Young Professionals Present: Surviving Civil War & Tsunami in Sri Lanka

Sadna Samaranayake
- Director, Sri Lanka Foundation
Carsten Henningsen
- President, Community Friends


TICKETS:
member w/ meal: $ 10.00
non-member w/ meal: $ 15.00

REGISTER HERE

We hope to see you there!

YP DISCUSSION - Why is Africa Poor, and Why Don't We Care?

DATE:
January 17th, 2007 - 7:pm

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

SUGGESTED LINKS:
WIKIPEDIA: Africa
GOOGLE NEWS: Africa
UNITED NATIONS: Economic Committee for Africa
ZNET: Africa Watch
AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE: Africa

YP DISCUSSION - "Ki-Moon Ban at the UN: Will He Maintain Status Quo or Invigorate the Global Body?”

DATE:
January 3rd, 2007 - 7:pm

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

SUGGESTED LINKS:
Ban Ki-Moon Sworn In - UN WEBSITE
Ban Ki-Moon - GOOGLE NEWS

2006 YP Holiday Party & Gift Drive!

Date:
Friday, December 15, 2006
Time:
7:00pm - 10:00pm
Location:
Historic Kenton Firehouse, 8105 N. Brandon St.
Admission:
$10 members / $15 non-members and an Unwrapped Gift for the "Toy N Joy Maker" Drive
Dress:
YP Steering Committee Member Chris Luttkus Suggests: Business Savvy, Holiday Sassy!
Refreshments:
Provided!

Let's have a Party YP style! Join us for refreshments and merriment at the Historic Kenton Firehouse. This event is fun for a good cause when you bring an unwrapped gift for the Toy N Joy Maker Drive. Portland Toy & Joymakers help the needs of low-income families in the Portland area to give their children toys for Christmas. The Portland Fire Bureau's Toy & Joy Makers started giving toys to needy children in 1914 and you can help too by giving something from the suggested toy items list!

Toy Drive Suggested Toy Items: Toy & Joy Makers Website

Reservations:
Required by Thursday, December 14, 2006. Please note that this event is limited to 50 people.

Reserve online at www.worldoregon.org or call the Council at (503) 274-7488.

We hope to see you there!

All Regards,



Reno J. Tibke
Young Professionals
World Affairs Council of Oregon

YP Discussion - "Who Owns America? A Survey of our Global Debt and its Consequences."

SPECIAL PRESENTER:
YP Jenson Hagen will introduce this arcane subject to the group, followed by general discussion as per usual.

DATE:
December 13th, 2006 - 7:pm

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

SUGGESTED LINKS:
American Foreign Debt - GOOGLE NEWS
Balance of Payments - WIKIPEDIA
Trade Statistics - TradeStats

2006.11.29 - YP Discussion Group

Thanks to all the young professionals who attended the discussion meeting this evening (Reinstating a Military Draft and/or National Service) - it was a great group - several new faces and very welcome voices!

Any additional comments on the subject are welcome!

December 13th's Topic:
"WHO OWNS AMERICA: A Survey of Our Foreign Debt"

And, on Friday, December 15th we're hosting a Holiday Party! Join the Portland YPs for a casual evening of fun & socializing!

See you there!



Reno J. Tibke
Young Professionals
reno@worldoregon.org

Bikes & Young Portland Professionals!

An interesting post about people commuting in Portland!
IT'S ALL ABOUT THE BIKE!

How many of you commute by bike? If not, would you be willing to try?

Interested? Here's a place to start:
BICYCLE ADVOCACY

Have a great day!

YP-PDX - Inaugural Post!

The YP-PDX blog - connect to other YPs - connect to the world!

Welcome to all!

Sincerely,



Reno J. Tibke
Young Professionals

VARIOUS WAC/YP IMAGES

YP Business Card - Front!