PSA Events 1996-1997

• October 3, 1996. 5:00 pm- General meeting - Bechtel International Center
  • Guest Speaker: Dr. Babak Hassibi
• October 18 - PSA's Fall Quarter Party. Oaks lounge. Second floor, Tresidder memorial building.
  • DJ: Teymoor
• October 24, 1996. 6:30 pm- 9:00 pm Intimate Relationship Seminar
  • by Dr. Mona Afari. A series of talks on relationship given in 6 sessions.
• October 27, 1996. 6:00 pm - Attending Art Festival
  • PSA subsidized the event for its members.
• November 3, 1996. 2:00 pm- 5:00 pm - BBQ Party - Willis Lounge, Rains House
• December 20, 1996. 10:00 pm- 7:00 am the following day- Yalda Night and Soccer - Rains Houses and Bechtel I-Center
  • We stayed up all night to watch Soccer match between Iran and Kuwait at 6:45 AM.
• January 17-20 1997 - Ski Trip
  • Ski trip to Tahoe.
• February 22, 1997 - Program on Sufism In Search of Essence
  
  • Kresge Auditorium - About 550 people from the Campus and around the Bay Area showed up to celebrate the way of Sufism. The program consisted of lectures, reading poetry, zikr, practice on meditation and finally a reception with Persian sweets and tea.
• February 27, 1997 - General Election Meeting - Bechtel I-Center
  • Around 25 members participated to get to know the candidates for 1997-98 officers. There were a total of eight candidates, three of them running for presidency.
• March 8, 1997 - Iranian Miniature Painting Exhibit by Mohammad Hourian.
  • Opening night - Tresidder Union, second floor.
    About 50 people showed up and enjoyed the beauty of art. The exhibit will remain open till April 8, 1997.
• March 9, 1997 - Sunday Supper Bechtel International Center
  • This event was a big success. 48 people came to enjoy samples of Iranian food. The proceeds of this event was donated for the victims of February 28 earthquake in northwestern Iran. Food sale amounted to $352.
• March 14, 1997 - Iran Earthquake Fundraising White Plaza.
  • We set up a table in White Plaza to collect donations from Stanford community for the February 28th devastating earthquake in Ardebil. Thanks to all enthusiastic people who participated in the event, we raised a total of $920 was raised.
• April 27, 1997 - Talk by Dr. Elahi Ghomshei , Oak East Hall, Tresidder Union, Stanford University.
  • Dr. Elahi Ghomshei gave a marvelous talk for the audience of about 100 students and Bay Area residents. He talked about the meaning of "love" in Rumi's poems.
• May 15, 1997 - Talk by Jahanshah Javid Bechtel International Center
  • Jahanshah Javid, editor of Iranian, an online publication dedicated to Iranian issues, gave a delightful talk on his experiences and discussed issues in publishing and in general Iranian community in the United States. About 35 showed up and 20 of us went to a local restaurant for dinner with Jahanshah.
• May 17, 1997 - International Festival Bechtel International Center
  • Under the extreme heat, our wonderful volunteers, prepared and sold food to the public. The food was very good, thanks to Amir, Mina, Faranak, Mahmood, Hamid, Babak, Nogol, Ali, Ardavan, Kamyar, and many many more wonderful people. We also featured Iranian crafts and books to show our cultural heritage. Iranian live music, santoor, was played by Mohammad Saidabadi.