From: Hrncirova, Daniela
Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2009 4:07 PM
Subject: MONTH AHEAD CALENDAR: July 1 - 31, 2009
MONTH AHEAD CALENDAR: July 1 - 31, 2009
The American Center will devote the month of July to programs connected to the 40th anniversary of man landing on the Moon. Through film screenings and exhibitions we will go airborne and travel to the far reaches of outer space. Be sure not to miss the highlight of all anniversary events – a multimedia program with the Czech astronaut society and witnesses of Apollo 11 launch in 1969.
§ Prague Glass Festival 2009 exhibition/American Center, atrium and garden of the Wratislaw Palace
§ Abraham Lincoln: The Greatest American President exhibition/American Center Foyer
§ Apollo 11: 40 Years After exhibition/American Center Library
§ Documentary movies celebrating the 50. years of NASA On request we will screen new documentaries during July and August, Monday-Thursday, 1 p.m.- 4 p.m., American Center Library, only in English
§ Friday, July 10 , 2009
WHERE: American Center, Tržiště 13, Prague 1 - Malá Strana
WHEN: 10 a.m.
WHAT: Whistleblowers: How They Protect the Public Interest discussion
Who are whistleblowers ? Why is it important to protect them? How do they protect the public interest? Under what circumstances will people either act on the spot to stop illegal and otherwise unacceptable behavior, or report it? Who should be covered by a whistleblowing policy? What are best practices in countries with a developed whistleblower tradition? These questions will be addressed by three of the foremost experts on the topic – Stephen Kohn (National Whistleblowers Center), Danielle Brian (Project on Government Oversight), and Beatrice Edwards (Government Accountability Project). The discussion will be moderated by David Ondráčka, Director of Transparency International Czech Republic.
The discussion takes place as a as part of a larger, multi-regional roundtable on enhancing whistleblowers protection.
The event will be in English.
§ Tuesday, July 14, 2009
WHERE: American Center, Tržiště 13, Prague 1 - Malá Strana
WHEN: 6 p.m.
WHAT: Space Movies Series: The Golden Anniversary of NASA film screening
For 50 years, the National Aeronautic and Space Administration has led the United States and the world on an epic journey of exploration and discovery. This documentary spotlights NASA's expeditions and innovations of the past five decades from launching astronauts into space, through studying stars to helping to better understand our home planet.
The movie will be screened in English with English subtitles.
§ Tip of the Month
WHERE: American Center, Tržiště 13, Prague 1 - Malá Strana
WHEN: Thursday, July 16, 5.30 p.m.
WHAT: Apollo 11: Once upon a time on the Moon multimedia program
On July 21 1969, man stepped on the Moon. Astronaut expert Tomas Přibyl will discuss the 40th anniversary of this event as well as the entire Apollo project. The lecture will be followed by a round table with Jan Kolář, Antonín Vítek and Karel Pacner - leading Czech experts and journalists who brought the news about the mission to the Moon to the Czech public. Furthermore the American Center will offer a special exhibition and new NASA video documentaries.
The program will be held in Czech.
§ Thursday, July 23, 2009
WHERE: American Center, Tržiště 13, Prague 1 - Malá Strana
WHEN: 5 p.m.
WHAT: The Presence Consequences of the End of the Cold War lecture
A lecture by Igor Lukeš, an American historian with Czech roots and honorary Consul of the Czech Republic in Boston, will focus on the consequences following the fall of the Berlin Wall and the changes that have occurred in the ensuing twenty years.
Lecture will be held in Czech.
§ Tuesday, July 28, 2009
WHERE: American Center, Tržiště 13, Prague 1 - Malá Strana
WHEN: 6 p.m.
WHAT: Space Movies Series: 2001 – A Space Odyssey film screening
This legendary science fiction film, done in collaboration by Stanley Kubrick and Arthur C. Clarke, changed the definition of the genre forever. A daring experiment in unconventional narrative (barely 40 minutes of dialogue in a 139-minute film) charts a chronicle of human evolution from the dawn-of-man to the journey of the spaceship Discovery. The movie also features the famous HAL9000 computer, machine far more human than its creators intended, leaving a warning about artificial intelligence. Even though the real year 2001 ended up being remarkable for events quite different from space exploration, the movie remains a landmark of science fiction.
The movie will be screened in English with English subtitles.
Admission to all events is free of charge.
