Hall that reaffirmed their sister city relationship and a Letter of Intent between Baltimore Polytechnic Institute and Xiamen Information School to work together towards a summer exchange program with the Xiamen Summer Camp. The Baltimore-Xiamen Sister City relationship has been their most active city in business development and education exchanges.

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SCI’s Annual Awards are awarded in several categories including Best Overall, Innovation (Arts and Culture, Economic Development, Humanitarian Assistance, and Youth and Education), and Volunteer of the Year. Award winners will be honored at the Lou Wozar Diplomatic Awards Dinner on Saturday, July 16 during SCI’s 60th Anniversary Celebration in Washington, DC.

SCI’s 60 th anniversary celebration will include an Annual Conference and Youth Leadership Summit in Washington, DC July 13-16, 2016. The celebration will bring together hundreds of the most influential global leaders in diplomacy, foreign affairs, policy, business, and innovation. Elected and municipal officials, business leaders, youth delegates, and citizen diplomats will discuss this year’s theme “Peace through People,” building on President Eisenhower’s initial vision of creating a more peaceful world by building global relationships.

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Press releases on SCI website:

• Innovation_Economic Development_Baltimore.pdf
• Sister Cities International Announces Winners of 2016 Annual Awards for Innovation in Economic Development

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About Sister Cities International

Founded as a Presidential Initiative by Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1956, Sister Cities International serves as the national membership organization for 570 member communities with 2,300 partnerships in 150 countries on six continents. The sister city network unites tens of thousands of citizen diplomats and volunteers who work tirelessly to promote the organizations’ mission of creating world peace and understanding through economic development, youth and education, arts and culture, and humanitarian assistance.

Date: Tuesday, October 18, 2016 at 5:30-9pm
Location: Baltimore City Hall, 100 North Holliday Street

Featuring

Dr. Henry A. Kissinger, former Secretary of State (1973 – 1977) and National Security Advisor (1969 – 1975)

Dr. David M. Lampton, Hyman Professor and Director, China Studies Program, the Johns Hopkins Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (1997 – present) and President of the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations (1988 – 1997)

Moderated by Mr. Stephen A. Orlins, President, National Committee on U.S.-China Relations

Program

The 2016 program will include a catered reception, a local address & discussion by Dr. Lampton in person, and a nationwide webcast featuring Dr. Kissinger. Check-in & refreshments will begin at 5:30pm. The national webcast will be from 7:00 to 8:00pm. Baltimore event organized by the Baltimore-Xiamen Sister City Committee. National webcast organized by the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations.

Admission: There is a fee and advance registration is required.

More information

• Event information on Baltimore-Xiamen website
• Event registration (All guests must register in advance in order to be allowed entry to City Hall)
• Printable event flyer (PDF)

Baltimore is sister cities with Alexandria & Luxor in Egypt. The Baltimore Luxor Alexandria Sister Cities Committee (BLASCC) cordially invites you to watch the Luxor Folkloric Dance Troupe perform in the Washington/Baltimore region this fall!

There are 2 performances:

Tuesday, October 25, 2016 at 7pm

Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts
801 Chase Street, Annapolis, MD
410-647-4482

Thursday, October 27, 2016 at 6-7pm

Millennium Stage at The Kennedy Center, Washington, DC
Free performance – no reservations needed!

About Luxor Folkloric Dance Troupe

The group performs traditional dances from their home country of Egypt. They are one of the most well known Egyptian folk dance troupes. They perform dances including Elhagala, Iskandrany, Tanoura, Pharonic, Numbian, Falahe, and Tahtibe.

These performances are presented in collaboration with the Embassy of Egypt

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For more info about Baltimore Luxor Alexandria Sister Cities Committee, visit baltimoreegypt.org or contact

 

Baltimore-Rotterdam Sister City Committee cordially invites you to this workshop, which is ideal for educators and artists.

Date/Location

October 27, 2016 at 4:30-6:30pm
At the Arts Every Day Space, The Motorhouse
120 W. North Avenue, Baltimore MD, 21201
Free and open to the public!

Please register on the Eventbrite page.

Questions? Contact

Workshop

Building Global Citizens through Project Based Learning: an Arts-Integrated Training

• Review philosophy and core actions of global education, including connecting to others, empathizing, developing cross-cultural communication skills, and taking action locally and globally.
• Learn about the upcoming globalized collaborative “Eco-News Art Project” with high school students in Baltimore and Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Students plan, write, create, and publish an environmentally themed video news show, with Rotterdam-based theatre artist/educator Kathie DiStefano.
• Learn about resources in global education using platforms such as iearn, Baltimore sister city committees, and other resources.
• Develop plans for integrating project-based learning and global citizenship into your classroom.

Facilitated by artist/educator Elisabeth Gambino, Bard High School Early College Baltimore

More info

Arts Every Day ‘s Facebook event page

 

 

“Take To-Ro: Bridge of Lights,” a large scale artwork created by a group of young artists in Baltimore and members of Baltimore-Kawasaki sister city committee, will be featured in a special exhibit at Japan Information and Culture Center (JICC), Embassy of Japan in Washington DC this summer.

The JICC uses their unique gallery space, with award-winning Japanese-inspired design, to showcase both traditional and modern Japanese art.

Location: 1150 18th Street NW, Suite 100, Washington, DC
Dates: August 8-19,  2016 • Open to the public Mon-Fri 9am-5pm

“Take To-Ro” originally made its appearance at the inaugural season of Light City Baltimore festival in March 2016. The artwork was well received by audience, and helped the festival attract more than 400,000 visitors to Baltimore’s Inner Harbor.

More info:
bkscc.wordpress.com/news/take-toro-at-jicc
www.us.emb-japan.go.jp/jicc/exhibits.html