Events this Week
Thursday, June 04
Dinner with Alumni in South Bay
Upcoming Events
Sunday, June 07
End of the Year Celebration BBQ
Tuesday, June 09
Welcome Reception for Admitted Students
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
Dinner with Alumni in South Bay
Date: Thursday, June 4
Time: 7:00PM
Location: Buca di Beppo, 643 Emerson Street Palo Alto, CA 94301
Cost: $20+
Enjoy a summer evening with fellow alums.
7:00 No-Host bar
7:30 Dinner
To register yourself and your guests, go to http://www.acteva.com/go/hansb
We've made a reservation for 12. We will be seated at a single long table - great for conversational options. A $10 nonrefundable payment plus $1.50 Acteva fee assures a seat. The $10 will be applied to the dinner tab, and the balance of the tab - an estimated $20 - will be collected that night. Acteva reservations will close at noon Thursday June 4th. Early registration is suggested as many previous events have been booked to their limits. Seating is limited and we will be unable to accommodate unregistered attendees beyond our maximum of 12.
For any questions, comments, or restaurant suggestions for future Restaurant Connect evenings, contact Mark at paloalto-markdine@usa.net.
Buca di Beppo is in downtown Palo Alto at 643 Emerson St between Hamilton and Forest, 1.5 blocks from University Avenue, 2 blocks from Alma St/railroad tracks.
Restaurant phone: (650) 329-0665
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.
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Thursday, May 14, 2009
EWMBA eZine - Week of May 14, 2009
Events this Week
A message from your editors:
For those of you who have completed all your finals, enjoy your summer! For those of you who are in the final stretch, good luck and you are almost there! You will be continuing to hear from us during the summer as we continue to deliver all relevant EWMBA information to you. We will be working on some improvements to the newsletter over the summer. We continue to welcome any feedback to improve your newsletter.
- Divyang Agrawal and Ramon Lim
Announcements:
2008-2009 Cheit Award Recipients
Students recognized the following faculty and graduate student instructors for excellence in teaching at the annual Dean's End-of-the-Year Party Friday.
After some snacking and socializing among staff, faculty, and students, Dean Rich Lyons announced this year's recipients of the Earl F. Cheit Award, named after the school's dean emeritus, who made teaching excellence one of his top priorities. The winners are selected by panels of students based on student nominations.
Evening:
Cheit Award Winner - Johan Walden
Runner-up - Teck Ho
Weekend:
Cheit Award Winner - Gregory La Blanc
Runner-up - Wasim Azhar
GSI:
Shared Award- Bradyn Breon-Drish & Todd Fitch
Bradyn and Todd had almost exactly the same number of votes among respondents. After reading the commentary and getting direct feedback on both GSIs, the committee felt that it is in the best interest of recognizing their excellent performances to divide the award among Bradyn and Todd.
TB Detection Company Wins Berkeley Business-Plan Contest
A company that has developed a device to make tuberculosis detection more accurate and affordable took first place from among a tight field of eight finalists at the 11th annual UC Berkeley Business Plan Competition on April 30.
For more details visit: http://www2.haas.berkeley.edu/News/Newsroom/090511bplanwinner.aspx
Congratulations to the EWMBAA Survey winner – Sherwood Yuen!
From a random drawing of all those who participated in last month’s EWMBAA survey, Sherwood was selected as the winner. He wins a $25 credit towards the Haas Gear Store. Thank you all for participating in this survey.
To plan or check out new events, visit the Haas Calendar:
http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/calendar/
EVENTS
Spring Cleaning: Donations for BOSS (Building Opportunities for Self-Sufficiency)
Date: Thursday, Apr 30 - Friday, May 15
Time: Anytime!
Location: Collection bins - Bank of America Forum, Outside the library, Cheit Level 2
It's time for spring cleaning!!!
We're on the tail end of classes and at the perfect time to start un-cluttering our lives. Donate your stuff in the Community Service Committee's Spring Cleaning Donation Drive. All donations will be going to BOSS (Building Opportunities for Self-Sufficiency), which helps homeless, poor, and disabled people achieve self-sufficiency through housing, education, healthcare, and economic development. Starting Thursday Apr 30, collection bins will be located in Bank of America Forum, outside the library, and on Cheit Level 2, until May 15!
BOSS needs your:
CLOTHING
clean used or new: men’s, women’s, children
career and casual, shoes
TOILETRIES
shampoo, soap, toothpaste, toothbrushes
Hotel goodies are perfect!
LINENS
clean bedding, towels
Donate now!
Contact Vikas Meka (vikas_meka@mba.berkeley.edu) or Monika Matthews (monika_matthews@mba.berkeley.edu) for details.
EWMBA Class 2009 Graduation Party
Date: Saturday, May 16
Time: 7PM – 11PM
Location: Hotel Adagio. 550 Geary Street, San Francisco, CA.
EWMBA Class 2009, what an amazing accomplishment we have achieved together! Come join your fellow classmates to toss for graduation. Finger food and lots of friendship will be served!
End of the Year Vegas Trip
Date: May 22 through May 25 – Memorial Day Weekend
Location: Las Vegas
Several of the students went to Vegas together after finals this past December and would like to repeat it again this May during Memorial Day weekend. The event is not sponsored by EWMBAA funds but we would like to see more people from Haas attend as it would be a great bonding experience. Many people have already expressed interests since the last eZine posting.
If you are interested, please contact Carmen Chan @ carmen_chan@mba.berkeley.edu
End of the Year BBQ
Date: Sunday June 7
Time: Coyote Point
Location: Coyote Point, South Bay
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)
A message from your editors:
For those of you who have completed all your finals, enjoy your summer! For those of you who are in the final stretch, good luck and you are almost there! You will be continuing to hear from us during the summer as we continue to deliver all relevant EWMBA information to you. We will be working on some improvements to the newsletter over the summer. We continue to welcome any feedback to improve your newsletter.
- Divyang Agrawal and Ramon Lim
Announcements:
2008-2009 Cheit Award Recipients
Students recognized the following faculty and graduate student instructors for excellence in teaching at the annual Dean's End-of-the-Year Party Friday.
After some snacking and socializing among staff, faculty, and students, Dean Rich Lyons announced this year's recipients of the Earl F. Cheit Award, named after the school's dean emeritus, who made teaching excellence one of his top priorities. The winners are selected by panels of students based on student nominations.
Evening:
Cheit Award Winner - Johan Walden
Runner-up - Teck Ho
Weekend:
Cheit Award Winner - Gregory La Blanc
Runner-up - Wasim Azhar
GSI:
Shared Award- Bradyn Breon-Drish & Todd Fitch
Bradyn and Todd had almost exactly the same number of votes among respondents. After reading the commentary and getting direct feedback on both GSIs, the committee felt that it is in the best interest of recognizing their excellent performances to divide the award among Bradyn and Todd.
TB Detection Company Wins Berkeley Business-Plan Contest
A company that has developed a device to make tuberculosis detection more accurate and affordable took first place from among a tight field of eight finalists at the 11th annual UC Berkeley Business Plan Competition on April 30.
For more details visit: http://www2.haas.berkeley.edu/News/Newsroom/090511bplanwinner.aspx
Congratulations to the EWMBAA Survey winner – Sherwood Yuen!
From a random drawing of all those who participated in last month’s EWMBAA survey, Sherwood was selected as the winner. He wins a $25 credit towards the Haas Gear Store. Thank you all for participating in this survey.
To plan or check out new events, visit the Haas Calendar:
http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/calendar/
EVENTS
Spring Cleaning: Donations for BOSS (Building Opportunities for Self-Sufficiency)
Date: Thursday, Apr 30 - Friday, May 15
Time: Anytime!
Location: Collection bins - Bank of America Forum, Outside the library, Cheit Level 2
It's time for spring cleaning!!!
We're on the tail end of classes and at the perfect time to start un-cluttering our lives. Donate your stuff in the Community Service Committee's Spring Cleaning Donation Drive. All donations will be going to BOSS (Building Opportunities for Self-Sufficiency), which helps homeless, poor, and disabled people achieve self-sufficiency through housing, education, healthcare, and economic development. Starting Thursday Apr 30, collection bins will be located in Bank of America Forum, outside the library, and on Cheit Level 2, until May 15!
BOSS needs your:
CLOTHING
clean used or new: men’s, women’s, children
career and casual, shoes
TOILETRIES
shampoo, soap, toothpaste, toothbrushes
Hotel goodies are perfect!
LINENS
clean bedding, towels
Donate now!
Contact Vikas Meka (vikas_meka@mba.berkeley.edu) or Monika Matthews (monika_matthews@mba.berkeley.edu) for details.
EWMBA Class 2009 Graduation Party
Date: Saturday, May 16
Time: 7PM – 11PM
Location: Hotel Adagio. 550 Geary Street, San Francisco, CA.
EWMBA Class 2009, what an amazing accomplishment we have achieved together! Come join your fellow classmates to toss for graduation. Finger food and lots of friendship will be served!
End of the Year Vegas Trip
Date: May 22 through May 25 – Memorial Day Weekend
Location: Las Vegas
Several of the students went to Vegas together after finals this past December and would like to repeat it again this May during Memorial Day weekend. The event is not sponsored by EWMBAA funds but we would like to see more people from Haas attend as it would be a great bonding experience. Many people have already expressed interests since the last eZine posting.
If you are interested, please contact Carmen Chan @ carmen_chan@mba.berkeley.edu
End of the Year BBQ
Date: Sunday June 7
Time: Coyote Point
Location: Coyote Point, South Bay
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)
Thursday, April 30, 2009
EWMBA eZine - Week of April 30, 2009
Introductions: Career Services Committee
The EWMBA Career Services Committee for 2009 is served by Ajay Kshatriya, Shashank Varshney, Badri Raghunathan, Dharini Ramakrishnan , Srinivas Hanabe, Bala Kannikeswaran, co-chairs Amit Bhattacharyya and Abha Bhagat and executive sponsor Amy Daily. Our goal is to ensure that Haas and Career Services meet and exceed the needs of EWMBA students in pursuing the career of their choice.
