EWMBA eZine - Week of November 03, 2009

Announcements:

EWMBAA Election Information Session

The current EWMBAA officers will be hosting an information session tonight, Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at 9:30pm for those students interested in running for office this election year. The dial in for the meeting is (218) 862-1000, participant code 1034036#. Interested students will have the opportunity to learn more about each of the four positions and ask any questions that you may have about roles and responsibilities. Each officer is also available by email if you are unable to attend tonight's session. Their emails are:

President, Anlei Lee(anlei_lee@mba.berkeley.edu)
Vice-President, Vijay Bhaskaran (vijay_bhaskaran@mba.berkeley.edu)
Treasurer, Abe Yacobian(abraham_yacobian@mba.berkeley.edu)
Secretary, Amy Daily (amy_daily@mba.berkeley.edu)

Class of 2012: Say Hello to your cohort reps

Please join us in greeting the following individuals as cohort reps for 1st year students

Blue: Andy Beck & Anand Sundaram
Axe : Sandeep Kohli & Shadab Nazar
Gold: Jeff Kwan & Mitch Gordon
Oski: Barbara Clayton & Kishore Inampudi

Cohort reps serve an important need in keeping our very-busy 1st year students informed about ongoing events. The EWMBAA values reps as key links to understand and serve the needs of first-year students at Haas. Reps also serve as points of contact to the Program Office in communicating ongoing issues, needs and events!
We are thrilled to have you on-board. Welcome!

EWMBAA Alumni Affairs Committee Pillar Event

Register today for afternoon of networking and fun! EWMBAA Alumni Affairs Committee invites you to “Bowling Day”, a premier event which brings students and alums together. Look below for details on this event (Nov 15th). Early registration will guarantee entrance to this expected sell-out event.

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EVENTS

A discussion with Dean Rich Lyons on Leadership at Haas and Goldman Sachs, presented by the Haas Leadership Club

Date: Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Time: 12:30pm – 2pm
Location: C125
Registration: https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dHgzRkFtZ243c1Nkci16UVlITUJ6cnc6MA

Take this opportunity to learn and discuss what leadership means at Haas and Goldman Sachs, two of the world’s most prestigious institutions.

The Dean will make a short presentation and then field questions and facilitate discussion.

The Haas Leadership Club serves as a forum to define, discuss, and practice leadership for the Berkeley-Haas community.

For further Information please contact Will Wright at will_wright@mba.berkeley.edu

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Women in Philanthropy: A Conversation with Four Leading Female Philanthropists

Date: Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Time: 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Location: Berkeley City Club (2315 Durant Avenue)
RSVP by Tuesday, November 3rd at http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=189824#

Featuring
Beth Sawi is the author of Coming Up for Air: How to Live a Balanced Life in a Workaholic World. Beth has held leadership positions at Charles Schwab & Co. and serves on the boards of the Alameda County Community Food Bank, the Ms. Foundation for Women, and Working Assets.

Leslie Tang-Schilling, a Regent of the University of California, is Founder and Director of Union Square Investments Company and has worked at the Chartered Bank of London, and KOA Holdings Ltd. She also serves as a Commissioner of the Asian Art Museum.

Simone Otus Coxe (BA 1981), has been involved in the public benefit sector for over 25 years. Her professional experience is primarily in marketing and communications. She serves on the board of the World Affairs Council and was board chairman of The Pluralism Fund.

Moderated by: Kimberly Wright-Violich is President of Schwab Charitable, a leading national provider of philanthropic services. Ms. Wright-Violich has guided the organization’s growth from a six-month old non-profit start-up to the largest charity in California and one of the top 10 charities in the United States.

This event is part of the 2nd Annual Schwab Charitable Philanthropy Speaker Series , presented by Center for Non-Profit and Public Leadership

For further information, please contact Debbie Ng at dng@haas.berkeley.edu.

