’Experience America’ in Mangalore on March 1- 2

’Experience America’ in Mangalore on March 1- 2

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangalore, Feb 28, 2013: The U.S. Consulate General in Chennai is organizing “Experience America” in Mangalore on March 1 and 2. 

Speaking at the press meet held at Hotel Gateway on Feb 28, Thursday, David Gainer, Public Affairs Officer of the Chennai Consulate said that such previously such kind of programmes had been conducted by the Consulate in Coimbatore, Madurai, Trichy and Thiruvananthapuram in association with local educational institutions and cultural organisations.

Experience America, a unique event, will show case several leading American companies and food outlets; and feature speech and quiz contests, music and debate competitions, seminars on higher education, visas, tourism, business investment opportunities in the U.S., an Oscar-winning film screening, and much more.
 
“Experience America” is a program held outside of Chennai in order to showcase the U.S. Consulate’s educational and cultural resources, including the services of the American Library, the U.S.-India Educational Foundation (USIEF), and the U.S. Commercial Service.

Spread over three days, “Experience America” programme is organized in collaboration with local educational institutions, civil society organizations, and business chambers in the host city.
 
The following programmes will be held as part of the event. March 1 at St. Aloysius College: Inauguration: Experience America (9:30 a.m.); inter-collegiate speech competition on “India’s emerging regional role in South and Central Asia (10:30 a.m.); inter-school quiz competition: InfoUSA (2:00 p.m.); Presentation: Higher Education in the United States/Student Visas (12 p.m. and 4:00 p.m.).  Saturday, March 02 at City Center Mall: Poetry Slam Contest; InfoUSA Trivia Contest; Ice Cream Eating and Tasting Contest; Information on Higher Education Opportunities in the U.S.; and Information on Student Visas (11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.)
 
Events are conducted simultaneously at multiple venues to maximize public participation.  For more information about the schedule, log on to http://www.facebook.com/chennai.usconsulate

Thomas Montgomery, Vice Consul of the Chennai Consulate and Maya Sivakumar, Director of USIEF-India were present at the press conference.