Tepper School of Business

Entrepreneurship Network Night with Jay Katarincic of Draper Triangle Venture Capital

Location: The Grand Room, 3rd Floor, Posner Hall, GSIA

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business Entrepreneurship Network

Speaker: Jay Katarincic (IA'91) of Draper Triangle Venture Capital

You are invited to attend the upcoming meeting of the Carnegie Mellon Entrepreneurship Network on Tuesday, December 16, 2003.

Schedule:
5:30 - 6:00 PM Sign-in/Networking
6:00 - 7:00 PM Presentation/Event
7:00 - 8:00 PM Open Forum/Networking

Our guest speaker, Jay Katarincic, is a Managing Director of Draper Triangle Ventures. Jay is also a Principal in Lycos Ventures, a $75 million venture fund investing in internet companies and affiliated with Lycos, Inc., and is a member of meVC Draper Fisher Jurvetson Fund I, a publicly treaded mutual fund focused on early stage technology investments. Jay's experience has encompassed all facets of corporate transactions, including identifying and funding early stage investments, mergers, acquisitions and financings.

Prior to founding Draper Triangle Ventures, Jay served as Vice President, Corporate Development and General Counsel of JEC Enterprises, Ltd., a multi-faceted holding company, and its affiliated entities where he was responsible for all acquisitions, divestitures, minority investments and financings. Prior to that, Jay was an Associate in the New York office of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, an international law firm, where he focused on mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance.

Jay serves on the board of directors of several privately held corporations including: Exonic Systems Corp., Carnegie Learning, Inc., Wisdom Technologies, iknowthat.com Inc. and BodyMedia, Inc. Jay also serves on the board of trustees of Shady Side Academy and Holy Family Institute.

Jay is actively involved in the overall management of Draper Triangle, including its venture capital group. Jay focuses mainly on originating deal flow, structuring investments and working with portfolio companies in establishing strategic relationships and developing exit strategies.

Jay is a graduate of the College of the Holy Cross (B.A. 1987), the University of Pittsburgh School of Law (J.D. 1991) and the Carnegie Mellon University Graduate School of Industrial Administration (M.S.I.A. 1991) and is admitted to practice law in the State of New York.

Following the presentation, attendees will have an opportunity to announce local entrepreneurial initiatives and network with other entrepreneurs.

You may register in advance online using your VISA or MasterCard or at the door using cash or check. Advanced registration is advised. Free parking is available at the Carnegie Mellon Parking Garage on Forbes Avenue (after 5 PM). Additional parking may be available at parking meters near Posner Hall. For more information, please contact John Sengenberger, Director of Alumni Relations at 412-268-9587 or via email at: jseng@andrew.cmu.edu

Cost:

Registration and Refreshments: 20.00

December 12, 2003

The 3 E's of Entertainment, Education,Experience

Location: 3 West Club

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business New York City Alumni Chapter

Speaker: Don Marinelli

Dr. Don Marinelli is the Co-Director of the recently established Entertainment Technology Center at Carnegie Mellon. Called the "Harvard of game development programs", the ETC attempts to foster leadership in education and research that combines technology and fine arts to create new processes, tools, and vision for storytelling and entertainment.

The ETC currently offers a two-year Masters of Entertainment Technology degree, jointly conferred by Carnegie Mellon's College of Fine Arts and School of Computer Science.

Dr. Marinelli is also Professor of Drama and Arts Management and has served as the Assistant Head of the Drama Department and later the Associate Department Head. Professor Marinelli has led an effort to develop innovative, interdisciplinary curricula in the area of drama and interactive multimedia. He is also a researcher in the School of Computer Science, devoting his energies to the Informedia Project, applying dramatic and cinemagraphic theory to multimedia interface and application design.

RSVP/ Details:
http://alumni.cmu.edu/homepages/NewYorkMetroClan/a/december_marinelli.html

Directions: 3 West Club 51st b/t 5th and 6th Aves B,D,F at 47-50 Streets, Rockefeller Center or E, F at Fifth Avenue

December 11, 2003

GSIA Holiday Cheers

Location: The Cosmopolitan Cafe

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business San Francisco Alumni Chapter

Tis the season...the holidays are right around the corner so come join your fellow alumni for holiday cheers! We’ll be meeting in the bar/lounge area of The Cosmopolitan Café in San Francisco. Come early for the Happy Hour Specials from 4 -7pm (house wine/well drinks $4, beer $3, & cosmopolitans $6). Live piano music begins at 8pm.

Date: Thursday, December 11
Time: 6:30 -9:00pm

If you have any questions, please email Michelle Chow
(mi_chelly@yahoo.com) or Peter Ho (peter.ho@att.net).

Happy Holidays & Best Wishes!

Directions: The Cosmopolitan Cafe 121 Spear Street (betwn Mission and Howard) San Francisco, CA 94123 415.543.4001 http://www.thecosmopolitancafe.com/index.cfm

December 9, 2003

Author Lecture & Reception with Dr. Allan Meltzer

Location: Schimmel Auditorium ,Tisch Hall, NYU Stern

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business New York City Alumni Chapter

Speaker: Allan H. Meltzer, PhD., University Professor of Political Economy

You are invited to join NYU Stern School alumni in listening to Carnegie Mellon's, Dr. Allan H. Meltzer, speak on his new book, "A History of the Federal Reserve, Vol. 1: 1913-1951" on Tuesday, December 9, 2003.

The event will begin promptly at 6:30 p.m., with registration and check-in beginning at 6:00 p.m. The lecture will be followed by a question and answer period and will be held in Schimmel Auditorium located in the lower concourse of Tisch Hall, 40 West Fourth Street, New York City. Please join us for a reception, which will follow from 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at which time the Dr. Meltzer will remain for a book signing opportunity.

A limited numeber of seats have been set aside for Carnegie Mellon alumni. To attend you must register online no later than Friday, December 5, 2003 and make a payment of $40.00 via credit card.

Background on Dr. Meltzer:

Allan Meltzer has been the Allan H. Meltzer University Professor of Political Economy and Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon University since 1989 and Visiting Scholar at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C. Dr. Meltzer has been a Visiting Professor at Harvard University, University of Chicago, University of Rochester, the Yugoslav Institute for Economic Research, the Austrian Institute for Advanced Study, the Getulio Vargas Foundation in Rio de Janeiro and the City University in London. He has served as a consultant for several Congressional committees including the President's Council of Economic Advisers, the U.S. Treasury Department, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the World Bank, foreign governments and central banks. He has been a member of the President's Economic Policy Advisory Board. From 1988 to 1989, he was an acting member of the President's Council of Economic Advisers. From 1987 to 2002, he was Honorary Adviser to the Institute for Monetary and Economic Studies of the Bank of Japan. In 1999-2000, he served as Chairman of the International Financial Institution Advisory Commission, known as the Meltzer Commission. The Commission proposed major reforms of the International Monetary Fund and the development banks.

Dr. Meltzer's writings have appeared in numerous journals, including the business press here and abroad. He is the author of several books and more than 300 papers on economic theory and policy. From 1973 to 1996, he was co-editor of the Carnegie-Rochester Conference Series on Public Policy, the Journal of Economic Literature and the Journal of Finance. His career includes experience as a self-employed businessman, management adviser and consultant to banks and financial institutions. He is a director of the Sarah Scaife Foundation and the Commonwealth Foundation. From 1973 to 1999, Dr. Meltzer was Chairman of the Shadow Open Market Committee. The members of the committee are economists from banks, business and academic institutions organized to issue policy statements about current events to government agencies and to the public. In 1983, Dr. Meltzer received a medal for distinguished professional achievement from the University of California, Los Angeles. He is a past president of the Western Economic Association and a Fellow of the National Association of Business Economists. He is a distinguished fellow of the American Economic Association. In 2003 he received the Irving Kristol Award of the American Enterprise Institute and the Adam Smith Award from the National Association for Business Economics. Additional information on background and career can be found in the current issue of Who's Who in the United States.

Directions: Schimmel Auditorium located in the lower concourse of Tisch Hall, 40 West Fourth Street, New York City

Cost:

Registration and Reception: 40.00

December 9, 2003

CEO Barbara Cassani Speaks Openly

Location: Charcos

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business United Kingdom Alumni Chapter

Speaker: Barbara Cassani

Barbara Cassani, leader of London's bid for the 2012 Olympics, founder of the budget airline Go, past winner of both the Veuve Cliquot Young Businesswoman of the Year and Sunday Telegraph Entrepreneur of the Year, will speak openly about the varied challenges faced as a CEO of a start-up, as a female businesswoman, as a working mother and as an American representing the UK. She will have her new book, GO: AN AIRLINE ADVENTURE, available for purchase and signing prior to its official release. She will also be happy to take questions and speak candidly with the audience in what will be a truly dynamic evening. Sponsored by the Mount Holyoke Club of Britain, but open to all schools.

Price: £ 15 includes drinks and tapas

To reserve: Send your name, address, email and mobile phone number along with your cheque payable to Mount Holyoke Club of Britain, Attention: Gillian Reynolds, 1 Linden Gardens, London W2 4HA. Limited seats so please reserve early. You will receive a confirmation.

For additional queries, contact Gillian at 0207 229 1893 or ycf79@dial.pipex.com

Directions: One of Chelsea's most charming venues, Charco's, 1 Bray Place (off Kings Road), London SW3. Nearest Underground station: Sloane Square or South Kensington

December 9, 2003

Pittsburgh Alumni Chapter Planning Session 2004

Location: Dollar Bank's Office

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business Pittsburgh Alumni Chapter

All interested Alumni in the Pittsburgh area are invited to attend a special planning meeting scheduled for 6:00-8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 9, 2003 at the Conference Room on the First Floor at Dollar Bank's Office in Three Gateway Center.

The goal of the meeting is to organize specific social and professional events for the 2004 calendar year. In our meeting in November we decided to address two main objectives: social interaction and professional development or continuing education. A significant change this year is to hold three high profile, evening professional development events. The first, scheduled to take place in January or February, is a Finance panel. Second, a Marketing panel in March or April, and a third panel on personal finance or career issues in the second half of the year.

We also would like to continue the breakfast speaker series and will
investigate the possibility of holding at least one during lunch, instead of
breakfast.

Finally, we plan on hosting some happy hours geared toward the social
interaction goals.

We broke into small group to accomplish these goals with the intent to meet
again as a larger group in December to solidify the schedule and identify a
plan to accomplish each event.

We also want to increase the number of Alumni actively serving on the local committee for the Pittsburgh Alumni Chapter. The Office of Alumni Relations will provide free pizza and drinks. The planning meeting will begin at 6:00 p.m. and conclude by 8:00 p.m.

Please RSVP online by Monday, December 8, 2003 or call Janice French at 412-268-6227

Directions: Community Conference Room on the First Floor at Dollar Bank's Office in Three Gateway Center

December 8, 2003

The Politics of Rebuilding the WTC

Location: Credit Suisse First Boston, 11 Madison Avenue

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business New York City Alumni Chapter

An Evening With Professor Lynne Sagalyn, the Earle W. Kazis and Benjamin Schore Director of the MBA Real Estate Program and the Paul Milstein Center for Real Estate. Professor Sagalyn will discuss:

The Columbia Business School Alumni Club/NY and our host/event sponsor Credit Suisse First Boston are pleased to invite you to an informative evening which will represent Professor Sagalyn's last chance to address the Columbia Business School Real Estate Alumni prior to moving to her new post at the University of Pennsylvania.

As specialist in real estate finance and development, Professor Sagalyn's research and writings have focused on real estate investment, REITs and securitization, and redevelopment public policy. She recently completed Times Square Roulette: Remaking the City Icon (MIT Press, 2001) and Cases in Real Estate Finance and Investment Strategy (ULI, 1999). Her publications on public/private development include (co-author) Downtown, Inc: How America Rebuilds Cities (MIT Press, 1989) and award-winning articles on redevelopment finance and public policy.

Where: CSFB, 11 Madison Avenue, Ante room 2B

Suggested Contribution: $20 for GSIA Alumni.
(Any event surplus will be donated to the American Red Cross. The American Red Cross through its September 11 Recovery Program was one of the many charities that aided families affected by the WTC attack.)

December 5, 2003

Alumni Luncheon

Location: Spire Restaurant & Bar in the Nine Zero Hotel

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business Boston Alumni Chapter

Join your GSIA alumni colleagues on the first Friday of each month at noon for a casual, get-to-know you lunch. We have reserved a table at the Spire Restaurant & Bar in the Nine Zero Hotel in downtown Boston. Spire features French cuisine in a modern setting. The restaurant is located on the second floor of the NINE ZERO Hotel, one of Boston’s newest luxury hotels located at 90 Tremont Street. Details can be found at www.spirerestaurant.com and at www.ninezero.com

This is an informal networking event and all GSIA alumni are welcome to attend.

Please make your reservation on the Boston Alumni Chapter Website at: http://alumni2.gsia.cmu.edu/BOS or by sending an e-mail one of the e-mai addresses below by close of business the day before the luncheon so we can provide a headcount to the restaurant. The cost is expected to run about $15 per person.

Our intent is to make this a standing event for the Boston area alumni, so if you work in the city or have business in the city on the first Friday of the month, drop by the Spire at 12:00 and meet some of the other alumni in the area!

Martha Myer and Carol Flack are coordinating the reservations, so if you have any questions, feel free to drop them an e-mail. marthamyer@yahoo.com carol@62bridgestreet.com

Our our next one is being held on Friday December 5, 2003 at 12:00. We look forward to meeting you at the Spire Restaurant & Bar!

December 2, 2003

The Big Deal:

Location: Lehman Brothers Offices

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business New York City Alumni Chapter

The Big Deal:
Creating Sustainable Value through M&A in the Current Market

Tuesday December 2nd

An Informed Panel of Experts Debates the Situation and Alternative Approaches

• Jim Katzman – Managing Director, Goldman Sachs & Co.
• Anne Madden – Vice President, Corporate Planning and Development, Honeywell International
• Chris Neenan – Vice President, The Boston Consulting Group
• Tom Sandell – President, Sandell Asset Management, a hedge fund with a focus on merger arbitrage

In recent months there has been a rebound in activity on the M&A front. As companies are considering how to make M&A transactions work for them, we have gathered a group of specialists to discuss issues surrounding M&A. Specific topics to be discussed will include:
• What types of transactions (e.g. major mergers, smaller strategic acquisitions or divestitures) are most exciting in the current market?
• What are the key success factors for an M&A transaction in the current market – from the standpoint of the seller and the buyer?
• How are those success factors different depending on the transaction type (e.g. big merger vs. small acquisition)?
• At what point can one say that an M&A transaction has been successful from a shareholder value perspective?
• How can one limit the risks associated with M&A – before and after the transaction?

Date: Tuesday, December 2nd
Time: 6:15PM – 8:30PM - discussion preceded by hors d’oeuvres & drinks
Location: Lehman Brothers, 745 Seventh Avenue (49th Street), 2nd floor Auditorium
RSVP & Registration: CBSAC/NY & GSIA Alumni $15 Click Here to Register ; Others: $25 Click Here to Register (register at www.cbsacny.org or call Tamara at 212-551-1013)

***Due To Tight Building Security, Pre-Registration Is Required - No Walk-Ins***

Organized by Columbia Business School Club of New York

Directions: Lehman Brothers, 745 Seventh Avenue (49th Street), 2nd floor Auditorium

November 27, 2003

Leadership in Today's Changing Environment - BP

Location: BP Offices

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business United Kingdom Alumni Chapter

The Stanford Club of Great Britain wishes to invite you to our next event with John Manzoni, Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Refining and Marketing, BP plc.

This should be an interesting discussion and follows on well from the recent MIT seminar on fuel cells. I hope many of you can make the event.

Derrick Chow
Stanford Business School Alumni Association

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John’s topic will be “Leadership in Today's Changing Environment”. (Wine Canapés will be served).

John Manzoni graduated from Imperial College, London in 1983 with an Honours Degree in Civil Engineering and a Masters in Petroleum Engineering. In 1994, he was a Sloan Fellow at Stanford University where he earned a Masters Degree in Business Management.

Mr. Manzoni joined BP in 1983 and spent the early part of his career working in the North Sea. He has worked in a variety of roles including Head of Investor Relations, Head of Strategy, and Vice President, Prudhoe Bay in Alaska. More recently he was the executive from BP responsible for the merger integration process between BP and Amoco, and then became Group Vice President in charge of Downstream European Marketing, in addition to downstream planning and performance globally. In 2000, he was appointed Regional President for the eastern United States and in 2001, an Executive Vice President and the Chief Executive for Gas, Power and Renewables, the post he held until his current appointment in 2002. He was appointed to the board of BP plc in February 2003.

Cost: *£10 Stanford Club GB members, £15 non-members

Deadline: 25th November 2003

Directions: Board Room, BP Offices, 1, St James’s Square, London, SW1Y 4PD.

November 24, 2003

GSIA Japan Alumni Event with Mr. Fujimori

Location: Aogaku Kaikan in Aoyama Gakuin University

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business Japan Alumni Chapter

Speaker: Mr. Yoshiaki Fujimori

You are cordially invited to attend a GSIA alumni event with Mr. Yoshiaki
Fujimori, President and CEO of GE ASIA, MSIA Class of 1981, and president of GSIA Japan alumni chapter.

GSIA alumni in Japan are organizing a reception with Mr. Fujimori on Monday November 24, 2003 at the Kouyu-Kaishitsu at Aogaku Kaikan in Aoyama Gakuin University in Tokyo.
Cost:Yen 5,000-

Directions: 5min. from Omote-Sando Station (Chiyoda, Hanzomon, and Ginza Line) Exit B1 (or B3 who needs an escalator), Heading for Shibuya along route 246 Left turn at the edge of Aoyama Gakuin University, Go straight about 100m (One way street with guard rails) The entrance of Aogaku Kaikan is on your right side.

November 21, 2003

"Bold Ideas, Big Character": Women in Business

Location: Fordham University - Lincoln Center Campus

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business New York City Alumni Chapter

Fordham University's 6th Annual Women in Business
Conference entitled "Bold Ideas, Big Character: the
Key to Leadership Success." Cathie Black, President of
Hearst Publications, will be the conference Keynote
Speaker. Keith Reinhard, CEO of DDB Worldwide, and
Mary Lou Quinlain, author and CEO of Just Ask a Woman
will join her as guest speakers for the day. The
conference will be full of dynamic panel discussions,
a business coaching session and valuable opportunities
for networking with upper-level management from a
variety of industries.

WHERE: 113 West 60th Street (Columbus Ave) 12th floor
Lounge

WHEN: November 21, 2003 8:30am-6pm

Registration begins at 8:30am

TICKETS: $40 Available at the door OR to prereserve
tickets, please email whetsell@fordham.edu For more
information, please contact Holly Whetsell at whetsell@fordham.edu or Kara Wiese at wiese@fordham.edu

Directions: 113 West 60th Street (Columbus Ave) 12th floor Lounge

November 20, 2003

Integrated Marketing for the Music Industry

Location: NYU: Silver Center, Room 401, Washington Sq. E.

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business New York City Alumni Chapter

Integrated Marketing for the Music Industry

Featuring:
Richard Chechilo, Sr. VP Sony Music Custom Marketing
Linda Ury Greenberg, VP Sony Music Market Research
John Henderson, VP Sony Music Integrated Marketing
Services
Tim Pearson, VP Sony Music Direct

RSVP with return e-mail address to: FrankH7628@aol.com

Space is limited - secure your seat early.

Directions: Location: New York University - Silver Center, Room 401, Washington Square East, NY, NY (Note: Building address is 100 Washington Square East - entrances are on Waverly Place and Washington Place - It is best to enter on Washington Place because the elevators to the even-numbered floors are on that side of the building.)

November 20, 2003

Property Intelligence

Location: Berkeley Suite - Radisson Edwardian Mayfair Hotel

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business United Kingdom Alumni Chapter

The directors request the pleasure of your company at a party to celebrate the launch of Property Intelligence UK Ltd on

A short presentation will be given at 7.30pm.

Wine and canapés.

Contact: Sherry Roberts
Kellogg-MBA Alumni
07968 185651

Directions: Berkeley Suite RADISSON EDWARDIAN MAYFAIR HOTEL STRATTON STREET LONDON W1A 2AN

November 20, 2003

Carnegie Mellon GSIA Alumni Planning Session

Location: Amazon.com Offices

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business Seattle Alumni Chapter

You are invited to attend a Carnegie Mellon GSIA Alumni Meeting on Thursday, November 20, 2003 from 6:00 - 8:00 pm at Amazon.com. The goal of the meeting is to organize specific social and professional events for the 2004 calendar year.

Join us in planning great events for the GSIA Seattle Alumni Chapter. It’s a great way to make contacts, and develop the GSIA network in the Puget Sound area.

Details are as follows:

DATE: Thursday, November 20th
TIME: 6:00 - 8:00 pm PST
LOCATION: Amazon.com, 605 5th Avenue S, Conference Room 110, Seattle, WA 98104
ATTIRE: Business Casual

Our host will be Brian Olsavsky, Vice President, Finance, Worldwide Operations at Amazon.com. John Sengenberger, Director of Alumni Relations at the GSIA will also attend. It will be a great time to get acquainted with other Carnegie Mellon alumni, as we continue to develop and strengthen our alumni network in the region.

Please RSVP online by Friday, November 14th at http://alumni2.gsia.cmu.edu/sea

Thank you, and I look forward to seeing you on November 20th.

With Best Regards

Brian Olsavsky (IA'89)
President, GSIA Seattle Alumni Chapter

Directions: Amazon.com, 605 5th Avenue S, Conference Room 110, Seattle, WA 98104 Directions to Union Station: From I-5 Northbound Take the 4TH AVE. S exit 164 B Stay in the middle lane. At the stoplight, turn left onto 4TH AVE. Move into the far right lane. At the second stoplight turn right, into the parking garage. From I-5 Southbound Take the DEARBORN exit Turn right on DEARBORN and stay in the right lane. Turn right onto 4TH AVE. At the stoplight turn right, into the parking garage. From I-90 Westbound Stay on I-90 till it terminates at 4th Ave S. Stay in the middle lane. At the stoplight, turn left onto 4TH AVE. Move into the far right lane. At the second stoplight turn right, into the parking garage. Drive into the garage as indicated above and take the elevator to "L". Continue through the elevator lobby until you see a double door entrance on the left. Amazon reception is located inside.

November 20, 2003

Raising the Indulgence Bar: CEO Roundtable

Location: LVMH Tower -

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business New York City Alumni Chapter

A conversation on what it takes to head up luxury brands in the 21st century leading to a panel discussion and Q&A. The speakers will share their personal experiences and views. They will also discuss the industry's history, impact of macroeconomic trends, challenges indeveloping produts for increasingly discerning consumers, innovative marketing techniques used to ignite consumers' desire for extravagance and their companies strategic plans for the future.

Moderator
Stefano Tonchi - Style Editor, The New York Times Magazine

Speakers
Jeffrey M. Aronsson, CEO Marc Jacobs International, LLC.

Pamela Baxter, President LMVH Perfumes and Cosmetics, USA

John Esposito, President and CEO, Schieffelin and Somerset Co.

Moet & Chandon Champagne Reception at 6:30
Program from 7:00 to 8:30
Moet & Chandon Champagne Encore from 8:30 - 10:00

RSVP www.inseadusa.com/lvmh.htm

Directions: LVMH Tower - "Magic Room" 19 East 57th Street - Penthouse

November 20, 2003

CMU/GSIA November Wine Tasting

Location: Carnegie Mellon West Campus, Building 23

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business San Francisco Alumni Chapter

Come learn about and taste the wines of Beaulieu Vineyards while mingling with other Carnegie Mellon alumni. Wine will be provided by Beaulieu Vineyards. BV representatives will walk us through tastings of their reds and whites. Guests are welcome. This is a great opportunity to reconnect before the holidays and to see the newly opened Carnegie Mellon West Coast Campus Building if you haven't already.

Please RSVP for this event by 5pm on Monday, Nov 17. Contact Deniz Lanyi (deniz@west.cmu.edu or 650-603-7020). We need to provide headcount to BV so they will know how much wine to bring.

It should be a fun and educational event. We hope to see you there!

Directions: For a map to the campus, please go to: http://west.cmu.edu/about/directions/index.htm Upon exit at Moffett Field, proceed through security gate (show driver's license). Drive straight. The road goes into a 'Y' shape. Stay right. Building 23 is on your right side. Park in the back of the building. Enter on either side of the building.

November 19, 2003

Alumni Reception with Dr. Jeffrey Williams

Location: Carnegie Mellon West Campus, Building 23

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business San Francisco Alumni Chapter

Speaker: Dr. Jeffrey Williams, Professor of Business Strategy

You are invited to attend a special reception and presentation with Dr. Jeffrey Williams, Professor of Business Strategy at Carnegie Mellon's business school on Wednesday, November 19, 2003 at Carnegie Mellon's West Coast Campus. The reception will begin with refreshments and networking at 6:00 p.m. and the Presentation will begin at 7:00 p.m.

Dr. Williams will speak on "Managing When Nothing Lasts." He will look at how management is undergoing a fundamental sea change from the century-old ideas that advantage is sustainable to the new realization that nothing lasts forever. How are managers repositioning their organizations for long term success and rethinking their own personal career
paths? What does it mean to think strategically in the emerging Schumpeterian world and how do we define personal fulfillment?

Professor Williams helps organizations renew advantage in a world where nothing lasts. He focuses on balancing time-tested business thinking with the new business models that are emerging in the modern economy. His approach centers on the principle that nothing lasts forever; that all products and services are shaped by the forces of “creative destruction” and the global capital markets. He is developing a set of tools that helps managers recapitalize ever-aging assets on an ongoing basis.

He heads up an ongoing study of the rise and fall of advantage of hundreds of products and services in 45 industries. By combining the insights from best practices in technology and economics, these patterns of success and failure are the focus of his acclaimed book, Renewable Advantage: Crafting Strategy through Economic Time, published by the Free Press.

He advises executive audiences on emerging business best practices and strategies for change. His clients have included AT&T, Southwestern Bell, Westinghouse, Bristol-Myers Squibb, National Semiconductor, Mellon Bank, McKinsey, United Technologies, Goodyear, Bell Labs, and IBM.

He has authored some 40 studies on business strategy, including works for The Journal of Law and Economics, The Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, Fundamental Issues in Strategy, Industrial and Corporate Change, the Federal Trade Commission, the Sloan Foundation, and the National Science Foundation. He is on the editorial board of the Strategic Management Journal and his work has received the California Management Review Pacific Telesis Award for best new thinking in management.

Dr. Wiliams has been twice awarded the George Leland Bach Prize for excellence in education at Carnegie Mellon.

Directions: For a map to the campus, please go to: http://west.cmu.edu/about/directions/index.htm From San Francisco Airport, take 101 south (toward San Jose) to Mountain View, exit at Moffett Field. Proceed through security gate (show driver's license). Drive straight. The road goes into a "Y" shape. Stay right. Building 23 is on your right side. Park in the back of the building. Enter on either side of the building.

