Events for the Public – September 2014

All of the below events are open for the public. We would like you to plan carefully before registering with us so that we have enough seats for participants. If you register for our events but change your plan, kindly notify us by email to irchanoi@gmail.com. If you would like to be an American Center member, please register.

***REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED FOR ALL EVENTS EXCEPT THOSE NOTED OTHERWISE.  Register here.***

All events take place at 1st Floor of the Rose Garden Tower at 170 Ngoc Khanh Street, Hanoi, except those noted otherwise.  Remember to take your ID with you.

Sept. 3, 9:00 – 11:00 Conversation + Mike Trần
Sept. 8, 3:00 – 5:00 Conversation + Mike Trần
Sept. 8, 3:00 – 4:00 A View from America: Supporting Vietnam’s Efforts to Create a 21st Century Workforce Eric Biel, Bureau of International Labor Affairs, U.S. Department of Labor
Sept. 9, 10:00 – 11:00 Conversation Hour: Goals Nicole Bright-Hardee
Sept. 9, 2:00 – 3:30 Debate Club: “Are Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) Degrees Sufficient to Get a Job?” AC Interns
Sept. 10, 9:00 – 11:00 Conversation + Mike Trần
Sept. 10, 2:00 – 3:30 American English Club AC Interns
Sept. 10, 4:00 – 5:30 Let’s Rock the American Center Georges Taino, U.S. Embassy
Sept. 11, 4:30 – 5:30 U.S. History: Battle of Baltimore Leon R. Schwartz, Guest Speaker
Sept. 12, 2:00 – 3:30 How to Master IELTS Speaking Dương Hồng Ánh, Lecturer at Hanoi University of Social Sciences and Humanities, VNUH
Sept. 12, 4:00 – 5:00 American Car Culture Dominic “Doc” Meyer, U.S. Embassy
Sept. 15, 3:00 – 5:00 Conversation + Mike Trần
Sept. 16, 10:00 – 11:00 Conversation Hour: Manners Nicole Bright-Hardee
Sept. 16, 3:00 – 4:30 River Rehabilitation: The Solution is Not in the Water Eric Pallant, Allegheny College
Sept. 17, 9:00 – 11:00 Conversation + Mike Trần
Sept. 17, 2:00 – 3:30 American English Club AC Interns
Sept. 18, 10:00 – 11:00 Over the Fear of Speaking English Nguyen Phuong Anh, AC Intern
Sept. 18, 1:30 – 2:30 Running Like a Girl, Throwing Like a Boy: Gender and Sports in the U.S. (and Beyond) Sherry Martin Murphy, Guest Speaker
Sept. 22, 3:00 – 4:30 Sell the Product, Not Sell Yourself Thao Griffiths, Guest Speaker
Sept. 23, 2:30 – 4:30 Public Diplomacy – A Personal View Wylita Bell, East Asia Pacific/Public Diplomacy Country Director, U.S. State Department
Sept. 24, 9:00 – 11:00 Conversation + Mike Trần
Sept. 24, 2:00 – 3:30 American English Club AC Interns
Sept. 25, 3:00 – 4:30 Perfect Spy X6:  The Inside Story of Pham Xuan An Larry Berman, Guest Speaker
Sept. 26, 2:00 – 3:30 Debate Club: “Would the Economy be Better Off Without State-Owned Enterprises?” AC Interns
Sept. 26, 3:30 – 4:00 Introduction to AC’s Services and Products AC Interns
Sept. 29, 3:00 – 5:00 Conversation + Mike Trần
Sept. 30, 10:00 – 11:00 Conversation Hour: Birthdays
Cancelled
Nicole Bright-Hardee