ISAUO

Dear All, Hello,

ISAUO is delighted to invite you to a lecture by Dr. Jaffer Sheyholislami*, Assistant Professor in Applied Linguistics and Discourse Studies at Carleton University. This lecture is about “Iranian Languages and Language Policy and Rights in Iran“, and it will be presented in English. Here are some more information:

Date and Time: Friday, Nov. 19th, 2010 / From 6:00pm to 7:30pm
Location: 145 Jean-Jacques Lussier, Lamoureux Building (LMX), Room #122, uOttawa
Language: English
Admission Fee: None

We look forward to welcoming you in this informative lecture

Always yours,
ISAUO Board

*. Dr. Jaffer Sheyholislami took his PhD from the School of Linguistics and Language Studies at Carleton University. His research interests are: Critical Discourse Analysis, Language and Media, Language and Identity, Writing in Academic Settings, Language Policy and Planning and Kurdish Language and Linguistics.

ISAUO | Event, Speech | 11 15th, 2010 | Comments Off

On behalf of ISAUO, you are all invited to a Salsa Dance Party hosted by Rahims Salsa Friday on Friday, November 5th. Let’s spend a Friday evening all together in a Latin world where first a Salsa dance lesson will be given to you for an hour followed by Latin musics and dancing. Here are some more information about this event:

• Date: Friday, November 5th, 2010
• Time: 7:30 PM to 10:30 PM (Lesson starts at 8:00 PM)
• Location: 275 Elgin Street, Ottawa
• Admission Fee: None*

We look forward to welcoming you in this event for having a memorable party. Please feel free to invite your friends, too!

Always yours,
ISAUO Board

*. Only those who confirm their attendance by Friday, 1:00 PM will get a free admission to the event. For this purpose, please kindly reply to this e-mail by mentioning your name.

ISAUO | Event, Party | 11 1st, 2010 | Comments Off

Dear All, Hello,

ISAUO is delighted to invite you for its special Mehregan Celebration – historically referred to as Iranian Festival of Autumn, which will be held on coming Saturday, October 9th, from 6pm to 9pm. In this event, we will first celebrate the Mehregan with:

• A short poem reading;
• A brief talk on Mehregan;
• LIVE music;
• Refereshments;
• Movie Show: Nishe Zanboor (نیش زنبور);
• A draw for two tickets to Shadmehr Aghili Concert

Here are some more information regarding this event:

Date & Time: Saturday, October 9th / From 18:00 to 21:00.
Location: Room CBYC03, Colonel By Building (161 Louis Pasteur), University of Ottawa.
Admission Fee: $2

We will be very happy to welcome you in this exciting event, and please feel free to bring your friends and family!

ISAUO | Cultural, Event, Movie Night | 10 4th, 2010 | Comments Off

ISAUO is honored to invite you for an which will be presented by Ms. Shirin Edarechi who is an immigration consultant from Canadian Migration Institute. This session, created for all students, is designed to inform attendees of the rules and responsibilities that students should know in order to become a permanent resident in Canada. This event is sponsored by CUPE 2626* and a short introduction about this union will be given to you at the end of the session.

Here are some more details about this session:

• Date and Time: Friday, October 1st, 2010; from 18:00 to 20:00
• Location: University of Ottawa, SITE Building, Room A0150
• Language: English
• Admission Fee: None

Refreshments will be served during the event. We look forward to seeing you all in this informative session. Please kindly spread the news and invite your friends, too.

*. CUPE is the Canadian Union of Public Employees, and local 2626 is representing students employed at the University of Ottawa.

ISAUO | Event, Speech | 09 28th, 2010 | Comments Off

The biggest Iranian Festival of the year is just one step away…Nowruz is coming!!!

Let’s celebrate Nowruz all together as our annual tradition at ISAUO Nowruz Dinner Ceremony. In this event, we will get together around 7-Seen Table and celebrate the new Iranian year (1389), along with serving Sabzi Polo va Mahi and traditional Iranian refreshments. Here is more information:

• - Date and Time: Saturday, March 20th, 2010; From 17:00 to 21:00 (Dinner @6:30)
• - Location: uOttawa, UniCenter, Jazzy Bar Restaurant, Jock Turcot Hall, Level 1
• - Ticket: $15

It is worth mentioning that Special Guests will join us at ISAUO Nowruz Dinner Ceremony, and we will have a Live Music Performance by talented Iranian musicians accompanied by Short Poem Reading. For those who are interested, there will be a special After Ceremony Party (around 10:00pm) with playing various types of musics.

