星期二, 4月 14, 2015

2015 Boston Marathon® Will Mean $181.9 Million for Greater Boston Economy

2015 Boston Marathon® Will Mean $181.9 Million for Greater Boston Economy

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Media contacts:
GBCVB: David O’Donnell (617) 867-8214 mediarelations@bostonusa.com
Boston Marathon® / Boston Athletic Association: media@baa.org

BOSTON, April 14, 2015 - The 119th Boston Marathon® on Monday, April 20, 2015, and surrounding Marathon-related events including the John Hancock Sports & Fitness Expo and the B.A.A. 5K, will bring an estimated $181.9 million (USD) in spending impact to the Greater Boston region, according to Greater Boston Convention & Visitors Bureau (GBCVB) President and CEO, Patrick Moscaritolo. Held annually on Patriots’ Day, the Boston Marathon is the world’s oldest consecutively run marathon and ranks as one of the world’s most prestigious road racing events. The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) has managed and organized the Boston Marathon since the event’s inception in 1897.

This year, there will be more than 30,000 official participants in the Boston Marathon, including more than 5,400 participants from 86 countries outside the United States. In addition, more than 1,200 members of the media from more than 200 outlets are expected to cover the Boston Marathon, providing the Greater Boston region with unparalleled international exposure. 

“After a very difficult winter for Boston’s visitor economy we are all looking forward to this year’s Boston Marathon and the remarkable spending impacts this historic event brings to our community,” said Moscaritolo.

“The B.A.A. and Boston Marathon welcomes participants, spectators, and media members from around the world each April, nearly all of whom will patronize Greater Boston’s shops, restaurants, hotels , and local businesses,” said B.A.A. Executive Director Tom Grilk. “This year we look to build off of the great success that was the 2014 Boston Marathon, celebrating the spirit of Boston and unity of our community.”

The 2014 Boston Marathon generated $176.8 million (USD) and had a starting field of 32,458 athletes, second only to the Centennial Boston Marathon in 1996 (38,708).

The estimated $181.9 million (USD) in spending impact will be generated from the following categories:
Total spending by 30,000 participants and their guests                                    $101.8 million (USD)
Charity fundraising by Marathon participants                                                      $25.0 million (USD)
Total spending by spectators & visitors                                                                  $30.0 million (USD)
Total sponsor and media-related spending                                                          $15.0 million (USD)
Total spending by the Boston Athletic Association                                            $10.1 million (USD)

TOTAL $181.9 million (USD)

For the 30th consecutive year, the principal sponsor of the Boston Marathon will be John Hancock Financial Services. John Hancock provided the first-ever prize purse for the Boston Marathon in 1986 and has provided over $17.3 million (USD) in prize money for the event. This year’s prize purse totals $830,500 (USD), plus bonuses.

The John Hancock Sports & Fitness Expo will be located at the John B. Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center at 900 Boylston Street from Friday, April 17, through Sunday, April 19. This Expo is widely regarded as the running industry’s premier expo for new products and services and will feature more than 200 exhibitors and attract more than 100,000 attendees in 2015. Boston Marathon participants must claim their bib numbers for this year’s race at the Expo.

Also among 2015 Marathon-related events is the B.A.A. 5K on Saturday, April 18, two days prior to the Boston Marathon. This year’s B.A.A. 5K has an event record field size limit of 10,000 entrants. The 3.1-mile course starts and finishes at historic Boston Common and takes participants across the Boston Marathon finish line. More than 600 participants from outside of the United States will participate in the event.
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波士頓清華校友會 4/18 辦年會

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MAYOR WALSH FEATURES HIS COLLABORATION WITH BUSINESS ON EQUAL PAY DAY

MAYOR WALSH FEATURES HIS COLLABORATION WITH BUSINESS ON EQUAL PAY DAY

BOSTON – Tuesday, April 14 - This morning, Mayor Martin J. Walsh joined nearly 200 business leaders at the Omni Parker House for an event discussing the disparities in wage equity that remain in Boston and around the country.

