EWMBAA Committees
Welcome back to the Spring Semester!
As you consider finalizing your class schedule, also think about what EWMBAA Committees you might want to join. Applications to join committees will be available in upcoming weeks.
Below are brief descriptions of what each committee does.
(1) ACADEMIC AFFAIRS: Works to resolve a wide range of academic and administrative issues with the EWMBA program office and Haas school administration.
(2) ADMISSIONS: Helps the school admissions office to attract the best applicants and welcome newly admitted students. Helps integrate first-year students into the school and promotes the concerns of first year students.
(3) ALUMNI RELATIONS: Promotes communications and interaction among current students and the Haas Alumni Network and individual alumni. Promotes Haas EWMBAs among business leaders, and enhances the exposure of EWMBAs to the business community.
(4) CAREER SERVICES: Advocates improvements to the range and quality of career-management and job-search services available through the Career Center to EWMBA students.
(5) COMMUNICATIONS: Facilitates communications and the flow of information among EWMBA students and other groups in the Haas community through our online newsletter, website and other appropriate channels.
(6) COMMUNITY SERVICE: Facilitates the involvement of EWMBA students in community-service activities, and works to recognize the contribution of volunteers.
(7) SOCIAL: Organize social and networking events for students, including with students in other programs or with alumni.
(8)*NEW* TECHNOLOGY: This new committee will work closely with Haas IT to improve student experiences for all technology related aspects including web services, computing, and off-site access.
Look for the applications soon and in the mean time, ask yourself – which of these areas are you most passionate about and where could you make a difference?
- Your EWMBAA Executive Committee – Anlei, Vijay, Amy, Abe
Update your CalNet ID
It’s time to update your CalNet ID. Go here to make this mandatory change. The deadline to do this is January 31, 2009.
Saturday Classes
Know where you’re going and print this location schedule out: http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/EWMBA/SPR09SAT.htm. Inevitably, someone will be in the wrong place Saturday morning and we don’t want it to be you.
EVENTS
Schwab Charitable Speakers - Corporate Foundations: Strategy & Impact
Date: Tuesday, January 27
Time: 5:00 – 6:15 PM
Location: Wells Fargo Room (light refreshments will be served)
** RSVP by January 23rd at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=N6Cp7Tn8_2bB0BuB7f0x7F0g_3d_3d
Moderator: Kim Wright-Violich, President, Schwab Charitable
Panelists:
Carrie Schwab-Pomerantz, President, Charles Schwab Foundation
Bobbi Silten, Chief Foundation Officer, GAP Foundation
Tim Silva, Senior Vice President, Regional Community Development Director for the Greater Bay Area Region, Wells Fargo.
Berkeley Entrepreneurs Forum
Prediction Markets: Entrepreneurial Opportunities In Fortune Telling
Date: Thursday, January 22, 2009
Time: 6:30-8:30pm
Location: Andersen Auditorium
Wouldn't it be great to know the future? Imagine being able to accurately forecast future sales, assess the likelihood of success for a new startup or anticipate how well stocks will perform. Now we don't need to rely on fortune tellers, palm readers or tarot cards. Enter prediction markets - "smart" markets capable of accurately predicting outcomes of uncertain future events by harnessing what author James Surowiecki coined "the wisdom of crowds." They have been used to predict Oscar winners, the 2008 Presidential election and corporate strategies, among other things. This month's Berkeley Entrepreneurs Forum takes a fresh look at this new crystal ball. Our panel of experts will focus on the usefulness and accuracy of different prediction strategies - from prediction market software to experimental economics which replicates market and business scenarios in the lab. You won't want to miss this window into the future, especially given how volatile these days have been.
Our distinguished panel includes:
· Kay-Yut Chen, principal scientist at Hewlett-Packard
· Mat Fogarty, co-founder and CEO of Xpree
· Kirill Makharinsky, co-founder of YouNoodle.com
Student pre-registrations must be received by Tuesday, January 20th at 5pm by following the instructions below. All registrations after that time must be completed on site on the day of the event. To pre-register, email lester@haas.berkeley.edu. In your email, please include:
Your name
Your major and your year in school
Your phone number
All pre-registrants will receive one FREE drink! (Beer or wine for students over 21 only). Additional drinks are $5 each.
For more information about the Forum, please visit our website at http://entrepreneurship.berkeley.edu/bef/jan09forum.html.
Sign up for the Lester Center mailing list at: http://entrepreneurship.berkeley.edu/main/contact.html
Peers@Haas
Date: Sunday, February 1
Time: 8:30AM – 12:30PM
Location: Bank of America Forum, Haas
Peers@Haas is one of the programs in our suite of experiential learning opportunities offered at Haas. Peers@Haas will provide you with an opportunity to achieve positive, long-term measurable change in one behavior you identify to elevate your leadership potential.
Marshall Goldsmith (http://www.marshallgoldsmithlibrary.com/), a coach for CEOs of many of the world’s leading companies, a prominent speaker and educator, and the well-known author of many books and articles on leadership. His most recent book, “What Got You Here Won't Get You There: How Successful People Become Even More Successful,” has been ranked among the top 5 best sellers in management and leadership books on Amazon.com. He is one of the foremost authorities on how to help leaders achieve positive, measurable changes in their own behavior and in the behavior of their teams.
After attending this lively and valuable workshop, you can then decide whether you want to make a deeper commitment during the semester-long Peers@Haas program.
To sign up to attend the workshop, please click http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=gFtjDxuItik8RvWBFJhh5Q_3d_3d and fill out the brief sign-up survey.
Continental breakfast will begin at 8:30 am; the workshop will begin at 9 am.
Clean Tech Speaker Series: Can China Go Green?
JUCCCE - Joint US-China Cooperation on Clean Energy
Date: Thursday, February 5
Time: 12:30PM – 2PM
Location: Haas – Room TBD
Please RSVP at http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/?p=WEB228QGV2P3K6
For questions on this event, please email Limiao_cheng@mba.berkeley.edu or Emily_smith@mba.berkeley.edu
- Is it possible for China to go big and go green at the same time?
- How can international collaboration be more effective in climate change talks?
- Why has JUCCCE become a leading energy non-profit organization in China in a short year and a half?
- What international clean tech volunteer opportunities are there with JUCCCE?
Speaker Peggy Liu is the Chairperson of JUCCCE. She was named one of Time Magazine' s 2008 Environmental Heroes. Peggy was an advisor to the Clinton Global Initiative 2008 Energy & Climate Change working group. Most recently, Peggy was COO of Mustang Ventures, an early-stage venture capital fund in Shanghai, China. Peggy, an active alumna of MIT, created the MIT Forum on the Future of Energy in China from which JUCCCE was formed. In the 1990's Peggy was known as an Internet executive and pioneer in Silicon Valley. Peggy has a B.S. from MIT in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. She has been in non-profit leadership positions for most of her life.
The Joint US-China Cooperation on Clean Energy (JUCCCE) is a non-profit organization whose mission is to accelerate the greening of China through international collaboration on impactful programs. JUCCCE programs focus on delivering near-term results in areas of greatest impact to transform the way China uses and creates energy. Established in 2007, JUCCCE has offices in San Francisco, Shanghai, and Beijing. For more information, please visit http://www.juccce.com/.
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Thursday, January 15, 2009
EWMBA eZine - Week of January 15, 2009
Remembering Bill Sonnenschein –
For those of you who wish to leave a tribute for Bill, you can remember him at: http://haasforbill.blogspot.com/.
eZine Editors Wanted
Neither rain, nor snow, nor sleet, nor gloom of night stops the eZine. Every Thursday, it is faithfully sent to our EW population.Do you enjoy being in the know? Do you like being the eyes and ears for your fellow EW buddies? Do you want to serve your community? Here is your chance. The eZine is seeking one first year and one second year to write, edit, and compile submissions for the upcoming year's eZine. It's a great opportunity to work with the Program Office, Haas Alumni office, and all of our readers. Look what it did to Anlei and Ben, I mean, what it did FOR Anlei and Ben. If you're interested, contact Anlei anlei_lee@mba.berkeley.edu or Ben benchong@mba.berkeley.edu
for more details.
Update your CalNet ID
It’s time to update your CalNet ID. Go here to make this mandatory change. The deadline to do this is January 31, 2009.
Saturday Classes
Know where you’re going and print this location schedule out: http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/EWMBA/SPR09SAT.htm. Inevitably, someone will be in the wrong place Saturday morning and we don’t want it to be you.
To plan or check out new events, visit the Haas Calendar:
http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/calendar/
EVENTS
Federal Energy & Climate Policy on the Road Ahead
Date: Thursday, January 15
Time: 5:30 - 8:00 pm
Location: Hanson Bridgett, 425 Market St, 26th Floor, San Francisco
Cost: $28
The program will feature Dr. Holmes Hummel, a former Congressional Science Fellow and lecturer at UC-Berkeley's Energy Resources Group. She will discuss four major policy vehicles taking shape on the eve of a new Congress and Administration:
· A "Green" Stimulus Package for Economic Recovery
· New Energy for America, a priority campaign promise
· International Climate Negotiations – from Poznan to Copenhagen
· Cap-and-Trade Platforms for Federal Climate Policy
The wine and professional networking reception begins at 5:30pm and will be followed by dinner.
Registration is $28. Space is limited. Please register promptly online:
http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=174537
Holmes Hummel is a leading expert on energy and climate policy development, serving as a lecturer at UC-Berkeley's Energy Resources Group and a former Congressional Science Fellow. Over the last decade, Dr. Hummel has addressed energy sufficiency, security, and sustainability problems for Silicon Valley companies, development banks, and international energy analysts. Recognized as a "visionary, action-oriented emerging leader" by the Environmental Leadership Program, Dr. Hummel holds a PhD from Stanford specializing in the energy technology and policy implications of scenarios for climate stabilization.
Haas Celebration in the East Bay: Obamaeconomics – A Conversation with Professor Jim Wilcox
Date: Wednesday, January 21
Time: 6:00 – 8:30 PM
Location: Round Hill Country Club, 3169 Roundhill Road, Alamo, CA 94507
Cost: $20 for current students, $50 for alumni & guestsObamics: Opportunities & Challenges for
the New Administration
Agenda:
6:00 pm: Reception
7:15 pm: Discussion
8:30 pm: Conclusion
The credit crisis and the economy’s ensuing recession present unprecedented challenges to President Obama’s Administration. Haas professor Jim Wilcox will provide background about some of the events that led to this crisis. He will also discuss the challenges and opportunities which the new administration is likely to face and what lies ahead for the rest of us.
What’s next? With a high-profile team assembled, what might President Obama’s economic stimulus package look like? Around what industries will the economy get a jump-start? Will the Administration hold back on tax cuts and regulation? Will it continue to revive damaged companies considered “too big to fail”? Professor Wilcox will share his expertise on these questions and yours.
Jim Wilcox is an engaging speaker and leading authority on macroeconomics. Frequently cited by media outlets such as NPR and The Los Angeles Times, Jim is the J.J. and M.B. Lowrey Professor of Business. Spend an evening with Professor Wilcox and the Haas Alumni Network Chapter-of-the-Year; leave with new insights and wisdom.
There is ample free parking at the Country Club. The Reception will include drinks and gourmet food.
REGISTER EARLY AS THIS EVENT WILL SELL OUT! To register, please visit the following link: http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/alumni/eb
Contact Meg Roundy meg@haas.berkeley.edu if you have any questions.
Schwab Charitable Speakers - Corporate Foundations: Strategy & Impact
Date: Tuesday, January 27
Time: 5:00 – 6:15 PM
Location: Wells Fargo Room (light refreshments will be served)
** RSVP by January 23rd at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=gunqRwvV3vCV_2bYwMNycPrA_3d_3d
Moderator: Kim Wright-Violich, President, Schwab Charitable
Panelists:
Carrie Schwab-Pomerantz, President, Charles Schwab Foundation
Bobbi Silten, Chief Foundation Officer, GAP Foundation
Tim Silva, Senior Vice President, Regional Community Development Director for the Greater Bay Area Region, Wells Fargo.
For those of you who wish to leave a tribute for Bill, you can remember him at: http://haasforbill.blogspot.com/.
eZine Editors Wanted
Neither rain, nor snow, nor sleet, nor gloom of night stops the eZine. Every Thursday, it is faithfully sent to our EW population.Do you enjoy being in the know? Do you like being the eyes and ears for your fellow EW buddies? Do you want to serve your community? Here is your chance. The eZine is seeking one first year and one second year to write, edit, and compile submissions for the upcoming year's eZine. It's a great opportunity to work with the Program Office, Haas Alumni office, and all of our readers. Look what it did to Anlei and Ben, I mean, what it did FOR Anlei and Ben. If you're interested, contact Anlei anlei_lee@mba.berkeley.edu or Ben benchong@mba.berkeley.edu
for more details.
Update your CalNet ID
It’s time to update your CalNet ID. Go here to make this mandatory change. The deadline to do this is January 31, 2009.
Saturday Classes
Know where you’re going and print this location schedule out: http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/EWMBA/SPR09SAT.htm. Inevitably, someone will be in the wrong place Saturday morning and we don’t want it to be you.
