Minutes for Dec. 15th Meeting

Egyptian American Society at Houston
1225 Turnberry Oak
Houston, Texas 77055

Minutes of December 15, 2007 Meeting

• The meeting was called to order by President Ezzat Abouleish at 6:00 pm.
• Mrs. Tara Zaafran, Secretary/Treasurer resigned because of family circumstances. Her resignation was accepted.
  
• Nomination for Secretary/Treasurer was called. There was only one candidate presented, that is Mr. Hani Elshahawi. He was unanimously elected to serve the remainder of Mrs. Zaafran’s term ending December 31, 2008.
  
• Dinner was served followed by social interaction.
  
• Meeting was adjourned at 8:00 pm.

Submitted by Tara Zaafran
December 15, 2007

GREETINGS FROM PRESIDENT MUBARAK

H.E. Ambassador Al-Houssaini abdelwahab has forwarded a letter to the Society’s president, Dr. Ezzat Abouleish, from President Hosney Mubarak. The letter conveys the Egyptian President's greetings to the Egyptians in the United States for the blessed coming of Eid ElAdha. The Society's Board and all Egyptians in Houston, in turn, extends their greetings to the President, the Ambassador and all Egyptians in the homeland for the Blessed holiday.

GREETINGS FROm EAS BOARD

The Board of Directors of the Egyptian American Society in Houston would like to extend their greetings to all members of the Society for the blessed Eid and Christmas holidays. It is indeed of our great fortune to have the two occasions so close, just like we hope our members will always be.

ACC - HOLIDAY CELEBRATION

Offshore Engineering Positions

We have been informed of these job opportunitities by Ayman Eltaher; please contact him for any questions at aeltaher@hotmail.com or (281) 558-5132 :

JP Kenny, an offshore subsea and pipeline engineering company, is currently looking for mechanical and structural engineers, from new graduates to experienced engineers. Engineers with non-offshore experience are also welcome. Finite element and CFD experience is highly considered.

FIRST CONVENTION FOR EXPAT ARAB ENGINEERS

The Society’s president, Dr. Ezzat, has received the attached letter from H.E. Al-Houssaini abdelwahab, the Consol of Egypt in Houston, on a convention in Tunisia for expatriate Arab engineers. Those interested can contact the Egyptian consulate for more details, at (713) 961 4915.

It's a Boy - CONGRATULATIONS!!!

We have been informed that Drs. Dalia and Nabil Ahmed that they have recently had their new baby Yousof. Our congratulations to the proud parents and best wishes to the new born.

ACC - HOLIDAYS CELEBRATION

NEXT MEETING AND ELECTION

Dear Member of EAS in Houston,

please mark your calendar and be there at our next meeting.

Date:	Saturday, Dec. 15th, 2007
Place:	Dammassi (11335 Katy Fwy, Houston, TX 77079, Tel. 713.465.8222)

Program:

5:00 PM	Arrive
6:00 PM	Dinner (pay at the door as usual)
7:00 PM	Election of Secretary Treasurer. Please send nomination as soon as possible by email to Ezzat Abouleish, M.D. (tazze67@hotmail.com). You can nominate yourself or be nominated, but you should first pay the dues for 2007. Please send a resume describing the background of the candidate and his/her reasons for asking to hold that position. Nomination will be closed on the 13th. Service at this position ends by the end of 2008.
9:00 PM	Adjourn