The first annual Best Practices Conference for the signatories of Mayor Walsh's 100% Talent Compact, a commitment to wage equity in the workplace, was sponsored by the Boston Women's Workforce Council, Simmons College, and the Mayor's Office of Women's Advancement. It included a panel discussion of upcoming gender wage gap reporting by area businesses and presentations from business leaders on action steps being taken at their companies to close the wage gap.

“Closing the wage gap requires a multifaceted approach,” Mayor Walsh said. “We have to create more pipelines for female employees, we have to create more family-friendly policies that help us attract and retain female employees, and we have to ensure the culture of our work environments is welcoming and inclusive of all employees.”

“The Boston Women’s Workforce Council is proud of the work Mayor Walsh’s office is doing to promote wage equity awareness," said Cathy Minehan, Chair of the Boston Women’s Workforce Council. “Conversations like these need to be happening from the board room down in every company in America, and we are starting that trend in Boston.”

State Treasurer Deborah B. Goldberg moderated a panel discussion with Jeff Leiden, CEO of Vertex Pharmaceuticals, and Bob Reynolds, CEO of Putnam Investments. It was followed by a panel moderated by Megan Costello, Executive Director of the Mayor’s Office of Women’s Advancement, joined by Lynn Albright, Vice President of Stores, East Territory, Gap Inc.; Regis Mulot, Executive Vice President, Human Resources, Staples; Betsy Larson, Vice President, Compensation, MassMutual; and Kathy Horgan, Executive Vice President, Global HR/Chief Operating Officer, State Street.

“State Street is proud to be leading the way on closing the wage gap in Boston,” Horgan said. “At State Street, we have been very intentional about creating opportunities and pipelines for women and tracking metrics that will measure our success throughout this process.”

Leading up to today’s conference, signatories were asked to participate in a survey to share best practices with the work they are doing toward reaching pay equity. In addition, three data partners - State Street, Putnam Investments, and MassMutual Financial Group - tested the wage data collection process to smooth out reporting details and to report to other signatories about their experiences with the initial process.

The event included a data training led by Azer Bestavros from the Rafik B. Hariri Institute for Computing and Computational Science & Engineering of Boston University, who is leading the aggregation component, in anticipation that all signatories will provide an anonymous snapshot of their employee wages to understand any gaps that currently exist.

The Boston Women’s Workforce Council expects those snapshots in the spring and will release key findings from all signatories this summer.
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波士頓大學白鴿創業比賽 Wellapets奪冠