To plan or check out new events, visit the Haas Calendar:
http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/calendar/
EVENTS
Federal Energy & Climate Policy on the Road Ahead
Date: Thursday, January 15
Time: 5:30 - 8:00 pm
Location: Hanson Bridgett, 425 Market St, 26th Floor, San Francisco
Cost: $28
The program will feature Dr. Holmes Hummel, a former Congressional Science Fellow and lecturer at UC-Berkeley's Energy Resources Group. She will discuss four major policy vehicles taking shape on the eve of a new Congress and Administration:
· A "Green" Stimulus Package for Economic Recovery
· New Energy for America, a priority campaign promise
· International Climate Negotiations – from Poznan to Copenhagen
· Cap-and-Trade Platforms for Federal Climate Policy
The wine and professional networking reception begins at 5:30pm and will be followed by dinner.
Registration is $28. Space is limited. Please register promptly online:
http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=174537
Holmes Hummel is a leading expert on energy and climate policy development, serving as a lecturer at UC-Berkeley's Energy Resources Group and a former Congressional Science Fellow. Over the last decade, Dr. Hummel has addressed energy sufficiency, security, and sustainability problems for Silicon Valley companies, development banks, and international energy analysts. Recognized as a "visionary, action-oriented emerging leader" by the Environmental Leadership Program, Dr. Hummel holds a PhD from Stanford specializing in the energy technology and policy implications of scenarios for climate stabilization.
Haas Celebration in the East Bay: Obamaeconomics – A Conversation with Professor Jim Wilcox
Date: Wednesday, January 21
Time: 6:00 – 8:30 PM
Location: Round Hill Country Club, 3169 Roundhill Road, Alamo, CA 94507
Cost: $20 for current students, $50 for alumni & guestsObamics: Opportunities & Challenges for
the New Administration
Agenda:
6:00 pm: Reception
7:15 pm: Discussion
8:30 pm: Conclusion
The credit crisis and the economy’s ensuing recession present unprecedented challenges to President Obama’s Administration. Haas professor Jim Wilcox will provide background about some of the events that led to this crisis. He will also discuss the challenges and opportunities which the new administration is likely to face and what lies ahead for the rest of us.
What’s next? With a high-profile team assembled, what might President Obama’s economic stimulus package look like? Around what industries will the economy get a jump-start? Will the Administration hold back on tax cuts and regulation? Will it continue to revive damaged companies considered “too big to fail”? Professor Wilcox will share his expertise on these questions and yours.
Jim Wilcox is an engaging speaker and leading authority on macroeconomics. Frequently cited by media outlets such as NPR and The Los Angeles Times, Jim is the J.J. and M.B. Lowrey Professor of Business. Spend an evening with Professor Wilcox and the Haas Alumni Network Chapter-of-the-Year; leave with new insights and wisdom.
There is ample free parking at the Country Club. The Reception will include drinks and gourmet food.
REGISTER EARLY AS THIS EVENT WILL SELL OUT! To register, please visit the following link: http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/alumni/eb
Contact Meg Roundy meg@haas.berkeley.edu if you have any questions.
Schwab Charitable Speakers - Corporate Foundations: Strategy & Impact
Date: Tuesday, January 27
Time: 5:00 – 6:15 PM
Location: Wells Fargo Room (light refreshments will be served)
** RSVP by January 23rd at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=gunqRwvV3vCV_2bYwMNycPrA_3d_3d
Moderator: Kim Wright-Violich, President, Schwab Charitable
Panelists:
Carrie Schwab-Pomerantz, President, Charles Schwab Foundation
Bobbi Silten, Chief Foundation Officer, GAP Foundation
Tim Silva, Senior Vice President, Regional Community Development Director for the Greater Bay Area Region, Wells Fargo.
EWMBA eZine - Week of January 8, 2009
In Memory of Bill Sonnenschein –
An influential instructor, an effective mentor, and a great friend
I have a particular memory that is as clear as if it were yesterday. On a sunny Saturday, in April 2008, Bill and his Leadership Communication GSIs - Steven, Bruno and I, went for a quick bite where we enjoyed our usual lunch chitchat. Bill, who was more high-spirited than his usual cheerful self, shared with us the great news that he had been invited to work directly with the leaders of Madagascar in establishing a nation-wide communications program. This program would significantly affect the country’s, and perhaps the whole African region’s, continuous improvement toward development and prosperity.
It was understandable that the grand nature of such an invitation would require him to uproot himself from a home he enjoyed so much. Even though I knew he had such an extreme life changing decision to make, I felt Bill always enjoyed life’s challenges and would think of the greater picture first. I have been one of the few blessed who worked closely with Bill as a GSI and personally witnessed his passion in coaching future leaders and making a positive difference in the world.
As an instructor, Bill's goal was to always ensure that every student would leave with the skills in articulation, confidence and poise, that would immediately be applicable in becoming the new leaders of our time. His uncanny high standards for lecture content and conduct, as well as the great amount of time he spent training his GSIs, built a strong foundation for students’ learning experiences. Bill constantly looked for ways to improve the class experience with feedback from his GSI’s as well as his students. I once asked Bill, "What makes a good Leadership Communication GSI?" He looked at me with a smile, "Be authentic, know when to tell a good story, and really care about the students". I knew that those are also his belief on what makes a good instructor.
At the end of the semester Bill informed us GSIs that he had indeed accepted his appointment in Madagascar. Even with his new obligations he still wanted to work with us this coming April. During the following few months he kept me in the loop about his wonderful experiences in Madagascar, yet never forgot his obligation as a Haas instructor. He kept close contact with me to refine course logistics, and was always responsive, patient, and encouraging. Bill's last e-mail to me concerned tons of requests from his students to swap sessions. Bill wrote,"...it's always been my policy to accommodate people...however we must be careful not to inconvenience other students (by allowing one particular session to swell too large)...." Providing great experience and lessons to remember for life had always been Bill's top priority.
It is very difficult for me to believe that Bill's exciting assignment in Madagascar ended so suddenly and unexpectedly. Just a few days ago we were still exchanging e-mails about how exciting the upcoming course would be. I feel that I have lost an influential instructor, an effective mentor, and a great friend. This feeling is shared by so many in the Haas community. His influence and contributions will live on forever for me and for hundreds of Haas people.
Thank you Bill. Thank you for teaching me the meaning of being authentic, how to tell good stories, and how to be a good leader through powerful communication. You will be missed greatly.
Stacey Fang
Candidate of MBA, 2009
Update your CalNet ID
It’s time to update your CalNet ID. Go here to make this mandatory change. The deadline to do this is January 31, 2009.
eZine Editors Wanted
Neither rain, nor snow, nor sleet, nor gloom of night stops the eZine. Every Thursday, it is faithfully sent to our EW population.Do you enjoy being in the know? Do you like being the eyes and ears for your fellow EW buddies? Do you want to serve your community? Here is your chance. The eZine is seeking one first year and one second year to write, edit, and compile submissions for the upcoming year's eZine. It's a great opportunity to work with the Program Office, Haas Alumni office, and all of our readers. Look what it did to Anlei and Ben, I mean, what it did FOR Anlei and Ben. If you're interested, contact Anlei anlei_lee@mba.berkeley.edu or Ben benchong@mba.berkeley.edu for more details.
Saturday and Evening Career Advising – Spring 2009
Career Services is pleased to continue the popular Saturday and Evening Career Advising hours in the Spring 2009 semester! For your convenience Career Advisors are available:
· Tuesday and Wednesday evenings until 8:15 PM (@ Haas and by phone). Starts Tuesday, January 20.
· Most Saturdays that class is in session (not exam days), either @ Haas, in Santa Clara, or by phone. Starts Saturday, January 31.
· Normal Career Services business hours (Monday – Thursday, 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM, Friday 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM). Year-round!
Mock interviews are also available. Please sign up through CareerNet, or contact careers@haas.berkeley.edu with career-related questions.
To plan or check out new events, visit the Haas Calendar:
http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/calendar/
EVENTS
Two Ways to Clean Energy
Date: Tuesday, January 13
Time: 6:30 – 9:30 pm
Location: Fenwick & West, 801 California St, Mountain View
Admission: Regular $10, Student $5
6:30 - 7:00: Networking, schmoozing and eating - Bring your job postings, business cards and resumes!7:00 - 7:10: Welcome, committee news and other group business7:10 - 8:30: Presentation and Discussion with our featured guests8:30 - 9:30: Informal discussions and networking with our guests and each otherA light meal and soft drinks will be providedClean energy is not just an option, it's a requirement for a healthy future but getting there is no clear path. Both our guests are working on innovative approaches to this challenge and will talk about the technical, business and regulatory issues that must be resolved.
RSVP: http://www.jhtc.org/
Udi Paret is VP, Business Development & Marketing, at Pythagoras Solar and an entrepreneur at heart with two decades of extensive international executive management and a passion to build companies. Before joining Pythagoras Solar, Mr. Paret was President of Fusion Dynamic, where he led its global expansion and partnership development with IBM.Prior to that, he was part of the founding team at Intransa, a pioneering storage-over-IP company and oversaw it from early development to multi-million global revenue and OEM agreements with Huawei, China and HCL, India. Udi also was an executive at 3Com Corp.: Sr. Director of Customer Care for its $600M OEM division and Director of Supply-Chain Operations for LAN-over-ATM division, which he nurtured from product development to a $250M business. Mr. Paret holds a B.Sc in Industrial Engineering & Management from the Technion in Israel and participated in Executive Programs at Stanford University.Ed Lieberman is Business Development Manager at Bloom Energy, a stealth mode company focused on bringing low cost solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) to the stationary power market. He's also a principal in Transcendent Partners, a consultancy that focuses on helping technology startups move from technology to product delivery.Ed was previously an associate at Angeleno Group and an analyst at Shelter Capital Partners, both technology-oriented private capital firms. Ed has a BA from the University of Maryland and an MBA from the Anderson School of Management at UCLA.
Federal Energy & Climate Policy on the Road Ahead
Date: Thursday, January 15
Time: 5:30 - 8:00 pm
Location: Hanson Bridgett, 425 Market St, 26th Floor, San Francisco
Cost: $28
The program will feature Dr. Holmes Hummel, a former Congressional Science Fellow and lecturer at UC-Berkeley's Energy Resources Group. She will discuss four major policy vehicles taking shape on the eve of a new Congress and Administration:
· A "Green" Stimulus Package for Economic Recovery
· New Energy for America, a priority campaign promise
· International Climate Negotiations – from Poznan to Copenhagen
· Cap-and-Trade Platforms for Federal Climate Policy
The wine and professional networking reception begins at 5:30pm and will be followed by dinner.
Registration is $28. Space is limited. Please register promptly online:
http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=174537
Holmes Hummel is a leading expert on energy and climate policy development, serving as a lecturer at UC-Berkeley's Energy Resources Group and a former Congressional Science Fellow. Over the last decade, Dr. Hummel has addressed energy sufficiency, security, and sustainability problems for Silicon Valley companies, development banks, and international energy analysts. Recognized as a "visionary, action-oriented emerging leader" by the Environmental Leadership Program, Dr. Hummel holds a PhD from Stanford specializing in the energy technology and policy implications of scenarios for climate stabilization.
Haas Celebration in the East Bay: Obamaeconomics – A Conversation with Professor Jim Wilcox
Date: Wednesday, January 21
Time: 6:00 – 8:30 PM
Location: Round Hill Country Club, 3169 Roundhill Road, Alamo, CA 94507
Cost: $20 for current students, $50 for alumni & guestsObamics: Opportunities & Challenges for the New Administration
Agenda:6:00 pm: Reception7:15 pm: Discussion8:30 pm: Conclusion
The credit crisis and the economy’s ensuing recession present unprecedented challenges to President Obama’s Administration. Haas professor Jim Wilcox will provide background about some of the events that led to this crisis. He will also discuss the challenges and opportunities which the new administration is likely to face and what lies ahead for the rest of us.
What’s next? With a high-profile team assembled, what might President Obama’s economic stimulus package look like? Around what industries will the economy get a jump-start? Will the Administration hold back on tax cuts and regulation? Will it continue to revive damaged companies considered “too big to fail”? Professor Wilcox will share his expertise on these questions and yours.
Jim Wilcox is an engaging speaker and leading authority on macroeconomics. Frequently cited by media outlets such as NPR and The Los Angeles Times, Jim is the J.J. and M.B. Lowrey Professor of Business. Spend an evening with Professor Wilcox and the Haas Alumni Network Chapter-of-the-Year; leave with new insights and wisdom.
There is ample free parking at the Country Club. The Reception will include drinks and gourmet food.
REGISTER EARLY AS THIS EVENT WILL SELL OUT! To register, please visit the following link: http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/alumni/eb
Contact Meg Roundy meg@haas.berkeley.edu if you have any questions.
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
The Holiday Not eZine - December 24, 2008
Happy Holidays, Happy Hanukkah and Merry Christmas to everyone!
Many thanks to those who came for the End of Year Party last Friday. We had a very good turn out. It looks like Haas is a good SF vs South Bay compromise for social events…!
Some pictures are posted on Facebook.
Other folks who have posted pics on Facebook include Bjorn and Fernando. If you are not Facebook-friends with these guys, what are you waiting for?