Cost:

Registration and Refreshments - In Advance: 10.00

Registration - At the Door: 15.00

November 19, 2003

Alumni Breakfast with Dr. Jeffrey Williams

Location: Bankers Club of San Francisco (Carnelian Room)

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business San Francisco Alumni Chapter

Speaker: Dr. Jeffrey Williams, Professor of Business Strategy

You are invited to attend a special alumni breakfast presentation with Dr. Jeffrey Williams, Professor of Business Strategy at Carnegie Mellon's business school on Wednesday, November 19, 2003 at The Bankers Club of San Francisco (The Carnelian Room) in San Francisco.

Dr. Williams will speak on "Managing When Nothing Lasts." He will look at how management is undergoing a fundamental sea change from the century-old ideas that advantage is sustainable to the new realization that nothing lasts forever. How are managers repositioning their organizations for long term success and rethinking their own personal career
paths? What does it mean to think strategically in the emerging Schumpeterian world and how do we define personal fulfillment?

Professor Williams helps organizations renew advantage in a world where nothing lasts. He focuses on balancing time-tested business thinking with the new business models that are emerging in the modern economy. His approach centers on the principle that nothing lasts forever; that all products and services are shaped by the forces of “creative destruction” and the global capital markets. He is developing a set of tools that helps managers recapitalize ever-aging assets on an ongoing basis.

He heads up an ongoing study of the rise and fall of advantage of hundreds of products and services in 45 industries. By combining the insights from best practices in technology and economics, these patterns of success and failure are the focus of his acclaimed book, Renewable Advantage: Crafting Strategy through Economic Time, published by the Free Press.

He advises executive audiences on emerging business best practices and strategies for change. His clients have included AT&T, Southwestern Bell, Westinghouse, Bristol-Myers Squibb, National Semiconductor, Mellon Bank, McKinsey, United Technologies, Goodyear, Bell Labs, and IBM.

He has authored some 40 studies on business strategy, including works for The Journal of Law and Economics, The Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, Fundamental Issues in Strategy, Industrial and Corporate Change, the Federal Trade Commission, the Sloan Foundation, and the National Science Foundation. He is on the editorial board of the Strategic Management Journal and his work has received the California Management Review Pacific Telesis Award for best new thinking in management.

Dr. Wiliams has been twice awarded the George Leland Bach Prize for excellence in education at Carnegie Mellon.

Space is limited so please RSVP as soon as possible at:
http://alumni2.gsia.cmu.edu/SF or call 412-268-6227.

Dress Code Required:
Male - sportcoat, Female - semi dressy

Directions: The Bankers Club of San Francisco (Carnelian Room), Belvedere Room, 555 California Street, 52nd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94104: Tel: (415) 433-7500 http://www.carnelianroom.com/

Cost:

Registration - In Advance: 20.00

Registration - At the Door (if space allows): 25.00

November 19, 2003

Panel Discussion - The State of 3G

Location: Denton Wilde Sapte, One Fleet Place

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business United Kingdom Alumni Chapter

Panel Discussion - "The State of 3G: Transforming Telecoms or Financial Fiasco?"

7:00pm drinks/registration for 7:30pm prompt start. Finish at 9:30pm.

Media Alumni of London Business School is pleased to invite you to a Panel
Discussion on Nov 19 on the state of 3G telecoms. We're proud to have Denton Wilde Sapte as the sponsor of this event. To buy your ticket, complete the attached Booking Form and email it to Surekha Patel at spatel1@london.edu or fax it to her at 020 7723 8390. Surekha's tel number is 020 7262 5050, x7210.

Cost: £25 per ticket
Dress Code: Business Attire.

Directions: Venue: Denton Wilde Sapte,One Fleet Place, London EC4M 7WS (Walk up Ludgate Hill, from Ludgate Circus towards St Paul's Cathedral. Turn left into Limeburger Lane. One Fleet Place is on the left, where Limeburger Lane curves to the right. Nearest tube station: Blackfriars)

November 19, 2003

All MBA Soiree

Location: METRONOME

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business New York City Alumni Chapter

When: Wednesday November 19th, from 6:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.

Where: Metronome, 915 Broadway (at 21st St.)

What: The Evening Will Include: Hot & Cold hors d'oeuvres
Complimentary beer, wine & soda from 6:30 – 9:30 p.m.
Cash bar for cocktails 6:30 – 10:30 p.m.

Who: Members of NYBSC Alumni Clubs and Guests

New this year: Raffle! Exciting raffle prizes graciously donated by our sponsors and described below can be purchased with your tickets as well as at the door:

IWC Portofino Swiss automatic watch:18k gold case and leather band, mechanical movement, self-winding, centre second hand with stop device, date indicator, convex sapphire glass, water-resistant to
30 m, case diameter 34 mm retail value $5,200.

Loro Piana Cashmere and Silk scarf, Stola nuvola Melange retail value $385.

Tumi new Horatio expandable computer brief, retail value $215.

Washington Mutual Home Loans 1/2 point discount off points, or
rate equivalent discount, on home mortgage (purchase/refinance)
Joe DeBono 917-579-6612 MBA home loan discounts.

American Express two tickets to NY Rangers vs. Calgary, Monday, January 5th, 7pm, Club Silver Level seats, retail value $240.

A. T. Cross: new Metal Ion 3.5” compact pen, clip attachment, chrome finish, midnight blue accents, gel ink and refills, retail value $25
5 pens donated for Raffle.

Duet: Off Broadway premiere by Otho Eskin, starring Laura Esterman and Pamela Payton-Wright. Confrontation of arch rivals Sarah Bernhardt and Eleonora Dusa. Exclusive engagement runs Nov 18 -Jan 4 Greenwich Street Theatre. 4 seats, retail value $160.

NYBSC would like to give special recognition to our corporate sponsors:
Alimansky Capital Group
Ackler Wealth Management Group of Wachovia Securities
Anchin Block & Anchin
Washington Mutual Home Loans
Joe DeBono 917-579-6612
for MBA discounts
www.mbacorps.org/benefits.htm

Ticket Information: Admission tickets are $30 through November 7 and $35 from November 8-18 at 5:00 pm. NO admission tickets will be sold at the door. Raffle tickets $5.
Last year over 300 people joined us. Space is limited.
So, register now!

Ticket purchase: Admission and Raffle tickets, go to:

http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=56225
Directions: 915 Broadway - By Subway: 6 to 23rd & Lex., N & R
to 23rd & Broadway, F to 23rd and 6th.

November 18, 2003

Alumni Reception with Dr. Chester Spatt

Location: Deutsche Bank, Broadgate Room, 23 Great Winchester Street. London

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business United Kingdom Alumni Chapter

Speaker: Chester S. Spatt. PhD., Mellon Bank Professor of Finance and Director of the Center for Financial Markets

You are invited to join the Carnegie Mellon Alumni community in London for special reception and presentation by Dr. Chester Spatt, Mellon Bank Professor of Finance, on Tuesday, November 18, 2003 from 6:30-9:00 p.m. The reception will be hosted by Deutsche Bank in the Broadgate Room, 23 Great Winchester Street in London through the assistance of one of our alums, Rohit Darji (MSCF'01).

Professor Spatt will be speaking on "Turmoil in the Financial Services Industry: Challenges to the Business Models of the New York Stock Exchange and the Mutual Fund Industry."

Chester Spatt is the Mellon Bank Professor of Finance and Director of the Center for Financial Markets at the Graduate School of Industrial Administration at Carnegie Mellon University. He is currently engaged in major research thrusts exploring (a) market microstructure studies of market design and pricing, (b) capital gains taxation, tax-deferred investing and asset allocation, and (c) equilibrium models of commodity forward pricing.

Recent contributions have appeared in the Journal of
Finance, Review of Financial Studies, Journal of Political Economy, and the American Economic Review. Professor Spatt has received a number of research grants from the National Science Foundation, the Teachers Insurance Annuity Association, and the Institute for Quantitative Research in Finance (Q-Group), also winning the Q-Group's 1998 Roger Murray Award (First Prize).

He has served as Executive Editor and one of the founding Editors of the Review of Financial Studies, a member of the Founding Committee and President of the Society for Financial Studies, President of the Western Finance Association and a member and Chairman of the NASDAQ's Economic Advisory Board. He received his bachelor's degree from Princeton University and his masters and doctorate degrees from the University of Pennsylvania.

To attend please RSVP online at: http://alumni2.gsia.cmu.edu/UK

Directions: Deutsche Bank, Broadgate Room,23 Great Winchester Street,London EC2N 2DB

November 18, 2003

Entrepreneurship Network Night with Ed Engler, CEO of Summa Technologies

Location: The Rachel Mellon Walton Room, Ground Floor of Posner Hall

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business Entrepreneurship Network

Speaker: Ed Engler (MCS'86), CEO, Summa Technologies

You are invited to attend the upcoming meeting of the Carnegie Mellon Entrepreneurship Network on Tuesday, November 18, 2003 in The Rachel Mellon Walton Room on the Ground Floor, Posner Hall.

Schedule:
5:30 - 6:00 PM Sign-in/Networking
6:00 - 7:00 PM Presentation/Event
7:00 - 8:00 PM Open Forum/Networking

Our guest speaker will be Ed Engler, CEO and founder of Summa Technologies, Inc. He founded Summa in 1996 to design and develop mission-critical web-enabled applications for large-scale systems. Summa enables its customers to bring innovative solutions to business problems using advanced technology and proven methodologies that drive risk out of software development. Under Ed's leadership, Summa has been recognized as one of Pittsburgh's fastest growing companies three years in a row, including being the fastest growing privately held company in Pittsburgh in 2001. In 1999, Summa opened its office in Sao Paulo, Brazil to serve customers in Brazil as well as provide outsourcing services for companies in the United States.

Ed has 16 years of experience in distributed systems technology. He was a member of IBM Transarc's transaction processing development team and a founding member of their consulting organization. Ed led architecture and design teams on numerous Fortune 500 software infrastructure projects in Financial Services and Telecommunications.

Ed also has 13 years of experience working in and leading early-stage information technology companies. He has been involved in the funding, direction or management of five different start-ups in Pittsburgh and works to engender successful entrepreneurial activity in Pittsburgh. In 1999, Ed formed Summa VentureWorks within Summa Technologies to partner with early stage start-up companies bringing innovative solutions to the enterprise software market. Summa VentureWorks was recently recognized as one of the top 25 venture capital firms in Western PA.

Ed has a BS in Computer Science from Carnegie Mellon University.

Following the presentation, attendees will have an opportunity to announce local entrepreneurial initiatives and network with other entrepreneurs.

You may register in advance online using your VISA or MasterCard or at the door using cash or check. Advanced registration is advised. Free parking is available at the Carnegie Mellon Parking Garage on Forbes Avenue (after 5 PM). Additional parking may be available at parking meters near Posner Hall. For more information, please contact John Sengenberger, Director of Alumni Relations at 412-268-9587 or via email at: jseng@andrew.cmu.edu

Cost:

Registration and Refreshments: 20.00

November 14, 2003

Live Music at Adam Street

Location: Adam Street , 9 Adam Street

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business United Kingdom Alumni Chapter

Adam Street is the new, exclusive private club in central London. Located in the amazing vaults that run beneath the Strand, it’s a relaxed and comfortable hideaway with a cool vibe!
The We Have Day Jobs have long pursued music as an avocation. Their musical influences range from rock and blues to jazz and bluegrass. For their day jobs, Márcia Balisciano (vocals) serves as Director of Benjamin Franklin House and Director of Community Affairs for Reed Elsevier; Darden Bourne (acoustic and electric guitar) is a Chevron-Texaco oil trader; Dan Sreebny
(acoustic guitar and mandolin) is Minister Counselor for Public Affairs at the US Embassy; and Ben Yorke-Barber (percussion) is a Putney GP.

Directions: off of The Strand, London WC2N 6AA Charing Cross or Embankment Station

Cost:

: 5

November 13, 2003

How Healthy is the Pharmaceutical Industry

Location: Offices of Booz Allen Hamilton

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business New York City Alumni Chapter

Speaker: Kathryn Rudie Harrigan, MBA, DBA, Henry R. Kravis Professor of Business Leadership, Columbia Business School

COLUMBIA BUSINESS SCHOOL ALUMNI CLUB PRESENTS
A Healthcare Committee program

How Healthy is the Pharmaceutical Industry?

Thursday, November 13th

This program is a dynamic, moderated panel discussion of specific issues facing the pharmaceutical industry today what are the pressure points and what can be done about them?

The moderator is:

Kathryn Rudie Harrigan, MBA, DBA, Henry R. Kravis Professor of Business Leadership, Columbia Business School

The panelists include:

Charles G. Beever, Vice President, Practice Leader Global Pharmaceutical Practice, Booz-Allen Hamilton

Scott Hensley, Health Reporter, The Wall Street Journal

Each panelist opens with a brief introduction that will speak to his area of interest and expertise. A moderated discussion follows.

The Premise:

The pharmaceutical industry is facing is toughest evolutionary crisis in years. With pipelines less productive than they've been,there by resulting in fewer so-called blockbuster drugsdrug companies are consolidating, tapping into each others resources. For example, a great marketing company will acquire a smaller company with a complimentary pipeline or access to a strategically needed target audience. But the trend toward pharmaceutical M&As is fraught with its own set of problems.

The Questions:
How does a company maximize and leverage its investment in in-line brands?
How does a company rationalize its prices?
What role should companies play in helping to shape public policy and Medicare pricing?
How can pharmaceutical companies provide value to both their customers AND shareholders?
What can the pharmaceutical industry do as a whole to address its tarnished image and emerge from being an industry under siege?
What is the role of the media in shaping the public image of the pharmaceutical industry?
DATE: Thursday, November 13th, 2003
TIME:

6:00-6:30 PM Registration and Networking
6:30-8:00 PM Panel
8:00-8:30 Networking Continues
PLACE:

18th Floor Conference Center
Offices of Booz Allen Hamilton
101 Park Avenue at 41 Street
New York, NY
COST:

Members of CBSAC/NY & NYBSC: $15

To Register: Visit www.cbsacny.org or call Tamara at (212) 551-1013
Please make your reservations early. Attendance will be limited.

Directions: 18th Floor Conference Center Offices of Booz Allen Hamilton 101 Park Avenue at 41 Street New York, NY

November 13, 2003

Cheese (and wine) Tasting

Location: Paxton & Whitefield, 93 Jermyn Street

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business United Kingdom Alumni Chapter

Say cheese! There is a reason why people smile when they say cheese. It is luscious and the selections seem endless. But don't let it be an overwhelming choice when you're at a restaurant or dining at home. Come explore the world of French cheese and learn how to match the right cheese with the right wine. An expert from Paxton & Whitefiled will lead the group. We will focus on 6 fabulous French cheeses matched to 3 French wines -- white Burgundy, red Bordeaux and champagne. Wine, biscuits and cheese will be provided. You can also bring your own wine if you'd like some expert advice or would like to imbibe a bit more. (The store will be open for private purchases but wine cannot be purchased and opened at the event due to the law).

This unique event will be held at the legendary Paxton & Whitefield, a historic store that will add further ambiance to this unique evening. Open to 20 people only at 25 GBP per person. All school alumni and guests are invited to participate. This is a first-come, first-serve event!

To reserve, email Sue Kiner at KinerCom@msn.com and send a cheque payable to the Kellogg Alumni Club of London and mail it along with your name, guests, email address, school affiliation and mobile phone number to Sue Kiner, Kellogg Alumni Club of London, 19 Craven Hill, London W2 3EN.

November 13, 2003

November Social Event

Location: Café Centro

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business New York City Alumni Chapter

200 Park Ave MetLife Building
New York, NY 10166
Phone: (212) 818-1222

Directions: http://newyork.citysearch.com/profile/7204417/?cslink=cs_srch_spons_ll_name

November 10, 2003

Pittsburgh Alumni Chapter Planning Session 2004

Location: Dollar Bank's Office

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business Pittsburgh Alumni Chapter

All interested Alumni in the Pittsburgh area are invited to attend a special planning meeting scheduled for 6:00-8:00 p.m. on Monday, November 10, 2003 at the Conference Room on the First Floor at Dollar Bank's Office in Three Gateway Center. The goal of the meeting is to organize specific social and professional events for the 2004 calendar year.

We also want to increase the number of Alumni actively serving on the local committee for the Pittsburgh Alumni Chapter.

The Office of Alumni Relations will provide free pizza and drinks beginning at 6:00 p.m.

The planning meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. and conclude by 8:00 p.m. Please RSVP online by Friday, November 7, 2003 or call Janice French at 412-268-6227.

November 7, 2003

Alumni Luncheon

Location: Spire Restaurant in 9-0 Hotel

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business Boston Alumni Chapter

November 6, 2003

Alumni Reception with Dr. Lester Lave

Location: The Executive Conference Center

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business Washington D.C. Alumni Chapter

Speaker: Dr. Lester Lave, Harry B. and James H. Higgins Professor of Economics and University Professor; Director, Carnegie Mellon Green Design Initiative; Co-Director, Carnegie Mellon Electricity Industry Center

You are invited to attend a special Alumni Reception on Thursday, November 6, with Carnegie Mellon's Dr. Lester B. Lave. He will address the issue 'The Northeast Blackout: Is Electricity Deregulation the Cause or the Solution?' Come listen to the insights of one of Carnegie Mellon's leading experts in the electricity field.

It will be held at the Executive Conference Center conveniently located at the One Virginia Square Metro Stop in Arlington, VA.

Joining Dr. Lave will be Dr. Lester Silverman (BA/IA'69; PhD'73), Director of McKinsey & Company. Dr. Silverman joined McKinsey in 1982 to help build McKinsey’s energy practice. Since that time, he has been active in electric industry restructuring on a worldwide basis. Prior to joining McKinsey, Dr. Silverman served as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Evaluation at the U.S. Department of Energy from 1980 to 1981. He also served as Director of Policy Analysis at the U.S. Department of the Interior from 1978 to 1980.

Responding to Dr. Lave's presentation will be another leading Carnegie Mellon alumni in the electricity field, Michael D. Oldak, Esq., Sr. Director of State Competitive & Regulatory Policies for the Edison Electric Institute. He received his B.S. Electrical Engineering (1970) and B.S. Administrative & Management Science (1970) from Carnegie Mellon and JD (1974) from the Georgetown University Law Center.

The Reception will begin at 6:30 p.m. with appetizers and drinks. Dr. Lave's presentation will begin at 7:15 p.m.

The cost of the seminar is $10.00 for alumni who register in advance online using VISA or MasterCard. It is $15.00 for alumni who register at the door and $15.00 for all guests who are not Carnegie Mellon alumni.

To RSVP or for more information: http://alumni2.gsia.cmu.edu/DC

In addition to being a professor of economics at Carnegie Mellon, Dr. Lave is also a professor of engineering and public policy, director of the Carnegie Mellon Green Design Initiative and co-director of the Carnegie Mellon Electricity Industry Center. With expertise in economics and political economy, especially in environmental issues, Lave has special interest in applied economics, particularly identification and structuring public policy issues; deregulation of the electricity industry (market power, transmission, and ancillary services); environmental regulation; designing products and processes for the environment; nanotechnology; the value of information in testing toxic chemicals; rethinking regulation; automobile safety, emissions, and fuel economy; and pollution prevention.

Lave's published papers on the electricity field include, " "Market Power in Deregulated Wholesale Electricity Markets," and "Bolstering the Security of the Electric Power System."

You are welcome to invite friends and colleagues.

Directions: The Executive Conference Center, 3601 Wilson Boulevard, Suite #600, Arlington, VA 22201; on the Orange Line at Virginia Square/GMU Metro stop. http://ecc.sainc.com/Directions.htm

Cost:

Advance Registraion (Before November 3) for Alumni: 10.00

Late Registration (After November 3) for Alumni: 15.00

Registration for Guests: 15.00

November 6, 2003

Hydrogen & Fuel Cells - Energy without Pollution

Location: Goldman Sachs, River Court Auditorium, 120 Fleet Street

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business United Kingdom Alumni Chapter

Speaker: Jeremy Bentham, CEO of Shell Hydrogen

Hydrogen and Fuel Cells - The Dream of Energy without Pollution

The Vision:
-Electricity generated from the world's sustainable energy resources will be used to separate large volumes of hydrogen efficiently from ordinary water.
-This proton-carrying hydrogen fuel will be safely delivered wherever power is needed - just as batteries deliver electrons today.
-Recombining hydrogen with atmospheric oxygen in a new generation of ultra-efficient fuel cells will convert this hidden power back into instant electrical energy.
-Working quietly in the car or home - or in trucks, buses, public buildings and in industry - fuel cells will revolutionise the distribution of clean energy throughout society.

The Challenges:
- Some hydrogen-powered vehicles are already on the road! However, new and more efficient systems for producing, delivering, storing and harnessing hydrogen for every day use are needed to make the vision reality.
- Large resources have been invested in the infrastructure to support the internal combustion engine. A switch to hydrogen is an innovator's dilemma. Why develop a hydrogen infrastructure, if there is no mass market for hydrogen cars. Why should consumers buy fuel cell powered cars running on hydrogen, if there is no refuelling infrastructure available?

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MIT Club of Great Britain
Registration: RSVP to Andrew Rhomberg arhom@alum.mit.edu
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Refreshments and hors d'oeuvres will be provided courtesy of Goldman Sachs

October 31, 2003

Drinks & Cigars at JJ Fox and Match Bar

Location: JJ Fox and Match Bar

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business United Kingdom Alumni Chapter

Cigar/drinks night for GSIA alumni in London, this Friday. Cigars for those who can meet at JJ Fox in Mayfair early in the evening (5pm), drinks afterward at Match Bar (7pm). Anyone interested?

Directions: -JJ Fox: 19 St James's Street, Tube: Green Park -Match Bar: 37-38 Margaret Street, Tube: Oxford Circus

October 29, 2003

What is the Role of Branding in Financial Services

Location: Citigroup Center

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business New York City Alumni Chapter

What is the Role of Branding in Financial Services?

Wednesday October 29th

An Informed Panel of Experts Debates the Situation and Alternative Approaches

· Steve Cone Managing Director and Head of Global Marketing, Citigroup Corporate Brand Management & Global Investment Management

· Carol Davies Managing Partner, Fletcher Knight

· Matt Hickerson Director, Branding, Marketing and Advertising, Credit Suisse First Boston

· Bob Horton Director, Brand Management, Merrill Lynch US Private Client

In recent years, financial services companies have undertaken major re-branding efforts. Well-established names are being eliminated, such as Dean Witter, or Warburg.

Yet, while larger retail facing brands allow for substantial savings in advertising and marketing, can those mega-brandbenefits also extend to the institutional side where the business has traditionally been driven by relationships?

We have gathered a panel of specialists to discuss issues related to branding in financial services. Discussion issues will include:

· What are the benefits of having one market facing brand across both retail and institutional markets?

· How is building a retail financial services brand different from building a brand in consumer goods?

· How can branding impact customer acquisition, retention and cross-selling in financial services?

· What is most important in financial services: building personal relationships, or building a relationship with a brand?

· How may a strong brand compensate for less differentiation on the product side?

Date: Wednesday October 29th

Time: 6:15PM 8:30PM - discussion preceded by hors doeuvres & drinks

Location: Citigroup, Citigroup Center, 14th Floor, Conference Room 14N, 153 East 53rd Street (at Lexington Avenue)

RSVP & Registration: $15 (register at www.cbsacny.org or call Tamara at 212-551-1013)

This event organized by the Columbia Business School New York Club

Directions: Citigroup, Citigroup Center, 14th Floor, Conference Room 14N, 153 East 53rd Street (at Lexington Avenue)

October 29, 2003

New Dean Reception in Detroit

Location: The Townsend Hotel

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business Detroit Alumni Chapter

Speaker: Dean Kenneth B. Dunn, Ph.D.

The Southeast Michigan Chapter of Carnegie Mellon's Graduate School of Industrial Administration cordially invites you to meet our new Dean, Kenneth B. Dunn at a special reception at the Townsend Hotel in Detroit on Wednesday, October 29, 2003.

6:30 p.m. Reception
7:15 p.m. Presentation by Dean Dunn

Kenneth B. Dunn was appointed the eighth dean of the Graduate School of Industrial Administration in July 2002 following a 16-year career managing fixed income portfolios. Formerly a managing director at Morgan Stanley Investment Management, Dunn was co-director of both the U.S. Core Fixed Income Team and the Mortgage Team. Within the investment community, Dunn built a reputation for excellence while managing fixed income and mortgage-backed securities worth $75 billion. He also was praised for his management of fixed-income trading and technology.

In addition to his industry experience, Dunn served on the Carnegie Mellon faculty from 1979 to 1987 teaching finance and economics. His pioneering research regarding the application of option-based approaches to the analysis and valuation of mortgages has been published in leading finance journals. He received an "All Star Paper" award for "Modeling the Term Structure of Interest Rates Under Nonseparable Utility and Durability of Goods" that was published in the Journal of Financial Economics in 1986. Dunn also co-authored numerous publications including work that produced the "Sinking Fund Game", which applied game theory to the pricing of bonds in a way that had not been explored before. Currently, he is an associate editor of the Journal of Fixed Income.

Please RSVP online by October 24, 2003 at: http://alumni2.gsia.cmu.edu/DET or email: janicef@andrew.cmu.edu or call 412-268-6227.

This event is for GSIA alumni and their special guests only and is not a student networking event. Other events open to current students are regularly scheduled by the chapter.)

Directions: The Townsend Hotel, One Hundred Townsend Street, Birmingham, Michigan Telephone: (248) 642-7900; http://www.townsendhotel.com/tour/index.html

October 24, 2003

1st Annual GSIA Charity Golf Outing

Location: Quicksilver Golf Club

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business Pittsburgh Alumni Chapter

The Carnegie Mellon MBA Golf Club and the Quicksilver Golf Club are sponsoring a GSIA Charity Golf Outing benefiting the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank on Friday, October 24, 2003.

Directions: 2000 Quicksilver Rd. Midway, PA 15060

Cost:

Registration for Student Golf Club Members: 60.00

Registration for Non-Members and Alumni: 70.00

October 24, 2003

Alumni Reunion Weekend 2003

Location: Posner Hall, Carnegie Mellon

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business Pittsburgh Alumni Chapter

We will be holding Class Reunions for the Classes of 2002, 1998, 1993, 1988, 1983, 1978, 1973, 1968, 1963, 1958, and 1953.

Now is the time to confirm your plans to join us on campus for the weekend of October 24-26, 2003! You can RSVP online today at: http://cmu.edu/bschoolreunion

If you haven't been back to Carnegie Mellon since your graduation, you will be impressed with all the changes on campus and at the business school.

Our new Dean, Ken Dunn, is eager to meet you as well as our leading faculty members. The weekend will be filled with celebrations and activities. The Reunion begins on Friday afternoon with a seminar on leadership by Professor of strategy Jeffrey Williams followed by our traditional Friday B**rs with students and faculty in the Courtyard. Afterwards you will have the opportunity to reunite with your classmates and talk about your days at Carnegie Mellon.

On Saturday we will begin with an address on the state of the school by our Dean and John Mather, Executive Director of the masters Programs. It will be followed by a day of informative seminars from Dr. Tom Emerson, Dr. John Hooker, Dr. Laurie Weingart and Dr. Bryan Routledge as well as campus tours and opportunities to visit with your classmates. On Saturday evening there will be festive dinner with music and dancing at The Pittsburgh Golf Club.

