Friday, September 5, 2008

EWMBA eZine - Week of September 4, 2008

Introducing the EWMBAA Community Service Committee

As we watch the events unfold in the Gulf coast region this week, we are reminded of the inspiring stories following Katrina: such as the many volunteers from the Bay Area trekking to New Orleans several times a year to help restore St. Bernard Parish. While the Hurricane victims have grabbed our attention, we shouldn't lose sight of the needs in our local communities, from families of seriously ill children to local food banks. Giving back to the community is an important part of the Haas culture. This is where the Community Service Committee comes in.

Meet Our Dedicated Team: Our dedicated members include Abha Bhagat, Josh Lauman, Paigie Light, Monika Matthews, Steve Park, Uday Putcha, and Rossanna Aranibar Schach; co-chairs are Jennifer Elliott and Ken So. But we don't stop here; we continue to look for members to actively participate in organizing events and reaching out to communities and non-profit organizations.

For those who have missed our past events, our team pulled off many successful events this past summer:

* Joining forces with the Social Committee, Steve Park led a group of Haas runners navigate through the retreating French soldiers and naked runners at the Bay-to-Breakers event.
* Abha and Anlei showed off their sales talents (not an easy task selling to MBA students) and ran a successful raffle at Haas EYOP to help China earthquake victims.
* Josh Lauman and inspiring Haas homebuilders flex their muscles to help build low-income homes at the Habitat for Humanities (see Josh's article below).

Don't Miss Out: We have many great events coming up this Fall. Despite the heavy first year course load, we especially encourage the first year students to come out as it is always a great opportunity to meet students in upper years. We are finalizing the event schedule; it will be sent out shortly.

A Reminder of the Haas Community Fellows Program: Any EWMBA student who completes 50 total hours of community service over their three years of education at Haas will qualify. The program poses no limit to the number of fellows who qualify. All Haas Community Fellows will be recognized during their graduation ceremony as their names will be highlighted in the commencement program. To be included, you will need to submit a volunteer hours log sheet by April 15th of the graduating year. Please contact Jennifer Elliott (jenn_elliott@mba.berkeley.edu) or Ken So (kenneth_so@mba.berkeley.edu) for more details.

Habitat for Humanity = Fun Times

Our annual Habitat for Humanity event was a great success and a good
time was had by all. Haas students partnered with Greater San
Francisco Habitat for Humanity to help build low income housing in
Redwood City. We spent a beautiful, sunny, although a little hot, afternoon nailing shingles, hanging drywall and honing our construction skills. And if you wanted to come but weren't able to make it don't worry we plan on having another Habitat for Humanity event around the same time next year. For more information on the Habitat for Humanity visit their website at http://www.habitatgsf.org/

Josh Lauman, EWMBAA Community Service Committee

Get Involved in Clubs@Haas

Welcome (back) to Haas! As the year begins, we wanted to reach out and provide some information around the logistics of and benefits surrounding membership in the full-time MBA Association (MBAA). Why would you do this? Because, to become a member of a student club, you need to first be a member of the full-time MBAA as all student clubs exist under the MBAA.

MBAA Membership Benefits: In addition to being eligible to join clubs, you are also entitled to attend all MBAA-sponsored social and networking events, like monthly consumption functions, where you can meet and mingle with both current students and alumni (For more information:
http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/MBA/student/fmbaa-benefits.html)

How to join: The fee to become a member of the MBAA is $50/year. Please make a check payable to MBAA for the number of years you have remaining in your program and deliver that check to the EWMBA office.

Questions: Please email Rachel Wolan (rachel_wolan@mba.berkeley.edu) with any questions.


Events This Week
Friday, September 5
Welcome Parties for Haas’ Newly-Admitted Students, Current Students & Graduates

Upcoming Events
Thursday, September 18
Focus on the Firm: Boston Consulting Group

To plan or check out new events, visit the Haas Calendar:
http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/calendar/


UPCOMING EVENTS
Welcome Parties for Haas’ Newly-Admitted Students, Current Students & GraduatesSan Francisco, CA
Date: Friday, September 5, 2008
Time: 6:00 – 9:00 pm
Location: Varnish Gallery, 77 Natoma Street (btwn 1st & 2nd Streets), San Francisco, CA
RSVP or Questions: Elaine Kan at ekangaroo@alumni.haas.org


Focus on the Firm: Boston Consulting Group
Date: Thursday, September 18
Time: 7:30 PM
Location: S489

Starting this month, the Career Services committee is organizing a series of events to highlight leading consulting firms. Each event will feature a Berkeley Alum from the featured firm who will provide an insider’s view of consulting in general and the firm in particular. Think of this as a mini firm-night with all of the information and none of the pressure. We are delighted to kick-off this series of events with Arif Janjua, Partner, Boston Consulting Group, San Francisco.

In order to maximize the return for all attendees, we encourage only those individuals to attend who are committed to consulting and who have used the resources available on CareerNet to obtain a reasonable understanding of this career path.

Bio:
Arif Janjua - Partner, Boston Consulting Group, San Francisco
Arif joined BCG in 2005. He is active in BCG’s Technology and Communications Practice Area. Arif has over 25 years experience in operational management and consulting in the high technology and services related industries. He has held many roles throughout his career. Prior to joining BCG Arif served as CEO of idrive, a storage services company, as President of Consumer Services at Infospace, and as Director of Marketing at Gould Electronics. His consulting experience includes leading the High Technology practice at A.T. Kearney, and serving as Managing Director of the worldwide Technology and Communications Practice at Strategic Decisions Group. Arif received his Bachelors and Masters in Electrical Engineering from the University of Windsor, Canada, and an MBA from the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley.


DID YOU KNOW?
You can rent Haas study rooms through this site: http://reserve.haas.berkeley.edu/login.pl It’s great if you need a group study area or a place to practice your interview skills with a friend.

EWMBA eZine - Week of August 28, 2008


Who Are You and Why Are You Sending Me Email?
Greetings from the Communications Committee

Let's introduce our committee - Our awesome members are Sriram Kumar and Christina Stewart, and our Co-Chairs are Ben Chong and Anlei Lee.

