Monday, April 2, 2012

9:30 – 10:30 – THE ENVIRONMENT – Presidents’ Hall

What is Happening to the Bees

Speaker:  Dr. Marla Spivak, Distinguished McKnight Professor,
University of Minnesota

Honey bees have been disappearing at alarming rates in recent years.  They are essential to healthy ecosystems and are pollinators of a third of the United States food supply.  Marla Spivak, an entomologist, is developing practical applications to protect honey bee populations from decimation, while making fundamental contributions to our understanding of bee biology.

Mollie Keys

10:45 – 11:45 – HEALTH – Presidents’ Hall

East Meets West: How Traditional Chinese Medicine Enhances
Health Care in the 21st Century

Speaker:  Dr. Pam Weiss, Acupuncturist

Dr. Pam Weiss will describe using traditional Chinese medicine therapies including acupuncture, acupressure, external QiGong healing, and Tui Na, a form of massage, to enhance health care in the 21st century.

Jacqueline Teisberg

11:45 – Noon – ANNOUNCEMENTS
12:00 – 1:15 –  LUNCHEON

Luncheon Hostess:  Mary Ann Christenson
Guest Hostess:  Virginia Hansing
Marionettes                                                      Minneapolis Room
Program Committee                                     Association Room

1:15 – 2:15 – MARIONETTES – Presidents’ Hall

The Chinese Kite

Presenters:  Marionette Troupe

AAUW’s energetic marionette out-reach program participants are eager to entertain both the young and young-at-heart with this year’s production. The Minneapolis Branch has maintained a marionette troupe for over 40 years.

Harriette Krasnoff

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