The Fulbright Forum
- January 2011
I am pleased to send you this update from the Fulbright
Academy of Science & Technology. The Academy is a
global organization started by alumni and friends of the
Fulbright program. By serving as a catalyst for cooperation
among Fulbrighters, it leverages the unique knowledge, skills
and connections of the Fulbright community (grantees, alumni
and hosts) to advance science, technology, business and
education.
If you have trouble reading or forwarding this message to
others, it is posted
online with our prior newsletters.
A DIRECTORY OF
FULBRIGHTERS
Order
Your Copy Today
All Fulbright grantees, alumni, hosts and their
institutions are eligible to purchase the first edition
Directory of Fulbrighters from the Decade 200-2010. The
directory will be a highly useful tool for expanding your
circle of professional contacts.
The information on more than 23,000 alumni and hosts is
grouped by field of expertise, with additional indexes
covering geography, so you can easily find the Fulbrighters
in Chemistry or the Fulbrighters living in a given
city/country. We also have data on the host
institutions of many Fulbrighters, allowing you to see, for
example, Americans who went to Kenya or the non-Americans
who were at specific US institutions.
The Directory is produced by Harris Connect, the
largest constituent publication company in America with over
45 years of experience in producing alumni directories. The
company serves more than 4,000 organizations worldwide
including top educational institutions, member associations
and non-profit organizations
Special
Offer - if you become a life member ($500) or
organize a $500 institutional membership, you receive a free
soft-cover edition of the Directory - a $100 value.
Order
your Directory Today It is available
as Hardcover, Softcover, or CDROM.
Updating your Listing - Final 12
Days
Alumni of the CIES-administered Fulbright
programs (primarily professors) who have not yet made
contact with Harris Connect have ten more days to update
their listing in the Directory. For example, if you or
one of your Fulbright colleagues has a new job title or
recently moved to a new institution, please contact Harris
Connect at 1-757-965-8092 before January 17
to update/confirm that information.
For those who have already made contact with
Harris or the Academy, you have 10 more days to made
additional updates. includes sending a photo or
submitting an essay for inclusion in the directory.
The 300-word essays respond to the question: How did
your Fulbright experience influence your professional
life?
Calls should be made by the alumna/alumnus or by
representatives at institutions employing the Fulbrighter,
such as a representative from the Office of Sponsored
Programs or the International Office. Again, the
phone number at Harris Connect at 1-757-965-8092.
UPCOMING EVENTS OF
INTEREST TO FULBRIGHTERS
Many organizations are hold conferences,
seminars and events. This year, for example, the American
Assn for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the American
Psychological Association (APA), and the Peace Corps, which
is celebrating its 50th Anniversary in 2011, all have big
events in Washington, DC. Fulbright Academy
representatives and members will be attending these as well
as other events listed below. We would like to have
you meet up with other Fulbrighters while in town, so please
let us know if you are attending.
We are always on the lookout for upcoming events
-- anywhere in the world -- where the Academy and its
members can meet, exchange ideas and build professional
ties. So tell us about some of the professional events
that you are attending by posting them on our Facebook
page.
January 12 - Cambridge, MA - Compete to Innovate Event
at MIT, organized by the British Consulate in Boston.
Feb 19-25 - Wilmington, Ohio - Fourth Annual
International Undergraduate Research Symposium
March 19-20 – Heidelberg, Germany - Spring Board
Meeting
ANNUAL
CONFERENCE
Fulbrighters and friends of FAST from more than
two dozen countries will be to participating in our Sixth
Annual Conference in Heidelberg, Germany on March 16-19.
Registration is still open, so please consider a trip
to Germany for late Winter/Spring Vacation.
The program begins on March 16, 2011, in the
historic Alte Aula at the University of Heidelberg with an
impressive gathering of innovative people in science and
technology. Social Science is our conference theme
in 2011. What is imminent, possible and
important in the Social Sciences - and how that relates to
innovation in other fields, such as business, law, education
and STEM fields. Learn how fellow Fulbrighters
are changing the world with their unique knowledge and
skills, and how you can get involved.
For example, we have a major session on Human
Rights, with international leaders from the human rights
community. We also have a program on entrepreneurship.
The Annual Conference is designed to create and
develop relationships among current and future leaders - the
types of relationships that Fulbright grants are famous for
- so please come to share your knowledge and experience. The
plenary presentations, science tours, film festival and
Saturday seminars are among the many activities.
We have many openings in the poster session
where alumni can present their research, plus some openings
for speakers. In total, we expect 150-200
participants (on par with our past conferences). Click
here to register.
Proposed seminar topics
include:
* Business and
Social Science - the sciences of marketing and employee
management
* Human Rights - the
leading role of Fulbrighters
*
Global Health - contributions from social
science
* Fulbrighters and
Philanthropy
* Public Policy and
Climate Change - changing behavior
*
Social Science and City Management
Lufthansa is
FAST's official partner airline for the conference,
and conference participants will be able to save up to 10%
on their fares. Goldman
Sachs is our first Ambassador Level
sponsor. Crowne
Plaza Hotel is our official hotel.
Opportunities for partnership / sponsorship are
available.
If you are unable to attend, please consider a
$250 registration sponsorship. You donate a
registration and a young Fulbrighter who otherwise
could not come is able to participate and further their
professional development. For example, a Texan might
donate a registration for a current student grantee in
Europe who is originally from Texas. Click
here for sponsorship details.
SEMINARS /
CONFERENCES LED BY FULBRIGHTERS:
Sustainability
Reporting Seminar, January 27-28, 2011,
New York, NY
A FAST member with many years of experience in
corporate sustainability has arranged a registration
discount to Fulbrighters for an upcoming Sustainability
Reporting Seminar in New York. The ISOS Group trains and
certifies people and/or groups in the most respected
and widely used standard for sustainability reporting - GRI,
or Global Reporting Initiative. The two-day course is aimed
at preparing organizations for reporting that is in line
with current standards. For
information.
Mutual Benefits for Innovative
Leaders
Get involved by becoming a
member today
While we started in 2003 as a fully-volunteer
lead organization, last week we completed our sixth year
with paid staff. Despite the recession and its impact
on businesses, institutions and personal wealth, our 2010
income of $193,000 was only 2.5% off of our 2009 income.
The full Annual Report will be available next month.
As in prior years, institutions in the USA and around
the world contributed tens of thousands of dollars to the
Academy in order to participate in and benefit from our
organization, our members and our programming. (Click
here for a list
of members/supporters)
You and your institution might be missing out if
you have not gotten involved yet.
Let's Keep Growing.
(click here for the FAST
is a Blast! video)
BACKGROUND ON THE
ACADEMY:
Membership is open to individuals and
institutions that support the our mission. Individuals
include Fulbright scholars and alumni, hosts of scholars,
and friends of the Fulbright program. Partnerships and
member contributions are critical to our continued success.
Your support is needed because we are not affiliated
with or funded by the Fulbright Exchange Program, the US
Department of State or the US Fulbright
Association. Please learn more about the work of the
Fulbright Academy by visiting our website:www.FulbrightAcademy.org
Academy programs are initiated and led by our
members. If you would like to help lead a forum, conference
or research initiative, please contact Eric Howard, our
Executive Director at +1-207-799-3098. Program areas for
2011 include Sustainability and Social Sciences, Global
Health, Entrepreneurism and Access to Digital Information.
(Click here for our calendar of upcoming
activities) |
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