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The Revolution Will be Digitized: How IT is Affecting Business and Competition

Date: Wednesday, November 4th
Time: 4:00PM – 5:00 PM
Location: 202 South Hall

Please join us for the UC Berkeley School of Information Distinguished Lecture: "The Revolution Will be Digitized: How IT is Affecting Business and Competition" with Andrew McAfee, Principal Research Scientist at the Center for Digital Business... Please join us for the UC Berkeley School of Information Distinguished Lecture with Andrew McAfee, Principal Research Scientist at the Center for Digital Business in the MIT Sloan School of Management, Fellow at the Harvard’s Berkman Center for Internet and Society

For more details:
http://www.ischool.berkeley.edu/newsandevents/events/dls20091104

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Dean’s Speaker Series: Tom Campbell, Former Haas Dean & 2010 Gubernatorial Candidate

Date: Wednesday, November 4th
Time: 7:30 – 8:30 PM
Location: Anderson Auditorium
Registration: http://register.haas.berkeley.edu/TomCampbell/TomCampbell.aspx

Tom’s talk will explore the growing undermining of trust in our political leaders, as the public questions the true reasons behind our policy initiatives. He will discuss such recent examples as the rationales for the war in Iraq and the rationale for staying in Afghanistan, the initiatives in California last May, the health care bill, and financial services regulation.

The event is free and open to the entire Haas community. Registration is required.

Tom was Dean of the Haas School from 2002 to 2008, during which time he took a one-year sabbatical to serve as the state’s director of finance under Governor Schwarzenegger. Previously, Tom served as a state senator and a five-term US congressman representing the Santa Clara district. He also was a professor of law at Stanford for 19 years.

A light boxed dinner will be served for attendees.

For further information, please contact Meg Fellner, meg_fellner@haas.berkeley.edu

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Talk on Asia’s mobile and internet sector

Date: Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Time: 12.30pm – 2pm
Location: C210 Cheit

Now that we’re all recovering from withdrawal symptoms of >play, here’s bringing you another speaker who will test your assumptions about digital media innovations.

If you thought Zygna’s FarmVille is an original innovation of theirs, it may surprise you that they were first inspired by 51.com’s Happy Farm game in China. If you thought that Facebook was a breakthrough innovation first brought to you by Mark Zuckerberg, Korea’s CyWorld has been operating profitably since 1999. Without any ad revenues like their US counterparts, Asia’s social media companies were forced from day one to figure out monetization or go bust.

Join us for a talk by Benjamin Joffe who runs an consultancy specializing in North Asia’s mobile and internet sectors. Benjamin is a very sharp and well-regarded observer of the latest mobile and internet trends developing in China, Japan and Korea, and divides his time between Beijing and Tokyo. He will be speaking about:
· Differences between Asia’s mobile and internet sector as compared to those in USA and Europe, and
· New opportunities in these sectors for those looking to make a career switch into North Asia.

His brief bio is below:
Benjamin Joffe is a renowned expert on Asia’s digital scene. During the past 9 years, he has been part of Japan’s mobile revolution, Korea’s Internet boom and China’s mobile crash and web 2.0 revival. He is the Founder and CEO of the digital strategy consultancy +8* (http://www.plus8star.com), partner of the next-generation social gaming company Cmune (http://www.cmune.com/) and founder of the Mobile Monday forum in Beijing. Benjamin has been invited to keynote dozens of tech, media and investment events in 13 countries. He was selected among China’s Top 100 Mobile Industry Influencers in 2007 and 2008.

For a sample of his presentation, please see:
http://www.slideshare.net/plus8star/techno-darwinism

For further Information please contact Khan Yow khan_yow@mba.berkeley.edu

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Information Session Volunteers – October/November Events

Date: November 5, 9 and various other dates in Nov/Dec
Time: See below
Location: See below

The new admissions season is upon us. Over 50% of our new admits said that contact with current students was the most useful way to learn about the program.

At our recruiting events, we rely on you, our amazing students, to bring real world insights to the prospective students. Just take a look at your calendar below and let me know if you can help out. Please remember that prospective students want to hear from you. How can you participate? Here are some upcoming events where we'd love you to represent the program.

Thanks for your continued support of our marketing efforts we couldn’t do it without you.

San Francisco
Thursday, November 5
7:00 – 8:30 pm

Haas School of Business
Berkeley
Room: TBDThursday, November 96:00 – 7:30 pm

Haas School of Business
Berkeley Tuesday, November 177:00 – 8:30 pm

Santa Clara
Tuesday, December 17:00 – 8:30 pm
Haas School of BusinessBerkeley
Room: TBD
Thursday, December 37:00 – 8:30 pm

Please contact Molly Kihanya for any questions: mkihanya@haas.berkeley.edu

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Business Plan Competition Mixers - UCSF

Date: November 5, 2009
Time: 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm (UCSF speaker); 7:30-8:30pm (UCB/UCSF mixer)
Location: UCSF Mission Bay Campus Genentech Hall, Byers Auditorium. 600 16th St., San Francisco
Registration: For UCSF “Scientist to CEO” event, please register at: http://cbe.ucsf.edu/cbe/courses/2481-DSY.html.
For B-Plan mixer, please register at: http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0Aou49X-nnD87dHpRaDRKVF9IVHB2Mzczd01JZUJRbVE&hl=en&invite=CJee364B(Feel free to attend one or both events! Just be sure to register for each event you plan to attend)