Jasmin, the outgoing EWMBAA President, also announced the EWMBAA’s “best-of” for 2008:
- Best Committees: Communications and Community Service
- Best Committee Co-chairs: Ben Chong (Communications), Stacey Fang (Admissions), Anlei Lee (Communications), Dutta Satadip (Alumni), Mandar Shinde (Social)
- Best Committee Member: Sharianne Louie
Special thanks to Tim Gaherty, Jen Sang, Dave Gent, VJ, Anlei and the Clean-Up Crew.
Many thanks to those who came for the End of Year Party last Friday. We had a very good turn out. It looks like Haas is a good SF vs South Bay compromise for social events…!
Some pictures are posted on Facebook.
Other folks who have posted pics on Facebook include Bjorn and Fernando. If you are not Facebook-friends with these guys, what are you waiting for?
Jasmin, the outgoing EWMBAA President, also announced the EWMBAA’s “best-of” for 2008:
- Best Committees: Communications and Community Service
- Best Committee Co-chairs: Ben Chong (Communications), Stacey Fang (Admissions), Anlei Lee (Communications), Dutta Satadip (Alumni), Mandar Shinde (Social)
- Best Committee Member: Sharianne Louie
Special thanks to Tim Gaherty, Jen Sang, Dave Gent, VJ, Anlei and the Clean-Up Crew.
EWMBA eZine - Week of December 18, 2008
Congrats to all who have completed your last classes!
EWMBA END of YEAR SOCIAL – It’s Time to Party!!!!
DATE: Friday, December 19
TIME: 6pm to 8pm at Haas, then the After Party
PLACE: Wells Fargo Room
After a long year of action, come Celebrate, Commiserate, or just Commingle with your EWMBA student and staff community for one last time before we ring in the new year. Students from all cohort years and recent alumni will be there. This is a great opportunity to meet old friends, make new ones, and have fun. Beer, Wine, Non-alcoholic beverages and appetizers will be served. And don't forget to have your snazzy evening party wear on; we will have a DJ to rock the house! Bring your spouse, significant other, family along (sorry, no pets!).
The party doesn't stop at Haas! There will be an after-party at Henry’s, a local Berkeley restaurant, for dinner at 8:30PM. It will be a No host dinner/drinks with menu items ranging from $15-$25. We'll have one of our EWMBAA members lead you to the restaurant after the party at Haas.
For all you folks looking for alternative careers, this is a chance to hone your bartending skills :-). We are looking for volunteers to help serve (tap beer and pour wine) and monitor the bar for max 15-20 mins.
Please view the Evite.
Please make sure you specify in your RSVP whether or not you're coming to the after-party so we have enough room for all. Any questions? Feel free to contact Vijay Bhaskaran at vijay_bhaskaran@mba.berkeley.edu or Tim Gaherty. Thanks!
- Your EWMBAA and Program Staff
[Ed: The mixer is paid for by your money. So come and make the most of it!]
EWMBAA Vision 2009
As an Evening-Weekend student, you're an automatic member of the EWMBAA. Traveling the campaign trail, I ran into the full gamut of opinions about the EWMBAA - from 'You're doing a great job' to 'More can be done' to 'We have an association??'
The human body has many parts, but alone, the head, an arm, a leg - these can do only so much. When they're connected, they can do so much more. Likewise, the EWMBAA is a body. There are a lot of great ideas floating amongst the EW crowd. Each of us has unique talents, and alone, we can only do a limited amount. The vision for 2009 is to have each member consider itself part of a larger body that together, can really make things happen.
Enjoy your break and come back refreshed with ideas for how you want to make your EWMBA experience even better. We'll work on it together and make it better not just for you, but for everyone.
- Anlei Lee, EWMBAA President 2009
EWMBAA 2008: Message from Jasmin Young
Dear EWMBA students,
How quickly the year has passed! :-)
Many thanks to all of you who have run or participated in events, and made our Haas experience a meaningful one.
- Highlights of 2008 Committee activities -
Academic:
2008 Cheit teaching awards went to Prof Wasim Azhar (weekend) and Prof Catherine Wolfram (weekday)! Many thanks for your efforts, Professors! The team also worked extensively throughout the year with the program office on academic issues, and then finally in a year-end update to the Staff and Faculty. All students are welcome to join in a school rankings discussion with the Haas Marketing team in Spring - watch this space for more details.
Thanks to co-chairs Josh Han and Kiran Prabhakara.
Admissions:
They did an epic project of welcoming our first years with games (like Rock Band), student club panels and mobilizing EWMBA students to help with extensive walkabouts around Berkeley for a warm welcome (in all senses).
Many thanks to our amazing and energetic co-chairs Stacey Fang and Chris Ho
- and member Sharianne Louie for her special efforts.
Alumni Relations:
The innovative Student-Alumni Dinners for 6 were really well-received! Many thanks to co-chairs Dutta Satadip and Ankur Agarwal for working with the alumni office and making all this possible.
Career Services:
We had career-track specific mixers and a number of panel guests speak on topics as varied as finance, to career to entrepreneurship. Thanks to the team and co-chairs Kae Huang and Vidya Chadaga for making those connections possible.
Communications:
We started the eZine and that's been a phenomenal way for us all to keep in touch! We now also have a student discussion board and a voice for the First Years via class reps! Thanks to Anlei Lee and Ben Chong for your consistency, passion and enthusiasm.
Community Service:
We just kept giving back to the community with work at the Family Fun Day at the Palo Alto Art Center, ING Bay to Breakers, Habitat for Humanity, Ronald McDonald House, Sacred Heart Community Center. Thanks to Jenn Elliot and Ken So for your persistence in rallying all of us together to make a difference to our community.
Social Committee:
Haas Family Day (with lectures by Prof La Blanc and Prof Borenstein, caricaturist, children's entertainment, DJs) and sponsorship of monthly (or
more) student socials. Many thanks to co-chairs Mandar Shinde (Hats off to you for your superb social/party organizing capabilities. And congratulations on being a Daddy!) and Laurel Coster.
So many committee team members contributed to making these events a success.
Please check out our website http://www.haasewmbaa.com for their names.
We've also welcomed a new Dean and a new Executive Program Director - and now we're welcoming a new EWMBAA President and team. We hope we've left a good legacy behind and are certainly looking forward to an exciting new era for our EWMBA program.
Thanks and happy holidays!
Your 2008 EWMBAA officers - Jasmin, Krupa, Dhiren and Amandeep
Class Socials
The Social Committee invites evening students who are organizing class socials to let Mandar know: mandar_shinde@haas.berkeley.edu
To plan or check out new events, visit the Haas Calendar:
http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/calendar/
CASE COMPETITIONS
Global Social Venture Competition (GSVC) Executive Summaries due Jan 21st
Call for Entrants: 2009 Competition
The Global Social Venture Competition (GSVC) is seeking promising social entrepreneurs to enter our 2009 and 10th Anniversary Competition! If you are an entrepreneur (or budding entrepreneur!) with a financially sustainable venture that addresses a social or environmental problem, we encourage you to apply!
Winning plans in the past have ranged from global health to microfinance, from cleantech to education, from fair trade to community development, from business concepts to operating companies, and have included for-profit and non-profit models.
The GSVC has provided nearly $500,000 in seed-money to thirty social ventures over the past ten years, as well as over 16,000 hours of mentoring from seasoned professional in various industries!
Executive Summaries due January 21, 2009*
Please utilize our Team Finding links, to post business plan ideas and/or form teams:
· http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=pFNBWlZnHTUgBcQW8GvISFA&hl=en
· http://www.globalsocialventure.blogspot.com/
Entrant Requirements:
o Every team must include at least one member who is a current student in ANY graduate business program or who has graduated from any graduate business program within the past 24 months.
o Operating companies are welcome to enter, though they must be less than 3 years old (as measured by first revenue or first patent issued).
o Plan can be for a for-profit or non-profit as long as either can be financially self-sustaining at scale.
Key Dates for 2009:
January 21 - Executive Summary Due at http://www.gsvc.org/*
April 7 – Final Business Plan Due for Global Finals
April 23-24 - Global Finals at Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley
April 25 - GSVC Symposium on Social Entrepreneurship (San Francisco)
* Date applies to entrants submitting executive summaries to Columbia Business School, Haas School of Business, or London Business School regional rounds.
For more details, visit http://www.gsvc.org/ or email http://www.blogger.com/mailto=.
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UC Berkeley Business Plan Competition Executive Summaries due January 28thExecutive summaries for the UC Berkeley Business Plan Competition are due January 28th, just two short months away. Below is quick checklist to make sure you are on track for the $45,000 grand prize:
1. Come up with a great idea!
2. Share your idea with friends and colleagues to get feedback and refine your idea
3. Build your team:
a. How can others help turn your ideas into a reality?
b. What skillsets or experiences would be useful in developing and implementing your business?
c. Find team members and enter your info @ http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=pqx8DnHt9nNFiJ2Ss2J6uZQ&hl=en
4. Write a three page executive summary to crystallize your idea; try to clearly define:
a. What problem are we going to solve?
b. Who are our customers? What needs do they have?
c. How big is the market? How many customers are there?
d. What is the business model? How do we turn those customers into dollars?
e. What is our product or service? How does it work? What technology is employed? How does it meet the customer’s needs?
f. How will our product or service be delivered?
5. Share your executive summary with friends and colleagues to get feedback and refine your idea
6. Start building it!
a. Iterate {implement, test, refine}
For additional information about the UC Berkeley Business Plan completion (including requirements, rules, deadlines, etc.), please visit our website at http://bplan.berkeley.edu or contact us at bplan@haas.berkeley.edu with any questions.
University of Denver Race & Case Competition: Feb. 27 - Mar. 1
Join the Daniels College of Business Graduate Business Student Association for the sixth annual Race & Case, one of the country’s premier business ethics case competitions. Combining a ski challenge with a case competition, Race & Case offers a unique real-world setting where students apply critical thinking and new approaches to ethical decision making and behavior.
Where: The Daniels College of Business at the University of Denver & Vail Cascade Resort
When: February 27 to March 1, 2009 Who: Four members will compete in the case, while up to six members may compete in the ski challenge. Teams must include a minimum of one international student and two female students.
To sign up, email Lauren Hartman (lauren.hartman@du.edu ) ASAP.
EWMBA eZine - Week of December 11, 2008
EWMBA END of YEAR SOCIAL – It’s Time to Party!!!!
DATE: Friday, December 19
TIME: 6pm to 8pm at Haas, then the after party
PLACE: Wells Fargo Room
After a long year of action, come Celebrate, Commiserate, or just Commingle with your EWMBA student and staff community for one last time before we ring in the new year. Students from all cohort years and recent alumni will be there. This is a great opportunity to meet old friends, make new ones, and have fun. Beer, Wine, Non-alcoholic beverages and appetizers will be served. And don't forget to have your snazzy evening party wear on; we will have a DJ to rock the house! Bring your spouse, significant other, family along (sorry, no pets!).The party doesn't stop at Haas! There will be an after-party at a local berkeley restaurant for dinner at 8:30PM. Please make sure you specify in your RSVP whether or not you're coming to the after-party so we have enough room for all. Any questions? Feel free to contact Vijay Bhaskaran vijay_bhaskaran@mba.berkeley.edu or Tim Gaherty. Thanks!
- Your EWMBAA and Program Staff
Congratulations!
Congrats go out to my fellow officers-elect:
VP: Vijay Bhaskaran vijay_bhaskaran@mba.berkeley.edu
Secretary: Amy Daily amy_daily@mba.berkeley.edu
Treasurer: Abraham Yacobian abraham_yacobian@mba.berkeley.edu
Thanks to everyone who voted! Thanks also to all the other candidates for running and showing your dedication to serving the EWMBAA.
As you take a well-deserved break this Christmas and New Year's, please consider how you may want to contribute to the EWMBAA. At the beginning of 2009, we'll be putting out a call for joining committees. The committees are listed here: http://www.haasewmbaa.com/
We're planning a lot of great events and activities for 2009 (in fact, we've already started - come to the Haas Holiday Mixer!) and we want to hear from you, so please feel free to contact me or any of the 2009 executive team.
- Anlei Lee, 2009 President-elect anlei_lee@mba.berkeley.edu
Communications Committee is Recruiting
The Communications Committee is the marketing arm of the Haas EWMBA Student Association. Come talk to Ben and he'll go on and on about student email reading behaviour and how you must understand your audience in order to reach them.
Anyway, enough of CommComm 101. We are looking for members for 2009.
If you like writing, write well, like to bring people together or want to bring information to people, contact either Ben (benchong@mba.berkeley.edu) or Anlei (anlei_lee@mba.berkeley.edu).
Japan Trek 2009 – Registration Now Open
Following this year’s inaugural Japan Trek’s success, we are organizing Japan Trek 2009 in March next year. We would love to invite all of you to join us in this trip. Attached herewith is the material which we used for the information sessions on December 1 & 2. We have already started accepting registration for the trip and will run it till 5pm, December 19. Below is the link for the registration and you can complete it just in a minute.
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=N6Cp7Tn8_2bB0BuB7f0x7F0g_3d_3d
(Just a caveat. There's the registration link in the information session material, but please don't use it but the one pasted above. If you click the URL link in the pdf file, it doesn't work, as the URL is split into 2 lines and won't be recognized as one complete line.)
