EMAIL MS. GERST TO CONFIRM YOUR TICKET BY END OF THE DAY FRIDAY.  LEARN WHAT EXPERTS THINK ABOUT SYRIA AND THE GLOBAL REFUGEE CRISIS. The Chicago Council on Global Affairs has invited us to attend a panel discussion that will bring together Lina Sergie Attar, CEO of the Karram Foundation, Cameron Hudson, Director of the Simon-Skjodt Center for the Prevention of Genocide (United States Holocaust Memorial Foundation), Gregory Maniatis, Advisor to the United Nations Special Representative for Migration, and Professor Robert Pape of the University of Chicago on Tuesday, December 8th from 6:00-7:15 p.m. at the Standard Club in downtown Chicago.   As usual, a bus will pick us up in front of Blaine Hall at 5:00 p.m. and return us to school after the program.  You may also travel to and from the program on your own.  See Ms. Shapiro (UH 105), Ms. Gerst, (UH 106) or Ms. Martonffy (S222) immediately for further information and to receive a permission form.