The primary goals of the Career Services committee for the upcoming year are:
· Bring in industry experts and recent graduates to help you prepare on how to get hired in this tough economy. Leverage Haas Alumni to help students on exploring careers in various industries.
· Work with the Career Services Department and the various industry specific groups at Haas in outreach to alumni and organizations to ensure that Haas continues to have strong OCR.
· Help identify resources and means to bring in International career opportunities on a regular basis to OCR
Please feel free to email your committee members with suggestions and/or complaints. Make sure you and your companies "Hire Haas." Go Bears!
Announcements:
Haas Achievement Book
Did you find out yet:
Who sealed the deal in a sales competition?
Who shared US election observations with more than a million Telemundo viewers?
Who was “Entrepreneurs Choice”?
If you did not yet get a copy of Making It Happen at Haas, a book celebrating many of the innovators, champions, leaders, and change agents in the Berkeley MBA Program—here’s how to get yours:
Beginning Monday, May 4, find them in the MBA Lounge and in the Evening & Weekend MBA Program Office—and find about some of the people making it happen at Haas.
To plan or check out new events, visit the Haas Calendar:
http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/calendar/
EVENTS
Berkeley Entrepreneurs Forum: 11th Annual UC Berkeley Business Plan Competition Finalist Presentations and Awards Ceremony
Date: Thursday, April 30Time: 6:00-9:00 PM (please note early start time)Location: Andersen Auditorium, Haas School of Business
Cost: Free!
Special Guest Speaker: Josep Miguel Pique
The UC Berkeley Business Plan Competition is the marquee entrepreneurship event at Berkeley, nurturing entrepreneurial action across the UC Berkeley community. The competition gives students, alumni and local entrepreneurs the opportunity to work together to turn innovative ideas into real businesses. The event also brings together the finest research and technology ideas from both UC Berkeley and UC San Francisco. Each year participants develop business plans that are based on some of the most exciting new technologies. The UC Berkeley Entrepreneurs Forum will present a very special program on April 30th when it joins with the student organizers of the 2009 UC Berkeley Business Plan Competition to showcase the finalists of this year's competition and award prizes to the winners. The Bay Area entrepreneurial community is invited to join us for an exciting evening featuring the best and the brightest new ventures. Forum audience members will be invited to participate in the selection of the People's Choice Award, which carries a $5000 prize.
Click here for more information on the UC Berkeley Business Plan Competition.
Student Admission to the Forum is Free!
For more information about the Forum, please visit our website at https://mail.haas.berkeley.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=754e3bfbdc044b2c8e409b24c432844b&URL=http%3a%2f%2fentrepreneurship.berkeley.edu%2fbef%2fapr09forum.html.
EWMBA/FTMBA Q@Haas (Haas' Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community) Mixer
Date: Thursday, April 30Time: 7:00-8:30 PMLocation: C250
Cost: Free!
Here is an opportunity to meet all of EWMBA and FTMBA Q@Haas students and socialize! We are having this mixer on Thursday, April 30 from 7:00PM-8:30PM (If you have class on Thursdays please drop by during break). This will be in classroom C250. Please RSVP Ganesh Vasudeva at ganesh_vasudeva@mba.berkeley.edu, our EWMBA Rep for Q@Haas, to confirm your attendance! (Everyone please RSVP, including Full-Timers!)
Leverage Your MBA for Career Growth with Kate Sharon, Haas MBA ’95 - Offered by Career Services
Date: Thursday, April 30Time: 6:30-8:30 PMLocation: Faculty Club/Seaborg
Cost: Free!
Registration: Sign up on CareerNet
Are you currently in an organization where you want to leverage your MBA for career growth? Concerned that a career change or external move might take longer than you expected?
Need some practical tools and techniques to manage your career growth proactively? Join us on April 30th for this career workshop that will explore how you can take charge of your own career development by leveraging your strengths, marketing yourself creatively, holding effective career conversations, and building a strong internal network of advocates in your organization. This is an experiential workshop that will also include time for questions. Kate Sharon, Haas MBA ’95 will conduct this session. As Vice President of Leadership Solutions for Alliance Leadership, Kate has over 15 experience as an internal and external consultant and has worked with Google, salesforce.com, Gap, Inc. and other leading companies in the areas of organization and leadership effectiveness.
Financial Aid Management Workshop
Date: Saturday, May 2
Time: 12:00 to 12:50 PM
Location: C110
The Haas School Office of Financial Aid is having a Saturday session on Debt Management. This workshop is ideal for graduating students or for students interested in strategies that limit the impact of student loan debt on their own finances.
The workshop will touch on basic financial planning tips and then delve more deeply into loan repayment strategies and related loan questions.
For further Information please contact us at https://mail.haas.berkeley.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=01dc96e49bcf4f10a2f86d484c63b87b&URL=mailto%3afinaid%40haas.berkeley.edu
Tackling Tough Issues: A Leader's Guide to Influence with Credibility-Career Services Premium Program
Date: Sunday, May 3Time: 9:30AM-12:00 PMLocation: S480
Cost: Free!
Registration: Sign up on CareerNet
"Problems in the workplace are inevitable in business. Effective leaders address issues sooner rather than later to improve organizational performance, interpersonal dynamics and employee morale. Learn concrete tactics in this highly interactive session that will enhance your credibility as a leader and help you influence others to improve the way they work together in the future."
A premium program taught by Roberta Streimer of Organizational Diplomacy
Dean's Speaker Series on Financial Turmoil : Janet Yellen, CEO, San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank
Date: Tuesday, May 5
Time: From 7:30pm
Location: Arthur Anderson Auditorium
Registration: First Come First Served
San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank CEO Janet Yellen, a Haas School professor emeritus, will speak at the school at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 5, in the Arthur Andersen Auditorium.
The event is part of the Dean's Speaker Series focused on the recent financial crisis. Yellen's speech will be open to the Haas community, with seats available on a first-come, first-served basis.
More details here: http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/groups/newspubs/haasnews/archives/hn033009.html#story1
Haas Talent Show
Date: Thursday, May 7
Time: From 8:00pm
Location: I-house Chevron Auditorium
Registration: $5 (Talents and volunteers are free). Ticket starts selling in mid Apr
If you would like to participate as a performer or a volunteer, please register on the Google doc (there is one tab for volunteering and one for performing):
http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=pKPT3gS3HlhLVyVSsiFGoJg&hl=en
Haas School students, faculty, and staff are not just smart - they have some hidden and not-so-hidden creative talents too!
And they'll have the opportunity to share them - or enjoy the talents of others - at the Haas School Talent Show at 8 p.m. May 7 at the International House's Chevron Auditorium. The talent show is expected to include everything from opera singing by Jessica Wan, MBA 10, to Elad Ganot's, MBA 10, British pop band to comedy from Luke Filose, MBA 09. Also not to be missed: a performance by Dean Rich Lyons.
Organizers are still looking for faculty, staff members, and students to perform. To sign up, contact Emily (Wan-Chien) Lin, MBA 10, at emily_lin@mba.berkeley.edu,or Laurie Reemeyer, MBA 10, at laurie_reemeyer@mba.berkeley.edu. Or check out the talent show Facebook page at facebook.com/home.php#/event.php?eid=68236882211&ref=ts.
Dean’s End of the Year Party
Date: Friday, May 8
Time: 4:00pm - 5:00 pm
Location: Haas School Courtyard
It's hard to believe, but the annual Dean's End-of-the-Year Party is less than one month away. Save the date for the festivities, to be held from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Friday, May 8, in the Haas School courtyard. Students, staff, and faculty will celebrate the end of the year with food, fun, and a ceremony for the winners of the Cheit Teaching and GSI awards.
The results of the Full-time MBA Lifelong Connections Campaign and the Haas Undergraduate Senior Gift Campaign also will be announced during the celebration.
Serving Lunch to Homeless at Glide, SF
Date: Sunday, May 10
Time: 11:30AM
Location: Glide Church, San Francisco, CA (330 Ellis Street, SF)
Please join us on Sunday, May 10 as we serve lunch at Glide.
Glide is the only program in town that provides three nutritious meals to the city's poor, homeless and hungry every single day of the year. For more information about Glide, please visit their website.
http://www.glide.org/
We picked Sunday afternoon so that you don't have to decide between classes and volunteering for such a noble cause!
To respond, please RSVP at:
http://www.evite.com/app/publicUrl/NVBFDZBGLZJSPSEYUUKL/Glide
If you have any questions, please email me at sukhi_singh@mba.berkeley.edu.
SF Mayor Gavin Newsom to Speak at Haas
Date: Monday, May 11
Time: 6:30pm - 7:30 pm
Location: Haas – Room is TBD
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, who recently announced his candidacy for the next California gubernatorial race, will share his leadership lessons and knowledge with the Haas School.
Spring Cleaning: Donations for BOSS (Building Opportunities for Self-Sufficiency)
Date: Thursday, Apr 30 - Friday, May 15
Time: Anytime!
Location: Collection bins - Bank of America Forum, Outside the library, Cheit Level 2
It's time for spring cleaning!!!
We're on the tail end of classes and at the perfect time to start un-cluttering our lives. Donate your stuff in the Community Service Committee's Spring Cleaning Donation Drive. All donations will be going to BOSS (Building Opportunities for Self-Sufficiency), which helps homeless, poor, and disabled people achieve self-sufficiency through housing, education, healthcare, and economic development. Starting Thursday Apr 30, collection bins will be located in Bank of America Forum, outside the library, and on Cheit Level 2, until May 15!
