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February 18, 2009
Special Hi-Tech Birthright Israel Trip (for Jewish Hi-Tech professionals aged 22-26)
Danny Sack from Mayanot, a non-profit educational organisation in Israel recently contacted me and asked for help in finding people aged 22-26 who would be interested in being part of a free 10 day “Hi-Tech” focused Birthright trip to Israel which is scheduled tentatively for June.
In addition to visiting the usual spots that Birthright visits, the intention is to introduce people to the Israeli Hi-Tech world and Danny plans to hold meetings with some of the people responsible for the new and innovative technologies that have come out of Israel.
Danny’s intention with this trip is to showcase a different and unique side of Israel, and hope to make a difference when these young people return to their respective homes/jobs and share this side of Israel that most don't see on CNN.
Birthright applications open on February 19th and will only be open 3 weeks so Danny is trying to spread the word now as quickly as possible. I offered to help Danny get the world out to young Jewish Professionals in Hi-Tech who haven’t visited Israel before.
If you know of possible candidates, please share this blog post with them.
Thanks!
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Experience Israel's "Silicon Valley" - FREE trip to Israel for Jewish High-Tech professionals aged 22-26, with Taglit-Birthright Israel:Mayanot
“Goals: From our perspective, ie. Mayanot and Birthright:
Our hope for the future is that the participants of this trip will take part in improving US and Israeli relationships through the high-tech field, and ultimately help steer world opinion of Israel toward its positive contributions to society. With a rapidly increasing prevalence of Israeli technology in the world market, we feel it extremely important to ensure that some of the young and future leaders in the US high-tech field are given an opportunity to see the great potential of the State of Israel, and connect to their Jewish Heritage. The positive effects of such a trip are amplified when experienced within a group of like-minded participants from a wide range of backgrounds.
From participants perspective:
Our hope is that in addition to an amazing and inspiring FREE vacation in Israel, the participants on this special trip will gain unique insights into Israel's "oil well" – the High-Tech industry, and utilize the given networking opportunities to build lasting connections.”
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Taglit-Birthright Israel: Mayanot High-Tech Israel Experience:
This free and unique ten-day trip to Israel is geared towards young professionals working in the High-Tech industry and students studying in High-Tech related fields (including all areas of technology - science, internet, computers, energy, etc.).
What:
In addition to the exciting sites and activities that all our Taglit-Birthright Israel trips enjoy, this tour will include visits to prominent Israeli High-Tech firms and meetings with industry leaders and CEOs from the Israeli High-Tech community.
Who:
Young professionals working in the Israeli High-Tech industry aged 22-26 from North America will be joined by like minded young Israelis, creating invaluable networking opportunities .
When:
This trip is tentatively scheduled for June 2009, but applications are open NOW at www.mayanotisrael.com
Where do I sign up?
For complete eligibility guidelines and to sign up please visit http://www.mayanotisrael.com and join the Summer Email Update List. Official registration will open on February 19th and close on March 4th at http://www.mayanotisrael.com.
For more information please contact Danny Sack, danny at mayanotisrael.com.
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Tags: Israel, Birthright, Jeff Pulver
Posted by jeff on February 18, 2009 06:07 PM | Permalink
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