Occasionally, PCIV will ask resources to take a visitor for a half day, a full day, or several days so that the visitor may have an in-depth exposure to a single company or organization. PCIV tries to contact resources at least two weeks before a requested meet date. Visitors generally take taxis or public transportation to appointments. Professional resources do not need to speak another language, although they are free to use another language that they might have in common with a visitor. Resources are informed when a visitor will be traveling with an interpreter.
Professional resources receive many benefits from meeting with international visitors.
An important benefit is the opportunity to learn more about the current state of affairs in other countries, particularly information about business climates. Some of the meetings arranged by PCIV have resulted in business deals and future exchanges. PCIV works with visitors in a variety of fields. Some examples include investment bankers, journalists, attorneys, architects, doctors and public health officials, small business owners in a variety of fields including glass production and metalworking. A sampling of visitor interests includes economic redevelopment, environmental cleanup of former industrial sites, the impact of trade on the local economy, labor management relations, the organizational structure and management of a company, et cetera.