Head to San Francisco and meet UCSF bio-entrepreneurs at a mixer following their “Scientist to CEO” event. Teams working with UCSF grads and technologies have enjoyed an outstanding record in previous competitions. Learn about the innovative ideas currently being developed at UCSF and network with potential partners for the U.C. Berkeley Business Plan Competition. Pizza will be provided at the mixer!
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Accenture Award/Dimensions in Design – Pecha Kucha Night – Panel Presentation

Date: Thursday, November 5, 2009
Time: 5:00- 6:00 pm – Reception / 6:00-7:30 – Pecha Kucha Presentation
Location: B of A Forum and Andersen Auditorium

Join us for a wine & food reception and a presentation by a panel of distinguished designers for a Pecha Kucha Night!*(Based on Sara Beckman and Michael Barry's winning article, "Innovation as a Learning Process: Embedding Design Thinking.")
Panel Includes:
Carl Bass, CEO, Autodesk
John Edson, President, Lunar
John Jamieson, Design Lead and Dept. Manager, Design & Innovation, Clorox
Barry Katz, Professor, CCA and Associate Professor, Stanford Art Department
Peter Lawrence, Chairman, Corporate Design Foundation
Lara Lee, Principal, Jump Associates
Peter Merholz, President, Adaptive Path
Elizabeth Windram, Senior User Experience Designer, Google
and others..

Event is open to faculty, students, and the public. No pre-registration required.

*Pecha Kucha is from a Japanese term for the sound of conversation, "chit chat," and is a presentation format where each presenter of a panel shows up to 20 images for 20 seconds a piece, for a total time of 6 minutes, 40 seconds per presenter.

For further Information please contact Kora Cypress cypress@haas.berkeley.edu

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8th Annual Technology Exposition

Date: Friday, November 6, 2009
Time: 11am – 5pm
Location: Pauley Ballroom, UC Berkeley

Early Bird Deadline to Register: Friday, October 9, 2009
Regular Deadline to Register: Friday, October 23, 2009

Modeled after the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the Technology Exposition allows small and large firms alike to share their latest products with students and faculty at UC Berkeley. Last year, several thousand visited the event; participants include such notable firms as Dell, Google, and Microsoft.

The annual Technology Exposition is a chance for students to discover the latest technologies, as companies unveil and showcase their newest innovations. Representing diverse industries and products ranging from databases to video games, the Technology Exposition aims to provide an accurate cross-section of the computing industry. With your help, we hope to introduce some of the newest tech products available in the world to our unique, innovative campus community.

At the same time, the event offers a unique opportunity for participating companies to market their products to an ideal consumer base and job opportunities to potential future employees. Your participation in this event will allow your firm to introduce itself to UC Berkeley’s 30,000 potential customers and employees. We hope to familiarize motivated students with your company’s unique culture and future prospects.

Our exposition consists of multiple, self-governed booths similar to shows such as Comdex and the Consumer Electronics Show (CES). Each company will be responsible for manning their booth from 11 am to 5 pm. You may display your company's technologies, offer promotions, present videos and/or conduct surveys and market research. We would like to focus on featuring new consumer products and technologies for the university level target audience. However, we also recommend companies to present brochures, placards or presentations on relevant topics.

If you are interested in receiving more information about attending the 2009-2010 Technology Exposition, please contact Won Jun Choi, Director of Tech Exposition at caltechexpo@gmail.com or 949.400.2891.

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5th Annual Haas Diversity in Business Conference

Date: November 6th
Time: 9:00AM – 5:00 PM
Location: International House
Registration: http://diversity.haas.berkeley.edu/2009/index.html

The Haas School of Business is pleased to announce the 5th Annual Haas Diversity in Business Conference on November 6th, 2009, at the International House on UC Berkeley’s campus.

The theme of the conference is "Diversity: From Buzzword to Action." This year’s conference will challenge students to think about diversity beyond recruiting and retention and consider how the skill of being able to manage differences and leverage differing perspectives is essential to a future business leader’s success.

The conference is a day-long event which will feature two keynote addresses, a networking lunch with representatives from bay area companies, and an afternoon of breakout sessions. In addition to featuring a panel discussion on best practices in recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce, the breakouts will include interactive workshops addressing the role of diversity in everyday management topics such as communications, team and group dynamics, and innovation.

