On November 4th, a regional and quarterly meeting of Sister Cities International Southern California Chapter was hosted by the Palm Desert Sister City Foundation at the Palm Desert campus of California State University San Bernardino. Highlights of the event included:

• Coffee and pastries networking reception amidst displays of sister city organization
• Welcome by Palm Desert Council Member Jan Harnik
• Palm Desert Sister Cities Program Background and Highlights, with emphasis on Impacting Young Leadership by Palm Desert Sister City Foundation Executive Director Mark Talboys
• Sister Cities International Annual Conference Youth Leadership Summit Report by SoCal Sister Cities scholarship recipient Clare Kim
• Palm Desert’s Teaching Exchange Program by Teaching Arts expert Karen Rae Kraut
• The Everest Project by Palm Desert Sister City Foundation Executive Director Mark Talboys
• Sister Schools Panel: Kathleen Kelly (moderator/Palm Desert City Council Member) Mark Talboys (PDSCF staff), Melody Hirayama (SoCal Sister Cities Young Professionals Committee), Anthony Al-Jamie (SoCal Sister Cities President), Tom Hersant (SoCal Sister Cities Vice-President)
• SoCal Sister Cities Announcements and Board Member introductions