Professional Organization of Iranian Americans
Upcoming Event
Please join us for a virtual lecture by Dr. Lavonna Lovern regarding Philpspophy and Ethics: A Primer. This event will take place on , Friday, November 1st and will be given in English.
The link for this Zoom event can be found by clicking below:
To join the event, enter the password: kanoon
We look forward to seeing you!
Past Events
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Past Events /
2024 POOIA Annual Gala - Past Event
Appreciation and Gratitude:
Congratulations to our award winners and runners up. I salute Dr. Arabnia for his hard work to select the awardees among all the bright scholars who had applied. I hope next year we would have more funds to select more awardees.
Appreciation and admiration go towards those who made this event memorable and stellar.
First and foremost, the keynote speech by Dr. Engheta. It is indeed my distinct honor and privilege to express my profound gratitude to Dr. Nader Engheta, our keynote speaker for an insightful presentation with his affable demeanor and down to earth personality.
I would also like to extend my heartfelt appreciation to the attendees for their participation and interest throughout the event.
We are indebted to the Board of Trustees of Kanoon for their generous donation and each and every member of the Board of POOIA for the amount of work, energy and time that they had devoted to our memorable Stars of Tomorrow GALA.
Thanks go to Ms. Donna Bagheri and Tara Bagheri for being our POOIA Website Managers, our youngest POOIA Team members.
Gratitude goes to Ms. Helia Ebrahimi and Ms. Geesea Khalili for the photography of tonight’s Award ceremony.
I do not find the right words to thank Oshagh Ensemble: Ostad Sabour, Ms Noushine Khorrami, Dr. Jalili, Dr. Morteza Rezaee, Omid, Ramin Hemmati and Negar Ghayournejad.
Special thanks go to Delbar and its owner Mr. Fares Karegar for donating the most delicious dinner and thanks go to Mr. Ahmad from the Jerusalem market for the Baghlava. Finally, acknowledgements go to Dr. Minoo Gorji, Ms. Farah Farnia, Dr. Garmestani, Dr. Modaressi for hosting our distinguished POOIA member from Philadelphia, namely, Dr. Kamelia Alavi.
A word of thanks goes to Mr. Hamid Yavari and Dr. Bahram Hojatti for their constant support of POOIA.
Last but not least, I sincerely thank all the wonderful people who donated for this honorable cause and hope to have more donors in the future.
I hope you had enjoyed this unforgettable evening and I am looking forward to seeing you in our monthly lecture series and our award ceremony in 2025.
POOIA celebrates the heritage and achievements of all Iranian-American professionals.
POOIA works tirelessly to uphold the 3 pillars of its mission to:
Provide an opportunity for Iranian-American professionals to network and support each other.
Help the next generation of Iranian-American professionals to succeed and prosper.
Promote a positive image, and counter the negative media depiction of Iran and Iranian professionals.
What We Do
POOIA organizes community events to highlight and utilize the skills and knowledge of Atlanta-based Iranian-American professionals. Click the button below to see a list of past and upcoming events.
How to Get Involved
POOIA offers a range of ways to be involved as an Iranian-American professional. You can donate, attend our events, and even request your own event for the community. Be sure to sign up for our mailing list to learn about upcoming events, or click below to learn more.
Contact Us
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Email
info@pooia.org