Join us for:
• Our two keynote speakers: John Chiang (California State Controller) and Bill Harper (Chief Diversity Officer for PG&E)
• A networking lunch with representatives from major companies such as McKesson, Cisco Systems, Pricewaterhouse Coopers, FedEx, and BCG
• An interactive session on team and group dynamics, led by Professor Sara Beckman
• Workshops on communication and leadership, led by Andra’ Ward, a leadership development consultant with clients across the globe

The Haas Diversity in Business conference has discounted admission rates for Haas students and alumni, and is open to the public. For more information visit the Diversity Conference website, or email MBAA VP Diversity, Michelle Florendo at michelle_florendo@mba.berkeley.edu.

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Working Cross-Functionally with Pam Puryear

Date: November 8th
Time: 9:00AM – 5:00 PM
Location: Andersen Auditorium
Registration: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=DIREvz9pWsgG8LflCiScEQ_3d_3d
Contact: leadership@haas.berkeley.edu

We are pleased to announce the second workshop focused on teams in this year’s Leadership Development Series. This is one of a collection of workshops designed to help you reach your full potential as a business leader. Challenges can exist in a company that requires working across functional lines: marketing, engineering, and sales, for example. Cross functional teams have always been prevalent in certain industry sectors, but their popularity has risen as they are perceived as improving coordination and integration. Cross functional teams can also improve problem solving and lead to more thorough decision making. The primary challenge for operating in a cross-functional environment is having to manage multiple constituent group interests, often without formal authority over other members of a team. Skills developed in this workshop to be effective include collaboration, conflict management and influencing.

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Global Social Entrepreneurship Competition (GSEC)

Date: Application deadline November 11, 2009, Event March 1-5, 2010
Location: University of Washington, Seattle, USA

Do you have an innovative, commercially-sustainable business idea that addresses a problem of poverty in the developing world? If so, apply to GSEC!

The Power of Business to Solve Social Problems

GSEC engages creative minds around the world to develop bolder and less conventional business solutions to global poverty. Open to all students worldwide—and across fields of study—GSEC seeks innovative social business ideas that provide lasting solutions to global economic development.

Semi-finalist teams from around the world will be travel to Seattle for GSEC Week (March 1-5, 2010), where they pitch their business ideas to judges and the UW community, visit regional companies, and compete for up to $17,500 in prize money, including global health awards.

Business ideas may focus on any industry area, such as global health, environment, energy, agriculture, education, or technology. Multidisciplinary teams are highly encouraged.

Apply by November 11, 2009
Applications consist of an executive summary of the business idea and an online registration. Applications go through two rounds of reviews between Nov 11 – early December. Semi-finalist teams are selected in December 2009 and invited to participate in GSEC Week (Mar 1-5, 2010). Semi-finalist teams work with mentors between Dec – March, then travel to Seattle for GSEC Week where they visit regional companies, pitch to potential investors, and compete for prize money. Apply online here

Download a GSEC flyer to distribute and learn more about the application: http://www.foster.washington.edu/centers/gbc/globalsocialentrepreneurshipcompetition/Pages/GSEC.aspx


About GSEC
Each year, the Global Business Center brings the world to University of Washington: a select group of interdisciplinary teams are invited to Seattle to participate in GSEC Week at the UW Foster School of Business. Teams attend exclusive company visits, receive feedback on their presentation and pitch their business ideas to judges as they compete for prize money.

From affordable, nutritious meals for slum dwellers in Mumbai, to mobile wind turbines in Kazakhstan, to solar oven-powered water purification systems in Tanzania, GSEC business plans demonstrate the power of business to create sustainable, positive change to some of the world’s most challenging social problems.

Since GSEC began over 300 students from more than 25 countries have participated in the program. GSEC fosters interdisciplinary collaboration—across fields of study and among academic institutions. Student team members from the UW alone have come from the schools of business, engineering, health sciences, international studies, law, and public administration.

GSEC is organized by the University of Washington’s Global Business Center at the Michael G. Foster School of Business, with the support of Microsoft (GSEC Grand Prize sponsor) and the UW Department of Global Health.

