Intercountry Committees (ICCs) promote peace, friendship, and long-term relationships between Rotarians in two or more countries. Learn how to start or get involved in an ICC through service projects, sister- or twin-club networks, or exchanges. Hear about one Rotarian’s contribution of $10,000 to The Rotary Foundation for a global grant project in peace and conflict prevention/resolution proposed by ICC representatives, and learn all about the winning project.

1. 2016 ROTARY INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION
ROTARY INTERNATIONAL
Inter-Country Committee
ICC FRANCE – USA
Jean-Marie POINSARD president ICC France USA

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• History
• Missions
• ICC France – USA
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ICC Presentation

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May 1950
• District 70 Conference in Strasbourg Roger
Coutant, Jean Caroni (RC Lille) et Robert
Hausmann first German PDG after WW2
• Creation of the first ICC between Germany and
France
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History

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RI Président Sakuji TANAKA
« Peace without borders »
Peace declaration Berlin,
« … To help rebuild international relationship damaged after the
two world wars, Rotary created Inter countries committees to
facilitate peace and humanitarian activities between countries .
Today more than 250 committees strive to make progress in the
fields of poeple entente goodwill and peace…. »
Dec. 2012
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Berlin GETS
1st décember 2012

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• To increase international understanding and
goodwill
• To strengthen friendship
• To contribute to Rotary expansion
« ICC is an embassy opened
towards friendly contries »
S. Gouteyron PRID
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ICC Missions

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• More than 326 ICC worldwide in 61 countries
• International coordination chair Gwenael de Bergevin
PDG D 1650
• 9 ICC in US
• US national coordination is: Dana Moldovan RC
Thousand Oaks Sunrise
• 43 ICC in France
• French national Coordination Gérard Charpentier PDG
D 1700
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2016 ICC Status

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CIP France Usa
Official charter was signed by RI President D K Lee in 2009 Birmingham

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• President Jean Marie Poinsard (RC Melun
PDG 1770 2011-2012) since december
2012 (Robert Heline past président)
• President Bart Cleary (RC Oxfords NC
PDG 7710 1998-1999) since 2009
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CIP France Usa

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• Internship exchanges
• Yearly common meetings
• New Project of peace building workshop
• 70th anniversary WW2
• Lafayette commemoration
• Internet and facebook
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ICC France Usa main activities

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CIP France Usa
last common meeting
Last common meeting France Usa

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• Objective and framework
• The objective of the project is to provide graduate
students with high quality professional training
opportunities (internships) in the partner country.
• 6- to 12-month training opportunities (internships) in
the student’s field of study
• Host companies will provide a description of their
internship proposals to be used also for visa application
• Students are expected to act as Rotary ambassadors
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Internship exchanges

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CIP France Usa Yann in Greensborough NC

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• Peace workshop with
– 5 US Post master participants
– 5 French Post master participants
• Location: Paris
• Timing: sept 28, 29, 30 and oct 1st 2016
• Budget : $ 20 000
• Subject: Preservation of cultural
heritage during war conflicts
• Outcome : memorandum to be spreadly
communicated
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Peace Building workshop

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• Todate
• High level candidates both fromUSA and
France have been selected
• Seminar director has been appointed
• This project has been endorsed by UNESCO
and has received support from US embassy in
Paris
• Special event to be orgnanized on Oct 1st to
give high visibility to this Rotary peace
project
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Peace Building workshop

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70th year commemoration Colleville US memorial Aug 2014

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Yorktown celebration of Lafayette with the HERMIONE visit June 2015

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ICC France Usa Web site
Site internet du CIP
Fra
http://www.rotary-cip-france.org/amerique/france-usa.htmlnce Usa
Page facebook du CIP
France Usa
https://www.facebook.com/CipFranceUsa?ref=hl