  比賽結束後，獲獎者及嘉賓合影。（圖由BU CSSA提供）
波士頓大學中國學生學者聯合會舉辦的第一屆“白鷗創業比賽”，四月十二日選出Wellapets，Kynote，Ｍy US Doctor等三隊脫穎而出，依序獲冠亞季軍，得獎金一萬元，五千元，二千元。
波士頓大學白鴿創業賽評審，左起，陸偉，黃武慶，馮立富，以及嘉賓，
劍橋市議員張禮能。（菊子攝）
            大波士頓地區這一兩年創業風氣鼎盛，繼波士頓北大、清華校友會成立未名紫荊創業聯盟之後，哈佛大學華裔學生成立了創業俱樂部，麻省理工學院成立了“MIT-CHIEF(麻省理工學院中國創新創業論壇)“，去年起，東北大學的CSSA也也了創業小組，現在華裔國際學生人數之多在美東高居第二位的波士頓大學CSSA也在共同主席索琪，張景真，副主席葉姿，宣傳部李蔚華等十幾，廿人攜手合作下，推出了創業比賽- 第一屆中國留學生白鴿創業賽。
 會議主持李韋歧宣佈白鴿創業賽決賽開幕。（菊子攝）
            在海外學人創業大會，中國醫藥集團，天津物產集團，華創資本，Sequoia 資本，IDG資本，金沙江創投，真格基金等機構贊助下，這場比賽從三月七日開始收件，到四月十二日決賽，共有三十八隊參賽，選出六隊入決賽，在十二日這天向六名評審，一決勝負。
            由Sean Chung, Nikita Virani, Dylan Agis等三人設立，為患有哮喘病兒童製作虛擬寵物遊戲的“WellaPets“團隊，贏得冠軍。
            亞軍隊Kynote是高端平臺，從全世界各地找最有資格的輔導者，提供線上的微型輔導。
            季軍隊My US Doctors是為一般華人搭起橋樑，取得美國的付費醫療服務。
 黃武慶談何謂創業家。（菊子攝）
            天津濱海創投管理公司執行長黃武慶，遠見（FarSight）創投管理總經理馮立富，Gragon 們投資夥伴公司管理總經理Lijie Zhu，魔法創業學院創辦人陸偉，環球創投執行長Norbert Mehl等人，當天不但當評審，還各自發表了一段講話，從不同角度為有心創業者提供他山之石可以攻錯的經驗分享。
            劍橋市市議員張禮能當天出席，頗為全面的談政治及領導力，指出美國政壇亞裔，無論是聯邦或州，市層級，迄今仍屈指可數。亞裔如果希望在政治上有影響力，被人考慮為領導者之一，必須從參與開始，無論是出席投票或參選，都是途徑之一。
波士頓大學中國學生學者聯合會主席索琪（左），張景真（右，男）。（菊子攝）

            黃武慶拋出何謂創業者的說法，以Bob Chinn歷經十三次失敗經驗，高齡六十再出發，創辦成年度毛收入達二千四百萬元，成為全美最大餐館蟹屋（Crab House），以及晨星公司從出售互惠基金資料，轉型成為投資研究及管理公司的過程，強調創業就要堅持，起步永不嫌遲，有想法固然好，執行力更重要，好團隊是關鍵等創業要素。
        馮立富以美國創投和中國關係為主題，談創投發展要素，中美創投現狀，科技環境和策略等。他指出，中國的整體創投環境，無論科技，文化，公共政策優惠，經濟發展活動，政治穩定，金融市場等，都還在發展階段。



           

            
           
         

            
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MONB FY’16 Mini-Grants Program

MONB FY’16 Mini-Grants Program
Dear Friends and Colleagues:
On  April 13th, 2015, the Mayor’s Office of New Bostonians (MONB) will begin accepting applications for the MONB FY’16 Mini-Grants Program. This is a competitive grant funding opportunity for Boston-based, immigrant-led & immigrant-serving non-profit organizations that support and participate in immigrant integration and empowerment efforts within Boston. This pilot program is made possible by proceeds from the We Are Boston 2014 Gala. Applications are due by Monday, May 11, 2015 at 5:00 PM.
Link to funding announcement   - http://goo.gl/hQw9jJ
Link to mini-grant application - http://goo.gl/forms/fguXBGOw5W



Thank you!
Alejandra St. Guillen 

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Boston Marathon: Everything You Need to Know

From City of Boston:
Honoring the strength of our city, its people, and their acts of kindness.


Visit CityofBoston.gov/Marathon for more videos, interactive maps, day-of logistics, and more.
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Race Day
Everything you'll need to know headed into Boston's 119th marathon on Monday, April 20.

Road Closures
Maps & Route
Parking

Safety
Public Transit
Accessibility
Did you know? John A. Kelley holds the record for running the Boston marathon the most times. He entered 61 times and finished 58 times. He even won the race in 1935 and 1945. Explore our interactive map for more facts and trivia.
How We Help
A look at some of the people who keep the city together before, during, and after race day.

