Via Melissa Lyttle

The photograph above by National Geographic photographer Gilles Nicolet is a fake.

Via Jonathan Dube

Divergent viewpoints. Hard to find them in your local newspaper? Well, go alternative!

The Asian American Writers' Workshop announced today that Vijay Vaitheeswaran is one of the three winners of The Seventh Annual Asian American Literary Awards.

From Vaitheeswaran's web site: “Vijay V. Vaitheeswaran is The Economist’s Environment and Energy Correspondent, covering developments in politics, economics, business, and technology as they relate to energy issues.”

Vaitheeswaran's book Power to the People discusses the coming environmental revolution and claims that it is larger than the Internt revolution.

A ceremony honoring Vaitheeswaran and the other winners will take place on Monday, December 6, 7PM @ The Asia Society, 70th/Park Ave, New York City.

A heartfelt eulogy from one of Eddie Adams‘ former assistants, Stacia Spragg.

Via Rebecca Karamehmedovic

Indus Women Leaders is proud to present “Leadership Summit 2004: Unleashing Our Potential” on Saturday, October 23, 2004 in Boston, Massachusetts.

Rena Golden, Senior Vice President of CNN International
Dr. Margaret Abraham, Professor in the Department of Sociology at Hofstra University, New York
Lubna Khalid, Founder and President of Real Cosmetics
Beena Kamlani, Editor at Viking Penguin and Professor of Publishing at NYU
Dr. Mangalam Srinivasan, Senior Fellow at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard University and Former Scientific Advisor to PM Indira Gandhi
Roopa Unnikrishnan, Management consultant for Katzenbach Partners LLC and a world-class sports rifle shooter
Alka Gupta, VP Corporate Strategy and Development at Lycos Inc.

This year's conference is experiential and interactive as it is focuses on personal growth, relationship building, and community building.

Workshops include:

The Power of Influence: Be the change you want to see
The Balancing Act
The Undiscovered Diamond Mine: South Asian Women Leaders
Artist Reception – Harmony of Hues featuring South Asian women artists

Register Now!

SPECIAL Registration: For Non-Profit and Arts, you may register for only $75! Limited Availability.

**New York SPECIAL** IWL is arranging a Bus from New York to Boston for the conference! Please RSVP.

The event is sponsored by Sun Microsystems, Procter & Gamble.

Reserve your room NOW! Call the Comfort Inn Boston toll free at 1-800-886-0056. Room rates are $109/ night till September 22nd. Please let them know if you would like to share a room!

Early Registration until Oct 1, 2004
Non-profit/arts (full time), limited tickets: $75
All other: $100
Regular Registration (if available) after Oct 1, 2004
All: $125

I will inspire.
I will empower.
I will achieve.
I will.
IWL.
Indus Women Leaders
Leaders inspired. Networks empowered. Excellence achieved.