December; 2006
Issue
34
In This
Issue:
* Conference on NATO
* Mars Exhibit at Ruda Slaska
* Study Tour on the role of the police
* Herber Hoover exhibit
* New E-journal
Conference on the Role of NATO in International Relations
As part of our Speakers Bureau program, on December 4th, Duncan Walker, Pol/Econ Officer will speak at the Wroclaw University Conference on "The Role of NATO in International Relations after 2001" in Wroclaw, ul. Koszarowa 3.
His presentation will be a part of a conference organized by the East European International Relations Students Association that is focused on the future of NATO in the context of the recent Riga Summit.
Please take advantage of our Speakers Bureau program. The U.S. Mission in Poland will send an American diplomat to speak to your group, school, college or university and allow you the chance to hear from an American first-hand on topics of interest. We want to acquaint you with American culture and values and allow you to meet Americans who live and work in Poland. The Embassy Speakers Bureau program offers audiences from all walks of life the opportunity to hear presentations, ask questions about American foreign policies, political and cultural life, and exchange opinions with an American guest on a topic of mutual interest.
The themes of speeches and presentations vary from American culture, sports, history, and traditions to economics, foreign policy, and U.S. international relations. For many audiences, the most important aspect is having personal contact with an American Diplomat.
Contact: http://poland.usembassy.gov/poland/speakers_bureau.html or
e-mail: konarskaem@state.gov or tel: 12 4245190
Mars Exhibit at the School Complex in Ruda Šl±ska
On December 7th a photo exhibit on Mars exploration entitled, "Mars Mission Possible" opens in the School Complex in Ruda Šl±ska, ul. Orzegowska 25. It presents color and black-and-white photos sent to Earth by Mars rovers Pathfinder, Spirit and Opportunity as well as other images of the Red Planet. The exhibit will also feature a video made at Mars Exploration Rover Mission Headquarters during the landing of twin robot geologists Spirit and Opportunity in 2004. The exhibit will be on display until the end of December.
The School Complex in Ruda Šl±ska is the first Polish school dedicated to Herbert Hoover Clark. Upper Silesia province was among beneficiaries of Herbert Clark Hoover's extraordinary humanitarian actions after World War I, when millions of Polish people and especially Polish children were saved from disease and starvation, Hoover, since that time has been a true symbol of Polish-American friendship.
The website of the school is: http://zsoip.rudaslaska.edu.pl/zsoip/
Study Tour for Ukrainian Journalists
On December 11-13 a three-day long study tour for Ukrainian journalists will be organized within the Partnership for Democracy project. The title of the tour is "Transforming the Role of Police: From a Totalitarian Regime to a Modern Democratic State".
"American Friendship: Herbert Hoover and Poland" Exhibit in Rzeszow.
An exhibit entitled "American Friendship: Herbert Hoover and Poland" will open on December 13th at 10:00 at Wyzsza Szkola Zarzadzania i Informacji w Rzeszowie. The exhibit was organized with the cooperation of the Hoover Institution at Stanford University and highlights the friendship between Poland and the United States, which was epitomized by the aid provided by Herbert Hoover to Poland after both World Wars.
The exhibit will be presented from December 13 until the end of January at the premises of Wyzsza Szkola Zarzadzania, Sucharskiego 2, Rzeszow.
The newest e-journal "Disability and Ability" presents the Americans with Disabilities law and the programs underway to help turn disabilities into abilities, from accommodation to technology and medical research. It presents individuals and groups who show every day that amazing gifts can come from those too easily overlooked. The journal discusses opening opportunities and removing barriers to people with disabilities and also addresses some of the gaps that still exist and shows efforts to bridge them.
The journal is available at: http://usinfo.state.gov/journals/itsv/1106/ijse/ijse1106.htm
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