Closed for Fall Break

 🎃Happy Halloween!  See you on Saturday, Nov. 7th.  

For emergencies you can contact us at:  aia.fvg@gmail.com

Private Courier Service for US Ballots

Election Day is almost here!

The US Embassies and Consulates will continue to accept ballots and postmark them right up to Election Day on November 3rd.
The last departure of ballots from American Corner Trieste destined to the US Consulate Milan Diplomatic Pouch was on October 26th at 12.

If you're running late, private courier service may be the only way to ensure that your ballot arrives on time. Please note that with a private courier, ballots are not postmarked and must arrive in the local voting office by Nov 3rd.

These Courier services in Italy are offering special rates for American Citizens who need to return their ballots.

DHL has offered Americans in Italy a special deal of only €36  to express return your ballot. You must drop it off at any of their 3600 points of service in Italy, and it must be prepared and ready to go. It cannot be addressed to a P.O. Box--you must use the address of your local election office--and you must show an ID confirming that you are American (a passport will do). The Promo Code for this is USA2020. The recommended deadline is October 28.

FEDEX is offering a special rate of €25, and some additional (small) surcharges may apply. To use this offer, you must create an account via THIS LINK. You will have to enter your credit card information and your Codice Fiscale, and your credit card will be billed immediately. As above, it cannot be addressed to a P.O. Box, and moreover, your request must be made entirely online via this link.  If you call Customer Service, go to a Fedex store, you will not receive this discount.

Mini newsletter 28/10/2020

 

DPCM 24/10/2020

Trieste, October 28, 2020   We are again facing a challenging time that hopefully will soon pass.    Here is an update on the situation of the Associazione Italo Americana FVG / American Corner Trieste.   American Film Series for Members In light of the latest Mandate DPCM 24/10/2020, JUDY, the 1st film in the the 40th Annual American Film Series of the Associazione Italo Americana FVG scheduled for October 29, 2020 at Teatro dei Fabbri, has been POSTPONED.  Theaters and Cinemas are closed until at least November 24, 2020.  We hope to reschedule the Film Series and are evaluating the situation.    English Classes for Members Regarding our English Classes, Italian government institutions have confirmed that we can continue with our English Classes IN PERSON.  We had already implemented all the required Covid-19 rules and procedures.  If necessary, we are ready to go LIVE ONLINE with all of our classes at ALL LEVELS.    American Corner Activities American Corner In Person activities are temporarily suspended and Virtual Activities will continue on Facebook Live, Zoom and YouTube.   Check the Blog, Facebook AIAFVG, Facebook AmCorner and Instagram for updates.   Fall Break We will be CLOSED for FALL BREAK from 31/10 until 6/11.   Back Open on Saturday, November 7th.    Relax and enjoy some outdoor time, mild weather and beautiful fall colors!   Associazione Italo Americana FVG

DPCM 24/10/2020 - Corsi REGOLARI IN PRESENZA

Trieste, 26/10/2020

Gentili Soci,

In seguito alle indicazioni forniteci dalla Prefettura e dalla Protezione Civile, ci è stato comunicato che siccome abbiamo già messo in atto le regole con le linee guida COVID-19, questa settimana 26/10-30/10:

CONTINUIAMO con la ns. attività didattica IN PRESENZA

Altre attività sono SOSPESE (cinema e attività in presenza dell'American Corner).  

La proiezione dei film della Rassegna del Cinema Americana è SOSPESA per il momento.  Vi terremo aggiornati tramite il blog, Facebook, Instagram.  

Vi ricordiamo che dal ns. programma prestabilito saremo CHIUSI per il FALL BREAK dal 31/10 al 6/11.  

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Dear Members,
After speaking with the Prefect and the Civil Protection Force, because we have already applied all the anti-COVID19 rules, we have been informed that:

We CAN continue with our English Classes in person

Other activities (cinema) are SUSPENDED.

The AMERICAN FILM SERIES is on hold for the moment.  We are evaluating the next steps.

We will keep you updated on the Blog, Facebook, Instagram. 

We remind you that we will be CLOSED for FALL BREAK from 31/10 until 6/11.   

