World Partnerships Gazette - Spotlight on Cybersecurity, TESOL, and We've Moved!

Bringing the World to #TampaBay

Vol. 3, Issue 2, April 2024

"American Language & Multicultural Diversity"

TESOL 24 International Convention & Expo Brings IVLP Project, Other Exchanges to Tampa Bay

Arriving in Tampa Bay to attend the TESOL 2024 International Convention and Expo at the Tampa Convention Center, this 22-country multi-regional group of TESOL professionals had a session with Ms. Janna Eveland, Assistant Director, International Student Support, USF World, who discussed how USF supports international student success from recruitment to enrollment to graduation and beyond. She also brought in a panel of students to discuss navigating U.S. culture from an international student's perspective. (TESOL stands for "Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages".)

WP also partnered with FHI 360 to host a delegation of 91 TESOL professionals from 45 countries for this annual conference (below right). World Partnerships greatly appreciates the opportunity to work with FHI 360 and its outstanding delegation.

Above & middle, IVLP photo by Marcelo Gandaria

IVLP Spotlight!

"Promoting Cybersecurity"

February 13-17, 2024

Global security professionals from Argentina, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, Egypt, Eswatini, Ghana, Ireland, Jordan, Kuwait, Malta, Moldova, Netherlands, Samoa, Sri Lanka, and Suriname began their Tampa Bay program with a workshop at the new headquarters of OPSWAT (above), a leader in critical infrastructure protection and trusted by more than 1,000 global organizations for providing comprehensive and scalable cybersecurity solutions to protect against malware and zero-day attacks. Presentations and roundtable discussions were also held with the St. Petersburg Police Department (below left), the US Secret Service (below right), the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE), USF's Global and National Security Institute (GNSI), and Cyber Florida: Florida Center for Cybersecurity. Along the way, the enjoyed a day at the Florida State Fair, and a sunset sail into the Gulf of Mexico!

From the WP Team...

We've Moved!

At the end of 2023, World Partnerships relocated to a private office inside Thrive DTSP, a co-working community with over 90 companies on site – tech, start-ups, NGOs, media, artists, a district Congressional office, and everyone in between!

Our new office has welcoming communal space, outstanding meeting space, and a great location in downtown St. Pete, with views of the skyline and the tree canopy in Williams Park! Pictured at top left , Al Tompkins talks artificial intelligence with journalists from Niger in the Thrive "Learning Lab" . Below left, Pakistani journalists gather for a photo with Al in the Thrive Community Workspace!

You can now find us at:

136 Fourth Street North, Suite 201,

St. Petersburg, FL 33701.

World Partnerships, Inc | 727.709.3354 |

136 Fourth Street North, Suite 201

St. Petersburg, Florida 33701 |

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As the official Tampa Bay regional partner of the United States Department of State International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP), World Partnerships gratefully acknowledges that this publication is funded in part by a grant from the US Department of State, with funding provided by the US Government and administered by Global Ties U.S.

World Partnerships, Inc. is a 501-c-3, not-for-profit organization (FEIN: 59-3651710). World Partnerships has a worldwide mission for educational, cultural, commercial and professional exchange with current and emerging global leaders. World Partnerships, Inc. is solely responsible for the content of this publication.