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HAN : Venture Investing Forum - Angel Investing

Date: Thursday, November 12, 2009
Time: 6:00PM – 8:00PM
Location: Lafayette Veteran’s Building, 3780 Mt. Diablo Blvd., Lafayette, CA 94549
(925) 283-1153
Cost: Alumni, Students, Guests : Advance registration $20, At door registration $30
Registration: http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=191497

The Haas Alumni Network East Bay Chapter cordially invites you to a panel discussion on Angel Investing and Venture Capital.

Which Ventures Are Worthy Of Investment?
How has the Private Equity market become even more appealing for investors? Which entrepreneurs are receiving funding?
Which business models are most attractive for venture investors?

Whether you are an entrepreneur looking for funding or an investor looking for your next venture to support, the evening promises to provide compelling content that will help you succeed during a turbulent market.

6:00-6:30pm Reception/networking
6:30-6:45pm Welcome and overview of Keiretsu Forum (http://www.keiretsuforum.com/) and overview of Lester Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
6:45-8:00pm Panel Discussion and Q&A

Light refreshments will be served.

PANEL
Randy Williams, Founder Keiretsu Forum
Colin Wiel, President SFO Chapter Keiretsu Forum
Nat Goldhaber

For more information, please contact: Frank Rockwood: frank.rockwood@earthlink.net [Please note that registration fees are non-refundable, but, if necessary, you may have someone come in your place]

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Berkeley Finance Club : Recovery and Future Outlook in the Finance Industry at the 3rd Annual Berkeley Finance Conference

Date: Thursday, November 13, 2009
Time: 8:30AM – 6:30PM
Location: Haas
Cost: $25 student admission
Registration: www.berkeleyfinanceconference.org

The Berkeley Finance Club invites you to join us at the 3rd annual Berkeley Finance Conference on November 13, 2009. The topic for this year’s conference focuses on recovery and future outlook in the finance industry.

The conference will feature keynote speaker Mr. George Akerlof: 2001 Nobel Prize winner in Economics, served on Clinton's Council of Economic Advisors, and authored “The Market for Lemons.” We also have a series of panels addressing the current challenges faced by Venture Capital, Private Equity, Investment Banking, Investment Management, Corporate Finance and Real Estate industries. We are also hosting a networking lunch and a cocktail event.

For conference details, please see the attached event flyer and visit our website below. Past events have sold out, so please register early and receive a special discount. For further information, please contact Kevin Tang (kevin_tang@mba.berkeley.edu)

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Seeking out Volunteers for the 3rd Annual Berkeley Finance Conference

Date: Thursday, November 13, 2009
Time: 8:30AM – 6:30PM
Location: Haas

The Berkeley Finance Conference is the only conference of its kind on the West Coast. The first two iterations of the event, in 2007 and 2008, were phenomenally successful, bringing together practitioners, students, and academia to discuss and share ideas and trends. The 2009 Conference will build upon the strengths and accomplishments of the last two years and will continue to explore current financial topics and challenges.

But we cannot do it alone, we need volunteers to help us with everything from registering attendees to helping out panelists, supervising catering, etc. You don’t need to volunteer the whole day, just in two hour increments, and then you can attend the rest of the conference for free. For questions please contact Ziad Hachem (ziad_hachem@mba.berkeley.edu)

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2010 Venture Capital Investment Competition

Information Sessions
Date: Thursday, November 12
Time: 12:30pm – 1:30pm
Location: C125

Date: Thursday, November 12
Time: 7:30pm – 8:15pm
Location: C320

Mixer Events

Date: Thursday, November 12
Time: 9:00pm
Location: Henry’s @ Hotel Durant, 2600 Durant Ave (at Bowditch)

Date: Saturday, November 14
Time: 6:00pm
Location: Henry’s @ Hotel Durant, 2600 Durant Ave (at Bowditch)

Want to play Venture Capitalist for a day? Want to evaluate business plans and get judged by real VCs? Then form a team and compete in the 2010 Venture Capital Investment Competition (VCIC)! The VCIC is a unique competition with teams of five students acting as VCs who are evaluating real entrepreneurs who are looking for funding. You will hear real pitches, meet the entrepreneurs behind them, value the companies and be judged on your investment strategy by senior VCs from Silicon Valley. The winning team will move on to the regional competition in L.A., with the potential to compete against top US and international business schools at the international final competition. Our 2009 winners won the Entrepreneur’s Choice Award and were placed third overall at the regional final. Come learn more at the information sessions and attend the mixer events to meet other interested candidates and assemble teams. Team Application Deadline: Friday, November 20, 2009 by 5:00pm (Team application form will become available on November 12) Competition Date: Friday, February 5, 2010 For more information, visit: http://entrepreneurship.berkeley.edu/business_competitions/vcic/index.htmlor contact the VCIC Organizing Committee: Desmond Chan, Robbie Horwitz, Mehul Ghandi, Dave Olsen, and Tamar Tashjian