News - October 24, 2020 - Judy, Halloween, Fall Break

 

SUSPENDED - DPCM 24/10/2020 JUDY - 1st Film in the American Film Series October 29,2020 Associazione Italo Americana FVG

Dear 2020/21 Member of the Associazione Italo Americana FVG (if you're not yet a 2020/21 Member, you're still in time to become one!) 2020/21 Members (Intero and RIdotto) are cordially invited to the first film in the 40th Annual AMERICAN FILM SERIES of the ASSOCIAZIAZIONE ITALO AMERICANA FVG.  Entry to the 9 films in the series is included in your AIAFVG Membership. Because of the DPCM of 13/10/2020, we have decided to make the film BY RESERVATION.   Reservations will also accelerate and facilitate the registration process.  We encourage you to select the earlier films at 13:30 and 16:30 if possible.  Please arrive early at the theater so we can check you in.     Here is the   JUDY RESERVATION FORM JUDY  STARRING Renée Zellweger  Winner BEST ACTRESS - Academy Award & Golden Globe OCTOBER 29, 2020  SHOWTIMES:  13:30, 16:30 and 19:30 At TEATRO dei FABBRI, via dei Fabbri 2/A – Trieste 2020/21 AIA FVG MEMBERS ONLY   The situation at the theater according to the latest DPCM 13/10/2020 on COVID-19   Seating capacity reduced to 33%, skipping seats between spectators Sanitation and airing of the theater between each show Mandatory masks for all during their entire presence in the theater. Registration of names, phone numbers and body temperatures of  all spectators Self-Declaration - Covid-Free for all people working or volunteering at the Theater Present your membership card.   If you have not yet done so yet, please pick up your plastic card at the Front Desk of the Associazione Italo Americana FVG, during our Office Hours – Mon-Sat 9-12, Mon – Fri 16-19.  Sorry.  No single tickets are sold.   Tell your friends and family to become members!  They can register:  ONLINE with a Credit Card 24/7 at the Association with Cash during our Office Hours. The next film in the series is THE MUSTANG on November 19th.      FILM SERIES PROGRAM     ONLINE MEMBERSHIP

Halloween If your children take English classes with us, we remind you that from Oct. 24-30 we are celebrating Halloween in class.  They are welcome to come in costume.  No candy this year however. It doesn't have to be scary.  Princesses, Power Rangers, Firemen and Clowns are also welcome!    Fall Break We will be CLOSED  From:  Saturday, October 31st Until:  Friday, November 6th. REOPENING: Saturday, November 7th.   SUSPENDED - REWIND! Film Series TOY STORY 4 - October 28th at 10 , 14, 18.  This is the last film from last year's series.  There are still some seats available with an ONLINE REWIND! RESERVATION.  The film is shown at the Associazione Italo Americana FVG.     Have a great weekend and a Happy Halloween!  Associazione Italo Americana FVG

Fall Office Hours  Mornings: Mon-Sat - 9-12 Afternoons: Mon,-Fri - 4-7 Sorry, no Library Checkouts until further notice due to Covid-19

RESERVATIONS - American Film Series - SUSPENDED

 SUSPENDED - DCPM 24/10/2020

JUDY 

STARRING Renée Zellweger 

Winner BEST ACTRESS - Academy Award & Golden Globe

OCTOBER 29, 2020 

SHOWTIMES:  13:30, 16:30 and 19:30

At TEATRO dei FABBRI, via dei Fabbri 2/A – Trieste

2020/21 AIA FVG MEMBERS ONLY

Dear 2020/21 Member,

You are cordially invited to attend the first film in the 40^th Annual American Film Series of the Associazione Italo Americana FVG.  All of our “Intero” and “Ridotto” members can attend.  It is included in your membership. 

Because of the DPCM of 13/10/2020, we have decided to make the film BY RESERVATION.  

We encourage you to select the earlier films at 13:30 and 16:30 if possible.  Please arrive early at the theater so we can check you in.  

Here is the RESERVATION FORM. 

The situation at the theater according to the latest DPCM 13/10/2020 on COVID-19

• Seating reduced to 33%, skipping seats between spectators

•   Sanitation and airing of the theater between each show

• Mandatory masks for all during their entire presence in the theater.

