From: Natalia Kunzer <Natalia.Kunzer@rotary.org>
Subject: Open World Program 2018 - call for host RC
Date: September 25, 2017 at 8:09:40 AM AKDT
To: "Clyde Boyer (vivandclyde@gmail.com)" <vivandclyde@gmail.com>, WillFiles <will@wfiles.us>, Gayle Knepper <5010rotary@gmail.com>
Dear Gayle, Clyde and Will,
Greetings from Evanston!
This is the time of the year, again, when we are looking for clubs to host Open World delegations. OW has asked me to see if Rotary in Alaska could host a Russian delegation under the “Sustainable Fishery Development and Management” hosting theme during the 2-10 June 2018 hosting week.
Please see the description of the hosting theme below.
Sustainable Fishery Development and Management (from sea to shining sea)
Rationale: The history of the United States is inextricably linked to Russia. From early Russian settlements around Fort Ross to the Seward purchase of Alaska in 1867, our countries have shared much in common. With the U.S. – Russia maritime border in the Bering Strait, there have been many linkages between Alaska and the Russian Far East. Sadly, many of these linkages have dwindled over time. This program for experts in the seafood industry is designed to reestablish linkages primarily in sustainable fishery development and management. The program will have to be Alaska-based as the Alaskan seafood industry has long term interests in working with/in Russia, but there are currently very limited options due to the current state of the relationship between Russia and the United States.
Would you please let me know if this might be of interest to you, your clubs or other clubs in your great state by Monday, 16 October or sooner. Only this morning we received OW Grant Guidelines and were given less than four weeks to submit our grant proposal. I hope the short deadline wouldn’t be much of inconvenience.
Please see the Host Registration Form and programming brochure attached.
Thank you for your continuous support!
Should you have any questions please feel free to contact me at your convenience.
Warm Rotary Regards,
Natalia
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Natalia Kunzer
Open World Program Officer | Programs
Ph.:1 (847) 946-5664
https://www.rotary.org/en/get-involved/rotary-clubs