Medical Tents & Emergency Care
Boston EMS Captain Jose Archila (#328) crossed the finish line alongside Beth and Michael Bourgault at the 2014 Marathon Tribute run. Jose applied a tourniquet and wound care, as well as comfort, to Beth on April 15, 2013, and ultimately helped save her life. The two were reunited at a finish line photoshoot on April 8, 2014. Read their full story.

Signing the Streets
Joe is one of the sign shop employees who make and put up over 2,200 no-parking signs along the route. The team also helps rope off the route; puts up electronic message boards; and manages a fleet of 88 golf carts used by first responders like the Boston Police.
Photographing the Finish Line
Jeremiah is one of three photographers who travels around the city capturing photos of the Mayor making speeches, meeting students, andmaking friends. This will be his third time photographing the Boston Marathon - follow us on Instagram to see his photos from this year's finish line.

Cleaning Up the Route
Public Works employees are first on the route and the last ones off, working non-stop to make streets and sidewalks clean and safe. They fill potholes, repair sidewalks, move trash bins, and loudly cheer on the last leg of runners as they sweep up cups and other trash from the route.
One Boston Day
Celebrating the resiliency, generosity, and strength of the people that make Boston the great city that it is.
Marathon Teaser
Wednesday, April 15, 2015
Join our city in celebrating One Boston Day, a day for individuals, businesses, and organizations to come together and share the spirit of Boston by giving back. The new tradition came together in compilation with the desire expressed by many survivors to pass on the kindness and support they received following the 2013 Boston Marathon.
Here are some ideas for getting involved:
  • Get to know your neighbors. Host a barbecue or introduce yourself to someone new.
  • Organize a clean-up crew for the citywide spring cleaning event, Boston Shines
  • Change your profile picture to the One Boston Day logo and join the conversation online at OneBostonDay.org.
What will you do? Share your random act of kindness with us by using #OneBostonDay on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, and visitOneBostonDay.org for more information.
Moment of Silence
2:49 PM, Wednesday, April 15, 2015
Church bells will ring citywide, and the Red Sox will temporarily suspend their game in recognition. Please join us.
Resources & Important Links
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MAYOR WALSH RELEASES FIRST EVER WORKFORCE REPORT EXAMINING DIVERSITY THROUGHOUT CITY GOVERNMENT

MAYOR WALSH RELEASES FIRST EVER WORKFORCE REPORT EXAMINING DIVERSITY THROUGHOUT CITY GOVERNMENT 

BOSTON - Tuesday, April 14, 2015 - Mayor Martin J. Walsh today released the City of Boston's first ever Workforce Profile Report to transparently examine the racial and gender makeup of Boston’s municipal employee base. The report was led by Shaun Blugh, the City's first-ever Chief Diversity Officer and Deputy Chief Diversity Officer, Freda Brasfield.  


The report analyzes annual pay rate disparities at the Cabinet, Department Head, and throughout each department, and highlights current initiatives and outlines recommendations for the Walsh Administration to establish a road map for further diversification of the Boston workforce. The findings of this report will play a role in succession planning as City Hall prepares for the upcoming transition of an aging workforce.
"This report represents a blueprint of where we are in city government when it comes to race and diversity of our workforce," Mayor Walsh said. "We were able to take a in-depth look at each department to see where we can improve and specifically what we need to do to reach our goals. It is our priority to not only improve the numbers but to create a strong pipeline that will ensure we are finding the best talent and cultivating that talent for positions throughout City Hall."
Mayor Walsh appointed Shaun Blugh the City's first-ever Chief Diversity Officer in December to provide strategic leadership in implementing Mayor Walsh's diversity agenda.
"We know we have work to do, but this Workforce Profile Report is an important step in reviewing the City of Boston's current workforce composition and being transparent to our constituents on these significant issues," Chief Blugh said.  
The data for the report highlights the progress Mayor Walsh has implemented across City leadership level, appointing the most diverse cabinet in Boston history, while while highlighting that areas of improvement are necessary. 

