Conferito al Console Generale Marco NOBILI il premio “Dante Distinctive Citizen Award” della Societa’ Dante Alighieri

Nella foto: un momento della cerimonia di conferimento del premio al Console Generale Marco Nobili

Dante Alighieri Society of Michigan 2012 YEAR END GALA and Members’ Celebration Saturday, November 17, 2012
The Dante Alighieri Society Michigan Chapter’s “Year End Gala” was an unforgettable night with a great dinner, music, and dancing. We enjoyed the Italian Singer/Actress/Producer Simona Rodano and accordionist Joe Recchia. Special guest Lisa Agazzi (Mezzo Soprano).
DAS crowned this year with the “Dante Distinctive Citizen Award” ceremony to honor admirable members of the community that with effort and passion strive to promote the Italian culture and language in our area. For 2012 the recipient was Dott. Marco Nobili, Consul of Italy in Detroit.

Ecco le motivazioni per il conferimento del premio:

Re: Dante Citizen Award 2012

Dear Marco Nobili, on behalf of the Dante Alighieri Society Michigan, I want to thank you for your successful years of ervice in the JURISDICTION OF THE CONSULATE OF ITALY IN DETROIT. As a Consul you have made it a priority to help every Italian organization in your jurisdiction. You encouraged new ideas and perspectives by inspiring the members of our community to address issues and consider alternatives. As a person, you drew out the best in each of us. Without your efforts the dream of keeping the Italian Consulate here in Detroit would not be even a possibility. Your leadership role was tremendously important to everyone. Your effort and passion in promoting the Italian language and culture in our area were remarkable, especially for a Society like Dante Alighieri; and we enjoyed working with you. As a mark of our appreciation we are honoring you with the “Dante Distinctive Citizen Award”. November 17, 2012 Dante Alighieri Society of Michigan

President Daniela D’Amico Henderson

Remarks by The Honorable Marco Nobili

The Honorable Marco Nobili, the Consul of Italy from the Consulate of Italy in Detroit, welcomes U.S. manufacturers to partner with Italian companies to achieve the goals of profitability, efficiency, productivity, process improvement, and organizational results.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OlBbcaldkw

 

Consul General Marco Nobili

This presentation was recorded at the conference, “Fast Forward:  Strategies for Solving Manufacturer’s Most Challenging Problems,” presented by IndustryWeek and the Italian Trade Commission’s Machines Italia project, in cooperation with Italy’s Federmacchine.

 

http://www.industryweek.com/trade/partner-compete-part-2-remarks-honorable-marco-nobili

Sergio Marchionne racconta la sua storia di emigrazione – meeting Rimini 2010

Knowing how to choose the way – Sergio Marchionne meeting Rimini 2010

DETROIT: l’Amb. Bisogniero incontra la comunità economica italiana. Console Marco Nobili: ” Prova della eccezionale vitalita’ delle nostre aziende e della comunita’ italiana”

Lo scorso 9 luglio l’Ambasciatore italiano a Washington Claudio Bisogniero ha compiuto una missione a Detroit per incontrare i rappresentanti della realtà economica italiana e della nostra comunità. Dopo il colloquio con l’Amministratore Delegato di FIAT-CHRYSLER, Sergio Marchionne, l’Ambasciatore ha avuto una colazione di lavoro con i rappresentanti della Contea di Oakland, di particolare interesse per la folta presenza di aziende italiane, e delle aziende italiane Magneti Marelli, Marposs, Stola Group, con i quali ha discusso possibili opportunità di affari e di investimenti per le nostre aziende.

 

Nuovi segmenti di mercato e incentivi della legislazione locale

In particolare, i Presidenti di Magneti Marelli USA e Marposs America hanno illustrato le attività nel mercato americano delle rispettive aziende, indotte dal costante incremento della domanda nel settore dell’automobile e dalla possibilità estendere le proprie attività verso nuovi segmenti di mercato, anche tramite l’acquisizione di altre aziende.

Con i rappresentanti della Contea e del locale ente di promozione commerciale (Oakland County Economic Development), l’Ambasciatore Bisogniero ha affrontato i seguiti della visita in Italia, nel marzo 2012, di una delegazione dello Stato del Michigan, , nonché le modalità di promozione degli investimenti (sia in Italia che nel Michigan) e possibili nuove aree di collaborazione. Fra gli incentivi previsti dalla legislazione locale è stato in particolare posto l’accento, oltre che sulla riduzione della pressione fiscale sulle imprese, sulla agevolazione nella Oakland County di fornire gratuitamente per 90 giorni spazi commerciali ai nuovi investitori. E’ stato affrontato anche il tema dei visti di ingresso per operatori commerciali ed investitori.

Anno della Cultura Italiana negli USA

 

Nel cordiale incontro con la comunità italiana del Michigan, l’Ambasciatore Bisogniero ha sottolineato l’importante contributo che la comunità della circoscrizione ha dato e continua a dare alla promozione della lingua e della cultura italiana, fra l’altro in occasione delle celebrazioni per i 150 anni dell’Unità d’Italia. Egli ha posto l’accento anche sull’Anno della Cultura Italiana 2013, dicendosi certo di poter contare ancora una volta sull’appoggio della comunità di Detroit.

L’Ambasciatore ha poi incontrato i membri della Italian American Alliance for Business and Technology tra cui numerosi esponenti di imprese italiane in loco quali Comau, Teksid, Homedics, Fata Aluminum, ED Group, Venture USA, e rappresentati locali di altri imprese italiane presenti negli Stati Uniti. Nel corso dell’incontro si è discusso di possibili azioni per l’ulteriore rafforzamento della nostra presenza commerciale in quest’area, oltre che di possibili sinergie nell’ambito delle iniziative per l’Anno della Cultura Italiana negli USA 2013.