So please RSVP online today at: http://cmu.edu/bschoolreunion
Hope to see you on October 24th!

October 24, 2003

Alumni Reunion Weekend 2003

Location: The Grand Room, 3rd Floor, Posner Hall, GSIA

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business 2003 Alumni Chapter

You are invited to mark your calendars and day timers for the weekend of October 24-26, 2003! It is Alumni Reunion Weekend and we are preparing to roll out the red carpet to welcome you back home to campus! The foliage should be beautiful and what better time to reconnect with your friends and with your business school!

All alumni are welcome back to campus; however, we will be holding special Class Reunions for the Classes of 1998, 1993, 1988, 983, 1978, 1973, 1968, 1963, 1958 and 1953!

For some of you with family in the area it can be your fall trip to see your loved ones. For others with business relationships in Pittsburgh, perhaps you can creatively schedule your next business trip to Pittsburgh to coincide with the reunion. For you sports fans with connections, the Pittsburgh Steelers are at home on Sunday, October 26 against the St. Louis Rams celebrating their 1,000th game!

For the latest information on the Alumni Reunion Weekend and to see who has
signed up as "Hoping to Attend", go to
http://alumni2.gsia.cmu.edu/reunion2003

October 23, 2003

Social Hour in Linthicum, MD

Location: Snyder's Willow Grove Restaurant

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business Washington D.C. Alumni Chapter

Our first foray into the Baltimore area will be a Social Hour on Thursday, Oct. 23 at Snyder's Willow Grove Restaurant. Bring your ideas for future events!

Meet us between 6:00 - 7:30 pm in the bar area. We'll grab a table for those who want to have dinner. Greg Behm IA'80, Andrew Chiu BS '00 MSEC'01 and Lois Findlay IA'91 are the hosts for this event.

A Baltimore tradition since 1937, Snyder's is located off Exit 8 from I-695 at 841 N. Hammonds Ferry Rd. in Linthicum, MD. Phone is 410-789-1149.

Directions: From BWI, follow 195 to 295 towards Baltimore. Take the Nursery Rd exit and make a left at West Nursery Road. Go 1-2 miles and make a left onto Hammonds Ferry Road. Go 3 blocks, Snyder's is on the right. From 695 South - Take Exit 8 and make a right at the light. Snyder's will be on your immediate right. For map, see http://www.snydersrestaurant.com/index2.tmpl?action=map.

October 22, 2003

October GSIA KC Alumni Happy Hour

Location: Mulvaney's

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business Kansas City Alumni Chapter

Please join us for our second GSIA KC Alumni Happy Hour.

This informal event will occur at Mulvaney's, a bar and grill owned by GSIA alumnus Tom Pattison!

Please stop by for a drink ... or two ... meet other alumni, and enjoy some great conversation.

If you have any questions, please e-mail gsiakcalum@bendis.net

Directions: Mulvaney's (913-648-6005) is located at 7955 Frontage Road in Overland Park, on the east side of I-35 between 75th and 87th. Please click here for a map.

October 21, 2003

Entrepreneurship Network Night with Dave Mawhinney, CEO of Peak Strategy

Location: The Grand Room, 3rd Floor, Posner Hall, GSIA

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business Entrepreneurship Network

Speaker: Dave Mawhinney (IA'90), Dave Mawhinney, Co-Founder and CEO, Peak Strategy

You are invited to attend the upcoming meeting of the Carnegie Mellon Entrepreneurship Network on Tuesday, October 21, 2003.

Schedule:
5:30 - 6:00 PM Sign-in/Networking
6:00 - 7:00 PM Presentation/Event
7:00 - 8:00 PM Open Forum/Networking

Our guest speaker is Dave Mawhinney, an entrepreneurial executive with a proven track record in marketing, sales, product development and operations. he will speak on the topic of "Entrepreneurial Transitions."

Mawhinney is an experienced strategist for developing and penetrating markets for technology-based products and services. In 1998, Mawhinney co-founded Premier Health Exchange (PHx) with Premier, Inc., the nation's largest healthcare alliance, where he served as President and Director. PHx merged with Medibuy.com in March 2000 in a transaction valued at more than $500 million. In 1997, Mawhinney was a member of the founding management team of Hawk Medical Supply, a joint venture of Premier, Inc. and private equity firm Welsh, Carson, Anderson, and Stowe. Hawk was sold to McKesson, Inc. for three times equity capital within 12 months of incorporation. In 1990, Mawhinney was co-founder of Industry.Net Corporation, a pioneering electronic marketing and commerce company that merged with AT&T Business Network in 1996 to form Nets, Inc.

Formerly Managing Director of PNC Technology Ventures, Mawhinney holds a Master of Science with Distinction in Industrial Administration from Carnegie Mellon University. He also is a summa cum laude graduate in Physics, with minors in Applied Mathematics and Computer Science from Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

Following the presentation, attendees will have an opportunity to announce local entrepreneurial initiatives and network with other entrepreneurs.

You may register in advance online using your VISA or MasterCard or at the door using cash or check. Advanced registration is advised. Free parking is available at the Carnegie Mellon Parking Garage on Forbes Avenue (after 5 PM). Additional parking may be available at parking meters near Posner Hall. For more information, please contact John Sengenberger, Director of Alumni Relations at 412-268-9587 or via email at: jseng@andrew.cmu.edu

Cost:

Registration and Refreshments: 20.00

Student Registration: 10.00

October 21, 2003

Assessing the Job Market Climate

Location: Bingham McCutchen LLP

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business New York City Alumni Chapter

Speaker: Dick McCracken

"Assessing the Job Market Climate"

Hosted by:
Indiana University Kelley School of Business Alumni Club of New York

Deion:
An in-depth panel discussion on the current job market, and strategies to get ahead in your current (or future) job search. Featuring panelists from Goldman Sachs and Deloitte Consulting; moderated by Dick McCracken, Director of Graduate Career Services, Kelley School of Business.

Event Date/Time:
Tuesday, October 21st -- 6:30pm to 8:30pm

Event Location:
Bingham McCutchen LLP
399 Park Avenue (at 54th Street)

Cost:
$25 non-members.

Advance registration required at https://kelley.iu.edu/alumni/events/secure/registration.cfm?key=NY031021 or via phone at (812) 855-6340.

Directions: 399 Park Avenue (at 54th Street)

October 21, 2003

Happy Hour in Centreville, VA

Location: Glory Days Grill

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business Washington D.C. Alumni Chapter

We're venturing to the corners of the region for two October Happy Hours. The first one will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 21 at Glory Days Grill in Centreville, VA.

Glory Days Grill is an American grill and bar with a sports theme that appeals to all age groups and interests. It's located at 13850-A Braddock Road in Centreville, VA. Phone is (703) 266-4100

Event hosts are Tom Bockius IA'98 and Sam Malloy IM'99.

Directions: For directions, call Tom Bockius at 703-338-1256 (mobile) or go to the link for a map. http://www.glorydaysgrill.com/locations/centreville/index.htm.

October 20, 2003

Alumni Reception at Wall Street Classroom

Location: Carnegie Mellon MSCF Classroom

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business New York City Alumni Chapter

You are invited to join us for an alumni networking night on Monday, October 20, 2003 at the Carnegie Mellon Classroom at 55 Broad Street. The informal reception will begin at 6:00 p.m. but come whenever you can break free from the office!

Joining us will be current MBA, MSCF and MSEC students who are in New York on their mini-break. Hosting the networking night will be Jill Goetz, Assistant Director at the Career Opportunity Center.

Drinks and refreshments will be provide by your Alma Mater!

Please RSVP online by Friday, October 17, 2003 if possible.

October 18, 2003

GSIA Day on the Bay

Location: Berkeley Marina

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business San Francisco Alumni Chapter

We are planning a GSIA Day on SF Bay sailboat event on Sat, Oct 18. Jason Heinlein (GSIA ’97) has been very kind to help us organize this event as well as offer to be our Captain for the day!

Here’s the proposed SF Bay sailing agenda for Oct 18 (9:30am – 5pm):

9:30am - group to meet at Berkeley Marina (Address: One Spinnaker Way – Berkeley Marina),
10:00am - set sail,
12:00pm – 1:30pm – Angel Island (dock, get lunch, hike around, soak up the beautiful views).
1:30pm – 4:30pm – more sailing on the bay and under the Golden Gate Bridge, 5:00pm – back at Berkeley Marina.

Info on the Catalina 36 Q boat that we’ll be renting:

http://www.ocscsailing.com/fleet/cat36q.html

- Size: 36 ft
- Fits up to 8 people
- Cost: $42 per person
- Please feel free to bring drinks (sodas, beer, wine, water) and snacks
on the boat; we’ll be buying lunch on Angel Island.

Although we would like to welcome all interested alumni to join, given the fact the boat only holds 8 people, it makes it very difficult. If you’re interested, please email Michelle Chow (mi_chelly@yahoo.com) as soon as possible so I know who plans on going. We require a $20 deposit to reserve your seat on the boat. The $22 remainder is due on the day of the event.

Directions: One Spinnaker Way Berkeley Marina Berkeley, CA 94710 www.ocscsailing.com (contains directions link)

October 9, 2003

October Social Event

Location: Tenth Street Lounge

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business New York City Alumni Chapter

212 E 10TH St
Between 1st and 2nd Avenues
New York, NY 10003-7702
Phone: (212) 473-5252

Directions: http://newyork.citysearch.com/profile/7087700/

October 8, 2003

Wharton Club: What will ultimately be built at Ground Zero?

Location: Midtown Location to Be Confirmed

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business New York City Alumni Chapter

Date: Wednesday, October 8th
Time: 6:30 pm to 8:30pm Reception preceding presentation
Place: Midtown Location
Cost: $50.00

It is the most important development site in the world. And the most
emotional.

What will ultimately be built at Ground Zero?

When and how will it all come together? Whose vision will prevail:
Liebeskind or Silverstein?

Come hear top NYC's leading economic, governmental and business figures
explain the situation.

Mr. Charles Gargano, Chairman
Empire State Development Corporation

Mr. Kevin Rampe, President
Lower Manhattan Development Corporation

Mr. Carl Weissbrod, President
Alliance for Downtown New York

Mr. John Zuccotti, Chairman
Brookfield Financial Properties

Space is limited and reservations are necessary
Reservations go to www.whartonny.com and click on events and sign up in box #2

This event was organized by Wharton Club Vice President: Ruth Colp-Haber
(Wg'85), ruth@whartonproperties.net

October 7, 2003

THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT

Panel Discussion Sponsored by Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu

Location: The Sky Club

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business New York City Alumni Chapter

Speaker: Hosted by Deloitte Consulting and Manoj Singh (IA'76),CEO, Asia Pacific Region, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu

You are invited to join us for a Reception and Panel Discussion at the scenic Sky Club of New York on Tuesday, October 7, 2003.

This event is hosted by Deloitte Consulting and Manoj Singh (IA'76),CEO for the Asia Pacific Region of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu.

The Panel Discussion will focus on "What's Next?" in business, entertainment and technology through the the insights of leading alumni in a range of fields.

Our distinguished speakers include:

Jim Figura (IA'70); VP Consumer Research and Insight, Colgate-Palmolive Co.

Kenneth R. Horner Global Senior Partner, Deloitte Consulting

Brian Wood (IM'75; IA'76), President of Columbia House

Danny Wright Co-CEO of Hydrogen Records.

Edie Stern, Senior Technical Staff Member with IBM Research, and Research Relationship Manager to IBM's Communication Sector.

It is necessary to limit attendance to the first 125 alumni who respond, so you are advised to RSVP as soon as possible at:

http://alumni2.gsia.cmu.edu/NYC

Directions: The Sky Club,Met Life Building, 56th Floor,200 Park Avenue,New York, NY 10166-0232; (212) 867-9550

October 6, 2003

Alumni Reception and Panel Discussion in Dallas

Location: Hotel Crescent Court Dallas

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business Dallas Alumni Chapter

Speaker: Dr. S. Thomas Emerson and Dr. Arvind Sathi (PhD'88)

Join Carnegie Mellon Alumni from the Dallas region for a special reception and a discussion on "Strategies for Creating Opportunity In An Age Of Uncertainty" on Monday, October 6, 2003. It will be held at the beautiful Hotel Crescent Court, located on the edge of the central business district and Uptown Arts district of Dallas.

Our speaker will be:

Dr. S. Thomas Emerson -Director, Donald H. Jones Center for Entrepreneurship; Associate Teaching Professor of Entrepreneurship at Carnegie Mellon's business school
Bio

Our moderator will be:

Dr. Arvind Sathi (PhD'88), Managing Director, BearingPoint, Inc.

We are also pleased and honored that our new Dean, Kenneth B. Dunn, will be able to attend the reception as it coincides with business he has in Dallas.

Please RSVP to attend online at: http://alumni2.gsia.cmu.edu/DAL

Directions: Hotel Crescent Court, Garden Room, 400 Crescent Court, Dallas, Texas 75201; Telephone - 214.871.3200 http://www.crescentcourt.com

October 3, 2003

Alumni Luncheon

Location: Spire Restaurant in 9-0 Hotel

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business Boston Alumni Chapter

Join your GSIA alumni colleagues on the first Friday of each month at noon for a casual, get-to-know you lunch. We have reserved a table at the Spire Restaurant & Bar in the Nine Zero Hotel in downtown Boston. Spire features French cuisine in a modern setting. The restaurant is located on the second floor of the NINE ZERO Hotel, one of Boston’s newest luxury hotels located at 90 Tremont Street. Details can be found at www.spirerestaurant.com and at www.ninezero.com This is an informal networking event and all GSIA alumni are welcome to attend.

Please make your reservation on the Boston Alumni Chapter Website at: http://alumni2.gsia.cmu.edu/BOS or by sending an e-mail one of the e-mai addresses below by close of business the day before the luncheon so we can provide a headcount to the restaurant. The cost is expected to run about $15 per person. Our intent is to make this a standing event for the Boston area alumni, so if you work in the city or have business in the city on the first Friday of the month, drop by the Spire at 12:00 and meet some of the other alumni in the area! Martha Myer and Carol Flack are coordinating the reservations, so if you have any questions, feel free to drop them an e-mail. marthamyer@yahoo.com carol@62bridgestreet.com

Our first lunch was a succes and our next one is being held on Friday October 3, 2003 at 12:00. We look forward to meeting you at the Spire Restaurant & Bar!

October 2, 2003

Alumni Happy Hour at Shootz with Prof. John Mather

Location: Shootz Cafe, South Side

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business Pittsburgh Alumni Chapter

You are invited to the first GSIA Happy Hour of the fall at Shootz Cafe in the South Side at 2305 East Carson Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15203, 412-488-3820

Joining us as our faculty host with be Dr. John Mather, Executive Director of the Masters Programs at Carnegie Mellon's business school. He is looking forward to seeing his former students.

From the plush chairs to the 18 pool tables and seven televisions constantly showing the latest sports news, Shootz Cafe & Billiards is considered the ultimate sports bar in Pittsburgh.

The Happy Hour will begin at 6:00 p.m. but come whenever you can break free from the office. Come relax as you visit with your old classmates, network with new friends, and help us welcome our newest alumni, the MBA Class of 2003! Delicious appetizers will be provided compliments of your Alumni Mater!

For the Class of 2003, our newest alumni, your first drink in on us!

You are welcome to bring friends and family members.

Please RSVP so we can prepare a name badge for you at:
http://alumni2.gsia.cmu.edu/PIT

Hope to see you at Shootz!

Your Pittsburgh Alumni Chapter Leadership Team

October 1, 2003

Wharton Club: President's Forum - Leonard Lauder Chairman and CEO Estee Lauder

Location: Midtown Location to Be Confirmed

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business New York City Alumni Chapter

Speaker: Leonard Lauder Chairman and CEO Estee Lauder

Leonard A. Lauder is Chairman of The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. Founded
in 1946 by his parents, Estée and Joseph Lauder, the Company is one of the
world's leading manufacturers and marketers of quality skin care, makeup,
fragrance and hair care products, with annual sales of nearly $5 billion.
Its products are sold in more than 130 markets under 18 well-recognized
brand names.

A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School, Mr. Lauder
also studied at the Columbia University Graduate School of Business and
served as a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy. He formally joined Estée Lauder
in 1958, when it had annual sales of $800,000. Mr. Lauder consistently
developed and implemented innovative sales and marketing programs, and
increased the Company's sales and profits. He created its first research
and development laboratory, and brought in professional management on
every level. He also initiated The Estée Lauder Companies' international
expansion, which began in 1960 with the opening of the Estée Lauder
account at Harrods in London.

Mr. Lauder served as President of The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. from
1972 to 1995 and as Chief Executive Officer from 1982 to 1999. He added
the title of Chairman in 1995. Under his leadership, the Company
launched many new brands, including Aramis, Clinique, Preives and
Origins, and also expanded through acquisition. Beginning in the
mid-1990s, its purchases included trendy independent brands such as MoAoC,
Bobbi Brown, Aveda and Stila.

Mr. Lauder is extremely active in the worlds of education, art and
philanthropy. He is a charter trustee of the University of Pennsylvania
and a founding member of the board of governors of the Joseph H. Lauder
Institute of Management and International Studies there, trustee and
Chairman of the Board of the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York
City, in addition to many others.

Space is limited and reservations are necessary
Reservations go to www.whartonny.com and click on events and sign up in box #2

Price: $30.00

September 26, 2003

Front Range Alumni September Event

Location: Del Mar Crab House

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business Denver Alumni Chapter

Our inaugural Alumni Chapter event at Wykoop was a huge success! Many thanks to all who participated and and also to those who expressed interest but were unable to attend.

Our upcoming event will be on Friday, September 26, 2003 at 6:00 p.m. at the Del Mar Crab House, 1453 Larimer Street in Denver.

Family and significant others are very welcome!

Please RSVP online or via email to:
CmuFrontRangeAlumni@comcast.net

The Del Mar also offers a free happy hour buffet from 4:00-6:00 p.m. for those of you intersted in arriving early. Starting at 6:00 p.m., drinks, dinner and appetizers will be available from Del Mar's regular menu.

For more information contact:
Dave Tank (MSEC'01) 303-960-7211

Directions: Del Mar Crab House, 1453 Larimer Street, Denver; www.DelMarDenver.com

September 25, 2003

September GSIA Bar Crawl (East Bay)

Location: Buffalo Bill’s Brewery

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business San Francisco Alumni Chapter

We are heading over to the East Bay for our September Bar Crawl. Please come join us at Buffalo Bill's Brewery in Hayward - one of the pioneers in microbrewing industry. We'll be there on Thursday, September 25 from 7-9pm so come on out for a bite and a brew.

Buffalo Bill’s Brewery
1082 B Street
Hayward, CA 94541
510-886-9823

Directions: http://www.buffalobillsbrewery.com/Aboutusset.htm

September 25, 2003

Thunderbird Winetasting Seminar

Location: The Williams Club

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business New York City Alumni Chapter

Speaker: Thomas Pellechia

Thunderbird Winetasting
An intense 3 hour seminar devoted to wine, its history, production, spiritual and economic importance and its grand cultural influence, will be presented by wine expert, Thomas Pellechia.

In addition to having been a wine maker at a prominent Finger Lakes vineyard for many years, Thomas Pellechia, is co-proprietor of: is-wine (http://is-wine.com) at 225 East 5th Street and author of: Garlic, Wine and Olive Oil: Historical Anecdotes and Recipes. Thomas Pellechia will host a seminar he has also presented to executives at organizations such as JP Morgan Chase that will use his extensive experience to educate us about wine and business entertaining.

Some of the questions to be answered will be:

Which wine would you pair with salmon and beef on the same place?
Why is wine so important in history?
How are wines from different countries reflective of their cultures?
and.....for Tbirds...what IS Thunderbird wine?

Be sure to mark your calendar and don't miss this special event!

The fee is only $50 per person, which includes all wine, pate and professionally selected cheeses that match the wines. To register go to http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaID=53600 or call Barney Lehrer at 718-871-0369.

RSVP by September 18, 2003

Details
When: September 25, 6:30 – 9:30 P.M.
Cost: $50 per person, which includes all wine, pate and professionally selected cheeses that match the wines.
Where:
The Williams Club
24 East 39th Street
New York, NY 10016

Directions: The Williams Club 24 East 39th Street New York, NY 10016

September 25, 2003

Alumni Reception with New Dean in Boston

Location: The Bay Tower Club

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business Boston Alumni Chapter

Speaker: Dean Kenneth B. Dunn, Ph.D.

The Boston Area Chapter of Carnegie Mellon's Graduate School of Industrial Administration cordially invites you to meet our new Dean, Kenneth B. Dunn at a special reception on Thursday, September 25, 2003 at The Bay Tower Club with a scenic view of Boston Harbor.

6:30 p.m. Reception
7:15 p.m. Presentation by Dean Dunn

Kenneth B. Dunn was appointed the eighth dean of the Graduate School of Industrial Administration in July 2002 following a 16-year career managing fixed income portfolios. Formerly a managing director at Morgan Stanley Investment Management, Dunn was co-director of both the U.S. Core Fixed Income Team and the Mortgage Team. Within the investment community, Dunn built a reputation for excellence while managing fixed income and mortgage-backed securities worth $75 billion. He also was praised for his management of fixed-income trading and technology.

In addition to his industry experience, Dunn served on the Carnegie Mellon faculty from 1979 to 1987 teaching finance and economics. His pioneering research regarding the application of option-based approaches to the analysis and valuation of mortgages has been published in leading finance journals. He received an "All Star Paper" award for "Modeling the Term Structure of Interest Rates Under Nonseparable Utility and Durability of Goods" that was published in the Journal of Financial Economics in 1986. Dunn also co-authored numerous publications including work that produced the "Sinking Fund Game", which applied game theory to the pricing of bonds in a way that had not been explored before. Currently, he is an associate editor of the Journal of Fixed Income.

Please RSVP online by Monday, September 22, 2003 at: http://alumni2.gsia.cmu.edu/bos or email: janicef@andrew.cmu.edu or call 412-268-6227.

This event is for GSIA alumni and their special guests only and is not a student networking event. Other events open to current students are regularly scheduled by the chapter.)

Directions: 60 State Street, 33rd Floor, Boston, MA http://www.baytower.com

September 23, 2003

Should Credit Rating Agency Rules Be Changed?

Location: Merrill Lynch 47th Floor - Citicorp Center

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business New York City Alumni Chapter

Speaker: Cliff Griep, Executive Managing Director of Standard & Poor's Ratings Service's Ratings Policy Board

“Should Credit Rating Agency Rules Be Changed?”

Tuesday September 23rd

An Informed Panel of Experts Debates the Situation and Alternative Approaches

• Cliff Griep - Executive Managing Director of Standard & Poor's Ratings Service's Ratings Policy Board
• Richard Landau – Managing Director, Corporate Treasury Group – JP Morgan Chase
• Richard Passov – Vice President and Treasurer – Pfizer

Critics have claimed that credit rating agencies failed to alert investors of deteriorating corporate finances at companies such as Enron or WorldCom. As a result, the SEC has developed a “concept release” on potential changes to credit rating agencies rules, including possibly eliminating the designation of Nationally Recognized Statistical Ratings Organizations (NRSROs).
We have gathered a panel of specialists who will provide us with an overview of the issues at stake. Specific issues to be discussed will include:
• An overview of the options offered by the SEC
• Will more, less regulated credit agencies benefit investors?
• How will a change in NRSRO rules affect corporate finance and in particular treasury management?
• How are lenders likely to respond to a change in regulation?

Date: Tuesday September 23rd
Time: 6:15PM – 8:30PM - discussion preceded by hors d’oeuvres & drinks
Location: Merrill Lynch 47th Floor - Citicorp Center, 153 East 53rd Street (Lex. Ave.)

RSVP & Registration: $15
register at www.cbsacny.org or, if you have any questions, please call Tamara or Burt at (212) 551-1013)

***Due To Tight Building Security, Pre-Registration Is Required - No Walk-Ins***

Directions: Merrill Lynch 47th Floor - Citicorp Center, 153 East 53rd Street (Lex. Ave.)

September 23, 2003

New York Business School Club Speaker Series Event: Joseph Fedele, CEO & Founder, Fresh Direct

Location: The Penn Club (30 W 44th St.)

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business New York City Alumni Chapter

Speaker: Joseph Fedele, CEO & Founder, FreshDirect

WHO - For those who want insights about crafting successful rapid growth business ventures through challenging every common assumption and through implementing relentless innovation in every area possible.

WHAT – Joseph Fedele, CEO & Founder of FreshDirect, Inc. will discuss how his company is turning the food retailing business on its head. The lessons he will teach will help any entrepreneur who is trying to break out from the crowd. Launched in September, 2002 with $120 million of venture capital, FreshDirect has revolutionized the entire food retailing business and established a popular brand with unprecedented speed. Mr. Fedele and his team have accomplished this through innovations and effective execution in areas spanning marketing, procurement, distribution, production and recruitment. Joe Fedele, a colorful entrepreneur, has over 25 years of food retailing experience and was at one time the largest produce broker in the U.S. and was a founder of Fairway Uptown.

WHEN – Tuesday, September 23rd, 2003

6:00 – 6:45 PM – Wine & Cheese Networking

6:45 – 8:00 PM – Discussion and Q&A

WHERE – 30 West 44th Street (Between 5th and 6th Avenues), NY, NY

HOW MUCH - $30

INFO & RESERVATIONS – Go to www.whartonny.com and click on Events

Directions: 30 West 44th Street (Between 5th and 6th Avenues), NY, NY

September 23, 2003

Alumni Evening Update with Dr. Richard C. Green

Location: Dingbat's, Freedom Road at Thorn Hill Industrial Park

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business Pittsburgh Alumni Chapter

Speaker: Richard C. Green, Ph.D.

Dr. Rick Green, Richard M. and Margaret S. Cyert Professor of Economics and Management and Chair of the Ph.D. Program at Carnegie Mellon's Graduate School of Industrial Administration will speak on the topic of Managed Mutual Funds: Is it Possible to Pick the Star Performers? in the North Hills on Tuesday, September 23, 2003.

The alumni event will be hosted at Dingbat's in Cranberry Township beginning at 6:30 p.m. with drinks and appetizers. The discussion will begin at 7:00 p.m.

An accomplished author and scholar, Professor Green received the George Leland Bach Teaching Award in 1996 and is currently the Editor of the Journal of Finance.

The cost of the event is $10.00 which includes appetizers. There will be a cash bar.

Please RSVP online at http://alumni2.gsia.cmu.edu/PIT if possible. For more information contact, Bryan Popp (MSIA 1991) at 724-779-5049.

Directions: The Greenhouse Room at Dingbat's, 1294 Freedom Road (near Thorn Hill Industrial Park), Cranberry Twp, PA 16066; 724-779-1200

Cost:

Cost: 10.00

September 19, 2003

World's Largest MBA TGIF

Location: Red Cube, off Leicester Square

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business United Kingdom Alumni Chapter

The 2nd annual "World's Largest MBA TGIF" will take place in London on Friday, September 19. Once again the event will be held at Red Cube, off Leicester Square, from 6:00 - 9:00 pm. This year drinks will be half price from 6:00 - 7:30. Additionally, we are charging a nominal £ 5 cover, a portion which will be earmarked for charity.

