Migration - Immigration: Responding to Demographic Shifts
Join us for this in-person forum - register today!
Date: April 30, 2024, 4:00 - 8:00 pm
Price: FREE! 4:00 Workshops and Exhibits, 5:30 Cash Bar, 6:30 Keynote Speaker with leading political demographer Jennifer Sciubba, Ph.D.
Also, Dinner Option @ $25
Location: Global Village, 4233 Lafayette Rd., Indianapolis, IN 46254. FREE parking.
A community-oriented discussion about our Indianapolis area and State as a welcoming place for all of us.
FEATURING:
● In-Person Speaker: Leading expert on demography, Jennifer D. Sciubba, Ph.D., Author of 8 Billion and Counting: How Sex, Death and Migration Shape Our World.
PROGRAM DETAILS:
● Global Competency Workshop facilitated by The International Center.
● Roundtable Networking with Community Experts.
● "Cultural Corners" exhibits by organizations that offer services to newcomers.
● Networking Reception with Cash Bar
● International cuisine from restaurants located in Indy's International Marketplace.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
This informative forum celebrates Indiana's prosperity accelerated with global diversity.
4:00 pm - Workshops and Networking Sessions @ n/c.
5:30 pm - Networking Reception with Cash Bar. Global cultural exhibits on display @ n/c.
5:45 pm - Check-in for Dinner in the Event Hall.
Note: Pre-paid reservations required. Regular and vegetarian options available.
6:00 pm - Dinner in Event Hall - Global Cuisine. Optional @$25.
6:30 pm - Program with Welcoming Remarks in the Event Hall. In-person Keynote Speaker with Q&A: Jennifer Sciubba, Ph.D., Author, 8 Billion and Counting: How Sex, Death, and Migration Shape Our World @ n/c.
PROGRAM DETAILS:
Let's gather at Indy's Global Village: When you arrive, you will be surrounded with cultural enhancements. The Main Hall features flags from around the world on full display. Global art and cultural items are displayed in the eight galleries.
FREE! 4:00 pm Workshops and Exhibits - Citizen Diplomacy activities. Three concurrent options - you pick:
1. Global Competency Workshop facilitated by The International Center.
Session Description: Understand the powerful effects that culture plays in every person’s life!
In this workshop, you will learn how to value cultural differences so you can better engage with different cultures and reduce anxiety in binational or international groups. You will also gain skills in observing and describing behaviors to avoid ineffective communication in intercultural settings. Finally, you’ll gain an understanding of how our cultural differences influence the way we view other groups.
By the end of this introductory workshop, you’ll be better prepared to live and work in another culture or communicate with people from other departments, disciplines, genders, races and ages.
2. Roundtable Networking with Community Experts
Session Description: Participants will engage in a series of short, focused meetings with each service provider. Rotate through different tables, each hosted by a knowledgeable professional.
Take advantage of this unique opportunity to learn about immigration and global mobility services specific to Central Indiana. Ask questions, gain insights, and build connections.
Following the speed rounds, visit the “Cultural Corners” where you can continue conversations, exchange contact information, and explore potential collaborations.
3. "Cultural Corners" networking with Exhibiters and Visiting Global Village Welcome Center's displays: Visit with leaders from various organizations that provide services for our international newcomers. Organizations will display colorful exhibits and a representative will be present to explain and answer questions about their services. Volunteer and donation slips will be available. Look forward to meeting vibrant community leaders!
FREE! 5:30 pm Networking Reception, water available. Plus, Cash Bar. Enjoy sipping the interesting wines while you take a leisurely stroll, meet and make friends, and see international cultural exhibits.
FREE! 6:30 pm KEYNOTE SPEAKER, In-person: Jennifer D. Sciubba, Ph.D. is a leading expert on Political Demography and says, "We need to change the rhetoric from one of alarm to one of resiliency,"
Link: to see-hear Jennifer D. Sciubba, Ph.D. https://www.jennifersciubba.com/
8 Billion and Counting by Jennifer D. Sciubba, Author-Demographer. 
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ABOUT OUR EVENT PLANNING PARTNERS:
Indiana Council on World Affairs - www.IndianaWorld.org
Center for Interfaith Cooperation - www.indycic.org
International Center - https://internationalcenter.org/
Global Village Welcome Center - www.imcoalition.org
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THANKS TO OUR SPONSORING PARTNERS:
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