the ambassador series
The UIS/WSEC Ambassador Series
A Jewel for Springfield
UIS and WSEC are reviving a Springfield tradition: The Ambassador Series.
This series brings ambassadors from around the world to Springfield. Each dignitary makes a lunch presentation and a spirited question-and-answer period follows.
Ambassadors come to Springfield for the opportunity of speaking with Springfield’s business and community leaders. During their presentations, the ambassadors will share business, economic, and political insights.
WSEC TV will film all programs for broadcast on its network and for other PBS stations.
The Series This Year:
- October 7: His Excellency Dennis Richardson from
Australia--See photos - November 10: Ambassador Maurice S. Parker, former
U.S. Ambassador to Swaziland and Ambassador-in-
Residence at the University of Illinois Chicago - February 3, 2010, featuring His Excellency Michael Collins from IRELAND
- March 3, Her Excellency Renée Jones-Bos from the NETHERLANDS
- April 7, His Excellency Jean-Paul Senninger from LUXEMBOURG
- May 5, To Be Announced
Place
The Prairie Heart Institute Dove Conference Center,
619 E. Mason Street, Springfield, Illinois
When
Doors will open at 11:30 a.m. Programs (and taping b
y WSEC) begin at noon and last until 1 p.m.
For the Series of Six
- $860 for the series for a table of eight (8)
- $108 for the series per person
Cost will be prorated for future lunches.
You Can Help Influence Springfield's Future Leaders
A Special Opportunities Fund will allow students—high school or university—from the community to attend a series lunch. The same Fund will also assist ambassadors from countries whose budgets cannot support their participation in the series.
Questions?
Call Dawn Orlove at 217.206.6058.
