BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20151018T210000Z DTEND:20151018T230000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:2015 PNC Sinai Forum Presents William B. Taylor DESCRIPTION:The 62nd season of the Purdue University North Central Sinai Forum will feature William B. Taylor\, on Oct. 18 at 4 p.m. (CT) at the Blue Chip Casino Stardust Event Center\, 777 Blue Chip Drive\, in Michigan City.\n\nA state Department employee and former ambassador\, Taylor will discuss "Russia: Threat to Ukraine and the World." His years of service of the United States government placed him in the middle of hotspots of world conflict and strife: the Middle East and Eastern Europe. In Ukraine\, he served as the U.S. ambassador. He undertook State Department assistance coordination in Israel\, Iraq\, Afghanistan and the 15 states of the former Soviet Union\, overseeing security and humanitarian assistance. \n\nTaylor is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy at West Point and the Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government\, and also served in the infantry in Vietnam and Germany. He is currently the executive vice president at the United States Institute of Peace. He will doubtless share deep insights into flashpoints of world conflict and prospects for peace. \n\nThe evening is sponsored by Horizon Bank.\n\nTickets for the PNC Sinai Forum season are $75 for regular subscription passes and $200 for patron subscription passes\, which include reserved section seating and exclusive receptions with the speakers. Students who show a valid school I.D. are always free. Tickets can be purchased by credit card online at www.sinaiforum.org or by cash or check at: The Lubeznik Center for the Arts\, 101 W. Second St.\, Michigan City\; Kabelin Hardware\, 512 Andrew Ave.\, La Porte\; The PNC Chancellor's Office\, Schwarz Hall\, Room 137\, 1401 S. U.S. Hwy. 421\, Westville\; Undergraduate Building at PNC-Porter County\, 600 Vale Park Road\, Valparaiso. \n\nThe Sinai Forum season sponsors are IU Health La Porte Hospital and Times Media Company. The sustaining sponsors are "La Porte Herald Argus" and "The News Dispatch." The John W. Anderson Foundation is a program sponsor and individual program sponsors are Duneland Health Council\, IU Health La Porte Hospital\, Horizon Bank\, Times Media Company and the Leonard J. and Irene Brown Foundation. \n\nPatron-level ticket holders will be welcome to attend all speaker receptions\, which will be hosted by Wendy J. Levenfeld & Associates\, NIPSCO\, Ideas in Motion Media\, Valparaiso Chamber of Commerce and the South Shore Leadership Center. \n\n The Forum continues its commitment to presenting speakers who explore compelling contemporary issues\, providing audience members with the unique opportunity to hear from experts in their fields speak to topics in the news and to pose face-to-face questions in a town-hall style forum. Wendy Levenfeld\, Forum executive director\, will host the series. Additional information about the Purdue University North Central Sinai Forum is available at www.sinaiforum.org.\n\n The next program will Nov.15 at 4 p.m. CT\, with Nomi Prins who will discuss "Wall Street in the White House." Her appearance is sponsored by The Times of Northwest Indiana. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html: \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \;The 62nd season of the Purdue University North Central Sinai Forum will feature William B. Taylor\, on Oct. 18 at 4 p.m. (CT) at the Blue Chip Casino Stardust Event Center\, 777 Blue Chip Drive\, in Michigan City.
\nA state Department employee and former ambassador\, Taylor will discuss &ldquo\;Russia: Threat to Ukraine and the World.&rdquo\; His years of service of the United States government placed him in the middle of hotspots of world conflict and strife: the Middle East and Eastern Europe. In Ukraine\, he served as the U.S. ambassador. He undertook State Department assistance coordination in Israel\, Iraq\, Afghanistan and the 15 states of the former Soviet Union\, overseeing security and humanitarian assistance.
\nTaylor is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy at West Point and the Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government\, and also served in the infantry in Vietnam and Germany. He is currently the executive vice president at the United States Institute of Peace. He will doubtless share deep insights into flashpoints of world conflict and prospects for peace.
\nThe evening is sponsored by Horizon Bank.
\nTickets for the PNC Sinai Forum season are $75 for regular subscription passes and $200 for patron subscription passes\, which include reserved section seating and exclusive receptions with the speakers. Students who show a valid school I.D. are always free. Tickets can be purchased by credit card online at www.sinaiforum.org or by cash or check at: The Lubeznik Center for the Arts\, 101 W. Second St.\, Michigan City\; Kabelin Hardware\, 512 Andrew Ave.\, La Porte\; The PNC Chancellor&rsquo\;s Office\, Schwarz Hall\, Room 137\, 1401 S. U.S. Hwy. 421\, Westville\; Undergraduate Building at PNC-Porter County\, 600 Vale Park Road\, Valparaiso.
\nThe Sinai Forum season sponsors are IU Health La Porte Hospital and Times Media Company. The sustaining sponsors are &ldquo\;La Porte Herald Argus&rdquo\; and &ldquo\;The News Dispatch.&rdquo\; The John W. Anderson Foundation is a program sponsor and individual program sponsors are Duneland Health Council\, IU Health La Porte Hospital\, Horizon Bank\, Times Media Company and the Leonard J. and Irene Brown Foundation.
\nPatron-level ticket holders will be welcome to attend all speaker receptions\, which will be hosted by Wendy J. Levenfeld &\; Associates\, NIPSCO\, Ideas in Motion Media\, Valparaiso Chamber of Commerce and the South Shore Leadership Center.
\n \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; The Forum continues its commitment to presenting speakers who explore compelling contemporary issues\, providing audience members with the unique opportunity to hear from experts in their fields speak to topics in the news and to pose face-to-face questions in a town-hall style forum. Wendy Levenfeld\, Forum executive director\, will host the series. Additional information about the Purdue University North Central Sinai Forum is available at www.sinaiforum.org.
\n \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; The next program will Nov.15 at 4 p.m. CT\, with Nomi Prins who will discuss &ldquo\;Wall Street in the White House.&rdquo\; Her appearance is sponsored by The Times of Northwest Indiana. LOCATION:Blue Chip Casino Stardust Event Center 777 Blue Chip Drive Michigan City\, IN UID:e.1949.2418 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260426T182739Z URL:https://members.laportepartnership.com/events/details/2015-pnc-sinai-forum-presents-william-b-taylor-10-18-2015-2418 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR