Invited to join the CSC Turkey 9 team

Mid October 2012

Received an email to say I was  assigned to the Turkey 9 Team with an expected departure date of March 2013.  

The team will be stationed in Izmir. 

Reactions:

Excited - things are moving forward - now I have some concrete information

Surpised (and a little puzzled) by the destination - I had expected somewhere more 'remote'

Curious - looking forward to finding out more about the assignment on the ground

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Accepted

End June 2012

Found out that I was accepted into the Corporate Service Corps (CSC) program.

I was Thrilled!

Now Im wondering where?  when?  what will the project be?

Some Background

IBM introduced the Corporate Service Corps program back in 2008. This program increases IBM's understanding and appreciation of growth markets while creating global leaders who are culturally aware and possess advanced teaching skills.

Since its launch in 2008, the Corporate Service Corps program has sent over 1,400 participants on over 120 teams to more than 20 countries around the world. The participants come from over 50 countries and have served communities in Brazil, Cambodia, Chile, China, Egypt, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Malaysia, Morocco, Nigeria, the Philippines, Romania, Russia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey and Vietnam. The program continues to expand to new locations each year.

IBM sends groups of 10 - 15 individuals from different countries with a range of skills to an emerging market for four week community-based assignments. During the assignment, participants perform community-driven economic development projects working at the intersection of business, technology, and society.

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