Santa Barbara Sister Cities is hosting the Quarterly Meeting of Sister Cities International Southern California Chapter on November 9, 2019 from 9:30AM – 12:30PM followed by the SoCal Board of Directors meeting. The meeting will be in the Faulkner Gallery of the Santa Barbara Library, 40 Anapamu St., Santa Barbara.  Parking in the City Parking Garage, Lot 7, 1125 Anacapa St.  This garage is located next to the Library and the entrance to the Faulkner Gallery.

Registration and Continental Breakfast – 9:30 AM

SOCAL REGIONAL QUARTERLY MEETING

SANTA BARBARA SISTER CITIES

NOVEMBER 9, 2019

9:30AM – 12:30PM

AGENDA

CALL TO ORDER                                                                   

Anthony Al Jamie, President

WELCOME TO SANTA BARBARA                                      

Pat Fallin, Chair Santa Barbara Sister Cities

Santa Barbara City Council   – Mayor/Council Member                                               

Sister Cities International – Helene Schneider, SCI Board Member & Former Mayor of Santa Barbara

KEYNOTE SPEAKER –  Geoff Green

PANEL PRESENTATION

 Grants/Grant Writing – Helene Scheider, SCI Board of Directors

 Connections – Gil Garcia, SoCal Board of Governors

Youth Programs –  Victoria Schwartz, LaCanada/Flintridge

Capacity Building – TBD

ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION

LUNCH  –  Time for additional networking

1:00PM to 3:00PM

SoCal Board of Directors Meeting

For those arriving on Friday, November 8, please join us for a reception at the home of Marti Correa and Gil Garcia, 2215 Santa Barbara St, 5:30 -7:30PM.

Please RSVP for the meeting and the reception to:  patfallin@msn.com.

Hotel suggestions:

Lemon Tree – State Street

Orange Tree – State Street

Quality Inn – Da La Vina

La Quinta – State Street.

All are located close to downtown and the meeting venue as well as the Garcia home.  I recommend that you check with Orbitz, Hotels.com, Expedia to find the best price. There are also some nice hotels in downtown Santa Barbara such as the Canary Hotel, but they can be pricey.