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ATHENA SOCIETY Dr Athena~ BRIEFINGS January, 2005 2004-2005 Upcoflling Meeting OFFICERS WHEN: Thursday, January 6 PHISIDI'\1 .... , .......... ,\l\IH I \IUT M.\IIII\\ S 11:55 a.m. - luncheon PIUSI!)I'\I-EI HI ............ , .... L''\D.\ DI\ 1'\1 VP/~h\1l\lIbllll' ........... KUIIIIW\\ ESSHI{; WHERE: Centre Club VP/PI{()( ,){\\IS ................. I lOllY TO\II.I:\ Westshore at Kennedy S\(){IT\RY ..... , .. , ... , .... ELI/\I\IIII \\1.\1 TIRS TRE\SIHm ........................ P·\\llL\ \VOLl PROGRAM: "Election 2004 - Looking Back hl\1. Pv·" PI{ISIIlI:\T ................J[I)) Ry\" and Looking Ahead" BOARD SPEAKER: Susan MacManus, Ph.D. Distinguished University Professor of CII.\\ ~lll.1'd)\ \J Public Administration & Political Sdence SIS.\" hunJ" University of South Florida Dr,\ Ix.\\ I.,\<.()()I) B \1m.\I{,\ PI """(.TO' COST: Guests - $20 Lls.\ R( )\\111'\" .roA"" l'I{OIS"Y RSVP: By January 3 - Call Eleanor Hubbard (251-9172) or email [email protected]. MEMBERSlDP COMMITfEE OPEN MEETING - GUESTS WELCOME SI\lO". G.\:\" B\HIJIILD \l\lbll,\ LI\\ I" BIH IW' Susan MacManus was seen almost daily on TV during \:t\ln bns the 2004 election as she was during the 2000 campaign. EI.I/.\BETIl.l!"""." A well-known and respected political analyst, her SAinI! JOHIl\'.-Hol \1I,S interpretation of events is widely sought, not just from Rill! KI,s()L\ "(, media locally but nationwide. AUIH'.,\I!:: E\lIn K\ss The role Florida has played in the last two elections ADMINISTRATOR has, no doubt, contributed to her popularity. (The St. EU\'.Oi{ fltBB \1m Petersburg Times, which has quoted MacManus some 400 2~1-91-:-2 F,\\: .z')5-590\ times, dubbed her the most quoted Floridian during cwhuhbard0\l()\,CtHll the 2000 election.) ATHENASOCIEfY Though she doesn't have a crystal ball, she has a clear understanding of the political climate and what it likely I~o. B()\ I OH 1:) will produce in the future. Join us for what surely will be '1'\\\1'\. FW){Jl) \ 55()-:-9 a stimulating session. Have any of you noticed that the months slip by faster every calendar year? T don't know jf this is a phenomenon of aging or if it is something about all of this technology we have come to depend on. The gadgets are supposed to save us time, but T think we just do twice as much in the same amount of time. J find myself trying to hurry the fax machine, waiting impatiently for the beep so that T can leave a message and drafting e-mails while T listen to my voice mails. Well, I resolve to slow down in 2005 (and lose 5 pounds, write thank you notes promptly, be nice to the dog and the other usual resolutions). T hope you will join me in the slowing down resolve. Many of you know that my daughter is heading for college this fall and while T am excited for her, T want to drag out this last semester as long as T can. Eighteen years ago T couldn't wait for her to be horn, then T couldn't wait for her to walk and talk. J was even excited when she started school. But now 1 want her to slow down. T need these next eight months to prepare to let her go. I doubt if I'll manage to slow down much and T know J won't really be able to let her go, but if T try to slow down and smell the roses along the way, at least T might be able to claim T was there for her senior year and not that it passed in a blur. All of us have special people we should slow down for - and maybe teach them about smelling the roses along the way. Huge thank you's to Cynthia Gandee and Holly Tomlin for our December stroll at the Henry B. Plant Museum. It was festive and fun and just the right way to start off the holiday season. Also \ thank you to Melinda Chavez for opening her lovely home for our cocktail buffet and to Susan Grady, Maria Howey and all the great Athena cooks for the wonderful food. See you aU on January 6 to hear Dr. Susan MacManus' thoughts on politics and elections. Margaret ~! Directo Gabriele Faulkner: Home - 8750 Pisa Drive #335, Orlando 32810 Phone: 407/659-9133 Stephanie Ferrell: Office - 1211 No. Franklin St. Tampa 33602 Home - Phone: 258-4410 Athena "The Book" (HEAL WOMEN of Tampa and Hillsborough County) has arrived and it's fabulous! It is a thoroughly professional piece, one you'll be proud to be associated with. You'll read about and see photos of everyone from the area's earliest settlers to (possibly) your retreat roommate from last year! If you didn't pre-order, not to worry..........books will be available at the January luncheon for $21.35. Checks should be made payable to Athena. A book-signing event with Doris Weatherford is being planned for late January. Just six more weeks to think about sponsoring a new member as the deadline