Business and Government Partners
Columbus Sister Cities International
 Columbus Sister Cities International, Inc. (CSCI) is a nonprofit organization that works on behalf of Greater Columbus to educate, enlighten and bring about business opportunities to Franklin County and its seven sister cities. CSCI has been the facilitator of business, education and cultural programs such as business missions, artist and professor sabbaticals, art exhibits, medical exchanges, cultural arts performances and university student internship programs. CSCI is also experienced in hosting government and business delegations and has a network of high-level community government leaders who are dedicated to its mission and committed to the success of its programming. CSCI holds membership with Sister Cities International and stands by its mission "to create and strengthen partnerships between U.S. and international communities in an effort to increase global cooperation at the municipal level, to promote cultural understanding and to stimulate economic development."
Today, Columbus has seven Sister Cities, including the city of Hefei, China and Tainan City in Taiwan. The Institute for Chinese Studies and CSCI has recently expanded joint efforts to broaden and deepen collaborative ties between cultural, governmental, commercial, and educational institutions in Columbus and Hefei, China. For more information, please contact CSCI’s executive director, Ms. Donna Vroom at ddvroom@columbus.gov
The Columbus Chamber
Visibility. Vitality. Value. These three words capture the Columbus Chamber. As a business advocacy organization representing 2,500 members, the Chamber leads the way for economic growth in the region.
The Chamber is committed to these objectives:
- Helping your business profit and grow – now and in the long term.
- Fostering a pro-business environment.
- Advocating powerfully on behalf of all businesses in the Columbus region.
Columbus Chamber’s mission is to lead and support economic growth and development for the Greater Columbus community. We will achieve that mission through activities that benefit our members and attract new investment to Columbus. Your Chamber is focused and action-oriented. Go to our 2006 Action Plan to learn how we will guide economic growth and prosperity for our members and our community.
In October 2006, The Columbus Chamber, in close cooperation with Columbus Sister Cities International, partnered with Institute for Chinese Studies foster collaborative ties between Columbus and Hefei within the educational, business, cultural, and governmental realms. To read about this visit, please see the Columbus Chamber’s November 2006 issue of "ChamberLink", and the 2007 OSU East Asian Studies Center Newsletter.
For more information, contact the Columbus Chamber: (614) 221-1321
The Education Section of the Consulate-General of the People's Republic of China
http://www.nyconsulate.prchina.org/eng/jysw/default.htm
Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Chicago
http://www.roc-taiwan.org/US/CHI/mp.asp?mp=27
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