Annual Meeting Held in NYC
The Annual Meeting and luncheon was held on May 17 at The Yale Club in New York City. Officers, Board Members, NY and Chapter members gathered for our traditional meeting followed by lunch and a presentation by guest speaker and Pacific-Northwest Chapter member Jim Foster. Jim gave a fascinating presentation on The Magellan Project: the first documented circumnavigation of the earth that began 500 years ago.
Guest Speaker Announced
Best-selling author Patricia Schultz will address the Annual Meeting next year and it isn’t too early to make your plans. Patricia is a seasoned travel writer whose claim to fame is the renowned book 1000 Places to See Before You Die. Save the date for the next Annual Meeting – May 15, 2020.
Follow our Foundation Scholars Around the World
Our Foundation Scholar from Georgetown University, Fiona Singer, is on her way around-the-world! She will be visiting UK, Belgium, Israel, South Africa, Cambodia and Argentina. Her topic of study is Big Data: The Global Politics of Data and Privacy. Follow her along the way on her BLOG: https://medium.com/@fionasinger
Christopher LaMountain, our Foundation Scholar from Northwestern University will be leaving on his trip around-the-world on June 21. He will be visiting Germany, Uganda, India, Samoa, Australia and Chile. His topic of study is A Global Song: Investigating the Global Diversity of Baha’i Temple Music. Follow him along the way on his BLOG: https://blog.undergradresearch.northwestern.edu/blog/chris
Planning Ahead
The annual dinner at the House of Lords in London (of course!) will be held on December 4, 2019. The United Kingdom Chapter sponsors this event and all Circumnavigators are invited to attend. Members (including this writer) who have attended previous dinners attest that it is a wonderful event. Members can contact Tracy Sancilio at headquarters for more information.
Seven Continents?
Circumnavigators who have been to all seven continents are requested to let the Club know. Please email this writer at davidamink@me.com.
The Last Shot
Do you have a good photo for The Last Shot? Please send to club@circumnavigators.org.
Luck to you!
David A. Mink
International President
davidamink@me.com
