{"id":231635,"date":"2016-07-07T06:06:02","date_gmt":"2016-07-06T20:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=231635"},"modified":"2016-07-07T06:06:02","modified_gmt":"2016-07-06T20:06:02","slug":"conference-pacific-circle-consortium-begins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/conference-pacific-circle-consortium-begins\/","title":{"rendered":"Conference of the Pacific Circle Consortium begins"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-231635 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/conference-pacific-circle-consortium-begins\/pss-pix-1-5\/'>PSS-pix-1<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-231636'>\n\t\t\t\tDr. Robert Underwood, University of Guam president, delivers the morning keynote address at the Pacific Circle Consortium. His presentation was entitled, \u201cCultural Heritage in Pacific 21st Century Schools: What is the Point.\u201d (Photos by PSS-NMC)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/conference-pacific-circle-consortium-begins\/pss-pix-2-5\/'>PSS-pix-2<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-231637'>\n\t\t\t\tMembers of the Pacific Circle Consortium Executive Committee rode on canoes with members of the Saipan Paddling Club to the welcome dinner sponsored by the Office of the Saipan Mayor.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/conference-pacific-circle-consortium-begins\/pss-pix-3-5\/'>PSS-pix-3<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-231638'>\n\t\t\t\tDr. Masashi Urabe from Japan gives a presentation on Second Chance Learning in Germany at the Pacific Circle Consortium.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/conference-pacific-circle-consortium-begins\/pss-pix-4-3\/'>PSS-pix-4<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-231639'>\n\t\t\t\tRep. 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