After an intense process of selection, followed by three months of preparation, 34 young Chileans are ready to be the face of Chile as liaisons who receive visitors to the Chilean Pavilion at the Expo Shanghai 2010.
The group is made up of 22 women and 12 men. 11 of these liaisons come from the provinces of Chile. The professions represented within this group include business majors, journalists, law students, interpreters, civil engineers, teachers, and tourist agents among others. Additionally, the Police Force of Chile, known in Spanish as Carabineros, will be represented in the Chilean Pavilion by a contingent of 17 officers in uniform who will carry out their roles in matters of security and protocol.
The rigorous training program for these young people included the study of English, Mandarin Chinese, history of Chile, history of China, protocol for both countries, leadership development, team work, Chilean economy and Asian economy, among other subjects.
This team of liaisons was selected by the agency Laborum through a demanding process that included the review of over 4000 résumés. Applicants were drawn from recent university graduates whose level of English was fluent; some were selected because they speak Mandarin Chinese. Those who were chosen were noted for characteristics such ability in social skills, responsibility, flexibility, ability to adapt to new places, and personal discipline.
These liaisons for the Chilean Pavilion at the Expo Shanghai will live for 7 months in furnished apartments located near the Expo Park.
Their names are as follows: Ignacio Aedo Jury, Camila Ayala Aldunate, Victoria Balic Larenas, José Miguel Bellagamba Baldovino, Simón Brantes Christie, Camila Bugueño Mollo, Beatriz Castañeda Navarrete, Trinidad Castro Penna, Felipe Contreras Weitz, Magdalena Fuenzalida Hochschild, Macarena Cruz Gaete, Stephanie Hill Michelini, Giselle Maldonado Robles, Fernanda Mesa Furniss, Renata Meza Poblete, Natalya Molina Muñoz, Daniela Muñoz Pérez, José Navarrete, Myriam Osorio Vásquez, Daniela Pilquil Varas, Cristián Rojas Soto, Sebastián Rybertt Aspe, Camilo Scraff, Tomás Suazo López, Francisca Tapia Arriagada, Brígida Torres Bravo, Hugo Ulloa Larrea, Alejandro Ulloa Otárola, Cruz María Vallespir Naretto, Bárbara Vargas Ortiz, Weiping Yang y Catalina Zegers Delgado.