Events Calendar

East West Bank/Conference Room – On the last Tuesday of each month, the Board of Directors of Sister Cities of Houston meet to discuss ongoing business and initiatives. The Board is composed of five elected members of the Executive Committee, four at large board members and one ex officio representative from each Sister City organization.

Career Day on April 27 with the German Institute for the Southwest.

The German Institute for the Southwest is organizing a career day for high school and university students on April 27, 2018, in the building of the German Consulate General. If you know of a student studying German or of a teacher whose German class is not yet planning on attending, or an employer who would like to participate as an exhibitor, please write to angelika@germaninstitute.org.

The Houston Grampian Association will host a breakfast to celebrate the 50th Anniversary year of the OTC. This breakfast is one of the opening events of the OTC week.

The breakfast will be held on Saturday, April 28, 2018 (8am – 9 am Coffee & Social Networking & at 9 am Breakfast will be served) at The Hilton Post Oak, 2001 Post Oak Blvd, Houston, TX 77056.

Tables of 10 Sponsorship is $1000, Tables of 5 Sponsorship is $500, Individual seats are $60 for non members and $50 for members.

The main speaker this year is –

Gordon McIntosh – and he will talk about the ever changing Oil & Gas Market across the World.
He is the current Deputy Minister of Natural Resources for the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. He was previously Director of Aberdeen City Council from 1995 until retirement in August of 2016 (in Enterprise, Planning and Infrastructure), Past Vice Chairman Grampian Houston Association, Burgess of the City of Aberdeen, Past Director of Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Center, Visiting Professor – Robert Gordon University Director AREG (Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group), Director Petroleum Research Newfoundland and Labrador.

Other speakers are –

Susan Schneider of Houston Baptist University will speak about the yearly Nurse Exchange Program with Houston Baptist and Aberdeen Robert Gordon’s Universities which was founded in 1982. 2017 and 2018 exchange nurses will be in attendance.
Harry Gee, President of Sister Cities Houston will speak about the importance of Sister Cities in a Worldwide Business. There are 18 Sister Cities and Gampian, Scotland was the 5th City to join Houston’s partnership in 1979

Russian Oprah Singer – Elena Fray – will open the Breakfast with the US National Anthem

Scottish Piper will perform as people arrive

McCallum is the whisky sponsor.

Money raised will benefit the yearly Nurse Exchange Program, they are a 501(C)3 charity.

For more information, please contact the Houston Grampian Association President, Lorna Ramsay at: lornaramsay@kw.com

Come join the Houston-Taipei Society as the HTS hosts Dr. John Liang, President of the American College of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, as he gives our organization a unique presentation on acupuncture and the practice of Chinese medicine.

Location: 9100 Park West Drive, Houston, 77063

Start time 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm

Please click the below link for more details:

http://www.bachsocietyhouston.org/eastervespers