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>>GERRY: THE INTERNATIONALCENTER IS EXTENDING ITS SERVICESTO THE STATE'S SECOND LARGESTCITY.

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FORT WAYNE'S FAST-GROWINGIMMIGRANT POPULATION INCLUDESMORE THAN 6,000 RESIDENTS FROMBURMA/MYANMAR ALONE.

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FOR MORE ON THE INTERNATIONALCENTER'S GROWING STATEWIDEPRESENCE AND OUTREACH INNORTHEAST INDIANA, LET'S WELCOME

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NEW PRESIDENT AND CEO MARTINBAIER.MARTIN IS ALWAYS WELCOME TO THEPROGRAM.

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YOU ARE NOT A STRANGER TO THEINTERNATIONAL CENTER.YOU'VE BEEN THERE A NUMBER OFYEARS AND TOOK OVER FROM DION

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THOMAS WHO WAS THERE A DECADETOOK OVER JANUARY 1.THE FIRST 78 MONTHS HAVE BEEN?>> FIRST OF ALL THANK YOU FOR

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HAVING ME ON THE SHOW.IT'S BEEN A GREAT EXPERIENCE.I BEND AT THE CENTER FOR MORETHAN SEVEN YEARS AND INHERITED A

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GREAT TEAM AND STAFF SO IT'SGOOD.>> FULL DISCLOSURE I SAID ONTHE BOARD AT THE INTERNATIONAL

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CENTER AND IT'S AN ORGANIZATIONBEEN AROUND FOR MANY DECADES BUTIT'S REALLY TRANSITIONING ANDINTEGRATING INTO THE BUSINESS

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COMMUNITY IN A BIG WAY.TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE THINGSTHE INTERNATIONAL CENTER ISDOING IN TERMS OF COMMUNITY

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OUTREACH AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENTWITH COMPANIES NOT ONLY LILLY,BUT ALL SORTS OF COMPANIES.>> FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR

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YOUR SERVICE BUT AS YOU KNOW,THE INTERNATIONAL CENTERSPROVIDING PROGRAMS AND SERVICESTO THE COMMUNITY AND HELPING EX-

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PATRIOTS WITH SETTLING AND ENDCULTURAL TRAINING FOR EMPLOYEESAND FAMILY MEMBERS ANINTRODUCTION TO THE COMMUNITY.

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BY INITIATION FROM THE LILYCOMPANY AND BY GRANT OF THELILLY FOUNDATION WE TOOK THEPROGRAM TO ANOTHER LEVEL, AN

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EXTENSION, WHICH IS CALLED CIVICENGAGEMENT FOR EX- PATRIOTSMEANING INTRODUCINGINTERNATIONAL EMPLOYEES TO THE

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CIVIC WORK HERE IN THE UNITEDSTATES AND QUITE OFTEN IT'SDIFFERENT THAN FROM THE HOMECOUNTRY.

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I'M ORIGINALLY FROM GERMANY.WE HAVE PHILANTHROPY ABOUT THERULES AND THE WORK HERE ISDIFFERENT AND I PARTICIPATED

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ACTUALLY IN THE PILOT PROGRAMLAST YEAR AND I LEARNED SO MUCHOF THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THEBOARD MEMBER ABOUT THE VALUE

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THAT I CAN BRING AS ANINTERNATIONAL TO THOSEORGANIZATIONS SERVING ON THEBOARD ON ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND

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BRING THAT PERSPECTIVE TO THEORGANIZATION.>> CLEARLY THE INTERNATIONALCENTER IS AN ASSET FOR TALENT

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RECRUITMENT EFFORTS.INCREASINGLY WE SEE THE STATEGOING OVERSEAS TO ATTRACTCOMPANIES.

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YOU CAN GO DOWN THE LIST.YOUR SERVICES REALLY CONNECTEDDIRECTLY WITH THOSE EFFORTS.>> IT'S PART OF THE TALENT

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ATTRACTION AND RETENTION THAT WETALK ABOUT GLOBAL TALENT ANDHAVING THOSE ASSETS AT THEINTERNATIONAL CENTER AND

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PROGRAMS IN PLACE HELPS TO BRINGTHE BEST TO OUR STATE.>> HAVE TO ASK YOU STATE BRIDEEXPANDING THE FOOTPRINT INTO

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FORT WAYNE AND INDIANA.TALK ABOUT THAT.>> FORT WAYNE IS THE SECONDLARGEST CITY WITH A HIGH

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IMMIGRANT POPULATION AND THEYHAVE THE SAME NEEDS ASINDIANAPOLIS.FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS WE HAVE

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SERVED THE GREATER INDIANAPOLISAREA AND WE ARE CHALLENGED MANY,MANY YEARS AGO BY GOVERNORDANIELS AND SAID YOU ARE DOING A

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GOOD JOB HERE, BUT I WANT YOU TOSERVE THE ENTIRE STATE AND SORIGHT NOW WE ARE IN INTRODUCTORYPHASE MEETING WITH THE LOT OF

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LOCAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS ANDGETTING FEEL FOR A NEEDS ANDTHEN TAILOR OUR PROGRAMS TOWARDSTHAT.

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>> 20 SECONDS, BUT THEINTERNATIONAL CITIZENS OF THEYEAR IS COMING UP.>> THIS YEAR WE HONOR SPORTS

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AND ENTERTAINMENT INCLUDING THEBASKETBALL TEAMS IN FORT WAYNE