The report examines full-time and regular part-time employees of the city government. The findings of this report will be used to analyze which departments are currently making those strides and which departments have the greatest opportunity in the coming years to better reflect the demographics of the city of Boston and allow for a more engaged workforce motivated by the potential for development and career advancement.

Since taking office, Mayor Walsh has actively recruited across the City and nation to bring in highly-skilled diverse talent to fill his Cabinet. However, in order to sustain true systemic change, the report emphasizes the need to examine how the City recruits, develops, and retains talent throughout all departments. This includes proactively developing internal pipelines of talent for leadership positions and preparing current employee base with the skills and opportunities for further professional development in order to retain more diverse talent in the overall workforce.  

The report highlights how diversity and inclusion initiatives are more than just about the racial and gender breakdown of the city workforce, but creating an environment in city government whereby each employee feels respected, valued and appreciated for their own individuality and diverse viewpoints. 

The Mayor’s Office of Diversity is working with management across departments to foster a workplace culture that celebrates the individuality and diversity of thought of each employee in the city government workforce. 

Wage inequality based on ethnicity, race, gender or any other factors is also examined in this report. As an organization, it is essential that all employees feel that they are paid equal wages for equal work. The report examines all departments of city government to determine where the most significant gaps are currently in regards to racial and gender inequity.
The report outlined the following recommendations:

  1. Unrolling an employee engagement survey to better assess the current employee base’s views on opportunities for advancement at City Hall;
  2. Ability to ask municipal employees to self-identify their ethnic/racial background through the City's current upgrade of the HR database;
  3. Working with professional organizations to aid recruiting efforts for current positions;
  4. Continue to look at ways to improve policies for the well-being of our employees and the city of Boston, similar to the recent paid parental leave program;
  5. Increase diversity training throughout city departments; 
  6. Continue to engage external stakeholders with the City through the Diversity Task Force; and,
  7. Utilize and build additional employee resource groups to provide advice on how to work and succeed professionally at City Hall.

The Mayor’s Office of Diversity is responsible for leading Mayor Walsh's diversity agenda, including the ongoing development and delivery of the City’s diversity goals and objectives in areas of hiring, leadership and career development, diversity training, strategic planning, recruitment and retention. The Mayor’s Office of Diversity is tasked with analyzing and improving the City’s procurement strategies, to support and increase opportunities for minority- and women-owned businesses to engage directly with the City of Boston. The Chief Diversity Officer and Deputy Chief Diversity Officer will continue to perform outreach to community, academic, and business organizations in order to increase diversity of employee candidate pools, and assist in the development of hiring processes to ensure maximum opportunities for employment and career advancement for candidates from underrepresented demographic groups.
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MAYOR WALSH APPOINTS GISELLE STERLING COMMISSIONER OF VETERANS' SERVICES

MAYOR WALSH APPOINTS GISELLE STERLING COMMISSIONER OF VETERANS' SERVICES

BOSTON - April 14, 2015 - Mayor Martin J. Walsh today announced the appointment of Giselle Sterling as Commissioner of Veterans’ Services for the City of Boston. She  will be the first Latina and first woman to hold this position. Sterling has served as interim Commissioner for the department since January 16, 2015.

"Giselle is an effective leader and I’m pleased to make permanent her appointment as Veterans’ Services Commissioner," said Mayor Walsh. "Her commitment to advocacy and serving our veterans is invaluable to our community and our city, and I'm pleased she'll continue serving with us in this capacity."

"I am grateful to Mayor Walsh for this opportunity to serve Boston veterans," said Sterling. "It is my honor to work for the men and women who have worn the uniform for our country."  

Sterling joined the City of Boston as a Community Relations Specialist in March 2012. Prior to that Sterling served in the United States Marine Corps. In 2000 she completed basic training at Parris Island, South Carolina and was soon after trained as a Field Radio Operator with deployments to Kandahar, Afghanistan; the Philippines; Guam; Diego Garcia and Okinawa, Japan. Giselle was honorably discharged in 2004 and was awarded the Good Conduct Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, and the National Defense Service Medal.