BOSS needs your:
CLOTHING
clean used or new: men’s, women’s, children
career and casual, shoes
TOILETRIES
shampoo, soap, toothpaste, toothbrushes
Hotel goodies are perfect!
LINENS
clean bedding, towels
Donate now!
Contact Vikas Meka (vikas_meka@mba.berkeley.edu) or Monika Matthews (monika_matthews@mba.berkeley.edu) for details.
End of the Year Vegas Trip
Date: May 22 through May 25 – Memorial Day Weekend
Location: Las Vegas
Several of the students went to Vegas together after finals this past December and would like to repeat it again this May during Memorial Day weekend. The event is not sponsored by EWMBAA funds but we would like to see more people from Haas attend as it would be a great bonding experience. Many people have already expressed interests since the last eZine posting.
If you are interested, please contact Carmen Chan @ https://mail.haas.berkeley.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=0d4d8f65ca86457d9d901a4c3356e5a7&URL=mailto%3acarmen_chan%40haas.berkeley.edu.
End of the Year BBQ
Date: Sunday June 7
Time: TBD
Location: TBD, but in the vicinity of South Bay
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)
The EWMBA eZine is a news service provided by the EWMBAA. Please send events and announcements to Divyang Agrawal divyang_agrawal@mba.berkeley.edu or Ramon Lim at ramon_lim@mba.berkeley.edu by 5:00pm on Wednesday for inclusion in Thursday’s EWMBA eZine. Please use the format used for events list as posted on the EWMBAA website. The EWMBAA reserves the right to edit postings.
Haas EWMBAA Website: http://www.haasewmbaa.com/
The EWMBA Career Services Committee for 2009 is served by Ajay Kshatriya, Shashank Varshney, Badri Raghunathan, Dharini Ramakrishnan , Srinivas Hanabe, Bala Kannikeswaran, co-chairs Amit Bhattacharyya and Abha Bhagat and executive sponsor Amy Daily. Our goal is to ensure that Haas and Career Services meet and exceed the needs of EWMBA students in pursuing the career of their choice.
The primary goals of the Career Services committee for the upcoming year are:
· Bring in industry experts and recent graduates to help you prepare on how to get hired in this tough economy. Leverage Haas Alumni to help students on exploring careers in various industries.
· Work with the Career Services Department and the various industry specific groups at Haas in outreach to alumni and organizations to ensure that Haas continues to have strong OCR.
· Help identify resources and means to bring in International career opportunities on a regular basis to OCR
Please feel free to email your committee members with suggestions and/or complaints. Make sure you and your companies "Hire Haas." Go Bears!
Announcements:
Haas Achievement Book
Did you find out yet:
Who sealed the deal in a sales competition?
Who shared US election observations with more than a million Telemundo viewers?
Who was “Entrepreneurs Choice”?
If you did not yet get a copy of Making It Happen at Haas, a book celebrating many of the innovators, champions, leaders, and change agents in the Berkeley MBA Program—here’s how to get yours:
Beginning Monday, May 4, find them in the MBA Lounge and in the Evening & Weekend MBA Program Office—and find about some of the people making it happen at Haas.
To plan or check out new events, visit the Haas Calendar:
http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/calendar/
EVENTS
Berkeley Entrepreneurs Forum: 11th Annual UC Berkeley Business Plan Competition Finalist Presentations and Awards Ceremony
Date: Thursday, April 30Time: 6:00-9:00 PM (please note early start time)Location: Andersen Auditorium, Haas School of Business
Cost: Free!
Special Guest Speaker: Josep Miguel Pique
The UC Berkeley Business Plan Competition is the marquee entrepreneurship event at Berkeley, nurturing entrepreneurial action across the UC Berkeley community. The competition gives students, alumni and local entrepreneurs the opportunity to work together to turn innovative ideas into real businesses. The event also brings together the finest research and technology ideas from both UC Berkeley and UC San Francisco. Each year participants develop business plans that are based on some of the most exciting new technologies. The UC Berkeley Entrepreneurs Forum will present a very special program on April 30th when it joins with the student organizers of the 2009 UC Berkeley Business Plan Competition to showcase the finalists of this year's competition and award prizes to the winners. The Bay Area entrepreneurial community is invited to join us for an exciting evening featuring the best and the brightest new ventures. Forum audience members will be invited to participate in the selection of the People's Choice Award, which carries a $5000 prize.
Click here for more information on the UC Berkeley Business Plan Competition.
Student Admission to the Forum is Free!
For more information about the Forum, please visit our website at https://mail.haas.berkeley.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=754e3bfbdc044b2c8e409b24c432844b&URL=http%3a%2f%2fentrepreneurship.berkeley.edu%2fbef%2fapr09forum.html.
EWMBA/FTMBA Q@Haas (Haas' Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community) Mixer
Date: Thursday, April 30Time: 7:00-8:30 PMLocation: C250
Cost: Free!
Here is an opportunity to meet all of EWMBA and FTMBA Q@Haas students and socialize! We are having this mixer on Thursday, April 30 from 7:00PM-8:30PM (If you have class on Thursdays please drop by during break). This will be in classroom C250. Please RSVP Ganesh Vasudeva at ganesh_vasudeva@mba.berkeley.edu, our EWMBA Rep for Q@Haas, to confirm your attendance! (Everyone please RSVP, including Full-Timers!)
Leverage Your MBA for Career Growth with Kate Sharon, Haas MBA ’95 - Offered by Career Services
Date: Thursday, April 30Time: 6:30-8:30 PMLocation: Faculty Club/Seaborg
Cost: Free!
Registration: Sign up on CareerNet
Are you currently in an organization where you want to leverage your MBA for career growth? Concerned that a career change or external move might take longer than you expected?
Need some practical tools and techniques to manage your career growth proactively? Join us on April 30th for this career workshop that will explore how you can take charge of your own career development by leveraging your strengths, marketing yourself creatively, holding effective career conversations, and building a strong internal network of advocates in your organization. This is an experiential workshop that will also include time for questions. Kate Sharon, Haas MBA ’95 will conduct this session. As Vice President of Leadership Solutions for Alliance Leadership, Kate has over 15 experience as an internal and external consultant and has worked with Google, salesforce.com, Gap, Inc. and other leading companies in the areas of organization and leadership effectiveness.
Financial Aid Management Workshop
Date: Saturday, May 2
Time: 12:00 to 12:50 PM
Location: C110
The Haas School Office of Financial Aid is having a Saturday session on Debt Management. This workshop is ideal for graduating students or for students interested in strategies that limit the impact of student loan debt on their own finances.
The workshop will touch on basic financial planning tips and then delve more deeply into loan repayment strategies and related loan questions.
For further Information please contact us at https://mail.haas.berkeley.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=01dc96e49bcf4f10a2f86d484c63b87b&URL=mailto%3afinaid%40haas.berkeley.edu
Tackling Tough Issues: A Leader's Guide to Influence with Credibility-Career Services Premium Program
Date: Sunday, May 3Time: 9:30AM-12:00 PMLocation: S480
Cost: Free!
Registration: Sign up on CareerNet
"Problems in the workplace are inevitable in business. Effective leaders address issues sooner rather than later to improve organizational performance, interpersonal dynamics and employee morale. Learn concrete tactics in this highly interactive session that will enhance your credibility as a leader and help you influence others to improve the way they work together in the future."
A premium program taught by Roberta Streimer of Organizational Diplomacy
Dean's Speaker Series on Financial Turmoil : Janet Yellen, CEO, San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank
Date: Tuesday, May 5
Time: From 7:30pm
Location: Arthur Anderson Auditorium
Registration: First Come First Served
San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank CEO Janet Yellen, a Haas School professor emeritus, will speak at the school at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 5, in the Arthur Andersen Auditorium.
The event is part of the Dean's Speaker Series focused on the recent financial crisis. Yellen's speech will be open to the Haas community, with seats available on a first-come, first-served basis.
More details here: http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/groups/newspubs/haasnews/archives/hn033009.html#story1
Haas Talent Show
Date: Thursday, May 7
Time: From 8:00pm
Location: I-house Chevron Auditorium
Registration: $5 (Talents and volunteers are free). Ticket starts selling in mid Apr
If you would like to participate as a performer or a volunteer, please register on the Google doc (there is one tab for volunteering and one for performing):
http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=pKPT3gS3HlhLVyVSsiFGoJg&hl=en
Haas School students, faculty, and staff are not just smart - they have some hidden and not-so-hidden creative talents too!
And they'll have the opportunity to share them - or enjoy the talents of others - at the Haas School Talent Show at 8 p.m. May 7 at the International House's Chevron Auditorium. The talent show is expected to include everything from opera singing by Jessica Wan, MBA 10, to Elad Ganot's, MBA 10, British pop band to comedy from Luke Filose, MBA 09. Also not to be missed: a performance by Dean Rich Lyons.
Organizers are still looking for faculty, staff members, and students to perform. To sign up, contact Emily (Wan-Chien) Lin, MBA 10, at emily_lin@mba.berkeley.edu,or Laurie Reemeyer, MBA 10, at laurie_reemeyer@mba.berkeley.edu. Or check out the talent show Facebook page at facebook.com/home.php#/event.php?eid=68236882211&ref=ts.
Dean’s End of the Year Party
Date: Friday, May 8
Time: 4:00pm - 5:00 pm
Location: Haas School Courtyard
It's hard to believe, but the annual Dean's End-of-the-Year Party is less than one month away. Save the date for the festivities, to be held from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Friday, May 8, in the Haas School courtyard. Students, staff, and faculty will celebrate the end of the year with food, fun, and a ceremony for the winners of the Cheit Teaching and GSI awards.