for submission of nomination forms is February 14. Packets will be available at the January luncheon or can be mailed upon request. Our holiday focus this year was on the Community Foundation Athena Education Fund and the Ophelia Project. If you didn't have an opportunity to write a check and would like to, we'd still welcome it. Please send to the P.O. box or bring it to the January luncheon. We've repeatedly said the deadline for ordering Athena jewel.ry was December 2 but it isn't/wasn't as we don't yet have enough for a full order. rf you'd like a pin or a pendant, contact Eleanor Hubbard ASAP. What a great Valentine's Day gift to give yourself! Prices are: ) 14K yellow gold - $96 Sterling silver - $30 Vermeil (l4K goldptate over sterling) $30 Jan Platt would like to thank the many Athena members who planned and participated in the roast/toast held for her earlier this month to commemorate her retirement from public office. She was touched by the support exhibited. On December 9 Roberts Communications (Deanne Roberts) was named Tampa Bay Business Journal's "Business of the Year" and honored by 400 attendees at the Renaissance Hotel. The 25-year-old firm was lauded for "its intense effort to do pro bono and community-oriented work." Representative Arthenia Joyner has been elected Policy Coordinator for the House Democratic Caucus. [n this position she chairs the Caucus Policy Committee and acts as the liaison between the Democratic Leader and the Policy committee and subcommittees. _ Annette Delisle has been cited by Tampa City Council for her contributions to the growth of ) business and civic activities during her more than seven years as President/CEO of the Ybor City - Chamber of Commerce. Melllbers' Project.. Lisa Robbins recently was invited by the Chinese Geological Survey to speak at the International Symposium Coastal Geo-Environment and Urban Development held in Tianjin, China. She presented two talks on Challenges in Science and Organizational Structure to Facilitate Integrated Science. (Integrated science is the practice of bringing all scientific fields to design projects in an effort to provide more rigorous and robust science for stakeholders and decision-makers). Tianjin, with 10 million people (Tampa Bay area has 2 million), has all of the issues of a rapidly urbanizing city with air and water pollution, groundwater withdrawal that has caused major subsidence in parts of the city, siltation in the ports, overfishing and coastal erosion. Lisa reports that the leaders and scientists at the China Geological Survey and other hosting scientific institutions were wonderfully receptive to new ideas and as a result of her visit, a delegation of Chinese scientists and managers will be visiting the USGS in this area in the spring! (An interesting sidenote: Lisa was one of two female scientists speaking at the Symposium and, as you might expect, the only blonde in the crowd). Lisa visited Beijing first and found it, with its 11 million people, as modern as any big US city - with seriously bad air quality. On the positive side, the food, she observed, was fabulous (Peking Duc1r , was particularly noteworthy) and she got pretty good with chopsticks! The bargains were great bu. the constant haggling over the price got tiring. Luckily she brought home a few excellent business cards that (hopefully!) will allow her to continue her bargaining from afar! She also got very comfortable being treated like royalty by her hosts and having police escorts as traffic control when she visited field sites. Car traffic, she noted, was BAD and there are jillions of people on foot and bicycle also swarming the roads, so having police escort was appreciated! The Great Wall of China, one of the original super highways of commerce, was inspirational and the "hawkers" all over the wall reminded Lisa that commerce continues. The Forbidden City allowed Lisa to step back into a different time (not geologic time, this time!) and get a feel for the people and their customs. She quickly snapped out of it when she spotted a Starbucks "embedded" deep in the Forbidden City! Although longing for a decaf Mocha, Lisa protested this modern encroachment by not succumbing to this temptation. Tn all, the trip was a wonderful experience ­ despite the 18 hours air travel to get there! Athena~ IEFINGS February, 20() 5 Upcoming Meeting WHEN: Thursday, February 3 11:55 a.m. - luncheon WHERE: Centre Club Westshore at Kennedy PROGRAM: "A Global Gender Agenda" SPEAKER: Nancy Natilson, Independent Consultant COST: Guests - $20 RSVP: By January 31 Call Eleanor Hubbard (251-9172) or email [email protected].
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