We look forward to seeing you in our cheerful ceremony of the New Year.

Happy Nowruz!

ISAUO | Cultural, Event, Party | 03 11th, 2010 | Comments Off

ISAUO is very pleased to invite you for its Movie Night which will be held on coming Friday. Here is more information:

• Title: Invitation (دعوت)
• Director: Ebrahim Hatamikia
• Language: Persian (Farsi)
• Runtime: 95 Minutes
• Date & Time: Friday, March 5th, 2010 @ 6:00 PM
• Location: Montpetit Hall, Room #202, University of Ottawa
• Admission Fee: None

Light refreshments will be served during this event.
We look forward to seeing you in this event!

ISAUO | Event, Movie Night | 03 3rd, 2010 | Comments Off

As we are approaching the International Mother Language Day, ISAUO is honored to present a related speech By Dr. Zia Sadr. Dr. Sadr, a graduate of Paris-Sorbonne University, is a social researcher and writer with a concentration on the issue of national and ethnic identities. He has written various articles regarding this subject. The title of the speech will be “Tribal, Ethnic and National Identities in Iran“. In This speech Dr. Sadr will highlight how different cultures and ethnics have contributed to the build up of Iran through out history. The differences between ethnic and national identities which should or should not be considered in the definition of these identities will also be discussed.

• Time: 6:30 – 8:30 pm
• Date: Friday, Feb. 19, 2010
• Location: Room 202, Montpetit Building, University of Ottawa
• Language: Persian (Farsi)

We look forward to seeing you in this interesting and informative speech.

ISAUO | Event, Speech | 02 19th, 2010 | Comments Off

CSIEA and ISAUO are honored to invite you for the workshop on “How to be More Successful to Get a Job in Government” presented by Mr. Raeisifard*. This workshop will mainly help you for finding a job and job interviews with the focus on the following areas:

• Job Announcements in Government Websites
• Government’s Job Programs
• Networking Skills
• Client Services
• Teamwork Cooperation
• Analytical Thinking
• Conflict Resolution
• Effective Interactive Communication

Here is more details regarding the time, date, and the location of this workshop:

• Date: Saturday, February 13th, 2010
• Time: From 14:00 to 16:00 PM
• Location: University of Ottawa , Montpetit Building , Room #202
• Language: Persian (Farsi)

We look forward to seeing you all in this informative workshop.

Always yours,
ISAUO & CSIEA

*. Mr. Raeisifard is an IT Analyst with 24 years of experience in IT industry. It is about 9 years that he is working in Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) as Programmer and Analyst.

ISAUO | Event | 02 13th, 2010 | Comments Off

ISAUO is very pleased to invite you for its Movie Night which will be held on coming Saturday. Here is more information:

• Title: No One Knows About Persian Cats
• Director: Bahman Ghobadi
• Language: Persian (Farsi)
• Runtime: 106 Minutes
• Date & Time: Saturday, February 6th, 2010 @ 6:00 PM
• Location: Cafe Alternatif, Simard Hall, 60 Universite Priv., University of Ottawa
• Admission Fee: None

Light refreshments will be served during this event. We look forward to seeing you in this event!

ISAUO | Event, Movie Night | 02 4th, 2010 | Comments Off

Currently, the International Week is being held at the University of Ottawa. International Week is an annual event which includes cultural performances, visual displays from around the globe, food tasting and more. ISAUO  like previous years will actively participate in this unique event and we would like to invite you to come and explore over 60 countries and celebrate cultural diversity together with celebrating Iran Day which will be held on Thursday, January 28th, 2010. More information regarding this event is given below:

• Event: Iran Day
• Date: Thursday, January 28th, 2010
• Time: From 10:00 to 16:00 / Presentation of Iran: From 14:45 to 15:15.
• Location: 85 University (University Center), University of Ottawa.

We look forward to seeing you in this cultural and interesting event.

ISAUO | Cultural, Event | 01 28th, 2010 | Comments Off