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Community Relations

Community Relations. 06.12.09. Commitment to Education. The quality of education ranks as a high personal priority for IBM employees around the world Make a difference – IBM’s goal is to support the most effective education that will produce the highest level of student achievement.

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Community Relations

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  1. Community Relations

  2. 06.12.09

  3. Commitment to Education • The quality of education ranks as a high personal priority for IBM employees around the world • Make a difference – IBM’s goal is to support the most effective education that will produce the highest level of student achievement

  4. Employees’ empowerment • IBM employees support organizations in the communities in which they live and work • IBM supports employees who volunteer their personal time to community projects

  5. Volunteering activities empower employees by • Making them feel better and prouder of their working place • Giving them the opportunity to express themselves in other areas

  6. Community Relations • Short-term projects • focused endeavors of individual and anonymous contribution to lower income families • Long-term projects • Use our most valuable resources – our researchers, staff, and facilities – to offer advanced opportunities in education

  7. University of Haifa • 3rd year of activity • Dynamic program to suit the needs of the individual students • Employees are coaching students living in the university dormitories

  8. 2009 e- Week events • Encourage school students to pursue studies in technology and science • 1,252 of middle school students heard presentations by IBM scientists about the engineering profession • In several large-scale events on IBM premises • 87 volunteers participated in the program

  9. Youth education The main focus of our long-term community relations effort is our youth education project (2003-2009)

  10. Example I – “Lady Tech” A new program that partners college students from Israel’s Holon Institute of Technology with local high school girls

  11. Example II - E.X.I.T.Esummer camp • The EXITE (EXploring Interests in Technology • and Engineering) camps are week-long, summer • day camps for girls • Showcase career opportunities in technology and engineering • Introduce to female role models • Give hands-on experiences in technical activities that are fun, challenging and educational • Encourage diversity

  12. Example III - Technoda Took part in the “Young Inventors Competition” in the Technoda, by presenting innovative technologies developed in our labs: Car Simulation , Social networking, XBOX and Playstation3

  13. …and instead of presenting more examples lets hear some testimonials…

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