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Jul 22, 2019 4:00 PM - 9:00 PM
In lieu of our regular club meeting on July 22 at Shoal Creek Saloon, we are planning on going
to the Army Futures Command Thank You Austin event at the Long Center that day.
Tickets are free, but we have to reserve them, and for that we need a headcount.
And we would also like to arrange some carpooling since the Long Center parking
can be a challenge.
If you are interested in going, please send an email to Gary Hampton - g.hampton4@yahoo.com
Here is the schedule of events:
4:00 PM - 7:00 PM 312th Army Rock Band
4:25 PM Army Drill Team Performance
5:15 PM Oath of Enlistment Ceremony
5:45 PM Army Drill Team Performance
6:25 PM Golden Knights Parachute Drop-In
6:40 PM Remarks from Commanding General
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM U.S. Army Field Band Concert "This We'll Defend"
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Jul 29, 2019 6:15 PM - 7:30 PM
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Aug 01, 2019 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM
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Russia-United States Intercountry Committee
Meeting Agenda August 1, 2019, 7:00 PM Pacific Time
Welcome New Officers – Review Officers – Build Committees
Urgent Request – Rotarians in Irkutsk, Rotary Club of Eco Baikal are raising funds to help their friends and neighbors who have been devastated by the flood.
Proposed Activities for 2019-2020
Promote our Committee
Committee Meetings
Potential Ideas with intent to attend District Conference in Novosibirsk:
Other ideas
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Aug 05, 2019 6:15 PM - 7:30 PM
Jim Henry, the District Governor for our district (5870), will talk to us about what's happening Jim is a native Texan having lived in Texas all his life. He obtained a BBA degree from Baylor University and later his JD degree from the Baylor University School of Law. Jim has always concentrated on real estate law. Jim is now retired from full time employment. Jim is the first in his family to be a Rotarian, having joined the Northwest Austin club in 1990. He is a very active member of his club having held numerous offices including President, President Elect, Vice President of Community Service, Club Service, International Service and Vocational Service and served on the club’s Past Presidents Council. He is a Rotary Benefactor, a member of the Paul Harris Society and a Major Donor. He remains very active in supporting all of the clubs projects throughout the community. At the district level, Jim served as an Assistant Governor for four rotary years from 2013 -2014 thru 2016 - 2017. Jim also served on the district membership committee, concentrating on membership retention. Jim’s passion in Rotary is membership. Not just obtaining new members but obtaining and retaining Rotarians.
Jim was married to his wife Pene for 33 years until her passing in January 2013. He has two grown children and two grandchildren. JIM HENRY
Jim is a native Texan having lived in Texas all his life. He obtained a BBA degree from
Baylor University and later his JD degree from the Baylor University School of Law.
Jim has always concentrated on real estate law. Jim is now retired from full time
employment.
Jim is the first in his family to be a Rotarian, having joined the Northwest Austin club in
1990. He is a very active member of his club having held numerous offices including
President, President Elect, Vice President of Community Service, Club Service,
International Service and Vocational Service and served on the club’s Past Presidents
Council. He is a Rotary Benefactor, a member of the Paul Harris Society and a Major
Donor. He remains very active in supporting all of the clubs projects throughout the
community.
At the district level, Jim served as an Assistant Governor for four rotary years from 2013
-2014 thru 2016 - 2017. Jim also served on the district membership committee,
concentrating on membership retention. Jim’s passion in Rotary is membership. Not just
obtaining new members but obtaining and retaining Rotarians.
Jim was married to his wife Pene for 33 years until her passing in January 2013. He has
two grown children and two grandchildren.
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Aug 12, 2019 6:15 PM - 7:30 PM
Patrick will speak to how digital and alternative payment methods are changing how banks do business, as a growing, younger generation is slow to adopt services that cannot be done online through their mobile devices. Patrick Johnson has been a banker in Austin for 20 years. Starting in 1999 at JP Morgan Chase, where he worked for 7 years as Branch Manager and then as Business Relationship Manager for the South Austin market. He then moved to First State Bank Central Texas (2006-2016) as a Commercial Banker, progressing to President & Branch Manager, weathering the recession to consistently grow a commercial relationship portfolio by responding to the needs of small- and medium- sized businesses not often met by big banks. In mid 2016 he was hired as the CEO of Frontier Bank of Texas, and charged with accelerating the growth of the successful, ten-year-old bank into Travis and Williamson Counties, expanding it in just 3 years from two locations to six.
