Thursday, March 6, 2014

Important Partners of Vidanta Foundation - Inter-American Dialogue

For all the important work that the Vidanta Foundation does, a lot of it would not be possible if not for the input and cooperation of organizations that share our ideals and values.

One such example to point out here is the Inter-American Dialogue: http://www.thedialogue.org/

"The Inter-American Dialogue is the leading U.S. center for policy analysis, exchange, and communication on issues in Western Hemisphere affairs. The Dialogue brings together public and private leaders from across the Americas to address hemispheric problems and opportunities. Together they seek to build cooperation among Western Hemisphere nations and advance a regional agenda of democratic governance, social equity, and economic growth.

The Dialogue's select membership of 100 distinguished citizens from throughout the Americas includes political, business, academic, media, and other nongovernmental leaders. Sixteen Dialogue members served as presidents of their countries and more than three dozen have served at the cabinet level.

Dialogue activities are directed to generating new policy ideas and practical proposals for action, and getting these ideas and proposals to government and private decision makers. The Dialogue also offers diverse Latin American and Caribbean voices access to U.S. policy debates and discussions. Based in Washington, the Dialogue conducts its work throughout the hemisphere. 

A majority of our Board of Directors are from Latin American and Caribbean nations, as are more than half of the Dialogue's members and participants in our other leadership networks and task forces.

Since 1982—through successive Republican and Democratic administrations and many changes of leadership elsewhere in the hemisphere—the Dialogue has helped shape the agenda of issues and choices in inter-American relations.

The Inter-American Dialogue, a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization, is funded by contributions from individuals, corporations, governments and foundations that help support its programs and provide essential operating revenue."

Thursday, February 13, 2014

Mexico: Cirque du Soleil dinner theater to land at Riviera Maya

Want a nice dinner and Champagne at your next Cirque du Soleil experience? That's not the norm in Las Vegas, but it will happen in Riviera Maya come November when a custom-made theater and year-round show debuts in Mexico's eastern Yucatan.

Canada-based Cirque du Soleil announced the dinner-and-show venue on Wednesday. The resident show joins others in Las Vegas and Orlando, Fla. Cirque says the venue will be a place where "performance and culinary creativity" meet.


http://www.latimes.com/travel/mexico/la-trb-mexico-riviera-maya-cirque-du-soleil-20140212,0,372328.story#ixzz2uOekWT3K

Friday, January 17, 2014

Call for Entries Fundacion Vidanta Award

The Call for Entries is Now Open for the Fundacion Vidanta Awards 2014: “Recognition of Lifetime Contributions” and “Contributions to the Reduction of Poverty and Inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean”.

Please visit http://www.fundacionvidanta.org/2014-call for more information.