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AMWA Mid-Atlantic Chapter's Bethesda-DC-Silver
Spring regional group
invites you to a gala two-part networking event!
“Visible Proofs: Forensic Views
of the Body”
A special curator-led tour of a fascinating
exhibition at the National Library of Medicine on the NIH campus,
followed by
Dinner at Athenian Plaka Greek restaurant
in Bethesda;
appetizers & dessert courtesy
of AMWA-MAC!
Tuesday, November 28, 2006
6-7 PM - NLM tour
7:30-9 PM - dinner and networking
Part 1:
The NLM Exhibit
Autopsies, coroners’ reports, DNA profiling,
genetic fingerprinting, “CSI”...Forensics provides a
fascinating and unique view of the human body. Forensic medicine
is “the field of medicine that interprets or establishes the
facts pertaining to the unexplained or suspicious death of a human
being or the suffering of grievous bodily harm, in civil or criminal
law cases.” This exhibition is a history of the real-world
version of how crimes are solved through medical science.
(Not *too* gory and REALLY educational and fun!) For more
particulars, take a look at the exhibition website here.
We will be given a special guided tour by the
curator of this exhibit, Dr. Michael Sappol, historian in the History
of Medicine division of the National Library of Medicine.
(Here's his
speaker profile.)
Part 2 - Dinner
Athenian Plaka Greek restaurant
7833 Woodmont Ave.
Bethesda
301-986-1337
Parking is FREE on the upper deck of the Columbia
Bank parking lot at the corner of Woodmont & St. Elmo (right
next to the restaurant!); if you come to NLM by Metro we'll give
you a ride to the restaurant and back to the Metro. Check
out the Athenian
Plaka Web site for more info. We will have a separate
area all to ourselves!
AMWA-MAC will provide appetizers and maybe some baklava for dessert
if enough people want it, and you choose onsite from among the following
entrees (and you pay for your own entree and drinks - please bring
cash or check as it'll be all one bill) + 20% tip and 5% tax:
Mousaka ($17;
layers of eggplant, zucchini, potatoes, and ground beef topped with
bechamel sauce)
Chicken kebob
($18; chunks of chicken breast lightly marinated, served with rice
pilaf & vegetables)
Vegetarian pastichio
($16; layers of Greek pasta, seasoned vegetables, and herbs topped
with bechamel sauce)
RSVP by Sunday, Nov. 26
Email Donna
R. Savage or call 301-942-2447. Please provide your name,
phone number, and email address.
We need at least
15 people to make this event happen, and we're limiting attendance
to 25 people to keep it manageable. So please SIGN UP NOW
and assure yourself of an eclectic and exciting evening of AMWA
Mid-Atlantic FUN! All AMWA members and potential members (in
the broadest definition of that category) are welcome to attend!
Parking will be FREE and adjacent to NLM, and security will be easy
to navigate whether you arrive by Metro
(Medical Center on the Red Line) or by personal vehicle. All
instructions will be provided when you register. |