Friends of World Heritage Teams Up with Indiana Jones™ to Offer Travelers the Chance to Follow in Indy's Footsteps

In allocation with the absolution of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull™, Friends of World Heritage--a grassroots action committed to adopting acquaintance and funds for the aegis of UNESCO World Heritage sites--is calling on individuals to analysis their World Heritage and Indiana Jones ability through its alternate and educational Adventure Quiz.

Washington, D.C. (Vocus/PRWEB ) July 3, 2008 -- In allocation with the absolution of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull™, Friends of World Heritage--a grassroots action committed to adopting acquaintance and funds for the aegis of UNESCO World Heritage sites--is calling on individuals to analysis their World Heritage and Indiana Jones ability through its alternate and educational Adventure Quiz. After demography the quiz, the adventurers will be entered to win a cruise for two on an absolute Indiana Jones Travel Experience by Expedia. The challenge closes July 18, 2008.

"For about three decades, we accept been around transported with Indiana Jones from our active apartment to abounding iconic World Heritage sites about the world, Petra, the Taj Mahal and the City of Venice, are just a few," said Katherine Miller, controlling administrator of communications and accessible affairs, United Nations Foundation. "Through this online attack and biking contest, we achievement to brainwash and affect travelers appear attention and attention these admired website for approaching ancestors to acquaintance and enjoy."

For about three decades, we accept been around transported with Indiana Jones from our active apartment to abounding iconic World Heritage sites about the world, Petra, the Taj Mahal and the City of Venice, are just a few Through this online attack and biking contest, we achievement to brainwash and affect travelers appear attention and attention these admired website for approaching ancestors to acquaintance and enjoy. Just as Indy chased (relics) because he believed in the accent of their preservation, I accept in the canning of the amazing places area Indy chased those artifacts … World Heritage sites accord to us all, and it is up to all of us to plan calm against their preservation. In accession to ablution the quiz, we aswell formed with Frank Marshall, of the Indiana Jones™ films to actualize a accessible account advertisement about the accent of attention World Heritage. In his message, Frank Marshall shares the afterward thoughts on the affiliation amid his films and World Heritage: "Just as Indy chased (relics) because he believed in the accent of their preservation, I accept in the canning of the amazing places area Indy chased those artifacts … World Heritage sites accord to us all, and it is up to all of us to plan calm against their preservation."

To appearance the PSA, and for added advice about the Quiz and contest, appointment www.FriendsofWorldHeritage.org.

About Friends of World Heritage
Friends of World Heritage is a grassroots action committed to adopting acquaintance about the accent of attention World Heritage, announcement acceptable development, alms means to analyze these sites through acceptable travel, and adopting funds to abutment projects in communities that depend on World Heritage sites. Friends of World Heritage was created by the United Nations Foundation and its ally are: Expedia, Inc. (NASDAQ: EXPE) and UNESCO's World Heritage Centre. www.FriendsofWorldHeritage.org.

About the United Nations Foundation
The United Nations Foundation is an advocate for the UN and a belvedere for abutting people, ideas, and basic to advice the United Nations break all-around problems. We body partnerships, abound constituencies, activate assets and advocate action changes to abutment the UN's plan for alone and all-around progress. The UN Foundation's plan - focused on baddest all-around problems - is abbreviating adolescent mortality, convalescent adversity relief, attention assorted cultures and environments, creating a apple-pie activity future, allotment women and girls, and convalescent U.S.-UN relations. For added information, appointment www.UNFoundation.org.

Ivy Tech to Feature Columnist and Pulitzer Prize Winner, Eugene Robinson at O’Bannon Institute

Ivy Tech Community College will affection Washington Post columnist and approved contributor to MSNBC, Eugene Robinson during the anniversary O’Bannon Institute Conversation in Bloomington.

Bloomington, IN (Vocus/PRWEB ) April 22, 2009 -- Ivy Tech Community College will affection Washington Post columnist and approved contributor to MSNBC, Eugene Robinson during the anniversary O’Bannon Institute Conversation in Bloomington. One of the world’s a lot of celebrated journalism awards, the coveted Pulitzer Prize was awarded to Robinson for his annotation that chronicled, analyzed and advancing Barack Obama’s presidential election. The O’Bannon Institute console discussions activate on Friday, May 1 at 9 a.m. in the Student Commons at Ivy Tech’s Bloomington campus. Mr. Robinson will apogee the day’s activities with a chat at 2:30 p.m.

This year’s Institute affair A Historic Presidency: The First 100 Days, includes acceptable animadversion by above Indiana First Lady Judy O’Bannon. The Institute aswell includes console discussions with notable experts from about the accompaniment on the capacity of healthcare, adopted policy, and the abridgement in the aboriginal 100 canicule of the Obama administration. The highlight “O’Bannon Conversation” with Mr. Robinson will abutting this year’s Institute events.

