NetSAP
DC Weekly Newsletter
June 13, 2006
NetSAP DC Weekly News
Here are the highlights of NetSAP DC’s activities for this week.
In The News...
The NetSAP DC Ninth Annual Charity Gala will be held on Saturday July 22, 2006 at the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Tickets, for what promises to be the hottest event of the year, will go on sale on Monday, June 19. This year's Charity Gala will feature:
- A cocktail reception with open bar and guided tours of the art gallery
- An elegant, three course gourmet meal prepared by one of the finest chefs in Washington, DC
- A prominent keynote speaker
- An awards presentation recognizing the rising stars of the South Asian professional community
- Live music and entertainment by renowned local South Asian musicians
Proceeds from the event will benefit charities working to benefit the South Asian community here and abroad. Become a member today to receive a discount on this and many other NetSAP events!
NETWORKING COMMITTEE: Third Thursday Networking Event, Network & Support a Good Cause! Thursday June 15, 2006, 6:30 pm
PROFESSIONAL COMMITTEE: Fighting The Spread Of HIV/AIDS In India, Wednesday, June 21, 2006, 7:00 pm
POLITICAL COMMITTEE: Chai Chat, Monday, June 26, 2006, 6:30 pm
DINNER CIRCLE: NetSAP DC Dinner Circle, Wednesday, June 28, 2006, 7:30 pm. The April and May Dinner Circle events were very successful with over 80 attendees each. Details on the June event will be sent out tomorrow.
CALENDAR: Check out the NetSAP Calendar, which will provide you with the latest details on upcoming events! Follow this link to go to the Calendar.
CHARITY GALA PLANNING COMMITTEE: Meeting, Wednesday, June 14, 2006, 6:30 pm
SALTAF’06 COMMITTEE: Planning Meeting, Wednesday, June 14, 2006 at 7:00 pm
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(1) South Asian Bar Association (SABA-DC): Immigration Reform: Positions and Perspectives, Wednesday, June 14, 2006, 6:30 pm
(2) Kavitanjali: Book Reading & Signing at Olsson’s, Friday, June 16, 2006, 7:00 pm
(3) CMHS: A Thousand Feet A Joyful Beat, Wednesday, June 21, 2006, 6:30 pm
(4) Association of Indians in America (AIA): 27th Annual Academic and Outstanding Achievement Awards Program, Sunday, June 25, 2006, 4:00 pm
(5) Rhythmaya School of Dance: Dance Classes
(6) Rhythmaya School of Dance: Call for Indian Dance Instructors
NETWORKING COMMITTEE: Third Thursday Networking Event, Network & Support a Good Cause! Thursday June 15, 2006, 6:30 pm
Join us this Third Thursday for a very special networking event - 100% of the proceeds from this month's event will go to the American Red Cross International Response Fund and two other charities to be nominated as beneficiaries of this year's Charity Gala. The fund presently devotes substantial resources towards the relief efforts in the areas of South Asia affected by the earthquake of 2005 and was also instrumental in leading the international response to the Tsunami disaster in Southeast Asia in 2004. We hope you will come out on Thursday to support this special event! If you have any questions or comments, please email: networking@netsap.org.
DATE: Thursday, June 15th, 2006
TIME: 6:30PM – 9:30PM
COST: $5 members; $10 non-members
LOCATION: Fly Lounge, 1802 Jefferson Place NW, Washington, DC 20036. Ph: 202-828-4433
METRO: Farragut North (Red Line); Farragut West (Blue / Orange Lines); Dupont Circle (Red Line). For more information, visit www.wmata.com.
PARKING: Street and Garage parking available.
PROFESSIONAL COMMITTEE: Fighting The Spread Of HIV/AIDS In India, Wednesday, June 21, 2006, 7:00 pm
DATE: Wednesday, June 21st
TIME: 7:00 PM
LOCATION: TBD
Description: While India's economy is thriving, so is the spread of HIV/AIDS. India has now become the largest number of AIDS infections at 5.7 million. The epidemic could kill 31 million people by 2025. On June 21st, Neilesh Shelat, MPH, will present his fascinating experience as an HIV/AIDS outreach worker in Chennai. Please join us for this eye-opening event on the AIDS epidemic and different approaches to curb its spread in India.
POLITICAL COMMITTEE: Chai Chat, Monday, June 26, 2006, 6:30 pm
DATE: Monday, June 26th, 2006
TIME: 6:30PM – 8:00PM
COST: FREE
LOCATION: Cosi 1919 M Street, NW, Washington, DC. Ph: 202-466-9677
METRO: Farragut North (Red Line); Farragut West (Blue / Orange Lines); Dupont Circle (Red Line). For more information, visit www.wmata.com.