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Trek to Gallup’s Office

Date: Sunday, November 13th
Time: 3:00PM – 5:00PM
Location: 101 California Street, Suite 3000, San Francisco
Cost: The event is free for Sales Club members and is $10 for non-members
Registration: Sign up on CareerNet

Gallup, a management consulting company, has invited 2nd and 3rd year EWMBA students and 2nd year FTMBA students to visit their San Francisco office on Friday, November 13th from 3-5PM for a private networking and information session with appetizers and drinks. You can sign up for the event via the 'Workshops' tab in CareerNet. Gallup is actively recruiting for several positions all over the world. Some of the positions currently available in CareerNet include: - Associate Partner, Client Acquisition - Emerging Leader, Business Development Consultant - International Emerging Leader, Business Development Consultant All graduating students are welcome to attend, though priority will be given to Sales Club members. The event is free for Sales Club members and is $10 for non-members.

Contact: naveed_makhani@mba.berkeley.edu

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Haas EWMBA Student & Alumni Mixer: Bowling Day

Date: Sunday, November 15th
Time: 1PM - 5PM
Location: Strike Bowling - 10123 N. Wolfe Rd., Cupertino, 95014
Cost: Pre-registration-$7/At the Door-$15
Registration: http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=192105

Registration will close on 11/12. Event will sell out, so reserve your spot soon. Alumni & Students only event.

What better way to develop strong relations than to play and have fun together!!!

Join us for the EWMBAA sponsored Student-Alumni pillar event, where you will get the opportunity to meet, network and build relations with alumni in a casual and relaxed setting.

With 2 hours of private bowling alleys, appetizers and mixer drinks, relax & enjoy the Sunday afternoon & show off your bowling skills! We have great prizes for our top Bowling champions!

Schedule:
1PM - 2PM Casual networking.
2PM - 4PM Bowling tournament - Free play.
4PM - 5PM Mixer and networking.

Event will start at 1PM, with the Haas private bowling tournament running between 2PM and 4PM. Mixer and Networking is scheduled from 4 PM to 5 PM. Our event ends at 5, but you are more than welcome to stay after and enjoy more drinks or a game of pool.

JUST IN: Celebrate Haas' #1 MBA US rank and #3 worldwide just announced in The Economist (July 15, 2009). We are 7th worldwide in "alumni effectiveness".

For any questions e-mail Gopi Pai gopi_pai@mba.berkeley.edu or Ahmed Tantawy ahmed_tantawy@mba.berkeley.edu (The EWMBAA Alumni Relations Committee)

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Business Plan Competition Mixers – Engineering

Date: November 16, 2009Time: 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Location: Wozniak Lounge, Soda Hall (UCB Computer Science building, on the northeast side of campus; about a 10 minute walk from Haas)
Registration: http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0Aou49X-nnD87dHpRaDRKVF9IVHB2Mzczd01JZUJRbVE&hl=en&invite=CJee364B

Join classmates from the Haas School of Business and Berkeley’s finest engineering talent at a U.C. Berkeley Business Plan Competition/Engineering mixer. Discuss your business ideas, learn about the projects Engineering students and Venture Lab teams are working on, and meet potential partners for entry into the U.C. Berkeley Business Plan Competition. This is another great opportunity to expand your entrepreneurial network, form your team for the 2010 Business Plan Competition and learn about the exciting ideas being developed at Berkeley! Pizza will be provided!

For further Information please contact Sarah Cooper sarah_cooper@mba.berkeley.edu or Laura Unger laura_unger@mba.berkeley.edu

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Haas Career Services: Leveraging the Haas MBA for your Career

Date: November 17, 2009Time: 6:00 pm – 8:15 pm
Location: Faculty Club, Haas
Registration: Sign up on CareerNet

Now that the mid-terms are over you'll probably be back to thinking about your career. Wondering how to leverage your Haas MBA to grow in your current job and organization that you love? Or maybe your heart is set on switching careers and blazing a new trail in IB/Consulting or other areas.