Sterling also previously worked as a Special Event Coordinator for El Mundo Newspaper, and as a Charitable Campaign Coordinator for Action For Boston Community Development, Inc.

The first daughter to be born in the United States to Dominican parents, Sterling is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts, Lowell and resides in Boston’s historic North End.
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華埠居民會慶新春 麻州眾議員麥家威發T恤

   華埠居民會執委們和胡清白鶴派醒獅團合影。（周菊子攝）
          (Boston Orange 周菊子波士頓報導)波士頓華埠居民會四月十日晚在龍鳳酒樓慶祝羊年新春，匯報爭取到永久性雙語選票等行動成績， 獲麻州眾議員麥家威（Aaron Michlewitz），黃子安等頒給表揚狀。
 麻州眾議員麥家威（Aaron Michlewitz）（左二）頒表揚狀給
華埠居民會，共同主席余仕昂（右二），梅陳月嫦（左一）
代表接受。旁為司儀陳玉珍。（周菊子攝）
            波士頓華埠居民會從1999年成立起就擔任共同主席迄今的余仕昂，梅陳月嫦，當晚在會場只做了簡要匯報，但在節目冊上，余仕昂洋洋灑灑列出十三項成就，包括爭取到永久性雙語選票，與華人前進會合作，上街遊行，爭取穩定華埠，建圖書館，抗議千禧集團少繳稅款五百多萬元，出席工作就業公聽會，參加市府圖書館、房屋問題等公聽會，舉辦馬年春宴等；梅陳月嫦指該會和麻州州長亞美諮詢委員會合作，舉辦州長候選人論壇，讓華埠民眾第一次有機會接觸到這麼多個州長候選人。她呼籲社區大眾積極出席華埠居民會每月第一個星期三晚上六點半，在昆士小學飯堂舉行的月會。
        當晚的新春慶祝會，有新上任華人前進會共同主任的陳玉珍擔任司儀，胡清白鶴派瑞獅團採青獻桔，茉莉花舞蹈團小朋友穿著色彩艷麗，喜氣十足的綢緞服裝，獻演舞蹈。
麻州眾議員麥家威（Aaron Michlewitz）（左二）展示送出，每人
可有一間的賽爾特人隊球衣。共同主席余仕昂（右二），梅陳月嫦
（左一）代表接受。旁為司儀陳玉珍。（周菊子攝）
            麻州眾議員黃子安因事先離席，由麻州眾議員麥家威（Aaron Michlewitz）代表麻州議會送上表揚狀。他還給居民會帶來賽爾特人隊T恤做禮物，數量還多到每人一件，皆大歡喜。
            當晚到會的嘉賓還有波士頓市議員普斯莉（Ayana Pressley），前任大波士頓中華文化協會會長冼鳳明夫婦，代表贊助商塔芙茨大學的曾雪清等人。
            華埠居民會的現任執委會成員包括共同主席余仕昂，梅陳月嫦，中文書記余顯生，英文書記陳丹心，財政龐維嫦，以及代表各樓宇的執委，馬華，曹鼎榮，李榮耀，郭麗珍，李景文，劉華權，梁潤梅，莫若沖，陳平策，劉融，李秀瓊，吳欣儒，以及候補余秀晴。該會行政主任為殷先彬。
 大同村居民坐在離舞台最近的一桌。（周菊子攝）
            華人前進會當天在會場上隨節目冊派發宣傳單，籲請社區大眾四月十四日（週二）下午四至六點，到波士頓靠近東北大學及羅格斯（Ruggles）地鐵站的Forsyth公園集合，為爭取時薪提高的每小時十五元遊行。
                     


            
 左起，余仕昂，湯建華，律師，麻州眾議員麥家威
（Aaron Michlewitz）等人接受瑞獅獻青。（周菊子攝）
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