Monday
July 9, 2001
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PROGRAM
SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY REUNION
SAN DIEGO, CA, USA
JULY 6-9, 2001
Friday, July 6, 2001
| 1: 00 PM | Registration starts in the Lobby of Convention Center of Town & Country Hotel |
| 2:00- 4:00 | Committee Meetings |
| 4:00 - 6:00 |
Welcome Reception, Terrace Pavilion, Pool area |
| 7:00- 8:30 | Buses shuttle between Hotel and Reuben E Lee Ship Restaurant, Harbor Island, at San Diego Bay |
| 9:00 – 10:30 | Dinner, Acquaintance & Entertainment in Ship |
| 10:30- 11:30 | Buses shuttle back to Hotel |
Saturday July 7, 2001
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7:30-8:30 |
AM Breakfast |
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9:00 - 9:30 |
OPENING CEREMONY Chair: Iraj Javandel, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA Welcome: Hossain Ronaghy, Co-Chair, Organizing Committee Overview of the Reunion: Fredun Hojabri, Co-Chair, Organizing Committee |
| 9:30-10:00 | Farhang Mehr, Former Chancellor, Pahlavi (Shiraz) University and Professor Emeritus, Boston University, USA |
| 10:00-10:30 |
Majid Ershad, President, Shiraz University, Iran: Shiraz University Today |
| 10:30- 11:00 | Break and Re-Acquaintance, Chair: Asghar Rastegar, Yale Medical School, USA |
| 11:00-11:45 AM |
Khosrow Nasr, Former Dean of Shiraz University Medical School, USA: Evolution of Education at Shiraz University Medical School |
| 11:45- 12:30 | Sirus Javadpour, Dean of School of Engineering, Shiraz University, Iran |
| 1: 00 – 2: 30 PM | Lunch Break; Speaker: Farhang Holakouhi, former Professor at Tehran University |
Afternoon Session:
Concurrent Sessions of Panel Discussions and Presentations
Moderators: Mohammad Jamshidi and Asghar Rastegar
1. Shiraz University Past, Present and Future- Ways and Means of Cooperation
2. How to Form Strong Bonds Between Shiraz University Graduates and Cooperate with other Iranian Professionals & Associations.
Members of the Panels:
Khosrow Nasr, Iraj Javandel, Mohammad Jamshidi, Hosseinali Shahidi, Masood Kahatami, Mohammad Behforouz, Bahar Bastani, Aziz Shiralipour, Mahmoud Khojasteh, Hamid Kamalipour
Other Members are welcome to participate.
This session is designed for the audience to express their opinions for any suggestions
Presentations
| 2:45: 3:00 | Amir Ajami, University of Arizona, USA |
| 3:00: 3:15 | Mitra Naraghi, Shiraz Alumni Association in Tehran, Iran |
| 3:15: 3:30 | Hamid Kamalipour, SUMS, Shiraz, Iran |
| 3:30-4:00 |
Break |
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4:00- 4:15 |
Masood Khatamee, SUSMA: Activities of Shiraz University School of Medicine Alumni |
| 4:15- 4:30 |
Abdollah Katbab, Qualcomm, San Diego: Shiraz Memories |
| 4: 45-5:15 | Hossain Ronaghy: Second Generation of Iranians in the United States |
Evening Program
| 7: 00 8:00 |
Reception & Exhibition |
| 8:00 – 9:00 | Dinner |
| 9:00-1:00AM |
Music and Cultural Program: Iranian Classical and Folk Songs by Raeeka Sheibani- Yaghmai, Opera Singer, San Francisco State University Music Department Children Dance Performance, Dance Academy, Hengameh Ayari, San Diego, Darvak Music Ensemble, San Diego Mahvash Ajir, Vocal, San Diego Julius DJ Music |
Sunday July 8, 2001
| 8:00- 9:00 AM | Breakfast;
Chair: Ali Massoumi, California |
|
9:30-9:45 |
Reports of Panel Discussions by Asghar Rastegar and Mohammad Jamshidi |
|
9:45-10:30 |
Organizing Committee Report: Registration: Fredun Hojabri, San Diego Web Site: Nader Vadiee, The University of New Mexico, USA Financial: Aghdas Danesh, California Public Relation: Mohammad Rayej, California |
| 10:30-11:00 | Break: Chair: Mohammad Jamshidi, University of New Mexico |
| 11:00- 12:30 | Goals & Bylaws of Shiraz University Association: Nominating Members for the Board |
| 1:00 – 2:30 PM | Lunch Break; Speaker: Massih Tayebi, Chairman, Wireless Facilities International, San Diego |
| 2:45- 4:00 |
Joint Session, Shiraz University & FANNI Topic: Cooperation of Iranian University Associates: How can we make a difference? Messages from other Universities.
Moderator: Mohammad Behforouz, USA Panelists: Fredun Hojabri, Sharif (Aryamehr) University of Technology Association Hossain Ronaghy, Shiraz University Siamak Jafroudi, FANNI Parviz Jabedar Maralani, FANNI, Tehran Mohammad Jamshidi, Shiraz University Hassan Hossein- Zadeh, FANNI Mahmoud Khojasteh, Shiraz University/FANNI |
| 4:00- 4:30 | Break |
| 4:30-5:00 |
CLOSING CEREMONY AND REUNION DECLARATION |
Monday July 9, 2001Sightseeing Tours
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