Young Professionals Calendar

The Young Professionals series is an opportunity to learn first-hand about the world while meeting other members who share the same interests.


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Event Global PATH: Houston as an International Destination
Mayor Bill White
Petroleum Club, 800 Bell St. 43rd Floor

Date Thursday, October 09, 2008
Time 6:00 PM to 7:15 PM
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Event Brazil Rising
Simon Marks, Journalist
Landmark Theatre, 2009 W. Gray Street

Date Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Time 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
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Event Society for Performing Arts Presents - Bossa Nova: Celebrating the First 50 Years
Featuring Oscar Castro-Neves and Friends

Wortham Center, Cullen Theater

Date Saturday, November 01, 2008
Time 8:00 PM
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Recent Programs
July 2008 - Global Issues Dialogue Reception
The Latest Chapter in US-Mexico Border Relations
Dr. Tony Payan, University of Texas - El Paso


July 2008 - Global Issues Dialogue Reception
Asia21 Young Leaders Initiative
Adam Gibson, Huan Le, Paresh Patel


June 2008 - Tasting
New American Cheese: International Flavors in our own Backyard
Houston Dairymaids, Kendra Scott & Lindsey Schecter


May 2008 - Global Issues Dialogue Reception
Rebuilding Rwanda: Sustainable Development Projects
Evan Thomas, NASA & Manna Energy Foundation


May 2008 - Global Issues Dialogue Reception
Apertura Colombia - Station Museum of Contemporary Art
Rodrigo Paris, Rumbo Newspaper
Diana Carolina Caicedo, Colombians Across Borders at the University of St. Thomas


May 2008 - Houston Symphony Mixer
Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 4 - Schumann Symphony No. 3, Rhenish
Featuring Taiwanese-American violinist, Cho-Liang Lin

Hosted by Asia Society Young Professionals, Japan America Society Young Professionals,
Asian American Bar Association, & World Affairs Council


April 2008 - Global Issues Dialogue Reception
Alternative Energy: The Hype and the Hope
Michael Webber, University of Texas - Austin
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Co-sponsored by Young Professionals in Energy and the Petroleum Club of Houston Young Professionals


March 2008 - Global Issues Dialogue Reception
Mapping Kosovo's Future
Friedrich Christian Haas


February 2008 - Global Issues Dialogue Reception
Meeting Resistance Documentary Screening and Discussion
Directors - Steve Connors & Molly Bingham


February 2008 - Global Issues Dialogue Reception
Muslims in America
Andrea Elliott, New York Times


January 2008 - Documentary Screening and Discussion
Children in the Ranks
Jo Becker, Human Rights Watch

January 2008 - Global Issues Dialogue Reception
The Putin Generation: Russian Youth
Sarah Mendelson and Ted Gerber

December 2007 - Wine Tasting
Corkscrew Wine Bar


November 2007 - Global Issues Dialogue
The Cloudy Future of Pakistan
Daniel Markey, Council on Foreign Relations

September 2007 - Global Issues Dialogue 
China and India: What Next?
Mira Kamdar, World Policy Institute and Asia Society
Adam Segal, Council on Foreign Relations

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