Forum Club of Green Valley
who, what, when, why, where, how, & cost

Who?	The Forum is a Green Valley club. The club is open to all GVR (Green Valley Recreation) members.
What?	Listed as a discussion group, but it is a lecture with Q&A at the end.
When?	10 to 11 AM Wednesdays.  Usually, 10:45 to 11 AM is Q&A.
Why?	Inquiring minds want to know.
Where?	East Social Center, Green Valley, that's in sunny Arizona
How?	As usual, by the volunteer work of a few, hard working people.
Cost?	Annual dues is $2 per person per year.

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2008
July 30	Suzanne Nelson	Going Native: The Seed Bank
July 23	Jean Spencer	Seniors and the Peace Corps
July 16	David Lyon	A True Legacy Investing in Children
July 9	Curt Pedersen	Rescue in Scandinavia
July 2	Mr Lilly & Ms Baldeschi	Community Agriculture
June 25	Hal Mansfield	The Struggle for Optimism	Hal Mansfield, retired professor of psychology, will talk about the many ways to keep an optimistic view of daily life and of the future, given the many factors which "argue for" pessimism.
June 18	Jane Hill	Who Brought the Corn?	Jane Hill, regents professor of anthropology and linguistics at the university arizona, will apply the methods of historical linguistics and archaeology to explore questions posed by prehistory regarding early cultivators.
June 11	Robert Vint	Modern Adobe Architecture	Robert Vint, architect from Tucson, will present examples of contemporary structures built with adobe, one of the oldest building materials, and show how valid its use still is in today's world.
June 4	Philip Newlin	Convicts, Con-men & Concealments	Philip Newlin, retired administrative law judge, will present his insights into the California prison system and its populations; what Ted Koppel never saw.
May 28	Joel Greenberg	The U.S. Submarine Service
May 21	James Bennett	The Future of News Media
May 14	Randy Mayer	Humanitarian Work Along the Border
May 7	Tamara Kharimanis	Wonder of Humming Birds
Apr 30	Hal Mansfield	Psychosomatic Medicine
Apr 23	Rick Ernst	The Current Financial Situation
Apr 16	Steve Strange	Cambodia
Apr 9	Jana Eaton	Assimilation vs. Cultural Identity
Apr 2	Joyce Shaffer	Healthy Aging
Mar 26	Thomas Purdon	Umbilical Stem Cells	Thomas, an MD, will show slides about the sources and current uses of stem cells and their future potential, with emphasis on collecting them from umbilical cord blood.
Mar 19	Cort Chalfant	The Future of Sahuarita	Cort, real estate developer, will talk about the expected growth of Sahuarita in the next twenty years.
Mar 12	Shaw Kinsley	Pioneer in Tree Ring Studies/ A.E. Douglas, Pioneer of Dendrochronology	Shaw will tell us about this scientist's work in studying tree rings to determine changes in climate.
Mar 5	Mike Quigley	The Tumacacori Highlands	Mike will give an illustrated talk about this wilderness area.
Feb 27	Tom Kelley	Old Pueblo Trolleys	Tom Kelley will talk about the history of the Tucson trolleys and the volunteer group active since 1980s.
Feb 20	George Pike	Visiting Foreign Missions	A retired Presbyterian minister, will tell stories of his trips to missions in interesting parts of the world.
Feb 13	Lynn Urias	History of Tucson
Feb 6	Mary Ann Linforth	The Single Senior Life
Jan 30	Donald Severe	The Minuteman Corps
Jan 23	Mark Heitlinger	The Santa Rita Range
Jan 16	David Raichian	Why We Walk on Two Legs
Jan 9	Hal Mansfield	Living with Less Energy
Jan 2 , 2008	Will Campbell	Paying for Long Term Care
2007
Dec 26	No Meeting
Dec 19	Curt Pedersen	The Panama Canal
Dec 12	Ronald Brill	Citizen's Council Watchdog

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