Partnership 2000 Beer-Sheva Bnei-Shimon Montreal

Proposed Itinerary for: Joint Steering Committee Meeting

January 21-23

Time: Activity:
Sunday January 21 2007:
5:00PM Arrival to Golden Tulip
19:00-20:00 UIAC and P2K staff- briefing on program in hotel lobby
20:00 Dinner at "Yakota" Restaurant
Monday January 22 2007:
7:30 AM Breakfast in the hotel:
Meet the "Start Up" team and two participants from the "Higher Education for
Ethiopians" project (funded by the Crown Foundation)
Discussion with:
Tali Reinberg – Start-Up Manager
Ayelet Klaein– Ethiopian Project Coordinator
Naftali Elkom– Student
Asher Yaso – Student
8:30 AM- Joint Steering Committee Opening Session: (at the Greenberg Teacher Center)
10:00 AM Chai Years of involvement: Montreal impact on the region
2006 P2K Status Report
Discussion: Where we are? Where we headed?
10:00 AM- The Karev Excellence in Education program: Phasing Out Plan
11:30 AM Meet and learn from participants in the program:
Ndav Zohar- Student, Gevim school Beer-Sheva
Liza Yatzkov- Student, Gevim school Beer-Sheva
Merav Shopen- Teacher, Gevim school Beer-Sheva
Tali Davidian- Kindergarten teacher, Brener Kindergarten
Discussion with:
Rubik Danilovitch - Deputy and Vice Mayor, Be’er Sheva Municipality
Zehava Harari- Ministry of Education, Southern District
Uri Liberty, Beer-Sheva Coordinator, Karev Program
Ginat Kimchi, Kindergartens coordinator in Beer-Sheva, Karev Program
Rivka Maymon – Kindergarten Supervisor
Shalom Hagag, Karev District Supervisor Karev Program
11:30 AM- Learn about new initiatives in the region in the economy and employment spheres
1:30 PM At: "Maayan Ventures" in Omer Industrial Park:
Presentation by Zvika Ben-Porat- Director of Maayan Ventures
Meet two entrepreneurs from Maayan Ventures:
Amir Fisher - Director "Rivolver" Company
Oren Drori – Director "Diagnostics" Company
Meet more entrepreneurs from Beer-Sheva and Bnei-Shimon
Monday January 22 2007:
1:30 PM Lunch: at "Baran Engineering" Omer Industrial Park.
Israeli B2B who will join us for lunch:
Kfir Arazi- Co-Owner, A.A.Arazi
Ofer Rimon- Public Relations executive "Netafim" Hatzerim Plant
Yecheskel Tothani-CEO Ganei-Hadas
Gil Shvedaron- Co-Owner Mazda and Ford agency
Datya Bar-Sheshet – "Maavarim" Representative
2:30 PM- B2B for NGO- Learn about Community Projects (NGO) and Israeli B2B involvement
4:00 PM in the community (some of the above Israeli B2B will stay for this session):
Community Projects representatives:
MASLAN : Anat Haliva- Programs Development
ACHARAI: Nirit Gilutzh
SHILUV: The Negev Institute for Community Leadership:
4:30 PM- Joint Steering Committee Meeting: (at the Greenberg Teacher Center)
7:00 PM Andrea Arbel- Partnership Division, Israel Department, JAFI Opening Remarks
2007 Budget: new projects, NGO's, Magshimim- discussion and decisions
Spring 2007 Joint Steering Committee in Montreal goals, dates.
Partnership 2000- the next decade: Future goals and Directions
8:00 PM Dinner with P2K partners and Israeli Steering Committee members
at The Artists House in the Old City
Tuesday January 23 2007:
7:30 AM Breakfast at the hotel with Leah Golan, Director,
8:30 AM Israel Department JAFI
8:30 AM- Beer-Sheva Sites Visit: The Techni High School
9:30 AM
10:00 AM Quick Tour of Givot-Bar- A Fast growing Community
10:30 AM – Gesher Chai Schools: Nitzanai-Henegev school
11:30 PM
11:30 AM Tour of Adanim Youth Village
12:15 PM
12:15 PM Lunch at Adanim
1:00 PM
1:00 PM Learn about "Youth at Risk" and "Community Building" Projects Discussion Farewell
2:00 PM
2:00 PM Montreal meeting at Bnei-Shimon Regional Council Meeting Room
4:00 PM