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December
12,
2008
Holiday
Party
Welcome
to a holiday party with international flair! Enjoy seasonal
sounds from the Curtis Institute of Music, as we share traditions
from around the world. We will have plenty of holiday treats
(and egg nog)!
October
31,
2008
Annual
Halloween Costume Party
Boo!
Come out in your best costume and dance to a spooky DJ beat.
Appetizers with cash bar served under the haunted glow of
silent, scary movies. Wear your best costume and join the
contest – there are prizes!
October
24,
2008
Diwali
Known
as the Festival of Lights, Diwali symbolizes the victory of
good over evil, and lamps are lit as a sign of celebration
and hope for mankind - a magical and radiant touch creates
an atmosphere of joy and revelry. Diwali celebrations in India
are similar to Christmas festivities in the US. We will create
a mini-Melas (fair) with food and performances.
July
2, 2008
Annual
Summer Barbeque
Once
again, we mark the true start of summer, the July 4th holiday,
with a barbeque in our courtyard. IHP members and their guests
are invited to join residents and staff for this annual picnic.
Culture
and Cuisine
Sponsored
by IHP’s Board of Delegates
While
spice and herb may vary with time and space, the love a fine
meal has never been far away from the human heart.
Join
us for dinner and explore the wonderful diversity and culinary
treasures in Philadelphia. Each month we will visit an ethnic
restaurant with IHP residents for an authentic experience.
The restaurant host will select our menu and beverages and
present a short overview of the food and culture of the region.
We will meet at each restaurant at 6pm on the third Wednesday
of the month. Bring your friends!
January
16, 2008 - Ethiopian at Abyssinia
February
20, 2008- Belgian at Zot
March
19, 2008
- Malaysian
at Banana Leaf
April 16, 2008
- French
at Beau Monde
May 21,
2008 -
Jamaican at Jamaican Jerk Hut
Thursday,
June 12, 2008
Global
Gala 2008
South
America - Carnaval!
Savor
a Taste of Chile with Wines from Corpora Vineyards
Corpora Vineyards
and Winery has vineyards in the six most important grape growing
regions in Chile: Aconcagua, Maipo, Rapel, Casablanca, Carico
and Bio-Bio. Due to their climatic differences, unique qualities
exist in each of their grapevine stocks represented by the
Gracia de Chile, Porta, Agustinos and Veranda labels.
US
Immigration and Employment: Building Effective Strategies
For Short and Long Term Employment in the US
March
25, 2008
Presented
by The Immigration Law Center of Cohen, Fluhr & Gonzalez,
P.C.
This
immigration seminar is designed to help international students
and scholars better understand employment-based immigration
matters before entering the job market and will cover work-related
non-immigrant and immigrant visas, interview tips, and critical
timing issues related to OPT, the H-1B cap and visa availability.
The seminar will end with a Q&A session.
Free
admission; please register with your name and college/university
affiliation to immigrationlawcenter@cfg-law.com.
February
27, 2008
The
Climate Project with Lance Simmens
We
truly can and must think globally and act locally. The future
is now.
The
scientific evidence on global warming is as disturbing as
it is definitive. Increasing carbon emissions is a challenge
to our planet and all who inhabit it. This is not a challenge
that awaits us in the future, it is here now, and we must
both acknowledge it and address it.
The
Climate Project is based on the award-winning documentary
film An Inconvenient Truth. Roughly an hour long,
the presentation of the scientific evidence is intended to
appeal not to scientists but to average citizens. It is also
constantly being updated to reflect current events and facts.
It is a call to action. It is intended to awaken the conscience
and prompt individuals to take action both individually and
collectively.
The
goal of The Climate Project is to provide the ammunition necessary
to arm citizens with the facts needed to insist that corrective
actions are taken immediately. It is not a message of desperation
and despair, but rather one of hope. Just as we have tackled
seemingly intractable issues in the past, i.e. slavery, depression,
world wars, racial injustice, we too are capable of mobilizing
our efforts to confront and conquer an issue that threatens
to radically change the environment of our planet.
Lance
Simmens has held senior public policy positions stretching
back to the Carter Administration. For over 30 years he has
served in a variety of positions at the Federal, State and
local levels of government. His service includes six years
on the US Senate Budget Committee, six years with the US Conference
of Mayors, eight years in the Clinton Administration, and
is currently Special Assistant to Pennsylvania Governor Ed
Rendell.
He
was instrumental in establishing the first Office of Sustainable
Development in the Federal government. Its mission was to
balance the dual principles of economic development and environmental
stewardship in the search for a comprehensive solution to
natural resource disasters. in 1995, Lance Simmens was awarded
the Department of Commerce’ Gold Medal Award, its highest
honorary award, for his work in this area.
