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Calendar of Member Events Attendance is limited to members and their invited guests
2010-2011 July 21 -- Summer social at the home of Connie and Carl Clark. September 8 -- Lunch and tour of the environmentally engineered LEED certified, new Port of Portland building. September 26 -- Scholar picnic at Gabriel Park in Southwest Portland. Scholars, donors, ARCS members and university mentors are invited to greet new and returning scholars. October 19 -- Scholar Awards Luncheon at the Portland Art Museum. Keynote Speaker: Bill Gates, Sr. November 2 -- Dr. Amy Dreves, OSU's "Bug Lady" entomologist, presents "The Invasion of the Asian Fruit Fly." Hoffman Corporate Offices, Fox Tower. January 6 -- Dr. Kim Burchiel, Chair, Department of Neurological Surgery, speaks about Parkinson's Disease. Center for Health and Healing, OHSU.
February 1 -- Dr. Susan Hayflick speaks about steps for finding cures for genetic diseases. OHSU.
March 3 -- Dr. Mark Richardson, Dean, OHSU Medical School, moderates a panel discussion on healthcare reform. Guests are invited; refreshments will be served. Vey Auditorium, Doernbecher Hospital.
April 6 -- Visit OSU to hear Dr. Kelly Benoit-Bird present "From Zooplankton to Great Whales: How Animals Feed in the Ocean."
May TBD -- Annual Meeting at The Town Club.
June 1-4 -- National Annual Meeting in Amelia Island, Florida.
2009-2010 August 20 -- Summer social at the home of Julie and Wayne Drinkward. September 16--Dr. Ramesh Sagili talks on honey bee colony collapse disorder: possible causes and clues to the mystery. Hoffman Corporate Offices, Fox Tower September 27 --Scholar picnic at Gabriel Park in Southwest Portland. Scholars, donors, ARCS members and university mentors are invited to greet new and returning scholars. October 20 -- Scholar Awards Luncheon at the MAC. November 4 -- Dr. John Horne speaks about public infrastructure. Hear about the underbelly of Portland--tunnels, sewers, and light rail--and the future of this complex technology. Hoffman Corporate Offices, Fox Tower January 13 -- Dr. Anne Nedrow presents “The Anti-Inflammatory Diet: Six Weeks to Better Health?” Is this a friend or foe of the healthy body? Conference Room, Center for Women’s Health February 4 -- Dr. Sanjiv Kaul, division head of cardiovascular medicine at OHSU, speaks about the newest research on women’s heart health. Conference Room, Center for Women’s Health March 2 -- Dr. Tom Beer has the latest news about Vitamin D and prostate health. This could be an important evening for the men in your life. Guests are invited; refreshments will be served. Vey Auditorium, Doernbecher Hospital April 7 -- Visit OSU to see the nuclear engineering building, the nuclear reactor, and Dr. Jose Reyes, who will discuss radiation health physics. May 6 -- Annual Meeting at The Town Club June 2-5 – National Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. 2008-2009 August 3 – Summer social at the home of Ellen and Chuck McClure September 18 -- Make friends with robots. Bill Reiersgaard discusses the science of robotics. Then Dr. Albert Starr allows us to view open-heart surgery. St. Vincent Hospital, Souther Auditorium September 28 – Scholar picnic at Gabriel Park, Southwest Portland. October 29 -- Scholar Awards Luncheon. Keynote speaker is Terri Fiez, Ph.D., director of OSU’s School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Multnomah Athletic Club November 13 -- Fetal fat syndrome: the effects of maternal diet and health. Juvenile obesity and diabetes take center stage under the tutelage of expert Dr. Kevin Grove. Oregon National Primate Research Center, Administration Building, Malinow Meeting Hall January 7 -- Retirement Rx: A Prescription for the Rest of Your Life. Dr. Fritz Fraunfelder, founder of the Casey Eye Institute and director emeritus, presents a talk on how the retirement years can be healthy, productive, and rewarding. Casey Eye Institute, Lobby Level March 5 -- "How Your Body Clock Affects Your Sleep and Mood.” Dr. Al Lewy, an internationally recognized specialist in sleep disorders, depression and jet leg gives an eye-opening talk. Scholars and guests invited; refreshments. Vey Auditorium, Doernbecher Hospital April 2 -- Bus leaves