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IVCJax Member Social The University Club 1301 Riverplace Blvd, FL 32207 Jacksonville IVCJax Member Social The University Club 1301 Riverplace Blvd, FL 32207 Jacksonville IVCJax Member Social The University Club 1301 Riverplace Blvd, FL 32207 Jacksonville About IVCJax A non-partisan, non-profit organization that promotes multicultural awareness and understanding between the people of other nations and the United States through citizen diplomacy, the idea that every citizen has the right and responsibility to help shape U.S. foreign relations, "one handshake at a time." About IVCJax The International Visitor Corps (IVCJax) is a growing member organization comprised of businessmen and women, educators, public servants, ambassadors, and retirees from across the first coast who share a passion for learning about our world and welcoming its foreign leaders to Jacksonville. Each year we bring up to 200 emerging leaders from around the world to Jacksonville to meet with their counterparts in business, education, government, NGO leadership, healthcare, and much more. Our visitors are participants of the U.S. Department of State International Visitor Leadership Program, The Library of Congress Open World Program, or Embassy sponsored Fee for Service programs. In 2009, we hosted 192 visitors from 79 different countries including Mayors, Parliamentarians, Young Political Leaders, Entrepreneurs, Religious Leaders, Environmentalists, Educators, and more. In addition to our activities hosting international visitors, we strive to present events that inform and engage on a host of international issues. Regularly occurring events include our Global Perspectives Series,, Potluck Dinners with International Visitors, and several Education Initiatives including our signature Going Global Citizen Diplomacy Summits. International Visitor Corps of Jacksonville was founded by Maria Condaxis in 1990 as the International Resource Center of Jacksonville. The name was changed to International Visitor Corps of Jacksonville (IVCJax) in 2004 in order to better reflect our core activity of hosting professional visitors and emerging leaders from all over the world. Since its founding, IVCJax has hosted more than 1, 800 emerging leaders and professionals from over 155 countries, allowing them to experience firsthand the way Americans live, the way they conduct business, and the way they deal with the political, cultural, and social problems in today's increasingly global society. The International Visitor Corps of Jacksonville is sponsored in part by funds from the US Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Membership Dues, Sponsorships, and additional Grants. Regardless of how you are involved in IVCJax, your Membership and Sponsorship contributions make our efforts - every handshake, every friendship, every happy memory - possible.

North Florida Educational Institute is a private, COGNIA accredited K-12 institution located in Jacksonville, Florida, dedicated to providing quality education to its students. The institute emphasizes the importance of athletics as a vital component of student development and offers a range of programs and activities to support academic and personal growth. Committed to inclusivity, North Florida Educational Institute adheres to federal civil rights laws and regulations, ensuring that all students have equal opportunities regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, or reprisal. The institution also provides program information in multiple languages and alternative communication methods for individuals with disabilities. Generated from the website

American Culinary Federation is a professional, nonprofit organization for chefs and cooks. The federation was founded in 1929 by three chefs organizations that include the Soci t Culinaire Philanthropique, Vatel Club and Chefs Association of America. The organization sanctions domestic culinary competitions, and oversees international competitions that take place in the United States. ACF culinary competitions were founded on the principle of education, and the sharing of culinary techniques and developments. ACF shares these ideas through videos, cookbooks and techniques manuals, such as The Art and Science of Culinary Preparation, a 600-page standard reference book of the culinary industry. ACF organizes various seminars and workshops at national conventions and regional conferences to upgrade the skills and knowledge of its members. Its members are entitled to receive official monthly journals, the National Culinary Review and Center of the Plate. ACF is headquartered in St. Augustine, Fla.