DETROIT: Amb. Bisogniero meets with Italian business community. Consul Nobili: ” FIAT Chrysler and a lot more for Sistema Italia “

On 9 July Ambassador of Italy Claudio Bisogniero visited Detroit to meet  – together with Consul Marco Nobili – with representatives of the Italian business community there. After meeting with FIAT-CHRYSLER CEO Sergio Marchionne, the ambassador had a working lunch with representatives of Oakland County, where a large number of Italian firms such as – Magneti Marelli, Marposs, Stola Group – are represented, and with whom he discussed possible business and investment opportunities for our firms.

New market segments and local legislative incentives

The presidents of Magneti Marelli USA and Marposs America illustrated their companies’ activities in the American market based on a constant increase in demand in the automotive sector, and the possibility of expanding into new market segments, even by absorbing other companies.

Meeting with county representatives and members of the locally-based Oakland County Economic Development, Ambassador Bisogniero discussed follow-ups to the March 2012 visit to Italy by a Michigan State delegation, as well as ways to promote investments (both in Italy and in Michigan) and possible new areas for collaboration. Among the incentives envisaged by local legislation, particular stress was placed on both tax cuts for businesses as well as way to facilitate the offer of commercial spaces in Oakland County to new investors free of charge for 90 days. The theme of entry visas for business persons and investors was also confronted.

Year of Italian Culture in the USA

In his meeting with the Italian community of Michigan, Ambassador Biogniero underscored the important contribution that community has made and continues to make to the promotion of the Italian language and culture, not least during last year’s celebration of the 150th anniversary of Italian unity. He also spoke about the Year of Italian Culture in the USA planned for 2013, saying he was sure once again that we could count on the Detroit community’s support.

The ambassador then met with members of the Italian American Alliance for Business and Technology, who included representatives of local Italian firms such as Comau, Teksid, Homedics, Fata Aluminum, ED Group and Venture USA, as well as local representatives of other Italian firms operating in the United States. Their discussions touched, among other things, on possible ways to further reinforce our commercial presence in that area, in addition to possible additional strategies within the context of the Year of Italian Culture in the USA.

Scambio internazionale studenti per apprendimento lingua italiana

School Amici is cooperating with Mondo Insieme, an Italian organization based in Bologna and World Heritage, an American non-profit organization based in California (www.whhosts.com), to implement an exchange student program that will bring to this area native Italian teenagers who will attend American high schools while living with a host family.
Have you ever thought about the opportunity of having a student from Italy living with your family and sharing his/her culture with you? By opening up your heart and your home, you will be giving an exceptional young person the opportunity of a lifetime: to live with your family and to experience the language, customs and culture of your country, while at the same time sharing theirs with you.

World Heritage and Mondo Insieme, with the collaboration of School Amici, are looking for homes for boys and girls, age 16 to 18. These are highly qualified students, who have been carefully selected by their teachers for excellent maturity, ethical characteristics, academic performance and desire to learn another language. All of them also speak English. We would like you to consider this opportunity to partecipate in an invaluable cultural experience, that will also allow you to be firsthand in contact with a native Italian, from whom you can learn some language, traditions and customs that will enrich your life forever.

Families can be made up of couples or single parents, with or without children at home, who are adventurous, fun-loving, responsible, and most of all, caring. You will be able to select a student who is a fit for your family’s lifestyle. You can choose to host for a semester or for the whole school year starting in August/September. All students come with personal medical insurance, pocket money and paid school tuition. The host family just provides a bed and shares their daily meals with him or her.

If you are interested and would like more information or references, please do not hesitate to contact us. We hope that you will take the opportunity to live this unique experience.
Of course feel free to forward this message to whomever may be interested in this program.

Grazie!
Michele Alonzo
Executive Director
School AMICI

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Ambasciatore Bisogniero incontra la comunità italiana a Detroit

Corsi in lingua inglese offerti dalle università italiane

Si segnala che sul sito della Conferenza dei Rettori delle Università Italia (CRUI), è disponibile un elenco relativo ai corsi svolti totalmente in lingua inglese presso Università italiane

http://www.consdetroit.esteri.it/Consolato_Detroit/Archivio_News/CRUI+corsi.htm

LINGUA ITALIANA: CRESCE IL NUMERO DEGLI STUDENTI ALL’UNIVERSITÀ DI MEMPHIS-TENNESSEE

DETROIT\ aise\ – Alla University of Memphis la professoressa Cosetta Gaudenzi si occupa della cattedra di italiano dall’autunno 2002. Il programma di quella Università offre l’italiano come specializzazione minore (minor) o come concentrazione all’interno del Corso di Laurea in Lingue e Letterature Straniere.    
Nell’ultimo decennio la sezione italiana è più che triplicata. La notizia è confermata con comprensibile soddisfazione dal Consolato italiano a Detroit, che spiega: si è partiti da un totale di 119 studenti nell’anno 2003 per arrivare a 345 studenti nel 2011.    
Mediamente, 30 di questi si sono annualmente iscritti a corsi di cultura, letteratura e cinema (upper division), per poi specializzarsi in italiano o continuare a studiarlo all’interno del Corso di Laurea in Lingue.    
Questa tendenza positiva – informa il Consolato – continua nel corrente anno accademico e, al momento, già 8 studenti hanno dichiarato il minor in italiano e 9 la concentrazione all’interno del Corso di Laurea in Lingue. (aise)