AN EYE OPENING SEMINAR

Enjoy hors d'oeuvres & drinks 

In the recent wave of increased numbers of International families in the BOISE area, it has become more important than ever to increase our cultural awareness as a community. MECA training, an Idaho based consulting company, is hosting a seminar titled “Raising Cultural Awareness “. Our goal is to assist individuals in developing and expanding their cultural awareness and cultural sensitivity skills.

 Furthermore; globalization, the expansion of intercontinental trade, technological advances and the increase in the number of companies dealing on the international stage have brought about a dramatic change in the frequency, context and means by which individuals from different cultural backgrounds interact.

Join us OCT 6th 2010 from 5:30 – 9:00 at the Adelmann in Boise.

Objectives:

• Build awareness of how cultural differences can profoundly impact people in an organization.
• Motivate participants to rethink their behavior and attitude toward others.
• Allow participants to examine their own bias and focus on how they perceive differences.
• Examine how stereotypes are developed, barriers created, and misunderstandings magnified.
• Identify diversity issues within the organization that must be addressed.  

 Who should attend:

• Individuals, professionals and teams who regularly communicate with multi-cultural audiences.
• People who present internationally in English in front of multi-lingual audiences.
• People working in a cross-cultural environment, who want to be more conscious about communicating effectively with peers and colleagues.
• Anyone with an interest in speaking to and being understood in cross-cultural settings.

ABOUT YOUR TRAINER:

Sabrina Kattouf - Moyer combines her own first-hand experience of living and working in numerous different  cultures with academic studies and extensive work  experience in the field of cultural awareness.