EWMBA eZine - Week of January 29, 2009

EWMBAA Committees
Have great ideas on how to make our student experience better? Join an EWMBAA Committee!

Application attached. Applications are due on February 6, 2009 at 6PM via email to Anlei Lee anlei_lee@mba.berkeley.edu or dropping off at the Program office.

Here are the committees. Descriptions about each committee are in the application.

(1) ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

(2) ADMISSIONS

(3) ALUMNI RELATIONS

(4) CAREER SERVICES

(5) COMMUNICATIONS

(6) COMMUNITY SERVICE

(7) SOCIAL

(8)*NEW* TECHNOLOGY


General Management & Strategy Club

Eugene and Lauren are the new co-presidents of the General Management & Strategy club. In order to better serve EWMBA students, the club is looking for an Evening/Weekend Liaison.

The responsibilities of the position would be to involve part-time MBA students (EWMBA + BCMBA) by:
- soliciting their input about how the club can better serve them
- being a voice for them in the club
- connecting with EWMBA Association, Alumni Relations Council, Career Services and other organizations at Haas
- driving club membership among them
- encouraging them to utilize their professional connections to help organize club events when applicable

Interested parties should contact me lauren_stark@mba.berkeley.edu and mention why this position is of interest and what they hope to achieve with it.

EVENTS

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=WEB228QGV2P3K6For 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/.


3rd Annual Haas Business of Health Care Conference
Date: Saturday, February 7th
Time: 8AM-5PM
Location: Haas

Register today for the 2009 Business of Healthcare Conference!

The 3rd Annual Haas Business of Health Care Conference promises to be an extraordinary event, attracting more than 350 attendees and speakers, and bringing together a wide range of perspectives while focusing on the theme of "The Impact of Integration." We will explore the extent to which the trend toward integration is working to address existing fragmentation and improve the overall 'health' of the industry. This year’s keynote speakers are:
• Leonard D. Schaeffer, Founder and Former CEO, Wellpoint
• Paul H. Keckley, Executive Director of the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions
• Marc E. Owen, Executive Vice President, Corporate Strategy and Business Development, McKesson

Please visit our website to learn more about panels, speakers, agenda, and to register: http://www.haashealthcareconference.org

For further Information please contact Conference Chairs, Matt Holman
matt_holman@mba.berkeley.edu or Jessica Johnston jessica_johnston@mba.berkeley.edu

Google's Enterprise Sales Organization
Date: Tuesday, February 10th
Time: 12:30-2PMLocation: S489
Room capacity / max sign-ups: 40
Sign-up deadline: Monday, February 9 at 10PM
Contact: colleen_varley@mba.berkeley.edu

In this second event organized by the Haas Sales Club, Michael Lock, Director of North American Sales for Google Enterprise, will provide insight into Google's sales organization and will share with us key learnings from his 20 years of industry experience. Michael will focus on addressing the following topics:

Sales Organization & Strategy
How is Google's sales organization structured?
What does a typical deal lifecycle look like? What Google resources are involved and at what stages of the process?
What are the biggest differences in needs between small/medium and large (Fortune 500) organizations and how does this influence Google's sales strategy and focus?
What is the quarterly and yearly forecasting process? How are the organization's sales commitments reviewed and managed?

Google Apps
How does Google compete against incumbents such as Microsoft?
Google Apps represents a significant cultural shift – what are the most common objections Google faces and how are these handled?
How is the Enterprise Sales team focusing its resources to increase Google Apps' penetration within the Fortune 500 market segment?

Sales Careers for MBAs
What skills/characteristics define a successful salesperson?
How can students further develop and practice the skills that are most valued in sales?
What types of sales positions would you advise MBAs to pursue? What are the longer-term career path options?

Presenter Bio:
Michael Lock is a 20 year veteran of the Enterprise Information Technology industry. Michael spent the formative part of his career in the 1980s with IBM. In the 1990s Michael was a sales and marketing executive at Oracle Corporation and then spent the early 2000's with several Silicon Valley startups including video search pioneer Virage. Michael joined Google in 2005 and currently runs the Americas Sales and Operations for Google Enterprise, a rapidly growing business unit focused on bringing Google technologies to corporations, governments and educational institutions.

Michael holds a Bachelors of Business Administration from Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario. He was born and raised just outside Toronto and has spent the last 12 years living and working in Silicon Valley. Michael has been married for 15 years to his wife Beverly and has 3 children Jason 12, Rachel 9, Steven 3. Michael is active in Youth sports and can be rightfully characterized as a 'baseball nut'. He coaches Little League and youth softball.

10th Annual Haas Celebration in Silicon Valley Networking Event
Date: Wednesday, February 18th
Time: 6PM-9PM

SAVE THE DATE!

Registration will take place through the Alumni office. Please watch for the registration announcement—as this event sells out quickly every year.


2009 UC Berkeley Energy Symposium
Date: Monday, February 23rd
Time: 8AM-6PM
Location: MLK Jr. Student Union

The third annual UC Berkeley Energy Symposium – "Bold Ideas for a New Energy Landscape" – will explore the cutting edge science, policy and business ideas that will craft the future energy landscape in America. Bringing together world-class researchers from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, energy business leaders, Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, policy makers, and students, the Symposium will present a unique and challenging discussion about real, near-term energy solutions.

Tickets are available through www.berkeleyenergysymposium.com. An all-day student ticket (lunch/evening reception included) costs $15.

This year’s keynote address will be delivered by Mary Nichols, Chairman of the California Air Resources Board (CARB), where she is responsible for driving California’s landmark climate change programs. Additional panels will explore pressing issues around green building initiatives, the US automotive industry, renewable energy finance and innovative technology solutions for the solar, biofuels and nuclear power industries. Experts from over 30 leading companies and institutions including General Motors, Toyota, Tesla Motors, PG&E, Sunpower, BrightSource, CALISO, Serious Materials, Webcor Builders, Navigant Consulting and many others will be on hand to dissect the most innovative and exciting solutions that will guide the future of energy.

For further Information please contact Matt Carrington matt_carrington@mba.berkeley.edu or Brianna Wolf brianna_wolf@mba.berkeley.edu