Social Marketing Plan Update
We now have two simple addresses for our blog and Pinterest Page. Our rebuilt Web site is near completion and will continue with its address. We have merged our two Facebook pages into one and simplified more addresses.
Pinterest: sarasotasistercities.us
The systems below require you to join
Twitter twitter.com/#!/SarasotaSisterC
Facebook: Facebook.com/SarasotaSisterCities
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/sarasotasistercities
Google+ https://plus.google.com/u/0/?tab=mX#stream/circles/p4c51db558f30f89b
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/sarasotasistercities
Google+ https://plus.google.com/u/0/?tab=mX#stream/circles/p4c51db558f30f89b
Our blog is our first line of attack. We post all items of interest on the blog. Then we update each one of our other social media systems with the information.
You don't really need to use Twitter, LinkedIn or Facebook to follow Sister Cities. Their principle value is to attract new and younger members to our organization.
We welcome help out with our social media. If you would like to start posting to the blog or to our Pinterest page we will give you the codes. You can post now to our other systems via your own account. You can also email posts to the blog - end me an email if you would like the address.
I will be glad to train anyone who is interested. Tom and Gayle have done an outstanding job on our Pinterest page, and it is a great pictorial history of the organization.
Thank you for your help.
Florida Sister Cities Conference May 2-4, 2013
The Florida Sister Cities State Conference will be held May 2-4, 2013 at the popular Helmsley Sandcastle Resort on Lido Key in Sarasota. The conference will be hosted by the Sister Cities Association of Sarasota as part of their 50th Anniversary commemoration of their Culture Coast Sister Cities program.
Dynamic keynote speakers at the Conference will include Mary Kane, President and CEO of Sister Cities International and David Houle, Resident Futurist of Ringling College of Art and Design who is in demand by Presidents and CEOs of Corporations throughout the US. The conference will begin with a pool side reception beginning at 5 p.m. on Thursday, May 2nd. A full program of topics of prime interest to Sister City members and community leaders will be held on Friday and Saturday morning.
Of special interest will be an Authors display where Florida Sister City members who are authors can display and offer their books for sale during the conference.
This will be the third time the Florida Sister Cities State Conference has been held at the Helmsley Sandcastle on the sugar-like white sand beaches of Lido Key. The resort décor has been updated with a new tropical look, has two heated swimming pools, two restaurants, pool Tiki bar, indoor lounge with live entertainment, free Wi-Fi throughout the resort, covered free parking, complimentary irons and ironing boards, safes for your valuables, and a complete line of water recreation vehicles (kayaks, aqua-cycles, and sailboats).
The Helmsley Sandcastle is just minutes away from world famous St. Armand’s Circle shops and restaurants, and the many attractions of Sarasota. Conference registration will begin in late January. However, early birds who may want to ensure group rate accommodations at the Helmsley Sandcastle can register now. Hotel registration information is attached.
For additional information contact:
Alice Phillips, Convention Chair phillips-alice@at.net 941-484-6391
or Tom Halbert, President
Sister Cities Association of Sarasota halbertjt@gmail.com 941-485-8596
Florida Sister Cities State Conference 2013
Room Reservations
Note: The Room Reservation deadline is Tuesday, April 6, 2013 or until our room block is full.
Use the hotel's direct reservation phone numbers. Just mention the Florida Sister Cities State Conference as the group code. Reservations can be made Monday-Friday between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
Group reservation rate is valid for 1-4 persons per room and for 3-days before the conference to 3-days after the conference for those who may to take advantage of Sarasota’s cultural venues, beaches and attractions.
Reservation Phone: (800) 311-8999 or (941) 388-2121Group Code: Florida Sister Cities State Conference
Group Rate: $99/night + tax.
Hotel Address:
Helmsley Sandcastle Resort
1540 Ben Franklin Drive
Sarasota, FL 34236
Note: Use street address or front desk phone number (941-388-2181) to set GPS destination
Web Site: www.helmsleysandcastle.com
Alice Phillips, Convention Chair phillips-alice@at.net 941-484-6391
or Tom Halbert, President
Sister Cities Association of Sarasota halbertjt@gmail.com 941-485-8596
__________________________
Florida Sister Cities State Conference 2013
Room Reservations
Note: The Room Reservation deadline is Tuesday, April 6, 2013 or until our room block is full.
