Meetings are held @ 7:30 pm
in Room 162 of the Earth
Sciences Building
at the University of Calgary
First Friday of each month
from October to May
(excluding January)
Meetings are Free to members,
Guests $5
Students with ID $2
Everyone Welcome

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Date: 2010 October 1

Title: TBA

Dan will provide a travelogue of Egypt based on a couple of recent tours there.

Speaker: Dan Bruce

Dan has worked as a cowboy in the US and Canada, and is a bronc rider, cattle history expert, past manager of tourism at the Nicola and Eight Mile ranches, artefact restoration expert, past curator of the Kelowna Museum, and current curator of the historical site of Fintry.

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Date: 2010 November 5

Title: The Copts: who are they? – Their heritage and culture; then and now

Speaker: Kamal K. Botros Ph.D.

http://www.slideshare.net/GeorMar/coptic-church-kamal-botros

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Date: 2010 December 3

Title: Abydos

Speaker: Julius Szekrenyes

Julius is the president of the Calgary Chapter of the SSEA.

2010 July 24 - Mid Summer Update

1. Jănis Svilpis will be joining us as the new Treasurer beginning in September. Thank you to Gary Lloyd for his work over the last three years.
   
   Julius Szekrenyes - President
   Paul English - Vice-President
   Dr. Mary McDonald - Executive member
   Jănis Svilpis - Treasurer
   James Morison - Secretary
   
   
2. We are currently contacting potential speakers for the 2010/2011 year. If you have any suggestions, please send them along.
   
   
3. A chapter of the SSEA is now operating in Vancouver.
   
   
4. Preliminary Schedule
   
   2010 October 1
   2010 November 5
   2010 December 3
   2011 February 4
   2011 March 4
   2011 April 1
   2011 May 6
   

   The November meeting conflicts with the SSEA AGM, but the next week (November 12) conflicts with the Chac-mool conference, so we decided to meet November 5.

5. We are interested in the possibility of having a fund raising dinner. Please let us know if you would like to help.
   
   
6. We will be sending out newsletters when the speakers for the October, November and December events are confirmed.

If you are interested in helping in any way, please contact the executive at:  info@calgaryssea.ca

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Please note the new starting time of 7:30 p.m., the room will be open at 7:00 p.m. for members.

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A draft of the proposed Calgary SSEA by-laws is available to read here: draft by-laws

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At the 2008 June 5 meeting of the CalgarySSEA we circulated a questionaire to get ideas from the membership for future events.

You can read a list of the suggestions here. If you have any other suggestions, please send them to the executive: info@calgaryssea.ca

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Also at the 2008 June 5, the membership approved plans to register the Calgary SSEA in Alberta. A fifth member of the executive will be needed.