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June IEEP Update: Students from Rome have now completed their 2005-2006 "My Dream Park" curriculum. Their final projects, drawings of their dream parks were showcased on June 6, 2006 at the Arsenal Gallery in Central Park for Sister City day. Also on display were models made by New York City students and drawings from Beijing, Jerusalem, Budapest and Madrid.
January IEEP update: Rome students receive IEEP "Global Citizen Passports" as part of the 2005-2006 curriculum, "My Dream Park." These original "passports" will track the progress of the students’ work, as the passports need to be "stamped" at the completion of each phase of the curriculum. Rome students continue to work on the 2005-2006 curriculum, "My Dream Park." An example of an Italian student describing a park in Rome:
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September Rome students start IEEP 2005-2006, working with New York City students on a revised and improved internet-based forum and with a new curriculum titled “My Dream Park.” A second school in Rome, the Scuola via della Maratona, is added to the Internet-based Educational Exchange Program. June Rome students receive “Certificates of Excellence” from the New York City Sister City Program to recognize their participation in the 2004-2005 pilot year of IEEP. May IEEP Rome students from Istituto Comprensivo E.Q. Visconti conclude the pilot year of IEEP by submitting their completed project for the “Cities Around the World” curriculum. February 17-18th, 2005 Rome sends a five person delegation to the February Public Art Summit, “Strategies for Public Art.” Professor Rosella Bennati, International Relations Expert for Deputy Mayor for Culture, Maurizio Anastasi, Director of the Technical Office of Culture, Municipality of Rome, Ludovico Pratesi, art critic, Ludovica Rossi Purini, art collector, and Giovanni Giuliani, comprise the delegation. Professor Bennati presents “Rome and Public Art: Actualities, Perspectives and Strategies.” Rome’s White Paper is available here. Ludovico Pratesi also participates in the international panel session, “Public
Art: Vision or Compromise?” at Tweed Courthouse on the second day of the
Summit. The Panel Session is available
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Rome delegate, Ludovico Pratesi, first from left, as a panel member, “Public Art: Vision or Compromise?” Tweed Courthouse, February 18, 2005. February 2005 Public Art Summit “Strategies for Public Art” | | ||
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June 24-25th, 2004 Advisor to the Rome Mayor's Office and former Chair of the New York-Rome sister city relationship, Mr. Mico Licastro represents Rome at the June Technology Summit, "Transforming Government Through Technology." June 2004 Technology Summit "Transforming Government Through Technology" | | ||
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From left to right: Commissioner for Security Policies of the Municipality of Rome, former Chair Lidia Bastianich, Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly and former Chair Mico Licastro. October 28-29th, 2003 The Municipality of Rome sends the Commissioner for Security Policies to the the October Security Summit "Meeting the Challenges of Terrorism and Crime." October 2003 Security Summit "Meeting the Challenges of Terrorism and Crime" | | ||
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August 12, 2003 Mayor Walter Veltroni and Mayor Bloomberg meet at City Hall. Mayor Veltroni also visits the World Trade Center Site. | | ||
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July 2003 Mayor Veltroni meets with Kristin Jones to discuss the "Tevereterno" Project which would culminate in a three week art festival in Rome and New York in June 2004. TevereternoOutreach activities: Tevereterno | | ||
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February 6-7th, 2003 The President of the City Council of Rome and representatives from Italian tourism agencies and the Italian Government Tourist Office attend the February Tourism Summit "Rebuilding International Tourism." February 2003 Tourism Summit "Rebuilding International Tourism" | | ||
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