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The Complex World of Accounting Standards

Even the most experienced jetsetter may not be aware of the differences in accounting standards worldwide. Here in the United States, we use the General Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) while the rest of the world typically uses the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and converting can cause problems.

Community still the focus as Asian Arts Initiative celebrates 20th anniversary

For the past 20 years, the Asian Arts Initiative has been a common space for Philadelphians of all ethnicities to express themselves artistically.

Review - Capital of the World: The Race to Host the United Nations

When it came to selecting the host city for the United Nations there were plenty to choose from. It turns out that New York City was just one of hundreds of competitors that included Boston, San Francisco, Chicago and even Rapid City, South Dakota. All tried to win the bid of becoming one of the globe’s major diplomatic nerve centers.

Global Conversations with: Jeremiah White, CEO of JaySocial and Former International Soccer Player

Soccer took Jeremiah White around the world and back again. As a native of Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, he was a youth soccer standout with the Haverford School and eventually embarked on a professional career that spanned eight years. He played for clubs in Serbia, Greece, France, Denmark, Saudi Arabia, Poland and the United States. After retiring from Major League Soccer’s New England Revolution, White returned to Philadelphia to begin a career in global entrepreneurship. Today, he is involved with several area companies and nonprofits with international ties, including JaySocial, a graphic design and development company he founded in 2011. Through the friendships he has formed, the businesses he has built and the legacy he will leave behind, Jeremiah strives to bridge cultural gaps and bring the world to his hometown.

Temple University Study Away Program Opens Unimaginable Doors

GPA contributor Marissa Pina, a photojournalism major at Temple University, describes her once in a lifetime study abroad experience that spanned two continents.

The Free Library Welcomes Shakespeare to Philadelphia for “Year of the Bard”

All the world’s a stage in 2014 as the Free Library of Philadelphia presents “Year of the Bard: Shakespeare at 450.” The series of commemorative programs will vary from academic lectures and exhibits to live performances and craft making. Anything that the Free Library and its consortium of cultural partners can think of to bring the playwright to life in a variety of incarnations.

Dubai Provides Model for Global Branding & Development

GPA volunteer and Villanova University MBA candidiate Matt Pertzsch spent three weeks in Dubai to gain global business exposure in a rapidly developing city. Here he tells of the strong parallels between the goals of the Middle Eastern hub and Philadelphia.

International House Philadelphia Unites Cinema Trailblazers With “Free to Love”

International House Philadelphia’s current residence at 3701 Chestnut St. was established in 1970, but the organization has been offering residential services and cultural programming to the city’s international community in one form or another for over a century. Today, their 14-story headquarters houses hundreds of global residents who have come from all over the world to work and study in Philadelphia. It also serves as a home for global arts and humanities programs like their current film series “Free to Love: Cinema of the Sexual Revolution,” occupying the space’s Ibrahim Theater from January 10 to February 15.

Philagrafika Brings Art Focus “Due North”

Barren expanses of dark granite, thermal vents spouting curls of steam, summers of constant sunlight and winters with barely any. On the surface, Iceland is a place unlike any other on earth, with unparalleled natural beauty and an isolated geography that has fostered a unique national culture and identity. It’s an uncontaminated environment that inspires creativity and is now drawing international attention from artists like Marianne Bernstein.

Global Conversations With: Richard Negrin, Deputy Mayor for Administration & Coordination and Managing Director for the City of Philadelphia

Richard Negrin currently holds the position of Deputy Mayor for Administration & Coordination and Managing Director for the City of Philadelphia in the Nutter Administration. Negrin is an ardent supporter of the Global Philadelphia Association and several of its long-time partners. As a first-generation American, Deputy Mayor Negrin reveals in this interview how he feels very connected to the multicultural compositions of the communities he serves in his working life.

Italia Lives in Philadelphia During Year of Italian Culture

Of the more than 30 Consulates in the City of Philadelphia, Italy has one of the oldest, and the Consulate of Italy has beencelebrating the "Year of Italian Culture in the United States."

The Curtis Institute of Music Nurtures World-Class Talent

Since 1924 the Curtis Institute of Music has been shaping young world-class musicians who come from all over the globe to the city of Philadelphia to pursue their passions.

Challenge and Growth Offered to Temple Students with new Study Away Program in South Africa

South Africa stirs graceful images of vast grasslands and mighty creatures. It stirs emotions stemming from a long story of social injustice. The realities of the modern South Africa still remain obscure to most in the United States. This is where Temple University and its new study away program come into play.

Global Conversations with: Allison Vulgamore, President & CEO, the Philadelphia Orchestra

When younger, Allison Vulgamore moved quite frequently with her parents, who worked in academia. She says growing up with this lifestyle is part of the reason why she believes connecting with other cultures is vital. Vulgamore also emphasizes the importance of learning multiple languages in order to better understand other peoples’ perspectives. As a trained singer, she speaks English, German, French, and Italian. Kait Lavinder visited the Kimmel Center to talk with Vulgamore about how her international-mindedness affects the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Greater Philadelphia area.

GlobalPhilly™ 2013 Seeks to Change the Conversation about Philadelphia

In many regards, Philadelphia is the zenith of American iconography. This legacy, however, may have inadvertently limited the city’s reputation. Despite the quintessential American things about Philadelphia, there are a million others that represent international aspects of the city that many of its visitors and residents may not recognize. A certain non-profit exists to change that.

A New Global Philadelphian Discovers an International City

A native of New Dehli and a recent transplant from Vancouver, journalist Ritu Dixit became involved with the Global Philadelphia Association's Communications initiatives this summer. This is her story about discovering Philadelphia through preparations for GlobalPhilly™ 2013.

Philadelphia Aims to be USA's First World Heritage City

An exchange between Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter and Dr. Richard Hodges, President of the American University of Rome and former Director of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, resulted in an intensive effort to gain international recognition of Philadelphia’s historical contributions to the world. Nutter visited the Penn Museum and Hodges, then Director, mentioned the World Heritage Cities Programme. The mayor took notice.

Chestnut Hill College Becoming Prominent Philadelphia Institution with Global Reach

Chestnut Hill College (CHC), located in picturesque northwestern Philadelphia, has been putting a lot of momentum in recent years behind its international outreach.

GlobalPhilly 2013: Spotlight on Advocacy

GlobalPhilly 2013 will present "Advocacy," as one of seven dimensions that make the Philadelphia region global (the others being Arts, Commerce, Cuisine, Education, Heritage, and Sports). This category of the exposition is reserved for GP13 events that focus on promoting dialogue about a host of issues affecting humanity worldwide, and how Philadelphians fit into the international discourse. GPA News contributor Dominique Johnson profiles a few of the embodiments of Advocacy that will occur during GlobalPhilly 2013.

Philadelphia Chosen as 3rd City in America to House International Radisson Blu Brand

Opened in 1926, the iconic Radisson Plaza - Warwick Hotel Philadelphia has been a staple of Rittenhouse Square for over eight decades. While many locals identify with the hotel’s brand, international clientele do not always recognize the Radisson Plaza - Warwick name. That is why Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group announced early this year that the hotel is to be re-branded as a Radisson Blu building. If “Radisson Blu” does not ring a bell to Philadelphia locals, that hardly comes as a surprise.