All Canadian Alumni Event November 15, 2008

The All Canadian Alumni Event, sponsored by Canadians Abroad Inc. and Québécois à Los Angeles in partnership with the Canadian Consulate General and the Délégation du Québec, will be held on November 15, 2008 at the Pacific Design Center in Los Angeles. The event will bring together Canadians and Americans in Southern California from a range of backgrounds including business, entertainment, technology and sciences.

The event will begin with a cocktail reception followed by an informal panel discussion featuring speakers invited to exchange their views on the results of the U.S. elections, and the impact on U.S. foreign policy and Canada-U.S. relations.

Registration and Opening Reception from 5:30 to 6:30
Plenary Session 6:30 to 8:00
Closing reception from 8:00-9:30

Confirmed speakers:

Garry South, a top political strategist for the Democratic Party and a member of the Council on American Politics of George Washington University's Graduate School of Political Management
Dan Schnur, a top Republican political and media strategist, and Director, Jesse M. Unruh Institute of Politics, University of Southern California

Anne Belec, Head of Global Marketing for Ford Motor Company, and a graduate of the University of Ottawa

Michaela Pereira, co-anchor for Los Angeles' most popular weekday morning show, the 'KTLA Morning News', and a graduate of University of Victoria

Official Website: http://canadiansabroad.com/events/alumni/alumni08.html