GLOBAL PHILADELPHIA ASSOCIATION AT A GLANCE

From independent professionals to Fortune 500 companies…we are the global connector for the
Philadelphia region. Since 2011, GPA has been the agency, which has brought together hundreds of likeminded
international companies who understand the value of working, creating and playing together.
Our member companies are a vast array of powerful individuals and organizations that rely on GPA to
help them deliver their message.

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Got International Credentials? How to Find the Right Organization For Your Evaluation, Translation, and Verification Needs

Article by Alessandra Testa, GPA Ambassador

Growing Up Global: Raising Children to be At Home in the World - the Book

In today’s increasingly interconnected world, how do we prepare our children – and ourselves – to succeed and to become happy, informed global citizens?

A mother of three, Homa Sabet Tavangar has 25+ years’ experience helping governments create the conditions to spur global competitiveness, advising businesses on how to thrive abroad, talking to parents on raising global citizens, and training K-12 to adult educators on building global competencies and bringing the world into their classrooms.

A Brief Review of the Relationship Between the Organization of World Heritage Cities (OWHC) and UNESCO and the Immediate Benefits of Membership in the OWHC

In 1972, UNESCO adopted the “Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage”, which provided for the inscription of natural or cultural sites on a “World Heritage List.” Numerous such sites have been inscribed on the list in succeeding decades, including a relatively modest number of sites in the United States. The sites in the U.S. have tended to be in the category of natural sites. One significant exception is Independence Hall.

Independence Hall was inscribed in 1979 as a cultural site.