• Registration of names, phone numbers and body temperatures of  all spectators

• Self Declaration Covid-Free of all people working or volunteering at the Theater

Bring your membership card.  If you have not yet done so yet, please pick up your card at the Front Desk of the Associazione Italo Americana FVG, during our Office Hours – Mon-Sat 9-12, Mon – Fri 16-19. 

Sorry.  No single tickets are sold.  Convince your friends to become members!  They can register ONLINE with a Credit Card or in the Association with Cash during our Office Hours.

Our next film is THE MUSTANG on November 19^th. 

Halloween Week in Class - October 24-30, 2020

Halloween will be celebrated in all of our Children’s Classes.  

Festeggeremo Halloween in classe da sabato 24/10 a venerdì 30/10.  

I bambini possono arrivare in maschera se vogliano.  Non occorre essere spaventoso!  Anche le principesse, i poliziotti e i Power Ranger sono ben accetti!  

Vi ricordiamo che SAREMO CHIUSI dal 31/10 al 6/11.  Si riapre SABATO 7/11. 

Happy Halloween! 

Children can wear costumes if they wish.  For Halloween, any type of costume is great.  Carnival type costumes are fine.  It doesn’t have to be scary.  

Sorry, no candy or trick-or-treating this year. 

Remember the FALL VACATION from Saturday, October 31- Friday, November 6th.  

Back in class on Saturday, November 7th. 

American Film Series 2020/21

 

What can we say besides...WOW!!!

Any film series that starts with JUDY and ends with NOMADLAND has to be fantastic.

American Film Series 2020/21

Great Independent American Cinema

In English with English Subtitles

SUSPENDED for Covid-19 Health Emergency

Showtimes:  13:30, 16:30, 19:30

Teatro dei Fabbri - Via dei Fabbri 2/1 - Trieste

AIA FVG Members ONLY . AIA FVG Membership:

Intero: €35 or Ridotto: €25 - students +16 years, teachers, +65

Purchase your membership card:

• ONLINE - Create an account and pay by Credit Card 
• or in CASH at: Associazione Italo Americana FVG - Piazza Sant'Antonio Nuovo, 6 - Trieste during our office hours.

Hours: Monday-Friday 9-12, 16-19 and Saturday morning 9-12

American Film Series 2020/21 – 40^th Edition

SUSPENDED - 29/10/2020: JUDY. Dir. Rupert Goold. 1h 59min.

Stars: Renée Zellweger, Jessie Buckley, Finn Wittrock

Awards: Winner - Oscar and Golden Globe - Best Actress

Legendary performer Judy Garland arrives in London in the winter of 1968 to perform a series of sold-out concerts.

 

SUSPENDED - 19/11/2020: THE MUSTANG. Dir. Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre. 1h 36min.

Stars: Matthias Schoenaerts, Jason Mitchell, Bruce Dern

Awards: Winner - Sundance NHK Award – Best New Director

The story of Roman Coleman, a violent convict, who is given the chance to participate in a rehabilitation therapy program involving the training of wild mustangs.

 

SUSPENDED - 3/12/2020: THE FAREWELL. Dir. Lulu Wang. 1h 40min.

Stars: Shuzhen Zhao, Awkwafina, X Mayo

Awards: Winner - Golden Globe – Best Actress Comedy /Musical

A Chinese family discovers their grandmother has only a short while left to live and decide to keep her in the dark, scheduling a wedding to gather before she dies.

 

SUSPENDED - 21/01/2021: DARK WATERS. Dir. Todd Haynes. 2h 6min.

Stars: Mark Ruffalo, Anne Hathaway, Tim Robbins

A corporate defense attorney takes on an environmental lawsuit against a chemical company that exposes a lengthy history of pollution.

 

SUSPENDED -04/02/2021: DORA and the LOST CITY OF GOLD. Dir. James Bobin. 1h 42min.

Stars: Isabela Merced, Eugenio Derbez, Michael Peña

Awards: Winner - Imagen Award -Best Actress, Best Film, Best Director

Dora, a teenage explorer, leads her friends on an adventure to save her parents and solve the mystery behind a lost city of gold.

 

SUSPENDED -25/02/2021: LUCE. Dir. Julius Onah. 1h 49min.

Stars: Naomi Watts, Octavia Spencer, Kelvin Harrison Jr.

