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Join us for our League Annual Dinner. Our guest speaker Sylvester A. Johnson, VT Associate Vice Provost for Public Interest Technology will speak on "How will AI change the future of humanity? Ethical Governance and Technology."

Dr. Johnson is Associate Vice Provost for Public Interest Technology and Executive Director of the “Tech for Humanity” initiative advancing human-centered approaches to technology at Virginia Tech. He is the founding director of Virginia Tech’s Center for Humanities, which is supporting human-centered research and scholarship across disciplines in arts, humanities, and social sciences. Sylvester’s research has examined religion, race, and empire in the Atlantic world; religion and sexuality; national security practices; and the impact of intelligent machines and human enhancement on human identity and race. He is a Professor in the Department of Religion and Culture. Read more and download bio flyer.

Details

Tuesday, May 14, 2024 
5:30 p.m. Social Hour; 6 p.m. Dinner 
Warm Hearth Village Center

Presentation

The 2024 League Annual Dinner powerpoint presentation, given May 14, 2024. Click to load pdf.

Photos

The 2024 Annual Dinner was well-attended, and good fellowship was had by all. 

Photo 1: Lynn Brammer. Photo 2: (L-R) Vice President Debbie Travis and President Gunin Kiran.

Photo 3: (L-R) Gunin Kiran, Joan Porte, Jean Porte, Beth Obenshain. Photo 4: (L-R) Michael Sanborn, David Travis, Beth Obenshain, Eulalia Mills, Shirley Akers.

Photos 5-6: Members and friends mingle and enjoy cocktails and good conversation before the dinner program.

Photo 7-8: The dinner program included a meal and our keynote speaker (below). Photo 8: Before dinner, our soloist Gina Chandler sang a song called “Hold On.”

Photo 9: Keynote speaker, Sylvester Johnson. Photo 10: A slide from his presentation, "How will AI Change the Future of Humanity?"

Photos 11-12: No event or organization would be complete without the folks behind-the-scenes. Photo 12: long time League member Phyllis Albritton volunteered her time to play piano during the social hour.