Parties
6th
Annual Chinese New Year Celebration
February
8, 2008
Join us for our
annual celebration of the Lunar New Year as we celebrate the
Year
of the Rat.
Chinese New Year
starts with the new moon on the first day of the new year
and ends on the full moon 15 days later. The celebration was
traditionally highlighted with a religious ceremony given
in honor of Heaven and Earth, the gods of the household and
the family ancestors. The spirits of the ancestors, together
with the living, celebrate the onset of the New Year as one
great community. The communal feast called "surrounding the
stove" or weilu. It symbolizes family unity and honors
the past and present
generations.
With
A cappella from Pennsori, the Pan-Asian dance Troupe and traditional
Chinese folk dance by Ms Son, song by
Mr
Qin Qian and violin performance by Ms Qin Qian
and Tai Ji dance w/ sword by Mrs Liu Qing.
2007
Annual
Halloween Costume Party
October
26, 2007
Boo!
Come out in your best costume and dance to a spooky DJ beat.
Appetizers with cash bar will be served under the haunted
glow of silent, scary movies. Wear your best costume and join
the contest – there will be prizes!
Diwali
November
9, 2007
Diwali
is presented with the support of Jo Ann Miles
Known
as the Festival of Lights, Diwali symbolizes the victory of
good over evil, and lamps are lit as a sign of celebration
and hope for mankind - a magical and radiant touch creates
an atmosphere of joy and revelry. Diwali celebrations in India
are similar to Christmas festivities in the US. We will create
a mini-Melas (fair) with food, henna painting and
performances.
Holiday
Party
December
14, 2007
Welcome
to a holiday party with international flair! Enjoy seasonal
music from the Curtis
Institute of Music Brass Quartet featuring Jon
Fowler on Tuba, Stanford
Thompson on
Trumpet, Corey Klein on
Horn and Achilles Liarmakopoulos
on
Trombone,
as we share traditions
from around the world. We will have plenty
of
holiday treats (and egg nog)!
Ambassador
Program
Through
this program, International House is proud to provide the
public a forum
to
learn about the accomplishments of each Ambassador’s country
while offering business leaders the opportunity to develop
economic ties beyond Philadelphia.
November
8, 2007
Zeid
Ra’ad Zeid Al-Hussein, Ambassador of the Hashemite Kingdom
of
Jordan to the United States of America
Prince
Zeid was previously Jordan’s Permanent Representative to the
United Nations; a post he
held
six and a half years (2000 – 2007). From 1996
to
2000, he was Jordan’s Deputy Permanent Representative at the
UN, with the rank of Ambassador. For the past three years,
Prince Zeid chaired the Consultative Committee for the United
Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM)
and
led an effort to establish greater strategic direction for
the Fund.
An
expert in the field of international justice, Prince Zeid
played a central role in
the
establishment of the International Criminal Court and in September
2002, was elected the first president of the Court’s governing
body. He also served as a political affairs officer in UNPROFOR
in the former Yugoslavia from February 1994
to
February 1996.
President’s
Breakfasts
2007
Judith
von Seldeneck, Founder and Chairman and CEO of Diversified
Search
Diversified
Search has been in business for over 30 years and is a broad
generalist executive search firm serving clients in a number
of specialty practices: healthcare, not-for profit and higher
education, life sciences, media and entertainment, financial
services, consumer and industrial, technology and corporate
boards.
September
27, 2007
Anthony
S. Bartolomeo, P.E., President
& CEO of Pennoni
ASSOCIATES
International
House’s President & CEO Oliver Franklin invites IHouse
members and a special guest from the Philadelphia business
community to join him for a casual and informative breakfast
discussion. Attendance is limited to members only.
IHouse
Member Lecture Series
October
24, 2007
Awareness
of American Culture presented
by IHouse’s Alumnus Jonathan Gaev
This
very popular lecture is presented annually. Mr Gaev’s presentation
will cover topics such as:
Recognizing
the view of foreigners from an American stand point
Distinguishing
important factors in building relationships with Americans
in school,
at
work, and at social events
Understanding
Americans’ expectations of foreigners
Learning
what you need to know about cultural aspects and proper manners
to succeed in American economy...
Jonathan
Gaev has extensive work experience in nearly 30 countries
across Europe, Asia, and Latin America. He has delivered
over 100 presentations in English, French, Portuguese, and
Spanish. He has also appeared on television and radio shows
in Barbados, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Poland, Portugal,
Venezuela and the United States of America.
The
Member Lecture Series provides an opportunity for IHouse residents
and other members to present a topic of interest that can
be based from, but not limited to, their cultural experience,
personal knowledge or academic interests. If you would like
to present a lecture, please contact the Resident Advisory
and Activities Center at raac@ihphilly.org
for additional information about topic submission
procedures.
