EWMBA eZine - Week of June 4, 2009

A message from your editors:

Summer’s finally here! Hopefully you are enjoying the breather.

We’d like to take this opportunity to thank you all for your support these past few weeks and months. We’re explicitly looking for comments, suggestions or concerns on two subjects:

a) What content would you like to see added to the eZine?

b) We’re attempting to migrate eZine to an automated setup with online submissions of events and announcements instead of the current manual process. In this context we’re looking for in-house expertise (yup, that’s you!) with open source applications which can be used for web-based submission and a back-end database for storing the content. If this is your area of interest, we’ll appreciate any pointers you could provide!

Feel free to drop us a note if you have any thoughts on either of the above.

- Divyang Agrawal (divyang_agrawal@mba.berkeley.edu) and Ramon Lim (ramon_lim@mba.berkeley.edu)


Announcements:

We need student ambassadors to help welcome the round 2 admits!

Remember when you were accepted to Haas? -- those feelings of pride and excitement in meeting new folks? Now you can network with the incoming class and be a part of the action !

The Admissions Committee is looking for volunteers to help welcome the Round 2 admits for the EWMBA Class of 2012. This involves emailing ~10 new admits during the first week of June and then following up with those who would also like to have a phone call. The intent is to welcome them to Haas and to help answer any questions they might have about student life, classes, transportation, etc.

We would also encourage you (although not mandatory) to attend the New Admit Welcome Reception on June 9th so that you can meet the students in person to further build a connection.

We will have a short, 20-30 minute de-briefing session (mandatory) via conference call for all volunteers in the evening, tentatively set for Sunday May 31st.

If you are interested in volunteering, please contact the co-Chair of the EWMBAA Admissions committee, Sharianne Louie at sharianne_louie@mba.berkeley.edu. Sharianne is also representing co-chair, Christine Rhinehart who is on vacation and will not have access to email.

We thank you for all of your help!

EWMBAA Admissions co-chairs,

Sharianne Louie
Christine Rhinehart


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


EVENTS

End of the Year BBQ

Date: Sunday June 7
Time: 1:00 PM
Location: Coyote Point, 1961 Coyote Point Drive, San Mateo, CA 94401

In celebration of the end of this school year, the Social Committee is hosting a BBQ in the South Bay area. Save your calendar for Sunday, June 7, 2009! More details to come as we finalize the location.

We are looking for some additional volunteers to help with this event. If you are interested in helping, please contact Carmen Chan (carmen_chan@haas.berkeley.edu) or Sheri Atienza (sheri_atienza@mba.berkeley.edu)


Welcome Reception for Admitted Students
Date: Tuesday, June 9
Time: Reception begins at 6:30 p.m.
Location: Bank of America Forum, Haas

The Evening & Weekend MBA program cordially invites you to a welcome reception for admitted students.

Keynote Speaker’s Address at 7:00 p.m.

Please RSVP to Sarah Thompson at:
saraht@haas.berkeley.edu or (510) 642-0325 no later than Tuesday, June 2, 2009.


Exploring the Mobile Apps Opportunity – How to Get to a Ca-Ching!

Date: Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Time: 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Location: Arbuckle Lounge and Bishop Auditorium at Stanford Business School
Cost: http://www.vlab.org/store.html?event_id=275 Registration: http://www.vlab.org/article.html?aid=275
2009 is indeed shaping up to be “the year of mobile app stores” – as device manufacturers, carriers, software companies are all rushing to emulate Apple’s model and achievement. Join us as a panel of experts from Blackberry, PALM, IFund (Kleiner Perkins), CNET, Trism and Rhomobile explore opportunities in this dynamic, rapidly evolving mobile application eco-system. The event will bring together developers, carriers, device manufactures and VCs to key answer questions in every mobile entrepreneur’s mind, namely: how do they get to ca-ching and build a viable mobile app development business.
VLAB Mission: The MIT/Stanford Venture Lab (VLAB) is the San Francisco Bay Area chapter of the MIT Enterprise Forum, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the growth and success of high-tech entrepreneurial ventures by connecting ideas, technology and people.(http://www.vlab.org/article.html?aid=14)
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The Fourth Annual Haas Alumni Wine Tasting

Date: Sunday June 21
Time: 2:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Location: Metro Lafayette Restaurant, Lafayette, CA. http://metrolafayette.com/
Cost: $25, includes drinks and appetizers

To register, please go to: http://acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaID=184155
Registration will be limited to the first 75 people, so please register early.
Guest speaker, Cal Athletic Director, Sandy Barbour, will be giving us an update on the 2009-2010 football and basketball seasons. Sandy will also talk about the new Student-Athlete High Performance Center and football stadium renovation, as well as the other successful Cal athletic programs.
Enjoy a variety of select wines from around the world, paired with an assortment of delicious hors d'oeuvres, while networking with your fellow Haas Alums.
Betty Kaufman, Haas alum with WineShop At Home will lead us in the wine tasting.http://www.wineshopathome.com/bettykaufman You will have a chance to place orders for the wines you like, so please have your credit cards available.
Raffiné Chocolates will be serving Artisan European chocolates of the highest quality to pair with the wine. Founder, Mona Keady, trained at the most prestigious confection institutions in France and Belgium. http://www.raffinechocolates.com/