For the last year, we've been keeping students in the Evening-Weekend MBA program (EWs) informed through a number of channels:
1. EWMBA eZine - A weekly newsletter that is emailed to all EW students sharing news, announcements, happy hours, and more. You might ask how this differs from the MBA Alert - well, our newsletter caters specifically to the EW crowd whereas the MBA Alert is ublished by the full-time MBA folks. We also have a no-duplication policy which means if it's in the MBA alert, it isn't printed in our newsletter.2. Cohort Representatives - First year representatives updating each cohort on eZine news and first year specific items. These folks help first years wade through all of the information overload and point out what's really important. They also help make sure that event organizers take into account the unique academic schedules of the first year students.3. Haas EWMBAA Blog - A blog that shares what's going on in each EWMBAA committee.4. Coming Soon: Discussion Forum (more info in upcoming eZines)

Thanks Mimi and Alison for all of your hard work last year. We look forward to bringing you exciting information in the weeks ahead.

First Years: We're looking for new Communications Committee members. If you're committed to keeping people informed, please email Ben Chong (benchong@mba.berkeley.edu) or Anlei Lee (anlei_lee@mba.berkeley.edu).


A Message from EWMBAA Admissions

Do you wonder what effort is ongoing to recruit the toughest and brightest talent into the Haas community? Do you want to remind yourself of the excitement undergoing the admission process? Whether for yourself or your families/friends who are interested in the Haas EWMBA Program, come visit the Admissions Committee Blog at:
http://haasewmbaa-admissions.blogspot.com/

We just updated the blog with the latest info regarding the Class of 2011 New Student Orientation, Everybody Rocks On!!! Now please stay tuned for future volunteering opportunities :)

Stacey Fang, CoChair, EWMBAA Admissions Committee



Upcoming Events

September 5
Welcome Parties for Haas’ Newly-Admitted Students, Current Students & Graduates


To plan or check out new events, visit the Haas Calendar:
http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/calendar/


UPCOMING EVENTS

Welcome Parties for Haas’ Newly-Admitted Students, Current Students & Graduates
San Francisco, CA
Date: Friday, September 5, 2008
Time: 6:00 – 9:00 pm
Location: Varnish Gallery, 77 Natoma Street (btwn 1st & 2nd Streets), San Francisco, CA
RSVP or Questions: Elaine Kan at ekangaroo@alumni.haas.org



DID YOU KNOW?
The EWMBAA is comprised of multiple committees. Find out what they are at: http://www.haasewmbaa.com/ To volunteer, contact the Committee Co-Chairs.

EWMBA eZine - Week of August 14, 2008

Welcome Back to School!
Over summer, our various committees have kept us all busy with social events (Happy hours, Family days), Dinner-for-8 with Alumni, Orientation (what a phenomenal new group of students!), building a home for Habitat for Humanity and this eZine. They have also continued to plot and plan for more adventures this Fall Semester, such as more alumni dinners, career talks, socials etc. (Check our upcoming eZines for more details.)
We welcome our new Dean, Rich Lyons, back from Goldman Sachs to the Haas School of Business. To learn more about him and his plans, visit http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/haas/dean/. We’re also trying to arrange a Townhall meeting, so he can meet us all in person.


We also extend a warm Californian welcome our new EWMBA Executive Program Director, Dave Gent (dgent -at- haas.berkeley.edu) – who has spent much of his career at Kellogg. Jen Sang will continue to be our Director for Academic Affairs and will also be working on best practices across Haas as Director of Cross-Program Initiatives. We shall miss the indefatigable Beth Hoch from Admissions, as she moves on to start her Masters in Education at Harvard. We wish them all the very best!!
Many thanks to our wonderful committees who have been making our EWMBA experience a special one. If you’ve got ideas and are feeling inspired, we’re looking for committee members to replace those who have graduated. Please refer to our website at http://www.haasewmbaa.com/ for more details.
Looking forward to your stories - see you in class!
- Jasmin (President, EWMBA Association)


EWMBA Alumni Relations Committee
Table-for-8 survey

The EWMBA Alumni Relations Committee wants to conduct a series of table-for-8 events where current students can discuss topics of interest with alumni in a particular field over dinner. We want to collect and understand your preferences in order to focus our energies in the right direction. Please click on the following link to complete this short survey. Your help in this is greatly appreciated!

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=YKXqBNhgK_2byQ_2fcPD_2bngMfA_3d_3d

Any questions? Contact Suresh Bala (sureshbala@mba.berkeley.edu) or Dutta Satadip (dutta@mba.berkeley.edu)/



Upcoming Events

**NEW** Thursday, August 21
Clean Tech/Renewable Energy Panel Discussion & Networking Event

August 1 to September 5
Welcome Parties for Haas’ Newly-Admitted Students, Current Students & Graduates


To plan or check out new events, visit the Haas Calendar:
http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/calendar/


UPCOMING EVENTS


Clean Tech/Renewable Energy Panel Discussion & Networking Event
Date: Thursday, August 21, 2008
Time: 6:00pm
Location: TiE Office, Suite 108; 2903 Bunker Hill Lane, Santa Clara, CA 95054

Please join us for an exciting panel discussion and networking event focusing on the 'Economic Viability and Sustainability of Clean Tech/Renewable Energy', hosted by the Indian Institute of Technology Madras Alumni Association of North America (IITMAANA). For more details on the event please visit: http://cleantechevent.eventbrite.com/

Moderator & Keynote Speaker
Andrew Chung, Principal, LightSpeed Ventures

Panelists
Dr. Om Nalamasu, Vice President, Advanced Technologies & Deputy CTO, Applied Materials Inc.
Swami Venkataraman, Director of Utilities and Infrastructure Ratings Group, Standard and Poor's
Dr. Jonathan G. Koomey, Project Scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) & Consulting Professor, Stanford University
Nick Cravalho, Director of Business Development, Innovalight
Mona Yew, Principal, Emerging Clean Technology Policy, PG&E

Looking forward to seeing many of you there! Please email Sunder Thirupapuliyur (s_thirupapuliyur@mba.berkeley.edu) with any questions.