Download Flyer and Ticket here!

Last year we had phenomenal success with 555 attendees from 41 MBA schools!! Let's set a new record!!

More information to follow soon! Our contact is Stephanie H. Kaye [shkaye@yahoo.com]

September 17, 2003

Columbia Business School: Wine Tasting

Location: Firebird

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business New York City Alumni Chapter

Speaker: Princess Ann Marie Borghese

"The Fine Wines of Castello di Borghese"

Prince Marco and Princess Ann Marie Borghese were in the news in 1999 when they
purchased the Hargrave Vineyard in Cutchogue, Long Island. Hargrave was the first
major vineyard to break ground in Long Island and is known as one of the North
Fork's finest. In recent years Castello di Borghese has been in the news again and again as its wines have consistently been awarded gold and silver medals at numerous national and international wine competitions. You too can experience these fine wines at our first wine tasting of the new season on September 17th.

Ann Marie Borghese will lead our tasting at the stunning Firebird Restaurant on West
46th Street. We will meet in the ballroom of this townhouse which is adorned with opulent antiques and exquisite old world appointments...truly an experience you won't want to miss! A selection of hors d'oeuvres will be served at the pre-tasting
reception. This Columbia Business School Alumni Club/NY event is being cosponsored by the Oxonian Society.
(you are encouraged to reserve early as seating is limited). We hope you can join us.

date and time: Wednesday, September 17th
Registration & Reception: 6:00 - 6:45PM
Commentary/ Tasting: 6:45 - 8:00PM

place: Firebird
365 West 46th Street (bet 8th and 9th Aves)
upstairs ballroom

cost: $45

to register: visit www.cbsacny.org, click on event and register on-line
(or call Tamara at 212.551.1013)

Directions: Firebird 365 West 46th Street (between 8th and 9th)

September 16, 2003

Entrepreneurship Network Night With Dr. Tom Emerson and the First Annual Don Jones Center Report on the State of Entrepreneurship

Location: Carnegie Bosch Institute Lounge, 3rd Floor Posner Hall

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business Entrepreneurship Network

Speaker: Dr. S. Thomas Emerson, Director, Donald H. Jones Center for Entrepreneurship; Associate Teaching Professor of Entrepreneurship

You are invited to attend the upcoming meeting of the Carnegie Mellon Entrepreneurship Network on Tuesday, September 16, 2003. It will be kicking-off a new season with the First Annual Don Jones Center Report on the State of Entrepreneurship - "Making Pittsburgh an Entrepreneurial
Oasis". Our speakers will be a panel from the faculty of the Don Jones Center:
Dr. Tom Emerson - Director
Dr. Arthur A. Boni -
John R. Thorne Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship and Deputy Director, Donald H. Jones Center for Entrepreneurship
Jack Roseman - Director of the Roseman Institute

Schedule:
5:30 - 6:00 PM Sign-in/Networking
6:00 - 7:00 PM Presentation/Event
7:00 - 8:00 PM Open Forum/Networking

Special appreciation goes to our corporate sponsor for this event is the law firm of Gefsky & Lehman represented by Attorney Mike Fox (IA'68).

Following the presentation, attendees will have an opportunity to announce local entrepreneurial initiatives and network with other entrepreneurs.

You may register in advance online using your VISA or MasterCard or at the door using cash or check. Advanced registration is advised. Free parking is available at the Carnegie Mellon Parking Garage on Forbes Avenue (after 5 PM). Additional parking may be available at parking meters near Posner Hall. For more information, please contact John Sengenberger, Director of Alumni Relations at 412-268-9587 or via email at: jseng@andrew.cmu.edu

Cost:

Registration and Refreshments: 20.00

September 16, 2003

Boat Cruise: Single Under the Stars

Location: Chelsea Piers, Pier 60

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business New York City Alumni Chapter

SINGLE UNDER THE STARS

When: Sept. 16th 7pm-10pm. Boat departs promptly at 7:30pm
Where: Chelsea Piers, Pier 60 (23rd Street and 12th Avenue)
>ho: Single Professionals (Ages 35-55)

Join Brown together with other Ivies and a select group of colleges and
graduate schools for a truly unique singles networking event.

SINGLES UNDER THE STARS is an event for professionals in their 30s, 40s, and 50s looking to meet new people and make important connections. This evening of fine dining and romance takes place aboard the majestic 1920's vintage yacht Mariner III. From heavenly cuisine to the magnificent backdrop of New York's skyline, embark with us on an enchanting evening of fabulous fun and fantasy!

The $140 price includes open bar, dinner, dessert, raffles, gifts, and the chance to meet that someone special.

For details and payment info, contact Marla Lubetkin at
chloetime@aol.com or 908-754-0433.

*space limited. Note that every effort is being made to ensure a >reasonable ratio of men to women. For this reason, some may find themselves on a waitlist and will be notified as openings become available

September 13, 2003

Kayaking Trip

Location:

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business New York City Alumni Chapter

GSIA expedition on Saturday September 13, 2003
All-day event (mid-morning to mid-afternoon)
$80.00 - includes equipment and instruction.

Register by fax (845.246.6817) ASAP or bring application and check to the event. Email mkstokes@optonline.net for time and place.

Download registration form at
http://www.atlantickayaktours.com/PDF/AKT-Information/Registration-Form-2003.pdf, enter "CMU GSIA Kayaking trip" for Program Title and

mail this form with a check payable to Atlantic Kayak Tours to:
Atlantic Kayak Tours, 320 West Saugerties Rd, Saugerties NY 12477.

You will receive an email with detailed information upon registering.
Exact time of departure will be determined based on tides.
Email mkstokes@optonline.net with questions.

This adventure is suitable for beginners as well as seasoned kayakers. No gear or experience is necessary, and everything is included in the trip fee. Atlantic Kayak Tours provides initial instruction about equipment, safety and the basics of kayaking. On the actual trip you will be guided along beautiful waterways by a team of experienced tour guides. There is usually a nice lunch break (BYO), and you will have plenty of time to enjoy the scenery and get to know your touring buddies.

Directions: Location is on the Metro North train (Peekskill, NY stop)
Click here for Metro North schedule or about 1 hour by car from the city
Click here for driving directions

September 12, 2003

New York Business School Club 21st Annual Harbor Cruise

Location: Pier 40

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business New York City Alumni Chapter

21st Annual Thunderbird Harbor Cruise

Join Thunderbird alumni and friends on Friday, September 12 for the
21st Annual Harbor Cruise around Manhattan. We are sailing on The
Star of Palm Beach which boards at 6:30 PM and departs from Pier 40
at 7 PM. We will feature a three hour top-shelf open bar along with
complimentary hors d'oeuvres, a DJ for dancing and spectacular views
of both the city and Mars. We will return to Pier 40 by 10:00 PM,
where you can continue your evening of Friday night festivities
downtown.

This is a great opportunity to meet other like-minded professional
MBAs for a fun evening out. Thunderbirds know how to have a good
time and are a welcoming bunch eager to include others. Join us!

Tickets are just $50 in advance and $60 the week of the cruise. To
purchase tickets online go to www.acteva.com/go/taanyc or tickets can
be purchased at First Tuesday on September 2nd.

For more information contact Kirsten at: KirstenFuchs@global.t- bird.edu or call 917-365-0450

Event Date: 9/12/2003
Time: 6:30 to 10:30 PM (boat departs at 7 PM sharp)
Contact Name: Kirsten Fuchs
Phone: 917-365-0450
Cost: $50 before September 9th, $60 after
purchase at www.acteva.com/go/taanyc

Directions: Directions to the Boat: The Pier 40 area has completed its renovations this year and is much easier to reach. Pier 40 is located on the Hudson River at West Houston Street. The Star of Palm Beach is docked on the North side of the Pier. PARKING: parking is available directly in Pier 40. BY TAXI: If you are coming from the North on the West Side Highway or from Houston Street, have the cab take a right into the Pier entrance and drop you off there. If you are coming from the South, have the cab drop you on the East side of the street and carefully cross the West Side Highway to reach Pier 40. BY SUBWAY: take the 1 or 2 train to the Houston Street station. Walk 4 blocks directly West to Pier 40. When you get to the pier entrance, take a right as the boat will be docked on the North side of the Pier. (5 minutes) BY PATH Train: take the train to the Christopher Street station. Walk West on Christopher Street and cross the West Side Highway. You will see the boats docked to your left. (5 minutes)

September 5, 2003

GSIA Downtown Alumni Lunch

Location: Spire Restaurant in 9-0 Hotel

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business Boston Alumni Chapter

Join your GSIA alumni colleagues on the first Friday of each month at noon for a casual, get-to-know you lunch.

We have reserved a table at the Spire Restaurant & Bar in the Nine Zero Hotel in downtown Boston.

Spire features French cuisine in a modern setting. The restaurant is located on the second floor of the NINE ZERO Hotel, one of Boston’s newest luxury hotels located at 90 Tremont Street. Details can be found at www.spirerestaurant.com and at www.ninezero.com

This is an informal networking event and all GSIA alumni are welcome to attend. Please make your reservation on the Boston Alumni Chapter Website at: http://alumni2.gsia.cmu.edu/BOS or by sending an e-mail one of the e-mai addresses below by close of business the day before the luncheon so we can provide a headcount to the restaurant. The cost is expected to run about $20 per person. Our intent is to make this a standing event for the Boston area alumni, so if you work in the city or have business in the city on the first Friday of the month, drop by the Spire at 12:00 and meet some of the other alumni in the area!

Martha Myer and Carol Flack are coordinating the reservations, so if you have any questions, feel free to drop them an e-mail.
marthamyer@yahoo.com
carol@62bridgestreet.com

Our first lunch is being held on September 5, 2003 at 12:00. We look forward to meeting you at the Spire Restaurant & Bar!

September 4, 2003

Alumni Executive Update Breakfast Series with Dr. Lester Lave on The Northeast Blackout: Is Deregulation the Cause or the Solution?

Location: The Rivers Club

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business Pittsburgh Alumni Chapter

Speaker: Lester B. Lave, Ph.D., Harry B. and James H. Higgins Professor of Economics and University Professor; Director, Carnegie Mellon Green Design Initiative; Co-Director, Carnegie Mellon Electricity Industry Center

You are invited to the September Alumni Executive Breakfast at The Rivers Club for Pittsburgh area alumni and friends. It will include a delicious buffet breakfast and an informative talk by Carnegie Mellon's Professor Lester B. Lave. He will address an issue right out of the latest headlines - "The Northeast Blackout: Is Electricity Deregulation the Cause or the Solution?" Come listen to the insights of one of Carnegie Mellon's leading experts in the electricity field.

In addition to being a professor of economics, Lester B. Lave is also a professor of engineering and public policy, director of the Carnegie Mellon Green Design Initiative and co-director of the Carnegie Mellon Electricity Industry Center. With expertise in economics and political economy, especially in environmental issues, Lave has special interest in applied economics, particularly identification and structuring public policy issues; deregulation of the electricity industry (market power, transmission, and ancillary services); environmental regulation; designing products and processes for the environment; nanotechnology; the value of information in testing toxic chemicals; rethinking regulation; automobile safety, emissions, and fuel economy; and pollution prevention.

Lave's published papers include, "Evaluating Automobile Fuel/Propulsion System Technologies," "Predicting Human Carcinogenicity," "Market Power in Deregulated Wholesale Electricity Markets," and "Bolstering the Security of the Electric Power System."

The cost of the seminar is $20.00. You may register in advance online using your VISA or MasterCard or at the door. However, seating may be limited and advanced registration is advised. For more information, please contact John Sengenberger, Director of Alumni Relations at 412-268-9587 or via email at: jseng@andrew.cmu.edu

Directions: The Rivers Club, One Oxford Centre, 301 Grant Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15219; Telephone: 412-391-5227 http://www.riversclub.com/

Cost:

Registration Charge (Includes full breakfast buffet, tip and taxes): 20.00

September 1, 2003

Alumni Wine Tasting Night

Location: To Be Announced

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business Chicago Alumni Chapter

The Chicago Alumni Chapter is scheduling an Alumni Wine Tasting Event for Sepetember. More information will be announced soon.

The Alumni Contact for the event is Richard Lee (IA'99); rlee@orbitz.com. Please contact him if you would like to be involved in assisting with organizing and marketing this event.

August 26, 2003

First Maryland event!

Location: Montgomery's Grill

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business Washington D.C. Alumni Chapter

GSIA’s First Maryland event of the season!

In response to popular demand, we will be holding our first event of the season in Maryland.

Barcrawl at Montgomery’s Grille

Tuesday August 26, 2003
5:30 PM to 7:30 PM
7200 Wisconsin Ave. Bethesda, MD 301-654-3595
Click Here for Details

Also, here are some notes from the chapter planning meeting. Any comments or questions, or suggestions, please come to the Barcrawl event.

View Notes

Directions: 2 Blocks from Bethesda Metro Station

August 14, 2003

August Bar Crawl

Location: Stoddard's

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business San Francisco Alumni Chapter

Dear GSIA Alumni,

Please come join us for our August GSIA Bar Crawl at Stoddard’s in Sunnyvale - Thursday, August 14 from 6:00pm to 9:00pm. If your schedule permits, come even earlier to take advantage of the Happy Hour specials from 4-7pm ($2.50 Pints, $1.00 off Well Drinks, and Appetizer Specials).

Our GSIA interns are heading back to the ‘burgh to finish up their last year of the MBA program…let’s send ‘em off with smiles and cheers! We hope to see many of them return to the Bay Area after graduation.

Date: Thursday, August 14
Time: 6:00 -9:00pm; Happy Hour Specials 4-7pm

The group will be in the back patio or inside bar area if we run out of space on the patio – look for the cowboy hat!

If you have any questions, please email Michelle Chow
(mi_chelly@yahoo.com) or Ian Lomax (ian_lomax@yahoo.com).

Directions: Stoddard’s 111 S. Murphy Avenue Sunnyvale, California USA 94086 408-733-7824 http://www.stoddardsbrew.com

August 14, 2003

August Social

Location: No Idea

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business New York City Alumni Chapter

Date: Thursday, August 14th
Time: 6:30 - 8:00 pm
Location: No Idea
30 East 20th Street
Between Park and Broadway
212.777.0100

Directions: http://noideabar.com/index.html

August 13, 2003

Multi-School MBA Happy Hours at the Boat Basin

Location: The 79th Street Boat Basin

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business New York City Alumni Chapter

Join Kellogg (Northwestern), Chicago GSB Club of New York, Thunderbird, Moore (University of South Carolina), Haas (Berkeley), Zicklin (Baruch), Columbia, Carnegie-Mellon, London Business School, Fordham, Owen (Vanderbilt), Fuqua (Duke), ESSEC and Sciences PO Alumni as well as members of Beta Gamma Sigma at our Fourth Multi-School MBA Happy Hour

The Boat Basin Cafe is a peaceful and fun spot on the Upper West Side overlooking the Hudson River. The cafe features a full bar and offers appetizers and full meals, for those interested. Please join us for this great event and pass on the word to your fellow alumni as well as friends from other business schools

DATE: August 13th
WHERE: 79th Street Boat Basin Cafe, 79th Street and the Hudson River (underneath the West Side Highway at 79th Street)
TIME: 6:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.
OTHER DETAILS: Cash Bar and Full Foodservice Menu

August 7, 2003

Planning Committee Meeting

Location: Amex Offices

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business Washington D.C. Alumni Chapter

This will be the planning committee event to set the calendar for a fantastic Fall/Winter season. Help plan great events for the GSIA Washington Area Alumni Chapter in 2003-2004.

Get the events you want, and activities you’re interested in. Join in and become involved. It’s a great way to make contacts, explore the neighborhood, and establish GSIA in the Washington D.C. area.

$5 for pizza

Note the start time has been pushed back from 6 PM to 6:30 PM

Directions:
8045 Leesburg Pike
5th floor
Tiffany's building
Vienna, VA 22182 Take the Beltway into Tysons corner Route 7 event.

August 6, 2003

Chat with a lawyer

Location: Kilpatrick Stockton Offices

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business Washington D.C. Alumni Chapter

Speaker: Ms. Amy Carlson, Esq.

You are invited to join CMU students in Washington for the summer for a
discussion with:

Ms. Amy Carlson, Esq.

CMU Electrical Engineering alum, USC Law School and MBA alum, and
Partner in the downtown law firm of Kilpatrick Stockton.

Where: Ms. Carlson will host the talk at the offices of
the Kilpatrick Stockton law firm.

607 14th Street, NW
Ninth Floor
Washington, DC 20005

607 14th Street, NW is at the corner of 14th and F Streets, NW.
Two blocks from Metro Center metro.

What: The talk, followed by questions and comments, should run about one
hour at the Kilpatrick Stockton office. Afterwards, those who are interested
are invited to continue the discussion at a nearby restaurant.

Our Host and Speaker: Ms. Amy Carlson is a partner at Kilpatrick Stockton
and a member of the firm's Corporate Group. She provides legal counsel to
corporations regarding compliance with federal export laws and regulations,
and she has advocated before Congress and the Administration on behalf of
technology companies. Ms. Carlson has lectured and published in numerous
forums on issues of concern to technology start-ups and e-commerce
companies.

Ms. Carlson will discuss aspects of her legal practice at Kilpatrick
Stockton, and offer reflections on the career path she has taken and career
decisions that she has had to make along the way.

In addition to her undergraduate engineering degree from Carnegie Mellon and
law degree from the University of Southern California, Ms. Carlson holds an
M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and an
MBA also from the University of Southern California.

Please RSVP to: acarr@andrew.cmu.edu
Alexandra Carr, EPP/CMU Washington Office Dir.

Directions: 607 14th Street, NW is at the corner of 14th and F Streets, NW. Two blocks from Metro Center metro.

July 24, 2003

Pittsburgh Alumni and Summer Intern Event

Location: Valhalla

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business Pittsburgh Alumni Chapter

Join us for a happy hour with Pittsburgh Alumni and Summer Interns at Valhalla. We'll provide the munchies.

See you there!

Directions: 1150 Smallman Street, Pittsburgh (in the Strip) 412-434-1440

July 24, 2003

July Bar Crawl

Location: Bambuddha Lounge

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business San Francisco Alumni Chapter

Come join us for our July GSIA Bar Crawl in SF on Thursday, July 24 from 6:30pm - 9:00pm. We've had a few requests for something more upscale and swanky this month so we'll be meeting at a new bar called the Bambuddha Lounge (formerly the Backflip). Check it out online at http://www.bambuddhalounge.com . Be sure to come out and see this new bar/restaurant for yourself! Please note it's a cash bar only.

There are a number of alums moving out of the Bay Area so please join us as we send them off with our farewells and best wishes! Also, let's not forget our summer interns! All the best to everyone!

Date: Thursday, July 24
Time: 6:30pm-9:00pm

Bambuddha Lounge
(Located inside the Phoenix Hotel)
601 Eddy Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
Tel: 415.885.5088

If you have any questions, please email Michelle Chow (mi_chelly@yahoo.com) or Ian Lomax (ian_lomax@yahoo.com).

July 20, 2003

XMBA Picnic in the Park

Location: Kensington Gardens

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business United Kingdom Alumni Chapter

Join MBA graduates from a variety of schools for a picnic in Kensington Gardens. Bring your own food and drink, ball games, etc. and join us for an afternoon of fun in the sun (If we're lucky) with other MBA alumni and friends.

We are meeting in the open grass area on East side of the Albert Memorial (opposite the Royal Albert Hall) and will have some kind of XMBA banner flying to identify us. The event will go ahead unless there is heavy persistent rain or it is very cold so lets hope for nice weather!

Directions: Meet in the Open Grass Area on East side of Albert Memorial (opposite Royal Albert Hall)

July 16, 2003

Alumni Entrepreneurship Panel

Location: The Bay Tower Club

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business Boston Alumni Chapter

Speaker: Alumni Host: Jim Swartz (MSIA 1966; Founding Partner, Accel Partners - leading Silicon Valley VC)

You are invited to a special Carnegie Mellon Alumni Entrepreneurship Panel on Wednesday, July 16, 2003 from 6:00-9:00 p.m. at The Bay Tower Club.

The alumni panel will be hosted by Jim Swartz (MSIA 1966), founding partner of Accel Partners (http://www.accel.com) of Palo Alto, CA. Other Carnegie Mellon alumni panelists will include:

Rob Frasca (IA'95)
Chief Executive Officer, Affinova
www.affinova.com

Bill Seibel (IA'75)
Chief Executive Officer, Demantra
www.demantra.com

Chris Maeda (SCS'92,'97),
Chief Technology Officer, KANA

Others to be announced soon!

Jim Swartz	Rob Frasca	Bill Seibel
Chris Maeda

Refreshments will be served.

Registration Charge: $15.00/person. RSVP online at the Alumni Web site at http://alumni2.gsia.cmu.edu/bos. Click on Upcoming Events or call 412-268-9587.

Family and guests are welcome!

Directions: 60 State Street, 33rd Floor, Boston, MA http://www.baytower.com

Cost:

Event Registration: 15.00

July 12, 2003

GSIA-Dallas Chapter Summer Picnic

Location: Hidden Cove Park on Lake Lewisville

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business Dallas Alumni Chapter

The GSIA Dallas Chapter Organizing Committee is pleased to invite you to our first summer picnic at Lake Lewisville. Come join us for a day of fun events including boat rides, swimming and games on sandy beaches!

When: Saturday, July 12, 10 AM - 2 PM/???

Where: Hidden Cove Park on Lake Lewisville (4.8 miles from 121 to Hackberry when going N. on FM423 through the Colony).

For whom: Dallas area students, alumni and families of Carnegie Mellon. Kids welcome!

Fun Activities: We're renting a Pontoon boat that we could drive ourselves bring your drivers license). The idea is that groups of 10-12 people get on the boat and take it out for an hour. The park also offers a roped-off area for swimming, sandy beaches, covered picnic tables, covered pavilions, a baseball diamond and volleyball court. Additional activities such as jet skiing, water skiing, horseshoes, ping pong, golf, etc. can be enjoyed for an extra charge.

Refreshments: We'll provide beer, soft drinks and salty snacks. Bring your own lunch or buy it at JT's restaurant (at the park) which sells all kinds of food including hot dogs, subs, pizza and ice cream.

Cost: $15 per person (check/cash) to cover refreshments and
boat/life vest rentals. The cost could go down slightly if the number of participants goes up in which case you'll receive a refund. The park
charges an entry fee of $5 for each car, which you pay at the gate.

RSVP: Register for the event at http://alumni2.gsia.cmu.edu/dal, by June 26. Check payments must be received by July 1. Checks can be mailed to Meghna Sharma, BearingPoint, 7301 North State Highway 161, Suite 400, Irving, TX 75039. You can also pay cash at the event. Once you agree to participate, you are responsible for the $15 per
person fee for you and your guests.

Hope to see you on July 12!

Directions: http://www.hiddencovepark.com

July 10, 2003

July Social

Location: Pershing Square

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business New York City Alumni Chapter

Date: Thursday, July 10th
Time: 6:30 - 8:00 pm
Location: Pershing Square
90 East 42nd Street
across from Grand Central
212.286.9600

Directions: http://newyork.citysearch.com/profile/11351614/

July 8, 2003

Multi-School MBA Happy Hours at the Boat Basin

Location: The 79th Street Boat Basin

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business New York City Alumni Chapter

Join Kellogg (Northwestern), Chicago GSB Club of New York, Thunderbird, Moore (University of South Carolina), Haas (Berkeley), Zicklin (Baruch), Columbia, Carnegie-Mellon, London Business School, Fordham, Owen (Vanderbilt), Fuqua (Duke), ESSEC and Sciences PO Alumni as well as members of Beta Gamma Sigma at our Fourth Multi-School MBA Happy Hour

The Boat Basin Cafe is a peaceful and fun spot on the Upper West Side overlooking the Hudson River. The cafe features a full bar and offers appetizers and full meals, for those interested. Please join us for this great event and pass on the word to your fellow alumni as well as friends from other business schools!

NEW DATE: Tuesday, July 8th
WHERE: 79th Street Boat Basin Cafe, 79th Street and the Hudson River (underneath the West Side Highway at 79th Street)
TIME: 6:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.
OTHER DETAILS: Cash Bar and Full Foodservice Menu

Directions: DIRECTIONS: 1/9 to 79th Street. Walk west on 79th Street past Riverside Drive and continue on the North Side of 79th Street until you see a stairway on the right and a sign that says Boat Basin Cafe. You will follow the stairs down to the right into the cafe. We will have an area by the stage for our happy hour including a private bar.

July 8, 2003

Alumni Reception with Amazon.com CFO, Tom Szkutak

Location:

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business Seattle Alumni Chapter

Speaker: Tom Szkutak, CFO at Amazon.com

You are invited to join us for a Carnegie Mellon GSIA Alumni Reception from 6:00 -9:00 p.m. at Amazon.com on Tuesday, July 8, 2003.

Our host will be Brian Olsavsky (IA'89), Vice President, Finance; Worldwide Operations & Customer Service at Amazon.com. He has arranged for Tom Szkutak, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, to speak to us. Previously, Mr. Szkutak held a variety of positions at General Electric Co., including Chief Financial Officer of GE Lighting, Finance Director of GE Plastics Europe, and Executive Vice President - Finance of GE Asset Management (formerly known as GE Investments).

Tom Szkutak

John Sengenberger, Director of Alumni Relations at GSIA, will also be in Seattle for the event. It will a great time to get acquainted with other business school alumni from Carnegie Mellon and discuss the possibility of forming a chapter in the Seattle area to strengthen our alumni network in the region.

Please RSVP online by Monday, July 1, 2003 at:
http://alumni2.gsia.cmu.edu/sea

Refreshments will be served.

Attire is business casual.

Directions: Amazon.com Pac Med Building 1200 12th Avenue South, Suite 1200, Seattle, WA 98144-2734 Once you have parked, please enter into the building from the North Entrance (please note: this is not the main entrance). Each guest will check in at the security desk and will be handed a guest badge that must be worn at all times. Please wait in this lobby area as you will be escorted up to the 8th AV Room in groups by Amazon employed Carnegie Mellon Alumni. Please Note: It is very important that you do not wander from the meeting area, as employees will still be working and offices are adjacent to the meeting room. From I-5 Northbound:Take the James Street/Dearborn Street exit, #164A (same exit as I-90 East) As you approach the exit, position yourself in the second lane from the right After exiting I-5, take a right onto the DEARBORN Street exit At the end of the ramp, turn right onto DEARBORN Street Follow DEARBORN Street to RAINIER Avenue South, turn left onto Rainier Avenue South Follow RAINIER Avenue South to South Jackson Street, turn left onto South Jackson Street Follow South Jackson Street to 12th Avenue South, turn left onto 12th Avenue South PacMed is the large brick building, across the bridge, straight ahead After crossing the bridge, veer left at the traffic light As you approach the building, stay to the right and enter the grounds at the first drive way (North of the Building) Visitor parking is located in the lot to the right of where you drive in - if the top level is full, more parking is available on the lower lot. From I-5 Southbound:Take the James Street exit, you will be on 6th Avenue Follow 6th Avenue to YESLER Way, turn left onto YESLER Way Follow YESLER Way to BOREN Avenue South, turn right onto BOREN Avenue South After only a few blocks, turn right onto 12th Avenue South PacMed is the large brick building, across the bridge, straight ahead After crossing the bridge, veer left at the traffic light As you approach the building, stay to the right and enter the grounds at the first drive way (North of the Building) Visitor parking is located in the lot to the right of where you drive in - if the top level is full, more parking is available on the lower lot. From I-90 Westbound:Take the RAINIER Avenue northbound exit, merge onto RAINIER Avenue South Follow RAINIER Avenue South to South Jackson Street, turn left onto South Jackson Street Follow South Jackson Street to 12th Avenue South, turn left onto 12th Avenue South PacMed is the large brick building, across the bridge, straight ahead After crossing the bridge, veer left at the traffic light As you approach the building, stay to the right and enter the grounds at the first drive way (North of the Building) Visitor parking is located in the lot to the right of where you drive in - if the top level is full, more parking is available on the lower lot.

