Scotland Week Events in The USA
Boston
Reception to Mark Opening of New SDI Office
Monday, March 31 2008, 12:00 – 2:00pm
Scottish Development International, 28 State Street, Suite 2300, Boston, MA
Official office opening for Scottish Development International.
By invitation only
Speech from Scotland's First Minister
Monday, March 31 2008
Harvard University's Center for European Studies
Speech from Scotland's First Minister at Harvard University's Center for European Studies – in collaboration with Harvard Business School on "Creating the Celtic Lion Economy".
Chicago
Tartan Day Luncheon
Saturday, March 29, 2008. 11:30am - 2:00pm
Gorton Community Center, 400 East Illinois Road, Lake Forest, IL
Guest Speaker Professor Anthony Jones, President of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, on The Story of Charles Rennie Mackintosh
$50.00, Pre-registration required by March 27th.
Scottish Business Reception
Monday 31 March, 6-9pm
Art Institute of Chicago, Stock Exchange Room, 111 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60603
Whisky tasting reception for Scotland Week focused on all sectors including globalscots, existing investors and multipliers.
By invitation only
Scottish Business Forum
Tuesday, April 1, 2008. 5:30pm - 7:30pm
The Union League Club, 65 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, Illinois
Cocktail reception and presentation by The Rt Hon The Lord Provost of Glasgow, Councillor Bob Winter.
$25.00 ISAS Members; $35.00 Non-Members. Pre-registration required by March 28th.
History Club Meeting
April 5, 2008. Museum open 9:00am-Noon. Presentation at 10:00 am
Heritage Hall of The Scottish Home, 2800 Des Plaines Avenue, North Riverside, Illinois
ISAS Member, Darrel Babuk will give a presentation on The Streets of Chicago.
Scottish Law Society
Monday, April 7, 2008
Baker & McKenzie, LLP, 130 E. Randolph Drive, Suite 3500, 39th Floor of the Prudential Bldg, Chicago, Illinois
Inaugural Presentation of the Judge William J. Bauer International Justice Award and Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Seminars.
11:30am - Reception
12:15-1:00pm - Buffet Lunch
1:00pm - Presentation of the Judge William J. Bauer International Justice Award
1:15-2:00pm - CLE Seminar Representative, Law Society of Scotland
2:15-3:00pm - CLE Seminar TBD
(0.75 General IL CLE credit hours for each seminar)
$75.00 ISAS Members, $85.00 Non-Members. Pre-registration required by April 4th.
Genealogy Meeting
April 12, 2008, 10:00am
Heritage Hall of The Scottish Home, 2800 Des Plaines Avenue, North Riverside, Illinois
Maureen Brady will present changes and what's available on the new FamilySearch.org.
Houston
Scottish Business Reception
Thursday 3 April, 6-9pm
Rockefeller Hall, 3620 Washington Avenue, Houston TX 77007
Whisky tasting reception for Scotland Week focused on all sectors including globalscots, existing investors and multipliers.
By invitation only
Seattle
Scottish Business Reception
Monday 31 March, 8:00 – 9:30am
Rainer Club, 820 Fourth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104
Breakfast with globalscots.
By invitation only
Reception for business customers
Monday 31 March, 5.30 – 7.30pm
820 Fourth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104
Reception for business customers, Diaspora and Edinburgh & Heriot Watt Universities
Virginia
Scotland's First Minister visits Monticello in Charlottesville – home of Thomas Jefferson
Tuesday 1 April
Virginia University
Scotland's First Minister visits Monticello in Charlottesville – home of Thomas Jefferson. Delivery of speech – "Scotland and America: Lessons from the Land of Jefferson" at Virginia University.
Washington DC
Business Networking Reception
Wednesday 2 April, 6.30 – 8.30pm
Carnegie Institute for Science, 1530 P Street, NW Washington, DC 20005
Business networking reception tied to the Renewable Energy/Education Mission in D.C. Whisky Tasting by – The Dalmore & Laphroaig Attendees – Aid agencies, energy companies, universities, globalscots, US government officials, as well as some of our other general contacts in DC area.
Tartan Day 10th Anniversary Dinner
Wednesday 2 April, 7.00pm
Library of Congress
Hosted by the Scottish Government and celebrating the ties between Scotland the United States.
By invitation only
Scotland's First Minister meets with the President of Inter American Development Bank
Wednesday 2 April
Scotland's First Minister meets with the President of Inter American Development Bank. Meeting with Scottish Development International – sponsored mission from Scottish Higher Education institutions.
By invitation only
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