Yalda Night Party

IGSA cordially invites you, your family, and your friends to join our Yalda night party with an evening of:

o    Great variety of cultural performances,
o    Dinner, and refreshments
o    Iranian music and dance to the end of night!

Event information:

o    Date: Saturday Jan 16th, 2010
o    Location: USC Main Campus, Ground Zero Cafe
o    Time: 7:30pm - 11:30pm
o    Optional RSVP

Tickets:

o    USC Students: Free
o    USC Alumni & Other Students: $10
o    Others: $15
o    Tickets will be available at the door

IGSA Newcommers' Orientation and Hi-Bye Event

We would like to cordially invite you to the IGSA opening event for academic year of 2009-2010: "Newcomers' orientation and Hi-Bye party". We are going to welcome our newcomers, express gratitude to our old IGSA officers and introduce new IGSA officers while socializing and having some delicious sandwiches. Feel free to bring your friends and your family with you. It'd be very helpful to us if you could kindly RSVP on this Facebook event.

Facebook Link: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=141007822692

Location: USC Engineering Quad (e-quad)

Date: Tuesday, Sept. 22nd, 2009

Time: 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM

Iran's 10th Presidential Election; Who's The Survivor?

The 10th Iranian Presidential Election is rightfully the hottest topic these days! In order to analyze the upcoming presidential election in Iran, IGSA is hosting a discussion panel with:

Dr. Fatemeh Haghighatjoo
Former Parliament Member, 6th Iranian Parliament
Human Rights Activist and Scholar

Prof. Muhammad Sahimi
Professor, University of Southern California
Scientist, Writer and Political Activist

Venue: USC Campus, GFS 106

Date and Time: Wednesday Jun 10, 2009  -  6:30 PM – 8:00 PM

RSVP: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=89594451023

Speakers will express their opinions about the election in general and discuss the questions asked by the MC and audiences afterwards. The questions will be categorized in different topics.

IGSA Talk Series: Mehdi Yahyanejad, Founder of Balatarin.com

The Evolution of Balatarin.com:

A Model Web 2.0 Website in Persian

International Food Fair

Date: This Wednesday, April 22
Time: 12:00 - 2:00PM
Venue: McCarthy Quad

Come an enjoy food from a variety of different countries: India, Korea, Japan, China, New Zealand, Europe, Vietnam, Iran, Armenia, Lebanon, Africa and much more. A great opportunity to sample many different cuisines!!!!! And the best part: ALL FOR FREE!!!!!!!!!!!!

Introduction To Pranic Healing

Are deadlines, midterms and term papers stressing you out? Do you look overworked or outraged? Remarkably enough, your hands can be the remedy for all theses disturbances. So, join us for a free introductory lecture on “Pranic Healing” this coming Friday afternoon to see what this healing can do. Acharya Amir Hossein Khonsari will guide us through the basic concepts of Pranic Healing and meditation on twin hearts. It will be followed by a Q&A session.

Venue: USC Campus, GFS 106
Time: Friday April 17, 2009  -  5:30 PM - 8 PM
Admission: Free
Refreshments will be served

Optional RSVP: http://facebook.com/event.php?eid=80978513626

P.S.:
Pranic Healing, is an easy to learn non-touch healing technique developed by grand master Choa Kok Sui and currently is being practiced worldwide. Amir Hossein Khonsari, being one of the grand master's direct students, has been practicing Pranic Healing for more than a decade now. After he finished his higher courses, he was entitled to spread Pranic Healing internationally.

Titanic Nowruz Party of IGSA

The Iranian Graduate Students Association (IGSA) is proud to present “Persian New Year party” glorifying our traditional Nowruz with feast, cultural performances, and DJ-dance program, while cruising on the Pacific Ocean.

We would love to invite you to join us for this occasion.

   - Date/Time: 7:30 PM – 1:00 AM, Friday, March 27th, 2009.
   - Location: American Yacht Charters, 2901 W. Coast Hwy.
      #190, Newport Beach, CA 92663
  - Transportation ( a chartered bus) is available from USC
      (round trip).
   - The cash bar will be open on two floors. Photo ID required.
   - Due to the very limited space of the yacht and
      transportation, tickets are first come, first served.
      RSVP is required.
   - Parking is available in front of the building for $10

Tickets:

   - USC students:     $10 (Security Deposit)
   - Students (non-USC):    $15
   - Regular admission:    $25
   - USC Faculty: Honored guests, free

Please RSVP by March 21th, 2009 through this link:
http://www-scf.usc.edu/~igsa/nowruz88/

Game Night II

Are you ready for a new game night? Then please join us on this Thursday, Feb 12th, to play all together and win prizes.

- Options to play: Backgammon, Mafia, Bingo, and Pictionary (pantomim)

DATE: THR, Feb 12th
TIME: 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
LOCATION: USC campus, GFS 107

- Prize: $100 for "Most Creative and Competitive Player," "Most Fair Player" and "Most Sportsmanlike", and  lottery presents, $20 gift card for each winner (totally Five)

- Refreshments will be served

- More information: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=66611866104

Yalda night party

The 13th century Iranian poet Sa'di wrote in his Bustan: "The true morning will not come, until the Yalda Night is gone".

IGSA cordially invites you, and your family to join the festivities as we celebrate Yalda night with an evening of:
o    Great variety of cultural performances,
o    Dinner, and refreshments
o    Dj music and dance to the end of night!

Event information are:
o    Date: Friday Dec 05,08
o    Location: USC Mudd Hull of Philosophy- MHP 101
o    Time: 7:30 pm – Mid night   

Admission and dinner tickets are limited. Please be on time!

"Golden IGSA" prizes Gathering party

Following the two IGSA Talaei writing contests (The uncompleted short story, and "Reminiscence writing" Contest), we would like to announce the gathering party in this regard, to give the prizes to the winners, and have lunch together.


DATE: Wednesday Nov 26
LOCATION: E-Quad yard
TIME: 12:00 – 1:00 pm

We look forward to see you all there.