| 1998 – 1999 | - October PSMLA Roundtable Panel with Bayer, Heinz, and Sony PSMLA partnership with Bayer/with CCA Beginning of CCA meetings at Bayer Description of Mentorship Program for marketing competition
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| 1999 – 2000 | - Kick-off of Mentorship Program Description of Cultural Ambassadorships Program completed
- First annual marketing strategies competition in Mentorship Program (China, Japan)
- Refinement of Mentorship Program Marketing Bayer Herbal Vitamins (China & Japan)
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| 2000 – 2001 | - Preparations for expansion beyond Bayer Second Mentorship Program/competitions (Saudi Arabia) Marketing Bayer Herbal Vitamins (Saudi Arabia)
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| 2001 – 2002 | - Promotional video (Pittsburgh Technical Institute) and brochure completed for CCA expansion
- Exploratory discussions with other companies
- Decision to establish 501(c)3 non-profit charitable organization
- Filing of articles of incorporation
- Third Mentorship Program/competitions (Russia)
- Marketing Bayer AlkaSeltzer Plus (Russia)
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| 2002 – 2003 | - First Business to Education Roundtable Discussion with potential business sponsors
- Corporate status awarded; Board of Directors, Officers, and Executive Committee elected
- Application for non-profit status (501(c)3)
- Prizes and company tours begun for student winners and faculty sponsors from each participating school
- Regional expansion of CCA: Bayer-sponsored cluster of schools and second cluster sponsored by Heinz
- Fourth Mentorship Program/competitions (Poland)
- Marketing Bayer AlkaSeltzer Plus (Poland)
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| 2003 – 2004 | - Implementation of two clusters of schools
- Incorporation of CCA as a non-profit organization
- Fifth Mentorship Program/competitions (Brazil)
- Marketing Bayer Flinstone Vitamins (Brazil)
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| 2004 – 2005 | - Pitt sponsorship of two teachers to attend CIBER conference at Ohio State University Sixth Mentorship Program/competitions (Switzerland) CCA web-site explored Marketing Bayer Advantage/Advantix (Switzerland)
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| 2005 - 2006 | - Piloting of University of Pittsburgh student as mentors in addition to the corporate mentors/transportation and academic calendar problems with students Chorus Call, Inc. participation in CCA International video teleconference through Chorus Call, Inc., and World Affairs Council offered to all students as research tool
- Introduction of conference stipends for teachers ACTFL observes competition for purpose of its expansion to national level
- Seventh Mentorship Program/competitions (Italy—Bayer Advanced Garden Care Products; Heinz cluster at Heinz Field) Marketing Bayer Garden Products (Italy)
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| 2006 – 2007 | - Board decision to remain at local level and not work with ACTFL
- Option for support from Gable Foundation Eighth annual competition (Turkey—Bayer and Heinz) Marketing Bayer Aspirin line of products (Turkey)
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| 2007 – 2008 | - Financial support received from Medrad
- Discussions with World Affairs Council for continued teaming
- Heinz drops corporate support due to mentor and cost issues
- Mentor assistance provided through pilot of conference calls for students with professional experts in the field (Chorus Call, Inc. assistance) Ninth annual competition at Pitt (Bayer sponsor--Republic of South Africa) Marketing Bayer Women's Vitamins (Republic of South Africa)
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| 2008 - 2009 | - Marketing Bayer Flintstones Vitamins (China)
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| 2009 - 2010 | - Hiatus from the marketing competition
- Sustainability Energy and the United Nations
- Financial and organizational support received through the International Business Center and Global Studies Center
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| 2010 - 2011 | - CCA's eleventh year of marketing competitions
- Continued financial and organizational support through the International Business Center and Global Studies Center
- PSMLA financial support for marketing conference
- Chorus Call, Inc. sponsored video conference for students with Chorus Call employees in Mumbai, India International Business Center and Global Studies Center sponsored workshop for students with college student mentors and presenters from Bayer and the University of Pittsburgh
- Marketing Bayer Advantix (India)
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| 2011 - 2012 | - CCA's twelfth year of marketing competitions
- Continued financial and organizational support through the International Business Center and Global Studies Center
- PSMLA financial support for marketing conference
- Chorus Call, Inc. sponsored video conference for students with Chorus Call employees in São Paolo, Brazil
- International Business Center and Global Studies Center sponsored video conference workshop for students with college student mentors and presenters from Bayer and the University of Pittsburgh
- Marketing Rose and Flower Care product in Brazil
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| 2012 - 2013 | - CCA International Marketing Competition Receives 2012 PACIE Bringing the World to Pennsylvania: K-16 Collaborative Award
