Gathering begins at 6:00 PM and the meeting promptly at 6:30 @ De Anza College
Ba dorood, our next meeting of Shahnameh khani will be held this Friday, February 27th, 2004. At this meeting, we'll continue with the love story of Bejan & Manijeh.
Time: Gathering begins at 6:00 PM and the meeting promptly at 6:30
Place: Just wanted to let you know that we’re still in the process of negotiating with the De Anza collage regarding our usual place of gathering. Until further notice, we’ve managed to find a place very close to De Anza collage and the address is;
1528 Ardenwood Dr.; San Jose 95129
Below is the direction from De Anza collage:
1. Start at 21250 STEVENS CREEK BLVD, CUPERTINO going towards S STELLING RD - go 1.3 mi
2. Turn on S BLANEY AVE - go 1.8 mi
3. Turn on DARTMOOR WAY - go 0.1 mi
4. Turn on ARDENWOOD DR - go < 0.1 mi
5. Arrive at 1528 ARDENWOOD DR, SAN JOS
The meeting after next will be held on Friday, March 12th, 2004.
TIME/DATE: Feb.27 at 7:00PM
LOCATION: FAZ Restaurant Grand Ballroom; 1108 N. Mathilda; Sunnyvale, CA 94089
CONTACT: 408- 752-8000 - ADMISSION: Members $10, Non-Members $15
The Society of Iranian Professionals (SIP) would like to extend an invitation to join us in listening to Dr. Hamid Najafi, Mr. Behzad Kashani, VP Procket Networks, Mr.Kambiz Hooshmand, GM Cisco, and Dr. Mohammad Ketabchi, Founder of Savvion to speak at our forum on technology.
"Review: new wireless technology and applications" Dr. Hamid Najafi BIO: Dr. Najafi founded Wireless Link Corp. in 1993 and grew the company to more than $20M and sold it to CSI Wireless. Dr. Najafi has been working on starting three wireless companies, two of which have been formed and are currently developing products. Dr.Najafi received his Ph.D. from Stanford University in 1983. Dr. Najafi is a six time patent holder with four more in progress.
"Startups, to do or not to do?" Behzad Kashani, VP Procket Networks BIO: Behzad helped rocket with the innovation and implementation of the next generation customer model called "Service Intelligence", promising delivery of maximum network reliability, availability and low operation cost to customers. Behzad has held management positions at Cisco, AT&T, Bell Labs, and received his MSEE from University of Colorado, and an MBA from UCLA.
"The Economic Impact of Telecommunications" Kambiz Hooshmand, GM Cisco BIO: Kambiz Hooshmand, a seven-year veteran of Cisco Systems currently heads the carrier Core Multiservice Business Unit whose mission is to enable carriers, wireless providers and ISPs to deliver mission critical data a services, and high availability networks. Kambiz received his MS in Engineering Management from Stanford.
"The relationships amongst technology, politics and economy" Dr. Mohammad Ketabchi, Founder of Savvion BIO: Savvion was founded in 1994 by Dr. M.A. Ketabchi who put
together a seasoned management team to build the business, develop the leading Business Process Management technology and grow a large and respected base of customers. With a balance of academic strengths, technology leadership and business acumen the Savvion management team continues to propel Savvion into the e Business revolution.
iranian.com presents - A night of satire and comedy
Friday February 27, 2004 7:30-10:00PM
With:
Tissa Hami >>> Stand-up comedian
Houman Mortazavi >>> Project Misplaced
Iraj Yamin Esfandiary >>> Political cartoonist
This event will be in English & Persian
Le Petit Trianon Theatre 72 North Fifth Street San Jose, CA, 95112 (directions)
An iranian.com fundraiser
Tickets: $20 Info: 510 526 5629
Tissa Hami
Stand-up comedian
Tissa Hami is one of the few female Muslim stand-up comics in the world. Her unique act and fresh perspective on life as an Iranian-American woman leave audiences in shock and awe. From Islamic fundamentalists to white liberals to good old-fashioned racists, no one is safe from Tissa's sharp wit.
Tissa, who performs in Islamic hijab, hopes her comedy will help break down stereotypes about Muslim women and foster understanding between Iranians and Americans.
Tissa grew up in a traditional Iranian family in a predominantly White suburb of Boston. She holds Bachelor's and Master's degrees in international affairs from Ivy League universities. Her parents are thrilled that she is using her expensive education to pursue a career in comedy.
People who disapprove of her act will be taken hostage. Visit Tissa's website at tissahami.com.
Houman Mortazavi
Project Misplaced
The work of award-winning artist and designer Houman Mortazavi, Project Misplaced took shape as a series of newspaper advertisements, leaflets and posters published in the Iranian press in Los Angeles and posted throughout the cityís Iranian neighborhoods in 2003.
Project Misplaced presents the public life of a fictitious first-generation Iranian immigrant, Soleyman (Simon) Ordoubadi. In search of a new identity and a foothold in U.S. society, Ordoubadi seeks fame, fortune and power by imitating the commercial self-promotion he sees all around him.
Project Misplaced is a work about cultural and social displacement. Uprooted from their native society, immigrants must redefine their existence in a new environment governed by unfamiliar rules, laws and standards. They are challenged to survive under incomprehensible social conditions that render the old measuring sticks useless. In a process that is sometimes tragic, sometimes comic, and always absurd, displacement leads to misplacement.
Mortazavi will present a slide show of his "ads" at this iranian.com event after their premier in Los Angeles on February 21 (See press release for LA show).
Iraj Yamin Esfandiary
Political cartoonist
Iraj Yamin Esfandiary is one of the most provocative cartoonists of our time. His political cartoons not only display his sharp wit and concern for humanitarian values, but also leave no doubt about his gifted artistic abilities (See cartoons). At the iranian.com event Esfandiary will give a visual tour of his artistic career.
Esfandiary was born in Tehran in 1946, and raised in a middle class family. He graduated from Tehran University's School of Fine Arts with a masters degree in architecture in 1975. A year later he went to Los Angels and studied Urban Design at UCLA's School of Architecture and Urban Planning where he received a masters degree in 1980.
He started practicing architecture even before graduation in Iran and continues to do so today. Along with his major occupation, he developed free hand drawing skills learned from studying vernacular architecture and eventually developed it into drawing cartoons and caricatures.
His cartoons are published in Ahangar magazine, Nima bi-monthly review, Hamsayegan monthly, and posted on iranian.com.