The three-day O’Bannon Institute for Community Service accident begins Wednesday, April 29 with the Civic Engagement Awards Ceremony at Ivy Tech. The “Day of Service,” activities activate Thursday, April 30 with students, adroitness and agents volunteering their time to the community. The O’Bannon Institute Private Reception and Dinner is appointed for the black of April 30, with world-renowned historian and New York Times acknowledged columnist Doris Kearns Goodwin, at Indiana Memorial Union Alumni Hall. The fundraising banquet begins at 6:30 p.m., and is awash out. Ivy Tech - Bloomington is still currently demography anxiety for Friday, May 1 Institute activities featuring Washington Post columnist and approved contributor to MSNBC, Mr. Robinson.

John Whikehart, Chancellor of Ivy Tech - Bloomington says that this year’s O’Bannon Institute is amazing because we are featuring two Pulitzer Prize acceptable speakers,” “It is an account to host both Mrs. Goodwin and Mr. Robinson, and to accommodate the accessible an befalling to apprehend their able annotation on the aboriginal 100 canicule of this current, actual administration. Both guests accept admired activity adventures to allotment with the association and accept aberrant captivation in advertisement on ability and White House politics.”

Ivy Tech launched the O’Bannon Institute for Community Service six years ago. It is an anniversary befalling for the association to appear calm to altercate issues accompanying to government, association service, nonprofit organizations, education, and political participation. Previous speakers accept included Sen. George McGovern, Sen. Birch Bayh, Sen. Alan Simpson, Gov. Joe Kernan, Lt. Gov. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, Indiana First Lady Judy O’Bannon, account adept Sam Donaldson and attack architect Paul Begala.

To accomplish a catch for Friday, May 1 events, amuse alarm (812) 330-6001 or email gbass1(at)ivytech.edu.

Ivy Tech Community College (http://www.ivytech.edu) is the state’s better accessible post-secondary academy and the nation’s better singly-accredited statewide association academy arrangement with added than 120,000 acceptance enrolled annually. Ivy Tech has campuses throughout Indiana. It serves as the state's engine of workforce development, alms affordable amount programs and training that are accumbent with the needs of its association alternating with courses and programs that alteration to added colleges and universities in Indiana. It is accepted by the Higher Learning Commission and a affiliate of the North Central Association.

Contact:
Kelly Lucas
Executive Director of Marketing & Media Relations
Office: 317-917-5732
Cell: 317-417-3582
klucas(at)ivytech.edu

Short Bios:
Doris Kearns Goodwin is a world-renowned historian and columnist of acknowledged books on Roosevelt, Kennedy, Johnson, and Lincoln. She currently appears consistently on Meet the Press and added political programming.

Eugene H. Robinson is an award-winning journalist, political columnist for The Washington Post, and a approved contributor to MSNBC. His is the columnist of Coal to Cream: A Black Man’s Journey Beyond Color to an Affirmation of Race.

O’Bannon Institute for Community Service
Friday, May 1 at 9 a.m.
Ivy Tech Community College - Bloomington
Student Commons

8:30a.m. - Registration (Continental Breakfast)
9:00a.m. - Welcome Remarks by above Indiana First Lady, Judy O’Bannon
Discussion Moderator – Keith Klein, Chair, Communication Program and Life Skills Department, Ivy Tech Community College - Bloomington
9:40a.m. - Panel Discussion #1 - Healthcare
Facilitator – Chuck Carney, Director of Communication and Media Relations, Indiana University School of Education
Mark Moore, President, Bloomington Hospital
Dan Peterson, Vice President, Industry & Government Affairs, Cook Group, Inc.
Linda White, President and CEO, Deaconess Health System and Ivy Tech Community College State Trustee

11:00a.m. - Panel Discussion #2 - Foreign Policy
Facilitator – Ann Shea, Weekly Special Host and Producer, WTIU
Roger Hamburg, Professor Emeritus, Political Science, School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University South Bend (IUSB)
Andy Jacobs, Former U.S. Representative from Indiana’s 10th District, 1983-1996
Dr. Patrick O’Meara, Vice President for International Affairs, Indiana University

1:15p.m. - Panel Discussion #3 - Economy
Facilitator – Morton Marcus, Economist, Director Emeritus, Indiana Business Research Center, Indiana University, Kelly School of Business
Kevin Brinegar, President, Indiana Chamber of Commerce
Kathy Davis, Owner, Davis Design Group and above Lieutenant Governor, Indiana
Gerry Dick, Host, Inside Indiana Business
William Strauss, Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Ron Walker, President, Bloomington Economic Development Corporation

2:30p.m. - O’Bannon Conversation with columnist and Pulitzer Prize winner, Eugene Robinson
Moderator - Bob Zaltsberg, Editor, The Herald-Times

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