Spokane, Washington was the host of the 2005 Sister Cities International Annual Conference July 27-31, 2005.
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See photos from the Annual Conference in Spokane! View photos and order prints online!
Second Sino-U.S. Sister Cities Conference
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Government and citizen leaders from China, Singapore, Taiwan and the United States attended the second Sino-U.S Sister Cities Conference July 27-29, 2005. Click here for presentations.
2005 Conference Recognition and Awards
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The Spirit of Partnership
Sister Cities International recognized partner organizations during the Spirit of Partnership recognition ceremony. For a complete list of partner organizations, click here.
Lou Wozar Annual Awards Ceremony
Sister Cities International recognized winners of the 2005 Annual Awards Program during the Lou Wozar Annual Awards Ceremony. Communities won awards for innovative programs in several theme areas and awards for best overall programs. The award for Volunteer of the Year and the Sister Cities International President's Award were also presented. Click here for information about this year's winners.
Young Artists Competition
Winners of the 2005 Young Artists Competition were displayed at the conference, kicking off a one-year tour of the artwork. Pictures of the winning artwork are coming soon.
2005 Conference Workshops and Plenary Sessions
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(All files are in pdf format. If you do not have Adobe Reader, you may download it here for free)
Opening Plenary Session - Islamic Peace and Friendship Initiative
For presentation files and information about the initiative, click here!
Getting the Most Out of Sister Cities International
- Capacity Building: Learn how to get press coverage, be featured in publications
and news releases, use the 50th anniversary to promote your
projects, and share program highlights online. Find out about free toolkits, website tools, publications from Sister Cities International, upcoming promotional opportunities, and more!
- Sister Cities International Youth Programs Powerpoint
Humanitarian Assistance: A presentation of international humanitarian assistance programming: everything from relief to sustainable reconstruction projects, donation opportunities, and humanitarian partnerships in which your community can take part.
Membership Services: A tell-all on how to get the most of your member benefits.Sustainable Development: Learn more about the Network for Sustainable Development and current and future projects.
Youth: A look at current and future Youth and Education Network projects and the Young Artist Program.
Best Practices Showcase
- How to Build and Sustain a Successful Sister City Program
- Cities Seeking Cities
- Fort Lauderdale, Florida
- Fort Worth, Texas
- Omaha, Nebraska
- Open World Program
- Phoenix, Arizona
- San Diego, California
- Scottsbluff/Gering, Nebraska
- AYUSA International
- Boyertown, Pennsylvania
- College of the Humanities and Sciences Harrison Middleton University
- iEARN
- Kent, Washington
- Nishinomiya, Japan
- Sister Cities International Youth Programs
- Spokane, Washington & Nishinomiya, Japan
- Tacoma, Washington
- Tempe Arizona
- Chicago, Illinois
- Fort Lauderdale, Florida
- Grants Pass, Oregon
- Houston, Texas & Tampico, Mexico
- Illinois State Chapter
- Kansas City, Missouri
- Sister Cities International Fundraising Resources and Grants Programs
- Sister Cities International Sustainable Development Seed Grant Programs
- Tacoma, Washington
- Producing a Video About Your Sister City Program
- Florida and Arizona
- Fort Worth, Texas
- Louisville, Kentucky
- Spokane, Washington
- Bellevue, Washington
- Boulder, Colorado & Dushanabe, Tajikistan
- Corvallis, Oregon & Uzhgorod, Ukraine
- International Partners for Peace
- Tucson, Arizona
- Lansing, Michigan
- Kent, Washington
- Youth Ambassador Brochure
- English Conversation Teaching Project Brochure
- Chinese Heritage Program Brochure
- Laredo, Texas
- Long Beach, California
- National Clearinghouse on Disability and Exchange
- Palm Desert, California
- Riverside, California
- Tempe, Arizona
- Virginia Beach, Virginia
Youth - Our Future Citizen Diplomats
How do Sister City Programs Raise Funds to Connect Global Villages?
Connecting Global Villages by Getting Your Message Out Effectively
Creative Ways to Connect Our Global Villages
Track 1: Sister Cities International's 50th Anniversary Celebration: 1956-2006 - Involving Your Community in the 50th Anniversary
- Celebrating: President Eisenhower's Legacy - a 50 Year Retrospective
- Raymond R. Schultz, Owner and President, R.S. Aviation, Inc. & Sister Cities International Honorary Board
- Duane Kissick, President, PADCO Inc
- Sharon Receveur, President, Sister Cities of Louisville
- Ed Tsutakawa, Co-founder, Spokane-Nishinomiya Sister City Society
- Jane Wood, Executive Vice President, Jacksonville Sister Cities Association, Inc.