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Aug 19, 2019 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Music Memory Program - Classical Listening for Fun
Mollie Tower will introduce us to a Made in Austin classical music listening program. The Music Memory Program is an award-winning curriculum designed to promote an understanding of music using powerful techniques that combine aural experiences and visual memories.
The curriculum is an in-depth study of great composers, their lives and their music. In grades 3 –8, sixteen music selections are taught each year from the major historical periods - Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, 20th Century and Contemporary. Prominent composers of orchestral, vocal, choral, and keyboard selections are featured. Background Information, Animated Listening Maps and Live Performance Videos help teach the featured selections.
Mollie Gregory Tower is the founder of the Music Memory Program mightymusic.mollie@gmail.com
Mollie Tower is President of Mighty Music Publishing, LLC, a company dedicated to the musical education of young and old through the power of combining cutting-edge technology and masterpieces of music literature. She has worked with students at all levels, K - college, and holds a BS in Music Education and a Masters Degree in Education Administration from the University of Texas in Austin.
She taught music, K–6, for nine years at Lee and Andrews elementary schools in Austin ISD. In 1977, she became the AISD Elementary Music Coordinator (K–6), and was appointed to the position of AISD Choral and General Music Coordinator (K-12) in 1990. During her twenty-one years as a music coordinator for AISD, Mollie created and organized many district-wide programs, including the Music Memory Program.
Mollie is the Senior Author/Executive Producer of the Music Memory Curriculum, an annually produced, year-long listening program that brings the richness of classical music to thousands of students throughout the country. Mollie personally organizes and hosts several Music Memory Contests around the country. She recently hosted the New York City All-City Music Memory Contest and also works with the Music Memory Contests held each spring in Dallas, in Austin, in San Diego, California and in Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
From 2006 - 2014, she taught in the School of Music at Texas State University at San Marcos, where she served as a Student Teacher Supervisor for Elementary Music student teachers, and taught Music Education classes to over 2000 future elementary classroom teachers.
Mollie has published many textbooks for all levels of students, K – college. Her publishers include Routledge Publishing in London, England, Macmillan/McGraw- Hill inNYC, and Glencoe/McGraw-Hill in NYC.
#1DistrictStrong #RotaryConnectsTheWorld
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Aug 26, 2019 6:15 PM - 7:30 PM
Sara Russell will share the essence of a simple, straightforward model that improves relationships and heads conflict off at the pass. It’s based on Behavioral Science, though is far less complicated then Myers Briggs and DiSC. It can easily be applied at work, within volunteer organizations and at home. You will walk away with the basic understanding of how knowing these four styles can reduce any interpersonal stressors. In order to get the most out of this session, be sure to complete and bring the attached assessment before attending.
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Sep 09, 2019 6:15 PM - 7:30 PM
Dr. Robert Prentice will talk to us on "Why It's Hard to Be the Kind of Person Your Dog Thinks You Are."
The science of behavioral ethics, which studies how and why people make the ethical (and unethical) choices they do, has revealed that good people often do bad things even though they have the best of intentions. For those of us who desire to live lives of integrity, it pays to be familiar with this research.
Dr. Robert A. Prentice is a Professor and Department Chair of the Business, Government and Society department at the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas. Dr. Prentice received his B.A. from the University of Kansas and his J.D. from Washburn University. His research and teaching interests include partnership and corporate law, securities regulation, and the legal liability of accountants. |
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Sep 16, 2019 6:15 PM - 7:30 PM
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Sep 23, 2019 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
We are having a joint social with our friends at the Heart of Texas Peace Corps Association We have been building a relationship with these folks this year, having hosted them as speakers twice, The social is at Via 313 Pizza, 3016 Guadalupe St #100, Austin, TX 78705 There is parking in the garage on 31st St. |
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Sep 30, 2019 6:15 PM - 7:30 PM
Trudy Marshall will talk to us about Rotary sponsored libraries in Kenya and Uganda. Trudy is a member of
the Pflugerville Rotary. From Trudy:
Uganda was just another sight seeing trip for me in 2001. I was a teacher, but was working on a degree in library science at the time. I visited schools and found no books. I traveled for 3 years and then returned to Uganda to do one library in 2005. Now, in 2019, we have 41 libraries in schools in Uganda, and 7 very remote in Maasai land in Kenya. We also have a large sponsored student program. We continue to add new libraries, but also restock all of our previous ones. I live in Uganda and Kenya six months each year.