Awards: Winner - Chlotrudis Award -Best Adapted Screenplay

A married couple is forced to reckon with their idealized image of their son, adopted from war-torn Eritrea, after an alarming discovery by a devoted high school teacher threatens his status as an all-star student.

 

SUSPENDED -18/03/2021: THE LAST BLACK MAN in SAN FRANCISCO. Dir. Joe Talbot. 2h 1min.

Stars: Jimmie Fails, Jonathan Majors, Rob Morgan

Awards: Winner – Sundance Director Award, Black Reel – Outstanding Independent Feature

A young man searches for home in the changing city that seems to have left him behind.

 

SUSPENDED -15/04/2021: AFFAIRS of STATE. Dir. Eric Bross. 1h 37min.

Stars: David Corenswet, Thora Birch, Adrian Grenier

A young campaign aide gets in way over his head when he sleeps with the wife and daughter of a presidential candidate only to end up bleeding out on the side of an empty road at night.

 

SUSPENDED -06/05/2020: NOMADLAND. Dir. Dir. Chloé Zhao. 1h 48min.

Stars: Frances McDormand, Gay DeForest, Patricia Grier

Awards: Winner - Venice Film Festival – Golden Lion for Best Film

Follows a woman in her sixties who, after losing everything in the Great Recession, embarks on a journey through the American West, living as a van-dwelling modern-day nomad.

Intero and Ridotto Members Only.  No spectators under age 16

Membership 2020/21

Membership 2020/21 Associazione Italo Americana FVG

Hi!  Welcome! Become a Member of the Associazione Italo Americana FVG / American Corner Trieste. We are not just a film club.  Since 1961 we have been offering a full immersion experience in English for all ages, without leaving Trieste. 

How do I become a member?

1) NEW!  You can become a member and pay directly on this  ONLINE LINK by CREDIT CARD.  Print your own receipt.  Your membership card will be ready 7 days after you pay (probably earlier).  

2) You still pay CASH in our office and fill in our MEMBERSHIP FORM .   

We are located in Piazza S. Antonio, 6 - Trieste - tel: 040 63 03 01, aia.fvg@gmail.com.  Regular Office Hours: Monday to Friday 9-12, 4-7, Saturday  9-noon. (Reduced hours in the summer, Closed 3 weeks in August, Closed during School Holidays and for Christmas Vacation)

FAQ

How much does it cost to be come a member? 

€25 for "Ridotto":  All Students who take classes with us and are age 16 and over must be members and have their own personal membership card, Teachers, and 65 years and older

€35 for "Intero" :  Regular Adult Membership (If your child is under age 16, the parent becomes a member).

How long is my membership valid?

Membership lasts for 1 school year from September 1, 2020 until August 31, 2021. You must renew each year. 

What do I get with my Membership?

- American Film Series (in English with English subtitles) at the Teatro dei Fabbri - Via dei Fabbri 2/A- 9 films (Oct - May) always on Thursdays.

- You can register for an English Class - all ages and levels. 

- In normal years,  our fantastic American Corner Library - with over 5,000 books, 1,500 DVD's, magazines available in lending in normal Non-Covid years.  For the moment checkouts are suspended.  

- Children's Corner Library (checkouts suspended for the moment)

- FREE Workspace with Wi Fi and Computer Access - by reservation on Tuesday and Thursday mornings

- Speaker Programs - virtual this year for Covid

- Access to new American Experience thematic evenings. - suspended for Covid

- Teen Maker Space - Friday afternoon by reservation - suspended for Covid

- Tuesday Conversation Break - 3rd Tuesday of each month 10- noon - Open to the Public

- Short Story Club - last Tuesday of each month.  thematic month stories

- Women's Book Club - one Thursday evening each month - now on Zoom

- Mom & Baby Playgroup - Every Tuesday and Thursday morning - suspended for Covid

- Nati per Leggere Early Childhood Bilingual Reading - suspended for Covid

- TESOL - Professional Development for English Teachers - online

- Special Thematic Film Series

- Friday Family Film Night - suspended for Covid

- and More!

- Monthly e-mail newsletter with an update on all of the activities for the month

- Invitations to our special cultural events - Guest Speakers, Conferences, Halloween, Election Night, Thanksgiving, Fourth of July, and anything else that comes up!  In person offerings are limited this year due to the COVID-19 situation. 