We are more than happy to clarify any questions you may have about the trip and want to make this trip an even more worthwhile one than this year's. Please feel free to contact us at takashi_tada@mba.berkeley.edu.
Impact Mozilla Challenge – VOTE!
You may have heard about the Impact Mozilla Challenge(http://impactmozilla.com/) a marketing plan competition thatenabled students to participate in Mozilla's open source community bysubmitting their ideas and proposals for improving Firefox user retention.We have narrowed down the 300+ entries to 10 exceptional marketingplans... and need the community to help us pick the winner. So if youhave some time, check out the finalists and cast your vote!VOTE HERE: http://impactmozilla.com/vote/
Note: 2 of the finalists are teams from Haas! We rock!Thanks!- Jay Patel, EWMBA 2010
Class Socials
The Social Committee invites evening students who are organizing class socials to let Mandar know: mandar_shinde@haas.berkeley.edu
Holiday Food Drive: Alameda County Food Bank
The holidays are a season of escalated demand for food, especially with the current economic situation. In 2008, the Food Bank is responding to unprecedented need in Alameda County. Please drop off non-perishable foods in any one of the five bins around the Haas campus. Alternatively, you can make a monetary donation either directly to the Alameda County Food Bank (link below) or feel free to drop off a check to Ken So, Jenn Elliott or the EWMBA office and we’ll be sure to get the donations to the food bank. Thanks for your generosity in this critical time of need.
(Alameda County Food Bank Donation Link : https://secure.groundspring.org/dn/index.php?aid=18069)
---- Jenn Elliott and Ken So
To plan or check out new events, visit the Haas Calendar:
http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/calendar/
EVENTS
Dean Speaker Series: Which Ethical Lines Were Crossed?
Date: Thursday, December 11
Time: 7:30pm – 8:30pm
Location: Wells Fargo Room
This panel discussion will feature distinguished members of our faculty including Professor and former Dean Tom Campbell; Adam Galinsky, a visiting professor from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management; and Professor Pablo Spiller, a member of the Haas Business and Public Policy Group.
The panel will explore the ethical questions raised by the current financial turmoil, including breaches of ethics and breakdown of good judgment that were at the core of the crisis. I look forward to a lively discussion followed by a Q&A session with the audience.
A light dinner will be served, and seating will be first-come, first-served, so please plan to arrive accordingly.
This Dean Speaker Series discussion will be videotaped, and available at http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/haas/video_room/. If you have any questions regarding this event, please contact Meg Fellner at meg_fellner@haas.berkeley.edu
Sacred Heart Community Center Volunteering Event
Date: Sunday, December 14
Time: 1pm – 4pm
Location: Sacred Heart Community Service Center, 1381 South First St, San Jose
We’re going to be at the Sacred Heart Community Service Center is San Jose creating a “toy store” with donated gifts where parents of underprivileged children will be able to “shop” for Holiday gifts. Details on the organization can be found at the link below.
Unfortunately, you won’t find details on this event there since they’ve had to stop advertising for it due to popularity. We were only able to reserve 20 spots, so be sure to respond quickly to the Evite (check your email for the link). As always, spouses and significant others are welcomed and encouraged to attend. This is our first South Bay event, so we hope you South Bay folks can make it. Oh, and if you feel like bringing an unwrapped gift to the event, it would be greatly appreciated.
(Sacred Heart Community Service Center Website: http://www.shcstheheart.org/flash.html)
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3rd Annual Haas Winter Celebration in New York
Date: Wednesday, December 17
Time: 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Location: Goldman Sachs (180 Maiden Lane, New York, NY 10038)
Please join fellow Haas alumni, students, staff and friends at our Third Annual Haas Winter Celebration in New York hosted by Goldman Sachs. At this year's Winter Celebration we will raise a toast to our recruitment efforts, welcome current MBA and MFE students working or visiting in NYC, connect alumni with one another and celebrate all things Haas in New York! The Haas School's new dean, Rich Lyons, a proud Haas graduate (BS '82), looks forward to welcoming Haas alumni and current students to the annual Winter Celebration in New York.$35 alumni and friendsComplimentary for studentsThis event is generously hosted by Goldman Sachs.Pre-registration is required. The security office at Goldman Sachs requires that all attendees be pre-registered. No on-site registrations will be available. The deadline for registration is December 12th.
Registration Link: http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/groups/alumni/ny/ For questions, please contact the Alumni Relations Office at 510-642-7790 or events@haas.berkeley.edu.
CASE COMPETITIONS
Global Social Venture Competition (GSVC) Executive Summaries due Jan 21st
Call for Entrants: 2009 Competition
The Global Social Venture Competition (GSVC) is seeking promising social entrepreneurs to enter our 2009 and 10th Anniversary Competition! If you are an entrepreneur (or budding entrepreneur!) with a financially sustainable venture that addresses a social or environmental problem, we encourage you to apply!
Winning plans in the past have ranged from global health to microfinance, from cleantech to education, from fair trade to community development, from business concepts to operating companies, and have included for-profit and non-profit models.
The GSVC has provided nearly $500,000 in seed-money to thirty social ventures over the past ten years, as well as over 16,000 hours of mentoring from seasoned professional in various industries!
Executive Summaries due January 21, 2009*
Please utilize our Team Finding links, to post business plan ideas and/or form teams:
· http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=pFNBWlZnHTUgBcQW8GvISFA&hl=en
· http://www.globalsocialventure.blogspot.com/
Entrant Requirements:
o Every team must include at least one member who is a current student in ANY graduate business program or who has graduated from any graduate business program within the past 24 months.
o Operating companies are welcome to enter, though they must be less than 3 years old (as measured by first revenue or first patent issued).
o Plan can be for a for-profit or non-profit as long as either can be financially self-sustaining at scale.
Key Dates for 2009:
January 21 - Executive Summary Due at http://www.gsvc.org*
April 7 – Final Business Plan Due for Global Finals
April 23-24 - Global Finals at Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley
April 25 - GSVC Symposium on Social Entrepreneurship (San Francisco)
* Date applies to entrants submitting executive summaries to Columbia Business School, Haas School of Business, or London Business School regional rounds.
For more details, visit http://www.gsvc.org/ or email gsvc@haas.berkeley.edu
UC Berkeley Business Plan Competition Executive Summaries due January 28th
Executive summaries for the UC Berkeley Business Plan Competition are due January 28th, just two short months away. Below is quick checklist to make sure you are on track for the $45,000 grand prize:
1. Come up with a great idea!
2. Share your idea with friends and colleagues to get feedback and refine your idea
3. Build your team:
a. How can others help turn your ideas into a reality?
b. What skillsets or experiences would be useful in developing and implementing your business?
c. Find team members and enter your info @ http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=pqx8DnHt9nNFiJ2Ss2J6uZQ&hl=en
4. Write a three page executive summary to crystallize your idea; try to clearly define:
a. What problem are we going to solve?
b. Who are our customers? What needs do they have?
c. How big is the market? How many customers are there?
d. What is the business model? How do we turn those customers into dollars?
e. What is our product or service? How does it work? What technology is employed? How does it meet the customer’s needs?
f. How will our product or service be delivered?
5. Share your executive summary with friends and colleagues to get feedback and refine your idea
6. Start building it!
a. Iterate {implement, test, refine}
For additional information about the UC Berkeley Business Plan completion (including requirements, rules, deadlines, etc.), please visit our website at http://bplan.berkeley.edu/ or contact us at bplan@haas.berkeley.edu with any questions.
University of Denver Race & Case Competition: Feb. 27 - Mar. 1
Join the Daniels College of Business Graduate Business Student Association for the sixth annual Race & Case, one of the country’s premier business ethics case competitions. Combining a ski challenge with a case competition, Race & Case offers a unique real-world setting where students apply critical thinking and new approaches to ethical decision making and behavior.
Where: The Daniels College of Business at the University of Denver & Vail Cascade Resort
When: February 27 to March 1, 2009 Who: Four members will compete in the case, while up to six members may compete in the ski challenge. Teams must include a minimum of one international student and two female students.
To sign up, email Lauren Hartman (lauren.hartman@du.edu) ASAP.
DATE: Friday, December 19
TIME: 6pm to 8pm at Haas, then the after party
PLACE: Wells Fargo Room
After a long year of action, come Celebrate, Commiserate, or just Commingle with your EWMBA student and staff community for one last time before we ring in the new year. Students from all cohort years and recent alumni will be there. This is a great opportunity to meet old friends, make new ones, and have fun. Beer, Wine, Non-alcoholic beverages and appetizers will be served. And don't forget to have your snazzy evening party wear on; we will have a DJ to rock the house! Bring your spouse, significant other, family along (sorry, no pets!).The party doesn't stop at Haas! There will be an after-party at a local berkeley restaurant for dinner at 8:30PM. Please make sure you specify in your RSVP whether or not you're coming to the after-party so we have enough room for all. Any questions? Feel free to contact Vijay Bhaskaran vijay_bhaskaran@mba.berkeley.edu or Tim Gaherty. Thanks!
- Your EWMBAA and Program Staff
Congratulations!
Congrats go out to my fellow officers-elect:
VP: Vijay Bhaskaran vijay_bhaskaran@mba.berkeley.edu
Secretary: Amy Daily amy_daily@mba.berkeley.edu
Treasurer: Abraham Yacobian abraham_yacobian@mba.berkeley.edu
Thanks to everyone who voted! Thanks also to all the other candidates for running and showing your dedication to serving the EWMBAA.
As you take a well-deserved break this Christmas and New Year's, please consider how you may want to contribute to the EWMBAA. At the beginning of 2009, we'll be putting out a call for joining committees. The committees are listed here: http://www.haasewmbaa.com/
We're planning a lot of great events and activities for 2009 (in fact, we've already started - come to the Haas Holiday Mixer!) and we want to hear from you, so please feel free to contact me or any of the 2009 executive team.
- Anlei Lee, 2009 President-elect anlei_lee@mba.berkeley.edu
Communications Committee is Recruiting
The Communications Committee is the marketing arm of the Haas EWMBA Student Association. Come talk to Ben and he'll go on and on about student email reading behaviour and how you must understand your audience in order to reach them.
Anyway, enough of CommComm 101. We are looking for members for 2009.
If you like writing, write well, like to bring people together or want to bring information to people, contact either Ben (benchong@mba.berkeley.edu) or Anlei (anlei_lee@mba.berkeley.edu).
Japan Trek 2009 – Registration Now Open
Following this year’s inaugural Japan Trek’s success, we are organizing Japan Trek 2009 in March next year. We would love to invite all of you to join us in this trip. Attached herewith is the material which we used for the information sessions on December 1 & 2. We have already started accepting registration for the trip and will run it till 5pm, December 19. Below is the link for the registration and you can complete it just in a minute.
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=N6Cp7Tn8_2bB0BuB7f0x7F0g_3d_3d
(Just a caveat. There's the registration link in the information session material, but please don't use it but the one pasted above. If you click the URL link in the pdf file, it doesn't work, as the URL is split into 2 lines and won't be recognized as one complete line.)
We are more than happy to clarify any questions you may have about the trip and want to make this trip an even more worthwhile one than this year's. Please feel free to contact us at takashi_tada@mba.berkeley.edu.
Impact Mozilla Challenge – VOTE!
You may have heard about the Impact Mozilla Challenge(http://impactmozilla.com/) a marketing plan competition thatenabled students to participate in Mozilla's open source community bysubmitting their ideas and proposals for improving Firefox user retention.We have narrowed down the 300+ entries to 10 exceptional marketingplans... and need the community to help us pick the winner. So if youhave some time, check out the finalists and cast your vote!VOTE HERE: http://impactmozilla.com/vote/
Note: 2 of the finalists are teams from Haas! We rock!Thanks!- Jay Patel, EWMBA 2010
Class Socials
The Social Committee invites evening students who are organizing class socials to let Mandar know: mandar_shinde@haas.berkeley.edu
Holiday Food Drive: Alameda County Food Bank
The holidays are a season of escalated demand for food, especially with the current economic situation. In 2008, the Food Bank is responding to unprecedented need in Alameda County. Please drop off non-perishable foods in any one of the five bins around the Haas campus. Alternatively, you can make a monetary donation either directly to the Alameda County Food Bank (link below) or feel free to drop off a check to Ken So, Jenn Elliott or the EWMBA office and we’ll be sure to get the donations to the food bank. Thanks for your generosity in this critical time of need.
(Alameda County Food Bank Donation Link : https://secure.groundspring.org/dn/index.php?aid=18069)
---- Jenn Elliott and Ken So
To plan or check out new events, visit the Haas Calendar:
http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/calendar/
EVENTS
Dean Speaker Series: Which Ethical Lines Were Crossed?
Date: Thursday, December 11
Time: 7:30pm – 8:30pm
Location: Wells Fargo Room
This panel discussion will feature distinguished members of our faculty including Professor and former Dean Tom Campbell; Adam Galinsky, a visiting professor from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management; and Professor Pablo Spiller, a member of the Haas Business and Public Policy Group.
The panel will explore the ethical questions raised by the current financial turmoil, including breaches of ethics and breakdown of good judgment that were at the core of the crisis. I look forward to a lively discussion followed by a Q&A session with the audience.
A light dinner will be served, and seating will be first-come, first-served, so please plan to arrive accordingly.