Welcome Parties for Haas’ Newly-Admitted Students, Current Students & Graduates

East Bay, CA
Date: Saturday, August 23, 2008
Time: 11:00am – 3:00pm
Location: Lake Temescal Regional Park in Oakland, Streamside Picnic Area (look for the blue and yellow balloons).
Register Now
For questions, contact Dean Suzuki at dean.suzuki@ubs.com

San Francisco, CA
Date: Friday, September 5, 2008
Time: 6:00 – 9:00 pm
Location: Varnish Gallery, 77 Natoma Street (btwn 1st & 2nd Streets), San Francisco, CA
RSVP or Questions: Elaine Kan at ekangaroo@alumni.haas.org


DID YOU KNOW?
If you have not already done so, you should got on Study.Net and order TextPaks for the classes you are taking.
Get to Study.Net via Catalyst.If you have not already done so, you should got on Study.Net and order TextPaks for the classes you are taking.

EWMBA eZine - Week of August 7, 2008

EWMBA Alumni Relations Committee
Table-for-8 survey

The EWMBA Alumni Relations Committee wants to conduct a series of table-for-8 events where current students can discuss topics of interest with alumni in a particular field over dinner. We want to collect and understand your preferences in order to focus our energies in the right direction. Please click on the following link to complete this short survey. Your help in this is greatly appreciated!

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=YKXqBNhgK_2byQ_2fcPD_2bngMfA_3d_3d

Any questions? Contact Suresh Bala (sureshbala@mba.berkeley.edu) or Dutta Satadip (dutta@mba.berkeley.edu)/


Upcoming Events

**NEW** Thursday, August 7
Happy Hour in San Francisco

**NEW** Thursday, August 7
Student Alumni Dinner Series - Marketing in High Tech

Saturday, August 9
Peninsula Habitat for Humanity

**NEW** August 1 to September 5
Welcome Parties for Haas’ Newly-Admitted Students, Current Students & Graduates


To plan or check out new events, visit the Haas Calendar:
http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/calendar/


UPCOMING EVENTS


Happy Hour in SF
Date: Thursday, August 7
Time: 5:45pm
Location: Hyatt Regency, 5 Embarcadero Center, San Francisco – 13 Views Bar, located in the Atrium
(415) 788-1234

Only a month before school starts. Be sure to get in some quality Happy Hour time with your peers. Come enjoy drinks with new and old friends. Contact Anlei Lee if you have questions or need more details.


Student Alumni Dinner Series - Marketing in High Tech
Date: Thursday, August 7
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Restaurant in San Francisco (To be finalized)

Starting this semester, the Alumni Relations committee is organizing a Dinner Series with the aim of providing a informal environment to network with alumni over a dinner. We are delighted that two distinguished Alumni in the area of marketing will be joining us to kick start this wonderful event

Andy Han - Vice President and General Manager, Products at Next Labs
Marianne Mullins - Director of Marketing and Product Merchandising at ArtSelect

We would like to invite 5 current EWMBA students who are interested in pursuing a career in Marketing in High Tech (Enterprise and Consumer products) for this event.

Cost: $25 (to offset the cost of the meal and drinks): payable before the event
RSVP : Dutta Satadip - dutta@mba.berkeley.edu

Participation will be based on RSVP on a first come first serve basis.

Bio:
Andy Han - Vice President and General Manager, Products at Next Labs
Andy Han heads up the product operations at NextLabs where he is responsible for Product Management and Engineering. Mr. Han has 15 years of experience in the creation and management of enterprise software, specializing in application infrastructure and security products. Prior to joining NextLabs, Mr. Han was Group Director of Product Marketing at Siebel Systems where he led the Product Management organization and set the product direction for the company's next generation, service-oriented application architecture. At Siebel, he also served as Director of Technology Product Marketing with responsibility for eight Siebel product lines including Web Architecture, Content Management, and Security. Previously, Mr. Han specialized in enterprise architecture and security while at Netscape and Andersen Consulting (Accenture). Mr. Han received a BA in Engineering from Dartmouth College and an MBA from the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley.


Marianne Mullins - Director of Marketing and Product Merchandising at ArtSelect
Ms. Mullins specializes in helping companies establish or grow their business by introducing or repositioning the brand, developing and launching new products, and creating a differentiated position in the marketplace. She brings over twenty years of marketing and sales expertise from various software and consumer packaged companies serving multiple channels.


Volunteering at Peninsula Habitat for Humanity
Date: Saturday, August 9
Time: 8:30 AM - 4:30PM
Location: 122 Lincoln Ave. Redwood City, CA 94061-2323

Mark your calendars. We will be volunteering at Habitat for Humanity in Redwood City, one of the most popular community service events. Each year, we have a great turnout; this year will likely be no different.

Sign up at the following link:
http://www.evite.com/pages/invite/viewInvite.jsp?inviteId=VVRWKYZGHBYMHZUDYUVX&li=iq&src=email&trk=aei6


Welcome Parties for Haas’ Newly-Admitted Students, Current Students & Graduates

Denver, CO
Date: Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Time: 7 – 9 pm
Location: The Cheeky Monk Belgian Beer Café, Colfax & Pearl Streets, Denver, CO
RSVP or Questions: Johan Smet at johan.smet@alumni.haas.org

East Bay, CA
Date: Saturday, August 23, 2008
Time: 11:00am – 3:00pm
Location: Lake Temescal Regional Park in Oakland, Streamside Picnic Area (look for the blue and yellow balloons).
For questions, contact Dean Suzuki at dean.suzuki@ubs.com

Las Vegas, NV
Date: Thursday, August 7, 2008
Time: 6 – 8 pm
Location: Kobe Sushi Bistro; 6375 S. Rainbow Blvd. (@ I-215), Las Vegas, NV
RSVP or Questions: Kathleen Forsyth at Kathleen.x.forsyth@ampf.com

San Francisco, CA
Date: Friday, September 5, 2008
Time: 6:00 – 9:00 pm
Location: Varnish Gallery, 77 Natoma Street (btwn 1st & 2nd Streets), San Francisco, CA
RSVP or Questions: Elaine Kan at ekangaroo@alumni.haas.org


DID YOU KNOW?
You should have received a CARS bill payment statement email. Be sure to pay through Bearfacts for your fall semester classes.

EWMBA eZine - Week of July 24, 2008

Wanted: Campus tour guides for new student orientation

The EWMBA Admissions Committee would like to invite 20 volunteers to serve as campus tour guides during the new student orientation on the afternoon of Saturday August 9, 2008.

