Hello everyone,
A couple of interesting global health speaker events are coming to Town Hall http://www.townhallseattle.org/about.cfm as part of World Affairs Council http://www.world-affairs.org/events/2011/06/28/global-leadership-and-africa -connected-series-african-leaders-championing-fight-ag> Global Leadership Series. Please take a look at the events below and pass along this information to any other interested parties.
. Thursday June 9th, Town Hall, 7PM (6PM reception and registration): Mechai Viravaidya, or http://www.world-affairs.org/events/2011/06/09/global-leadership-and-innova tion-global-development-health-series-how-be-changemak> “Mr. Condom”, the Founder and Chair of the Population and Community Development Association (PDA), Population and Development International (PDI), and the Mechai Viravaidya Foundation (MVF) for a talk titled “How To Be A Changemaker: Combating HIV/AIDS and Eradicating Poverty through Social Enterprise, A Conversation with Thailand’s Mr. Condom.”
. Tuesday June 28th, Town Hall, 7PM (6PM reception and registration): His Excellency, Mr. Festus Gontebanye Mogae http://www.world-affairs.org/events/2011/06/28/global-leadership-and-africa -connected-series-african-leaders-championing-fight-ag> , is the former president of Botswana and chairman of the Champions for an HIV-Free Generation. Mr. Mogae has also won international praise for his efforts to combat the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Botswana.
Please register in advance using the links above if you are interested in attending.
Best,
Bobbi Nodell
Communications Manager
University of Washington Dept. of Global Health
206.271.1429 l bnodell@uw.edu l www.globalhealth.washington.edu
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