2011-12 Meeting Dates and Paper Topics

Each Monthly meeting includes a social time, a business meeting, dinner, the presentation and discussion. We begin at 6:00 pm and generally like to conclude by 9:00 pm. While it would be difficult to rigorously enforce timing, and while we wouldn't want to stiffle engaged participation in any of the parts of the evening, here is a suggested time structure.

6:00 pm - 6:30 pm	Members and guests arrive, order their meals and drinks and socialize with eachother.
6:30 pm - 7:00 pm	Adjourn to the back room for our business meeting.
7:00 pm - 7:45 or 8:00 pm	Dinner
7:45 or 8:00 pm - 8:45 pm	Presentation of Paper
8:45 pm - 9:00 pm	Discussion
9:00 pm	Adjourn

 

September 8	Everyone	In three minutes or less: Tell the group about a transformational or noteworthy figure from history (from B.C. to modern time) whom you admire. Describe the individual’s lasting impact or contributions. Indicate why you choose to talk about the individual.
October 13	Janet Wullner-Faiss Cloak	All Things Books, an Odyssey: The Journey from Bibliophile to Publisher
November 10	Barbara Kelly	Seeking Truth
December 8	Bob Swain	John Birch Society
January 12	Alan Button	More About Nothing
February 9	Peter Thiel	Hydraulic Fracturing in the Oil and Gas Industry - Fracking
March 8	Richard Schoenbohm	Bolshevik Love: Behind Lenin's Icon
April 12	David Debbink	The Cost of Energy
May 10	Dwight Easty	Evidence Based Medicine - The Patient's Perspective

Previous Years

• 2010-11
• 2009-10
• 2008-09
• 2007-08