Daily reports by Kevin Friedrich (CIA Ambassador) - Pictures and videos will continue to be added as they become available, please check back!
Pictures provided by Kevin Friedrich, Harley Jones, Xu Tiansi, Li Cong, Jérôme Bauer, Carol Yan, Graham Laurie and Rita Davidson
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The media has provided extensive coverage of the 2011 Coupe Mondiale with many Newspaper articles and TV Coverage appearing on a daily basis. Here are some samples of the coverage appearing in the media. We also have some samples of other performances/competitions that we will add throughout the performance, in addition to the first three place winners.
 
The Baidi Accordion Factory in Beijing kindly lent instruments to many of the CIA Executive Committee to use while participating in the World Accordion Orchestra V. At the conclusion of the Concert, they were asked to sign the instruments they had used.
Above left: Kevin Friedrich (CIA Ambassador)
Above right: Michelle Boddicker-Scheffler (USA-ATG)
Above: The instruments of Liz Finch (USA-ATG) and Kimmo Mattila (CIA General Secretary)
 
To conclude the evening, the International guests were invited to a beautiful Dinner Party to celebrate the tremendous success of the 64th Coupe Mondiale Festival.
Above: CIA President Raymond Bodell thanking Li Cong (right) and the organizers
Above left: Ray and Anna Bodell
Above right: Carol Yan (New Zealand), Jaakko Vikman and Ville Mattila (Finland) and Alison Worthington (New Zealand)
Above left: Coupe Mondiale Champions Grayson Masefield (2009 - New Zealand) and Alexander Peoluev (2002 - Russia)
Above right: Liz Finch, Kevin Friedrich and Rita Davidson (USA)
 
CIA President Ray Bodell and Public Relations Manager Harley Jones met with Cong Yuhao, the Vice President of the Shanghai Normal University and Lu Jianfei (Secretary of the Party Committee of SHNU) to offer their sincerest thanks for the wonderful support the University gave in hosting the Coupe Mondiale. The University provided three Concert Hall Competition venues, CIA Office facilities and a large number of staff and assistants.
Li Cong, Lu Jianfei (Secretary of the Party Committee of SHNU), Cong Yuhao (Vice President of SHNU)and Crystal Wang
Above: Lu Jianfei (Secretary of the Party Committee Shanghai Normal University (SHNU) and CIA President Raymond Bodell
Lu Jianfei (Secretary of the Party Committee Shanghai Normal University) and Harley Jones
Above right: with Ray Bodell and Harley Jones
Members of the Shanghai University Management Team with Li Cong and Crystal Wang
Above Crystal Wang, Ray Bodell, Li Cong and Harley Jones
 
As the Coupe Mondiale Festival concluded, visitors took the opportunity to visit some of the sights in Shanghai, including at the spectacular waterfront area across from the magnificent Pearl Tower.
Graham Laurie (United Kingdom)
Kevin Friedrich with Ray, Alexander and Anna Bodell at the Pearl Tower, Shanghai
Above left: the spectacular Everbright Hotel where the CIA Guests stayed
Above right: Members of the International Delegations departing for Pu Dong Airport and their trips home
Members of the International Delegation at the 64th Coupe Mondiale Festival 
As the 64th Coupe Mondiale came to a close, all eyes turn towards Spoleto, Italy, the host city of the 65th Coupe Mondiale.

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