He/she will be providing one or two 45-minute Haas campus/surrounding tours. As tour guides, you will also have an opportunity to answer any questions that the students may have. We are in the process of finalizing Saturday’s schedule and the campus tours are likely to take place from 2 to 230PM and then again 4-430 PM. Historically this is the hardest Admission-related event to recruit volunteers, there your help is really needed and much appreciated. If you are able to stay for both sessions, we have a snack break from 330 to 4PM. A briefing on tour route and a parking pass will be distributed to all volunteers.

Please email Stacey Fang at stacey_fang@mba.berkeley.edu if you are able to help out, we would appreciate replies before Friday July 25, 2008. Thank you for your attention!



Upcoming Events

Saturday, August 9
Peninsula Habitat for Humanity

To plan or check out new events, visit the Haas Calendar:
http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/calendar/


UPCOMING EVENTS


Volunteering at Peninsula Habitat for Humanity
Date: Saturday, August 9
Time: 8:30 AM - 4:30PM
Location: 122 Lincoln Ave. Redwood City, CA 94061-2323

Mark your calendars. We will be volunteering at Habitat for Humanity in Redwood City, one of the most popular community service events. Each year, we have a great turnout; this year will likely be no different.

Sign up at the following link:
http://www.evite.com/pages/invite/viewInvite.jsp?inviteId=VVRWKYZGHBYMHZUDYUVX&li=iq&src=email&trk=aei6

EWMBA eZine - Week of July 17, 2008

Enrich your MBA with an experience in housing construction!

Seriously, come join us in serving the community. The EWMBA program is partnering with Peninsula Habitat for Humanity to help provide affordable housing for low income families in the bay area.

We will be working on a construction project in Redwood City, but no special skills are needed. It promises to be a fun filled day and a wonderful opportunity to get to know some of your classmates better.

Enjoy your summer and I look forward to seeing you on August 9th!

If you have any questions or concerns please email me at josh_lauman@mba.berkeley.edu and for more information on Peninsula Habitat for Humanity visit their website at www.peninsulahabitat.org

What : Haas Habitat for Humanity Day
When: August 9, 2008 8:30 AM - 4:30PM
Where: 122 Lincoln Ave. Redwood City, CA 94061-2323

- From the Community Services Committee

eZine publication information

The EWMBA eZine is a vehicle to help you publicize an event or cause you are organizing or any other announcement of interest to the EWMBA community.

The eZine is mailed out every Thursday. Due to various factors (jobs, MBA-spouse/kids, life, universe etc), we cannot guarantee a time at which we will mail out the eZine on Thursday.

Therefore, help us to help you by sending information early enough for inclusion in the eZine. For example, if you have an event early in the week, send us the event information by Wednesday of the previous week.

Most importantly, please don’t assume that everyone in the EWMBA check their berkeley.edu emails every 5 minutes. Believe it or not, some folks do not have home Internet access and/or check only once a week. Nothing wrong with that: we all live different lives. Therefore, last minute announcements are usually ineffective.

Enjoy the rest of summer,

The Communications Committee


To plan or check out new events, visit the Haas Calendar:
http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/calendar/


UPCOMING EVENTS


Volunteering at Peninsula Habitat for Humanity
Date: Saturday, August 9
Time: 8:30 AM - 4:30PM
Location: 122 Lincoln Ave. Redwood City, CA 94061-2323

Mark your calendars. We will be volunteering at Habitat for Humanity in Redwood City, one of the most popular community service events. Each year, we have a great turnout; this year will likely be no different.

Sign up at the following link:
http://www.evite.com/pages/invite/viewInvite.jsp?inviteId=VVRWKYZGHBYMHZUDYUVX&li=iq&src=email&trk=aei6

EWMBA eZine - Week of July 10, 2008

Alumni Relations Committee Members Wanted!

Do you want to expand your network and meet industry leaders? Do you want to build long lasting relationships with Alumni?

The Haas EWMBAA Alumni relations committee is looking for a few volunteers to take an active role in building upon some really exciting initiatives. With our new dean coming aboard, this is a great year to be a part of the Alumni Relations committee as we will strengthen our relationship with Haas Alumni with new programs and events.

For more details, please contact Dutta Satadip dutta@mba.berkeley.edu


Haas Family Day Photos

Did you miss Haas Family Day? Some photos are displayed here:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=44897&l=6ba44&id=649178523

Finance Conference Sponsors Needed

The Haas Finance Club is proud to continue its tradition of hosting the Berkeley Finance Conference. This years conference, "BFC 2008," will be held in November (date to be announced later) 2008. The theme for this year's conference is "Navigating Through Financial Turbulence."

Some of the Conference Highlights are:• Expecting 250+ attendees from student bodies and industry professionals• Keynote Addresses• Panel Discussions• Networking Reception and Mixer• Breakfast/ Targeted Networking Lunch• Company Booths
If you think that your company may be a good candidate for sponsoring this event, we would like to hear from you. It doesn't matter if your company is not from the finance industry, it could still be part of, and can benefit from, this mega event.
For further information, please contact:
Tanya Troshyna, Sponsorship VP tanya_troshyna@mba.berkeley.edu
Praveen Janapareddy, Sponsorship Manager praveen_janapareddy@mba.berkeley.edu


Upcoming Events

Tuesday, July 15
Happy Hour for Bay Area MBAs in Energy and Clean Tech

Saturday, August 9
Peninsula Habitat for Humanity

To plan or check out new events, visit the Haas Calendar:
http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/calendar/


UPCOMING EVENTS

Happy Hour for Bay Area MBAs in Energy and Clean Tech
Date: Tuesday, July 15
Time: 6:30pm
Location: A Palo Alto bar/restaurant, exact location TBD
Please join students from Stanford GSB, HBS, Berkeley Haas, MIT Sloan, and other business schools for a cleantech/energy happy hour. Save the date! Look forward to seeing you there! Please email Sonia Kastner @ kastner_sonia@gsb.stanford.edu with any questions.


Volunteering at Peninsula Habitat for Humanity
Date: Saturday, August 9
Time: TBD
Location: Redwood City

Mark your calendars. We will be volunteering at Habitat for Humanity in Redwood City, one of the most popular community service events. Each year, we have a great turnout; this year will likely be no different. Watch for an evite for sign up.

