On my way to NYC
I’m currently en route to New York City to attend the 5th Annual Clinton Global Initiative Meeting. I think most ONE members are familiar with CGI, but here’s a quick blurb on this year’s meeting I pulled from CGI’s website:
Much of the inspiration for the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) members’ work happens at our events, where heads of state, government and business leaders, scholars, and NGO directors work together to analyze, discuss, and debate possible solutions to urgent global issues. Each participant is then asked to take action on one or more issues by making a Commitment to Action. The Annual Meeting, which this year is taking place September 22 – 25, is our largest and most important event.
Expanding on the success of the Annual Meetings held in New York, CGI is now reaching even more leaders in diverse regions, future leaders from college campuses, and global citizens through new meetings and projects—such as CGI University and MyCommitment.org—evolving from CGI’s unique model that focuses on taking action.
At each meeting, CGI helps its members form partnerships, develop innovations, and initiate effective projects.
I’ll be live-blogging the proceedings, including President Obama’s address during the opening plenary session, so be sure to check back on the ONE Blog for further updates and analysis.
-Chris Scott
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September 22, 2009 at 1:45 pm
These CGI people need to realize that this technology encourages viewers to focus only on a film’s superficies, and to avoid any thoughtful evaluation the work’s real quality.
Jurassic Park, The Lost World: Jurassic Park, and Jurassic Park III are excepted, obviously.
October 4, 2009 at 3:20 am
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