Use the hotel's direct reservation phone numbers. Just mention the Florida Sister Cities State Conference as the group code. Reservations can be made Monday-Friday between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
Group reservation rate is valid for 1-4 persons per room and for 3-days before the conference to 3-days after the conference for those who may to take advantage of Sarasota’s cultural venues, beaches and attractions.
Reservation Phone: (800) 311-8999 or (941) 388-2121Group Code: Florida Sister Cities State Conference
Group Rate: $99/night + tax.
Note: No daily resort fee will be charged for this conference.
Check In is at 3 p.m.
Check Out is at 11 a.m.
Hotel Address:
Helmsley Sandcastle Resort
1540 Ben Franklin Drive
Sarasota, FL 34236
Note: Use street address or front desk phone number (941-388-2181) to set GPS destination
Web Site: www.helmsleysandcastle.com
Sustainability Conference
The poster above was created by a French student to advertise our Sustainability Conference to be held in November, to all the board members.
Thanks,
Gloria Grenier
____________________________________
Sustainability through Renewable Energy and Aquaculture
November 13-15, 2013
University of South Florida-Sarasota/Manatee
PROGRAM COMMITTEE
Raymond Young, Ph.D., Chair, Harry Dunn, Gloria Grenier, Dave Harralson, Ph.D., John Buechler, Ph.D., Erin Martin, Ph.D., Andrew Ezzell
BACKGROUND
One of the major missions of Sarasota Sister Cities Assn. Inc. (SSCA) is to foster international relationships between Sarasota and its sister cities through exchanges in areas of culture and education. SSCA’s objective is to develop respect, understanding and cooperation through citizen diplomacy. In furtherance of this objective, SSCA is planning a three day conference on “Sustainability Through Renewable Energy and Aquaculture” for November 13-15, 2013 at the University of South Florida – Sarasota/Manatee. The goal of the conference is to bring together both professionals and students from Sarasota area institutions and institutions located in our Sister Cities in a forum based on Sustainability.
OBJECTIVES
The program is near final form and the three major objectives of the conference will explore the following:
- Sustainability, exploring issues such as sustainability concepts, sustainability management, sustainable agriculture, and energy transfer and distribution
- Renewable Energy Alternatives, exploring such issues as new developments in solar energy, photovoltaics, fuels from biomass and ocean wave technology.
- Sustainability of Ocean Resources, exploring such issues as closed-circuit, non-polluting aquaculture, aquaculture of giant prawns, sturgeon, and caviar.
The topics for the conference will emphasize expertise in the Sarasota area as well as in our Sister Cities. Additional subject area expertise will be provided by outside speakers. A special student session is planned where local and sister city college and high school students will have the opportunity to interact through both poster and summary oral presentations. Area high schools will include Pineview (solar energy), Riverview (aquaculture), Booker, Suncoast Polytechnical and Sarasota High School.
Regional presentations are planned from the University of South Florida, State College of Florida, Ringling College of Arts & Design, and University of Florida-Extension in the areas of Sustainability; from Florida Solar Energy Center, Florida Inst. of Technology and the USDA in the area of Renewable Energy and from Mote Marine Laboratories and the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration in Aquaculture. This will be complimented by Sister City presentations in these topic areas from University of Perpignan, Perpignan, France, Carnegie College, Dunfermline, Scotland, Autonomous University of the Yucatan, Merida, Mexico, The Interdisciplinary Center, Tel Mond, Israel, University of Padua, Treviso, Italy and Jimei University, Xiamen, China. It is planned that a professional speaker from each of the sister city institutions will be accompanied by several college and/or high school students for participation in the conference. Additional tours will be provided for the sister city delegates.
Additional attendees to the conference would include students and professors from area colleges and high schools, employees of government and public institutions, Mote Marine, energy firms, green architects and interested Sarasota general public.