The results of the Full-time MBA Lifelong Connections Campaign and the Haas Undergraduate Senior Gift Campaign also will be announced during the celebration.
Serving Lunch to Homeless at Glide, SF
Date: Sunday, May 10
Time: 11:30AM
Location: Glide Church, San Francisco, CA (330 Ellis Street, SF)
Please join us on Sunday, May 10 as we serve lunch at Glide.
Glide is the only program in town that provides three nutritious meals to the city's poor, homeless and hungry every single day of the year. For more information about Glide, please visit their website.
http://www.glide.org/
We picked Sunday afternoon so that you don't have to decide between classes and volunteering for such a noble cause!
To respond, please RSVP at:
http://www.evite.com/app/publicUrl/NVBFDZBGLZJSPSEYUUKL/Glide
If you have any questions, please email me at sukhi_singh@mba.berkeley.edu.
SF Mayor Gavin Newsom to Speak at Haas
Date: Monday, May 11
Time: 6:30pm - 7:30 pm
Location: Haas – Room is TBD
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, who recently announced his candidacy for the next California gubernatorial race, will share his leadership lessons and knowledge with the Haas School.
Spring Cleaning: Donations for BOSS (Building Opportunities for Self-Sufficiency)
Date: Thursday, Apr 30 - Friday, May 15
Time: Anytime!
Location: Collection bins - Bank of America Forum, Outside the library, Cheit Level 2
It's time for spring cleaning!!!
We're on the tail end of classes and at the perfect time to start un-cluttering our lives. Donate your stuff in the Community Service Committee's Spring Cleaning Donation Drive. All donations will be going to BOSS (Building Opportunities for Self-Sufficiency), which helps homeless, poor, and disabled people achieve self-sufficiency through housing, education, healthcare, and economic development. Starting Thursday Apr 30, collection bins will be located in Bank of America Forum, outside the library, and on Cheit Level 2, until May 15!
BOSS needs your:
CLOTHING
clean used or new: men’s, women’s, children
career and casual, shoes
TOILETRIES
shampoo, soap, toothpaste, toothbrushes
Hotel goodies are perfect!
LINENS
clean bedding, towels
Donate now!
Contact Vikas Meka (vikas_meka@mba.berkeley.edu) or Monika Matthews (monika_matthews@mba.berkeley.edu) for details.
End of the Year Vegas Trip
Date: May 22 through May 25 – Memorial Day Weekend
Location: Las Vegas
Several of the students went to Vegas together after finals this past December and would like to repeat it again this May during Memorial Day weekend. The event is not sponsored by EWMBAA funds but we would like to see more people from Haas attend as it would be a great bonding experience. Many people have already expressed interests since the last eZine posting.
If you are interested, please contact Carmen Chan @ https://mail.haas.berkeley.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=0d4d8f65ca86457d9d901a4c3356e5a7&URL=mailto%3acarmen_chan%40haas.berkeley.edu.
End of the Year BBQ
Date: Sunday June 7
Time: TBD
Location: TBD, but in the vicinity of South Bay
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)
The EWMBA eZine is a news service provided by the EWMBAA. Please send events and announcements to Divyang Agrawal divyang_agrawal@mba.berkeley.edu or Ramon Lim at ramon_lim@mba.berkeley.edu by 5:00pm on Wednesday for inclusion in Thursday’s EWMBA eZine. Please use the format used for events list as posted on the EWMBAA website. The EWMBAA reserves the right to edit postings.
Haas EWMBAA Website: http://www.haasewmbaa.com/
Sunday, April 5, 2009
EWMBA eZine - Week of April 2, 2009
EVENTS
Social Committee Kickoff Happy Hour
Date: Friday, April 3, 2009
Time: 5:30 - 8 PM
Location: Hotel Vitale-Americano, 8 Mission Street San Francisco 94105
The Social Committee is hosting the kickoff event for the upcoming year! This event is open to all part time MBA students and we are including the new admission students for Fall 2009. The first hour of the social event will be open bar. Please join us for a Happy Hour Americano at Hotel Vitale in San Francisco on Embarcadero and Mission this Friday, April 3, 2009 from 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM.
Eggster Hunt and Learning Festival on the Cal Campus
Date: Saturday, April 11
Time: 10AM - 3PM
Location: Campanile Esplanade
Cost: Free
Eggster is a non-profit student run organization located in Berkeley. Every year we organize and run the largest free egghunt in Northern California. Not only is it free for all kids, it is also a learning festival with booths filled with educational activities! In addition, we partner with local charities to support youth education. There will be egg hunts throughout the day.
For More Information and Directions:
http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~eggster/index.php?x=eventday
Graduating Students: EWMBA Community Fellows at Commencement
Date: Due on Wednesday, Apr 15th, 2009
To the graduating EWMBA students,
First off, congrats to those graduating this May! Before you get too comfortable, we need you to submit your volunteer hours log sheet to be considered for Haas Community Fellows. As a reminder, the Haas Community Fellow program is to formally acknowledge Haas students who actively volunteer in the community. Any EWMBA students who completes at least 50 hours of community service over the time at Haas will qualify. At the Commencement ceremony, the fellows will be recognized by the Dean during the program. Please complete the volunteer log sheet and return to Monika Matthews (https://mail.haas.berkeley.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=4f8031da0e5a4b0b87648cb42f9d3e5e&URL=mailto%3amonika_matthews%40mba.berkeley.edu) by April 15th. Email Monika if you don’t have the log sheet. We've already received log sheets from a number of you; but please send us the latest version if you have new updates.
Thanks.
The Community Service Committee
Haas MBA Experienced Hire Career Fair
Date: Friday, April 17th
Time: 5:30-8pm
Location: Network Meeting Center, Santa Clara, CA
Registration: Sign up in CareerNet now!
We are pleased to announce a South Bay Experienced Hire Career Fair for Haas MBA students and MBA alumni. This event will be attended by experienced hire recruiters (rather than university/new graduate recruiters) that are interested in discussing mid-to-senior career management positions with the Haas MBA students and alumni population that have 8+ years of work experience.
Participating companies TBA.
To prepare for the Career Fair:
· Attend the Executive Resumes webinar on Thursday, April 2nd, to assist you in updating your resume for the Career Fair
· Add your resume to the Haas Experienced Hire Resume Database:
http://www7.mbafocus.com/alumni/homepage.asp?product=7613
Companies participating in the Career Fair will be reviewing the database. In addition, the MBA Experienced Hire Resume Database will connect you with the world’s leading firms, who seek out experienced Haas MBAs and alumni for their top leadership positions. When you add your profile, you market your skills and industry knowledge to the hiring managers who value the experienced Haas MBA.
Dean's Speaker Series on Financial Turmoil : Janet Yellen, CEO, San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank
Date: Tuesday, May 5th
Time: From 7:30pm
Location: Arthur Anderson Auditorium
Registration: First Come First Served
San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank CEO Janet Yellen, a Haas School professor emeritus, will speak at the school at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 5, in the Arthur Andersen Auditorium.
The event is part of the Dean's Speaker Series focused on the recent financial crisis. Yellen's speech will be open to the Haas community, with seats available on a first-come, first-served basis.
More details here: http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/groups/newspubs/haasnews/archives/hn033009.html#story1
Haas Talent Show
Date: Thursday, May 7th
Time: From 8:00pm
Location: I-house Chevron Auditorium
Registration: $5 (Talents and volunteers are free). Ticket starts selling in mid Apr
If you would like to participate as a performer or a volunteer, please register on the Google doc (there is one tab for volunteering and one for performing):
http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=pKPT3gS3HlhLVyVSsiFGoJg&hl=en
Ever want to see Emily Lin dance? Hear Bernie sing? Watch Will and his Chinese friend’s do Gong Fu? Do a sing-along with Arnold “guitar” Kim? Be part of a Disturbing the Peace incident? You can experience all of this and more at the inaugural Haas Talent Show!
Need to find your focus after spring break? Try rehearsing for your performance. And for those who just like to be spectators, come see the amazing diversity of talent that your colleagues bring to Haas.
If you have any queries, please contact Emily (Wan-Chien) Lin (emily_lin@mba.berkeley.edu) or Laurie Reemeyer (laurie_reemeyer@mba.berkeley.edu)
End of the Year Vegas Trip
Date: May 22 through May 24, 2009
Location: Las Vegas
After a full year of classes, exams and group projects, it would be nice to sit back and relax, IN Las Vegas! Come and join a few of us who are already planning to spend the weekend with your fellow part time MBAers and your choice of vice in Las Vegas to celebrate the start of summer.
If you're interested, please contact Carmen Chan: carmen_chan@haas.berkeley.edu
Social Committee Kickoff Happy Hour
Date: Friday, April 3, 2009
Time: 5:30 - 8 PM
Location: Hotel Vitale-Americano, 8 Mission Street San Francisco 94105
The Social Committee is hosting the kickoff event for the upcoming year! This event is open to all part time MBA students and we are including the new admission students for Fall 2009. The first hour of the social event will be open bar. Please join us for a Happy Hour Americano at Hotel Vitale in San Francisco on Embarcadero and Mission this Friday, April 3, 2009 from 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM.
Eggster Hunt and Learning Festival on the Cal Campus
Date: Saturday, April 11
Time: 10AM - 3PM
Location: Campanile Esplanade
Cost: Free
Eggster is a non-profit student run organization located in Berkeley. Every year we organize and run the largest free egghunt in Northern California. Not only is it free for all kids, it is also a learning festival with booths filled with educational activities! In addition, we partner with local charities to support youth education. There will be egg hunts throughout the day.