July 3, 2003

GSIA Mid Year Bar Crawl

Location: Lionel Hampton Jazz Club - Hotel Méridien

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business France Alumni Chapter

Directions: 81, Boulevard Gouvion Saint Cyr 75017 Paris M° Porte Maillot Telephone: 01 40 68 30 42

June 30, 2003

Alumni Happy Hour at Champps

Location: Champps

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business Detroit Alumni Chapter

You are invited to an informal Alumni Happy Hour at Champp's in Troy, MI on Monday, June 30, 2003. Joining us will be Dr. Ken Keeley, Executive Director of the Career Opportunity Center, and Beth Crow, Director of Corporate Relations at GSIA.

Directions: Champps Americana, 301 W Big Beaver Rd, Troy, MI 48084 (248) 526-0333

June 29, 2003

GSIA Alumni Summer Picnic

Location: Nottaway Park

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business Washington D.C. Alumni Chapter

Sunshine and camaraderie graced the second annual Alumni Summer Picnic. Over 25 alumni, students, family and friends of GSIA enjoyed the relaxed atmosphere under the pavilion at Nottoway Park in Vienna, VA.
We were pleased to host two summer interns, Kalpesh Dadbhawala and Chris Russell who are working in Baltimore and Hagerstown, respectively. We also welcomed recent graduate Josh Potter and his family. Jean-Luc Park '98 was recognized as the new Chapter President, taking over for founder Lois Findlay '91.
Many, many thanks to Jill Wright '88 and her grillmeister husband Phil for organizing a superb picnic!

June 26, 2003

GSIA Alumni Reception in Japan with Dr. Yuji Ijiri

Location: Aogaku Kaikan in Aoyama Gakuin University

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business Japan Alumni Chapter

Speaker: Professor Yuji Ijiri and Mr. Norihiko Hirose (Class of 97)

You are cordially invited to attend a GSIA alumni event with Professor Yuji Ijiri,
R.M. Trueblood University Professor of Accounting and Economics and a guest
speaker, Mr.Norihiko Hirose(Class of 1997).

GSIA alumni in Japan are organizing a reception with Professor Ijiri on
Thursday, June 26, 2003 at the Kouyu-Kaishitsu at Aogaku Kaikan at Aoyama
Gakuin University in Tokyo.

Alumni event information:
Date: Thursday, June 26th.
Time: 6:30-9:00pm
Place: Aogaku Kaikan in Aoyama Gakuin University
Address: Shibuya 4-4-25
Shibuya-Ku, Tokyo 150-0002 TEL:81-3-3409-8181
Event to be held at Kouyu-Kaishitsu Room A on Second floor of Aogaku Kaikan.
Cost : 5,000 Yen
The GSIA alumni chapter Members hope to see you all there!

Please register online to attend at http://alumni2.gsia.cmu.edu/jp or send email to

Mr. Yuichi Tanaka (those who are class of 1997and earlier) yt09@k6.dion.ne.jp
Mr. Soshi Ebisuda (class of 1998) ebisuda@iris.dti.ne.jp
Mr. Tomomi Yada (class of 1999) tyada@freemarkets.com
Mr. Kenichi Hamana(class of 2000) hamana@jasmine.ocn.ne.jp
Ms. Mayumi Amano (class of 2001) MAYUAMA@jp.ibm.com
Mr. Tomoyuki Arao (class of 2002) tom_arao@hotmail.com
Mr. Ichiro Shimada (class of 2003) i-shimada@jreast.co.jp
Mr. Kenji Funaki (class of 2004 and 2005) Funaki-k@marubeni.com

Directions: Place: Aogaku Kaikan in Aoyama Gakuin University Address: Shibuya 4-4-25 Shibuya-Ku, Tokyo 150-0002 TEL:81-3-3409-8181 Event to be held at Kouyu-Kaishitsu Room A on Second floor of Aogaku Kaikan.

June 26, 2003

June Bar Crawl

Location: The Sports Page

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business San Francisco Alumni Chapter

Please come join us for another Bar Crawl…this time it’s back down in the South Bay. Come one, come all...GSIA alums, recent grads, summer interns...friends and colleagues!

We’ll be meeting at The Sports Page in Mountain View at 6:30pm for beers, food, and pool. We’ll be outside in the back patio. Plus, there’s a full-sized sand volleyball court so if we have enough people, we can play a game – does it get any better than this? We hope to see you there!

The Sports Page
1431 Plymouth Ave
Mountain View, CA
650-961-1992

Questions?
Please email Michelle Chow (mi_chelly@yahoo.com) or Ian Lomax (ian_lomax@yahoo.com)

Directions: Map: http://www.digitalcity.com/sanfrancisco/bars/venuemap.adp?vid=160383 (Close to 101 & Shoreline Blvd)

June 19, 2003

Alumni Panel on Navigating Your Career

Location: Carnegie Mellon West Campus, Building 17 (NASA)

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business San Francisco Alumni Chapter

Are you on target? Do you need advice on how to successfully navigate your career in these challenging times?

Come share an evening with several alumni and notable guests who have made successful career transitions. Learn about what worked for them and what did not. Gain insights that you can apply to your own career.

Our moderator will be Michael Becker
Founder and Principal, MettaTech

Panelists include:
Al Banisch (IM'83, IA'88)
Senior Vice President
Visa U.S.A., San Francisco, CA

Dave Deasy (IA'88)
Vice President
AOL Strategic Business Solutions

Max Henrion,PhD (HNZ'82)
CEO, Lumina Decision Systems, Inc., Los Gatos, CA

Kimberly Wiefling
Founder and Principal, Wiefling Consulting

Lucky Young (IA'93)
Financial Consultant

Date:
Thursday, June 19th at 6:00 p.m

You must register in advance no later than Tuesday, June 17th due to security arrangements at Moffett Field (NASA). You must indicate citizenship.

Reception at 6:00 p.m.

Alumni Career Panel at 7:00 p.m.

Location: Reception is at CMU West, Bldg 17.

Panel is in the Main Ballroom at Moffett Training & Conference Center, Bldg 3.

Cost:
$10 alums & guests

$5 Current students

Questions: Contact John Sengenberger

Speaker Bios:
Michael Becker (Moderator) - Founder and Principal, MettaTech

Michael Becker has over 12 years of experience in international technology business development and marketing. Michael is Founder and Principal of MettaTech, a leading Strategic and Tactical high-tech marketing consultancy in the Silicon Valley. Before starting MettaTech, Michael was Director of Product Marketing for Ecrio Inc., a provider of presence-enabled applications and infrastructure software for the wireless telecommunications industry. He has developed and marketed Internet communities and electronic book-based mobile commerce solutions for Gemstar Inc., and was responsible for marketing, selling, and delivering communications testing solutions at Hewlett-Packard, now Agilent Technologies. He came to Agilent from A&D Engineering. With A&D, while in Tokyo, Japan, he was responsible for developing the European OEM consumer and professional medical electronics distribution channels, and with A&D's United States subsidiary he managed the North and South American markets. Michael is functionally fluent in Japanese and is an acting board member, VP Collegiate Relations, of the Silicon Valley American Marketing Association, and was a Rotary International 2003 Group Study Exchange Ambassador to Vietnam. He has an MBA from Santa Clara University, and a BS in Business Administration from Saint Mary's College of California.

Al Banisch - Senior Vice President, Visa USA

Al Banisch joined Visa USA as Senior Vice President in March 2000. He is responsible for business strategy and product management for Visa’s $450B US consumer credit card business.

Before joining Visa, Banisch was General Manager – Global Condiments & Sauces at H. J. Heinz. During his twelve-year career at Heinz, Banisch managed several of the company’s key businesses. As General Manager for Heinz Ketchup, he initiated the “Red Rocket” project under which Heinz dramatically “changed the rules,” profitably building market share while reinventing one of America’s most beloved brands.

Banisch received both a Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Management and an MBA from Carnegie Mellon University.

Dave Deasy - Vice President, AOL

Dave Deasy is currently VP for AOL's Strategic Business Solutions (SBS) group, heading business development and strategic alliances. SBS offers several leading enterprise software applications, including the leading instant messaging product, AIM for the Enterprise. Prior to SBS, Deasy was VP/COO for AOL’s Small Business group. Netbusiness, which launched in September 2000, was a leading portal offering news, tools, and other marketing services for small businesses.

Prior to AOL, Deasy was co-founder and C

Directions: Alumni Reception is at Carnegie Mellon West, Bldg 17. Alumni Panel will follow at the Main Ballroom at Moffett Training & Conference Center, Bldg 3. Directions: http://west.cmu.edu/about/directions/index.htm

Cost:

Registration and Refreshments - Alumni and Guests: 10.00

Registration and Refershments - Current Carnegie Mellon Students: 5.00

June 18, 2003

Multi-School MBA Happy Hours at the Boat Basin

Location: The 79th Street Boat Basin

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business New York City Alumni Chapter

Join Kellogg (Northwestern), Stanford GSB, Chicago GSB Club of New York, Haas (Berkeley), Fuqua (Duke), McDonough (Georgetown), Zicklin (Baruch),Owen (Vanderbilt) and Thunderbird Business School Alumni as well as members of Beta Gamma Sigma at our Fourth Multi-School MBA Happy Hour

The Boat Basin Cafe is a peaceful and fun spot on the Upper West Side overlooking the Hudson River. The cafe features a full bar and offers appetizers and full meals, for those interested. Please join us for this great event and pass on the word to your fellow alumni.

OTHER DETAILS: Cash Bar and Full Foodservice Menu

RAIN DATE: If weather is inclement, event will be canceled and possibly rescheduled in July

BOAT BASIN
TELEPHONE: 212-496-5542

Directions: 79th Street and the Hudson River (underneath the West Side Highway at 79th Street) DIRECTIONS: 1/9 to 79th Street. Walk west on 79th Street past Riverside Drive and continue on the North Side of 79th Street until you see a stairway on the right and a sign that says Boat Basin Cafe. You will follow the stairs down to the right into the cafe. We will have an area by the stage for our happy hour including a private bar.

June 17, 2003

GSIA Entrepreneurship Network Night with Henry Thorne

Location: The Grand Room, 3rd Floor, Posner Hall, GSIA

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business Entrepreneurship Network

Speaker: Henry Thorne, founder, President and CEO of Aethon Inc.

Event Schedule:
5:30 - 6:00 PM Sign-in / Networking
6:00 - 7:00 PM Presentation / Event
7:00 - 8:00 PM Open Forum / Networking

Speaker: Henry Thorne, founder, President and CEO of Aethon Inc.

Cost: $20.00

Sponsored by the CL Fund

This event is open to all GSIA alumni interested in Entrepreneurship. The program will include a presentation by Henry Thorne, founder, President and CEO of Aethon Incorporated. Mr. Thorne has a valuable combination of talents-mechanical engineer, electrical engineer, graphic user interface designer and computer scientist. He is an internationally respected automation visionary who applies engineering rather than academic approaches to making automation work for business.

Upon graduation from Carnegie-Mellon University (BS 1982, MS 1984), Mr. Thorne joined General Motors Corporation concetrating on the use of robotics in automobile production.
In 1990, Mr. Thorne left GM and founded Cycle Time Corporation to design and market "Tophat," a graphic user interface for robotic welding. Tophat was sold to ABB and became a primary reason for ABB's market share growth in the US from 5% to 30%. Under contract to ALCOA, he also invented the first system for real time arc weld quality measurement, still the best available measurement of the quality of a weld as it is being produced. Further, Mr. Thorne invented and patented the world's leading system for calibrating robotic tools.

In 1997, Mr. Thorne formed the predecessor to Aethon Inc.

Our Event Sponsor is the CL Fund (www.clfund.com) which invests in early stage companies in Southwestern Pennsylvania primarily in the areas of Advanced or Technology Manufacturing, Applied Software, Precision Instruments, Information Technology and Specialty Services. Mr. Frank Napoli (MSIA 1978), Finance Director at CL Fund, will introduce our speaker.

Following the presentation, attendees will have an opportunity to announce local entrepreneurial initiatives and network with fellow entrepreneurs, all while enjoying some good food and drink.

You may register in advance online using your VISA or MasterCard or at the door with cash or check. However, seating may be limited and advanced registration is advised. Free parking is available at the Carnegie Mellon Parking Garage on Forbes Avenue (after 5 PM). Additional parking may be available at parking meters near Posner Hall.

For more information, please contact John Sengenberger, Director of Alumni Relations at 412-268-9587 or via email at: jseng@andrew.cmu.edu.

Cost:

Event Registration Charge: 20.00

June 14, 2003

GSIA is chilling at the Zoo!

Location: Bronx Zoo

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business New York City Alumni Chapter

The coolest event this summer for you and your special ones, especially the kids!!
Whether you feel like networking with Western lowland gorillas at the Congo Gorilla Forest, or experiencing almost an acre of Asian rain forest, this will be the perfect occasion to meet your fellow GSIAers and their families, friends or significant others at one of the most quant-free and low stress settings in the city. Come enjoy the park, food and friends!

Meeting Places:
11:00 am go through the Asia Gate (see map at http://www.bronxzoo.com/ )
We are meeting next to the Lost & Found (there is an outdoor seating area)

1:00 pm - we will meet at the Dancing Crane Café for Lunch

Admission: only $11 for adults, $6 for children, free for children under 2.

Call us with any questions:
Alfredo
Day 718-248-7832
Evening 201-981-4687
or
Dana
Day 212-823-2824
Cell 917-817-9024

Directions: http://www.bronxzoo.com/bz-directions_to_the_zoo

BY EXPRESS BUS FROM MANHATTAN - 20-30 min

Liberty Lines BXM11 runs up Madison Ave., picking up at 27th, 32nd, 39th, 47th, 54th, 63rd, 70th, 84th and 99th Streets every 30 min on Saturday. The Bronx Zoo is the first stop after 99th Street. Just make a left off the bus into our Bronx River entrance (Gate B).

BY CAR (FROM NJ)

"Take any of the major highways (I95/NJ Turnpike, Garden State Pkwy, I80) to the GW Bridge. Once across bridge follow signs to Cross Bronx Expwy (I95). Take Cross Bronx take exit 4B and follow signs to the Bronx River Pkwy north (you’ll be bearing left after the I95 entrance ramp). The Bronx Zoo is located at exit 6 off the Bronx River Pkwy.

BY SUBWAY - 25-35 min

Take either the #2 or #5 train uptown to East Tremont Ave/West Farm Square. Exit to the left, through the turnstile. At street level, walk straight ahead (follow train uptown) on Boston Road 2 1/2 blocks to the Bronx Zoo gate.

June 12, 2003

June Social

Location: Anotheroom

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business New York City Alumni Chapter

Date: Thursday, June 12th
Time: 6:30 - 8:00 pm
Location: Anotheroom
249 West Broadway
Between Beach and North Moore Streets
212.226.1418

Directions: http://newyork.citysearch.com/profile/11351484/

June 10, 2003

THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT

David Shedlarz: The Changing Role of the CFO

Location: Grand Hyatt Ballroom

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business New York City Alumni Chapter

Speaker: David L. Shedlarz

David L. Shedlarz
EVP & CFO, Pfizer Inc

David Shedlarz will present: The Changing Role of the CFO

One of America’s most respected CFO’s will examine the role of the CFO in restoring investors’ trust and confidence in corporate management in these “worst of times.” He’ll offer his personal views of the current US business climate, which remains shadowed by tales of insider trading, dubious financial reporting practices, executive “self-dealing,” and poor governance practices. He will also argue that these are the “best of times” for CFOs who can wear the new leadership mantle and manage a vastly expanded scope of responsibility.

David L. Shedlarz is executive vice president and chief financial officer of Pfizer Inc. He also serves as a member of the Pfizer Leadership Team and its Employee Compensation and Management Development Committee.

Event Logistics:
Reception: 6:00 PM
Discussion: 6:30 PM
Networking: 7:15 PM – 8:30 PM

Event Location:
Grand Hyatt
Manhattan Ballroom
42nd (Lex & Vanderbilt)

Refreshments will be served both before and after the discussion

This event is being sponsored by Pfizer. There is no charge for the event. Please note, due to space limitations and building security, you are required to register for the event.

THE EVENT IS CO-SPONSORED BY CARNEGIE MELLON, COLUMBIA AND NYU STERN. It will be attended by graduate business school alumni from each of those schools and provide excellent networking opportunities.

Directions: Grand Hyatt Ballroom, Grand Hyatt Hotel Subway/train to Grand Central Station.

June 7, 2003

Chat with a lawyer

Location:

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business Washington D.C. Alumni Chapter

Speaker: Ms. Amy Carlson, Esq.

You are invited to join CMU students in Washington for the summer for a
discussion with:

Ms. Amy Carlson, Esq.

CMU Electrical Engineering alum, USC Law School and MBA alum, and
Partner in the downtown law firm of Kilpatrick Stockton.

When: Wednesday, August 6th, at 6:30pm
(If you are able, please plan to arrive at the building a few
minutes early.)

Where: Ms. Carlson will host the talk at the offices of
the Kilpatrick Stockton law firm.

607 14th Street, NW
Ninth Floor
Washington, DC 20005

607 14th Street, NW is at the corner of 14th and F Streets, NW.
Two blocks from Metro Center metro.

What: The talk, followed by questions and comments, should run about one
hour at the Kilpatrick Stockton office. Afterwards, those who are interested
are invited to continue the discussion at a nearby restaurant.

Our Host and Speaker: Ms. Amy Carlson is a partner at Kilpatrick Stockton
and a member of the firm's Corporate Group. She provides legal counsel to
corporations regarding compliance with federal export laws and regulations,
and she has advocated before Congress and the Administration on behalf of
technology companies. Ms. Carlson has lectured and published in numerous
forums on issues of concern to technology start-ups and e-commerce
companies.

Ms. Carlson will discuss aspects of her legal practice at Kilpatrick
Stockton, and offer reflections on the career path she has taken and career
decisions that she has had to make along the way.

In addition to her undergraduate engineering degree from Carnegie Mellon and
law degree from the University of Southern California, Ms. Carlson holds an
M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and an
MBA also from the University of Southern California.

Please RSVP to: acarr@andrew.cmu.edu
Alexandra Carr, EPP/CMU Washington Office Dir.

Directions: 607 14th Street, NW Ninth Floor Washington, DC 20005 607 14th Street, NW is at the corner of 14th and F Streets, NW. Two blocks from Metro Center metro.

June 6, 2003

Alumni Reception with Frank Risch (IA'66), Vice President & Treasurer, ExxonMobil

Location: BearingPoint Headquarters

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business Dallas Alumni Chapter

Speaker: Frank Risch (IA'66), Vice President & Treasurer, ExxonMobil

You are invited to attend a special Alumni Reception and Presentation with Frank A. Risch (IA'66), Vice President and Treasurer of Exxon Mobil.

Frank A. Risch was elected vice president and treasurer of Exxon Mobil Corporation in December of 1999. Before the merger, he had served as vice president and treasurer of the Exxon Corporation.

Risch joined the Exxon Corporation right out of Carnegie Mellon as a financial analyst in the treasurer's department in 1966. He served in a number of assignments in finance, planning and marketing in Exxon and its operating affiliates in London, Athens and Seattle, returning to New York in 1980 to become manager of Corporate Finance. He held several management positions in Exxon Chemical Company before serving as executive assistant to the chairman of Exxon Corporation in 1990. He also elected as assistant controller in 1992 and assistant treasurer of Exxon Corporation in 1994. He received a bachelor's degree in business administration from Pennsylvania State University and a master's degree in industrial administration from Carnegie Mellon University.

Event Schedule:
6: 00 pm – 6:30 pm
Reception & refreshments

6:30pm – 6:35pm
Introduction and Welcome to Frank Risch (IA, 66)V.P. & Treasurer, ExxonMobil by Dr. Arvind Sathi (GSIA PhD’ 88)

6:35pm – 7:00pm
Address to the Alumni Chapter by Frank Risch

7:00pm – 7:20pm
Q&A

7:20pm – 7:25pm
Note of Thanks and Appreciation to Frank Risch on behalf of the Dallas Alumni Chapter and to Risch and Bill Aylesworth by the BearingPoint Team.

7:25 pm – 9:00pm
Networking and Planning and input from chapter members/organizing committee for the next alumni event.

Directions: BearingPoint, 7301 North State Highway 161, Suite 400, Irving, TX 75039; Directions: http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?email=1&mapdat

June 4, 2003

Kellogg Alumni Club: Inside the Executive Search Profession

Location: The Union Club (101 E. 69th St.)

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business New York City Alumni Chapter

Join us for this unique opportunity to learn the inside story of how retained search consultants work with candidates and clients, how they identify who is right for their search engagements, and what you need to know to build solid relationships with them. Having held management positions in boutique executive search firms and with large global retained search firms, these four recruiters have a wealth of inside knowledge about how companies (from the Fortune 500 to private start-ups) make hiring decisions at the senior-level. Industry specialties include Private Equity, Venture Capital, Asset Management, Insurance, Banking, Consumer Products, and Professional Services. Join us for this opportunity to truly learn how to forge meaningful relationships with search professionals and how you can make long-term connections with these valuable resources.

Date: Wednesday, June 4th
Time: 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Note: Jacket and tie required for gentlemen—similar attire for ladies. Cell phones must be completely turned off before entering the club (cannot be left on vibrate or answered while inside the facilities)—please observe this rule so that KACNY can continue to host events at the Union Club.

Registration Details:
Space is limited, so please register early
Note: due to the nature of this event, we cannot accept walk-ins
Registration: Please follow the below link to our Acteva registration page:

http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?binid=1&bevaID=48629

Price: $45 for paid members of the Kellogg Alumni Club of New York
$55 for non-members and guests
(includes beer, wine, soft drinks and hors d’oeuvres)
(if you have a question about your membership status, please email us at KACNY@kellogg.northwestern.edu prior to registering)
Guests of members are welcome to register at the non-member price.

Format:
6:30 p.m. Cocktails, Hors d’oeuvres and Networking
7:00 p.m. Panel Presentation and Q&A
8:00 p.m. General Networking

Directions: Location: Union Club 101 East 69th Street (at Park Avenue) New York, NY

May 22, 2003

Alumni Receptions with Dean Kenneth Dunn, Ph.D.

Location: Baltimore & Washington, DC

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business Washington D.C. Alumni Chapter

Dean Kenneth Dunn met with alumni in Baltimore and Washington on Thursday, May 22, 2003. He shared his vision for the program, and outlined his comprehensive plan to achieve that vision.

Twenty alumni and friends of GSIA were treated to lunch at the Center Club in Baltimore (courtesy of Larry Jennings, President of Carnegie Morgan).

Over 60 alumni joined the Dean for a reception and presentation at the Cosmos Club near Dupont Circle in DC.
The Dean fielded questions and talked with several alumni one-on-one after the formal presentation.

May 20, 2003

GSIA Entrepreneurship Network Night

Location: The Grand Room, 3rd Floor, Posner Hall, GSIA

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business Entrepreneurship Network

Speaker: Dean Thompson, CEO, Peak Strategy, Inc. and Tomio Inomata, Founder, Aylix Technologies

GSIA Entrepreneurship Network Night

Location: The Grand Room, 3rd Floor, Posner Hall, GSIA, Pittsburgh, PA
Time: 5:30 - 8:00 p.m.

Sponsored by the GSIA Entrepreneurship Network

Speakers:

Event Schedule:
5:30 - 6:00 PM Sign-in / Networking
6:00 - 6:30 PM Presentation by Dean Thompson, Peak Strategy
6:30 – 7:00 PM Presentation by Tomio Inomata, LiveWire Media
7:00 - 8:00 PM Open Forum / Networking

Cost: $20.00

Sponsored by the GSIA Entrepreneurship Network.

This event is open to all GSIA alumni interested in Entrepreneurship. The program will include presentations by Dean Thompson and Tomio Inomata who will share their individual entrepreneurial stories.

Dean Thompson – “Entrepreneurial Experiences: Starting Peak Strategy”
Dean Thompson is CEO and Founder of Peak Strategy, Inc. Dean is an expert in transaction and distributed computing systems and has a long history of leadership roles in technology businesses. He co-founded Transarc (now IBMPittsburgh Labs), was COO at e-Transport (acquired by DesCartes), was CTO of Premier Health Exchange (acquired by Medibuy) and was CTO at Medebiz (merged with Moai Technologies). Dean has a B.S. in Computer Science from Carnegie Mellon University.

Peak Strategy provides tools and services that help human experts make forecasts in data-intensive, business-critical areas. The initial market focus is on securities trading. The next adjacent markets will be energy trading and commodities trading.

Successful trading strategies are built on trading ideas; principled beliefs about the market that predict future profits. The best trading firms are generally the ones with the best trading ideas. The market constantly demands new trading ideas, as old ones are learned by others and traded away. Peak Strategy provides tools and services that help expert financial analysts find better trading ideas.

Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Peak Strategy (http://www.peakstrategy.net/) assists trading analysts in shaping quantitative trading strategies. The company's products are based on seven years of proprietary research that created a new technology for human/computer collaboration in quantitative analysis.

Tomio Inomata – “Entrepreneurial Experiences: Acquisition of Aylix Technologies”

Tomio has over 13 years of experience designing, developing and strategically integrating HR and Benefits related software. His expertise includes the development of interactive Web applications that streamline the interaction between employees and their companies. Tomio is currently a Sr. Account Executive and office manager for LiveWire Media, an interactive technology provider that helps companies interact more efficiently, effectively and profitably with their employees, clients, investors, and partners. LiveWire Media (http://www.lwm.com) is a solutions partner of Buck Consultants (a subsidiary of Mellon Financial Services).

Prior to joining LiveWire Media, Tomio was the founder of Aylix Technologies. Tomio started the business plan for Aylix Technologies as a student in the entrepreneurship classes as a Flex-Time student of GSIA. After graduating in the Spring of 2000, Tomio began building this company into a successful, profitable business serving the needs of medium-sized to Fortune 100 companies. LiveWire Media acquired Tomio’s company in February of 2003.

Before founding Aylix Technologies, Tomio was the HRIS manager for Carnegie Mellon’s Human Resources and was responsible for managing projects such as Web-based Employee Self-Service and Benefits Administration Software Implementation.

Prior to working for Carnegie Mellon, Tomio was a systems developer for Buck Consultants, a Mellon Financial Company specializing in HR consulting. His responsibilities included all facets of systems development for Buck’s retirement administration software. These applications were installed at clients’ sites or in outsourced call centers.