Tour of Vladimir, Russia
Russian-American Community Center of Florida & Sarasota Sister Cities
Tour of Vladimir, Russia
Including cities: Moscow and St. Petersburg
June 26, 2013 – July 6, 2013
DEADLINE TO SIGN UP: APRIL 1, 2013
Yuliya Gaukhman (941) 234-2817
Albina Perets (941) 993-6891
www.russianamericancenter.org
www.openworldexperience.com
Estimated price for trip (not including fare and visa): $2750
Price includes: Lodging, Food, Transportation and Daily Excursion fee
Florida Sister Cities Conference May 2-4, 2013
The Florida Sister Cities State Conference will be held May 2-4, 2013 at the popular Helmsley Sandcastle Resort on Lido Key in Sarasota. The conference will be hosted by the Sister Cities Association of Sarasota as part of their 50th Anniversary commemoration of their Culture Coast Sister Cities program.
Dynamic keynote speakers at the Conference will include Mary Kane, President and CEO of Sister Cities International and David Houle, Resident Futurist of Ringling College of Art and Design who is in demand by Presidents and CEOs of Corporations throughout the US. The conference will begin with a pool side reception beginning at 5 p.m. on Thursday, May 2nd. A full program of topics of prime interest to Sister City members and community leaders will be held on Friday and Saturday morning.
Of special interest will be an Authors display where Florida Sister City members who are authors can display and offer their books for sale during the conference.
This will be the third time the Florida Sister Cities State Conference has been held at the Helmsley Sandcastle on the sugar-like white sand beaches of Lido Key. The resort décor has been updated with a new tropical look, has two heated swimming pools, two restaurants, pool Tiki bar, indoor lounge with live entertainment, free Wi-Fi throughout the resort, covered free parking, complimentary irons and ironing boards, safes for your valuables, and a complete line of water recreation vehicles (kayaks, aqua-cycles, and sailboats).
The Helmsley Sandcastle is just minutes away from world famous St. Armand’s Circle shops and restaurants, and the many attractions of Sarasota. Conference registration will begin in late January. However, early birds who may want to ensure group rate accommodations at the Helmsley Sandcastle can register now. Hotel registration information is attached.
For additional information contact:
Alice Phillips, Convention Chair phillips-alice@at.net 941-484-6391
or Tom Halbert, President
Sister Cities Association of Sarasota halbertjt@gmail.com 941-485-8596
Florida Sister Cities State Conference 2013
Room Reservations
Note: The Room Reservation deadline is Tuesday, April 6, 2013 or until our room block is full.
Use the hotel's direct reservation phone numbers. Just mention the Florida Sister Cities State Conference as the group code. Reservations can be made Monday-Friday between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
Group reservation rate is valid for 1-4 persons per room and for 3-days before the conference to 3-days after the conference for those who may to take advantage of Sarasota’s cultural venues, beaches and attractions.
Reservation Phone: (800) 311-8999 or (941) 388-2121Group Code: Florida Sister Cities State Conference
Group Rate: $99/night + tax.
Hotel Address:
Helmsley Sandcastle Resort
1540 Ben Franklin Drive
Sarasota, FL 34236
Note: Use street address or front desk phone number (941-388-2181) to set GPS destination
Web Site: www.helmsleysandcastle.com
Alice Phillips, Convention Chair phillips-alice@at.net 941-484-6391
or Tom Halbert, President
Sister Cities Association of Sarasota halbertjt@gmail.com 941-485-8596
__________________________
Florida Sister Cities State Conference 2013
Room Reservations
Note: The Room Reservation deadline is Tuesday, April 6, 2013 or until our room block is full.
Use the hotel's direct reservation phone numbers. Just mention the Florida Sister Cities State Conference as the group code. Reservations can be made Monday-Friday between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
Group reservation rate is valid for 1-4 persons per room and for 3-days before the conference to 3-days after the conference for those who may to take advantage of Sarasota’s cultural venues, beaches and attractions.
Reservation Phone: (800) 311-8999 or (941) 388-2121Group Code: Florida Sister Cities State Conference
Group Rate: $99/night + tax.
Note: No daily resort fee will be charged for this conference.
Check In is at 3 p.m.
Check Out is at 11 a.m.
Hotel Address:
Helmsley Sandcastle Resort
1540 Ben Franklin Drive
Sarasota, FL 34236
Note: Use street address or front desk phone number (941-388-2181) to set GPS destination
Web Site: www.helmsleysandcastle.com
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