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| Dear ACMS members and friends,
The ACMS will be co-sponsoring the following events at the University of
Pennsylvania next week. Members and friends are
invited to take part. All locations are on the Penn campus in Philadelphia.
Thursday, September 22nd, 6-8pm, Amado Recital Hall of Irvine Auditorium
Capstone reception for "A Tale of Two Capitals" program
In May 2016, a Penn short term study abroad program called "A Tale of Two Capitals"
brought together 8 Penn students from very different fields to focus on
issues in development in Ulaanbaatar and Beijing. The trip was
co-directed by David Dettmann of the ACMS, and one week of that trip was
based at the ACMS office in Ulaanbaatar, where students met with
academics, diplomats, and business and non-profit professionals working
in development in Mongolia. Next Thursday evening (September 22nd) we
will be holding a public capstone event to showcase their projects. You
are welcome to join the event, at Irvine Auditorium in the Amado Recital
Hall (3401 Spruce St, Philadelphia), from 6-8pm. Food and light
beverages will be provided.
Friday, September 23rd, 2-3pm, 842 Williams Hall
ACMS meet-and-greet (prior to President Elbegdorj’s lecture)
If you are planning to come out to see President Elbegdorj's lecture at Penn (see below),
be sure to come early to give yourself time to get through security. If
you can come by 2pm, please consider coming to meet other ACMS members
and friends beforehand! We will be in 842 Williams Hall (255 S.
36th St--inside the office of East Asian Languages and Civilizations on
8th floor of Williams and just a short walk from the President's venue)
with coffee/tea/light refreshments. It
will be a nice time to meet past ACMS fellows and friends, and
to reminisce about Mongolia. Students and friends interested
in Mongolia are welcome. Afterward we can over to Huntsman
together for the President's lecture, where our ACMS group
will have a section of seats. Please let me know if you'd like
to join this meeting so I have some idea of how many to plan for.
Friday, September 23rd, 4pm, G06 Hunstman Hall
Distinguished lecture by President of Mongolia, Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj.
President Elbegdorj’s lecture, which will be hosted by Penn's School of
Arts and Sciences Dean Steven J. Fluharty and Perry World House Director
William Burke-White and co-presented with the ACMS and the Center
for East Asian Studies, is titled “Mongolia, Oasis of Democracy: the
Path from Closed to Open Society. The lecture
venue is G06 Huntsman Hall (Dhirubhai Ambani Auditorium), 3730 Walnut
St, Philadelphia, and doors open at 4pm. Pre-registration is required; those who do not register in advance will not be permitted to enter.
If you did not register with me last week, seats may still be available
but need to be reserved directly through Perry World House using this link.
A reception with President Elbegdorj will follow the lecture on the 8th
Floor of Huntsman Hall and light refreshments will be served.
President
Elbegdorj was invited to Philadelphia by the Philadelphia Orchestra's
President and CEO Allison Vulgamore, and his day in Philadelphia will celebrate and anticipate The Philadelphia Orchestra’s planned trip to Mongolia for two concerts in the capital city of Ulaanbaatar in June as part of the Orchestra’s 2017 Asia Tour and Residency. At various events on September 23, participation is expected from Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf, Lieutenant Governor Mike Stack, Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney, members of the U.S. Congressional delegation from Pennsylvania, as well as state elected officials from Philadelphia. President
Elbegdorj's lecture at Penn is in conjunction with the opening of the
Perry World House, a global exchange center on Penn's campus, and in
recognition of the role of the ACMS and University of Pennsylvania in
fostering Mongolian Studies. For more information about the President's
visit to Philadelphia, please see the story on the ACMS website.
Best,
David, ACMS
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