- CCA's thirteenth year of marketing competitions
- Continued financial and organizational support through the International Business Center and Global Studies Center
- PSMLA financial support for marketing conference Chorus Call, Inc. sponsors video conference with Chile
- International Business Center and Global Studies Center sponsors video conference workshop with presenters from Bayer and the University of Pittsburgh
- Marketing One A Day Teen Advantage for Him and for Her in Chile
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| 2013 - 2014 | - CCA's fourteenth year of marketing competitions
- Continued financial and organizational support through the International Business Center and Global Studies Center
- Financial and organizational support from the Berg Center for Ethics and Leadership
- PSMLA financial support for marketing conference
- Bayer sponsors educational video about life and work in Kenya
- Chorus Call, Inc. sponsors audio conference with Kenya
- International Business Center, Global Studies Center, and Berg Center for Ethics and Leadership sponsors video conference workshop with presenters from Bayer and the University of Pittsburgh
- Marketing One A Day Teen Advantage for Him and for Her in Kenya
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| 2014 - 2015 | - CCA's fifteenth year of marketing competitions
- Continued financial and organizational support through the International Business Center and Global Studies Center
- Financial and organizational support from the Berg Center for Ethics and Leadership
- PSMLA financial support for marketing conference
- Bayer and Chorus Call, Inc. sponsor educational video about life and work in Indonesia Chorus Call, Inc. sponsors audio conference with Indonesia
- International Business Center, Global Studies Center, and Berg Center for Ethics and Leadership sponsors video conference workshop with presenters from the University of Pittsburgh and Indonesia
- Marketing Dr. Scholl's Insoles in Indonesia
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| 2015 - 2016 | - CCA's sixteenth year of marketing competitions
- Continued financial and organizational support through the International Business Center and Global Studies Center
- PSMLA financial support for marketing conference
- Bayer and Chorus Call, Inc. sponsor educational video about life and work in Taiwan
- International Business Center and Global Studies Center sponsor video conference workshop with presenters from the University of Pittsburgh and Taiwan
- Marketing Radimetrics in Taiwan
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| 2016 - 2017 | - CCA's seventeenth year of marketing competitions
- Continued financial and organizational support through the International Business Center and Global Studies Center
- Chorus Call, Inc. sponsors educational video about life and work in Costa Rica
- Bayer provides Aspirin and Costa Rica videos
- International Business Center and Global Studies Center sponsor video conference workshop with presenters from the University of Pittsburgh
- Marketing Aspirina in Costa Rica
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| 2017 - 2018 | - CCA's eighteenth year of marketing competitions
- Continued financial and organizational support through the International Business Center and Global Studies Center
- International Business Center sponsors educational video about doing business in Germany
- GNC is new product sponsor
- International Business Center and Global Studies Center sponsor video conference workshop with presenters from the University of Pittsburgh
- Marketing GNC TriFLEXTM in Germany
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| 2018 - 2019 | - CCA's nineteenth year of marketing competitions
- Continued financial and organizational support through the International Business Center and Global Studies Center. Financial support from the Asian Studies Center.
- International Business Center sponsors educational video international marketing
- GNC is product sponsor
- International Business Center, Global Studies Center, and Japan America Society of Pennsylvania sponsor video conference workshop with presenters from the University of Pittsburgh and the business community
- Marketing GNC Earth Genius™ SuperFoods Supreme in Japan
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| 2019 - 2020 | - Global Studies Center and Katz Business School sponsor video conference workshop with presenters from the University of Pittsburgh
- Marketing GNC AMP WHEYBOLIC in Turkey
- Competition canceled due to Covid-19
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| 2020 - 2021 | - Global Studies Center and Katz Business School sponsor video conference workshop with presenters from the University of Pittsburgh
- For the 2021 competition, the target market is United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the product is GNC's "Wheybolic".
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| 2021 - 2022 | - For the 2022 competition, the target market is Mexico and the product is GNC's "Beyond Raw Precision BCAA Anabolic Recovery Power Output".
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| 2022 - 2023 | - For the 2023 competition, the target market is Vietnam and the product is Domex "Superfresh Growers' Autumn Glory Apple".
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