American Institute For Foreign Study

Media Advisory

For Immediate Release
Thursday, September 18, 2008

MEDIA CONTACT:
Mike Liberty
American Institute For Foreign Study
River Plaza, 9 West Broad Street
Stamford, CT 06902-3788
(203) 399-5187
mliberty@aifs.com

WHAT:
Voyage of English: A Lecture by the Lord Watson of Richmond, CBE
The Board of Directors of the American Institute For Foreign Study (AIFS), one of the world’s largest cultural exchange organizations, will host a lecture entitled Voyage of English. The lecture is by the Lord Watson of Richmond, CBE, Chairman of the Cambridge Foundation and International Chairman Emeritus of the English-Speaking Union. The Lord Watson, author of Jamestown: The Voyage of English, will define and describe the global significance of the arrival on America’s East Coast in 1607 of three ships that carried the ideas and the language which would shape the modern world. A reception will be held prior to the lecture.

WHEN: 
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Reception: 6:00 p.m.
Lecture: 7:00 p.m.

WHO: 
William L. Gertz, President and CEO, American Institute For Foreign Study
Dr. Ian D.C. Newbould, President, Richmond, The American International University in London
Sir Cyril Taylor, GBE, Founder and Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, American Institute For Foreign Study
Lord Alan Watson, CBE, Chairman of the Cambridge Foundation and International Chairman Emeritus of the English-Speaking Union
Many college and university study abroad advisors and senior administrators in international education from the Boston area

WHERE: 
Reception: Pavilion Foyer
Lecture: Kennedy Theatre
Charles Hotel
1 Bennett Street
Cambridge, MA 02138-5707

Please RSVP to Paulette Waychowsky at pwaychowsky@aifs.com

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About AIFS:
Founded in 1964, the American Institute For Foreign Study (AIFS) is one of the oldest, largest and most respected cultural exchange organizations in the world. With global offices in 5 countries, we organize cultural exchange programs for more than 50,000 participants each year. Our programs include college study abroad, au pair placement, camp counselors and staff, gifted education, high school study/travel and insurance services. Since 1964, more than one million students and teachers have participated in AIFS programs worldwide.

For the past 40 years, we have been committed to cross-cultural exchange. Under the direction of founder, Sir Cyril Taylor, AIFS continues to operate its family of services, today, as a social enterprise. The group, a privately owned U.S. company with wholly owned subsidiaries, has annual revenues in excess of $200 million. As a for-profit organization, AIFS maintains a double bottom line: financial results and social outcomes. This structure insures that we have the resources to find new and innovative ways to pursue our core mission.

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