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Program
Come join your fellow alumni
and chapter leaders from North America as well as WAAAUB senior leadership
from overseas as we get together again to exchange ideas, memories and to
experience good times in true AUB fashion.
Friday Oct. 9th 2009
7:00PM Welcoming reception for Meeting Attendees
Newtown
1476 rue Crescent
Montréal, QC H3G 2B6, Canada
(514) 284-6555
There will be plenty of
opportunities for relaxing and socializing and to tour the beautiful city of
Montreal.
Saturday Oct. 10th 2009
10:00AM – 12:00PM
Welcoming Remarks (WAAAUB
Leadership, Montreal Chapter)
Session I. WAAAUB here, now and
future
- Overview of WAAAUB activities
in past year globally: convention, events outside North America. (WAAAUB
Leadership)
- Review of Standing committee
planned objectives (Members/representative of respective committee)
- Discussion, Q&A: Two years
on: Assessing WAAAUB
12:15PM – 1:30PM Luncheon
1:45PM – 3:00PM
Session II. On the Ground in
North America (Roundtable led by Chapter Leadership)
- Our successes: types of
events, alumni involvement, communications and connections
- Our challenges: identifying
membership base, event attendance, continuity in
leadership/planning successors,
running a chapter team
- Our solutions and your ideas
3:15PM – 4:15PM
Session III. Today's AUB –
highlights of the best from campus Groundbreaking initiatives and academic
superstars (AUB Faculty) includes AUB YouTube channel demos, slideshows,
etc.
7:30PM Gala Dinner
Fairmont – Queen Elizabeth
900 Rene-Levesque Blvd West
Montreal, QC H3B 4A5, Canada
(514) 861-3511
Gala dinner with keynote
speaker: Raghida Dergham.
Raghida Dergham is Columnist and Senior Diplomatic Correspondent for
the London-based Al Hayat, the leading independent Arabic daily, since
1989. She writes a regular weekly strategic column on International
Political Affairs.
Ms. Dergham is also a Political Analyst for NBC, MSNBC and the Arab
satellite LBC. She is a Contributing Editor for L A Times Syndicate
Global Viewpoint and has contributed to: The New York Times, The
Washington Post, The Herald Tribune and Newsweek.
Ms. Dergham was featured in PBS Documentary "Caught in The Crossfire."
She is quoted in several books in many languages.
A Lebanese-born American Citizen, Ms. Dergham is a member of The
Council on Foreign Relations. She serves on the Board of the
International Women's Media Foundation, and has served on the Advisory
Council of Princeton's Institute for Transregional Studies.
Ms. Dergham is in SUNY's Hall of Fame as a Distinguished Alumna and
has received an Honorary Doctorate of Letters in 2003.
Member of the International Media Council of the World Economic Forum,
composed by 100 of the most respected and influential media figures
worldwide, Dr. Dergham is a frequent participant in Policy conferences
and is a regular participant in The World Economic Forum at Davos and
WEF at the Dead Sea.
She is a frequent lecturer at Universities, Think Tanks and Business
Councils throughout the United States.
In addition to covering the crucial American-Soviet Summits in the 80s
and the 27th Congress of the Soviet Communist Party, Ms Dergham has
done exclusive Interviews with over 30 interviews with Kings,
Presidents, Prime Ministers and has also interviewed over 50 Foreign
Ministers.
* Dancing and entertainment to follow.
Sunday Oct. 11th 2009
10:00AM – 12:00PM
Wrap-up session: Recapping and
Moving Forward (WAAAUB Leadership, Chapter Leaders)
12:00PM Luncheon
Zawedeh Restaurant
Best Western Hotel
3407 Rue Peel
Montreal, QC H3A 1W7, Canada
(514) 288-4141
Closing brunch and tours of
Montreal with your guides, the Montreal alumni chapter.
See you then!
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