On Sunday, September 25, 2011 the Cambridge Yerevan Sister City Association (CYSCA) hosted a celebration of the 20th Anniversary of Armenian Independence, in collaboration with the Armenian Cultural Foundation (ACF), Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU), Armenian International Women 's Association (AIWA), Armenian Library and Museum of America (ALMA), and National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR). The event was held at the Holy Trinity Armenian Apostolic Church on Brattle Street in Cambridge.

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May 11, 2011

February 24, 2011

On October 5-8, 2010 Yerevan held its first science festival. It was inspired by the visit of its organizer Dr. Gayane Poghosyan to observe the Cambridge Science Festival in the spring of 2010 at CYSCA's invitation, her goal being to gain ideas to take back home. In addition CYSCA gave partial funding to the Yerevan festival.

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August 30, 2010

Download the Summer 2010 edition of Cambridge-Yerevan Sister City Association

June 16, 2010

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.- On June 16, the Cambridge-Yerevan Sister City Association (CYSCA) held its 24th Annual Meeting at Holy Trinity Armenian Apostolic Church of Greater Boston, on Brattle St. in Cambridge. The keynote speaker was Brian Corr, executive director of the Cambridge Peace Commission, who serves ex-officio on the CYSCA Board.

To read the article printed in the Armenian Weekly http://www.armenianweekly.com/2010/08/07/corr-addresses-cysca-annual-meeting/

May 27, 2010

Dr. Marina Nalbandyan, environmental scientist from Armenia delivered a paper on water quality at the annual conference of the U. S. Society of Civil Engineers in Providence during May 2010 attended by 500 participants. Marina's paper was one of 3 papers selected for presentation at the conference out of 700 applicants.

March 21, 2010

A panel discussion featuring the president of a hydrogen fuel cell company from Armenia and two local counterparts will be held on April 29, 2010 from 6:30 to 8:30 pm at the Community Room in the Cambridge Public Library, Main Branch, 449 Broadway,Cambridge.

March 18, 2010

The Cambridge-Yerevan Sister City Association (CYSCA) announces publication of a booklet "How to Write a Sound Business Plan" authored by, Mkrdich (Misha) Tadevosyan, Head of Development, Analysis and Risk Management of the Anelik Bank, Yerevan, Armenia

Feb 1, 2010

CYSCA received a Certificate of Appreciation dated from the US AID (Agency for International Development)

October 27, 2009 1:16:50 PM EDT

Cambridge, MA: The Cambridge-Yerevan Sister City Association, Inc. (CYSCA), announces the release of a second edition of a business guide titled, "Easy Use Guidelines for Armenian Entrepreneurs". This guidebook is written in simple everyday Armenian and English for use by entrepreneurs in Armenia to guide them through the steps to establish, finance and run a business in Armenia.

Cambridge, MA, February 23, 2009: The Cambridge-Yerevan Sister City Association, Inc. (CYSCA) announces receipt of a grant for the training of 10 social workers from the 11 regions of Armenia. The grant is sponsored and funded by the USAID under its Community Connections program. The professionals from Armenia will arrive in the Boston area June 3, 2009 for an intensive three-week training program developed by CYSCA aimed at the professional development of social worker skills, especially in practical applications of their work.

The 17th Community Connections training program of the Cambridge Yerevan Sister City Association (CYSCA) concluded with a farewell reception for ten tourism educators from Yerevan, Armenia, held Oct 2, 2008 at the Middlesex Community College (MCC)  "Meeting House" in Billerica.  The educators received a three-week world-class quality training program under a partnership between CYSCA and MCC of Bedford and Lowell, MA. 

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Cambridge, Mass. - On Thursday, June 19, a group of theater professionals visiting from Armenia had the opportunity to visit the newest theater in the city of Cambridge and to talk at length with the two artistic directors, who will manage and supervise the productions once the facility opens in late July with its first performance.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (A.W.) — On June 16, Cambridge Mayor E. Denise Simmons presented in goodwill a welcome proclamation and .....

