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Last year we organized several fantastic events — alternatives to the U-curve with Kate Berardo, intercultural competence with Darla Deardorff, India and Turkey with special guests, VisualsSpeak with Cate Brubaker, education in Germany with Diana Levy, and of course Michael Paige’s public lecture!

Now we’re busy planning events for Fall 2008 and Spring 2009. We typically meet on the 4th Tuesday of each month from 6:00-7:00pm in the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill area, but if there’s enough interest we might try out a Saturday event or two.

Here are some topics/events we’re thinking about:

• All about the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI) and certification training
• Turkish cooking (or other cultural topic)
• The inside scoop on the Summer Institute for Intercultural Communication
• Intercultural training activities, tips, and strategies
• SIETAR-NC resource library open house

We’d like your input so please leave a comment! Please introduce yourself and tell us…

Which topics interest you the most?
What are your event suggestions?
Would you like to be, or recommend, a presenter?

We look forward to hearing from you!

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Our last meeting of the year will be held Tuesday, April 22nd from 6pm to 7pm (or so) at Bosphorus restaurant in Cary.  We will have special Turkish guests who will give us some insights on Turkish culture and traditions.

Please RSVP to info@sietarnc.org.

Directions from I-40: Exit onto Harrison Avenue and go south towards Cary.  After crossing over Chapel Hill Road, Bosphorus is on your right in Northside Station.

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SIETAR-NC is excited to announce Dr. R. Michael Paige, University of Minnesota, as our 2008 Invited Speaker!

“Intercultural Learning in International Contexts: the Impact of Education Abroad Experiences.”

• When: Tuesday, March 25, 2008 from 7:30-8:30pm
• Where: UNC’s FedEx Global Education Center, Room 1005 (near the Carolina Inn). Map and parking.

Admission is free but seating is limited. Please RSVP to: info “at” sietarnc.org

• Sponsored by SIETAR-NC and UNC’s Study Abroad Office

• Made possible by the Robertson Scholars Collaboration Fund & UNC’s Center for Global Initiatives.

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Topic: Moving Beyond ‘Culture Shock’ and the Outdated U-Curve Model
(Teleconference)

Date: Tuesday, February 26

Time: 6-7pm

Location: Fuqua School of Business, Duke University, Conference Room #14

For 50 plus years, interculturalists have framed cultural transitions by talking about ‘culture shock’ and illustrating the well-known U-curve of adjustment with its honeymoon and crisis stages. So classic and popular is the U-curve model, that most people are not aware of the controversy behind it. This presentation will reveal the background on the model, debunk myths associated with it, and expose why it is a dangerous model for trainers and the field as a whole. From recent research, we’ll look at how and why trainers continue to use the model and present guidelines for its ongoing use. We’ll end the session discussing the potential retirement of the U-curve model and looking at viable alternatives and new approaches to training for cultural transitions.

Kate Berardo, founder of Culturosity.com, is an intercultural consultant who has trained in ten countries with over 35 nationalities. Her strategies for intercultural competency, cultural transitions, and global teambuilding have been featured in media worldwide, most recently CNN’s Business Traveller and the Dubai Daily Gulf News.

Directions to Fuqua School of Business, Duke University, Conference
Room #14:

Conference room #14 is located on the Lower Level of the Fuqua School, just below the Fox Student Center atrium. There is parking available at the Fuqua “un-gated” lot after 5pm. From 15-501 (coming from ChapelHill), take the NC 751 Duke University West Campus exit, turn right on 751 (Cameron) and then left a Erwin Rd, then right at Towerview Rd., then take your next right turn at the first stop sign (the name of the
street is either Circuit or Fuqua Dr.) This street becomes a long driveway/parking lot (stay straight, do not veer to the right!) that ends in a “loop”. You can park along the Circuit driveway after 5pm.

After you park, walk towards the loop. Go up the stairs and through the front doors (NOT the side doors) which lead to an atrium (the Fox Student center). As soon as you go through the front door you will see a
semi-circle shaped set of stairs. Go down these stairs - Conference room

#14 is the second door on the left, directly across from the PhD offices.

If you’re coming from Duke East campus or downtown Durham, pick up the directions from Erwin, but instead turn left onto Towerview.

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In our January meeting Dr. Darla Deardorff will lead us in an exploration of models of intercultural competence developed from the first study to document consensus from leading intercultural experts on
this concept. These models, which are being used now in a variety of programs in different countries, provide a framework for training and for program development.

Day/Time: Tuesday, January 29 from 6-7pm
Location: Room 3009 in the Global Education Center at UNC

Parking is free after 5pm in the garage underneath the GEC. To get
there, turn off McCauley Street onto Pharmacy Lane, and the entrance is
on the right hand side.

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Topic: Education in Germany

Date & Time: Tuesday, December 4, 6:00-7:00pm

Location: 3009 the large third floor conference room, Global Education Center, UNC-CH. Parking is free after 5pm in the garage underneath the GEC. To get there, turn off McCauley Street onto Pharmacy Lane, and the entrance is on the right hand side.

Please RSVP! info@sietarnc.org

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We will try out VisualsSpeak, one of the training resources we ordered last spring. We will go through the activity as regular participants and then discuss the training materials from both participant and trainer perspectives.

Space is limited so please RSVP to info@sietarnc.org.

We will meet at 6pm in Room 2009, on the second floor of the Global Education Center. Parking is free after 5pm in the garage underneath the GEC. To get there, turn off McCauley Street onto Pharmarcy Lane, and the entrance is on the right hand side.

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Welcome  back to a new year!

Our first meeting, an evening of Indian culture and food, will be Tuesday, September 25th.  We will meet at Indian restaurant Spice & Curry (2105 E. NC Highway 54, Durham) at 6pm, where we will have native Suman Bhatia present her culture and food as we share a meal.

Please  RSVP by Tuesday at noon to info@sietarnc.org.

Would you like to get involved?  Help plan SIETAR-NC events and promote intercultural education, training, and research in the area!  For more information, send an email to info@sietarnc.org.

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Date/Time: March 20, 2007 from 6:00-7:00

Speaker: Barbara Rhoades will give us a taste of and then speak about her “Origins of Culture”

Location: Chapel Hill Public Library (Downstairs meeting room)

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Join us at Julia Kruse’s house in Chapel Hill for a fun evening of socializing and networking with other interculturalists! (Details will be posted closer to the date)

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