From Community Services Committee


DID YOU KNOW?
In case you’re suffering from Haas withdrawal, you can get images of Haas for your iPhone. http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/haas/iphone.html
Haas logos and Powerpoint templates are also available for Haas related business through the student portal at http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/haas/internal/students.html

EWMBA eZine - Week of June 26, 2008

Guys Nite Out this Saturday

Summer break is great (for those not taking classes this summer). But then there is no excuse you can use to get away from MBA-spouse/significant-other, newly-rediscovered fatherhood responsibilities, mowing the lawn, mother-in-law and the “need” to bring whiny kids to watch WALL.E.

Here is where the Social Committee comes to the rescue with the Guys Nite Out event!

See details below.

Since it’s a “guys-only” event, you’ll be safe from penetrating questions like “tell me, just who is going to be there?”….

The ladies will ALSO have an equally fabulous event. Yes, we are equal-opportunity here! It’ll be time to prepare MBA-spouse/significant-other to have dinner alone, re-learn diaperology and how to feed the kid(s). Just in time for the start of the fall semester, I’d say

The ladies will get to bond as soon as Laurel finds a good date for the "Girls Nite Out". Please bug Laurel Coster at laurel_coster@mba.berkeley.edu if you have preferences, ideas or any particular urgency (to bond/get away from it all/drink etc).

Note: All political incorrectness is deliberate and made in the spirit of fun/humor/parody of real life.


Finance Conference Sponsors Needed

The Haas Finance Club is proud to continue its tradition of hosting the Berkeley Finance Conference. This years conference, "BFC 2008," will be held in November (date to be announced later) 2008. The theme for this year's conference is "Navigating Through Financial Turbulence."

Some of the Conference Highlights are:• Expecting 250+ attendees from student bodies and industry professionals• Keynote Addresses• Panel Discussions• Networking Reception and Mixer• Breakfast/ Targeted Networking Lunch• Company Booths
If you think that your company may be a good candidate for sponsoring this event, we would like to hear from you. It doesn't matter if your company is not from the finance industry, it could still be part of, and can benefit from, this mega event.
For further information, please contact:
Tanya Troshyna, Sponsorship VP tanya_troshyna@mba.berkeley.edu
Praveen Janapareddy, Sponsorship Manager praveen_janapareddy@mba.berkeley.edu
Haas Family Day – A Big Thank You!

Missed the event last weekend? Jasmin has a quick summary of what happened on the Haas EWMBAA website.

Many thanks to all those who contributed one way or another, even if it’s just bringing your family to the event.


Upcoming Events

Thursday, June 26
Happy Hour in SF

Saturday, June 28
Guys Night Out

Thursday, July 31
Flag Football Challenge

Saturday, August 9
Peninsula Habitat for Humanity

To plan or check out new events, visit the Haas Calendar:
http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/calendar/


UPCOMING EVENTS

Happy Hour in SF
Date: Thursday, June 26
Time: 6pm
Location: Momo’s, 760 2nd St (between King St & Townsend St), San Francisco
(415) 227-8660

We’re having drinks in SF. What more do you need to know?

The incoming class of 2011 will be invited. Let’s show them how to do it right.
Contact Anlei Lee Anlei_lee@mba.berkeley.edu if you have questions or need more details.



Guys Night Out
Date: Saturday, June 28
Time: 7pm
Location: Gordon Biersch (Barside) in San Jose downtown
Contact: Mandar Shinde 510.396.9703

The Social Committee is putting together a Guys Night Out. Due to the overwhelming response from the South Bay Brothers (27:3), we will be hosting the first Guys Nite Out event in the South Bay. We will toggle the location in Fall to San Francisco. For the guys who still want to come down, Mandar can help arrange for pickup from Bart. Caltrain comes directly to downtown.
If you haven’t RSVP'd and are planning to attend, please email Mandar mandar.shinde@gmail.com to make sure space is allocated.


Flag Football Challenge: Gold 2010 vs Haas
Date: Thursday, July 31
Time: TBA
Location: TBA

The Gold cohort from the class of 2010 would like to challenge the rest of Haas to a friendly game of flag football.

After defeating the 2010 weekend cohort all-stars in a fun game back in January, Gold 2010 now wants to take on all of Haas. Evening and weekend students from all years are encouraged to participate.

More details to follow, but if you are interested in playing on the Haas team, please contact TJ Touran.



Volunteering at Peninsula Habitat for Humanity
Date: Saturday, August 9
Time: TBD
Location: Redwood City

Mark your calendars. We will be volunteering at Habitat for Humanity in Redwood City, one of the most popular community service events. Each year, we have a great turnout; this year will likely be no different. Watch for an evite for sign up.

From Community Services Committee


DID YOU KNOW?
In case you’re suffering from Haas withdrawal, you can get images of Haas for your iPhone. http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/haas/iphone.html
Haas logos and Powerpoint templates are also available for Haas related business through the student portal at http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/haas/internal/students.html

EWMBA eZine - Week of June 19, 2008

RSVP NOW!

The Haas EWMBA Association End-of-the-year party this Sunday, June 22 at Haas. More details below.

Guest Speakers throughout the day including Professor LaBlanc talking about the Subprime situation.
Throughout the day, we’ll have Kid arts & crafts , Cotton Candy, Face Painting, Balloons, Souvenir Caricatures, a magic show, DJ, lots of good food, and much more! Don’t miss out!

Sign up now to join the fun! http://www.evite.com/app/publicUrl/YHTOFEOFCOYZGEKAZCIJ/08eoyp

PARKING:
As you may have heard in the news this week, the university police are taking steps to end the protest in the trees across the street from Haas. One of the results of this action will be limited access to parking this Sunday. At the present time, Piedmont Avenue is closed to traffic going Northbound (in front of Haas). The Kleeberger (right across the street) and the Stadium Rim lots have been closed indefinitely. Please take the time now to look for alternative parking lots. Here are some options for you:

*Boalt Lot (just south of the Haas Building)
*Bowles Lot (next to the Greek Theatre)
*The new Underhill structure on College Ave.

Here’s a link to the Berkeley site with a map: http://www.berkeley.edu/map/

Keep in mind that public transportation is always a good option!