Can I go to the American Film Series if I am not a member?

Sorry, you have to be a member.  We cannot sell single tickets.

Can my partner or friend go to the movies too?

Of course, but they have to become a member and be age 16 or over.

When is the first film?

Thursday, October  29th - JUDY with showtimes at 13:30, 16:30, 19:30.  

In case you were wondering, we are a volunteer run non-profit association.  We have over 50 volunteers!  Become a volunteer.

See you in the Association!  and at the movies, and at a conference, and in class, and at coffee break, and....

More questions?  Give us a call or pass by. aia.fvg@gmail.com , 040 63 03 01

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News of the Week: October 19-24, 2020

20 ottobre 2020

Care famiglie,

speriamo stiate bene! Qui all’Associazione Italo Americana FVG siamo soddisfatti della positiva collaborazione da parte degli alunni e di come tutti si siano adattati alle nuove norme Covid-19. Gli insegnanti ora indossano mascherine trasparenti così che i bambini possano vedere le loro bocche in totale sicurezza. Ci auguriamo di poter continuare le lezioni in presenza, ma nell'eventualità di un secondo lockdown siamo pronti a passare alla modalità telematica. Speriamo non sia necessario!

QUESTA SETTIMANA: EVENTO ONLINE 

Questa settimana abbiamo in programma un evento online aperto al pubblico su Come diventare presidente degli Stati Uniti d’ America in inglese.

Martedì 20 Ottobre ore 18:00. 

HOW TO BECOME PRESIDENT OF THE U.S.A. 

Ospite: Abdel Perera, Console Capo, visti non-immigranti, Consolato generale USA di Milano.
Ecco il link per accedere al webinar sulla piattaforma Zoom:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81819783545?pwd=UzlTVnYwVlVEajFLVkQ1TGVlVkZVUT09 Codice di accesso: 7R5S5g

SETTIMANA DI HALLOWEEN IN CLASSE 24-30 ottobre 2020 

I bambini possono venire a lezione travestiti se vogliono. Qualunque travestimento è ben accetto per Halloween. Vanno bene anche quelli di carnevale: non deve essere necessariamente spaventoso! Purtroppo niente dolcetto o scherzetto quest’anno.

PAUSA AUTUNNALE 

Ti ricordiamo che l'Associazione rimarrà chiusa da sabato 31 ottobre a venerdì 6 novembre. Riapriremo sabato 7 novembre.

AMERICAN FILM SERIES, Teatro dei Fabbri 

Il primo film della serie è Judy, che verrà proiettato al Cinema dei Fabbri il 29 ottobre. 

Spettacoli: 13:30, 16:30, 19:30. 

I film vengono proiettati in lingua inglese con sottotitoli in inglese. Ti ricordiamo che per assistere agli spettacoli devi essere socio dell’Associazione.

TESSERE 

Ti preghiamo di ritirare la tua tessera all’Associazione durante gli orari di ufficio, se non l’hai ancora fatto.

ASSENZE 

Comprendiamo che sia un periodo delicato e di conseguenza prevediamo più assenze del solito. Stiamo facendo del nostro meglio per inviare le lezioni ai ragazzi nel caso di assenza: non è più necessario richiederle. Saranno inviate automaticamente ogni lunedì.

Vi auguriamo una buona settimana!

Cordialmente,

Karoline, Denise, AIA FVG Staff e insegnanti

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October 20, 2020

Dear Families, 

We hope you are doing well! Here at the Associazione Italo Americana FVG, we are pleased with how well students are doing and happy that everyone is adjusting well to our new Covid-friendly environment.  Teachers are now wearing masks with a transparent window so children can see their mouths while they are teaching and still stay safe. We hope we can continue in-person lessons, but in the event of another lock-down, we are ready to go online. Let's hope it's not necessary!

ONLINE EVENT THIS WEEK

For anyone who is interested... This week we have a virtual webinar that is open to the public. The Zoom invitation is here below. 

Tuesday, October 20 at 6:00 p.m.