This Dean Speaker Series discussion will be videotaped, and available at http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/haas/video_room/. If you have any questions regarding this event, please contact Meg Fellner at meg_fellner@haas.berkeley.edu
Sacred Heart Community Center Volunteering Event
Date: Sunday, December 14
Time: 1pm – 4pm
Location: Sacred Heart Community Service Center, 1381 South First St, San Jose
We’re going to be at the Sacred Heart Community Service Center is San Jose creating a “toy store” with donated gifts where parents of underprivileged children will be able to “shop” for Holiday gifts. Details on the organization can be found at the link below.
Unfortunately, you won’t find details on this event there since they’ve had to stop advertising for it due to popularity. We were only able to reserve 20 spots, so be sure to respond quickly to the Evite (check your email for the link). As always, spouses and significant others are welcomed and encouraged to attend. This is our first South Bay event, so we hope you South Bay folks can make it. Oh, and if you feel like bringing an unwrapped gift to the event, it would be greatly appreciated.
(Sacred Heart Community Service Center Website: http://www.shcstheheart.org/flash.html)
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3rd Annual Haas Winter Celebration in New York
Date: Wednesday, December 17
Time: 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Location: Goldman Sachs (180 Maiden Lane, New York, NY 10038)
Please join fellow Haas alumni, students, staff and friends at our Third Annual Haas Winter Celebration in New York hosted by Goldman Sachs. At this year's Winter Celebration we will raise a toast to our recruitment efforts, welcome current MBA and MFE students working or visiting in NYC, connect alumni with one another and celebrate all things Haas in New York! The Haas School's new dean, Rich Lyons, a proud Haas graduate (BS '82), looks forward to welcoming Haas alumni and current students to the annual Winter Celebration in New York.$35 alumni and friendsComplimentary for studentsThis event is generously hosted by Goldman Sachs.Pre-registration is required. The security office at Goldman Sachs requires that all attendees be pre-registered. No on-site registrations will be available. The deadline for registration is December 12th.
Registration Link: http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/groups/alumni/ny/ For questions, please contact the Alumni Relations Office at 510-642-7790 or events@haas.berkeley.edu.
CASE COMPETITIONS
Global Social Venture Competition (GSVC) Executive Summaries due Jan 21st
Call for Entrants: 2009 Competition
The Global Social Venture Competition (GSVC) is seeking promising social entrepreneurs to enter our 2009 and 10th Anniversary Competition! If you are an entrepreneur (or budding entrepreneur!) with a financially sustainable venture that addresses a social or environmental problem, we encourage you to apply!
Winning plans in the past have ranged from global health to microfinance, from cleantech to education, from fair trade to community development, from business concepts to operating companies, and have included for-profit and non-profit models.
The GSVC has provided nearly $500,000 in seed-money to thirty social ventures over the past ten years, as well as over 16,000 hours of mentoring from seasoned professional in various industries!
Executive Summaries due January 21, 2009*
Please utilize our Team Finding links, to post business plan ideas and/or form teams:
· http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=pFNBWlZnHTUgBcQW8GvISFA&hl=en
· http://www.globalsocialventure.blogspot.com/
Entrant Requirements:
o Every team must include at least one member who is a current student in ANY graduate business program or who has graduated from any graduate business program within the past 24 months.
o Operating companies are welcome to enter, though they must be less than 3 years old (as measured by first revenue or first patent issued).
o Plan can be for a for-profit or non-profit as long as either can be financially self-sustaining at scale.
Key Dates for 2009:
January 21 - Executive Summary Due at http://www.gsvc.org*
April 7 – Final Business Plan Due for Global Finals
April 23-24 - Global Finals at Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley
April 25 - GSVC Symposium on Social Entrepreneurship (San Francisco)
* Date applies to entrants submitting executive summaries to Columbia Business School, Haas School of Business, or London Business School regional rounds.
For more details, visit http://www.gsvc.org/ or email gsvc@haas.berkeley.edu
UC Berkeley Business Plan Competition Executive Summaries due January 28th
Executive summaries for the UC Berkeley Business Plan Competition are due January 28th, just two short months away. Below is quick checklist to make sure you are on track for the $45,000 grand prize:
1. Come up with a great idea!
2. Share your idea with friends and colleagues to get feedback and refine your idea
3. Build your team:
a. How can others help turn your ideas into a reality?
b. What skillsets or experiences would be useful in developing and implementing your business?
c. Find team members and enter your info @ http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=pqx8DnHt9nNFiJ2Ss2J6uZQ&hl=en
4. Write a three page executive summary to crystallize your idea; try to clearly define:
a. What problem are we going to solve?
b. Who are our customers? What needs do they have?
c. How big is the market? How many customers are there?
d. What is the business model? How do we turn those customers into dollars?
e. What is our product or service? How does it work? What technology is employed? How does it meet the customer’s needs?
f. How will our product or service be delivered?
5. Share your executive summary with friends and colleagues to get feedback and refine your idea
6. Start building it!
a. Iterate {implement, test, refine}
For additional information about the UC Berkeley Business Plan completion (including requirements, rules, deadlines, etc.), please visit our website at http://bplan.berkeley.edu/ or contact us at bplan@haas.berkeley.edu with any questions.
University of Denver Race & Case Competition: Feb. 27 - Mar. 1
Join the Daniels College of Business Graduate Business Student Association for the sixth annual Race & Case, one of the country’s premier business ethics case competitions. Combining a ski challenge with a case competition, Race & Case offers a unique real-world setting where students apply critical thinking and new approaches to ethical decision making and behavior.
Where: The Daniels College of Business at the University of Denver & Vail Cascade Resort
When: February 27 to March 1, 2009 Who: Four members will compete in the case, while up to six members may compete in the ski challenge. Teams must include a minimum of one international student and two female students.
To sign up, email Lauren Hartman (lauren.hartman@du.edu) ASAP.
EWMBA eZine - Week of December 4, 2008
Tailgate – Last One of the Season
It’s the last tailgate of the year, so let’s go out in style. Get a jump start on the Holiday festivities and get ready to cheer for your Bears to go 7-0 at home as they dominate the winless Washington Huskies on Saturday!
Feeling stressed out? Let Axe help you relax! We will be offering massages during the tailgate to raise money for Haas for Students.
Please join Axe at 10 AM this Saturday, Dec. 6TH. We will have breakfast burritos and coffee to get your morning started right. Here are the details:
Where: Haas Courtyard
Food: Breakfast Burritos…yum
Drinks: Coffee, Beer, Cranberry Champagne Cocktails, Soda
When: Starting at 10 AM through kickoff at 12 Noon (note even earlier start time than usual)
RSVP by FRIDAY 9 PM through this link: http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/?p=WEB228KY96WRXB
Cost: Recommended donation is $15 per person. Please send your $15 per person donation, more if you like, via PayPal (bank account or credit card) to HaasforStudents@haas.berkeley.edu by Friday 9 PM. Please double-check the spelling before you submit payment.
All proceeds go to Haas for Students, which provides Fellowships to MBA ‘10ers (or dual-degree ‘09ers) who choose nonprofit summer internships. This is your last chance to support Haas for Students while kicking back with your classmates.
Class Socials
The Social Committee invites evening students who are organizing class socials to let Mandar know: mandar_shinde@haas.berkeley.edu
Notes from the Social Services Committee
Holiday Food Drive : Alameda County Food Bank
The holidays are a season of escalated demand for food, especially with the current economic situation. In 2008, the Food Bank is responding to unprecedented need in Alameda County. Please drop off non-perishable foods in any one of the five bins around the Haas campus. Alternatively, you can make a monetary donation either directly to the Alameda County Food Bank (link below) or feel free to drop off a check to Ken So, Jenn Elliott or the EWMBA office and we’ll be sure to get the donations to the food bank. Thanks for your generosity in this critical time of need.
(Alameda County Food Bank Donation Link : https://secure.groundspring.org/dn/index.php?aid=18069)
Save the Date: Sacred Heart Community Center Volunteering Event
I know we haven’t even had our November community service event, but we’re so busy creating volunteering opportunities for you, we thought we’d announce our December event. We’re going to be at the Sacred Heart Community Service Center is San Jose creating a “toy store” with donated gifts where parents of underprivileged children will be able to “shop” for Holiday gifts. Our session will run from 1-4pm at their facility at 1381 South First St. Details on the organization can be found at the link below.
Unfortunately, you won’t find details on this event there since they’ve had to stop advertising for it due to popularity. We were only able to reserve 20 spots, so be sure to respond quickly to the Evite (coming soon). As always, spouses and significant others are welcomed and encouraged to attend. This is our first South Bay event, so we hope you South Bay folks can make it. Oh, and if you feel like bringing an unwrapped gift to the event, it would be greatly appreciated.
(Sacred Heart Community Service Center Website: http://www.shcstheheart.org/flash.html)
---- Jenn Elliott and Ken So
EVENTS
Entrepreneurial Best Practice Series: How to Write a Business Plan
Date: Monday, December 8
Time: 6:30 – 8:30 PM
Location: C230
No pre-registration required.
The presentation will address the nuts and bolts detail of what is important in a business plan. You will also hear from a past winner of the UC Berkeley Business Plan Competition who will give his insight into the process of developing a successful plan.
Featured Panelists:
Prashant Shah is the Managing Director of Hummer Winblad. Prashant has been instrumental in many investments including Baynote, Bridgestream, Cenzic, InMage, Jareva Technologies, Krillion, Scalent, SyncVoice, Tizor and Voltage Security. He also observes a number of these boards. In addition,
Prior to Hummer Winblad, Prashant spent many years defining and launching high tech products. His background spans all seven layers of the OSI stack with product management roles at enCommerce (acquired by Entrust), Cypress Semiconductor and AT&T. Prashant received a BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and an MBA from the University of Chicago.
Tyler Elliston is CEO of Carsala, a company that helps used car buyers get great prices without haggling with dealers. He was on the winning team of the 2007 Berkeley Business Plan Competition and was a finalist in the 2008 Berkeley Business Plan Competition. He subsequently raised $850,000 from Labrador Ventures, Launch Capital, and angel investors. Prior to Carsala, Tyler worked in Accenture's consulting group, doing systems integration, process design, and project management for Fortune 500 companies. Tyler holds an MBA from University of California, Berkeley and a BBA in economics and entrepreneurship from Baylor University.
The program will start with food and networking at 6:30. The presentation will open at 7:00pm. There is no pre-registration for this event. For more information about the Entrepreneurial Best Practices Series, call 510-642-4255 or email lester@haas.berkeley.edu.
Microfinance Speaker Series: Premal Shah, President of Kiva
Date: Monday, December 8
Time: 4:00 – 6:00 pm
Location: Cheit 125
This week we will explore investing in microfinance institutions and the complexities involved in measuring social impact and performance. Our guest speaker is Premal Shah, President of Kiva.
As President, Premal leads Kiva's efforts to scale its partnerships and member base. Prior to Kiva, Premal was a Principal Product Manager at PayPal, an eBay company. During his 6 year career at PayPal, Premal drove a number of key initiatives including a year long project defining eBay's role in economically empowering the global working poor. A number of corporate initiatives have come out of this effort, including PayPal's support of Kiva. Prior to PayPal, Premal was a strategy consultant at Mercer Management Consulting in New York.
If you have any questions, please contact one of the GSIs:
Roxanne Miller (mailto:charlene_chen@mba.berkeley.edu))Charlene Chen (https://mail.haas.berkeley.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=b1bea3032b4340d7b4818274967e2e57&URL=mailto%3acharlene_chen%40mba.berkeley.edu)
Jessica Lopatka (jessica_lopatka@mba.berkeley.edu)
Education Speaker Series: Game Changing Entrepreneurs
Date: Monday, December 8
Time: 6:00 – 8:00 pm
Location: Cheit 330
Discussion: How is your organization changing the game of public education?
Speakers:
Don Shalvey, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Aspire Public Schools
Dr. Shalvey has 40 years of experience in public education and is widely recognized as a leader in public school reform and the charter school movement. Prior to founding Aspire Public Schools, Dr. Shalvey was the Superintendent of San Carlos School District, where he sponsored the first charter school in California in 1992. The San Carlos Charter Learning Center became a California Distinguished School and has since served as a model for many other charter schools. In 1998, Dr. Shalvey and entrepreneur Reed Hastings co-founded Californians for Public School Excellence, a grass-roots organization that led to the passage of the Charter Schools Act of 1998, which lifted the cap on the number of charter schools in the state. Dr. Shalvey is a frequent advisor to policy makers, practitioners and authorizers of charter schools across the nation.
John Danner, CEO and Founder, Rocketship Education
Before starting Rocketship, John served as a teacher in the Nashville public school system for three years, the last two as a second-grade teacher of students with limited English proficiency. In 2000, John co-founded Sacred Heart Nativity School, a private Catholic middle-school for at-risk Latino boys in San Jose. From 2001-2005, John served as the Chairman of the Charter School Resource Center of Tennessee, working for the successful passage of Tennessee’s charter school law in 2002 and assisting the subsequent establishment of twelve charter schools in Tennessee.
For more information, please contact Samir Bolar (samir_bolar@mba.berkeley.edu) or Mahta Eghbali (mahta_eghbali@mba.berkeley.edu).