Upcoming Events

Sunday, June 22
Haas Family Day

Thursday, June 26
Happy Hour in SF

Saturday, June 28
Guys Night Out

Saturday, August 9
Peninsula Habitat for Humanity

To plan or check out new events, visit the Haas Calendar:
http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/calendar/


UPCOMING EVENTS

Haas Family Day
Date: Sunday, June 22
Time: 10am – 3pm
Location:
Courtyard
UC Berkeley Haas School of Business
2200 Piedmont Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94720

The Haas Evening Weekend MBA Program Office and EWMBA Association invite you
and your family to join us for an end-of-year celebration.

Share the Berkeley MBA experience with your family, by hosting them in school for a day. Welcome them to our classrooms for specials sessions with a couple of our "super-star" lecturers. We'll also have kid-friendly activities (such as jump-houses and face-painting) and family-friendly entertainment managed by our interesting fellow-students.

In the spirit of Berkeley, we'll also have a raffle with proceeds going to American Red Cross for recent disaster victims. Many thanks to our growing list of generous sponsors (led by The Coca Cola Company, E&J Gallo Winery and The Gap Inc.) for making this possible.

So join us for this unique opportunity to share a slice of the Berkeley MBA experience. Lunch will be provided, and drinks served. No alcohol will be served to minors.

We expect about 200-300 friends and families, as well as alumni, to be with us – so RSVP for your space via the Evite: http://www.evite.com/app/publicUrl/YHTOFEOFCOYZGEKAZCIJ/08eoyp



Happy Hour in SF
Date: Thursday, June 26
Time: 6pm
Location: Momo’s, 760 2nd St (between King St & Townsend St), San Francisco
(415) 227-8660

We’re having drinks in SF. What more do you need to know?
The incoming class of 2011 will be invited. Let’s show them how to do it right.
Contact Anlei Lee if you have questions or need more details.


Guys Night Out
Date: Saturday, June 28
Time: TBA
Location: TBA

The Social Committee is putting together a Guys Night Out. Save the Date! Don’t worry, the ladies will have an equally fabulous event. More details to follow.


Volunteering at Peninsula Habitat for Humanity
Date: Saturday, August 9
Time: TBD
Location: Redwood City

Mark your calendars. We will be volunteering at Habitat for Humanity in Redwood City, one of the most popular community service events. Each year, we have a great turnout; this year will likely be no different. Watch for an evite for sign up.

From Community Services Committee


DID YOU KNOW?
While many of us are enjoying the summer off, the Career center is still hard at work. Be sure to go to CareerNet to see what services, tours, and advising are available to you.

EWMBA eZine - Week of June 12, 2008

Speakers Needed!

The Haas EWMBA Association is planning an end-of-the-year party on June 22 at Haas.

We plan to have 2 Haas student speakers and 2 faculty lecturers giving students and families talks in the morning session (10AM-12PM) to enrich this event. The 20-minute student talk can be on any business-related subject that has some impact on work and life. Topics can include how to launch a startup or the pricing strategy behind a given product or service etc.

It is a great opportunity to demonstrate the advantage of the EWMBA program and to promote an atmosphere of sharing and learning from each other. However, the success of this event is largely dependent on you. If you are willing to be a volunteer speaker, please send a topic and abstract to josh_han@mba.berkeley.edu

The 2-hour session is divided into

1) 2 faculty lectures
Each 40-minute lecture is 30-minute presentation plus 10-minute QA.

2) 2 student lectures
Each 20-minute lecture is 15-min presentation plus 5-minute QA.


Upcoming Events

Sunday, June 22
Haas Family Day

Saturday, August 9
Peninsula Habitat for Humanity

To plan or check out new events, visit the Haas Calendar:
http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/calendar/


UPCOMING EVENTS

Haas Family Day
Date: Sunday, June 22
Time: 10am – 3pm
Location:
Courtyard
UC Berkeley Haas School of Business
2200 Piedmont Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94720

The Haas Evening Weekend MBA Program Office and EWMBA Association invite you
and your family to join us for an end-of-year celebration.

Share the Berkeley MBA experience with your family, by hosting them in school for a day. Welcome them to our classrooms for specials sessions with a couple of our "super-star" lecturers. We'll also have kid-friendly activities (such as jump-houses and face-painting) and family-friendly entertainment managed by our interesting fellow-students.

In the spirit of Berkeley, we'll also have a raffle with proceeds going to American Red Cross for recent disaster victims. Many thanks to our growing list of generous sponsors (led by The Coca Cola Company, E&J Gallo Winery and The Gap Inc.) for making this possible.

So join us for this unique opportunity to share a slice of the Berkeley MBA experience. Lunch will be provided, and drinks served. No alcohol will be served to minors.

We expect about 200-300 friends and families, as well as alumni, to be with us – so RSVP for your space via evite: http://www.evite.com/app/publicUrl/YHTOFEOFCOYZGEKAZCIJ/08eoyp



Volunteering at Peninsula Habitat for Humanity
Date: Saturday, August 9
Time: TBD
Location: Redwood City

Mark your calendars. We will be volunteering at Habitat for Humanity in Redwood City, one of the most popular community service events. Each year, we have a great turnout; this year will likely be no different. Watch for an evite for sign up.

From Community Services Committee


DID YOU KNOW?
Most job postings for non-technical positions call for candidates with excellent communications skills. You can start building up yours by paying attention to the use of articles in written English. Articles are words like “the”, “a” and “an”.
You really have to pay attention here as Microsoft Word does not usually highlight article-related mistakes.
Test your knowledge of English articles here:
http://www.learn4good.com/languages/evrd_grammar/articles.htm

EWMBA eZine - Week of May 15, 2008

A Word from the EWMBAA President

First of all, congratulations to the graduating class of 2008!

In the past 6 months, the EWMBAA has had quite a whirl. Here are some updates:

Academic: Winners of the Cheit Teaching Award are Professor Catherine Wolfram (Evening) and Professor Wasim Azhar (Weekend), with special mention to Professor Ganesh Iyer and Professor Meghan Busse. The GSI Award goes to Robert Seaman, with special mention to for Todd Fitch. (Many thanks to Kiran Prabhakara for driving the nomination process!) Professor Stowsky, new Dean of Academic Instruction, also held Town Hall meetings to gather feedback. Sarah Milstein has been following up with Jay – so please let her have your ideas. We’re also exploring ways to make video recording better. Please send feedback to co-chairs Kiran Prabhakara and Josh Han.