For More Information and Directions:
http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~eggster/index.php?x=eventday
Graduating Students: EWMBA Community Fellows at Commencement
Date: Due on Wednesday, Apr 15th, 2009
To the graduating EWMBA students,
First off, congrats to those graduating this May! Before you get too comfortable, we need you to submit your volunteer hours log sheet to be considered for Haas Community Fellows. As a reminder, the Haas Community Fellow program is to formally acknowledge Haas students who actively volunteer in the community. Any EWMBA students who completes at least 50 hours of community service over the time at Haas will qualify. At the Commencement ceremony, the fellows will be recognized by the Dean during the program. Please complete the volunteer log sheet and return to Monika Matthews (https://mail.haas.berkeley.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=4f8031da0e5a4b0b87648cb42f9d3e5e&URL=mailto%3amonika_matthews%40mba.berkeley.edu) by April 15th. Email Monika if you don’t have the log sheet. We've already received log sheets from a number of you; but please send us the latest version if you have new updates.
Thanks.
The Community Service Committee
Haas MBA Experienced Hire Career Fair
Date: Friday, April 17th
Time: 5:30-8pm
Location: Network Meeting Center, Santa Clara, CA
Registration: Sign up in CareerNet now!
We are pleased to announce a South Bay Experienced Hire Career Fair for Haas MBA students and MBA alumni. This event will be attended by experienced hire recruiters (rather than university/new graduate recruiters) that are interested in discussing mid-to-senior career management positions with the Haas MBA students and alumni population that have 8+ years of work experience.
Participating companies TBA.
To prepare for the Career Fair:
· Attend the Executive Resumes webinar on Thursday, April 2nd, to assist you in updating your resume for the Career Fair
· Add your resume to the Haas Experienced Hire Resume Database:
http://www7.mbafocus.com/alumni/homepage.asp?product=7613
Companies participating in the Career Fair will be reviewing the database. In addition, the MBA Experienced Hire Resume Database will connect you with the world’s leading firms, who seek out experienced Haas MBAs and alumni for their top leadership positions. When you add your profile, you market your skills and industry knowledge to the hiring managers who value the experienced Haas MBA.
Dean's Speaker Series on Financial Turmoil : Janet Yellen, CEO, San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank
Date: Tuesday, May 5th
Time: From 7:30pm
Location: Arthur Anderson Auditorium
Registration: First Come First Served
San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank CEO Janet Yellen, a Haas School professor emeritus, will speak at the school at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 5, in the Arthur Andersen Auditorium.
The event is part of the Dean's Speaker Series focused on the recent financial crisis. Yellen's speech will be open to the Haas community, with seats available on a first-come, first-served basis.
More details here: http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/groups/newspubs/haasnews/archives/hn033009.html#story1
Haas Talent Show
Date: Thursday, May 7th
Time: From 8:00pm
Location: I-house Chevron Auditorium
Registration: $5 (Talents and volunteers are free). Ticket starts selling in mid Apr
If you would like to participate as a performer or a volunteer, please register on the Google doc (there is one tab for volunteering and one for performing):
http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=pKPT3gS3HlhLVyVSsiFGoJg&hl=en
Ever want to see Emily Lin dance? Hear Bernie sing? Watch Will and his Chinese friend’s do Gong Fu? Do a sing-along with Arnold “guitar” Kim? Be part of a Disturbing the Peace incident? You can experience all of this and more at the inaugural Haas Talent Show!
Need to find your focus after spring break? Try rehearsing for your performance. And for those who just like to be spectators, come see the amazing diversity of talent that your colleagues bring to Haas.
If you have any queries, please contact Emily (Wan-Chien) Lin (emily_lin@mba.berkeley.edu) or Laurie Reemeyer (laurie_reemeyer@mba.berkeley.edu)
End of the Year Vegas Trip
Date: May 22 through May 24, 2009
Location: Las Vegas
After a full year of classes, exams and group projects, it would be nice to sit back and relax, IN Las Vegas! Come and join a few of us who are already planning to spend the weekend with your fellow part time MBAers and your choice of vice in Las Vegas to celebrate the start of summer.
If you're interested, please contact Carmen Chan: carmen_chan@haas.berkeley.edu
Sunday, March 29, 2009
EWMBA eZine - Week of March 26, 2009
Introductions: Communications Committee
Greetings! We're Sunil Kumar, Divyang Agrawal, Naveen Prasanna, Rahul Awasthy, Amber Ulrich and co-chairs Ramon Lim and Rohan Thompson. Together we form the Communications Committee.
The purpose of the Communications Committee is to ensure that all EWMBA students remain abreast of what's going on at Haas without being flooded by a torrent of information. That's no small task; as EWMBA students we're presented with a multitude of channels for discovering what's going on: the eZine, the MBA Alert, the EWMBAA blog, the MBA calendar, Yahoo! Groups and the EWMBAA forum. How many of those were you actually aware of and use on a regular basis? The primary goal of the Communications Committee is to take stock of all the available channels and streamline the flow of information such that access to it is as simple as possible.
While we're at it, a round of thanks is deserved for last year's committee. Under the stewardship of Anlei Lee and Ben Chong, the Communications Committee achieved major goals that many of us now take for granted. Prior to Anlei and Ben there was no eZine; finding information specific to EWMBAs was much more difficult. Thanks Ben, Anlei and the rest of the committee.
As the weeks progress, each committee will be introducing themselves in the eZine to give you a chance to get to know them better and understand the value they will bring to you.
- Communications Committee
Graduating Students: EWMBA Community Fellows at Commencement
To the graduating EWMBA students,
First off, congrats to those graduating this May! Before you get too comfortable, we need you to submit your volunteer hours log sheet to be considered for Haas Community Fellows. As a reminder, the Haas Community Fellow program is to formally acknowledge Haas students who actively volunteer in the community. Any EWMBA students who completes at least 50 hours of community service over the time at Haas will qualify. At the Commencement ceremony, the fellows will be recognized by the Dean during the program. Please complete the volunteer log sheet and return to Monika Matthews (monika_matthews@mba.berkeley.edu) by April 15th. Email Monika if you don’t have the log sheet. We've already received log sheets from a number of you; but please send us the latest version if you have new updates.
Thanks.
The Community Service Committee
EVENTS
Sales Club Event: Transitioning into Sales Post-MBA
Date: Tuesday, March 31
Time: 5:30-6:00 PM/6:00-6:30 PM
Location: C135
In this third event organized by the Haas Sales Club, Ben Sommers, an 05’ Haas alum and current VP Sales & Marketing, will speak to the Sales Club in a session focused on practical advice for making the transition to sales post-MBA.
To accommodate students with class conflicts, there will be two identical, 30 minute back-to-back sessions. They will be held on Tuesday, March 31 from 5:30-6PM and 6-6:30PM in C135.
Please register for the event here: http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?hl=en&formkey=cFMzeE11OFBJdnpwZTdFUEI1Ni14ZGc6MA
The session is primarily going to be Q&A to obtain practical, actionable career advice to help you in your searches.
Ben will also speak to the following topics:
- Transitioning into sales with no prior experience
- The differences between sales at a large company such as IBM, compared to sales at a start-up
- Practical advice for aspiring sales professionals at Haas
- Specific companies/programs that would most value an MBA
- Ideal company type (small, large, tech, etc)
Ben Sommers has a proven track record of building successful technology businesses. Most recently at IBM, Ben managed a Western U.S. territory, working across all of IBM’s solution areas and focusing on software & Internet-based business clients. He led an extended team of IBM technical and service specialists, along with a valuable ecosystem of business partners. Previous to IBM, Ben has held key finance and investment positions at Windspeed Ventures, a venture capital firm, and at Robertson Stephens, a technology-focused investment bank. In addition, Ben worked in business development at an early stage enterprise software company, THINQ Learning Solutions (acquired by Saba Software, Nasdaq: SABA). Ben has a BA in Economics from Harvard University and an MBA from the University of California Berkeley, Haas School of Business.
Financial Turmoil Series- Haas Faculty Panel: Managing Through Turbulent Times
Date: Tuesday, March 31st
Time: 7:30 PM
Location: Wells Fargo Room
David Levine, who holds the Eugene E. and Catherine M. Trefethen Chair in Business Administration, will moderate the panel, titled "The Challenges of Managing in Turbulent Times." The other participants will include Jenny Chatman, the Paul J. Cortese Distinguished Professor of Management, and Laura Kray, the Harold Furst Associate Professor of Management Philosophy and Values and chair of the Haas Organizational Behavior and Industrial Relations Group.
The event is part of the Dean's Speaker Series on the financial turmoil. While past events in the series have focused on the causes of and policy responses to the financial crisis, this panel discussion will explore the effects of the crisis on the businesses and the people working in them. It will include a look at the macroeconomic data, such as unemployment and layoff rates, as well as a discussion of the difficult choices faced by managers within organizations and how they can respond.
Further Information: Meg Fellner. 510-642-3442 meg_fellner@haas.berkeley.edu
Entrepreneurial Best Practices Series: Incorporation and Compensation
Date: Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Location: Wells Fargo Room, Haas School of Business
Time: 6:30-8:30pm
Avoiding the incorporation and formation pitfalls and landmines waiting for founders looking to grow the next Cisco, Genentech or Apple. What simple paragraph in your consulting agreements can substantially reduce the risk that all of your intellectual property will "walk out the door"? How to avoid significant tax surprises with your vested stock. Why deferring salaries on your financial statements while building sweat equity is frequently a very bad idea. How many stock options should I issue to my CTO? What will angel investors and VCs expect from my initial incorporation structure?
These start-up incorporation/formation topics and many more to be reviewed and discussed at the next Entrepreneurial Best Practices Series session.
The Entrepreneurial Best Practices Series brings to UC Berkeley and the Haas School of Business the best practitioners from the Berkeley and Silicon Valley community to speak about the practical aspects of entrepreneurial activity. 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.
