CONFERENCE
29 Second Annual Meeting Planners Conference, for University and
Hospital meeting planners; meeting planning, budgeting, technology,
opportunities at Penn, small meetings, negotiating; 8:15 a.m.-1:30 p.m.;
Penn Tower Hotel; info: Tanya Hall, 898-0500 (Penn Tower Hotel, Travel
Office).
EXHIBIT
Israel: Archaeology from the Air; a collection of 25 aerial shots
of excavated sites and geographic landmarks throughout Israel, on loan
from the Consulate General of Israel, Phila.; Hill House Courtyard.
Through December 11.
SPECIAL EVENTS
27 25% off Hallmark Keepsake Ornaments, Houston Hall; The Card Shop
(with ad in the DP). Through Dec. 7.
28 Holiday Scratch-Off Sale at Houston Hall. Through Dec. 5.
29 The Annual Computer Graphics Video Show; showing the latest and greatest from SIGGRAPH '95; 6:30-8:30 p.m.; Alumni Hall, Towne Building (Center for Human Modeling and Simulation; Computer and Information Science).
TALKS
27 Molecular and Cellular Characterization of Acanthamoeba Myosin-I;
E. Michael Ostap, Johns Hopkins; 2 p.m.; Physiology Conference Room,
Richards Building (Muscle Institute; Physiology).
Manhood, Mastery, and the Shaping of Southern Evangelicalism; Christine Heyrman, University of Maryland; 4:30 p.m.; Annenberg Seminar; History Lounge, 329A, 3401 Walnut Street (History).
28 Racism in the 21st Century; John T. Baker, Albany Law School; A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr. Lecture; 4:30 p.m.; Room 111, Annenberg School for Communication (Afro-American Studies Program).
The Intervention of the Egyptian Military in Politics and Their Use of Gender and Ethnicity in the Definition of the Post-Colonial Social Order; Mervat Hatem, Howard University; Discussant, Sami Ofeish, Drexel University; Middle East Workshop; pre-registration necessary to receive papers in advance; 4:30 p.m.; Harrison Room, Houston Hall; info: 898- 6335 (Middle East Center).
29 The Musical Encounter: Muslims and Music in 14th Century Gujarat and Bengal; Allyn Miner, SARS; 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; Classroom #2, University Museum (SARS).
Blood and Debt: War and Statemaking in 19th Century Latin America; Miguel Angel Centeno, Princeton; noon; Room 167, McNeil Building (Latin American Cultures Program).
30 Health Risk Behaviors of West Philadelphia Middle School Students; Anthony Rostain, Philadelphia Child Guidance Center and Medical Students' Education; UPMC Clinical Epidemiology Health Services Research Seminar Series; 9-10 a.m.; 701 Blockley Hall (LDI).
Sites From Which We Live; Paolo Burgi, landscape architect, Switzerland; 6 p.m.; Room B-1, Meyerson Hall (GSFA).
TIME CHANGE
Latin American Film Fest:All films have been changed to 4:30 p.m.,
(originally posted as 7:30 p.m.). Remaining films: Todos Santos,
November 30; Denial, December 7.
Deadline:
The deadline for the January at Penn calendar is December 5. The
deadline for the weekly update is the Monday of the week prior to
publication. The next issue will be December 5.
Almanac
Tuesday, November 21, 1995
Volume 42 Number 13