3rd Annual Haas Winter Celebration in New York
Date: Wednesday, December 17
Time: 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Location: Goldman Sachs (180 Maiden Lane, New York, NY 10038)
Please join fellow Haas alumni, students, staff and friends at our Third Annual Haas Winter Celebration in New York hosted by Goldman Sachs. At this year's Winter Celebration we will raise a toast to our recruitment efforts, welcome current MBA and MFE students working or visiting in NYC, connect alumni with one another and celebrate all things Haas in New York! The Haas School's new dean, Rich Lyons, a proud Haas graduate (BS '82), looks forward to welcoming Haas alumni and current students to the annual Winter Celebration in New York.$35 alumni and friendsComplimentary for studentsThis event is generously hosted by Goldman Sachs.Pre-registration is required. The security office at Goldman Sachs requires that all attendees be pre-registered. No on-site registrations will be available. The deadline for registration is December 12th.
Registration Link: http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/groups/alumni/ny/ For questions, please contact the Alumni Relations Office at 510-642-7790 or events@haas.berkeley.edu.
CASE COMPETITIONS
Global Social Venture Competition (GSVC) Executive Summaries due Jan 21st
Call for Entrants: 2009 Competition
The Global Social Venture Competition (GSVC) is seeking promising social entrepreneurs to enter our 2009 and 10th Anniversary Competition! If you are an entrepreneur (or budding entrepreneur!) with a financially sustainable venture that addresses a social or environmental problem, we encourage you to apply!
Winning plans in the past have ranged from global health to microfinance, from cleantech to education, from fair trade to community development, from business concepts to operating companies, and have included for-profit and non-profit models.
The GSVC has provided nearly $500,000 in seed-money to thirty social ventures over the past ten years, as well as over 16,000 hours of mentoring from seasoned professional in various industries!
Executive Summaries due January 21, 2009*
Please utilize our Team Finding links, to post business plan ideas and/or form teams:
· http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=pFNBWlZnHTUgBcQW8GvISFA&hl=en
· http://www.globalsocialventure.blogspot.com/
Entrant Requirements:
o Every team must include at least one member who is a current student in ANY graduate business program or who has graduated from any graduate business program within the past 24 months.
o Operating companies are welcome to enter, though they must be less than 3 years old (as measured by first revenue or first patent issued).
o Plan can be for a for-profit or non-profit as long as either can be financially self-sustaining at scale.
Key Dates for 2009:
January 21 - Executive Summary Due at https://mail.haas.berkeley.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=b1bea3032b4340d7b4818274967e2e57&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.gsvc.org*
April 7 – Final Business Plan Due for Global Finals
April 23-24 - Global Finals at Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley
April 25 - GSVC Symposium on Social Entrepreneurship (San Francisco)
* Date applies to entrants submitting executive summaries to Columbia Business School, Haas School of Business, or London Business School regional rounds.
For more details, visit https://mail.haas.berkeley.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=b1bea3032b4340d7b4818274967e2e57&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.gsvc.org%2f or email https://mail.haas.berkeley.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=b1bea3032b4340d7b4818274967e2e57&URL=mailto%3agsvc%40haas.berkeley.edu.
UC Berkeley Business Plan Competition Executive Summaries due January 28th
Executive summaries for the UC Berkeley Business Plan Competition are due January 28th, just two short months away. Below is quick checklist to make sure you are on track for the $45,000 grand prize:
1. Come up with a great idea!
2. Share your idea with friends and colleagues to get feedback and refine your idea
3. Build your team:
a. How can others help turn your ideas into a reality?
b. What skillsets or experiences would be useful in developing and implementing your business?
c. Find team members and enter your info @ http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=pqx8DnHt9nNFiJ2Ss2J6uZQ&hl=en
4. Write a three page executive summary to crystallize your idea; try to clearly define:
a. What problem are we going to solve?
b. Who are our customers? What needs do they have?
c. How big is the market? How many customers are there?
d. What is the business model? How do we turn those customers into dollars?
e. What is our product or service? How does it work? What technology is employed? How does it meet the customer’s needs?
f. How will our product or service be delivered?
5. Share your executive summary with friends and colleagues to get feedback and refine your idea
6. Start building it!
a. Iterate {implement, test, refine}
For additional information about the UC Berkeley Business Plan completion (including requirements, rules, deadlines, etc.), please visit our website at http://bplan.berkeley.edu/ or contact us at bplan@haas.berkeley.edu with any questions.
University of Denver Race & Case Competition: Feb. 27 - Mar. 1
Join the Daniels College of Business Graduate Business Student Association for the sixth annual Race & Case, one of the country’s premier business ethics case competitions. Combining a ski challenge with a case competition, Race & Case offers a unique real-world setting where students apply critical thinking and new approaches to ethical decision making and behavior.
Where: The Daniels College of Business at the University of Denver & Vail Cascade Resort
When: February 27 to March 1, 2009 Who: Four members will compete in the case, while up to six members may compete in the ski challenge. Teams must include a minimum of one international student and two female students.
To sign up, email Lauren Hartman (lauren.hartman@du.edu) ASAP.
It’s the last tailgate of the year, so let’s go out in style. Get a jump start on the Holiday festivities and get ready to cheer for your Bears to go 7-0 at home as they dominate the winless Washington Huskies on Saturday!
Feeling stressed out? Let Axe help you relax! We will be offering massages during the tailgate to raise money for Haas for Students.
Please join Axe at 10 AM this Saturday, Dec. 6TH. We will have breakfast burritos and coffee to get your morning started right. Here are the details:
Where: Haas Courtyard
Food: Breakfast Burritos…yum
Drinks: Coffee, Beer, Cranberry Champagne Cocktails, Soda
When: Starting at 10 AM through kickoff at 12 Noon (note even earlier start time than usual)
RSVP by FRIDAY 9 PM through this link: http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/?p=WEB228KY96WRXB
Cost: Recommended donation is $15 per person. Please send your $15 per person donation, more if you like, via PayPal (bank account or credit card) to HaasforStudents@haas.berkeley.edu by Friday 9 PM. Please double-check the spelling before you submit payment.
All proceeds go to Haas for Students, which provides Fellowships to MBA ‘10ers (or dual-degree ‘09ers) who choose nonprofit summer internships. This is your last chance to support Haas for Students while kicking back with your classmates.
Class Socials
The Social Committee invites evening students who are organizing class socials to let Mandar know: mandar_shinde@haas.berkeley.edu
Notes from the Social Services Committee
Holiday Food Drive : Alameda County Food Bank
The holidays are a season of escalated demand for food, especially with the current economic situation. In 2008, the Food Bank is responding to unprecedented need in Alameda County. Please drop off non-perishable foods in any one of the five bins around the Haas campus. Alternatively, you can make a monetary donation either directly to the Alameda County Food Bank (link below) or feel free to drop off a check to Ken So, Jenn Elliott or the EWMBA office and we’ll be sure to get the donations to the food bank. Thanks for your generosity in this critical time of need.
(Alameda County Food Bank Donation Link : https://secure.groundspring.org/dn/index.php?aid=18069)
Save the Date: Sacred Heart Community Center Volunteering Event
I know we haven’t even had our November community service event, but we’re so busy creating volunteering opportunities for you, we thought we’d announce our December event. We’re going to be at the Sacred Heart Community Service Center is San Jose creating a “toy store” with donated gifts where parents of underprivileged children will be able to “shop” for Holiday gifts. Our session will run from 1-4pm at their facility at 1381 South First St. Details on the organization can be found at the link below.
Unfortunately, you won’t find details on this event there since they’ve had to stop advertising for it due to popularity. We were only able to reserve 20 spots, so be sure to respond quickly to the Evite (coming soon). As always, spouses and significant others are welcomed and encouraged to attend. This is our first South Bay event, so we hope you South Bay folks can make it. Oh, and if you feel like bringing an unwrapped gift to the event, it would be greatly appreciated.
(Sacred Heart Community Service Center Website: http://www.shcstheheart.org/flash.html)
---- Jenn Elliott and Ken So
EVENTS
Entrepreneurial Best Practice Series: How to Write a Business Plan
Date: Monday, December 8
Time: 6:30 – 8:30 PM
Location: C230
No pre-registration required.
The presentation will address the nuts and bolts detail of what is important in a business plan. You will also hear from a past winner of the UC Berkeley Business Plan Competition who will give his insight into the process of developing a successful plan.
Featured Panelists:
Prashant Shah is the Managing Director of Hummer Winblad. Prashant has been instrumental in many investments including Baynote, Bridgestream, Cenzic, InMage, Jareva Technologies, Krillion, Scalent, SyncVoice, Tizor and Voltage Security. He also observes a number of these boards. In addition,
Prior to Hummer Winblad, Prashant spent many years defining and launching high tech products. His background spans all seven layers of the OSI stack with product management roles at enCommerce (acquired by Entrust), Cypress Semiconductor and AT&T. Prashant received a BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and an MBA from the University of Chicago.
Tyler Elliston is CEO of Carsala, a company that helps used car buyers get great prices without haggling with dealers. He was on the winning team of the 2007 Berkeley Business Plan Competition and was a finalist in the 2008 Berkeley Business Plan Competition. He subsequently raised $850,000 from Labrador Ventures, Launch Capital, and angel investors. Prior to Carsala, Tyler worked in Accenture's consulting group, doing systems integration, process design, and project management for Fortune 500 companies. Tyler holds an MBA from University of California, Berkeley and a BBA in economics and entrepreneurship from Baylor University.
The program will start with food and networking at 6:30. The presentation will open at 7:00pm. There is no pre-registration for this event. For more information about the Entrepreneurial Best Practices Series, call 510-642-4255 or email lester@haas.berkeley.edu.
Microfinance Speaker Series: Premal Shah, President of Kiva
Date: Monday, December 8
Time: 4:00 – 6:00 pm
Location: Cheit 125
This week we will explore investing in microfinance institutions and the complexities involved in measuring social impact and performance. Our guest speaker is Premal Shah, President of Kiva.
As President, Premal leads Kiva's efforts to scale its partnerships and member base. Prior to Kiva, Premal was a Principal Product Manager at PayPal, an eBay company. During his 6 year career at PayPal, Premal drove a number of key initiatives including a year long project defining eBay's role in economically empowering the global working poor. A number of corporate initiatives have come out of this effort, including PayPal's support of Kiva. Prior to PayPal, Premal was a strategy consultant at Mercer Management Consulting in New York.
If you have any questions, please contact one of the GSIs:
Roxanne Miller (mailto:charlene_chen@mba.berkeley.edu))Charlene Chen (https://mail.haas.berkeley.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=b1bea3032b4340d7b4818274967e2e57&URL=mailto%3acharlene_chen%40mba.berkeley.edu)
Jessica Lopatka (jessica_lopatka@mba.berkeley.edu)
Education Speaker Series: Game Changing Entrepreneurs
Date: Monday, December 8
Time: 6:00 – 8:00 pm
Location: Cheit 330
Discussion: How is your organization changing the game of public education?
Speakers:
Don Shalvey, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Aspire Public Schools
Dr. Shalvey has 40 years of experience in public education and is widely recognized as a leader in public school reform and the charter school movement. Prior to founding Aspire Public Schools, Dr. Shalvey was the Superintendent of San Carlos School District, where he sponsored the first charter school in California in 1992. The San Carlos Charter Learning Center became a California Distinguished School and has since served as a model for many other charter schools. In 1998, Dr. Shalvey and entrepreneur Reed Hastings co-founded Californians for Public School Excellence, a grass-roots organization that led to the passage of the Charter Schools Act of 1998, which lifted the cap on the number of charter schools in the state. Dr. Shalvey is a frequent advisor to policy makers, practitioners and authorizers of charter schools across the nation.
John Danner, CEO and Founder, Rocketship Education
Before starting Rocketship, John served as a teacher in the Nashville public school system for three years, the last two as a second-grade teacher of students with limited English proficiency. In 2000, John co-founded Sacred Heart Nativity School, a private Catholic middle-school for at-risk Latino boys in San Jose. From 2001-2005, John served as the Chairman of the Charter School Resource Center of Tennessee, working for the successful passage of Tennessee’s charter school law in 2002 and assisting the subsequent establishment of twelve charter schools in Tennessee.
For more information, please contact Samir Bolar (samir_bolar@mba.berkeley.edu) or Mahta Eghbali (mahta_eghbali@mba.berkeley.edu).
3rd Annual Haas Winter Celebration in New York
Date: Wednesday, December 17
Time: 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Location: Goldman Sachs (180 Maiden Lane, New York, NY 10038)
Please join fellow Haas alumni, students, staff and friends at our Third Annual Haas Winter Celebration in New York hosted by Goldman Sachs. At this year's Winter Celebration we will raise a toast to our recruitment efforts, welcome current MBA and MFE students working or visiting in NYC, connect alumni with one another and celebrate all things Haas in New York! The Haas School's new dean, Rich Lyons, a proud Haas graduate (BS '82), looks forward to welcoming Haas alumni and current students to the annual Winter Celebration in New York.$35 alumni and friendsComplimentary for studentsThis event is generously hosted by Goldman Sachs.Pre-registration is required. The security office at Goldman Sachs requires that all attendees be pre-registered. No on-site registrations will be available. The deadline for registration is December 12th.