Tomio’s

Cost:

Event Registration Charge: 20.00

May 15, 2003

Alumni Happy Hour

Location: Miller's Pub

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business Chicago Alumni Chapter

May 15, 2003

AUCF Annual Embassy Cocktail

Location: US Embassy in Paris

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business France Alumni Chapter

Speaker: US Ambassador to France

This is the American University Club of France cocktail at the US Embassy. The GSIA Alumni Chapter of France is this year's co-organizer of the event.
Official invitations will be sent out by email soon, they will include the signup procedure and event cost. If you plan to attend, please follow the procedure as security will be tight.

Directions: 41, rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré 75008 Paris France

May 15, 2003

Map of 330 Ritch St
San Francisco, CA 94107-1716

May Bar Crawl

Location: 330 Ritch St.

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business San Francisco Alumni Chapter

Hey kids,

Come on our and meet some of your local GSIA alumni, swap stories of horrific GAME experiences, or try to block those two years out. It's all up to you!

We're back in the city this month, down by the ballpark. There's also a game that night (go Giants!) so take Muni or Caltrains and walk from the ballpark. Michelle and I along with the usual crew will be there to welcome all of yinz, so please come out to say hello.

We're back in the valley next month, and as always I'm open to suggestions for locations.

Directions: 330 Ritch St. b/w Brannan and Townsend

May 14, 2003

Fordham Scotch and Wine Tasting

Location: The Princeton Club (15 W 43rd)

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business New York City Alumni Chapter

Wine Sponsors: Ruffino Wines and Casa Lapostolle

Scotch Sponsor: Johnnie Walker

All Graduate School of Business Administration alumni and friends are invited to join us for this night of scotch and wine tasting, and networking.

GSIA Alumn's: $30 ($5 extra if not pre-registered)

This invitation is nontransferable. Attendees must be 21 or older with valid photo ID to enter. Always drink responsibly.
Johnnie Walker® Black Label® Blended Scotch Whisky. Imported 12 Year Old, 40% Alc./Vol. (80-Proof) ©2003 Schieffelin & Somerset Co., New York, NY.

Register on-line at www.bnet.fordham.edu (click on Alumni Services and scroll the event listing)

May 12, 2003

Fordham: Spring Golf Event

Location: Emerson Golf Club

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business New York City Alumni Chapter

18 holes of golf and cart, range balls,
personalized bag service, locker room facilities,
(bring your own towel), lunch at the turn,
and to complete the day, a BBQ with drinks
on the patio. Prizes will be awarded.

A portion of the proceeds from this event will
go toward enhancing the scholarship fund.

Register on-line at
www.fordham.edu/alumni/calendar.htm
(then scroll to Golf Outing)

Directions: The Emerson Golf Club 99 Palisade Avenue, Emerson Bergen County, NJ 07630 (201) 261-1100 www.emersongolfclub.com

May 9, 2003

Alumni Reception with Bill Aylesworth

Location: BearingPoint Headquarters

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business Dallas Alumni Chapter

Speaker: William (Bill) A. Aylesworth (MSIA 1967), Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Texas Instruments

The Dallas Area Alumni Chapter of Carnegie Mellon would like to invite you to a specialAlumni Reception on Friday, May 9, 2003 at the headquarters of Bearing Point in Dallas. The reception will begin at 6:30 p.m. and will include an alumni presentation by Bill Aylesworth, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Texas INstruments in Dallas and a 1967 graduate of Carnegie Mellon's Graduate School of Industrial Administration.

He joined Texas Instruments as a member of the Control Management Program in Dallas in 1967 after garduating fromCarnegie Mellon. He held numerous assignments in control, manufacturing, and marketing in the Materials & Controls Group before joining Texas Instruments treasury services in 1972.

In 1980, Mr. Aylesworth was elected assistant treasurer and in 1982 he became vice president and treasurer. That was followed by his selection as principal financial officer in 1984 and chief financial officer a year later.

In addition to his TI duties, Mr. Aylesworth serves on numerous business, professional, and civic boards. These include board memberships for the Factory Mutual Insurance Company; MEMC Southwest Inc.; Children's Health Services of Texas, on which he serves as vice chairman of the board; Children's Medical Center of Dallas; and Heska Corporation. He is also a member of the Financial Executives Institute and The Conference Board's Council of Financial Executives.

In addition to his master's degree, Mr. Aylesworth earned a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Cornell University.

All Carnegie Mellon alumni are invited to join us for the reception and the official launching of the Carnegie Mellon Alumni Chapter in the Dallas area.

To RSVP online for the event by May 6, 2003, please go to: http://alumni2.gsia.cmu.edu/dal

Directions: BearingPoint, 7301 North State Highway 161, Suite 400, Irving, TX 75039; Directions: http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?email=1&mapdat

May 8, 2003

2nd Annual Alumni Entrepreneurship Panel

Location:

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business San Francisco Alumni Chapter

Speaker: Alumni Host: Jim Swartz (MSIA 1966; Founding Partner, Accel Partners - leading Silicon Valley VC)

You are invited to the 2nd Annual Carnegie Mellon Alumni Entrepreneurship Panel on Thursday, May 8, 2003 from 6:00-9:00 p.m. at Microsoft's Silicon Valley Campus.

The alumni panel will be hosted by Jim Swartz (MSIA 1966), founding partner of Accel Partners (http://www.accel.com) of Palo Alto, CA.

Other Carnegie Mellon alumni panelists will include:

Frank Marshall (BS CIT 1969), Angel Investor and Sequoia, (www.timark.com)
“Angels Find Their Way Back To Earth”

Barton P. O'Brien (MSIA 1981), VP of Sales and Business Development, Attensity, Inc
“Lessons From A Serial Entrepreneur”

Cindy Padnos (MSIA 1980), Venture Consultant and former CEO of Vivant Corporation.
“Building A Company The Old Fashioned Way – Self Funding An Early Stage Software Company”

Scott Russell (CS 1982), Managing Director at Mobius Venture Capital (http://www.mobius.com)
“Opportunities In Enterprise Software”

Ben Smith (MSIA 1993), CEO/Chairman for Spoke Software, Senior Advisor for Secretary of Transportation and former Vice President, EDS AT Kearney Venture Fund
“Advantages Of Leaving Corporate America To Start Something In 2002 Not 1999”

Refreshments will be served. Registration Charge: $15.00/person.

RSVP online at the Alumni Web site at http://alumni2.gsia.cmu.edu/sf. Click on Alumni Events and then on upcoming events (San Francisco Bay Area) or call 412-268-9587.

Family and guests are welcome!

Directions: Microsoft, 1065 La Avenida, Mountain View, CA http://www.microsoft.com/usa/offices/SiliconValley.asp

Cost:

Registration Charge: 15.00

May 8, 2003

May Social Event

Location: Chumley’s

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business New York City Alumni Chapter

Thursday, May 8th
Chumley’s
86 Bedford Street
New York, NY 10014
(212) 675-4449

May 5, 2003

New Dean Reception in Philadelphia

Location: The Union League of Philadelphia

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business Philadelphia Alumni Chapter

Speaker: Kenneth B. Dunn, Dean

The Philadelphia Chapter of Carnegie Mellon's Graduate School of Industrial Administration cordially invites you to meet our new Dean, Kenneth B. Dunn at a special reception on May 5, 2003.

6:30 p.m. Hors d'ouvres and Cocktails
7:15 p.m. Presentation by Dean Dunn

Please RSVP online by May 1, 2003 at: http://alumni2.gsia.cmu.edu/phl or email: janicef@andrew.cmu.edu or call 412-268-6227. (This event is for GSIA alumni and their special guests only and is not a student networking event. Other events open to current students are regularly scheduled by the chapter.)

Directions: The Union League of Philadelphia, 140 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102 (215-563-6500) http://www.unionleague.org/index.html

May 1, 2003

Alumni Reception with Prof. Robert Dammon

Location:

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business Atlanta Alumni Chapter

Speaker: Robert Dammon, PhD, Professor of Financial Economics at Carnegie Mellon's Graduate School of Industrial Administration

Professor Bob Dammon will be doing two days of executive education in Atlanta on April 30 and May 1, 2003 and will be hosting an informal reception for busines school alumni on Thursday, May 1, 2003. He is looking forward to sharing with you the latest changes at the school and about his research. One of the GSIA's most beloved professors, Dr. Dammon received the George Leland Bach Teaching Award at GSIA in 1989 and again in 1997

The Alumni Reception will be at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis Hotel at 265 Peachtree Center Avenue (412-521-0000) in their Champion Sports Bar from 6:00-8:00 p.m. They have a special area that they have reserved for us. We will order some appetizers for you and your first drink will be on Carnegie Mellon!

Please spread the word to your classmates and other alumni from GSIA in the Atlanta area.

Directions: Champion Sports Bar, Atlanta Marriott Marquis Hotel, 265 Peachtree Center Avenue, (412-521-0000)

April 30, 2003

MBA Corp: NYC Council Memeber Eric Gioia

Location: The Union Club (101 E. 69th St.)

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business New York City Alumni Chapter

Speaker: Eric Gioia

NEW YORK CITY COUNCILMEMBER ERIC GIOIA who will discuss his dynamic experiences
• The Clinton White House Counsel’s Office
• The Al Gore Presidential Campaign
• Making New York City Government More Efficient and Reducing Waste
• Transitioning from the Private Sector to the Public Sector
• Redevelopment of Lower Manhattan
Councilmember Gioia’s biography is below.

Click here for EVENT REGISTRATION (http://www.mbacorps.org/eventcia.htm)

Date: Wednesday, April 30th, 2003
Time: 6:00 Cocktail Reception with other leading MBA alumni & Registration
6:30-7:00 Program, Q & A
7:00-7:30 Cocktail Reception

Place: The Union Club, 101 E. 69th Street.

Cost: For those registering on or before April 23rd
$ 15 for alumni club members
For those registering after April 23rd
$ 20 for alumni club members
Dress: Business Attire.
Questions: Call 212.581.6563.

Eric Gioia brings to the New York City Council a wealth of experience at all levels of government and has quickly distinguished himself as a tireless advocate for all New Yorkers.
A native of Woodside, Queens and a product of our public schools, Gioia worked his way through NYU and Georgetown Law School working nights as a janitor, doorman and elevator operator. He served in the Clinton White House and practiced law at Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy. In 2000, he served as Al Gore’s New York Political Director during the Vice President’s presidential campaign.
As the Council’s Chairman of Oversight and Investigations, Gioia has already made his mark on the City. By exposing inefficiency, waste and mismanagement, Gioia’s investigations are making government cost less and work better.

MBA Corps is a business ‘Peace Corps’ for America that is institutionalizing pro bono business consulting services in Corporate America. MBA Corps volunteers use their business education and skills to solve the societal issues of poverty, unemployment and crime in economically distressed neighborhoods by providing communities with sustainable economic development, a solid economic infrastructure and entrepreneurial skills.
To volunteer, email your resume to volunteers@mbacorps.org, visit www.mbacorps.org, or click here to apply.

Directions: On the north east corner of 69th Street and Park Avenue. The closest subway station is the number 6 train to the 68th Street stop (Lexington Ave.).

April 25, 2003

2nd Annual Golf Community Tournament

Location: Alcoma Golf Club

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business Pittsburgh Alumni Chapter

2nd Annual GSIA Community Golf Outing,

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Friday, April 25, 2003

Sponsored By: Pittsburgh Alumni Chapter and the Carnegie Mellon MBA Student Golf Club

The tournament is open to all golfers in the GSIA Community (Alumni, Faculty, Students, Staff, Family and Friends) - all skill levels are invited.

Cost:
$140 for Alumni, Faculty, Staff and Friends; $125 if two or more sign up together; $125 Sponsor rate (10% discount) $75 for students; $36.00 for cocktails, hors d'oeuvres and dinner only.

Includes round of 18 holes of Golf, Lunch, Award Dinner with Cocktails and Prizes!

Course: Alcoma Golf Club

Limited to 72 golfers so please RSVP as soon as possible.

For more information, contact:

Greg Polansky (MSIA 1976) at 412-261-4904 (gpolansky@dollarbank.com); Brian Erhlich (MBA 2002) at (412) 213-2445 behrlich@deloitte.com);
Christa Calagio (MBA 2003) at ccalagio@andrew.cmu.edu
Clovis Young (MBA 2003) at clovisy@andrew.cmu.edu;
John Sengenberger (Director of Alumni Relations) at 412-268-9587 (jseng@andrew.cmu.edu)

Corporate Sponsorships are available. If your company is interested in sponsoring a hole or some aspect of the event, please contact Christa or Clovis for a Sponsorship Packet.

Directions: Alcoma Golf Club is located at 2900 Saltsburg Road in Penn Hills. From Interstate 376: take the Penn Hills Exit to Rodi Road (PA 791). Turn right on to Frankstown Road (PA 380). Turn right on to Saltsburg Road (also PA 380). From Route 28 take the Highland Park Bridge to Allegheny River Blvd. (PA 130). Turn right on to Sandy Creek Road (also PA 130). At the next light turn left on to Saltsburg Road.

Cost:

Alumni, Faculty, Staff and Friends Rate: $140

Sponsor Rate Or Alumni, Faculty, Staff and Friends Rate (two or more signing up together): $125

Student Rate: $75

April 24, 2003

April GSIA Bar Crawl

Location: The Albatross

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business San Francisco Alumni Chapter

Come join your fellow GSIA alumni at The Albatross in Berkeley.

The Albatross is a great neighborhood bar featuring Belgian beers, darts and all the popcorn you can eat for $0.25.

Contact Ian Lomax or Michelle Chow for further details.

See you there!

Directions: 1822 San Pablo (near University) Berkeley, CA 510-THE-BIRD

April 24, 2003

Investment Options in Todays Uncertain Economy

Location: Merrill Lynch's Stamford Offices Three Stamford Plaza

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business New York City Alumni Chapter

Join Columbia Business School Alumni and friends for an evening of networking and a panel discussion on trends in the economy and investment alternatives. Our panel will include: Rae D. Rosen, Officer and Senior Economist, The Federal Reserve Bank of New York; R. Jeffrey Chilson, Director & Portfolio Manager, MLIM Private Investors; Matt Ostrower, Executive Director - REITs, Morgan Stanley and Julie Jason, President, Jackson, Grant Investment Advisors.

Cocktail reception to precede panel. Coffee and dessert at conclusion.

Cost: $20 per person if you prepay and register by April 21st
$25 per person after April 21st and at the door

Place: Merrill Lynch's Stamford Offices Three Stamford Plaza
301 Tresser Boulevard, Stamford

Time: 6:00 P. M. - Registration & Reception (5th Floor Executive Dining Room)
7:00 P. M. - Program Begins (10th Floor Merrill Lynchs Offices)

Please RSVP to: www.cbsacny.org

Directions: Via I-95 - from the South: Take Exit 8, Atlantic Street. At end of ramp, turn left onto Atlantic Street. At 3rd light, turn right onto Tresser Blvd. Proceed through 2 lights, then look for Marriott on the right. 301 Tresser is the 3rd building, (tall, black slab monument sign says 3 Stamford Plaza), but 2nd driveway after the Marriott - turn right into the parking garage and proceed to main lobby of the building. Via I-95 - from the North: Take Exit 8, Elm Street; cross Elm Street at end of ramp and continue straight on the service road for 1 long block. At the light, take the first right onto Tresser Blvd. At the first block, you will pass the Marriott. 301 Tresser is the 3rd building, (tall, black slab monument sign says 3 Stamford Plaza), but 2nd driveway after the Marriott - turn right into the parking garage and proceed to main lobby of the building.

April 23, 2003

Alumni Evening Update with Dr. Jeffrey Williams

Location: The Pittsburgh Field Club

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business Pittsburgh Alumni Chapter

Speaker: Jeffrey R. Williams, Professor of Management Strategy

Dr. Jeffrey R. Williams, Professor of Management Strategy at Carnegie Mellon's Graduate School of Industrial Administration will speak on the topic of "Tomorrow's Manager" in the North Hills on Wednesday, April 23, 2003.

The alumni event will be hosted at the Pittsburgh Field Club beginning at 6:30 p.m. with drinks and appetizers. The discussion will begin at 7:00 p.m.

Please RSVP online if possible. For more information contact, Bryan Popp (MSIA 1991) at 724-779-5049.

Professor Williams helps organizations renew advantage in a world where nothing lasts. He focuses on balancing time-tested business thinking with the new business models that are emerging in the modern economy.

His approach centers on the principle that nothing lasts forever; that all products and services are shaped by the forces of “creative destruction” and the global capital markets. He is developing a set of tools that helps managers recapitalize ever-aging assets on an ongoing basis.

He heads up an ongoing study of the rise and fall of advantage of hundreds of products and services in 45 industries. By combining the insights from best practices in technology and economics, these patterns of success and failure are the focus of his acclaimed book, Renewable Advantage: Crafting Strategy through Economic Time, published by the Free Press.

He advises executive audiences on emerging business best practices and strategies for change. His clients have included AT&T, Southwestern Bell, Westinghouse, Bristol-Myers Squibb, National Semiconductor, Mellon Bank, McKinsey, United Technologies, Goodyear, Bell Labs, and IBM.

He has authored some 40 studies on business strategy, including works for The Journal of Law and Economics, The Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, Fundamental Issues in Strategy, Industrial and Corporate Change, the Federal Trade Commission, the Sloan Foundation, and the National Science Foundation. He is on the editorial board of the Strategic Management Journal and his work has received the California Management Review Pacific Telesis Award for best new thinking in management. He has been twice awarded the George Leland Bach Prize for excellence in education.

Directions:
Pittsburgh Field Club
121 Field Club Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15238
(412)963-8500

Directions are best found at sites, such as www.mapquest.com or www.switchboard.com. The PFC is in Fox Chapel. Here are street directions from the intersection of Freeport Road and Fox Chapel Road in Fox Chapel:

Travel North (away from the river) on Fox Chapel Road for approximately 1 mile. Bear left onto Squaw Run Road (Y intersection). Go approximately 3/4 miles on Squaw Run Road to the Club entrance which will be on your right.

Cost:

Registration and Refreshments: 20.00

April 22, 2003

April Alumni Executive Update Breakfast Series with Dr. Michael Trick

Location: The Rivers Club

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business Pittsburgh Alumni Chapter

Speaker: Michael A. Trick , Ph.D., Professor of Operations Research and President, Carnegie Bosch Institute for Applied Studies in International Management

You are invited to the April Alumni Executive Breakfast at The Rivers Club for Pittsburgh area alumni and friends. It will include a delicious buffet breakfast and an informative talk by Carnegie Mellon's Professor Michael Trick. He will speak on "Adventures in Sports Scheduling" and relate his experiences working with Major League Baseball and with college conferences in creating their schedules and GSIA’s new international experience for MBA students.

With spring in the air and baseball season beginning in Pittsburgh, it is an ideal time to hear Professor Trick share some of the joys and frustrations of scheduling sports teams, a unique specialty he has developed in his career.

Dr. Trick is is a researcher and educator in the field of operations research, with a specialization in computational methods in optimization. After receiving his doctorate in industrial engineering from Georgia Tech, Dr. Trick embarked on two years of postdoctoral fellowships, first at the Institute for Mathematics and its Applications in Minneapolis, then at the Institut fuer Oekonometrie und Operations Research in Bonn, Germany. He then joined the faculty of the Graduate School of Administration at Carnegie Mellon University, first as an Assistant Professor of Operations Research in 1989, currently as a Professor of Operations Research. The students of GSIA awarded him the George Leland Bach Award as the top teacher in the program in 1991 and renominated him for that award in 1997, 1998, and 2000. In 1992, Dr. Trick was awarded the Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Award, the only such award in the mathematical sciences that year, and has received funding from many industrial and government agencies including Motorola, Bellcore, and Major League Baseball.

In 1997, Trick was appointed President of the Carnegie Bosch Institute for Applied Studies in International Management, an institute for research and education in international management. In 1995, he was appointed the founding Editor of INFORMS Online, the electronic information service of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences, a 14,000 member professional society. In 2000, he was elected president of that society, holding the titles President-Elect(2001), President (2002), and Past President (2003). Trick is the author of twenty-five professional publications and is the editor of one volume of referred articles.

The cost of the seminar is $20.00 which simply covers the cost of the hot buffet breakfast and the use of the facility.

You may register in advance online using your VISA or MasterCard or at the door. However, seating may be limited and advanced registration is advised.

For more information, please contact John Sengenberger, Director of Alumni Relations at 412-268-9587 or via email at: jseng@andrew.cmu.edu

Directions: The Rivers Club, One Oxford Centre, 301 Grant Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15219; Telephone: 412-391-5227 http://www.riversclub.com/

Cost:

Registration Charge (Includes full breakfast buffet, tip and taxes): 20.00

April 15, 2003

GSIA Entrepreneurship Network Night with Joel Adams, Founder of Adams Capital Management

Location: The Grand Room, 3rd Floor, Posner Hall, GSIA

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business Entrepreneurship Network

Speaker: Joel Adams (MSIA 1986), Founder and General Partner, Adams Capital Management

Event Schedule:
5:30 - 6:00 PM Sign-in / Networking
6:00 - 7:00 PM Presentation by Joel Adams
7:00 - 8:00 PM Open Forum / Networking

Cost: $20.00

Sponsored by the GSIA Entrepreneurship Network.

This event is open to all GSIA alumni interested in Entrepreneurship. The program will include a presentation by Joel Adams (MSIA 1986). Joel founded Adams Capital Management in 1994 and has led its growth to $700 million capital under management. As a General Partner, Joel is responsible for identifying, leading and managing investments in his area of domain expertise. Before establishing ACM, Joel served for eight years as Vice President and General Partner of Fostin Capital Corp., a Pittsburgh-based, family-owned investment firm. Prior to Fostin, Joel served for seven years as a nuclear test engineer for General Dynamics, where he managed chemical, electrical and mechanical engineering teams and directed nuclear power plant sea trials. Joel is a director of several private and public companies, a member of several charitable organizations, a frequently requested speaker on the topic of venture capital, and a board member of Carnegie Mellon University.

Following the presentation, attendees will have an opportunity to announce local entrepreneurial initiatives and network with fellow entrepreneurs, all while enjoying some good food and drink.

You may register in advance online using your VISA or MasterCard or at the door using cash or check. However, seating may be limited and advanced registration is advised. Free parking is available at the Carnegie Mellon Parking Garage on Forbes Avenue (after 5 PM). Additional parking may be available at parking meters near Posner Hall.

For more information, please contact John Sengenberger, Director of Alumni Relations at 412-268-9587 or via email at: jseng@andrew.cmu.edu.

Cost:

Event Registration Charge: 20.00

April 15, 2003

New Dean Reception in Silicon Valley

Location: Sharon Heights Golf & Country Club

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business San Francisco Alumni Chapter

Speaker: Dean Kenneth B. Dunn, Ph.D.

The San Francisco Bay Area Chapter of Carnegie Mellon's Graduate School of Industrial Administration cordially invites you to meet our new Dean, Kenneth B. Dunn at a special reception at the Sharon Heights Golf & Country Club on April 15, 2003.

6:30 p.m.Reception
7:15 p.m.Presentation by Dean Dunn

Please RSVP online by April 10, 2003 at: http://alumni2.gsia.cmu.edu/sf or email: janicef@andrew.cmu.edu or call 412-268-6227.

(This event is for GSIA alumni and their special guests only and is not a student networking event. Other events open to current students are regularly scheduled by the chapter.)

Directions: Sharon Heights Golf & Country Club, 2900 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025

April 15, 2003

New Dean Reception In San Francisco

Location: Bankers Club of San Francisco (Carnelian Room)

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business San Francisco Alumni Chapter

Speaker: Dean Kenneth B. Dunn, Ph.D.

The San Francisco Bay Area Chapter of Carnegie Mellon's Graduate School of Industrial Administration cordially invites you to meet our new Dean, Kenneth B. Dunn at a special luncheon reception at The Bankers Club of San Francisco (The Carnelian Room)on April 15, 2003.

12:00 Lunch
12:30 Presentation by Dean Dunn

Please RSVP online by April 10, 2003 at: http://alumni2.gsia.cmu.edu/sf or email: janicef@andrew.cmu.edu or call 412-268-6227.

(This event is for GSIA alumni and their special guests only and is not a student networking event. Other events open to current students are regularly scheduled by the chapter.)

Directions: Bank of America Center, 555 California Street, 52nd Floor, San Francisco (415) 433-7500 http://www.bankersclub.com/index.htm

April 14, 2003

Wharton Club: Trends, Terrors, and Transcendent Wisdom from Walter Kiechel - Harvard Business Review

Location: The Penn Club (30 W 44th St.)

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business New York City Alumni Chapter

Trends, Terrors, and Transcendent Wisdom: Walter Kiechel on the Hottest
Ideas on Business and Management

Walter Kiechel has a unique perch from which to comment on the key
management trends of our day. Kiechel spent most of the 1980s as editor
in charge of Fortune's articles on management. In 1994, he rose to become
Fortune's managing editor, the magazine's top editorial position. More
recently, Kiechel has been at the helm of the internationally respected
Harvard Business Review and the Harvard Business School Press, publisher
of several of the past decade's landmark business books. Kiechel's
reputation for insight, candor, and humor should make for a fascinating
discussion.

Time: 6 pm to 8 pm
Place: The Penn Club
Price: $30 Members, $45 Non-members
Registration and Information at www.whartonny.com (click on Events),or copy this link
http://www.acteva.com//booking.cfm?bevaID=45207

April 14, 2003

New Dean Reception in Los Angeles

Location: The Regent Beverly Wilshire (Four Seasons)

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business Los Angeles Alumni Chapter

Speaker: Dean Kenneth B. Dunn, Ph.D.

You are cordially invited by Carnegie Mellon's Graduate School of Industrial Administration to meet our new Dean, Kenneth B. Dunn at a special on Monday, April 14, 2003 (location to be announced).

6:30 p.m.Reception
7:15 p.m.Presentation by Dean Dunn

Please RSVP online by April 10, 2003 at: http://alumni2.gsia.cmu.edu/; (Click on Alumni Events - Los Angeles) or email: janicef@andrew.cmu.edu or call 412-268-6227.

(This event is for GSIA alumni and their special guests only and is not a student networking event. Other events open to current students are regularly scheduled by the chapter.)

Directions: The Regent Beverly Wilshire, 9500 Wilshire Boulevard, Beverly Hills, CA 90212; (310) 858-2377 (Four Seasons; http://www.regenthotels.com/beverlywilshire)

April 10, 2003

April Social Event

Location: Fat Black Pussycat

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business New York City Alumni Chapter

Thursday, April 10th
Fat Black Pussycat
130 West 3rd Street
New York
(212) 533-4790

April 5, 2003

Hands On DC

Location:

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business Washington D.C. Alumni Chapter

The GSIA Washington Area Alumni Chapter and the Carnegie Mellon Alumni Chapter joined forces to participate in Hands On DC.
Hands On DC is held each spring, when thousands of volunteers join together for a one-day work-a-thon to improve physical conditions in public schools and raise money for college scholarships. Over the past 7 years, more than 17,000 volunteers have worked at over 100 schools.

Many thanks to Jack Dawson IA'99 for organizing our participation in this event for the second year.

