Robert Conquest Curator for Russia, Ukraine, & Eurasia
The Hoover Institution - Stanford University
Recording the History of the War in Ukraine
join us this Tuesday for Dr. Shmelev's presentation
We're pleased to welcome Dr. Anatol Shmelev, a renowned archivist and expert on Russian politics and history as this week's speaker. Dr. Shmelev has been at the Hoover Institution since 1997 and is primarily responsible for gathering Russian archival material for the Hoover collection. Scholars widely recognize the Hoover's Russian history archive as the best in the world outside of Russia. Dr. Shmelev has traveled to the Ukraine since the onset of the current war with the goal of preserving historical documentation.
Because of the prevalence of social media, collecting archival materials is challenging since so much now resides in the Cloud on such sites as Facebook, TikTok, Instagram, X, and Ukrainian social media apps. Dr. Shmelev will share his experiences as a visitor to the war zone and will discuss how he goes about gathering archival material from social media as well as other sources. This should be an illuminating and fascinating first-hand account of the work of an archivist visiting a war zone.
Mayor Lisa Diaz-Nash shares San Mateo Climate Initiatives
At the January 9th club meeting, Mayor Diaz-Nash provided an informative overview of the City of San Mateo's Top Three Initiatives to Combat Climate Change. These include:
Protect San Mateo from Sea Level Rise
Promote Transit-Oriented Development
Help the Transition Away from Fossil Fuels
Want to learn more about this important work? Visit:
www.strivesanmateo.org
enhance your leadership skills! Attend PRLS!
Rich Swart from the Rotary Club of San Francisco -Chinatown visited San Mateo Rotarians on January 9th to share information on PRLS.
What's PRLS? A customized leadership development program for current & potential Rotary leaders that offers practical training of professional & personal benefit.
The next PRLS session will be on January 20th & it's not too late to register! Go to this link to learn more:
Be sure to attend the January 23rd Rotary meeting when we'll be celebrating our Centennial. What's not to like about champagne & birthday cake, a special program, and turning 100? Join us!