Social Committee Kickoff Happy Hour
Date: April 3, 2009
Time: 5:30 - 8 PM
Location: San Francisco Area, TBD
The Social Committee is hosting the kickoff event for the upcoming year! This event is open to all part time MBA students and we are including the new admission students for Fall 2009. The first hour of the social event will be open bar. Please join us!
End of the Year Vegas Trip
Date: May 22 through May 24, 2009
Location: Las Vegas
After a full year of classes, exams and group projects, it would be nice to sit back and relax, IN Las Vegas! Come and join a few of us who are already planning to spend the weekend with your fellow part time MBAers and your choice of vice in Las Vegas to celebrate the start of summer.
If you're interested, please contact Carmen Chan: carmen_chan@haas.berkeley.edu
Greetings! We're Sunil Kumar, Divyang Agrawal, Naveen Prasanna, Rahul Awasthy, Amber Ulrich and co-chairs Ramon Lim and Rohan Thompson. Together we form the Communications Committee.
The purpose of the Communications Committee is to ensure that all EWMBA students remain abreast of what's going on at Haas without being flooded by a torrent of information. That's no small task; as EWMBA students we're presented with a multitude of channels for discovering what's going on: the eZine, the MBA Alert, the EWMBAA blog, the MBA calendar, Yahoo! Groups and the EWMBAA forum. How many of those were you actually aware of and use on a regular basis? The primary goal of the Communications Committee is to take stock of all the available channels and streamline the flow of information such that access to it is as simple as possible.
While we're at it, a round of thanks is deserved for last year's committee. Under the stewardship of Anlei Lee and Ben Chong, the Communications Committee achieved major goals that many of us now take for granted. Prior to Anlei and Ben there was no eZine; finding information specific to EWMBAs was much more difficult. Thanks Ben, Anlei and the rest of the committee.
As the weeks progress, each committee will be introducing themselves in the eZine to give you a chance to get to know them better and understand the value they will bring to you.
- Communications Committee
Graduating Students: EWMBA Community Fellows at Commencement
To the graduating EWMBA students,
First off, congrats to those graduating this May! Before you get too comfortable, we need you to submit your volunteer hours log sheet to be considered for Haas Community Fellows. As a reminder, the Haas Community Fellow program is to formally acknowledge Haas students who actively volunteer in the community. Any EWMBA students who completes at least 50 hours of community service over the time at Haas will qualify. At the Commencement ceremony, the fellows will be recognized by the Dean during the program. Please complete the volunteer log sheet and return to Monika Matthews (monika_matthews@mba.berkeley.edu) by April 15th. Email Monika if you don’t have the log sheet. We've already received log sheets from a number of you; but please send us the latest version if you have new updates.
Thanks.
The Community Service Committee
EVENTS
Sales Club Event: Transitioning into Sales Post-MBA
Date: Tuesday, March 31
Time: 5:30-6:00 PM/6:00-6:30 PM
Location: C135
In this third event organized by the Haas Sales Club, Ben Sommers, an 05’ Haas alum and current VP Sales & Marketing, will speak to the Sales Club in a session focused on practical advice for making the transition to sales post-MBA.
To accommodate students with class conflicts, there will be two identical, 30 minute back-to-back sessions. They will be held on Tuesday, March 31 from 5:30-6PM and 6-6:30PM in C135.
Please register for the event here: http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?hl=en&formkey=cFMzeE11OFBJdnpwZTdFUEI1Ni14ZGc6MA
The session is primarily going to be Q&A to obtain practical, actionable career advice to help you in your searches.
Ben will also speak to the following topics:
- Transitioning into sales with no prior experience
- The differences between sales at a large company such as IBM, compared to sales at a start-up
- Practical advice for aspiring sales professionals at Haas
- Specific companies/programs that would most value an MBA
- Ideal company type (small, large, tech, etc)
Ben Sommers has a proven track record of building successful technology businesses. Most recently at IBM, Ben managed a Western U.S. territory, working across all of IBM’s solution areas and focusing on software & Internet-based business clients. He led an extended team of IBM technical and service specialists, along with a valuable ecosystem of business partners. Previous to IBM, Ben has held key finance and investment positions at Windspeed Ventures, a venture capital firm, and at Robertson Stephens, a technology-focused investment bank. In addition, Ben worked in business development at an early stage enterprise software company, THINQ Learning Solutions (acquired by Saba Software, Nasdaq: SABA). Ben has a BA in Economics from Harvard University and an MBA from the University of California Berkeley, Haas School of Business.
Financial Turmoil Series- Haas Faculty Panel: Managing Through Turbulent Times
Date: Tuesday, March 31st
Time: 7:30 PM
Location: Wells Fargo Room
David Levine, who holds the Eugene E. and Catherine M. Trefethen Chair in Business Administration, will moderate the panel, titled "The Challenges of Managing in Turbulent Times." The other participants will include Jenny Chatman, the Paul J. Cortese Distinguished Professor of Management, and Laura Kray, the Harold Furst Associate Professor of Management Philosophy and Values and chair of the Haas Organizational Behavior and Industrial Relations Group.
The event is part of the Dean's Speaker Series on the financial turmoil. While past events in the series have focused on the causes of and policy responses to the financial crisis, this panel discussion will explore the effects of the crisis on the businesses and the people working in them. It will include a look at the macroeconomic data, such as unemployment and layoff rates, as well as a discussion of the difficult choices faced by managers within organizations and how they can respond.
Further Information: Meg Fellner. 510-642-3442 meg_fellner@haas.berkeley.edu
Entrepreneurial Best Practices Series: Incorporation and Compensation
Date: Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Location: Wells Fargo Room, Haas School of Business
Time: 6:30-8:30pm
Avoiding the incorporation and formation pitfalls and landmines waiting for founders looking to grow the next Cisco, Genentech or Apple. What simple paragraph in your consulting agreements can substantially reduce the risk that all of your intellectual property will "walk out the door"? How to avoid significant tax surprises with your vested stock. Why deferring salaries on your financial statements while building sweat equity is frequently a very bad idea. How many stock options should I issue to my CTO? What will angel investors and VCs expect from my initial incorporation structure?
These start-up incorporation/formation topics and many more to be reviewed and discussed at the next Entrepreneurial Best Practices Series session.
The Entrepreneurial Best Practices Series brings to UC Berkeley and the Haas School of Business the best practitioners from the Berkeley and Silicon Valley community to speak about the practical aspects of entrepreneurial activity. 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.
Social Committee Kickoff Happy Hour
Date: April 3, 2009
Time: 5:30 - 8 PM
Location: San Francisco Area, TBD
The Social Committee is hosting the kickoff event for the upcoming year! This event is open to all part time MBA students and we are including the new admission students for Fall 2009. The first hour of the social event will be open bar. Please join us!
End of the Year Vegas Trip
Date: May 22 through May 24, 2009
Location: Las Vegas
After a full year of classes, exams and group projects, it would be nice to sit back and relax, IN Las Vegas! Come and join a few of us who are already planning to spend the weekend with your fellow part time MBAers and your choice of vice in Las Vegas to celebrate the start of summer.
If you're interested, please contact Carmen Chan: carmen_chan@haas.berkeley.edu
Thursday, March 19, 2009
EWMBA eZine - Week of March 19, 2009
EVENTS
Berkeley Entrepreneurs Forum: Surviving and Thriving During the Downturn
Date: Thursday, March 19Time: 6:30PM-8:30PMLocation: Andersen Auditorium; Bank of America Forum
Cost: Student Admission to the Forum is Free!
The economic downturn has entrepreneurs focused on survival, not just company growth. They are shifting emphasis from new customer acquisition to customer retention, from employee recruiting to employment optimization and from fundraising to capital preservation. This new setting may involve salary cuts, terminations, out sourcing, and other strategies for “getting the job done.”
The upcoming Berkeley Entrepreneurs Forum will tackle these topics through a discussion with some of the best entrepreneurs and venture capitalists around the Bay Area. We will address topics such as:
· What strategies are best to remain viable?
· How should a company position and prepare for opportunities as they arrive?
· What is the role of venture capitalists and board members in this environment?
· How the entrepreneur/CEO manage the VC community and the obligations to investors in these circumstances?
These are all challenges that will be discussed at the upcoming Berkeley Entrepreneurs Forum – we hope you can join us!
Student pre-registrations must be received by Tuesday, March 17th 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, please go to http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=cGVJZkJCcDJ1dlBkdTFFdWxJZkJuTXc6MA.
All pre-registrants will receive one FREE drink! (Beer or wine for students over 21 only). Additional drinks are $5 each.
For further Information visit http://entrepreneurship.berkeley.edu/bef/mar09forum.html
Haas Alumni and Students Charles Chocolates Factory Tour
Date: Saturday, March 21 Time: 1:30 - 3:30 pm
Location:
Charles Chocolates 6529 Hollis Street Emeryville, CA 94608
Haas alumni and students are cordially invited by the East Bay Chapter of the Haas Alumni Network for a tour and tasting at Charles Chocolates in Emeryville, California.
The event will offer an opportunity to enjoy a fine March afternoon with fellow Haas alumni and current Haas students, while taking a tour of Charles Chocolates, named one of the Top 10 chocolates by Food & Wine Magazine. Attendees will share in some pre-tour hors d'oeuvres, get a tour of the chocolate making process and facilities and partake in a guided tasting of five hand-made confections.
Charles Chocolates is the story of one man's dedication to the art of chocolate, his pursuit of perfection and a complete and total passion for producing only the finest confections. With Charles Chocolates, Chuck Siegel has set out to redefine the world of fine chocolate confections. He uses only the finest ingredients, including some of the world's best chocolates, organic herbs, fruits and nuts as well as the freshest organic Straus cream and butter.