HOW TO BECOME PRESIDENT of the U.S.A.
Speaker: Abdel Perera, Chief Consul, Non-Immigrant Visas – U.S. Consulate General Milan
On Zoom
Please click the link below to join the webinar:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81819783545?pwd=UzlTVnYwVlVEajFLVkQ1TGVlVkZVUT09

Passcode: 7R5S5g  

HALLOWEEN WEEK IN CLASS - October 24-30, 2020

Halloween will be celebrated in all of our Children’s Classes.   hildren can wear costumes if they wish.  For Halloween, any type of costume is great.  Carnival type costumes are fine.  It doesn’t have to be scary.  Sorry, no candy or trick-or-treating this year. 

AIA IS CLOSING FOR UPCOMING FALL BREAK

Also, remember the Association is closed from Saturday, October 31st until Friday, November 6th. We REOPEN on SATURDAY, November 7th. 

AMERICAN FILM SERIES AT TEATRO DEI FABBRI

Our first film in the series is JUDY on October 29th at Cinema dei Fabbri (showtimes 1:30, 4:30, 7:30). The film series is included in your membership.  To see the films you must be a member.  Congratulations! If we are writing to you, you are a member.  Come to the films in English with English Subtitles.

MEMBERSHIP CARDS

If you have not picked up your new membership card, please stop by the Front Desk of the Association during office hours.  

ABSENCES

We understand that this is a complicated period and there will be more absences than normal as a result.  We are doing our best to send out the lessons when children are absent. It is no longer necessary to request them. We will send them out automatically each Monday.

Other events this week include: 

Monday, 19/10

10 am - Departure of US Ballots for US Consulate Milan - Final departure of Ballots from Trieste on Monday, October 26th.  You can still send them to the US on your own.  Learn more on this LINK.  

Tuesday, 20/10

10 am - Conversation Break in English - BYO Coffee and we'll supply some great conversation. 

6 pm - How to Become President of the USA - Webinar on ZOOM with the US Vice Consul - Milan

Wednesday, 21/10

10 am, 2 pm, 6 pm - The Biggest Little Farm  Rewind! Film Series - Free Film in English - by reservation at American Corner Trieste

Thursday, 22/10

2 pm - Transatlantic Thursdays Webinar - Activism and Citizen Participation - Elections 2020  with Dr. Carolyn Jefferson-Jenkins - US Embassy to Italy on Facebook and YouTube.

Have a great week! 

Sincerely, 

Karoline, Denise  & AIA FVG Staff & Teachers

Women's Book Club - Cancelled Tonight

ANNOUNCEMENT 💦💦💦💦

DUE TO THE  WORSENING WEATHER CONDITIONS and CANCELLATIONS by SEVERAL PARTICIPANTS, TONIGHT'S WOMEN'S BOOK CLUB (15/10/2020 at 7 pm) IS CANCELLED.  

We'll inform the participants of the new date.  

If you're curious, the book was:  The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett 

US Election Virtual Speaker Series

 

US Election Virtual Speaker Series 

Conferences given by 
U.S. Diplomats from the US Mission to Italy

Join us ONLINE

Thursday, October 8 at 3:00 p.m
VICE PRESIDENTS and U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS

Speakers: Dr. Christopher Devine - University of Dayton and Dr. Kyle Kopko - Elizabethtown University
On YouTube at this LINK

Tuesday, October 13 at 6:00 p.m
U.S. ELECTION PROCESS

Speaker: Adam Blakeman, Vice Consul, American Citizen Services- U. S. Embassy to Italy – Rome
On Zoom

Please click the link below to join the webinar:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87940282398?pwd=V3UvWHFnN1pWNk1oaU5DZ2VQL3VKQT09

Passcode: tsUxj2

Tuesday, October 20 at 6:00 p.m.
HOW TO BECOME PRESIDENT of the U.S.A.

Speaker: Abdel Perera, Chief Consul, Non-Immigrant Visas – U.S. Consulate General Milan
On Zoom

Please click the link below to join the webinar:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81819783545?pwd=UzlTVnYwVlVEajFLVkQ1TGVlVkZVUT09

Passcode: 7R5S5g

The Presidential Elections will take place in the United States on November 3, 2020.   the U.S. Embassy to Italy and the American Corner Trieste propose the U.S: ELECTION VIRTUAL SPEAKER SERIES on Zoom. 

