Norooz Gala 2015

Norooz Gala
2015
Norooz Gala
2015
IRANIANAMERICAN
MEDICALSOCIETY
OfGreaterWashingtonArea
IRANIANAMERICAN
MEDICALSOCIETY
OfGreaterWashingtonArea
TableofContents
PresidentLetterPage3
BoardMembers
Page4
ProgramPage5
UpComingEventsPage6
IAMSDonorsPage7
InKindDonorsPage8
TableTitleDescriptionsPages9Ͳ11
SponsorsPages12Ͳ16
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President’sLetter
DearGuests,
OnthebehalfoftheIranianAmericanMedicalSociety,I
wouldliketowelcomeyoutoour2015NoroozGalaand
fundraising.Wehaveasoldoutevent,atavenuethat
isasuniqueasaretheguestsattendingit.
Wehavethedistinctpleasuretobeabletohostour
GalaattheNationalGeographicheadquarterin
WashingtonD.C.Indeeditisnotoftenthatonegetsa
chancetoviewandlearnaboutdinosaurswhileholding
aglassofchampagne,andviewtheworldthrough
photographswhiledressedinelegantgownsandblack
tieattires.Theexperienceisonlymademoreenticing
byanopulentdinnerandconcludedbydancingthe
nightaway.
Isincerelyhopethatyouwillhaveawonderfulnight
withusandhelpustoasuccessfulfundraising.
WithGratitude,
BaSepas,
RezaMirali,MDFACS
President,IranianAmericanMedicalSocietyofthe
GreaterWashington
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BoardMembers
President
RezaMirali,MD
VicePresident
NaderSadeghi,MD
Secretary
NegarGolesorkhi,MD
Treasurer
MelodyAkhavan,MD
MembersͲAtͲLarge
HoutanChaboki,MD
AliMoshirfar,MD
MassiAbedi,MD
EhsanHabibpour,MD
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2015NoroozGala
andFundraiser
Program
6pmͲ8pm
6pmͲ8pm
7pmͲ10pm
CheckͲin/Tickets
NationalGeographicExhibits
CocktailandHorsd’oeuvre
Photographs
(Portionofproceedsdonatedto
IAMSscholarshipfund)
8pmͲ10pm Dinner(DinningHall)
(Proceedsfrompurchaseofflowers
aredonatedtoIAMSCMEfund)
8pmͲ8:30pm President’sWelcome
StateoftheIAMS
8pmͲ
Midnight
DonationstakenforvariouscausesͲ
Pleasedonate.
10pmͲ
Midnight
MusicandDancing
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IAMS
UpcomingEvents
TuesdayApril7,2015Ͳ
Dr.TaheriͲSpeakerforJanssenPharmaceuticals
(Sponsor)
Dr.KeshavarzͲ“WhyReadRumiintheDigitalAge?
LiteratureandHealthinthe21stCentury.”
Location:
Seasons52Restaurant,
TysonsCornerCenter
Time: 6:00pmͲReception,
6:30pmͲDr.Taheri,
7:00pmͲDinner
Dr.FatemehKeshavarz,Director
SchoolofLanguages,Literatures,andCultures
ChairandDirector,
RoshanInstituteforPersianStudies
UniversityofMaryland,CollegePark
SundayMay7,2015Ͳ
FamilyFunDay
AlgonkianPark
SaturdayMay16,2015Ͳ
AnnualCMEEventͲ
LocationͲInovaFairfaxHospital
TimeͲ8:00amͲ12:30pm
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IAMSDonors
IAMSwholeheartedlythanksourbenefactorswith
whosegeneroushelpourhumanitarian/educational
goalsarefulfilledandourfinancialviabilityisassured.
$5000Ͳandup*
Mr.&Mrs.Shahabadi
Dr.AliN.Mesbahi
$2500Ͳ$4999*
Dr.RezaMiraliandDr.ShabnamShahabadi
$1000Ͳ$2499*
Dr.MersedehMirali
Dr.NegarGolesorkhi
PiperYerks(YerksTeam,TTRSothebyInternational)
$500Ͳ$999*
EagleBank
NationalHomeHealthcareInc.
