Program

 “Growing an ECA Alumni Association, Strengthening Civil Society”

St. Petersburg, Russia
January 26, 2002

Presented by the Alumni Association of St. Petersburg, Russia and the International Center of Worcester, Massachusetts, USA with support of International Research and Exchange Board (IREX) and sponsored by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, U.S. Department of State.

Location: Russian Academy of Sciences, 5 Universitetskaya Nab., Conference Hall

10:00am: Coffee and registration 

10:30 –11:00 am: Welcoming plenary session

• Welcome from David Siefkin, Consul for Culture and Mass. media, USA Consulate in St. Petersburg
• Welcome from Royce Anderson, Executive Director of International Center of Worcester
• Welcome from Julia Lazereva, Cultural Section of the US Embassy in Moscow , U.S. Consulate
• Ice-breaking exercise (Tatiana Kovaleva)

11- 12:40 pm Session:

• Influence of ECA Exchange Programs on the USA-Russia Cooperation
  Royce Anderson, Executive Director of ICW
   
• Exchange Programs and Strengthening Civil Society in Russia

Governmental support of business: Larissa Rzheshevskaya, Len.obl. Administration
Governmental Support through the Eyes of the Leader of NGO of Small Business Support
Elena Tsereteli (SPb. Merchant Club)
Changing of business mentality as the result of participation in BFR program,
Lidia Kaklyugina, Farmamedia
American School of Human Resources Management and Aspect of Implementation in Russia

• Legal, ethical, and cultural issues of business in St. Petersburg
  A representative of the Center for Business Ethic and Cooperate Governanc,.

12:40 - 13:40pm  Session:

• Grant writing: Sources and Techniques. Educational programs for alumni.
  Svetlana Tcherepanova, Project Harmony (USA) Grants for alumni
  IREX (USA) Small grants for alumni
  CCI (USA-Russia)
  Olga Kolosova, Innovation Center, SPb Texnological Government University, Distance Learning Course of management .

13:40 - 14:30pm: Refreshments/Networking

14:30 - 15:30pm Session: Techniques of building public organizations. Motivating participation and  developing programs.

Representatives of CCI, Rotary clubs and IWC.

15:30 –16:30pm Session: Specifics of building the Alumni Association.

Presentations of the working group: Charter, structure of the Association, programs, information support: Vladimir Guliaev, Elena Tsereteli, Aleksandr Melnikov, Tatiana Shved, Sarkis Bafradjian.

16:30 18:00pm: Breakout sessions and brainstorming future plans: Future Alumni Association

Meetings, Developing the alumni website; Interacting with other alumni associations in other regions

18:30 –20:30pm: Reception

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