Wednesday, May 23, 2007

YP DISCUSSION: Working and Living Abroad: What options are out there? What do you gain? What do you lose?

This topic was suggested by one of you. Many of you have probably already had this life experience – YPs who have taken this step in life are encouraged to come share their experiences with the group!

DATE:

May 23rd, 2007 - 7:pm

LOCATION:

Laurelwood NW Public House (map), upstairs - back room.

SUGGESTED LINKS:
GOOGLE NEWS: WORKING ABROAD

Monday, May 14, 2007

YOUNG PROFESSIONALS EVENT: Doctors Without Borders, May 14th

Doctors Without Borders
Médecins Sans Frontières










::WHO::

Suniti Kumar, MD
David Huntley

::WHEN::
Monday, May 14, 2007 6:30pm to 8:30pm

::TICKETS::
member: $ 15.00
non-member: $ 20.00

::RSVP Info::
Price includes wine and appetizers. Paid Pre-Registration Required. Register online or by calling The World Affairs Council at 503 274 7488.

::Location::
Souk, 322 NW 6th Avenue, Suite 200

Join the Young Professionals of the World Affairs Council of Oregon as we share in the experiences of two professionals who have served overseas with Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders. Suniti Kumar completed college and medical school in Massachusetts before being trained by MSF to serve in Myanmar. She spent the whole of 2001 there and three years later served in Niger at a pediatric malnutrition project.

After a stint with the Air Force and 30 years as an engineer, David Huntley was trained by MSF in logistics and immediately dispatched to central Java Indonesia after a massive earthquake in May of 2006. David helped implement a new method of using inflatable hospitals for an emergency orthapedic mission. Both Suniti and David live in the Portland area and will be presenting a MSF slide show interspersed with personal pictures and anecdotes of their experiences. Anybody interested in MSF or getting involved is sure to enjoy this presentation, along with conversation over wine and appetizers at Souk on 6th and NW Flanders.

Wednesday, May 09, 2007

YP DISCUSSION: "SARKOZY WINS FRANCE, AND EUROPE SWINGS RIGHT…”

Is this the beginning of Europe’s 21st century abandonment of leftist democracies?

DATE:
May 9th, 2007 - 7:pm

LOCATION:

Laurelwood NW Public House (map), upstairs - back room.

SUGGESTED LINKS:
WIKIPEDIA: Nicolas Sarkozy
GOOGLE NEWS: French Government