Registration Link: http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/groups/alumni/ny/ For questions, please contact the Alumni Relations Office at 510-642-7790 or events@haas.berkeley.edu.
CASE COMPETITIONS
Global Social Venture Competition (GSVC) Executive Summaries due Jan 21st
Call for Entrants: 2009 Competition
The Global Social Venture Competition (GSVC) is seeking promising social entrepreneurs to enter our 2009 and 10th Anniversary Competition! If you are an entrepreneur (or budding entrepreneur!) with a financially sustainable venture that addresses a social or environmental problem, we encourage you to apply!
Winning plans in the past have ranged from global health to microfinance, from cleantech to education, from fair trade to community development, from business concepts to operating companies, and have included for-profit and non-profit models.
The GSVC has provided nearly $500,000 in seed-money to thirty social ventures over the past ten years, as well as over 16,000 hours of mentoring from seasoned professional in various industries!
Executive Summaries due January 21, 2009*
Please utilize our Team Finding links, to post business plan ideas and/or form teams:
· http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=pFNBWlZnHTUgBcQW8GvISFA&hl=en
· http://www.globalsocialventure.blogspot.com/
Entrant Requirements:
o Every team must include at least one member who is a current student in ANY graduate business program or who has graduated from any graduate business program within the past 24 months.
o Operating companies are welcome to enter, though they must be less than 3 years old (as measured by first revenue or first patent issued).
o Plan can be for a for-profit or non-profit as long as either can be financially self-sustaining at scale.
Key Dates for 2009:
January 21 - Executive Summary Due at https://mail.haas.berkeley.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=b1bea3032b4340d7b4818274967e2e57&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.gsvc.org*
April 7 – Final Business Plan Due for Global Finals
April 23-24 - Global Finals at Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley
April 25 - GSVC Symposium on Social Entrepreneurship (San Francisco)
* Date applies to entrants submitting executive summaries to Columbia Business School, Haas School of Business, or London Business School regional rounds.
For more details, visit https://mail.haas.berkeley.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=b1bea3032b4340d7b4818274967e2e57&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.gsvc.org%2f or email https://mail.haas.berkeley.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=b1bea3032b4340d7b4818274967e2e57&URL=mailto%3agsvc%40haas.berkeley.edu.
UC Berkeley Business Plan Competition Executive Summaries due January 28th
Executive summaries for the UC Berkeley Business Plan Competition are due January 28th, just two short months away. Below is quick checklist to make sure you are on track for the $45,000 grand prize:
1. Come up with a great idea!
2. Share your idea with friends and colleagues to get feedback and refine your idea
3. Build your team:
a. How can others help turn your ideas into a reality?
b. What skillsets or experiences would be useful in developing and implementing your business?
c. Find team members and enter your info @ http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=pqx8DnHt9nNFiJ2Ss2J6uZQ&hl=en
4. Write a three page executive summary to crystallize your idea; try to clearly define:
a. What problem are we going to solve?
b. Who are our customers? What needs do they have?
c. How big is the market? How many customers are there?
d. What is the business model? How do we turn those customers into dollars?
e. What is our product or service? How does it work? What technology is employed? How does it meet the customer’s needs?
f. How will our product or service be delivered?
5. Share your executive summary with friends and colleagues to get feedback and refine your idea
6. Start building it!
a. Iterate {implement, test, refine}
For additional information about the UC Berkeley Business Plan completion (including requirements, rules, deadlines, etc.), please visit our website at http://bplan.berkeley.edu/ or contact us at bplan@haas.berkeley.edu with any questions.
University of Denver Race & Case Competition: Feb. 27 - Mar. 1
Join the Daniels College of Business Graduate Business Student Association for the sixth annual Race & Case, one of the country’s premier business ethics case competitions. Combining a ski challenge with a case competition, Race & Case offers a unique real-world setting where students apply critical thinking and new approaches to ethical decision making and behavior.
Where: The Daniels College of Business at the University of Denver & Vail Cascade Resort
When: February 27 to March 1, 2009 Who: Four members will compete in the case, while up to six members may compete in the ski challenge. Teams must include a minimum of one international student and two female students.
To sign up, email Lauren Hartman (lauren.hartman@du.edu) ASAP.
EWMBA eZine - Week of November 27, 2008
Notes from the Social Services Committee
Holiday Food Drive : Alameda County Food Bank
The holidays are a season of escalated demand for food, especially with the current economic situation. In 2008, the Food Bank is responding to unprecedented need in Alameda County. Please drop off non-perishable foods in any one of the five bins around the Haas campus. Alternatively, you can make a monetary donation either directly to the Alameda County Food Bank (link below) or feel free to drop off a check to Ken So, Jenn Elliott or the EWMBA office and we’ll be sure to get the donations to the food bank. Thanks for your generosity in this critical time of need.
(Alameda County Food Bank Donation Link : https://secure.groundspring.org/dn/index.php?aid=18069)
Save the Date: Sacred Heart Community Center Volunteering Event
I know we haven’t even had our November community service event, but we’re so busy creating volunteering opportunities for you, we thought we’d announce our December event. We’re going to be at the Sacred Heart Community Service Center is San Jose creating a “toy store” with donated gifts where parents of underprivileged children will be able to “shop” for Holiday gifts. Our session will run from 1-4pm at their facility at 1381 South First St. Details on the organization can be found at the link below.
Unfortunately, you won’t find details on this event there since they’ve had to stop advertising for it due to popularity. We were only able to reserve 20 spots, so be sure to respond quickly to the Evite (coming soon). As always, spouses and significant others are welcomed and encouraged to attend. This is our first South Bay event, so we hope you South Bayers can make it. Oh, and if you feel like bringing an unwrapped gift to the event, it would be greatly appreciated.
(Sacred Heart Community Service Center Website: http://www.shcstheheart.org/flash.html)
---- Jenn Elliott and Ken So
Class Socials
The Social Committee invites evening students who are organizing class socials to let Mandar know: mandar_shinde@haas.berkeley.edu
Meeting Warren Buffett
The Haas Finance Club organized a trip to meet with Warren Buffett.
Read all about it here: http://berkeleyewmbastudents.blogspot.com/2008/11/meeting-warren-buffett.html
Election Fever
In case you still haven’t noticed, it’s election time again!
As they say, all politics is local and this is your opportunity to elect the officers for the EWMBA Student Association (aka EWMBAA).
Voting are open from Monday, Nov 24th at 7am PST to Wednesday, Dec 3rd at 11.59pm PST. It will be done online, so no need to plan for carpools to Haas etc.
In the meantime, find out more about the candidates and how they are planning to change your Haas experience at http://www.haasewmbaa.com.
Volunteers needed for Business Women in Leadership Conference
The 13th annual Haas School of Business Women in Leadership conference will be held on March 14, 2009. The WIL conference is the longest student-led conference here at Haas. Every year, we attract more than 450 students and industry professionals from around the Bay Area. The 2009 theme is Everyday Evolution: Connect. Empower. Transform.
We are looking for volunteers to help with the day-of logistics, most likely one to two 2-hour shifts. In return, you will be able to attend the event for free and receive a conference shirt and goodie bag.
Please email jenny_xu@mba.berkeley.edu if you are interested and would be available to volunteer.
For more information, please go to www.wilconference.org.
To plan or check out new events, visit the Haas Calendar:
http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/calendar/
Haas Sales Club event: The Path to CEO – Why Sales Experience is Critical
Date: Monday, December 1
Time: 12:30-2PM
Location: C135
Room capacity / max sign-ups: 60
Sign-up deadline: Sunday, November 30 at 10PM
Contact: naveed_makhani@mba.berkeley.edu
In this first event organized by the Haas Sales Club, Larry Singer, Vice President of Sales at Hewlett-Packard, will share with us insights from his 20 years of senior management experience in both the public and private sectors in organizations such as Sun Microsystems, Hewlett-Packard, the State of Georgia, and Public Interest Breakthroughs, a non-profit strategic consulting group of which he was the Chairman and CEO.
Larry will focus on addressing the following topics:
- Why is it that most Fortune 500 CEOs have sales experience? What skills do they gain from sales roles that make them more effective in their careers?
- Companies invest more in sales organizations during difficult economic times – how can MBA students capitalize on this?
- What does it take to be a successful sales professional? How do skills gained in an MBA program position you for success in sales?
- What are some career paths that would both augment and capitalize on the MBA skill set?"
Haas Healthcare Association Fall Mixer
Date: Wednesday, December 3
Time: 7:30PM-8:15PM
Location: Wells Fargo Room
If you have experience in Healthcare or would like to learn more about the industry, please join us for the Haas Healthcare Association Fall Mixer. This will be an opportunity for EWMBA students and Full-Time MBA students who are interested in Healthcare to get to know each other better, discuss relevant topics, and have some fun. We hope to see you soon.
If you would like to RSVP or ask any questions, please contact Steve Love at steve_love@mba.berkeley.edu.
Holiday Food Drive : Alameda County Food Bank
The holidays are a season of escalated demand for food, especially with the current economic situation. In 2008, the Food Bank is responding to unprecedented need in Alameda County. Please drop off non-perishable foods in any one of the five bins around the Haas campus. Alternatively, you can make a monetary donation either directly to the Alameda County Food Bank (link below) or feel free to drop off a check to Ken So, Jenn Elliott or the EWMBA office and we’ll be sure to get the donations to the food bank. Thanks for your generosity in this critical time of need.
(Alameda County Food Bank Donation Link : https://secure.groundspring.org/dn/index.php?aid=18069)
Save the Date: Sacred Heart Community Center Volunteering Event
I know we haven’t even had our November community service event, but we’re so busy creating volunteering opportunities for you, we thought we’d announce our December event. We’re going to be at the Sacred Heart Community Service Center is San Jose creating a “toy store” with donated gifts where parents of underprivileged children will be able to “shop” for Holiday gifts. Our session will run from 1-4pm at their facility at 1381 South First St. Details on the organization can be found at the link below.
Unfortunately, you won’t find details on this event there since they’ve had to stop advertising for it due to popularity. We were only able to reserve 20 spots, so be sure to respond quickly to the Evite (coming soon). As always, spouses and significant others are welcomed and encouraged to attend. This is our first South Bay event, so we hope you South Bayers can make it. Oh, and if you feel like bringing an unwrapped gift to the event, it would be greatly appreciated.
(Sacred Heart Community Service Center Website: http://www.shcstheheart.org/flash.html)
---- Jenn Elliott and Ken So
Class Socials
The Social Committee invites evening students who are organizing class socials to let Mandar know: mandar_shinde@haas.berkeley.edu
Meeting Warren Buffett
The Haas Finance Club organized a trip to meet with Warren Buffett.
Read all about it here: http://berkeleyewmbastudents.blogspot.com/2008/11/meeting-warren-buffett.html
Election Fever
In case you still haven’t noticed, it’s election time again!
As they say, all politics is local and this is your opportunity to elect the officers for the EWMBA Student Association (aka EWMBAA).
Voting are open from Monday, Nov 24th at 7am PST to Wednesday, Dec 3rd at 11.59pm PST. It will be done online, so no need to plan for carpools to Haas etc.
In the meantime, find out more about the candidates and how they are planning to change your Haas experience at http://www.haasewmbaa.com.
Volunteers needed for Business Women in Leadership Conference
The 13th annual Haas School of Business Women in Leadership conference will be held on March 14, 2009. The WIL conference is the longest student-led conference here at Haas. Every year, we attract more than 450 students and industry professionals from around the Bay Area. The 2009 theme is Everyday Evolution: Connect. Empower. Transform.
We are looking for volunteers to help with the day-of logistics, most likely one to two 2-hour shifts. In return, you will be able to attend the event for free and receive a conference shirt and goodie bag.
Please email jenny_xu@mba.berkeley.edu if you are interested and would be available to volunteer.
For more information, please go to www.wilconference.org.
To plan or check out new events, visit the Haas Calendar:
http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/calendar/
Haas Sales Club event: The Path to CEO – Why Sales Experience is Critical
Date: Monday, December 1
Time: 12:30-2PM
Location: C135
Room capacity / max sign-ups: 60
Sign-up deadline: Sunday, November 30 at 10PM
Contact: naveed_makhani@mba.berkeley.edu
In this first event organized by the Haas Sales Club, Larry Singer, Vice President of Sales at Hewlett-Packard, will share with us insights from his 20 years of senior management experience in both the public and private sectors in organizations such as Sun Microsystems, Hewlett-Packard, the State of Georgia, and Public Interest Breakthroughs, a non-profit strategic consulting group of which he was the Chairman and CEO.
Larry will focus on addressing the following topics:
- Why is it that most Fortune 500 CEOs have sales experience? What skills do they gain from sales roles that make them more effective in their careers?
- Companies invest more in sales organizations during difficult economic times – how can MBA students capitalize on this?
- What does it take to be a successful sales professional? How do skills gained in an MBA program position you for success in sales?
- What are some career paths that would both augment and capitalize on the MBA skill set?"
Haas Healthcare Association Fall Mixer
Date: Wednesday, December 3
Time: 7:30PM-8:15PM
Location: Wells Fargo Room
If you have experience in Healthcare or would like to learn more about the industry, please join us for the Haas Healthcare Association Fall Mixer. This will be an opportunity for EWMBA students and Full-Time MBA students who are interested in Healthcare to get to know each other better, discuss relevant topics, and have some fun. We hope to see you soon.
