I-House Fall Events: Celebrations and Conversations on Culture, Politics, and Peace
Our fall 2008 line-up of programs is dynamic! Please skim our offerings below or visit ihouse.berkeley.edu/calendar for more details. Don't miss our special Election 2008 coverage and cultural theme dinners highlighted at end. All programs are in I-House and free unless otherwise noted. For a print version click here.
Celebrating the life of Betsy Bade Bacon
Sept. 14, - 2:00 pm
Through her 27 year tenure she was a major figure in I-House and in the campus community.
UN International Day of Peace with Professor Daniel M. Kammen
Sept. 21 - 3:00 pm
Why the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Won the Nobel Peace Prize.
China and the United States lecture by James Fallows - Barrows Hall, 8th floor
Sept. 25 - 4:00 pm
Award-winning journalist of The Atlantic Monthly on China-U.S. ties & global implications.
Filipinos in the East Bay
Sept. 25 - 6:30 pm
Authors Vangie Canonizado Buell, Evelyn Luluquisen, Ellie Hipol Luis and Lillian Galedo.
Global Homecoming: Beer, Baklava or Buffet: Savor the World at I-House!
Oct. 4 - Time TBA $9 buffet. Individual sales drinks/dessert.
All welcome 2.5 hours before kick-off. Martin Brennan hosts. Alumni tables by decade.
Silicon Valley I-House Alumni Reunion
Oct. 6 - 5:30 pm
Jawahar Gidwani discusses Nanosolutions to the Energy Crisis at this free Woodside reception.
Film and Media as Tools for Social Change with Jim Berk
Oct. 6 - 5:30 pm
Celebrated producer of An Inconvenient Truth and Syriana, CEO of Participant Media.
Citizen Activism with Bobby Shriver
Oct. 13 - 5:30 pm
Kennedy family member and co-founder with Bono of DATA - now the ONE campaign.
Approaches to an International Career with Dr. Jody Olsen of the Peace Corps
Oct. 21 - 6:00 pm
The Peace Corps Deputy Director highlights job opportunities worldwide.
United Nations Day Dinner on Climate Change
Oct. 24 - 6:00 pm, Tickets $30. Seniors $20. Students $15.
Honoring Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Nobel Peace Prize Winners.
Pakistan's Cricket Legend, Imran Khan, Speaks as an Activist
Oct. 30 - 6:30 pm
Lodestar Dinner: Tom Campbell on What the US Election Results Mean for America and the World
Nov. 6 - 6:00 pm, $15.
Haas Professor and former Dean, Congressman, and California Finance Director shares his insights.
Recovering Afghanistan's Past
Nov. 14 - 15
Conference on Cultural Heritage
The Power of Negotiation with Stan Christensen
Dec. 1 - 6:00 pm
Sharing skills from negotiating hostage situations to mergers in 75 + countries
U.S. Elections 2008 Special Events:
Join I-House residents for the excitement of tracking
electoral returns November 4th. Commentators from
around the world will share their views via digital video
conferences. Presidential debates on Sept. 26, Oct. 7 & 15 will also be screened
live in the Chevron Auditorium. Free! No RSVP
required.
Cultural Theme Dinners in our 2nd Floor
Dining Commons:
All-you-can-eat delicious buffet - $9.75 per person, 6-8 pm.
Mexican Independence Day - Sept. 16
Japanese - Oct. 10
Bavarian Oktoberfest - Oct. 17
Hindu Diwali Festival of Lights- Nov. 7
Italian Night - Dec. 2
We hope to welcome you again soon "under the dome".
Our best from Berkeley,
I-House Alumni Relations & Program Office