Portland for OSU. See the impressive wave lab, the Kelley Engineering Building, and the Linus Pauling special collections. May 7 -- Annual Meeting at The Town Club May 14--New member orientation May 27-30--National Annual Meeting in San Francisco 2007-2008 August – Summer Social hosted by Dr. Joe Robertson and his wife Patricia. September 19 -- Field trip to the Oregon Garden to hear about threatened oak habitats from Dr. Paige Fischer, daughter of member Nancy Fischer. October 24– Scholar Awards Luncheon features Dr. Judy Cameron of the Oregon Primate Center. Multnomah Athletic Club November 8– Dr. Thomas Wang, facial plastic surgeon, speaks about his work internationally and at home. January 10--Visit OGI to hear Dr. Antonio Baptista, director of the Center for Coastal Margin Observation and Prediction. February 7– Dr. Charles Thomas talks about the emerging technology in clinical radiotherapy. Center for Health and Healing March 6– HemCon’s Simon McCarthy, Ph.D., speaks about the development of bandages made from shrimp exoskeletons. Vey Conference Center, Doernbecher Hospital April 3– Dr. Aaron Janowsky helps members understand methamphetamines, methadone, and schizophrenia and other mental illness. VA Hospital Building May 1– Annual Meeting at The Town Club. May 15--New member orientation. June 4-7 – 50th Year Celebration and National Annual Meeting in Pasadena, California 2006-2007 July 21--Summer Social at the home of Cyndy and Ed Maletis September 7– Dr. Joanna Cain, chair of ob-gyn and director of the Center for Women’s Health at OHSU, speaks about the history and current state of women’s health research. Center for Women’s Health, Kohler Pavilion, OHSU October 26– Scholar Awards Luncheon features Dr. Brian Druker, JELD WEN chair for leukemia research at OHSU Cancer Institute will speak on his successful development of the drug Gleevec, an effective treatment for chronic myeloid leukemia. Multnomah Athletic Club November 2 -- Dr. Elizabeth Le speaks on women and heart disease. Multnomah Pavilion at OHSU January 4– Dr. Charles Springer speaks on magnetic resonance imaging. Biomedical Research Building, OHSU February 1– Dr. Marcus Grompe presents new developments in stem cell research. Biomedical Research Building. March 1– Dale Purcell speaks on “DNA—Chain of Evidence.” Vey Auditorium, Doernbecher Hospital at OHSU April 4– Join ARCS members for a tour of the new OHSU Center for Health and Healing at the waterfront. Chris Cunningham, chair of the Scholar Selection Committee, will speak. May 3 -- Annual meeting at The Town Club. ARCS Scholars Peter Gillespie and Trish Pruis will be featured speakers. May 17 – New Member Orientation 2005-2006 September 8– Chris Cunningham, Ph.D., associate dean of graduate studies at OHSU, speaks on the scholar selection process. Lunch to follow. The Chart House Restaurant. October 12--First Annual Scholar Awards Luncheon. Dr. Susan Tolle, director of the OHSU Center for Ethics in Health Care, will speak. Multnomah Athletic Club November 3– Field trip to the lab of Teresa Nicholson, Ph.D., OHSU Research Center/Vollum Institute. Learn about zebra fish, genetics, and human hearing loss. January 5– Dr. John Hunter, OHSU chief of surgery, shares what’s new. OHSU Medical Research Building January 18– Observe a surgery via live monitor. University Hospital South February 2– Hard-hat tour of the new Biomedical Research Building, OHSU. March 2– Jeri Janowsky, M.D. speaks on memory function for “Brain Awareness Month.” Vey Conference Center, OHSU May 4--Annual Meeting at The Town Club 2004-2005 September 9 -- Visit the OHSU Simulation Center to see computerized manikins inform the instruction of health care professionals. October 14– Members’ party at the home of Dr. Peter Kohler and his wife, Judy. November 4– Dr. Dan Dorsa, OHSU vice president for research, speaks. January—Visit the Oregon Graduate Institute School of Engineering and Dr. Mischa Pavel to learn about new technology to enable seniors to remain living independently. February 9-- General membership meeting April 7– Members meet at the home of Ellen Richardson. May 5— Annual Meeting at The Town Club. June 1-4 – National Annual Meeting in San Diego June 17 – Summer social at the home of Shirley Papè |