Tomorrow Henry Gates to Deliver Keynote Address in New York

"Gates to Deliver Keynote Address at Harvard Club of New York Annual Dinner Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. will be delivering the keynoteaddress at the 141st Annual Meeting and Dinner of the Harvard Club of New York City to be held on Thursday, January 18, 2007. Please join your fellow Harvard Club of New York City and Harvard Black Alumni Society members for this very special event.

Henry Louis Gates, Jr., is the W.E.B. Du Bois Professor of the Humanities and the Director of the W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for African and African American Research at Harvard University. Professor Gates is Editorin- Chief of the Oxford African American Studies Center, the first comprehensive scholarly online resource in the field of African- American Studies and Africana Studies. In 2006, Professor Gates wrote and produced the PBS documentary "African-American Lives," the first documentary series to employ genealogy and science to provide an understanding of African-American history. He also wrote and produced the documentaries "Wonders of the African World" (2000) and "America Beyond the Color Line" (2004) for the BBC and PBS, and authored the companion volumes to both series.

Professor Gates earned his M.A. and Ph.D. in English literature from Clare College at the University of Cambridge, and his B.A. summa cum laude in English language and literature from Yale University in 1973. Before joining the faculty of Harvard in 1991, he taught at Yale, Cornell, and Duke.

The evening will begin with cocktails at 6:00 P.M., followed by dinner at 7:00 P.M. After dinner, dessert and beverages will be served in Harvard Hall. You are urged to reserve promptly by mailing your reply card, calling the Program Office at 212-827-1202, or E-mailing programs@hcny.com. Note this event is open only to members of the Harvard Club.

For reservations contact Programs at 212-827-1202 or at programs@hcny.com."

Afghan Women/Five Years Later

Presented on the Washington Post web site:

THE WOMEN OF KABUL - A Multimedia Feature

Photos and Audio by Paula Lerner '83/'84

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/world/interactives/afghanistanwomen/

For a shorter link, please use this URL:

http://tinyurl.com/yxozja

Five years ago the Taliban fled Kabul, bringing an end to a harsh regime. This feature tells the stories of five women entrepreneurs in Kabul who are rebuilding their lives and their country by building their businesses. They are struggling to take control of their future against a backdrop of a country still recovering from decades of war and facing an ongoing insurgency.

Kindly forward this information to anyone who may be interested.

http://www.lernerphoto.com

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Paula Lerner Photography * Boston * 617-489-6747

paula@lernerphoto.com

Green Connect Update - SF Connect

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Greetings SF Connect Volunteers! Join Green Connect and the Community Clean Team on February 10th and 24th to keep our City Green, Clean, and Beautiful! February 10th: United Nations Plaza, 7th St at Market February 24th: Bayview Opera House, 3rd Street at Newcomb Join Green Connect from 9 AM - 12 PM for city wide impact days in Districts 6 & 10. Activities will include: park clean-up work, street cleaning, graffiti removal, and tree plantings. Volunteers will work with The Department of Public Works, Recreation and Parks Department, The Department of the Environment, Clean City Coalition and local residents like you in making San Francisco a cleaner, greener place to live and grow. To find out more about this project or to volunteer, please visit our web site at www.sfconnect.org SF Connect | 60 Spear Street, 9th Floor | San Francisco, CA 94105

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New York Academy of Sciences: "Medical Apartheid" Feb. 15th 2007 [Harvard School of Public Health Fellow]

"Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black
Americans from Colonial Times to the Present
Speaker: Harriet A. Washington, author

Medical Apartheid is the first and only comprehensive history of the
medical experimentation on African Americans. Starting with the
earliest encounters between Africans and Western medical researchers
and the racist pseudoscience that resulted, it details the way both
slaves and freedmen were used in hospitals for experiments conducted
without a hint of informed consent � a tradition that continues today
within some black populations.