Cambridge, MA: July 16, 2008--The Cambridge-Yerevan Sister City Association (CYSCA) announces receipt of a grant from the U. S. Agency for International Development (USAID), administered by World Learning, Inc., for training of 10 tourism educators from Armenia under the USAID Community Connections program. The group will arrive in Boston September 15 and depart Oct 6 for three week training under a program developed by CYSCA and the Middlesex Community College (MCC). The training program is generally aimed at enhancing tourism in Armenia. Included in the group are educators from various universities and institutes in Yerevan involved in teaching tourism.
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Cambridge, MA:  March 25, 2008--The Cambridge-Yerevan Sister City Association (CYSCA) announces receipt today of a grant funded by the USAID and administered by World Learning, Inc. for training of 10 theater managers from Armenia under the U. S. government Community  Connections program.  They will visit the Boston area from June 12 to July 3, 2008 for a three-week training program organized by CYSCA aimed at improving theater management in Armenia.   Included in the group will be theater directors, administrators, producers, art directors, educators, playwrights, fund raisers, PR and marketing specialists and others from both Yerevan and the regions of Armenia.
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In June 2007 CYSCA was awarded a grant from the World Learning, Inc. to host ten Museum Managers from Armenia for a 24 day comprehensive training program in Greater Boston.  The main goal of the program was to provide visitors with professional training on all aspects of museum management including contemporary methods of exhibiting, fundraising, marketing and promotion of museum activities to attract sponsors and visitors, effective PR, youth education and family programs, modern museum design, new preservation methods, as well as promotion of museum management as part of a program to preserve Armenia’s rich and ancient national heritage and improve tourism development. 
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The Community Connections Program, managed by the Bureau for Europe and Eurasia at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and administered by World Learning, is designed to promote public diplomacy through the exchange of cultural ideas and values among participants, U.S. families and local community host organizations. It seeks to establish and strengthen links between U.S. communities and communities in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan. 

Arusik Safaryan who participated in the 2009 Social Work training program wrote to us on October 12 reporting on very interesting developments in her work training social workers for posts in Armenian schools, where there is now a great demand.

From October 7 to 28, 2010 I was a participant in a group of ten university administrators from Armenia who spent three weeks in Boston on a program which was aimed towards workforce development and University collaboration. The program, called "Community Connections" was funded by a grant from the USAID, administered by World Learning International, and hosted and developed by the Cambridge-Yerevan Sister City Association.

Nune Arazyan has managed ARD Global in Yerevan which she established in partnership with her husband, Mr. David Arazyan, since 2002. ARD Global is a graphics company dealing with exterior and interior projection, design and implementation of a variety of indoor and outdoor signs. In 2004 Nune took part in a Community Connections exchange program, organized by Cambridge-Yerevan Sister City Association (CYSCA) of Boston USA. During her study in Boston she visited a similar organization and got familiarized with their work and ways of management. After her exchange program Nune had a good opportunity to use the skills and knowledge obtained in Boston and came up with an idea to enlarge the business, to adopt new technologies for large format printing and digital engraving and establish a new division. Later in 2004 ARD Global purchased 3 new pieces of equipment (high photorealistic full color large format eco solvent inkjet printing, A3 laser color printer and digital sharp cutting/engraving machine) - opened a new division, offered three new workplaces.

January 23, 2011

In this time of troubled international relationships, I am convinced that the sister city idea is ever more important..We continue to join with Sister Cities International in its goal of "promoting peace through mutual respect, understanding cooperation-one individual one community at a time"." A new development this year testifies to the power and appeal of this vision:: last July we met with Los Angeles City Council member Eric Garcetti and agreed to support his city's effort to establish a sister city ith Los Angeles City Council member Eric Garcetti and agreed to support his city's effort to establish a sister city link with Yerevan as well, and to collaborate on programs.  Garcetti led a delegation to Yerevan in August and in the subsequent months has been forming a committee in LA. We look forward to working together with them.

When I visited Yerevan in September are 2004, the first time since 1986, I was greatly moved by the enthusiasm and excitement of the students and teachers with whom Joanne Hartunian and I launched two after-school projects — one on saving energy and one on diversity in society. Currently, teachers in School #190 are linked to students at Cambridge Rindge & Latin School and several other local high schools in a project proposing answers to the issue of ten African countries sharing access to water in the Nile Basin.

On my visit I was impressed with the energy and initiative of our Community Connections alumni in developing their own business and professional training projects as follow-ups to their experiences here with us.  I was also very interested in visiting some of the numerous NGOs that are teachedeveloping in Armenia. As these friends and colleagues work against considerable obstacles to create a new economy and society in their republic, I hope we can be inspired by their spirit here in our own city. 

On April 25 we welcomed ten young professionals who work in the field of aviation-- in Armenia's airline and airports:  I can't think of a more appropriate area of work to symbolize the linking of communities, which is our mission.