Admissions: Co-chairs Stacey Fang and Chris Lin – and their volunteer teams - have been working welcoming Round 1 students on message boards and with personal phone calls. Thanks to all our current EWMBA students who attended the Round 1 Welcome Reception!

Alumni and Careers: Satadip Dutta (co-chair for Alumni Relations) helped put together the talk on Consulting (with alumni Richard Chen), while Kae Huang (co-chair of Careers) moderated the Banking/Finance (with alumni Hiram Moy, and his friends Tim Ome and Michelle Lee). We’re exploring affiliations with professional organizations (like ASCEND which focuses on increasing diversity in the banking/finance world.)

Communication: Co-chairs Ben Chong and Anlei Lee have been excellent in stimulating communications with this eZine and with our new interactive website. Thanks also to Mimi Frusha and our cohort reps for helping to pass messages along! We ran a survey on how students want to communicate, and are exploring a secure repository for class feedback and discussion.

Community Service: Kenneth So and Jennifer Elliot have organized a couple of Community Service events so far at Palo Alto. Next up, Bay to Breakers this Sunday - a joint effort with our Social Committee (Thanks Ting-Mao Chao!) with exclusive limited edition Haas EWMBA t-shirts (designed by Kenneth So!) We’re working on ways we can better communicate global emergency fund relief awareness – and you’ll find links on our website.

Social: Co-chairs Mandar Shinde and Laurel Coster have organized 4 after-school socials and we’re having more over Summer! If you’re having an EWMBAA social event and would like us to sponsor a keg of beer, please contact our co-chairs.

The Executive team has also been involved in the searches for a permanent EWMBA Program Director and for the new Haas Dean. In addition, we’re working on a Haas Family Day on June 22, stay tuned! We’re always open to having new ideas for the rest of this calendar year, so please let us know!

- Jasmin


Headlines and Events this Week

Saturday, May 17
China, The World’s Hottest Market

Sunday, May 18
Bears Running Bay to Breakers 2008!!


Upcoming Events


Wednesday, June 4
2nd Round Admitted Students Welcome Calls

Thursday, June 12
2nd Round Admitted Students Welcome Reception

Sunday, June 22
Haas Family Day

To plan or check out new events, visit the Haas Calendar:
http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/calendar/


UPCOMING EVENTS


China, the World’s Hottest Market
Date: Saturday, May 17
Time: 10:00am – 2:30pm
Location: Sun Microsystems, Santa Clara

CalCPA's Peninsula Silicon Valley and Silicon Valley San Jose chapters in association with Ascend and the South Bay Chapter of the Haas Alumni Network present a Silicon Valley Forum event, the 2008 Asia Business Forum: China - Strategic Implications, Challenges of Doing Business in the World's Hottest Market.

More information can be found at:
http://www.calcpa.org/Public/Catalog/CourseDetails.aspx?courseID=08I1090508



Bears Running Bay to Breakers 2008!!
Date: Sunday, May 18
Time: 7:30am
Location: Intersection of Stuart and Mission in San Francisco

Want to stay healthy, be happy, and give something back to the community?

Walk with your fellow EWMBA classmates through the Bay to Breakers! Your registration fee will go to charity organizations for good causes. The EWMBA association will give away each registered bay-to-breakers participant a stylish Haas team spirit T-shirt. For those who get to the finish line, we will buy you drinks!

We will celebrate the race at the beer booth closest to the stage in the Golden Gate Park.

If you have any questions, please contact Ting-Mao Chao: tingmao_chao@mba.berkeley.edu

More information, including the flyer is at the Haas EWMBAA website: http://www.haasewmbaa.com



2nd Round Admitted Students Welcome Calls
Date: Wednesday, June 4
Time: Any
Location: Anywhere

Current student volunteers make phone calls to the 2nd round admitted students to congratulate them for their admission, welcome them to the program, and answer questions. Calls should be completed by June 10 and we typically make 8-12 calls per volunteer.

Please contact Stacey Fang (stacey_fang@mba.berkeley.edu) or Christopher Lin (christopher_lin@mba.berkeley.edu) if you are available to volunteer.



2nd Round Admitted Students Welcome Reception
Date: Thursday, June 12
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Location: Haas Campus

Save the date. Come meet the newly admitted Class 2011 and share your Haas experience! We especially need 2nd and 3rd year students who can speak about their elective and career change stories.

Please contact Stacey Fang (stacey_fang@mba.berkeley.edu) or Christopher Lin (christopher_lin@mba.berkeley.edu) if you are available to volunteer.


Haas Family Day
Date: Sunday, June 22
Time and Location:
To be confirmed. Tentatively: 10am – 3pm at Haas

Here’s the party to end all end-of-year parties.

The major difference with all the other parties is that you can bring your families to this one. It is the perfection occasion to show off your school to your long-suffering MBA-spouse and kids. It’s also great opportunity for said-MBA-spouse to put faces to your project team members. Well, maybe that’s not such a good idea…

Anyway, watch this space for more information!




DID YOU KNOW?
It’s graduation time and commencement is just around the corner. If you haven’t seen this video yet, it is the mother-of-all commencement speeches: http://youtube.com/watch?v=1osaIFPmSc0

EWMBA eZine - Week of May 8, 2008


A Few Last Minute Happenings…

One last minute announcement is that the Social, Community Service and Communications Committees have finally put the Bay to Breakers game plan together.

If you want to join the Haas team, please let Jenn Elliott know by May 8th. Yes, this IS last minute. More details are found below. There is also an Evite link to join the team without flooding Jenn’s mailbox…

The other last minute announcement is that of an End of Year Happy Hour at Blakes this Saturday. Check for more details below.

Reminder

Many thanks to folks who have participated in the Communications Committee survey. Siu Yung will be gratified to know that folks hold his “Catching-UP” in higher regard than the EWMBA eZine… sob…

If you have not already done so, please help us be better than Siu Yung by filling up the survey:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=XCgXpCQPXbPx53wCTo_2bVPA_3d_3d


Headlines and Events this Week

Friday, May 9
Dean’s End of Year Party

Saturday, May 10
"Must I Bank?” Industry Panelists discuss Careers in Banking and Finance

Saturday, May 10
End of Year Happy Hour

Tuesday, May 13
15th Annual Business Forecast Luncheon

Upcoming Events

Saturday, May 17
China, The World’s Hottest Market

Sunday, May 18
Bears Running Bay to Breakers 2008!!