In recent months, the Cultural Office of the U.S. Embassy to Italy has organized a series of virtual conferences on various themes with U.S. Diplomats in Italy as speakers. The “Virtual Mission Speaker Program” has been an excellent way to continue the out-reach of the embassy.

In the past, U.S. diplomats traveled around Italy and made in person presentations. For the moment the “Mission Speaker Program” will take place only in the virtual mode. The US Embassy to Italy views this as a tremendous opportunity to interact with people all over Italy, especially in areas that in the past were difficult to visit for logistical reasons.

Lecture themes are about the United States of America. The meetings are held in English, with support of a Power Point Presentation on the Zoom platform. The speaker presents for 30 minutes then is available to answer questions.

In the future, there we hope to offer more Virtual Mission Speakers.

Other Election 2020 related activities:

• VOTE in our Mock Internal US Presidential Election.  Submit your unofficial paper ballot in the mock election ballot box or vote online on this FORM.  Please, only 1 vote per person.  It doesn’t count, but it’s fun!
• Take a SELFIE with your favorite candidate or even with both!
• READ Franchise by Isaac Asimov.  A short story written in 1955, imagines the elections in 2008. Come and discuss it with Short Story Club.

Are you a US CITIZEN? Read more about voting from Italy and how to mail your ballot postage free from Trieste.  Attend a Virtual Voting From Italy Conference with the US Embassy.

I Voted from Italy

US Citizens.  Drop off your Absentee Ballot Envelopes in the Absentee Ballot Drop Off Box at the American Corner Trieste - 

Piazza Sant'Antonio Nuovo, 6 - Trieste

aia.fvg@gmail.com

The envelopes will be sent postage free to the US Consulate Milan via Mailboxes, to be included in the Diplomatic Pouch leaving the consulate daily and going to directly to the US.  

• Mailing Departures from Trieste at 9 a.m. on: September 28, October 5, 12, 19, 26.  

• After October 26th at 9 am, you will need to send your own envelope and affix the appropriate International Postage.

• Our hours for Drop Off:  Mon-Fri 9-12, 16-19 and Saturday mornings 9-12. 

If you haven't registered to vote and requested your Absentee Ballot, go IMMEDIATELY to www.fvap.gov  In some states, you might still be in time to register.  

We encourage you to VOTE EARLY. RETURN YOUR BALLOT EARLY.

Urgent questions that only an expert can answer? 

In Italy you can contact the Overseas Voting Ambassador at :  sean.d.greene4.civ@mail.mil 

At the American Corner we are available to assist you as we can.  Please note that we are NOT a Consulate and are NOT Consular Agents.  

You didn't receive your ballot?  

First contact your local Voting Bureau and ask them to resend it via email.  If you still didn't receive it, go online and fill in a FEDERAL WRITE-IN ABSENTEE BALLOT

US VOTER ZOOM CONFERENCE 

Wednesday, October 14, 2020, from 18:30 – 19:30

IT IS PROBABLY* NOT TOO LATE TO VOTE! 

(*depending on your state of residence for voting purposes)

AMERICANS ARE INVITED TO ONE LAST VIRTUAL VOTING ASSISTANCE EVENT FOR THE 2020 ELECTIONS

 

EVENT:  The U.S. Consulate General in Milan, in conjunction with the Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP), is hosting a virtual voting assistance event for U.S. citizens in Italy.  We will provide information on the absentee voting process and other consular services and answer some frequently asked questions:

·                  How do I register to vote overseas?

·                  Is it too late to vote?

·                  How do I send my completed ballot back to the United States?

·                  Are absentee ballots actually counted?

·                  How early does my ballot need to arrive?

·                  Can the Embassy/Consulates postmark my ballot?

·                  How do I renew a U.S. passport?

 

The event is open to all U.S. citizens in Italy - please help spread the word with others who may be interested.

 

WHEN: Wednesday, October 14, 2020, from 18:30 – 19:30

WHERE:  Zoom link here.  Passcode: TQGx82

Or Telephone:

    Dial (for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location):

        US: +1 301 715 8592  or +1 312 626 6799  or +1 929 205 6099  or +1 253 215 8782  or +1 346 248 7799  or +1 669 900 6833

        Italy: +39 020 066 7245  or +39 021 241 28 823  or +39 069 480 6488

Webinar ID: 845 1643 8078   Passcode: 540120