Everything is made by hand in very small batches using traditional techniques. This dedication to perfection is evident in each piece of chocolate. Every one is both bold and delicate - the perfect combination of flavor and texture.
The tour can accommodate 40 people, so please register early.
$25 per person (plus a nominal Acteva fee)
Registration: http://acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaID=179168
Questions? Email David Tjen: davetjen@gmail.com
Don’t miss out on any upcoming events from the Lester Center! Sign up for our mailing list at http://entrepreneurship.berkeley.edu/main/contact.html.
Sales Club Event: Transitioning into Sales Post-MBA
Date: Tuesday, March 31
Time: 5:30-6:00 PM/6:00-6:30 PM
Location: C135
In this third event organized by the Haas Sales Club, Ben Sommers, an 05’ Haas alum and current VP Sales & Marketing, will speak to the Sales Club in a session focused on practical advice for making the transition to sales post-MBA.
To accommodate students with class conflicts, there will be two identical, 30 minute back-to-back sessions. They will be held on Tuesday, March 31 from 5:30-6PM and 6-6:30PM in C135.
Please register for the event here: http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?hl=en&formkey=cFMzeE11OFBJdnpwZTdFUEI1Ni14ZGc6MA
The session is primarily going to be Q&A to obtain practical, actionable career advice to help you in your searches.
Ben will also speak to the following topics:
- Transitioning into sales with no prior experience
- The differences between sales at a large company such as IBM, compared to sales at a start-up
- Practical advice for aspiring sales professionals at Haas
- Specific companies/programs that would most value an MBA
- Ideal company type (small, large, tech, etc)
Ben Sommers has a proven track record of building successful technology businesses. Most recently at IBM, Ben managed a Western U.S. territory, working across all of IBM’s solution areas and focusing on software & Internet-based business clients. He led an extended team of IBM technical and service specialists, along with a valuable ecosystem of business partners. Previous to IBM, Ben has held key finance and investment positions at Windspeed Ventures, a venture capital firm, and at Robertson Stephens, a technology-focused investment bank. In addition, Ben worked in business development at an early stage enterprise software company, THINQ Learning Solutions (acquired by Saba Software, Nasdaq: SABA). Ben has a BA in Economics from Harvard University and an MBA from the University of California Berkeley, Haas School of Business.
Financial Turmoil Series- Haas Faculty Panel: Managing Through Turbulent Times
Date: Tuesday, March 31st
Time: 7:30 PM
Location: Wells Fargo Room
David Levine, who holds the Eugene E. and Catherine M. Trefethen Chair in Business Administration, will moderate the panel, titled "The Challenges of Managing in Turbulent Times." The other participants will include Jenny Chatman, the Paul J. Cortese Distinguished Professor of Management, and Laura Kray, the Harold Furst Associate Professor of Management Philosophy and Values and chair of the Haas Organizational Behavior and Industrial Relations Group.
The event is part of the Dean's Speaker Series on the financial turmoil. While past events in the series have focused on the causes of and policy responses to the financial crisis, this panel discussion will explore the effects of the crisis on the businesses and the people working in them. It will include a look at the macroeconomic data, such as unemployment and layoff rates, as well as a discussion of the difficult choices faced by managers within organizations and how they can respond.
Further Information: Meg Fellner. 510-642-3442 meg_fellner@haas.berkeley.edu
Entrepreneurial Best Practices Series: Incorporation and Compensation
Date: Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Location: Wells Fargo Room, Haas School of Business
Time: 6:30-8:30pm
Avoiding the incorporation and formation pitfalls and landmines waiting for founders looking to grow the next Cisco, Genentech or Apple. What simple paragraph in your consulting agreements can substantially reduce the risk that all of your intellectual property will "walk out the door"? How to avoid significant tax surprises with your vested stock. Why deferring salaries on your financial statements while building sweat equity is frequently a very bad idea. How many stock options should I issue to my CTO? What will angel investors and VCs expect from my initial incorporation structure?
These start-up incorporation/formation topics and many more to be reviewed and discussed at the next Entrepreneurial Best Practices Series session.
The Entrepreneurial Best Practices Series brings to UC Berkeley and the Haas School of Business the best practitioners from the Berkeley and Silicon Valley community to speak about the practical aspects of entrepreneurial activity. 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.
Social Committee Kickoff Happy Hour
Date: April 3, 2009
Time: 5:30 - 8 PM
Location: San Francisco Area, TBD
The Social Committee is hosting the kickoff event for the upcoming year! This event is open to all part time MBA students and we are including the new admission students for Fall 2009. The first hour of the social event will be open bar. Please join us!
End of the Year Vegas Trip
Date: May 22 through May 24, 2009
Location: Las Vegas
After a full year of classes, exams and group projects, it would be nice to sit back and relax, IN Las Vegas! Come and join a few of us who are already planning to spend the weekend with your fellow part time MBAers and your choice of vice in Las Vegas to celebrate the start of summer.
If you're interested, please contact Carmen Chan: carmen_chan@haas.berkeley.edu
Berkeley Entrepreneurs Forum: Surviving and Thriving During the Downturn
Date: Thursday, March 19Time: 6:30PM-8:30PMLocation: Andersen Auditorium; Bank of America Forum
Cost: Student Admission to the Forum is Free!
The economic downturn has entrepreneurs focused on survival, not just company growth. They are shifting emphasis from new customer acquisition to customer retention, from employee recruiting to employment optimization and from fundraising to capital preservation. This new setting may involve salary cuts, terminations, out sourcing, and other strategies for “getting the job done.”
The upcoming Berkeley Entrepreneurs Forum will tackle these topics through a discussion with some of the best entrepreneurs and venture capitalists around the Bay Area. We will address topics such as:
· What strategies are best to remain viable?
· How should a company position and prepare for opportunities as they arrive?
· What is the role of venture capitalists and board members in this environment?
· How the entrepreneur/CEO manage the VC community and the obligations to investors in these circumstances?
These are all challenges that will be discussed at the upcoming Berkeley Entrepreneurs Forum – we hope you can join us!
Student pre-registrations must be received by Tuesday, March 17th 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, please go to http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=cGVJZkJCcDJ1dlBkdTFFdWxJZkJuTXc6MA.
All pre-registrants will receive one FREE drink! (Beer or wine for students over 21 only). Additional drinks are $5 each.
For further Information visit http://entrepreneurship.berkeley.edu/bef/mar09forum.html
Haas Alumni and Students Charles Chocolates Factory Tour
Date: Saturday, March 21 Time: 1:30 - 3:30 pm
Location:
Charles Chocolates 6529 Hollis Street Emeryville, CA 94608
Haas alumni and students are cordially invited by the East Bay Chapter of the Haas Alumni Network for a tour and tasting at Charles Chocolates in Emeryville, California.
The event will offer an opportunity to enjoy a fine March afternoon with fellow Haas alumni and current Haas students, while taking a tour of Charles Chocolates, named one of the Top 10 chocolates by Food & Wine Magazine. Attendees will share in some pre-tour hors d'oeuvres, get a tour of the chocolate making process and facilities and partake in a guided tasting of five hand-made confections.
Charles Chocolates is the story of one man's dedication to the art of chocolate, his pursuit of perfection and a complete and total passion for producing only the finest confections. With Charles Chocolates, Chuck Siegel has set out to redefine the world of fine chocolate confections. He uses only the finest ingredients, including some of the world's best chocolates, organic herbs, fruits and nuts as well as the freshest organic Straus cream and butter.
Everything is made by hand in very small batches using traditional techniques. This dedication to perfection is evident in each piece of chocolate. Every one is both bold and delicate - the perfect combination of flavor and texture.
The tour can accommodate 40 people, so please register early.
$25 per person (plus a nominal Acteva fee)
Registration: http://acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaID=179168
Questions? Email David Tjen: davetjen@gmail.com
Don’t miss out on any upcoming events from the Lester Center! Sign up for our mailing list at http://entrepreneurship.berkeley.edu/main/contact.html.
Sales Club Event: Transitioning into Sales Post-MBA
Date: Tuesday, March 31
Time: 5:30-6:00 PM/6:00-6:30 PM
Location: C135
In this third event organized by the Haas Sales Club, Ben Sommers, an 05’ Haas alum and current VP Sales & Marketing, will speak to the Sales Club in a session focused on practical advice for making the transition to sales post-MBA.
To accommodate students with class conflicts, there will be two identical, 30 minute back-to-back sessions. They will be held on Tuesday, March 31 from 5:30-6PM and 6-6:30PM in C135.
Please register for the event here: http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?hl=en&formkey=cFMzeE11OFBJdnpwZTdFUEI1Ni14ZGc6MA
The session is primarily going to be Q&A to obtain practical, actionable career advice to help you in your searches.
Ben will also speak to the following topics:
- Transitioning into sales with no prior experience
- The differences between sales at a large company such as IBM, compared to sales at a start-up
- Practical advice for aspiring sales professionals at Haas
- Specific companies/programs that would most value an MBA
- Ideal company type (small, large, tech, etc)
Ben Sommers has a proven track record of building successful technology businesses. Most recently at IBM, Ben managed a Western U.S. territory, working across all of IBM’s solution areas and focusing on software & Internet-based business clients. He led an extended team of IBM technical and service specialists, along with a valuable ecosystem of business partners. Previous to IBM, Ben has held key finance and investment positions at Windspeed Ventures, a venture capital firm, and at Robertson Stephens, a technology-focused investment bank. In addition, Ben worked in business development at an early stage enterprise software company, THINQ Learning Solutions (acquired by Saba Software, Nasdaq: SABA). Ben has a BA in Economics from Harvard University and an MBA from the University of California Berkeley, Haas School of Business.