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Oct 14, 2019 6:15 PM - 7:30 PM
More and more business and municipal decisions (loans, job applicant screening, criminal prosecutions, etc.) are being made by (or in conjunction with) computer algorithms. How these algorithms reach their conclusions - what data do they use, what rules do they use, and in the case of AI, what models do they use and how were those models developed - is a topic of pressing concern. Peter Coldicott will discuss the background, explain potential biases in algorithms, and describe curren initiatives in transparency and fairness in AI and Algorithms.
Peter is currently the CTO and Development Manager for the Artificial Intelligence based Video Analytics product portfolio in the IBM Watson Media and Weather division of IBM Cognitive Applications. Peter is a Distinguished Engineer at IBM, Emeritus Member of the IBM Academy of Technology and an IBM Master Inventor. He is a recipient of the White House Award for Community Service (Silver)
Peter is based near Austin Texas, is married with 5 children (including 17 year old triplet daughters) and has 4 grandchildren. He also is a set designed for the Lake Travis Music Theater, as well as past president of Lago Vista High School PTSA.
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Oct 18, 2019 8:15 AM - 10:00 AM
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Oct 21, 2019 6:15 PM - 7:30 PM
The Kapadia Education Foundation connects bright and dedicated students in the developing world with mentorship and financial resources, to pursue higher education and affect positive change in their communities. Through lean and efficient operations, we cultivate cross-cultural relationships for students, staff, and supporters alike. Pradeep Kapadia, founder of the organization, will talk to us about the vision of the foundation for a world where all have a higher education, and how the work done by the foundation is already making a difference in the lives of the students and their communities Pradeep came to the United States in 1972 as a foreign student from India. He completed his studies at Tufts University, graduating as a Mechanical Engineer, and decided to stay in the U.S. instead of returning to India. Having lived in three continents and traveled through about 48 countries, Pradeep has always been interested in cross-cultural relationships.
Pradeep ran an engineering and contracting firm, Kapadia Energy Services (KES), incorporated in 1980. KES specialized in energy and water conservation, saving our world's precious resources for future generations to use more wisely. Largely based on the success of his company, Pradeep was able to retire and focus on outside interests, the main one being the start-up and administration of Kapadia Education Foundation.
It is clear to Pradeep that his good fortune has been made possible by his family in India and in the U.S., as well as by countless friends and mentors all over the world who helped along the way. It is they who have paid it forward to Pradeep, setting the example for Kapadia Education Foundation to help others pay it forward.
When not working for the Foundation, Pradeep is busy traveling the developing world encouraging college students to be the best that they can be with their newfound opportunity.
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Oct 22, 2019 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Come get on a boat and see the bats from under the Congress Avenue bridge with all your Rotary friends in Austin.
It is a spectacular sight to see the bats emerge from the bridge at sunset! An estimated 1.5 million Mexican free-tailed bats live under the Congress Avenue Bridge. It is the larg-est urban colony in North America. Join fellow Rotarians to socialize with old friends, make new friends and enjoy what Austin has to offer. Our private charter on the Lone Star Riverboat (next to the Hyatt Hotel) will be depart at 6:30 pm for a two hour tour. BYOB and dish to share.
The cruise is a social potluck - the e-Club is providing bottled water and utensils - everyone else needs to bring a dish and a beverage. You can park in the Hyatt parking and the Valets at the Hyatt can give you directions or park your vehicle, or you can Please arrive by 6:00, We will leave the dock at 6:30 pm. For additional information contact - Linda Tyler 512-636-8199 Kent Bohls—512-663-1005
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Oct 26, 2019 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Please mark your calendars and hold the morning of Saturday, October 26th, open to join your fellow club members and pick up some trash.
We will conduct a trash pick up on April 13 at our club's adopted street, which is Lamar Blvd for a long block north of 45th St. We need a crew of 8-10 volunteers.
We will meet at 9:00 a.m. in the Chili's parking lot at the southwest corner of 45th & Lamar. We should be finished by 10:30.
Please RSVP via a reply email letting me know you plan to come.
Charles Smaistrla
512-461-4636 cell CJS@LawEconomics.com |
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Oct 28, 2019 6:15 PM - 7:30 PM
As a followup to his talk in September, we are fortunate to have Dr. Robert Prentice continue his talk on "Why It's Hard to Be the Kind of Person Your Dog Thinks You Are."
The science of behavioral ethics, which studies how and why people make the ethical (and unethical) choices they do, has revealed that good people often do bad things even though they have the best of intentions. For those of us who desire to live lives of integrity, it pays to be familiar with this research. You can find some fascinating videos by Dr. Prentice and team
on everyday ethics at https://ethicsunwrapped.utexas.edu/ Dr. Robert A. Prentice is a Professor and Department Chair of the Business, Government and Society department at the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas. Dr. Prentice received his B.A. from the University of Kansas and his J.D. from Washburn University. His research and teaching interests include partnership and corporate law, securities regulation, and the legal liability of accountants. |
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Nov 04, 2019 6:15 PM - 7:30 PM
Tonight we will be getting an update on Rodeo Austin - Rodeo Austin started as a stock show in 1938 and has |
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Nov 18, 2019 6:15 PM - 7:30 PM
We will be getting an update on Mobile Loaves and Fishes - one of the key players in addressing in Austin's homeless crisis, Tracee Henneke has worked in the nonprofit industry for over 17 years and has been fundraising for over 13 years. As the Director of Relationships & Giving for Mobile Loaves & Fishes, Tracee provides strategic leadership in relationship building and fund development to advance the mission and vision of the organization. The vision of Mobile Loaves & Fishes is to empower communities into a lifestyle of service with the homeless. This vision is embedded in Tracee’s philosophy of fundraising as an invitation to be a part of what the organization is doing for the homeless in the community.
Mobile Loaves & Fishes (MLF) is a social outreach ministry that has been empowering communities into a lifestyle of service with the homeless since 1998. Founded in Austin, Texas, the organization serves its homeless neighbors through three core programs: Truck Ministry, Community First! Village and Community Works.
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Nov 21, 2019 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
It's time for our multi-club fall fellowship event at Austin Playhouse on Thursday, November 21st at 7:30 PM. Showtime is at 8 PM. This fall's play is a romantic musical comedy- "She Loves Me " - more details below. She Loves Me is about a charming case of mistaken identity set in a 1930s European perfumery. Feuding perfume clerks Amalia and Georg work together begrudgingly by day, and write beautiful love letters to their “secret admirers” by night. Constantly bumping heads while on the job, the sparring coworkers can’t seem to find common ground. But little do they know, the anonymous pen pals they are both falling for happen to be each other! The unlikely romance unfolds as Georg and Amalia discover the truth, but will their love continue to blossom once their identities are finally revealed? She Loves Me is a musical adaption of the 1937 play Parfumerie. The story has also been adapted into the films The Shop Around the Corner (1949) and You’ve Got Mail (1998).
We will have snacks at the theater, and drinks are available for purchase at the bar.
Also, we *may* have some special door prizes! Austin Playhouse is at A note about getting to the theatre (from https://www.austinplayhouse.com/directions ) As you enter the parking lot from Airport Blvd, make a left (if coming from the north) or a right (if coming from the south) and follow the parking lot around, keeping the mall on your right, until you reach the South entrance. Enter the mall and take the stairs or elevator down to the lower level. Turn right. Austin Playhouse will be on your right.
Should you require wheelchair accessible entry:The Highland Campus has an elevator at the South Entrance. There is also a ground floor loading zone entrance located to the right of the mall’s South entrance. Please call the box office at 512-476-0084 for directions.
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Dec 16, 2019 6:15 PM - 7:30 PM
Our speaker will be the new Irish Consul General for Austin Claire McCarthy. Sam Bakir arranged this program. this should be a great program.
Our meeting place will be Casa Chapala at 9041 Research Blvd # 100, Austin, Texas. We have met there before.
More information will follow in a subsequent e-mail about Counsel McCarthy.
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Dec 23, 2019
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Dec 23, 2019
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Jan 13, 2020 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Our own Jennifer Richmond will be talking to us about how words can change lives.
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Jan 18, 2020 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Our very own Jennifer Richmond will be speaking at TEDxSouthCongress on Saturday, January 18. |
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Jan 20, 2020 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
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