PARKING: Street and Garage parking available
RSVP: Please email Chai Shenoy at political@netsap.org. RSVPs are needed for reserving a table.
DINNER CIRCLE: NetSAP DC Dinner Circle, Wednesday, June 28, 2006, 7:30 pm.
The April and May Dinner Circle events were were very successful with over 80 attendees each. Details on the June event will be sent out tomorrow. In the interim, for more details on the Dinner Circle, please visit the Dinner Circle page on our website.
CHARITY GALA PLANNING COMMITTEE: Meeting – Wednesday, June 14, 2006 at 6:30 pm
We are looking for people to help in all aspects of planning including:
- Sponsorship: Approaching targeted sponsors, preparing/researching material for sponsors, finding additional potential sponsors
- Entertainment: For this upscale event, we will need to think about classy entertainment options that are within our budget
- Logistics: Communicating with potential charities, supporting finances, creating a marketing plan, and helping to fill in the gaps to ensure another successful event.
If you are interested please email pr@netsap.org or liaison@netsap.org and specify how you would like to be involved or attend our meeting on Wednesday, June 7, 2006.
DATE: Wednesday, June 14, 2006
TIME: 6:30 pm
LOCATION: Cosi, 1919 M St., N.W., Washington D.C. 20036. (Corner of 20th and M.)
METRO: Farragut North or Dupont Circle (Red Line) or Farragut West (Blue/Orange Lines)
PARKING: Street Parking or Parking Garages in the area.
RSVP: Email pr@netsap.org or liaison@netsap.org to RSVP, for questions or for additional information.
SALTAF’06 COMMITTEE: Planning Meeting, Wednesday, June 14, 2006 at 7:00pm
The SALTAF Committee is responsible for planning and coordinating all details involved with the phenomenally successful South Asian Literary and Theater Arts Festival. This is an annual event hosted at the Smithsonian and it features prominent South Asian writers, filmmakers and artists and draws hundreds of South Asians from across the East Coast to DC each fall. SALTAF provides authors, filmmakers, literary and theatre professionals the opportunity to interact with their audience. Bibliophiles, cinema fans and young professionals can explore the creative process with professional artists and discover outlets for their own creative aspirations. SALTAF celebrates the achievements of South Asians in the literature and arts and it has become one of NetSAP DC's most recognized and renowned flagship events.
We are still looking for volunteers to work on our website and flyers / promotional material. Please email saltaf@netsap.org for more information.
DATE: Wednesday, June 14, 2006
TIME: 7:00 pm
LOCATION: Caribou Coffee, 1800 M St., N.W., Washington, DC 20036. (Corner of 18th and M.)
METRO: Farragut North or Dupont Circle (Red Line) or Farragut West (Blue/Orange Lines)
PARKING: Street Parking or Parking Garages in the area.
RSVP/Questions: AN RSVP IS REQUIRED FOR THIS MEETING. Please email Dina Khemlani at saltaf@netsap.org if you plan to attend. Contact Dina Khemlani at saltaf@netsap.org if you have any questions.
Please note that the events below are listed as a service to our members. The views expressed in the following activities and by the groups listed below are not shared or endorsed by NetSAP DC.
For Additional Details About These Events, Please Visit our Online Calendar at www.netsap.org
(1) South Asian Bar Association (SABA-DC): Immigration Reform: Positions and Perspectives, Wednesday, June 14, 2006, 6:30 pm
SABA-DC and Covington & Burling invite you to attend a panel discussion on Immigration Reform. The bipartisan panel brings together individuals with substantial experience in immigration law and policy from a variety of backgrounds, including Capitol Hill, NGOs, and private practice. The panelists will discuss immigration reform generally, focusing on the bills passed recently by the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives. They will also assess the implications of the current immigration debate on the South Asian American community.
The confirmed panelists include:
Ajit Pai, Majority Chief Counsel, U.S. Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Property Rights
Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia, Senior Policy Associate, National Immigration Forum
Danny Sepulveda, Legislative Assistant to Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL)
The panel will be moderated by Rupal Kothari, a private practitioner of immigration law in Washington, DC and former President of SABA-DC's predecessor, the Indian American Bar Association of Washington, DC (IABA-DC).