Financial Turmoil Series- Haas Faculty Panel: Managing Through Turbulent Times
Date: Tuesday, March 31st
Time: 7:30 PM
Location: Wells Fargo Room
David Levine, who holds the Eugene E. and Catherine M. Trefethen Chair in Business Administration, will moderate the panel, titled "The Challenges of Managing in Turbulent Times." The other participants will include Jenny Chatman, the Paul J. Cortese Distinguished Professor of Management, and Laura Kray, the Harold Furst Associate Professor of Management Philosophy and Values and chair of the Haas Organizational Behavior and Industrial Relations Group.
The event is part of the Dean's Speaker Series on the financial turmoil. While past events in the series have focused on the causes of and policy responses to the financial crisis, this panel discussion will explore the effects of the crisis on the businesses and the people working in them. It will include a look at the macroeconomic data, such as unemployment and layoff rates, as well as a discussion of the difficult choices faced by managers within organizations and how they can respond.
Further Information: Meg Fellner. 510-642-3442 meg_fellner@haas.berkeley.edu
Entrepreneurial Best Practices Series: Incorporation and Compensation
Date: Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Location: Wells Fargo Room, Haas School of Business
Time: 6:30-8:30pm
Avoiding the incorporation and formation pitfalls and landmines waiting for founders looking to grow the next Cisco, Genentech or Apple. What simple paragraph in your consulting agreements can substantially reduce the risk that all of your intellectual property will "walk out the door"? How to avoid significant tax surprises with your vested stock. Why deferring salaries on your financial statements while building sweat equity is frequently a very bad idea. How many stock options should I issue to my CTO? What will angel investors and VCs expect from my initial incorporation structure?
These start-up incorporation/formation topics and many more to be reviewed and discussed at the next Entrepreneurial Best Practices Series session.
The Entrepreneurial Best Practices Series brings to UC Berkeley and the Haas School of Business the best practitioners from the Berkeley and Silicon Valley community to speak about the practical aspects of entrepreneurial activity. 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.
Social Committee Kickoff Happy Hour
Date: April 3, 2009
Time: 5:30 - 8 PM
Location: San Francisco Area, TBD
The Social Committee is hosting the kickoff event for the upcoming year! This event is open to all part time MBA students and we are including the new admission students for Fall 2009. The first hour of the social event will be open bar. Please join us!
End of the Year Vegas Trip
Date: May 22 through May 24, 2009
Location: Las Vegas
After a full year of classes, exams and group projects, it would be nice to sit back and relax, IN Las Vegas! Come and join a few of us who are already planning to spend the weekend with your fellow part time MBAers and your choice of vice in Las Vegas to celebrate the start of summer.
If you're interested, please contact Carmen Chan: carmen_chan@haas.berkeley.edu
Thursday, March 12, 2009
EWMBA eZine - Week of March 12, 2009
Message from our Social Committee: “Network with full-time program!”
One of the social committee’s main goals this year is for us to start networking more with the full-time program. They are interested in getting to know us better as well, so it is a good opportunity for all of us to expand our Haas networks. Plus, they seem to know how to have a good time. True, they have a little more free time than us, but we also need to blow off some steam as well. So let's start joining them Thursdays after class at their weekly "Bar of the Week". This week it will be at Triple Rock at 920 Shattuck Avenue at 9:30 PM. It is close to BART and on the way back for many, so there is no excuse to stop by for a drink after class, socialize with some familiar faces, and maybe meet some new ones.
- Carmen Chan & Raj Sivasubramanian – Co-chairs of the Social Committee
EVENTS
Women in Leadership (WIL) Conference
Date: Saturday, March 14Time: 7:45AM – 5:30PMLocation: Haas
Cost: $30 WIL member, $50 student
Register: http://www.wilconference.org/
Tickets WILL NOT be available for purchase at the conference. The 2009 Haas School of Business Women in Leadership Conference is dedicated to our Everyday Evolution - both in personal and professional development. We will pay tribute to the continuous efforts that are behind each achievement, promotion, or change that we make in our lives. Three inspirational keynote speakers, as well as various panels and workshops will help you succeed and excel even further, every day. CONNECT with those who come from different industries but face similar challenges EMPOWER yourself and each other TRANSFORM your life and your career, step by step
Join us for:
Industry Sessions focusing on industry-specific business challenges and trends anywhere from Consulting to Entrepreneurship to Nonprofit to Healthcare. Explore the wide variety of career options, professional networks and lifestyle choices available to women today. Issues Panels confronts the lingering thoughts on our mind such as finding the right place for you and being everything to everyone. Professional Development Workshops to inspire participants and gaining tools for everyday evolution. A luncheon for attendees, panelists, and recruiters to meet and mingle. A wine reception where attendees will have the opportunity to meet panelists, speakers, and recruiters from their industry
Bill Sonnenschein - A Celebration of His Life
Date: March 15, 2009Time: 1:00 pm-4:00 pm
Location:International House’s Chevron Auditorium
Please join us on March 1 5, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., at International House’s Chevron Auditorium to celebrate the life of our friend and colleague, Bill Sonnenschein. His contributions to the Haas community were immeasurable, profound, and we will miss him deeply.
Bill inspired thousands of students, and his legacy continues to inspire as is clear in the comments posted on a blog created by some of his graduate student instructors: (http://haasforbill.blogspot.com/) As they wrote, “Let us remember Bill with grace and joy.” This blog is an open forum for all who would like to post thoughts and reflections to remember Bill.
We look forward to gathering with you on March 15, which marks what would have been Bill’s 60th birthday.
For more information about the event, please contact Arline Wyler at wyler@haas.berkeley.edu.
Energy Alumni Panel & Firm Night
Date: Monday, March 16Time: 6:30PM-8PMLocation: Faculty Club / Heyns
Panelists from the energy sector will discuss their roles, companies and the challenges they are facing. After the panel, attend the firm night where you can meet and interact with company reps in local energy companies.
Register for the event on CareerNet.
Net Impact Club Information Session
Date: Tuesday, March 17Time: 7:30PM-8PMLocation: C135
Wondering how you can harness your MBA to work toward social responsibility in the global marketplace and positive change in our world?
Join us on Tuesday, March 17th from 7:30-8:00 (C135) to learn about why you should join the Haas Net Impact Club and become part of a global network of leaders who are changing the world through business.
Berkeley Entrepreneurs Forum: Surviving and Thriving During the Downturn
Date: Thursday, March 19Time: 6:30PM-8:30PMLocation: Andersen Auditorium; Bank of America Forum
Cost: Student Admission to the Forum is Free!
The economic downturn has entrepreneurs focused on survival, not just company growth. They are shifting emphasis from new customer acquisition to customer retention, from employee recruiting to employment optimization and from fundraising to capital preservation. This new setting may involve salary cuts, terminations, out sourcing, and other strategies for “getting the job done.”
The upcoming Berkeley Entrepreneurs Forum will tackle these topics through a discussion with some of the best entrepreneurs and venture capitalists around the Bay Area. We will address topics such as:
· What strategies are best to remain viable?
· How should a company position and prepare for opportunities as they arrive?
· What is the role of venture capitalists and board members in this environment?
· How the entrepreneur/CEO manage the VC community and the obligations to investors in these circumstances?
These are all challenges that will be discussed at the upcoming Berkeley Entrepreneurs Forum – we hope you can join us!
Student pre-registrations must be received by Tuesday, March 17th 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, please go to http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=cGVJZkJCcDJ1dlBkdTFFdWxJZkJuTXc6MA.
All pre-registrants will receive one FREE drink! (Beer or wine for students over 21 only). Additional drinks are $5 each.
For further Information visit http://entrepreneurship.berkeley.edu/bef/mar09forum.html
New Orleans Social Enterprise through IDEACorps
Date: March 21 to March 28Location: New Orleans
IDEA Corps is asking Haas to send a team of 8 people to New Orleans to solve critical challenges facing entrepreneurs in post-Katrina environment. During the week, the students will work with the entrepreneurs and a professor from Haas to create business solutions. The solutions, if found feasible, will be implemented and create social impact.
If you're interested, please contact Carmen Chan at carmen.chan@mba.berkeley.edu.
Please let her know by the end of the week.
Haas Alumni and Students Charles Chocolates Factory Tour
Date: Saturday, March 21 Time: 1:30 - 3:30 pm
Location: Charles Chocolates 6529 Hollis Street Emeryville, CA 94608
Haas alumni and students are cordially invited by the East Bay Chapter of the Haas Alumni Network for a tour and tasting at Charles Chocolates in Emeryville, California.
The event will offer an opportunity to enjoy a fine March afternoon with fellow Haas alumni and current Haas students, while taking a tour of Charles Chocolates, named one of the Top 10 chocolates by Food & Wine Magazine. Attendees will share in some pre-tour hors d'oeuvres, get a tour of the chocolate making process and facilities and partake in a guided tasting of five hand-made confections.
Charles Chocolates is the story of one man's dedication to the art of chocolate, his pursuit of perfection and a complete and total passion for producing only the finest confections. With Charles Chocolates, Chuck Siegel has set out to redefine the world of fine chocolate confections. He uses only the finest ingredients, including some of the world's best chocolates, organic herbs, fruits and nuts as well as the freshest organic Straus cream and butter.
Everything is made by hand in very small batches using traditional techniques. This dedication to perfection is evident in each piece of chocolate. Every one is both bold and delicate - the perfect combination of flavor and texture.
The tour can accommodate 40 people, so please register early.
$25 per person (plus a nominal Acteva fee)
Registration: http://acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaID=179168
Questions? Email David Tjen: davidtjen@gmail.com
Don’t miss out on any upcoming events from the Lester Center! Sign up for our mailing list at http://entrepreneurship.berkeley.edu/main/contact.html.
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