- Mimi Barker, Director of Communications, Standard and Poor's & Sister Cities International Board of Directors
- James A. Brooks, Manager, International Programs, National League of Cities
- Tad Long, Director of Business Development, NewCities Foundation
- Harold Pachios, Member and former Chair of the US State Department's Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy
- Daniel J. Distelhorst, Ph.D., Organization Development Consultant and "Interculturalist", Member of Spokane World Affairs Council
- Elsa Distelhorst, Director of Development at Whitworth College, Member of Spokane World Affairs Council
- Sylvia Lovely, Executive Director and CEO, Kentucky League of Cities
- Jim Rowland, President, Arlington Sister City Association
Celebrate the contributions that sister cities have made to world peace and international cooperation and understand the important historical roots of the sister city movement. Learn more about the impact that citizen diplomacy has had on major international events and the importance of international engagement by citizen diplomats living and working in their communities.
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Visioning: Addressing Global Challenges through Local Solutions in the 21st Century
A focus on understanding the global challenges that impact our societies, fostering an international perspective within our communities, defining our shrinking globe and understanding why communities must be internationally engaged.
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Implementing: Connecting Your Community to the 50th Anniversary Celebration
Participate in a community Summit for Citizen Diplomscy with citizens from the Spokane area and learn about the community summit themes, process, and outcomes. You will leave knowing how a community summit works and how to advocate for the recommendations you develop at your summit.
For a community summmit toolkit, a report on the community summits in Spokane and other cities, and for other summit information, click here.
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Track 2: Your Sister City is an Economic Development Tool
- Building a Strategic Framework for Economic Development
- Bill Stafford, President, Trade Development Alliance of Greater Seattle
- Ning Shao, Director, Maryland Center China
Discuss how city officials can incorporate their existing sister cities into their local economic development strategy, the benefits of integrating a community's sister cities into their local economic development strategy, and how to build partnerships to promote economic development through sister cities.
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Trade: Making Those All-Important Economic Connections
Learn about trade missions, including how to partner with multiple resources for a successful mission, how to put it together and the benefits to both sides.
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Economic Development Assessment Tool
This highly interactive session will feature an economic development assessment tool that will focus on local government issues and how to build an international economic development framework. Attendees will also learn how to develop a strategic approach to using sister cities as an economic development tool.
Track 3: Governing in the Global Village
- Capitalizing on Changes in Local Government
- Pat Fallin, Colorado State Coordinator, Basalt, Colorado & Sister Cities International Board of Directors
- Alan Chambers, Councillor, North Down Borough Council, Bangor, Northern Ireland & Sister Cities International Board of Directors
- Sylvia Lovely, Executive Director/CEO, Kentucky League of Cities
- Kristin Tillquist, Chief of Staff to Mayor Loveridge, Riverside, California
- Nancy Huppert, International Sister Cities of Rochester, New York & Sister Cities International Board of Directors
- Mayor Alhaji Iddrisu-Adam, Tamale, Ghana
- Mayor Bobby Ralph, Suffolk, Virginia
- Chris Williams, Arlington Sister City Assocation Staff Liaison, Arlington County, Virginia
- Jo Anna Edgerton, Director, Office of International Affairs and Protocol, Kansas City, Missouri & Sister Cities International Board of Directors
- Jose Luis Garcia, Chief of Protocol, City of San Antonio, Texas & Sister Cities International Honorary Board
What happens when local government changes? Presenters will discuss how sister cities support and survive the transition in local government leadership and structure and how long-range planning can help sister cities programs survive local government changes.
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The Ultimate Partnership - Government Leadership and Citizen Empowerment
Presenters will discuss why sister city programs cannot overlook the importance of local government involvement and why local government cannot overlook the importance of citizen diplomats. Useful tips on how the two can work together will be offered.
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Cultural Sensitivity - How to Close the Deal
A highly interactive and energetic introduction of some common protocol issues will be discussed along with issues related to project management. Participants will break into roundtables, review case studies, and participate in simulations related to geographic regions.
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Track 4: Youth: The Global Village in 2020
- Reflections on Peace
- Tony Anderson, Chairperson, Sister City Council of Tacoma-Pierce County & Sister Cities International Honorary Board
- Shantel Egger, Spokane, Washington
- Carly Keller, Tempe, Arizona
- Stuart Olsen, National Clearinghouse on Disability and Exchanges
- Lindsay Wilson, Fort Worth, Texas & Washington, DC
- Susan Handley, International Partnerships & Programmes Officer, Local Government International Bureau
- Ed Gragert, iEARN-USA
- Maley Ong, The Sister City Program of the City of New York
- Alan Chambers, Councillor, North Down Borough Council, Bangor, Northern Ireland & Sister Cities International Board of Directors
- Don Borut, Executive Director, National League of Cities
- Masayoshi Ogawa, Chief, Environmental City Promotion Group, Nishinomiya, Japan
- Shelly Whelpton, Vice President, Program Operations, AYUSA International
U.S. and International students will share how their involvement with sister cities has changed their outlook on the world, what they learned, and what hopes they have for this world following their sister cities experiences.
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Youth Exchanges in the 21st Century
This high level look at the future of exchanges will show the powerful role technology can play in sister city youth programs and exchanges.
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It Takes a Village to Raise a Global Citizen
Join us in the effort of raising tomorrow's citizen diplomats. Discover ways that sister cities programs can meet challenges, and learn about available partner resources in the global village.
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Africa Regional Forum