If you would like to RSVP or ask any questions, please contact Steve Love at steve_love@mba.berkeley.edu.
EWMBA eZine - Week of November 20, 2008
Spring Electives
If you haven’t read Siu Yung’s Catching Up, the second round of bidding ends midday at Friday 21st. Every semester, someone forgets to put in a bid!
Don’t be a statistic. Just do it! Now!
Election Fever
In case you haven’t noticed, it’s election time again!
As they say, all politics is local and this is your opportunity to elect the officers for the EWMBA Student Association (aka EWMBAA).
Voting will be open from Monday, Nov 24th at 7am PST to Wednesday, Dec 3rd at 11.59pm PST. It will be done online, so no need to plan for carpools to Haas etc.
Most importantly, please remember to cast your vote. Watch out for Dhiren’s email for details on the voting website.
In the meantime, find out more about the candidates and how they are planning to change your Haas experience at http://www.haasewmbaa.com.
Communications Committee
We've brought you three new channels this year:
1. EWMBA eZine – What you are reading now: a newsletter catered to our every EW need and emailed weekly (and archived at http://haasewmbaa-ezine.blogspot.com/)
2. Cohort Reps - Helping first years know what's important at just the right time
3. Discussion Forum - Just for the EW crowd - Socials, Academics, Careers, and more http://haasewmbaa.freeforums.org/
In addition, the EWMBAA blog (http://www.haasewmbaa.com/) is a great resource.
Special thanks to our team members - Badri Raghunathan, Christina Stewart, Evonne Chiu, Min-Hank Ho, and Sriram Kumar, to our Cohort Reps, and especially the current EWMBAA President Jasmin Young for providing encouragement and support.
-- Anlei Lee & Ben Chong (Communications Committee Co-Chairs)
Volunteers needed for Business Women in Leadership Conference
The 13th annual Haas School of Business Women in Leadership conference will be held on March 14, 2009. The WIL conference is the longest student-led conference here at Haas. Every year, we attract more than 450 students and industry professionals from around the Bay Area. The 2009 theme is Everyday Evolution: Connect. Empower. Transform.
We are looking for volunteers to help with the day-of logistics, most likely one to two 2-hour shifts. In return, you will be able to attend the event for free and receive a conference shirt and goodie bag.
Please email jenny_xu@mba.berkeley.edu if you are interested and would be available to volunteer.
For more information, please go to www.wilconference.org.
To plan or check out new events, visit the Haas Calendar:
http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/calendar/
EVENTS
2nd Annual Berkeley Finance Conference
Date: Friday, November 21
Time: 8:30 am – 6:30 pm
Location: Haas School of Business
Registration: www.berkeleyfinanceconference.org
Contact: piyush_jamkhandi@mba.berkeley.edu
“Navigating Through Financial Turbulence”
With the current historic and turbulent times, the Berkeley Finance Conference offers a unique opportunity to listen to the leading experts in the industry outlining the effects and opportunities presented by the current financial turmoil. Please partake in the networking and the discussions held by the leaders of the finance industry.
Keynote Speaker:
• Rohit Bhagat, Chief Operating Officer, Barclays Global Investors
Featured Speakers
• Mark Zanoli, Managing Director, J P Morgan
• Aneta Marcheva Key, Associate Principal, McKinsey & Co.
Panels:
• Investment Management
• Venture Capital
• Corporate Finance
• Investment Banking
• Private Equity
• Real Estate
Free admission for volunteering on the day of the event. If interested, please contact: jenny_herbert@mba.berkeley.edu or felipe_gomez@mba.berkeley.edu
Haas Big Game BBQ 2008
Date: Saturday, November 22, 2008
Time: 10:00 am - 12:30 pm: BBQ in the Haas Courtyard
12:30 pm: Cal vs Stanford football game
Registration: http://haas.berkeley.edu/alumni/biggame
All Haas alumni, students and guests are invited to the Haas 2008 Big Game BBQ on Saturday, November 22nd. Join us in the Haas Courtyard for our traditional pre-game barbeque.
The Big Game is back on campus this year and the football team is on a roll! Come celebrate at Haas before heading over to Memorial Stadium to watch Cal take back the Axe. Note: Football tickets are not available through the Haas School.
The Haas Courtyard is the perfect location to gather with Haas alumni, friends, faculty, staff and students before the game with an all you can eat BBQ (Compadres caterers!), refreshments and live music.
$25 Alumni and friends
$15 Faculty/Staff/Students
$10 Children (5-17 years old)
***Pre-registration is required. This event will sell out!***
***Deadline is Nov 14th! ***
For questions, please contact the Alumni Relations Office at 510-642-7790.
NOTE: Prices listed above DO NOT include football tickets. To purchase football tickets call 1-800-GO-BEARS.
Berkeley Business Plan Competition and GSVC Mixer
Date: Monday, November 24
Time: 6:00 – 8:00 pm
Location: Wells Fargo Room
Want to be an entrepreneur? Want an opportunity to showcase your next billion dollar idea? The UC Berkeley Business Plan and Global Social Venture Competition are the right place for you! Come join us at our annual mixer to hear more about what the competitions are all about and meet like-minded entrepreneurs, discuss your business ideas, and form teams.
Business Plan Competition
The 11th Annual 2008 UC Berkeley Business Plan Competition is the marquee entrepreneurship event at Berkeley. This competition nurtures entrepreneurial spirit, thought, and action across the greater UC Berkeley community by offering the best resources for aspiring entrepreneurs to make ideas reality. $45,000 in prize money will be awarded to the finalists with the best business plans. For more information, please visit: http://bplan.berkeley.edu or reach us at bplan@haas.berkeley.edu
Global Social Venture Competition (GSVC)
The Global Social Venture Competition (GSVC) is the largest social venture competition in the world and is open to businesses and business ideas that have positive social and environmental impacts. Each year, entrant teams from around the world compete for over $45,000 in prizes on the basis of their venture's financial sustainability and social return on investment. Nearly 25% of past GSVC entrants are now operating companies. For more information, please visit: http://socialvc.net or reach us at gsvc@haas.berkeley.edu
Haas Volunteering Event at Ronald McDonald House
Date: Thursday, November 27, 2008
Time: 10:30 am - 1 pm
Where: Ronald McDonald House
Haas Healthcare Association Fall Mixer
Date: Wednesday, December 3
Time: 7:30PM-8:15PM
Location: Wells Fargo Room
If you have experience in Healthcare or would like to learn more about the industry, please join us for the Haas Healthcare Association Fall Mixer. This will be an opportunity for EWMBA students and Full-Time MBA students who are interested in Healthcare to get to know each other better, discuss relevant topics, and have some fun. We hope to see you soon.
If you would like to RSVP or ask any questions, please contact Steve Love at steve_love@mba.berkeley.edu
If you haven’t read Siu Yung’s Catching Up, the second round of bidding ends midday at Friday 21st. Every semester, someone forgets to put in a bid!
Don’t be a statistic. Just do it! Now!
Election Fever
In case you haven’t noticed, it’s election time again!
As they say, all politics is local and this is your opportunity to elect the officers for the EWMBA Student Association (aka EWMBAA).
Voting will be open from Monday, Nov 24th at 7am PST to Wednesday, Dec 3rd at 11.59pm PST. It will be done online, so no need to plan for carpools to Haas etc.
Most importantly, please remember to cast your vote. Watch out for Dhiren’s email for details on the voting website.
In the meantime, find out more about the candidates and how they are planning to change your Haas experience at http://www.haasewmbaa.com.
Communications Committee
We've brought you three new channels this year:
1. EWMBA eZine – What you are reading now: a newsletter catered to our every EW need and emailed weekly (and archived at http://haasewmbaa-ezine.blogspot.com/)
2. Cohort Reps - Helping first years know what's important at just the right time
3. Discussion Forum - Just for the EW crowd - Socials, Academics, Careers, and more http://haasewmbaa.freeforums.org/
In addition, the EWMBAA blog (http://www.haasewmbaa.com/) is a great resource.
Special thanks to our team members - Badri Raghunathan, Christina Stewart, Evonne Chiu, Min-Hank Ho, and Sriram Kumar, to our Cohort Reps, and especially the current EWMBAA President Jasmin Young for providing encouragement and support.
-- Anlei Lee & Ben Chong (Communications Committee Co-Chairs)
Volunteers needed for Business Women in Leadership Conference
The 13th annual Haas School of Business Women in Leadership conference will be held on March 14, 2009. The WIL conference is the longest student-led conference here at Haas. Every year, we attract more than 450 students and industry professionals from around the Bay Area. The 2009 theme is Everyday Evolution: Connect. Empower. Transform.
We are looking for volunteers to help with the day-of logistics, most likely one to two 2-hour shifts. In return, you will be able to attend the event for free and receive a conference shirt and goodie bag.
Please email jenny_xu@mba.berkeley.edu if you are interested and would be available to volunteer.
For more information, please go to www.wilconference.org.
To plan or check out new events, visit the Haas Calendar:
http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/calendar/
EVENTS
2nd Annual Berkeley Finance Conference
Date: Friday, November 21
Time: 8:30 am – 6:30 pm
Location: Haas School of Business
Registration: www.berkeleyfinanceconference.org
Contact: piyush_jamkhandi@mba.berkeley.edu
“Navigating Through Financial Turbulence”
With the current historic and turbulent times, the Berkeley Finance Conference offers a unique opportunity to listen to the leading experts in the industry outlining the effects and opportunities presented by the current financial turmoil. Please partake in the networking and the discussions held by the leaders of the finance industry.
Keynote Speaker:
• Rohit Bhagat, Chief Operating Officer, Barclays Global Investors
Featured Speakers
• Mark Zanoli, Managing Director, J P Morgan
• Aneta Marcheva Key, Associate Principal, McKinsey & Co.
Panels:
• Investment Management
• Venture Capital
• Corporate Finance
• Investment Banking
• Private Equity
• Real Estate
Free admission for volunteering on the day of the event. If interested, please contact: jenny_herbert@mba.berkeley.edu or felipe_gomez@mba.berkeley.edu
Haas Big Game BBQ 2008
Date: Saturday, November 22, 2008
Time: 10:00 am - 12:30 pm: BBQ in the Haas Courtyard
12:30 pm: Cal vs Stanford football game
Registration: http://haas.berkeley.edu/alumni/biggame
All Haas alumni, students and guests are invited to the Haas 2008 Big Game BBQ on Saturday, November 22nd. Join us in the Haas Courtyard for our traditional pre-game barbeque.
The Big Game is back on campus this year and the football team is on a roll! Come celebrate at Haas before heading over to Memorial Stadium to watch Cal take back the Axe. Note: Football tickets are not available through the Haas School.
The Haas Courtyard is the perfect location to gather with Haas alumni, friends, faculty, staff and students before the game with an all you can eat BBQ (Compadres caterers!), refreshments and live music.
$25 Alumni and friends
$15 Faculty/Staff/Students
$10 Children (5-17 years old)
***Pre-registration is required. This event will sell out!***
***Deadline is Nov 14th! ***
For questions, please contact the Alumni Relations Office at 510-642-7790.
NOTE: Prices listed above DO NOT include football tickets. To purchase football tickets call 1-800-GO-BEARS.
Berkeley Business Plan Competition and GSVC Mixer
Date: Monday, November 24
Time: 6:00 – 8:00 pm
Location: Wells Fargo Room
Want to be an entrepreneur? Want an opportunity to showcase your next billion dollar idea? The UC Berkeley Business Plan and Global Social Venture Competition are the right place for you! Come join us at our annual mixer to hear more about what the competitions are all about and meet like-minded entrepreneurs, discuss your business ideas, and form teams.
Business Plan Competition
The 11th Annual 2008 UC Berkeley Business Plan Competition is the marquee entrepreneurship event at Berkeley. This competition nurtures entrepreneurial spirit, thought, and action across the greater UC Berkeley community by offering the best resources for aspiring entrepreneurs to make ideas reality. $45,000 in prize money will be awarded to the finalists with the best business plans. For more information, please visit: http://bplan.berkeley.edu or reach us at bplan@haas.berkeley.edu
Global Social Venture Competition (GSVC)
The Global Social Venture Competition (GSVC) is the largest social venture competition in the world and is open to businesses and business ideas that have positive social and environmental impacts. Each year, entrant teams from around the world compete for over $45,000 in prizes on the basis of their venture's financial sustainability and social return on investment. Nearly 25% of past GSVC entrants are now operating companies. For more information, please visit: http://socialvc.net or reach us at gsvc@haas.berkeley.edu
Haas Volunteering Event at Ronald McDonald House
Date: Thursday, November 27, 2008
Time: 10:30 am - 1 pm
Where: Ronald McDonald House
Haas Healthcare Association Fall Mixer
Date: Wednesday, December 3
Time: 7:30PM-8:15PM
Location: Wells Fargo Room
If you have experience in Healthcare or would like to learn more about the industry, please join us for the Haas Healthcare Association Fall Mixer. This will be an opportunity for EWMBA students and Full-Time MBA students who are interested in Healthcare to get to know each other better, discuss relevant topics, and have some fun. We hope to see you soon.
If you would like to RSVP or ask any questions, please contact Steve Love at steve_love@mba.berkeley.edu
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