Association For International Practical Training Hosts 50th Anniversary Gala Technology CEO Katherine Clark of Landmark Systems to Give Keynote Address.Business Editors WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 5, 2000 The Association for International Practical Training (AIPT AIPT Association for International Practical Training AIPT American Institute of Pharmaceutical Technology (Hackensack, New Jersey) AIPT Architecture Integrated Product Team AIPT Advisory Integrated Process Team AIPT Acquisition Integrated Product Team ) will celebrate its 50th anniversary with a Gala Dinner Jan. 15 in Washington. AIPT is the foremost provider of worldwide on-the-job training programs for students and professionals seeking international career development and life-changing experiences. The keynote speaker will be Katherine Clark, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Landmark Systems Corp., a global provider of products and services for large-scale computer systems. Clark will discuss how technology is transforming the worldwide economy and requiring companies to think and train internationally. Clark is chair of the Northern Virginia Northern Virginia (NoVA) consists of Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince William counties and the independent cities of Alexandria, Falls Church, Fairfax, Manassas, and Manassas Park. Technology Council and was the 1998 recipient of the Ernst & Young software entrepreneur of the Year Award. Rep. Bob Filner Robert "Bob" Filner (born September 4, 1942) is an American Democratic politician who represents California's 51st Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. (D-CA), an alumnus ALUMNUS, civil law. A child which one has nursed; a foster child. Dig. 40, 2, 14. of the program, also will speak. The AIPT dinner follows a technology "talent swap," where some 6,000 technology internships will be filled by representatives from 63 countries. The swap is a high-stakes bargaining session where countries compete for the best technology students, while students compete for the best internships. The swap is engineered by the International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience (IAESTE IAESTE International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience ). IAESTE's 52nd annual conference, being held in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. for the first time, coincides with AIPT's event. IAESTE and AIPT work together to provide worldwide training and internship opportunities. AIPT is IAESTE's U.S. representative. AIPT specializes in the technology and hospitality markets. Its client list includes: Amazon.com, Cisco Systems, Disney Corp, Hewlett-Packard Co., Marriott Corp., Oracle Corp. and Microsoft Corp. Employers look to AIPT to build their international human resources capabilities. AIPT has arranged 40,000 exchanges in 90 countries since its inception in 1950. AIPT's Gala Dinner is a black tie event and will be held at the JW Marriott Hotel at 1331 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., with a reception at 6:30 p.m. and dinner to follow at 8 p.m. About 400 attendees are expected. Embassies from around the world will be represented, including Egypt, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Pakistan, Slovenia, Syria and Turkey. Editor's Note: The media is welcome to attend the event. Please call for details. |
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