| Talks Hosted by Kabultec | Talks Hosted by Outside Organizations |
Talks Hosted by Kabultec
| Date | Speaker | Topic Event | Event Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/07/17 | Michael Albin | Retired Library of Congress Director of Acquisitions, Michael Albin, spoke at Kabultec’s annual Benefit Dinner in 2017. A former Peace Corps volunteer in Afghanistan in the 1960s, Mr Albin who visited Kabul and the Roqia Center in January 2017, gave an interesting, illustrated “then and now” talk about how Afghanistan has changed over the past fifty years. See his written account of his trip here. Event: Kabultec Benefit Dinner 2017 Host: Elmer Timberman Masonic Lodge, Annandale, VA. | Invited Talk |
| 11/19/16 | Omar Samad | Mr. Samad, former Afghan ambassador to Canada and France, spoke at the Kabultec Benefit Dinner and gave an overall view of the current situation in Afghanistan. Event: Kabultec Benefit Dinner 2016 Host: Elmer Timberman Masonic Lodge, Annandale, VA. | Invited Talk |
| 11/19/15 | Max Gross | Dr. Gross spoke at the Kabultec Benefit Dinner about his trip to Kabul in March 2016 and his observations of the Roqia Center programs and view of the current situation in Afghanistan. Event: Kabultec Benefit Dinner 2016 Host: Elmer Timberman Masonic Lodge, Annandale, VA. | Invited Talk |
| 11/07/14 | Philip Poulada | Mr. Poulada spoke at the Kabultec Benefit Dinner and provided his analytical survey of work accomplished by the Roqia Center between 2002 and 2014, based on an examination of Roqia Center records. Event: Kabultec Benefit Dinner 2014 Host: Cedar Lane Unitarian Church, Bethesda, MD. | Invited Talk |
| 11/08/13 | Alene Moscovitch | Ms. Moscovitch showed her film, Afghan Women and Literacy, at the Kabultec Benefit Dinner. Event: Kabultec Benefit Dinner 2013 Host: Cedar Lane Unitarian Church, Bethesda, MD. | Invited Talk |
| 11/09/12 | Lauryn Oates | Ms. Oates, Program Director for Canadian Women for Afghan Women, spoke at the Kabultec Benefit Dinner about her summer 2012 visit to Kabul and her observations about the Roqia Center programs. Event: Kabultec Benefit Dinner 2012 Host: Cedar Lane Unitarian Church, Bethesda, MD. | Invited Talk |
| 01/13/12 | Philip Poulada | Mr. Poulada spoke at the Kabultec Benefit Dinner on his June 2011 visit to Kabul and his observations about the Roqia Center programs. Event: Kabultec Benefit Dinner 2012 Host: Cedar Lane Unitarian Church, Bethesda, MD. | Invited Talk |
| 01/31/09 | Elizabeth Ganshert | Ms. Ganshert spoke at the Kabultec Benefit Dinner on her June 2008 visit to Kabul and her observations about the Roqia Center programs. Event: Kabultec Benefit Dinner 2009 Host: Cedar Lane Unitarian Church, Bethesda, MD. | Invited Talk |
| 02/16/08 | Tracy Wessler | Ms. Wessler spoke at the Kabultec Benefit Dinner on her June 2007 visit to Kabul and her observations about the Roqia Center programs. Event: Kabultec Benefit Dinner 2008 Host: Cedar Lane Unitarian Church, Bethesda, MD. | Invited Talk |
Talks Hosted by Outside Organizations
| Date | Speaker | Topic Event | Event Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03/9/17 | Max Gross | State and Organization of Middle East and Afghanistan Studies in the United States Host: Khorsheid University, Kabul, Afghanistan | Invited Talk |
| 09/15/17 | Nasrine Gross | Ahmad Shah Massoud and Role of Women in the Struggle for Afghanistan. Host: Kabul University Student Union, Kabul University, Kabul, Afghanistan. | Invited Talk |
| 02/27/14 | Nasrine Gross | Recent work in Afghanistan: Topics included Nasrine's year in the military field, The Roqia Center & Kabultec, women's rights in Afghanistan, and Women in the Koran. Host: Foreign Service Institute of the U.S. Department of State, Arlington, VA. | Invited Talk |
| 12/08/11 | Nasrine Gross | Recent work in Afghanistan: Topics covered included showing the film Love Letters from Kabul by Susan Andersen and a talk about Democracy in Afghanistan. Host: Foreign Service Institute of the U.S. Department of State, Arlington, VA. | Invited Talk |
| 04/23/10 | Jyoti Atwal | Dr. Atwal, Assistant Professor of History at Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi, presentedAfghan Women from Suffering to Reform at the conference Afghan Women: As Seen From First Hand Experiences. Host: Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding, Georgetown University, Washington, DC. | Invited Talk (Sponsored by Kabultec) |
| 10/26/08 | Nasrine Gross | The Situation in Afghanistan Host: Rotary Club of Bailey's Crossroads, Falls Church, VA. | Invited Talk |
| 02/20/07 | Nasrine Gross (participant) | Eliminating Violence against Girls: Effective Strategies Host: NGO Committee on the Status of Women, New York & the Working Group on Girls of the NGO Committee on UNICEF in partnership with the Division for the Advancement of Women, United Nations, New York, NY. | Invited Roundtable Discussion |