Wednesday, June 4
2nd Round Admitted Students Welcome Calls

Thursday, June 12
2nd Round Admitted Students Welcome Reception


To plan or check out new events, visit the Haas Calendar:
http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/calendar/


UPCOMING EVENTS
Dean’s End of Year Party
Date: Friday, May 9
Time: 4:00-6:00pm
Location: Haas Courtyard

Join Haas students, faculty and staff for the Dean’s end of Year party. Teaching Awards and student fundraising campaign results will be announced; food will be catered by Looney’s BBQ.

Excellence in teaching is recognized through the annual Earl F.Cheit Award. This award is named after Dean Emeritus Earl F. Cheit, who made teaching excellence one of his top priorities as Dean. Panels of students choose the recipients of the Cheit Award based on nominations submitted by their fellow students. The 2008 Award winners will be honored at this event.

Contact Dutta Satadip dutta@mba.berkeley.edu, Ankur Agarwal ankur_agarwal@mba.berkeley.edu, or Udit Shah udit@mba.berkeley.edu for details.

“Must I Bank?” Industry Panelists discuss Careers in Banking and Finance
Date: Saturday, May 10
Time: 12.15-1pm and 1.15-2pm
Location: Wells Fargo Room

Interested in learning more about careers in the banking and finance industry?

Our panelists - a guest, past and current Haas MBAs - will talk about their experiences and the strategies they used to successfully navigate the recruitment process and receive job offers.

Timothy Ome, Managing Director at Trenwith Securities’ Silicon Valley office. Timothy Ome was formerly a managing director for BancAmerica Securities, where he served as the head of the technology practice. Previously, Mr. Ome was a senior vice president of corporate development and investment banking with Genyous Biomed International, an early stage oncology company. He started his career at Lehman Brothers, where he became senior vice president and principal for Lehman Brothers Asia operations.

Hiram Moy (MBA ’05), VP at Wachovia
Michael Yee (MBA ’09), VP at Vice President, Biotechnology Equity Research at RBC Capital Markets

Come learn and network with our panelists in this last career session before school breaks!

Moderated by Kae Huang (MBA ’09) - Co-chair, EWMBAA Career Services


End of Year Happy Hour
Date: Saturday, May 10
Time: 4pm
Location:
Blakes On Telegraph
2367 Telegraph Ave
Berkeley, CA 94704

To celebrate the end of school year and the impending graduation of those who can't wait to get rid of the "candidate" from their email signatures, we have a Happy Hour at Blakes this Saturday.

Drinks are on the Social Committee. So all you need to do is to show up.

Think of it: it'll be the last time that some of us will be able to celebrate together as students! So please help spread the word!


15th Annual Business Forecast Luncheon
Date: Tuesday, May 13
Time: 11:30am – 1:30pm
Location: Palace Hotel at San Francisco

Save the date for the 15th Annual Haas School Business Forecast Luncheon at the Palace Hotel featuring Robert B. Reich, Professor of Public Policy at the Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California at Berkeley. He has served in three national administrations, most recently as secretary of labor under President Bill Clinton. He has written eleven books, including “The Work of Nations”, which has been translated into 22 languages. In 2003, Reich was awarded the prestigious Vaclev Havel Foundation Prize, by the former Czech president, for his pioneering work in economic and social thought. Reich has been a member of the faculties of Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government and of Brandeis University.

Great networking, food, and speaker!

Contact Dutta Satadip dutta@mba.berkeley.edu, Ankur Agarwal ankur_agarwal@mba.berkeley.edu, or Udit Shah udit@mba.berkeley.edu for details.


China, the World’s Hottest Market
Date: Saturday, May 17
Time: 10:00am – 2:30pm
Location: Sun Microsystems, Santa Clara

CalCPA's Peninsula Silicon Valley and Silicon Valley San Jose chapters in association with Ascend and the South Bay Chapter of the Haas Alumni Network present a Silicon Valley Forum event, the 2008 Asia Business Forum: China - Strategic Implications, Challenges of Doing Business in the World's Hottest Market.

More information can be found at:
http://www.calcpa.org/Public/Catalog/CourseDetails.aspx?courseID=08I1090508


Bears Running Bay to Breakers 2008!!
Date: Sunday, May 18
Time: 7:30am
Location: Intersection of Stuart and Mission in San Francisco

Want to stay healthy, be happy, and give something back to the community?

Walk/run with your fellow EWMBA classmates through the Bay to Breakers! Your registration fee will go to charity organizations for good causes. The EWMBA Association will give away each registered Bay-to-Breakers participant a stylish Haas team spirit T-shirt. For those who get to the finish line, we will buy you drinks!

We will celebrate the race at the beer booth closest to the stage in the Golden Gate Park.

Jenn Elliott will be registering a Haas team. To join, please let her know by May 8th via Evite.

If you have any questions, please contact Ting-Mao Chao: tingmao_chao@mba.berkeley.edu

More information, including the flyer is at the Haas EWMBAA website: www.haasewmbaa.com

2nd Round Admitted Students Welcome Calls
Date: Wednesday, June 4
Time: Any
Location: Anywhere

Current student volunteers make phone calls to the 2nd round admitted students to congratulate them for their admission, welcome them to the program, and answer questions. Calls should be completed by June 10 and we typically make 8-12 calls per volunteer.

Please contact Stacey Fang stacey_fang@mba.berkeley.edu or Christopher Lin christopher_lin@mba.berkeley.edu if you are available to volunteer.


2nd Round Admitted Students Welcome Reception

Date: Thursday, June 12
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Location: Haas Campus

Save the date. Come meet the newly admitted Class 2011 and share your Haas experience! We especially need 2nd and 3rd year students who can speak about their elective and career change stories.

Please contact Stacey Fang stacey_fang@mba.berkeley.edu or Christopher Lin christopher_lin@mba.berkeley.edu if you are available to volunteer.


DID YOU KNOW?
If you Google for “haas mba yearbook”, you will get a link to the MBA Class of 2003 yearbook webpage. Since your Haas experience is once in a lifetime, you may want to think about doing a yearbook for your year. The ‘09ers will be doing one and will be looking for contributions from fellow ‘09ers.