It's time to get advice from the experts. Haas Career Services is hosting a panel discussion on "Career Switching and Career Growth" on Tuesday Nov 17th at the Faculty Club. The panel will consist of your fellow students and Haas Alumni who have either successfully switched careers or grown in their organization by leveraging their Haas education and brand. The expert panel will be sharing their experiences and valuable tips on techniques that worked and pointing out pitfalls that to avoid. After a few introductory statements about the panelists and their statements, the floor will be open to questions from the participants. This is your opportunity to get any questions you had, on leveraging the Haas MBA for your career, answered by experts who have already accomplished what you are looking for! Log in to CareerNet today to register for the event before it fills up.

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Entrepreneurial Best Practices Series: Internet Marketing & Business Strategies: Adrenaline Startups and Rapid-Fire Marketing

Date: Tuesday, November 17th, 2009
Time: 6:30-8:30pm
Location: Andersen Auditorium- Haas School of Business
Speakers: Ray Lau, PlayHaven; David Zhao, ZumoDrive, Doug Renert, Tandem Entrepreneurs

Many companies today can use existing platforms to build and grow their products without having to invest large sums of time or money. We try to make each such business even nimbler by first attempting to understand our customers’ needs and then quickly delivering simple products that we think meet them. This iterative process of customer and product development continues until we discover a winning formula. We call the ongoing dance “rapid-fire marketing,” and the companies that practice it “adrenaline startups.”

For more information about this session visit http://entrepreneurship.berkeley.edu/resources/bestpractices.html#internet
The Entrepreneurial Best Practices Series is held in conjunction with the UC Berkeley Business Plan Competition and the Global Social Venture Competition. The Best Practices Series invites experts from Berkeley and the Silicon Valley to speak about practical aspects of entrepreneurship. Each session begins with pizza and networking at 6:30pm, followed by the session at 7:00pm. The event is free and no registration is required. For more information, visit the Best Practices website or contact the Lester Center at 510-642-4255 or lester@haas.berkeley.edu.

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Grassroots Innovation: One Pebble Creates a Ripple

Date: November 18, 2009
Time: 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Location: EMC Corporation 2831 Mission College Blvd Santa Clara, CA 95052
Registration: http://info.emc.com/mk/get/USI_REG?reg_src=IN&rurl=DBM5453-1232_AQ&form_type=long&Source_Type=ESG&HBX_Account_Number=emc-emccom&P.ctp_program_execution.Source_ID=DBM5453-1232

Have you always wanted to make a difference? Have you held back on pursuing an innovative or rebellious idea because you thought to yourself ‘my idea isn’t significant’ or ‘I don’t know where to start’? Then you definitely want to join us on November 18th for a compelling session on innovation and leadership as Dr. Tom Buckholtz shares success stories and an action plan for making an impact. Dr. Buckholtz will be discussing a recipe for pivotal progress including "systems-thinking tools" you can use throughout and beyond your business endeavors. Dr. Tom Buckholtz is a business advisor, innovation consultant, and startup co-founder and the author of Innovate Incisively: Gain Impact. Save Time. Previously, he led a $1 billion business unit, worked as a corporate officer for startups, and served as co-chief information officer for the U.S. federal government's 4,000,000-person Executive Branch. Refreshments (pizza, salad, cookies) will be served.

Agenda * Networking: 5:30 - 6:00 PM * Speaker: 6:00 - 6:45 PM * Questions: 6:45 - 7:00 PM * Networking: 7:00 - 7:30 PM

If you have questions, would like more information, or if you require assistance with your registration, please email Sheryl Chamberlain, Program Director, at elin@emc.com

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Haas Career Services: Salary Negotiation Webinar with John Morel

Date: Thursday, November 19, 2009
Time: 12:00PM-1:00PM
Location: Webinar
Cost: Free
Registration: Sign up on CareerNet

How do you evaluate and negotiate a job offer? Prioritize your personal goals, values and essential elements of a compensation package to assist you in decision-making and comparing alternatives.

This session will teach you to understand and objectively evaluate job offers. We will discuss how an organization (Fortune 500) puts together up an offer, and where the negotiation points are.

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HAN: Social Media Marketing Event

Date: Thursday, November 19, 2009
Time: 5:30PM-9:00PM
Location: All Steel Showroom at 4 Maritime Plaza, 300 Clay Street, San Francisco, stairway entrance at Clay and Front Street, across from Embarcadero Center
Cost: $20 early bird (until October 15), $25 October 16 through November 18 and $35 at the door
Registration: http://socialmediamarketing-sf.eventbrite.com/

Today’s consumers are rapidly adopting and integrating social media (Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, etc.) into their everyday lives. But marketers are unsure of how to approach marketing through social networks or even if they should do so at all.

