Hi Matt,
I hope you have been well and know that you are all preparing for the Global Cities Conference coming up the week after next.
I have just a few very quick questions/requests for the visit by the IDF officers scheduled for June 11th at the Council. I would appreciate your response at your earliest convenience
(by next Tuesday COB if possible). Whatever is not knowable at this time will be inserted along the way.
Logistics:
1)
Please note that per previous request from Lt. Col Or, can the session start at 8:30 am, rather than 9:00?
2)
The delegation will be coming in one bus. Will there be a designated parking space for the vehicle? Where?
3)
Since there will be more than 50 members of the delegation, expediting their entry into your building will be critical to save time. As I recall from the last
event we did with you (Stav Schafir), if the bus parks on Randolph, they can walk into the Aon Center and right to your Conference Center where your folks could just check them through. I assume you will trust us to confirm the delegation members. I will stand
outside with your people and make sure that no “undesirables” enter.
4)
LTC Or requested that there be a 10-15 minute break between presentations.
Content:
5)
Whoever will be presenting an overview of the CCGA’s mission and activities (Ivo, Niamh or you), I will need their name and a bio (if not already on your web
site). Even if Ivo is not giving the full presentation, it would be nice if he came in for a few words of welcome at the beginning (if he is available).
6)
Are Richard Longworth and Dina Smeltz confirmed as presenters?
7)
Have they suggested titles (based on our discussion with Matan and Itay) for their presentations? As you can see by the entry in the itinerary as it
currently appears, I have furnished links to their bios.
8)
Also, if they want to recommend any articles to be read in advance that might enhance their presentations, we would be happy to forward the links to
the delegation.
8:30 am-11:00 am
Chicago Council on Global Affairs.
Conference Center, 130 East Randolph.
Contact: Matt Abbott, Director, Government and Diplomatic Programs; Tel: +1
312-256-8506 │ e-mail: mabbott@thechicagocouncil.org.
Program/Discussion (tentative):
Introduction: What CCGA does, Projects and Initiatives. (Ivo, Niamh, Matt)
Richard C. Longworth,
Distinguished Fellow, Global Cities. Author: Caught in the Middle: America’s Heartland in the Age of Globalism,
on the impact of globalization on the American Midwest.
Break: 10 minutes
Dina Smeltz,,
Senior Fellow, Public Opinion and Foreign Policy. Oversees CCGA
Annual Survey: American Public Opinion and Foreign Policy..
I think that is it for now.
Thanks so much for hosting this very important group. The leaders of the delegation and of course the Consul General greatly appreciate your generosity of time and resources.
Best,
Bob
Bob Schwartz|
Senior Policy Advisor
Consulate General of Israel to the Midwest
Phone: (312) 380-8812 (Direct)|Fax: (312) 380-8855
500 W. Madison St., Suite 3100, Chicago, IL 60661
http://embassies.gov.il/chicago/