April 3, 2003

Carnegie Mellon GSIA Forum - Mobility: Understanding Users and Trends in Designing Next-Wave Applications

Location: Sapient Limited

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business United Kingdom Alumni Chapter

Speaker: Various

On behalf of the UK Alumni Chapter, we would like to cordially invite
you to a collaborative evening sharing insights into how companies and people use and perceive mobile technologies. During the evening, we will explore together how the insights might be applied to the development of new services.

The Forum brings together people and ideas from different disciplines to arrive at rich insights for practical applications. Findings from Sapient-sponsored research into mobile technologies and the relationship between devices and practices enabled or constrained by them will be presented along with guidance on how this research can be integrated through User Centered Design and insights in the Telecommunications field.

Immediately after the main session, a panel discussion will engage the audience in further exploration of the topic, followed by a reception with cocktails and canapés.

Eric Hoffmann and Michael Kovacocy
Carnegie Mellon GSIA Forum

Directions: From the nearest tube stop, Bank Station, leave via Exit 2, following the signs to Threadneedle Street. Turn left at the top of the stairs. Walk up Threadneedle Street, with the Royal Exchange on your right. Bartholomew Lane is the first street on the left and our office is located on the right about halfway down.

April 2, 2003

Wharton Club: The JetBlue Flight Plan

Location: The Penn Club (30 W 44th St.)

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business New York City Alumni Chapter

Speaker: David Neeleman (CEO - JetBlue Airways)

April 2 - Succeeding Where Others Have Failed: The JetBlue Flight Plan,
David Neeleman, CEO, JetBlue Airways

David Neeleman, founder and CEO of JetBlue, will share with us how he has
battled the odds and helped build not one, but three successful airlines!
While companies like United and American are struggling, JetBlue is
soaring and has become the fastest growing airline in history. David and
JetBlue have thrived by charting an unconventional course filled with
innovation at every turn and David is achieving his goal of bringing
humanity back to air travel, by offering passengers low fares, friendly
service and a high quality product. In 2000, David was named one of the
Top Ten Entrepreneurs of 2000 by Business Week magazine and a Travel
Industry Innovator by Time magazine. Also, JetBlue was rated "Best
Domestic Airline" at Conde Nast Traveler's 2002 Readers' Choice Awards.
Hearing David's' story will challenge your thinking and give you a new way
to look at your own life, business and customers.

Time : 8:15 AM -10AM
Location: Midtown
Price: $30. Members $45. for Non-Members
Registration and Information available www.whartonny.com (click on
Events), Wharton Entrepreneurs Speaker Series. or copy the link
http://www.acteva.com//booking.cfm?bevaID=45206

March 28, 2003

GSIA Happy Hour

Location: Clarendon Grill

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business Washington D.C. Alumni Chapter

Friday B**rs at Clarendon Grill, a popular local hangout and Beer Bar in Arlington. Happy Hour specials run from 4-8 pm.

Directions: Clarendon Grill is located at 1101 N. Highland St., intersection of Clarendon Blvd and N. Highland. Metro Orange Line to Clarendon. (703) 524-7455

March 27, 2003

Alumni Reception with MBA Students

Location: Elephant & Castle

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business Boston Alumni Chapter

You are invited to gather together with GSIA Alumni in the Boston area for a special Alumni Reception on Thursday, March 27, 2003 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at the Elephant & Castle,161 Devonshire Street in the Financial District.

We will be joined by a number of current MBA students who are visiting Boston companies over on spring break. John Sengenberger, GSIA's Director of Alumni Relations, will be accompanying the students and attending the reception. He is looking forward to meeting all the Boston area alumni and sharing with them the school's new vision for alumni relations.

Boston Area Alumni Reception
6:00-8:00 p.m.
Elephant & Castle
Club Quarters Hotel
161 Devonshire Street
Boston, MA 02110
Ph: (617) 350-9977

March 26, 2003

VC/CEO PERSPECTIVES: Top Technologies and Companies for 2003

Location: Greenberg Traurig, LLP, MetLife Building

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business New York City Alumni Chapter

Speaker: Moderator: Katherine Goncharoff - Senior Writer - The Daily Deal

THE OWEN (VANDERBILT) CLUB OF NEW YORK PRESENTS

VC/CEO PERSPECTIVES:
Top Technologies and Companies for 2003

You've survived the economic downturn, the telecom meltdown and the bursting of the internet bubble; now its time to move forward. When the VC's and industry players decide to get back in the game, your company will need to be in a position to maximize the resulting opportunities. The panel will give you the opportunity to hear from leading VC's and industry executives about which leading-edge products, technologies and companies will fuel the tech recovery. Issues and trends we will discuss include:

The industries and technologies that will fuel growth in the tech sector in the coming years

VC criteria for evaluating investments, including lessons learned from the internet and telecom shakeouts

Positioning your company both operationally and structurally against the competition
The importance of proper corporate procedures and governance

Agenda

6:00 - 6:30pm Registration
6:30 - 7:30pm Discussion
7:30 - 8:00pm Question & Answer Session
8:00 - 9:00pm Networking

Speakers

Greg Frank - Founder and Partner,
Ovation Capital
Warren Haber, Jr. - Partner,
Mellon Ventures, Inc.
Saul Richter - Principal,
Himalaya Capital
Richard A. Rosenbaum - Managing Shareholder,
Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Woo Song - Chairman,
Intrasphere & Co-Founder, Reval
Richard H. Wolf - Managing Partner,
Wall Street Technology Partners LP
(Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein )
Sam Negahbani - CEO,
NYNEX Software

Moderator

Katherine Goncharoff - Senior Writer
The Daily Deal

Registration fee:

$40 per person in advance
$50 per person at the door
Maximum capacity of 60
Food and drinks will be provided

To register and for more information, please contact:

Lauren McCabe, Excite Media Group
212.941.8499, ext 103
lmccabe@excitepr.com

Directions: Greenberg Traurig, LLP Conference Room: 15th Floor MetLife Building 200 Park Avenue (at 45th Street) New York, NY 10166 Trains: 4, 5, 6 to Grand Central Station

March 18, 2003

GSIA Entrepreneurship Network Night with Bill Hinchey

Location: The Rachel Mellon Walton Room, Ground Floor of Posner Hall

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business Entrepreneurship Network

Speaker: William Hinchey, (MSIA 1986), Entrepreneur and Executive Director, The StartSMART Foundation

This event is open to all GSIA alumni interested in Entrepreneurship. The program will include a presentation William Hinchey, (MSIA 1986), Entrepreneur and Executive Director, The StartSMART Foundation.

Following the presentation, attendees will have an opportunity to announce local entrepreneurial initiatives and network with fellow entrepreneurs, all while enjoying some good food and drink. You may register in advance online using your VISA or MasterCard or at the door with cash or check. However, seating may be limited and advanced registration is advised. Free parking is available at the Carnegie Mellon Parking Garage on Forbes Avenue (after 5 PM). Additional parking may be available at parking meters near Posner Hall.

For more information, please contact John Sengenberger, Director of Alumni Relations at 412-268-9587 or via email at: jseng@andrew.cmu.edu.

Cost:

Event Registration Charge: 20.00

March 17, 2003

*POSTPONED* Adventures in Sports Scheduling with Prof. Michael Trick

Location: Montgomery's Grill

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business Washington D.C. Alumni Chapter

Speaker: This Event Will Be Rescheduled

You are invited to join Carnegie Mellon's Professor Michael Trick for a special St. Patrick's Day Alumni Reception on Monday, March 17, 2003. He will speak on "Adventures in Sports Scheduling" and relate his experiences working with Major League Baseball and with college conferences in creating their schedules and GSIA’s new international experience for MBA students.

Directions: Montgomery's Grille, 7200 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD

March 15, 2003

Carnegie Mellon Alumni Present Red Whittaker

Location: The Union League of Philadelphia

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business Philadelphia Alumni Chapter

Speaker: Dr. William L.

Whether it's developing robots to generate maps of abandoned mines or creating machines that explore the interior of volcanoes, William "Red" Whittaker's creations are on the forefront of innovation.

Whittaker, the Fredkin Research Professor at Carnegie Mellon's Robotics
Institute, has been teaching the university's graduate course in mobile robot development since the mid-1980s. His own research centers on mobile robots in field environments, like work sites & natural terrain, and
modeling & planning for non-repetitive tasks. On his own (and of special interest to those of us in the Delaware Valley) Whittaker developed three robots that assisted in the exploration and cleanup of the nuclear disaster at Three Mile Island.

Bring your friends and join the Philadelphia Clan for cocktails, hors d'oevres and dessert and to hear Professor Whittaker speak about his
exciting work and the impact that work is having on you!

Saturday, March 15, 2003
5:00 - 8:00 p.m.
5:00 - 6:15 Reception
6:15 - 7:30 Presentation
7:30 - 8:00 Dessert

The Union League of Philadelphia
140 South Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102
www.unionleague.org

Attire is business casual.

$20 includes lecture and reception
($10 for alumni who have graduated in or after 1993)

If you have additional questions please contact Terry Rosenberger at
412-268-2061 or tr2s@andrew.cmu.edu

Directions: The Union League of Philadelphia 140 South Broad Street Philadelphia, PA 19102 www.unionleague.org

Cost:

Lecture and Reception (Alumni before 1993 and all guests): 20.00

Lecture and Reception (Alumni 1993 and after): 10.00

March 13, 2003

Wharton Speaker Series: A Thread Across the Ocean - The Heroic Story of the Trans-Atlantic Cable

Location: The Penn Club (30 W 44th St.)

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business New York City Alumni Chapter

Speaker: John Steele Gordon

A Thread Across the Ocean: The Heroic Story of the Trans
Atlantic Cable, John Steele Gordon, renowned business historian,
Registration & Information details available at www.whartonny.com (click
on Events), Wharton Authors Speaker Series.
or copy this link
http://www.acteva.com//booking.cfm?bevaID=42275

Renowned business historian, John Steele Gordon, author of such well-
known books as 'The Scarlet Woman of Wall Street' and 'The Great Game'
will discuss his most recent work, 'A Thread Across the Ocean.' The
Transatlantic cable began as the idea of 33 year-old entrepreneur Cyrus
Field, and linked Europe and America with the then-unbelievable feat of
instantaneous communication between continents. It was the ultimate
telecom bet, more exciting and enduring and with greater impact than
anything you've heard out of Silicon Valley. John Steele Gordon has
published six books, including a compilation of his widely read 'Business
of America' articles in American Heritage magazine. He is also a guest
commentator on the PRI radio show.
6:00-8:00PM wine and cheese networking before and after the discussion,
Midtown location
$25 Wharton Club members, $35 Non-members

March 13, 2003

CEO Speaking Series with John Walker (MSIA 1986), CEO of Weirton Steel

Location: Cooper Auditorium, 1st Floor, Posner Hall

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business Pittsburgh Alumni Chapter

Speaker: John H. Walker

The Carnegie Mellon Organizational Leadership Club is pleased to announce that John H. Walker will be the speaker at a special CEO Series Lecture on Thursday, March 13, 2003 at 12:30 p.m. in the Cooper Auditorium on the First Floor of Posner Hall. Space is limited so pleae RSVP online as soon as possible.

John Walker is the President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer of Weirton Steel Corporation, the eighth largest U.S. integrated steel producer. He was named CEO in January 2001. He had been named President and COO in March 2000 and was appointed to the Board of Directors shortly thereafter.

He originally joined Weirton Steel in 1988 when he was named Executive Assistant to the President. In 1990, he became the Director of Operations Planning at Weirton Steel before assuming subsequent positions as General Manager of Operations in 1994 and Vice President of Operations in 1995.

In 1996, Mr. Walker accepted the position of Vice President of Operations at Kaiser Aluminum in Spokane, Wash., and within one year was named President of its Flat Rolled Products division. He remained in that role until his return to Weirton Steel in 2000.

A native of Corning, N.Y., Mr. Walker received his Bachelor of Engineering degree from Virginia Polytechnical Institute and a Master of Business Administration from Carnegie Mellon University in 1986. He also has completed the executive development program at the University of Pittsburgh and the Center for Creative Leadership.

Mr. Walker began his business career in 1980 as a Project Engineer for Corning Glass Works. After completing his graduate studies, he became an associate with McKinsey & Co., a global management consultant firm.

Mr. Walker is a member of the American Iron & Steel Institute, serves on the United Airlines Board of Directors, and is an active volunteer with Habitat for Humanity.

Mr. Walker and his wife, Debbie, have two children, Patrick and Jenna and live in Sewickly, PA.

For more information please contact: Munjal Shah (MBA 2003) at mshah@andrew.cmu.edu

March 13, 2003

March Alumni Executive Update Breakfast Series with Jim Swartz

Location: The Rivers Club

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business Pittsburgh Alumni Chapter

Speaker: Jim Swartz (MSIA 1966; Founding Partner, Accel Partners - leading Silicon Valley VC)

You are invited to an Alumni Executive Breakfast at The Rivers Club for Pittsburgh area alumni and friends. It will include a delicious buffet breakfast and an informative talk by one of Carnegie Mellon's leading alumni in the venture capital field, Jim Swartz. He will speak on the topic of "Venture Capital-Dead or Alive?"

Jim Swartz has been active in venture capital since the early 1970's. Experienced in the operating needs of young companies, he particularly enjoys working with start-up teams that are defining new industries. He has served as a Director for over forty successful companies and has been closely involved as lead investor with the emergence of numerous industry pioneering firms including Avici Systems, BroadBand Technologies, FastForward/Inktomi, FVC.com, Illustra/Informix, Medical Care America, Netopia, PictureTel, Polycom, Remedy Corporation, and Ungermann-Bass.

Current private company directorships include Comstellar Technologies, Gen3 Partners, InGenuity Systems, MetraTech, and NBT. In addition, Jim is working closely with the Accel Europe team as a founder/mentor of Accel's European business.

Before founding Accel Partners, Jim was founding General Partner of Adler & Company, which he started with Fred Adler in 1978 after his tenure as a Vice President of Citicorp Venture Capital. Early in his career Jim worked as a management consultant, entering the venture capital industry in 1972.

Active in industry affairs, Jim is a former Director and Chairman of the National Venture Capital Association and a former President of the New York Venture Capital Forum. He is a graduate of Harvard University with a concentration in Engineering Sciences and Applied Physics (he mostly remembers something about playing football) and holds an M.S. in Industrial Administration from Carnegie Mellon University.

Join us for an insightful morning and update your understanding of the issues facing today's venture capitalists and entrepreneurs.

The cost of the seminar is $20.00 which simply covers the cost of the hot buffet breakfast and the use of the facility.

For more information, please contact John Sengenberger, Director of Alumni Relations at 412-268-9587 or via email at: jseng@andrew.cmu.edu

Directions: The Rivers Club, One Oxford Centre, 301 Grant Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15219; Telephone: 412-391-5227 http://www.riversclub.com/

Cost:

Registration Charge (Includes full breakfast buffet, tip and taxes): 20.00

March 13, 2003

March Social Event

Location: Sakagura

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business New York City Alumni Chapter

Thursday, March 13th
6:30 - 9:00 pm
Sakagura
211 East 43rd Street, B1
212.953.7253

Directions: Between 2nd and 3rd Avenues http://newyork.citysearch.com/profile/7129207/

March 10, 2003

Building Value in the New Financial Services Economy

Location: The Penn Club (30 W 44th St.)

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business New York City Alumni Chapter

Speaker: Michael Jacobides (London School of Business)

London School of Business Sponsored Event:

To build value in the New Financial Services Economy, companies need to understand how value is migrating in the different sectors, and where value can be found. No longer is it good enough just to be operationally efficient. Change is being driven by technology, deregulation and consumer behavior. Financial service firms need to come up with new value propositions.
Come to learn how the rules of the game have changed and where the patterns of value migration are emerging and how these changes will impact strategic development within the industry.

Date: Monday, 10 March 2003; Time: 6:30pm – 7:30pm – Networking Reception; 7:30pm – 8:15pm – Presentation and Discussion; 8:15pm – 9:00pm – Networking Continues. Cost: $45 per person; if two tickets are purchased at the same time, the second ticket is $35.(Includes beer, wine, soft drinks and hors d’oeuvres.) To Register: http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=43040. No walk ins. All registrations must be paid in advance. Registration closes on Thursday, 6 March 2003. To pay by check, please contact Jane Deuser at jfd@dcbd.com.

Directions: The Penn Club 30 West 44th Street, NYC (between 5th and 6th Avenues);

March 6, 2003

March Bar Crawl

Location: Old Pro Sports Bar

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business San Francisco Alumni Chapter

Come mix and mingle with your fellow GSIAers at the Old Pro. For all you first timers, your first B**R is on us. So come on out to connect with new and familiar faces!

Directions: 2865 El Camino Real Palo Alto, CA 94306 650-325-2070

March 6, 2003

MBA Consortium Alumni Reception

Location:

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business Atlanta Alumni Chapter

Speaker: Dr. Ken Keeley, Ph.D., Executive Director of the Career Opportunity Center

I will be visiting Atlanta during the first week of March and hope to have the opportunity to meet with you and other GSIA alumni if your schedule will permit. I will be there along with representatives of 17 other
graduate business schools that comprise the MBA Consortium (see http://www.mba-consortium.org/).

We are holding a combined alumni reception on the evening of March 6th from
6:00 to 8:00 p.m. The combined alumni reception will be held at the Gordy
Dining Room at Georgia Tech's Wardlaw Center. The street address is 177
North Avenue and is just across the street from Georgia Tech's Alumni
Association.

Beyond visiting with our alumni, one of the other purposes of this event is
that we want to inform you about a Job Fair that we run each autumn
(tentative date October 23 - 24, 2003) to benefit our graduating MBA
students. We are hopeful that if we can provide you with an accurate
picture of this event, that you might be able to encourage your
organization to participate as a means of recruiting highly talented MBA
students from a wide variety of business schools into your organization.

Regardless of whether or not you think your company would be interested in
the Job Fair, I hope you will attend so that I can bring you up-to-date on
events at your alma mater.

If you plan to attend, please respond to this email so that I can have
nametags prepared. Best wishes, and I hope to see you on March 6th.

Kenneth R. Keeley, Ph.D.
Executive Director, Career Opportunities Center
Carnegie Mellon University - GSIA
Tel: 412-268-3092
Fax: 412-268-4146
Email: kk4p@andrew.cmu.edu

March 5, 2003

Wharton Business Leadership Speaker Series

Location: Midtown

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business New York City Alumni Chapter

Speaker: Howard Lutnick, Chairman & CEO Cantor Fitzgerald/eSpeed

GSIA is a member of the New York Business School Club (NYBSC)and therefore provides access to this event organized by Wharton at a discount.

The Wharton Club Of New York Business Leadership Speaker Series

proudly invites you to meet with

Howard Lutnick, Chairman & CEO Cantor Fitzgerald/eSpeed
who will share his views on 'From Dust to Dawn: Rebuilding a Franchise in eSpeed' on Wed March 05, 2003

Agenda
6:00-7:00PM - Wine and Cheese Networking
7:00-8:00 PM - Discussion

WHO - For those who want insights from the front about leading an organization through times of immense growth and horrific crisis and for those who want insights about building one of the most successful business-to-business ecommerce companies WHAT - Fascinating discussion about innovation, culture and corporate responsibility How did Cantor Fitzgerald grow eSpeed into the leading developer of real-time, B2B, multiple buyer/multiple marketplaces for the financial services community?
How has leadership through purpose and corporate culture guided Cantor Fitzgerald and eSpeed from the depths of tragic loss on 9/11/01 at the World Trade Center back to its position at the forefront of finance?
How has the leadership of Cantor Fitzgerald/eSpeed demonstrated a preeminent sense of corporate responsibility to its employees?
Before 9/11 Howard Lutnick was a highly successful financial services leader and well-regarded expert on financial markets. Upon the loss of 658 Cantor Fitzgerald and eSpeed employees in the World Trade Center terrorist attacks on September 11th, Mr. Lutnick led the miraculous business recovery of both Cantor Fitzgerald and eSpeed and pledged to help take care of the families of the firm's lost colleagues. Mr. Lutnick is the recipient of numerous awards for his philanthropic efforts over the years.
The Wharton Business Leadership Speaker Series is proudly sponsored by Hale and Dorr LLP, a leading technology law firm.
http://www.haledorr.com/

$35 for Wharton Club/NYBSC Members, $50 Non-Members.

Reservations at www.whartonny.com (click on Events) or click on this link
http://www.acteva.com//booking.cfm?bevaID=41773

March 1, 2003

CMU Clan Event: EINSTEIN A Guided Tour at the American Museum of Natural History

Location: American Museum of Natural History

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business New York City Alumni Chapter

Speaker: Albert Einstein Exhibit

EINSTEIN
*A Guided Tour at the American Museum of Natural History*

Date: Saturday, March 1st, 2003

Time: 10:45 am. The tour begins promptly at 11:00 am and should last about an hour. Late arrivals may not receive tickets.

Location: American Museum of Natural History, 81st St, btw CPW and Columbus.

Meeting Place: Meet near the Advanced Ticket Window at the 81st St entrance. Look for a CMU sign.

Cost: $17.50 per person. Payable in advance by credit card. Please call 718-907-3442 to make a reservation and purchase your tickets. Please also RSVP to the email below.

RSVP: By Friday, February 28 to heather@alumni.cmu.edu

Subway: C to 81st St (Note: the B does not stop at 81st on the weekends); 1,9 to 79th St (at Broadway).
Bus: M79 stops at the 81st St entrance.

Exhibit Details: www.amnh.org

Directions: American Museum of Natural History 81st St, btw CPW and Columbus.

February 27, 2003

Alumni Happy Hour at Dave and Buster's

Location:

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business Pittsburgh Alumni Chapter

The GSIA Pittsburgh Alumni Chapter invites you to join us for our February Alumni Happy Hour at Dave and Buster's. Almost 20 years ago, two men had an idea to create a place where adults could enjoy great food, terrific drinks and the latest interactive games — all in one place! They did it famously, and the new Waterfront Development in Homestead has welcomed their restaurant concept.

Time: 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Come relax as you visit with your old classmates, network with new friends, enjoy delicious appetizers and experience one of Pittsburgh’s great nightspots. You are welcome to bring friends and family members.

Hope to see you at Dave and Buster's! Please RSVP at:
http://alumni2.gsia.cmu.edu/pit

Directions: Dave & Buster's 180 East Waterfront Drive Homestead, PA 15120 412-462-1500

February 26, 2003

Carnegie Mellon Alumni Dinner in Chicago

Location: The Weber Grill

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business Chicago Alumni Chapter

All Carnegie Mellon alumni are invited for an informal dinner on Wednesday, February 26, 2003 with Carnegie Mellon faculty members, Dr. David C. Heath and Rick Bryant.

The dinner will begin at 6:00 p.m. at the The Weber Grill located at 539 N. State Street (between Grand & Ohio).

The dinner will provide an opportunity for alumni to network with one another and to learn about the latest news from Carnegie Mellon. Space is limited so please RSVP online as soon as possible. Appropriate attire is business casual.

David C. Heath, Ph.D., is Hoch Professor of Mathematical Sciences at Carnegie Mellon and a member of the Master of Science in Computational Finance Steering Committee. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois in 1969. His interests include applied probability foundations of statistics, control of random processes, and mathematical finance. Dr. Heath is a member of the Boards of Directors of Lehman Brothers Financial Products and Lehman Brothers Derivative Products and is a Fellow of the PricewaterhouseCoopers Risk Institute. He has consulted with various companies and government agencies on problems of quality control, production planning, and risk analysis including IBM, Alcoa, DuPont, Quaker Oats, Sandia Laboratories, and the Army Corps of Engineers. Dr.
Heath, together with Robert Jarrow and Andrew Morton, developed the HJM class of interest rate models, now in use in many large banks. He has an extensive list of publications in such journals as Mathematics of Operations Research, Mathematical Finance, Econometrica, and Journal of Accounting.

Richard L. Bryant is an Adjunct Professor of Industrial Administration. He
received his BA from Denison University in 1975 and MBA from Carnegie Mellon in 1980. Following six years with H.J. Heinz Company in their
Corporate M&A and Treasury areas, Bryant became Reebok International's Treasurer in 1988 and in 1993, Chief Financial Officer of Hefren-Tillotson, a regional broker/dealer and investment advisor. Professor Bryant joined the Graduate School of Industrial Administration in 1999 as the Executive Director of Carnegie Mellon's Computational Finance Program.

Directions: Weber Grill 539 N. State Street (between Grand & Ohio) 312-467-9696

February 25, 2003

Alumni Chapter Organzing Committee Meeting

Location:

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business Philadelphia Alumni Chapter

Speaker: Rachel Petrucelli, Director of Major Gifts and Foundation Relations

Interested alumni in the greater Philadelphia area are invited to join for an imformal meeting to discuss the formation of a GSIA Alumni Chapter and to plan the Alumni Reception for our new Dean, Kenneth B. Dunn.

The specific location and time will be confirmed soon.

If you have questions or comments, please contact John Sengenberger (Director of Alumni Relations at GSIA) at 412-268-9587 or at jseng@andrew.cmu.edu.

Please feel free to invite other classmates and GSIA alumni you know in the area.

Directions: TBA

February 25, 2003

Mapping Your Career During Turbulent Times”—How to Make Powerful and Informed Choices

Location: Union League Club, 38 East 37th Street at Park Avenue

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business New York City Alumni Chapter

Speaker: Kathleen G. Strickland, Founder and Chairman, The Strickland Group

Kellogg Alumni Club of New York Event

Registration: http://www.acteva.com//booking.cfm?binid=1&bevaID=42657

We are pleased to invite you to a premier career event, jointly organized by the Kellogg Alumni Club of New York and the Strickland Group, the preeminent organization for Executive Coaching, Career Transition Services, Assessment Services, Management Consulting and Executive Communications. Whether you are happily employed, considering a transition, or actively seeking a new opportunity, this event is for you. This interactive workshop will focus on crucial aspects of career evaluation, development, and transition for executives. The event will concentrate on strategic career mapping, including:

-Assessing your personal and professional path
-Generating career questions and ideas
-Evaluating alternatives and options for MBAs
-Leveraging experience and education
-Navigating the current economic market
-Establishing critical goals and objectives
-Designing and implementing action plans

Program Agenda
6:30 p.m.: Cocktails & hors d’oeuvres
7:00 p.m.: “Career Mapping in Turbulent Times”
7:30 p.m.: Question & Answer Panel Review

As part of the event fee, the Strickland Group is offering a follow-up complimentary one-on-one consultation (to be scheduled separately from the event on the 25th), addressing your personal and professional interests in terms of Executive Coaching, Executive Transitions, and/or Executive Communications. Space is limited to the first 70 alumni, so please register as soon as possible.