Come join fellow MBA graduates from leading business schools to learn about how businesses are approaching the challenges posed by the explosion in these new media.

5:30pm-6:30pm Wine and Hors d'oeuvres sponsored by Social Media
6:30pm-9:00pm Presentation and Panel Discussion

Panelists will discuss how they are currently using social media and project how it will be used it in the future to build brand equity, gain new business and establish and maintain loyalty among their consumers. They will also discuss the potential perils of improperly using social media to promote business interests.

Moderator:
Tom Bedecarre, CEO at AKQA

Panel:
Seth Goldstein, CEO at Social Media
Alyson Hyder, VP of Media at Razorfish
Jeremiah Owyang, Partner at Altimeter Group Jeremiah’s Blog
Clara Shih, Author of The Facebook Era
Randi Zuckerberg, Director at Facebook

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Berkeley Entrepreneurs Forum: 5th Annual Intel+UC Berkeley Technology Entrepreneurship Challenge sponsored by Intel Corporation

Date: Thursday, November 19, 2009
Time: 6:00-8:30pm
Location: Andersen Auditorium- Haas School of Business

NOTE EARLY START TIME

The entrepreneurial environment is rapidly becoming global through the mobility of capital, people and technology. The Lester Center has partnered with Intel Corporation to create the premier global, technology-focused, business plan competition in the world. This competition brings the winning teams from university-centric competitions from around the world here to UC Berkeley to compete in the heart of the U.S. entrepreneurial community. In emerging markets, innovation and entrepreneurship are particularly important. The Challenge showcases business opportunities from these areas that have the greatest potential for a positive impact on society through the deployment of new and truly innovative technologies. Through the Challenge, Intel and UC Berkeley are committed to aiding universities worldwide in providing an environment, including technical and business curricula, that supports entrepreneurs and helps them make their dreams a reality. This year, more the than 20 entrants will compete in a semi-final round on Wednesday, November 18 and be narrowed down to eight teams that will compete in the finals held during the Berkeley Entrepreneurs Forum on Thursday, November 19th. The teams represent universities in Latin America, Europe, Asia and the U.S. This diverse group of student teams will bring with them some of the brightest new ideas in the world! Don’t miss this exciting event where the eight finalists will present their plans -- and the winners will be announced.

Student Admission to the Forum is FREE and registration is required. Pre-registration is open until Tuesday, November 17th at 5pm by going here. All registrations after that time must be completed on site. Forum registrants receive one free drink ticket (alcohol only available to those 21 and over with valid ID).

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Volunteering Events for the 2009 Berkeley Haas Diversity Workshops

Date: November 21st
Time: See below
Location: TBD

LGBT - Saturday, November 21, 2009, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.Co-sponsored by the Q@Haas Club and the Boston Consulting Group (BCG).
We are looking for several volunteers to help meet and greet prospective students and provide logistical support throughout the day. Please indicate which workshop you are interested in attending and your shift(s) availability by responding to: emerkel@haas.berkeley.edu.
Volunteer opportunities by shift (times are approximate): 1.) 8:00 – 9:30 am, Registration and check-in2.) 12:00 – 3:00 pm, Lunch3.) 3:00 – 5:00 pm, Reception
4.) 9:00 am – 5:00 pm, DayWe hope to see many of you at the workshops and many thanks in advance for all your help!

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Venture Capital Executive Program

Date: November 30th - December 4th, 2009
Registration: Contact UC Berkeley Center for Executive Education for information and registration

Venture capital is a driving force behind innovation and entrepreneurship and has funded many of the successful companies in technology- and science-based industries. Yet the inner workings of venture capital firms are a well-guarded secret. The unique, opaque culture of venture capital is closed to those without privileged entrée. This course offers a window into the workings of the most successful venture capitalists in the world’s premiere innovation cluster, Silicon Valley California.

Program Description
By the end of this course, you will become an insider into the venture capital process. Through lectures, cases, a simulation and guest speakers from the venture community, you will gain an understanding of how venture capitalists and their firms identify exciting opportunities, structure deals, build management teams, create ventures of scale and impact a venture’s economics. Learn the methods that VC partnerships utilize to raise the funds they manage, how they make investment decisions, value companies and manage the deal process.

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EWMBA & FTMBA Holiday Party

Date: Saturday, December 5, 2009
Time: 6:00PM-11:00PM
Location: TBA

Save the date of December 5 and stay tuned for details on the joint Holiday party between the Evening & Weekend MBA and Full Time MBA classes.

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