Upcoming A c t L o c A L Ly – t h i n k G L o b A L Ly It was my pleasure to present 50 year pins to 7 wonderful gentlemen. I had the pleasure of meeting Dr. Gilbert Chapnick who is over 90 years old and still goes to work in his office 4 days a week! It was also sweet to visit Buffalo and attend their Alumni and Student Evening and conduct the student initiation at their dinner. The University of Buffalo (SUNY) Alpha Chapter has over 20 new members this year! It was a great experience to preside over their initiation with PIP Steven Braunstein and longtime member Renzo Nylander. The bitter was marked by the continued ongoing crisis at the Hadassah–Hebrew University School of Dental Medicine founded by Alpha Omega. There continues to be at this time no solution that suits all parties. The reality that the school year may be affected is very real, and the dental students are currently in a search for legal counsel to bring their case before the court as well. There has been much written, some of which verges on untruths, and many feelings hurt by what has transpired. I can only hope and pray that all involved finally see a way to maintain a viable Dental School that is really a jewel in the Middle East, and one that Alpha Omega is proud to have been instrumental in founding. May this year, find you with mostly Sweet! Shana Tova! Marcy Schwartzman International President 2013 bUFFALo EvEntS october 2 chEck cALEnDAr LiStinGS on Ao.orG Ao Dc chAPtEr ScrEEninG FroM SiLEncE to rEcoGnition With PErry brickMAn rockville, maryland october 14 Ao LoUiSviLLE cE DinnEr MEEtinG loUisville, kentUcky october 15 WAShinGton Dc chAPtEr cE LEctUrE DinnEr bethesda, maryland bUFFALo october 15 LonDon chAPtEr EDUcAtionAL LEctUrE temple FortUne, london october 26 & 27 EMErGinG LEADErS ProGrAM - FALL SESSion hoUston, texas october 30 Ao coLUMbUS cE MEEtinG colUmbUs, ohio bUFFALo oct. 31 - nov. 3 ADA AnnUAL SESSion new orleans, loUisiana november 3 Ao boSton chAPtEr ScrEEninG FroM SiLEncE to rEcoGnition With PErry brickMAn cambridge, massachUsetts november 8 Ao PhiLADELPhiA & riSinG DEntiSt StUDy cLUb philadelphia, pennsylvania november 10 Ao ottAWA cE SUnDAy brUnch ottawa, ontario november 19 WAShinGton Dc chAPtEr cE LEctUrE DinnEr bethesda, maryland For gradUate and postgradUate research PLEASE SUbMit APPLicAtionS by: accepting applications october 17, 2013 Please click here for the application. Ao cAnADiAn FoUnDAtion november 19 LonDon chAPtEr EDUcAtionAL LEctUrE temple FortUne, london www.ao.org www.ao.org a ll p h a o m ee g a a p h a o m g a || a o n o w a o n o w 2