I had the honor and privilege of photographing the NPSIA Soiree earlier this month at the NAC. For those of you who don’t know, NPSIA is the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University. The school is well renowned for training students in international affairs and many alumni have gone on to various key leadership positions. More information about the program may be found on their website.

To quote from the event website:
“The Norman Paterson School of International Affairs (NPSIA) Benefit Soirée is a non-profit event hosted by the incoming class of NPSIA at Carleton University. This year marks the 13th anniversary of the event in which the students of NPSIA organize an evening of engagement and entertainment for the benefit of an international affairs related issue. The evening normally consists of a general reception, an address by a keynote speaker, dinner, and a silent auction, with all proceeds from the evening benefitting the associated charity. The intent of the evening is to raise awareness and funding for an international issue while permitting the leaders of today to mingle with the leaders of tomorrow — namely, the future graduates of NPSIA.”

This year, the class chose to support the Canadian Red Cross relief efforts in Haiti and invited Mr. Conrad Sauvé, Secretary General and Chief Executive Officer of the Canadian Red Cross, to be the keynote speaker.

Although I was there to “work” (I use the term loosely…you’ll know why when you see the beautiful food I was able to indulge in), I found it to be an extremely informative and inspiring evening. Thank you to Julia and the rest of the NPSIA Committee for inviting me to attend. I hope you enjoy the images!