Dr.SoheilaRostami/RostamiOPC
<$500*
Dr.BehdadAryavandandDr.MelodyAkhavan
Dr.MichaelMassumi
Dr.NaderSadeghi
Dr.ShahramBahadori
Dr.NazeeFarsi
EllieMirali,PAͲC
(*Aggregateamounts)
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InKindDonors
IAMSwouldliketoearnestlythankourgracious
businesspartnersandinͲkinddonors,tohelpus
makethiseventpossibleforourguests:
VenueͲ
NationalGeographic
CateringͲ
Sodexo
EntertainmentͲ
ExclusiveEntertainment
PhotographyͲ Samshots
PrintͲ PSSiWePrintPrinting
PhotoBackdropͲ
Whollyfundedby
Dr.NegarGolesorkhi
FlowersͲ
DesignandPreparationby
Dr.ShabnamShahabadi
Whollyfundedby
Dr.RezaMirali&
Dr.ShabnamShahabadi
HaftͲsinTableͲDesignandFundingby
Mrs.Shahabadi&
Dr.ShivaShahabadi
PastriesͲShirazMarketandBakery
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TableTitleDescriptions
Abyaneh
AbyanehisawellͲknownvillageinthenorthwest
KarkasMountainandhasaverypleasantclimate.
Thepeopleofthevillageareveryenthusiastic
whichhelpretaintheircustomersandtourists.
AfifAbadGardenͲFars
Thisgarden,coveringanareaof127000square
meters,isoneofthemostfabuloushistorical
gardensofShiraz.
AlighapouͲIsfahan
AlighapouPalaceisanoutstandingandantique
sampleoknownasStatelyExcellencymansion
whichhostedtheambassadorsandhighranked
gueststherein.
AmirChakhmaghTekyehͲYazd
AmirChakhmagh;sTekyehhastwohighͲrise
minarets.Thefrontofthebuildingisdecorated
withglazedbricksandthelowerpartsofthe
minaretsareadornedbyskyblueKuficlines.
ApadanaPalaceͲFars
Thegreatestandmostmagnificentpalaceof
PersepolisisDarius(Apadana)palace.Thepalace
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hasacentralquadrilateralhallwith36columnsand
are65.19metersinheight.
Babak(Javidan)Castle
JavidanCastle,todaycalledBabakCastle,is
surroundedbyvalleys.BabakKhoramDinfought
againsttheArabinvadersfor22yearsand
eventuallydefeatedthem,conqueringthecastle.
ChehelSotunPalaceͲIsfahan
Thispalaceislocatedinthemiddleofa67,000
squaremetergarden.Itsarchitectureisa
combinationifIranian,Chinese,andwesternart,
completedon1057.
DamavandͲTehran
DamavandisthehighestpeakofAlborzChain
Mountains.TheremainsoftheDamavandvolcano
aresulphidestones,purebrimstoneandafrozen
poolatthefunnelͲformedpeak.
DarvazehMellalͲFars
Thegateisguardedbyhugefiguresoflegendary
creaturesandallvisitorsofPersepolisaretopass
it.Twoofthefour17meterhighcolumnsthatused
totoweroverthegate,remain.
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EramGardenͲFars
Thisgardenisoneofthemostbeautifulgardensin
Iranwhichowesitsattractivenesstoitsoldand
highcedars.ItisalsothebotanicalgardenofShiraz
Universitywithvariousbeautifulandcolorful
flowers.
FinGardenͲKashan
Thisgardenisrecognizedasoneofthemost
beautifulandoldestgardensofIranonaccountof
thewatersprings,densetrees,brooks,poolsand
gloriousbuildings
GonbadͲeSoltaniehͲZanjan
Thismonumentresemblesthegloryand
magnitudeofSaintMaryCongregationChurchis
Florence,ItalyandAyasufyaMosqueinTurkey.It’s
recognizedastheworld’sthirdandIran’sfinest
monument.
KhayyamDome
OneofthemoststunninggardensinIranistheone
thatbelongedtoKhayyam.
KishIslandͲHormozgan
ThisovalͲshapedislandislocatedinthesouthwest
BandarAbbas,inthemiddleofskybluewatersof
thePersianGulf.
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IAMSwouldliketothank
theMiraliandShahabadi
Familiesfortheirgenerous
financialsupport.
Mr.&Mrs.Shahabadi
MersedehMirali,PharmD
RezaMirali,MD&
ShabnamShahabadi,MD
PlasticSurgeryandDermatology
Associates,LLC
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IAMSwouldliketothank
Dr.A.N.Mesbahiforhis
generousfinancial
support.
http://www.mesbahimd.com
703Ͳ287Ͳ8277
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