DATE: Wednesday, June 14, 2006
TIME: 6:30 pm
LOCATION: Covington & Burling, 1201 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20004
METRO: Metro Center (Red/Blue/Orange Lines)
CONTACT/RSVP: Please confirm your attendance by Monday, June 12, 2006 with Akil Vohra, and if you have any questions, please contact Akil Vohra at akil.vohra@gmail.com.
(2) Kavitanjali: Book Reading & Signing at Olsson’s, Friday, June 16, 2006, 7:00 pm
Kavitanjali—offering with both hands,” a chapbook of poems in English by Nandinee Kutty will be launched at the Olssons Bookstore. There will be readings from the book, and book signing by the author. The book will be on sale at the bookstore for $12.00. Light refreshments will be available after the reading. Don't miss the after party at the Clarendon-area restaurant, Tandoori Nights, at around 8.30 p.m. Please RSVP for the after party to Nandinee at nndkutty@aol.com.
DATE: Friday, June 16, 2006
TIME: 7:00 PM
LOCATION: Olssons Bookstore, 2111 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22201. Ph: (703) 525-4227. http://www.olssons.com/arlington.htm
RSVP/CONTACT: For information about the event Nandinee at nndkutty@aol.com. Visit http://www.booksite.com/texis/scripts/community/eventcal.html?sid=2890 for details about the event.
(3) CMHS: A Thousand Feet A Joyful Beat, Wednesday, June 21, 2006, 6:30 pm
The Center for Multicultural Human Services, (CMHS) cordially requests the pleasure of your company at a very special event at the Clarendon Ballroom in Arlington, Virginia. We invite you to a fun filled evening of international dance performances, dance instruction, and socializing with young professionals from the DC Metro Area. Performances will include hip-hop, flamenco, belly dancing, Indian dance, and much more. The emcee for the event will be Miss Ethiopia, Jiitu Abraham.
CMHS is a non-profit organization located in Northern Virginia that helps people from ethnically diverse backgrounds succeed by providing comprehensive, culturally sensitive mental health and related services and by conducting research and training to make such services more widely available.
This evening features “A Thousand Feet, a Joyful Beat”. This is a worthwhile event that will raise funds in support of CMHS’s programs for children and their families who have been affected by war and other trauma and are struggling to rebuild their lives in the DC metropolitan area.
DATE: Wednesday, June 21, 2006
TIME: 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm
COST: $25 entrance fee which covers entertainment, dance, light hors d’ oeuvres and a complimentary drink. Tickets can be purchased on-line at: www.cmhs.org/about/events/thousandfeet.html or on the day of the event
LOCATION: Clarendon Ballroom, Arlington
METRO: Clarendon Metro
CONTACT: www.cmhs.org
(4) Association of Indians in America (AIA): 27th Annual Academic and Outstanding Achievement Awards Program, Sunday, June 25, 2006, 4:00 pm
Academic awards for 2006 & 2005 High School, College Graduates and CTY awardees. Special recognition awards to Indian Americans for outstanding contributions in Science, Community, and Business Enterprise.
DATE: Sunday, June 25, 2006
TIME: 4:00 pm
LOCATION: University of Maryland, Shady Grove Campus, Rockville, Maryland
COST: Admission is free.
CONTACT/RSVP: Please visit www.aia-dc.org for more information or contact: Dr. Jay Joshi at 301-947-0930; Dr. Usha Kumar at 301-320-2353; or Mr. Sisir Mukherjee at 571-276-6247.
(5) Rhythmaya School of Dance: Dance Classes
This is a modern South Asian dance academy that specializes in Indian folk, semi-classical, film, and fusion dance styles. Whether you're looking to explore the rich dance tradition of the Indian sub-continent or discover a creative and upbeat way to get active, Rhythmaya is the answer! Adult summer session offerings include bollywood and bhangra fitness classes! Please contact us today for further details or to enroll. Contact: Mili Mittal 919.641.6606 | mili@rhythmaya.com | www.rhythmaya.com
(6) Rhythmaya School of Dance: Call for Indian Dance Instructors
The Rhythmaya School of Dance is looking for experienced dancers to serve as instructors in its D.C. and Northern Virginia studio locations. Class levels include children through adults, and dance styles include bollywood, bhangra, fusion, folk, and semi-classical. This is a part-time, paid position, and instructors are required to have a reliable mode of transportation to and from classes. Competitive rates. Please send serious inquiries only. To schedule an audition, please contact Mili Mittal at 919-641-6606 or e-mail rhythmaya@gmail.com. For more information, please visit www.rhythmaya.com.
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