It shows how blacks have historically been prey to grave-robbing as well
as unauthorized autopsies and dissections. Moving into the 20th century,
it shows how the pseudoscience of eugenics and social Darwinism was used
to justify experimental exploitation and shoddy medical treatment of
blacks and a view that they were biologically inferior, oversexed, and
unfit for adult responsibilities.

Shocking new details about the government's Tuskegee experiment are
revealed, as are similar, less well-known medical atrocities conducted
by the government, the armed forces, and private institutions. Medical
Apartheid reveals the hidden underbelly of scientific research and
makes possible, for the first time, an understanding of the roots of
the African American health deficit.
Reception and Book Sale to follow
Log In to add this event to your calendar."

http://www.nyas.org/events/eventDetail.asp?eventID=4117&date=2/15/2007%206:00:00%20PM

MIT/Stanford Venture Lab (VLAB): Leaders of Silicon Valley

[FYI. Perry, http://perrygregg.name]

"This upcoming MIT/Stanford Venture Lab (VLAB) event will be a great
opportunity for anyone interested in starting their own business or
investing in one to network with VCs, entrepreneurs, and GSB
students. As you know, the moderator Ram Shriram from Sherpalo
Ventures was ranked 3 on the Forbes Midas List last year and is a
founding board member of Google. Our panelist Roelof Botha from
Sequoia Capital is a former CFO at PayPal and is on YouTube's Board
of Directors. The panel discussion will focus on how young
entrepreneurs create buzz for their startups, work with investors,
and create successful businesses.

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MIT/Stanford Venture Lab (VLAB)
Presents : Young Leaders of Silicon Valley
http://www.vlab.org

Registration
$35 - Online registration until Sunday, 1/14
$40 - Day of the event
https://www.vlab.org/site/register/

Date and Location
Tuesday, January 16, 2007 at Stanford Graduate School of Business
6:00 - 7:30PM Networking/Buffet reception (Arbuckle Lounge)
7:00 - 8:30PM Panel discussion (Bishop Auditorium)

Moderator
Ram Shriram - Founder, Sherpalo Ventures

Panelists
Roelof Botha - Partner, Sequoia Capital
Alicia Morga - CEO, Consorte Media
Seth Sternberg - CEO, Meebo
Zaw Thet - CEO, 4INFO

Event Description

VLAB is kicking off its 2007 season by presenting some of Silicon
Valley's youngest and brightest entrepreneurs. Come join us for an
evening where we put the spotlight on these young entrepreneurs to
reveal the facts and dispel the myths behind the makings of hot
startups and young moguls. Whether you're interested in becoming the
next baby billionaire or would like to hear some sage advice from
this group of go-getters, this VLAB event promises to provide an
evening of insightful and inventive dialogue.

Our moderator Ram Shriram will quiz the panelists about what it takes
to not only create the right buzz for their products and companies,
but also to secure the funding and build upon it. Seth Sternberg of
Meebo and Zaw Thet of 4INFO have had great success in starting and
growing their online startups; both are familiar faces of the Web 2.0
movement. Roelof Botha of Sequoia Capital and Alicia Morga of
Consorte Media are seasoned professionals in the online internet
space with experience as both startup executives and venture
capitalists with top tier firms.

We look forward to your participation!

About VLAB

The MIT/Stanford Venture Lab (VLAB) is the San Francisco Bay Area
chapter of the MIT Enterprise Forum, a non-profit organization
dedicated to promoting the growth and success of high-tech
entrepreneurial ventures by connecting ideas, technology and people.
We provide a forum for entrepreneurs, industry experts, venture
capitalists, private investors and technologists to exchange insights
about how to effectively grow high-tech ventures amidst dynamic
market risks and challenges. In a world where markets change at
breakneck speed, knowledge is a critical source of competitive
advantage. Our forums provide an excellent opportunity to network and
learn about pivotal business issues, emerging industries and the
latest technologies.

http://www.vlab.org "