Date: Tuesday, February 25, 2003
Time: 6:30 p.m.: cocktails & hors d'oeuvres; 7:00 p.m.: “Career Mapping in Turbulent Times”; 7:30 p.m.: Q&A panel review
Location: Union League Club, 38 East 37th Street at Park Avenue
Cost: $50 for paid members of KACNY; $60 for non-members (if you are not sure of your KACNY membership status, please email us at KACNY@kellogg.northwestern.edu) note: fee includes cocktail reception and presentation, as well as the subsequent one hour counseling session
Dress Code: Business attire (jacket and tie for gentlemen; similar attire for ladies)
Registration: Reservations for this event will be handled through the Acteva registration system. Please follow the below link to the automatic registration page:

http://www.acteva.com//booking.cfm?binid=1&bevaID=42657

Online reservation deadline will be Sunday, February 23rd at 8 p.m. Our reservation policy does not permit cancellations after 48 business hours prior to the event. Walk-ins will not be accepted for this event.

February 24, 2003

Alumni Dinner with Dr. Kathryn Shaw

Location:

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business Washington D.C. Alumni Chapter

Everyone had a wonderful time at Gordon Bierch for Prof. Shaw's event. Over 20 alumni from the area joined together to have fun, and gain some insight into "The Prospects for Economic Growth". John Sengenberger made an appearance, driving in from Pittsburgh to join the D.C. area alumni for the event. It was a grand time for networking, education, and a little fun thrown in.

The D.C. alumni chapter is growing and going strong, join us for the next event in your area.

Kathryn Shaw Bio

Directions: Gordon Biersch
900 F Street NW
Washington, DC 20004
Phone: 202-783-5454
http://www.gordonbiersch.com/restaurants/

February 24, 2003

Straight Talk From Hedge Funds

Location: Midtown

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business New York City Alumni Chapter

GSIA is a member of the New York Business School Club (NYBSC)and therefore provides access to this event organized by Wharton.

Straight Talk From Hedge Funds, Panel of hedge fund industry veterans, sponsored by Torys LLP and ExcitePR, Info and reservations at www.whartonny.com (click on Events), Wharton Special Interest Speaker Series.

Come hear a panel of hedge fund industry leaders tell it like it is. The growth of hedge funds has been exploding and The Wharton Club of New York is at the forefront of this trend. Learn what it takes to succeed in this exciting industry. Panel includes John J. Borer, III, R&R Opportunity Fund and President, Senior Managing Director and Head of Investment Banking, Rodman and Renshaw Inc., Emanuel C. Grillo, Partner, Torys LLP, Lloyd Khaner, General Partner, Khaner Capital Management, Charlie J. Rose, Analyst, Ardsley Partners, Daniel Zwirn, Managing Principal, Highbridge/Zwirn and moderated by Kevin A. Pollack, Esq., Managing Director, Pinnacle Advisers, LLC.

6:00- 6:30 pm Networking (snacks and beverages will be served), 6:30-7:45 pm Event and Q&A , 7:45-8:00 pm Networking

Date: Monday, February 24
Time: 6PM - 8PM
Cost: $20 Wharton Club/NYBSC Members, $30 Non-Members.
Location: Midtown will be given with confirmation
Registration: Go to the Wharton Club website www.whartonny and click on events or copy this link
http://www.acteva.com//booking.cfm?bevaID=42212

February 21, 2003

GSIA Alumni Wine Tasting Night

Location:

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business Dallas Alumni Chapter

Hello GSIA Alumni from Dallas/Ft Worth,

I hope things are well with all of you and your loved ones. I am sending the invitation to our winter Wine Tasting, which will be conducted by our own connoisseur Stew Levine, EE 89 IA 90. We will taste wines from six different houses, and to make things more interesting, Stew will reveal the identity of the wine after discussing its character.

To cover for wine and hors-d’oeuvres, we will collect $15.00 per person. Significant others are welcome. It is very important that you RSVP before February 17, 2003, so we buy the appropriate quantities.

As many of you know, the Holiday reunion turned out to be a success. About thirty people attended and had the opportunity to remember Pittsburgh’s cold weather and gray skies, the intensity of the first mini, GAME, and professor Ijiry. Our efforts to build a strong GSIA network in the area began with immediate success. We anticipate the wine tasting will be even more successful. I encourage you to attend and meet your fellows from GSIA. Please forward this invitation to any other alum I may have missed.

Juan Bustamante, MBA 01

Directions: 1100 Pedernales Tr, Irving, TX

February 20, 2003

February Happy Hour

Location: Palomino's

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business San Francisco Alumni Chapter

Please join us this month as we join up with the CMU alumni organization at Palomino's. This will be a great opportunity to network and mingle with both your GSIA friends, as well as alumni from other CMU departments.

See you there!

Directions: 345 Spear St San Francisco, CA (415) 512-7400 Map here: http://tinyurl.com/5rc0

February 18, 2003

GSIA Entrepreneurship Network Night with Angelo Pasquale, CEO of Optiron

Location:

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business Entrepreneurship Network

Speaker: Angelo F. Pasquale, President and CEO, Optiron

This event is open to all GSIA alumni interested in Entrepreneurship. The program will include a presentation by Angelo F. Pasquale, President and CEO, Optiron (http://www.optiron.com). Pasquale received his BA and MA from Carnegie Institute of Technology and completed the Entrepreneaurship Management Program at GSIA in 1988.

Following the presentation, attendees will have an opportunity to announce local entrepreneurial initiatives and network with fellow entrepreneurs, all while enjoying some good food and drink.You may register in advance online using your VISA or MasterCard or at the door. However, seating may be limited and advanced registration is advised.Free parking is available at the Carnegie Mellon Parking Garage on Forbes Avenue (after 5 PM). Additional parking may be available at parking meters near Posner Hall.For more information, please contact John Sengenberger, Director of Alumni Relations at 412-268-9587 or via email at: jseng@andrew.cmu.edu.

Cost:

Event Registration Charge: 20.00

February 13, 2003

February Alumni Executive Breakfast Series with Prof. Tom Kerr

Location:

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business Pittsburgh Alumni Chapter

Speaker: Thomas M. Kerr, Associate Professor of Law and Industrial Administration Emeritus

You are invited to an Alumni Executive Breakfast at The Rivers Club for Pittsburgh area alumni and friends. It will include a delicious buffet breakfast and an informative talk by one of Carnegie Mellon's most loved and admired professors, Thomas M. Kerr. Professor Kerr will speak on "Is 'Business Ethics' an Oxymoron?"

Professor Kerr, Associate Professor of Law and Industrial Administration Emeritus at Carnegie Mellon. He has also been Adjunct Professor of Law at the University of Pittsburgh and at Duquesne University's School of Law, and is Of-Counsel with the firm of Deasy & Whitehall in Pittsburgh.

He received his bachelor's degree from Lafayette College in 1940 and Juris Doctor from George Washington University in 1950. In World War II he served as a U.S. Marine in the South Pacific including the Battle of Iwo Jima and worked with a dozen Navajo's assigned to communications recently featured in the movie "Windtalker" starring Kevin Costmer. Before joining the Carnegie Mellon Faculty in 1964, he was Trial Attorney, Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice (1948-1956), abd corporate attorney and Assistant General Counsel of Westinghouse Electrice Corporation (1956-1964). Often called "Mr. Civil Liberties", he was President of the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania (1964-1984)and is a member of the National Advisory Board of the A.C.L.U.

Among his numerous awards and achievements, he received the George Leland Bach Teaching Award at GSIA in 1990.

Join us for an insightful morning and update your understanding of the ethical issues facing today's business leaders.

The cost of the seminar is $20.00 which simply covers the cost of the hot buffet breakfast and the use of the facility.

You may register in advance online using your VISA or MasterCard or at the door. However, seating may be limited and advanced registration is advised.

For more information, please contact John Sengenberger, Director of Alumni Relations at 412-268-9587 or via email at: jseng@andrew.cmu.edu

Directions: The Rivers Club, One Oxford Centre, 301 Grant Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15219; Telephone: 412-391-5227 http://www.riversclub.com/

Cost:

Registration Charge (Includes full breakfast buffet, tip and taxes): 20.00

February 11, 2003

The ”Art of the Cocktail”

Location: @SQC Restaurant

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business New York City Alumni Chapter

The GSIA New York Metro Area Social Committee invites you to spend an evening with fellow alumni and their guests dining, socializing and doing a bit of learning, as we explore the “Art of the Cocktail”.

Event:	The ”Art of the Cocktail”
When:	Tuesday, February 11, 2003
Where:	@SQC Restaurant 270 Columbus Avenue
Schedule:	6:00pm until 10:00pm
Presentation:	6:30pm to 7:15pm (approximate)
Dinner Seating:	6:30pm until 9:30pm

What to Expect:
@SQC chef and owner Scott Campbell and his team have graciously agreed to be our hosts for this special event. More than just an extension of the typical happy hour, the “Art of the Cocktail” evening includes cocktails, a three-course prix fixe dinner and a presentation by @SQC’s star bartender, Sam Schwartz.

Inspired by the upcoming Valentine’s Day holiday, the theme of Sam’s presentation will be Amorous Cocktails. Subject to our group’s requests and interests, topics will include: champagne cocktails, Valentine martinis, creating your very own mixed drink/love potion, and a discussion of infusions. Infusions are not common on most NY menus, but are featured at @SQC, and they are included as part of the evening’s dessert course. Note: for those who do not drink alcohol, the discussion will also include non-alcohol based options.

Alums and their guests are invited to socialize and attend the presentation (similar to our happy hour events) with the option of having dinner. For those who may not be able to make it to the presentation, you are highly encouraged to stop by during the dinner hours when the prix fixe dinner will be honored and you can easily join those already in attendance (seating will comfortably accommodate our group “in transition”).

The fine dining experience is highly recommended, and at a generous $45/person rate, features an appetizer, entrée and dessert with infusion. Beverages are additional. As guidance, Scott’s menu features New American cooking that includes elements of Californian cuisine, classical French accents and influences from Asia and the Mediterranean. To learn more about Scott, the menu, press raves, and the team of @SQC please visit their website at www.@sqcnyc.com. For those who especially enjoy fine dining, this evening is not to be missed!

RSVP
Please RSVP online by February 7, 2003. For more information or questions contact Jacquelyn Cuccaro (MSIA 1994) at Artofthecocktail@aol.com The event is open to GSIA alumni and their guests. Your friendly GSIA New York Metro Social Committee looks forward to meeting you!

Directions: @SQC is located on the NW corner of 72nd Street and Columbus Avenue. Phone: (212) 579-0100. Map

Subway service includes the 1,9, 2,3, B and C trains to 72nd Street. http://www.@sqcnyc.com/home.html

February 8, 2003

1987 Event

Location:

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business 1987 Alumni Chapter

Dinner for Class of '87 Members and Partners on Saturday evening in NYC

Optional theater on Saturday afternoon and Sunday afternoon--TBA

If you have questions, suggestions or would like to help organize things--Contact Maxine Weber at WeberM@pinnaclefoodscorp.com or Laurie Stewart at lstewart@andrew.cmu.edu

February 6, 2003

New Dean Reception at Waldorf=Astoria

Location:

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business New York City Alumni Chapter

Speaker: Dean Kenneth B. Dunn, PhD.

The New York Metro Alumni Chapter invites you to meet the business school's new dean, Kenneth B. Dunn.

February 6, 2003
The Waldorf=Astoria Hotel

Schedule:
6:30 p.m. Hor d'oevres and cocktails

7:00 p.m. Welcome by Alumni Chapter President, Jeff Meckler (BS 1989, MSIA 1990).
Presentation by Dean Dunn followed by questions and answer session.

8:00 p.m. Hor d'oevres and cocktails

Please RSVP online by February 4
, 2003 or call the Office of Alumni Relations at: 412-268-6227. (This event is for GSIA alumni and their special guests only and is not a student networking event. Other events open to current students are regularly scheduled by the chapter.)

Appropriate attire at The Waldorf=Astoria includes a jacket and tie for gentlemen.
Valet Parking is available for a fee. Call 212-872-4640 for information.

Directions: Waldorf=Astoria Hotel, 301 Park Avenue New York, NY 10022-6897; Telephone: 212-355-3000

February 3, 2003

Alumni Reception with New Dean at The Duquesne Club

Location:

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business Pittsburgh Alumni Chapter

Speaker: Kenneth B. Dunn, Dean

The Pittsburgh Chapter of Carnegie Mellon's Graduate School of Industrial Administration cordially invites you to meet our new Dean, Kenneth B. Dunn at a special reception at The Duquesne Club on February 3, 2003.

6:00 p.m. Hors d'ouvres and Cocktails
6:45 p.m. Presentation by Dean Dunn

Please RSVP online by January 31, 2003 at: http://alumni2.gsia.cmu.edu/pit
or email: janicef@andrew.cmu.edu or call 412-268-6227. (This event is for GSIA alumni and their special guests only and is not a student networking event. Other events open to current students are regularly scheduled by the chapter.)

Appropriate attire at The Duquesne Club includes a jacket and tie for gentlemen.

Directions: The Duquesne Club 325 Sixth Avenue Pittsburgh, PA Parking is available at the Smithfield/Liberty Garage (Club entrance of the 6th Floor)

January 30, 2003

GSIA Bar Crawl

Location:

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business United Kingdom Alumni Chapter

Want to experience the best Long Island Ice Tea in London? Come join us at Freuds on Thursday, January 30th anytime after 7:30pm
If you're lost, can't find us or have any queries ring Stephanie on 07866 537 995

Directions: Freuds is located at 198 Shaftesbury Avenue (in the basement underneath a lighting fixtures shop). Closest tube stations are Tottenham Ct Road, Holborn and Covent Garden.

January 23, 2003

Paris Chapter Launch

Location:

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business France Alumni Chapter

Speaker: François de Carbonnel , GSIA '72

Directions: The event will be hel at the restaurant La Soupière 154, avenue de Wagram 75017 Paris Telephone : 01 42 27 00 73

January 21, 2003

GSIA Entrepreneurship Network Night

Location:

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business Entrepreneurship Network

Speaker: Robert M. Unetich, Adjunct Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Bio

You are invited to attend the GSIA Entrepreneurship Network’s upcoming program on Tuesday, January 21, 2003 from 5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. in the Singleton Room, George A. Roberts Engineering Hall (near Hamerschlag Hall) at Carnegie Mellon University.

The Entrepreneurship Network has just launched its new web site and will now be holding regular monthly meetings on the third Tuesday of each month.

The program will include a presentation by Robert M. Unetich, Adjunct Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and a successful entrepreneur. He is a 1968 graduate of Carnegie Mellon with a degree in Electrical Engineering. His technical interest was in analog circuit design and communications systems and he was an RF circuit design engineer for a number of years before becoming a VP of Engineering for a small firm in 1976. Next he became an Engineering Manager for Harris Corporation and then for a division of RCA near Pittsburgh.

In 1982, he founded Information Transmission Systems Corporation (ITS) and, as President, grew it until its acquisition in 1996 by ADC Telecommunications, Inc. He retired from industry in 1997 and became an Adjunct Professor at Carnegie Mellon in that year. In 1999 he co-founded Applied Electro-Optics with ECE two professors and Accelight Networks acquired this firm in 2001. He co-authored the text for 18-100, Intro to Electrical and Computer Engineering, a lab course and teaches the course Business for Engineers (39-200) at Carnegie Mellon while pursuing his other interests.

The evening will also include a discussion of the development of the newly formed GSIA Entrepreneurship Network and an opportunity for attendees to announce local entrepreneurial initiatives.

The charge for the session is $20.00 and may be charged online or paid at the door via cash or check. Refreshments will be served. Free parking is available at the Carnegie Mellon Parking Garage on Forbes Avenue. Additional parking may be available at parking meters on Frew Street by Schenley Park.

To attend, please RSVP online by Monday, January 20, or call the Office of Alumni Relations at 412-268-9587.

For additional information please contact one of the following steering committee members:
1. Battle Brown (Class of 1986; bmbrown@att.net)
2. Mike Fox (Class of 1963; mfox@geflaw.com)
3. Mike de Groot (Class of 1997; mike_degroot@yahoo.com)
4. Bill Kraycar (Class of 1994; wkraycar@dqe.com)
5. Frank Napoli (Class of 1978; Napoli@usaor.net)
6. Ken Ramoutar (Class of 1993; ken.ramoutar@asacorp.com)
7. Peter Ten Hagen (Class of 1998; peter@commonwealthcg.com)

Schedule:
5:30 - 6:00 PM Sign-in/Networking/Refreshments
6:00 - 7:00 PM Presentation by Robert M. Unetich, followed by questions and answers.
7:00 - 8:00 PM Open Forum/Networking

Directions: Singleton Room, George A. Roberts Engineering Hall,Carnegie Mellon University, (For a campus map see: http://www.cmu.edu/home/visitors/map/index.html).

Cost:

Event Registration: 20.00

January 16, 2003

January Bar Crawl

Location: Pyramid Alehouse Brewery & Restaurant

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business San Francisco Alumni Chapter

Pyramid Alehouse, Brewery & Restaurant
901 Gilman St.
Berkeley, CA 94710
Telephone: (510) 528-9880

Hope your New Year is off to a great start! Come make it even better by joining fellow GSIAers at the Pyramid Alehouse in Berkeley next Thursday, January 16. We'll be getting together for food and drinks at the Alehouse from 7:00 - 9:30pm. Location and directions are below.

Directions: From Oakland:

Take I-880 northbound to I-80 towards Berkeley/Sacramento. In Berkeley, exit at Gilman Street. Turn right at exit, the brewery is ahead on the left between 7th and 8th Streets.

From San Francisco:

Take the I-80 Bay Bridge and follow signs towards Berkeley/Sacramento. In Berkeley, exit at Gilman Street. Turn right at exit, the brewery is ahead on the left between 7th and 8th Streets.

From Sacramento and North:

Take I-80 westbound to Gilman Street exit in Berkeley. Turn left at exit, the brewery is ahead on the left between 7th and 8th Streets.

January 16, 2003

January Social Event

Location:

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business New York City Alumni Chapter

Date: Thursday, January 16th
Time: 6:30 - 9:00 pm
Location: Anju
36 East 20th Street

Phone: 212.674.4596

Directions: Between Park Ave. and Broadway

January 15, 2003

Carnegie Mellon Alumni Reception with Dr. William L. "Red" Whittaker

Location: The Union League of Philadelphia

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business Philadelphia Alumni Chapter

Speaker: Dr. William L. "Red" Whittaker

You are invited to a special alumni reception and lecture on Robotics by Carnegie Mellon's, Red Whitaker on Saturday, March 15, 2003 at the Union League of Philadelphia.

Dr. William L. "Red" Whittaker is a Professor of Robotics at the Robotics
Institute of Carnegie Mellon University and Director of the Field Robotics Center. His research centers on mobile robots in field environments such as work sites and natural terrain; computer architectures to control mobile robots; modeling and planning for non-repetitive tasks; complex problems of objective sensing in random or dynamic environments; and integration of complete robot systems.

Saturday, March 15, 2003
5:00 - 8:00 p.m.
5:00 - 6:15 Reception
6:15 - 7:30 Presentation
7:30 - 8:00 Dessert

The Union League of Philadelphia
140 South Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102
www.unionleague.org

$10 includes lecture and reception
($5 for alumni that have graduated since 1993)

If you have additional questions please contact Terry Rosenberger at
412-268-2061 or tr2s@andrew. cmu.edu

Directions: The Union League of Philadelphia 140 South Broad Street Philadelphia, PA 19102 www.unionleague.org

Cost:

Lecture and Reception (Alumni before 1993): 10.00

January 14, 2003

January Alumni Executive Update Breakfast Series

Location:

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business Pittsburgh Alumni Chapter

Speaker: Chuck Thorpe, PhD, Director of Carnegie Mellon's Robotics Institute

You are invited to our third presentation in a series of Executive Updates being offered at The Rivers Club for Pittsburgh area alumni and friends.

It will include a delicious complete buffet breakfast and an informative talk by one of Carnegie Mellon's leading faculty members. Our presenter will be Charles E. “Chuck” Thorpe, director of Carnegie Mellon University’s Robotics Institute in the School of Computer Science and a founder of the institute’s master’s degree program. He will speak on the topic: "Turning research success into economic development: The future robotics industry in Pittsburgh"

Since 1984, he has worked on the development of outdoor robotic vehicles, focusing on computer vision, planning and architectures for these machines.

Thorpe and his Navlab research group have built a series of 11 robotic cars, trucks, and busses for military and civilian research. He and his team have pioneered new methods in stereo vision, laser rangefinding, 3-D terrain modeling, neural networks for perception, route planning, driver performance modeling, traffic simulation, teleoperation, vehicle control on rough terrain and system architectures.

Thorpe also has been involved in the development of automated helicopters, walking robots and robots that operate under water.

He received his doctor’s degree in computer science from Carnegie Mellon in 1984. Thorpe earned his undergraduate degree in natural science from North Park College in Chicago, Ill. in 1979. He is a Fellow of the American Association for Artificial Intelligence.

Join us for an insightful morning and update your understanding of today's cutting edge technology.

The cost of the seminar is $20.00 which simply covers the cost of the hot buffet breakfast and the use of the facility. You may register in advance online using your VISA or MasterCard or at the door. However, seating may be limited and advanced registration is advised.

For more information, please contact John Sengenberger, Director of Alumni Relations at 412-268-9587 or via email at: jseng@andrew.cmu.edu

Directions: The Rivers Club, One Oxford Centre, 301 Grant Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15219 http://www.riversclub.com/

Cost:

Registration Charge (includes hot buffet breakfast): $20.00

January 9, 2003

Network Night Silicon Valley

Location:

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business San Francisco Alumni Chapter

Network Night Silicon Valley
Thursday, January 9
6:30 p.m.
Sheraton Palo Alto
625 El Camino Real
Palo Alto, California 94301
Directions: www.sheraton.com
RSVP below or to: bayarea-alumni@andrew.cmu.edu

Carnegie Mellon University and its SFBay Clan of alumni, parents and friends are pleased to present Carnegie Mellon’s fifth annual Network Night for the Bay Area on Thursday, January 9, 2003 at 6:30 pm. Whether you are interested in immediate career opportunities in this area, want to learn about some exciting employers in the Bay Area for future consideration, or just want to meet fellow alums and some current students and network a little, this event was designed for you!

Network Night is an informal, no cost reception designed to provide a convenient forum for alumni and graduating students to meet Carnegie Mellon affiliated employers. Students and alumni will receive a booklet that includes information on the companies represented.

John Sengenberger, Director of Alumni Relations at GSIA, as well as Tina Carr, Director of Alumni Relations at SCS and Martina Jacobs, Director of Alumni Relations at the Heinz School, will be attending along with representatives from the Career Center.

Additionally, attendees will have the opportunity to meet informally with the company representatives and schedule possible future discussions.

This year, we are inviting even more potential employers, and intend to build on the successes we have had from this event in the past in Philadelphia, New York and Boston. We would very much like to have you be a part of this exciting opportunity.

Complete the form below to register yourself or your company. You may send a copy of your resume to bayarea-alumni@andrew.cmu.edu by December 31 to be included in the CD we will give to each of the companies attending.

If you have additional questions you can contact Terry Rosenberger at the e-mail above or call 800-226-8258 (during business hours) or 412-268-2061 (after 5 p.m.)

Directions: Sheraton Palo Alto, 625 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, California 94301,www.sheraton.com

January 9, 2003

The 17th Annual West Coast Forum

Location:

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business San Francisco Alumni Chapter

The West Coast Job Forum will showcase master's degree candidates from six of the world's top business schools, including Carnegie Mellon Graduate School of Industrial Administration, London Business School, MIT Sloan, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Kenan-Flagler, Vanderbilt Owen and Yale School of Management.

The job fair will take place on January 9, but students and additional space will be available if your firm wishes to conduct interviews on Friday, January 10. As an alumnus/a participant, you will enjoy the advantage of:

·A cost-effective approach to recruiting top talent in these lean economic times- the participation fee for this year’s job forum is only $300
·Access to a large pool of high-quality candidates for permanent and internship positions

We sincerely hope that we will be able to work with you, whether it is by sponsoring a student visitation, or participating in the job fair. For more specific information about the West Coast Job Forum please visit: http://wpweb2k.gsia.cmu.edu/westcoast

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Jean Eisel, Associate Dean of Admissions and Career Opportunities (je2n@andrew.cmu.edu or 412-268-2277), or Jennifer Sinoply, Career Counselor (jsinoply@andrew.cmu.edu or (412) 268-5082).

Directions: Hyatt San Jose 1740 North First Street San Jose, California 95112 408-993-1234

January 8, 2003

Carnegie Mellon Network Night in Baltimore

Location:

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business Washington D.C. Alumni Chapter

The Carnegie Mellon Career Center held a special Network Night on Wednesday, January 8, 2003, at Raven Technologies in Baltimore.

The event attracted 140 alumni from the Baltimore and Washington areas. We were treated to a nice reception and the stunning views from these offices at Tide Point. The event also gave current undergraduate and graduate students a chance to meet with prospective employers in this area.

Raven Technologies is run by Robert Ungaretti CIT'70, who is married to Toni Ungaretti (Margaret Morrison '70). Their son Ryan is a Carnegie Mellon student as well.

January 7, 2003

Annual MSCF Alumni Reception

Location:

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business New York City Alumni Chapter

Speaker: Bob Litterman, Managing Director, Quantitative Resources, Goldman Sachs & Company, Investment Management Division

You are invited to the Annual MSCF Alumni Reception at the Grand Hyatt New York on January 7, 2003, 6:30-9pm, in New York City. This is our annual event and if you have not attended before, please consider doing so this year. Bob Litterman, Managing Director, Quantitative Resources, Goldman Sachs & Company, Investment Management Division, will present a short talk on Risk budgeting and other quantitative applications in Investment Management.

The food and beverages will be great, the company delightful, and we may even have some prizes to give away.

There are some interesting new changes to the program this coming year (internships, start date in August, and some others) so come spend some time with us. Rick Bryant and John Lehoczky will be among the faculty attending the reception.

Please RSVP online by January 3, 2003 or email Norene Mears at nm10@andrew.cmu.edu

Directions: Grand Hyatt New York Park Avenue at Grand Central Station New York, New York, USA. 10017 Telephone: +1 212 883 1234 http://grandnewyork.hyatt.com/property/index.jhtml

January 6, 2003

Carnegie Mellon Network Night Boston

Location:

Sponsored by the Tepper School of Business Boston Alumni Chapter

Carnegie Mellon University invites you to a special Network Night on Monday, January 6, 2003 at 6:00 pm.

The event will be held at Brooktrout Technologies in Needham, MA.

Network Night is an opportunity to meet and catch up with fellow alumni as well as to learn about job opportunities in the Boston Area.

It is an informal, no cost reception that provides a convenient forum for alumni and graduating students to meet Carnegie Mellon affiliated employers.

Employers will receive a CD with resumes of those attending and students and alumni will receive an employer booklet. Employer representatives will be introduced during a brief program. Additionally, attendees and company representatives will have the opportunity to meet informally and schedule possible future discussions.

Complete the form below to register yourself or your company. You may send a copy of your resume to boston-alumni@andrew.cmu.edu by December 31 to be included in the CD we will give to each of the companies attending.

If you have additional questions you can contact Terry Rosenberger at the e-mail above or call 800-226-8258 (during business hours) or 412-268-2061 (after 5 p.m.)

It's not a job fair; so don't expect booths and freebies. Come ready to network and bring along some resumes. Dress is business casual.

Directions: Brooktrout Technologies, 410 First Avenue, Needham, MA 02494, www.brooktrout.com/contacts/, 781-449-4100

January 1, 2003