Stanford alumni are welcomed to join us to build a part of Stanford in this part of the world.
Dear alumni and friends,
Have you planned out your summer yet ? Here are some suggestions you may want to consider: CLUB EVENTS Stanford Friday Happy HourWe had such a great turnout at the Friday Happy Hour in May that we couldn't wait to do it again! Meet and catch up with fellow Stanford alums after work and cool down with great selection of British and Belgian beers and pub snacks at The Globe (http://www.theglobe.com.hk/). The pub also has a room with vintage board games (anyone up for a pick-up Jenga challenge?).
Please RSVP to Christine Su (christineyws@gmail.com) to help reserve table space, but feel free to bring friends.
Who: Alumni + Friends are welcome When: Friday, July 9, 2010 - 7:00 - 9:00pm Where: The Globe (Garley Building 45-53 Graham Street, Central Stanford Club Presents - Kelly Yang, Founder & Managing Director of The Kelly Yang Project in Hong Kong Having gone to UC Bekeley at the age of 13, Kelly is one of the youngest graduates of Harvard Law School. Upon graduation, she left law to pursue her dream of teaching and launched The Kelly Yang Project with a vision to inspire kids in Asia through creative writing and critical reasoning. Today, Kelly Yang Project serves 300 students and is a busy, bustling hotspot for creativity, debate, public speaking, SAT, and great writing. Kelly is also the author of two books of creative short stories for students in China and won some of the most coveted awards in the US for her efforts in education including: California Legislature's 2000 Woman of the Year; USA Today All-USA College Academic 1st Place Team; Los Angeles Times Scholar; Asian Pacific Americans in Higher Education Scholoar; Asian American Journalists Association Scholar and; "CosmoGIRL! of the Year" CosmoGIRL! Magazine.
What has motivated Kelly to make such a drastic change in her career path to give up her Havard Law School credentials and pursue her dream of teaching? What was and still is her passion for teaching? How did she manage to do this? Despite all the different "things" that parents try to send their kids to do these days, what is really important to a child's development? Come meet Kelly to hear all this from her. As seating is limited for this dinner event, please RSVP with Sandy Wan (sandy.wan@clsa.com). Seats will be confirmed on a first pay first serve basis.
Date: Tuesday, July 27, 2010 Time: 7:30 - 9:30pm INVITATIONS
Asia Society - See Event Calendar and Right Column
Asia Society has kindly offered all their events to Stanford Alum to attend at Member discount prices.
CLUB CONNECTIONS Your Club is glad to connect alumni to events and opportunities that comes to us because of the Stanford connection as one of the channels through which we serve the alumni community: Pink Ball, HK Hereditary Breast Cancer Family Registry
29 Oct (Fri), 7:30-11p, GrandBallroom, Grand Hyatt
Enjoy an evening of dancing and performances while raising funds for the less privileged families with increased risk of breast and ovarian cancer, organized by Stanford alum Dr. Ava Kwong working with the Stanford hospital in an ongoing study on Asian women with breast cancer. For bookings and enquiries, please phone 2835 7823 or email pinkball@asiabreastregistry.com
Date: Friday, October 29, 2010 Time: 7:30 - 11:00pm JOBMART Your club believes in serving the alumni community, one way being helping prospective employers and job seekers meet via the newsletter/web page. So if you would like to post any opportunities with us, feel free to drop us a line at hkclub@stanfordalumni.org !
Career events An alumni is involved in "Startup Saturday" which is a local event whose objective is to motivate students in Hong Kong to join and do their own (web/tech) startups, and to get those who have already been involved grow the community here together. If you are interested, you can find out more details of the event on http://startupshk.com/sus2010/.
Facebook: Get updates and reconnect with Stanford friends in Hong Kong. Search for "Stanford Club of Hong Kong" in Facebook.
Go Stanford! Edith Ngan Chan (BS’87)
President
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Asia Society Events offered to Stanford Alumni
To register, please email hk@asiasociety.org. Remember to mention your alumni affiliation in order to get the Member Discount offer. For enquiries, please contact Frances Chim on 2103 9508 or Wendy Poon on 2103 9502.
IMF Global Economic Outlook Friday, July 9, 2010 Conrad Hotel, Level 7, Hennessy Room, Pacific Place, Admiralty Registration at 12.15 p.m., Luncheon at 12.30 p.m., Close at 2.00 p.m. $390 Asia Society members/ Full-time students; $490 Non-members To register, please email hk@asiasociety.org. Remember to mention your alumni affiliation in order to get the Member Discount offer. For enquiries, please contact Frances Chim on 2103 9508 or Wendy Poon on 2103 9502.
Aspirasians Asia Society Summer Film Series 2010 July 10 - 24, 2010 The Grand Cinema, 2/F, Elements, 1 Austin Road West, Kowloon (Kowloon Station, MTR) Asia Society members/ Students/ Seniors$50; General $60 Telephone Reservation: 31 288 288; Internet Reservation: www.hkticketing.com or www.thegrandcinema.com.hk To register, please email hk@asiasociety.org. Remember to mention your alumni affiliation in order to get the Member Discount offer. For enquiries, please contact Frances Chim on 2103 9508 or Wendy Poon on 2103 9502. Hong Kong’s Political Reforms: What Lies Ahead? An Evening Discussion Thursday, July 22, 2010 Hong Kong Club, 1 Jackson Road, Central Reception at 6.30 p.m., Discussion at 7.00 p.m., Close at 8.15 p.m. $150 Asia Society members / TIME subscribers / AmCham members / Full-time students $200 Non-members (Priority for members) To register, please email hk@asiasociety.org. Remember to mention your alumni affiliation in order to get the Member Discount offer. For enquiries, please contact Frances Chim on 2103 9508 or Wendy Poon on 2103 9502. INDOVATIONs: Driving Global Innovations from Emerging Markets A Luncheon Discussion with JAWAHAR KANJILAL, Ovi Life Tools, GIRIJA PANDE, Tata Consultancy Services and NAVI RADJOU, University of Cambridge Tuesday, July 27, 2010 JW Marriott Hotel, Pacific Place, Admiralty Registration at 12.15 p.m., Luncheon at 12.30 p.m., Close at 2.15 p.m. $390 Asia Society members/ Full-time students; $490 Non-members (Priority for members) To register, please email hk@asiasociety.org. Remember to mention your alumni affiliation in order to get the Member Discount offer. For enquiries, please contact Frances Chim on 2103 9508 or Wendy Poon on 2103 9502. Emerging markets like India are becoming hotbeds for business and social innovation. India provides a great source of inspiration for both developed and developing nations seeking to drive affordable and sustainable business as well as social and cultural innovation. How can multinationals effectively source innovation from emerging markets like India? How are innovative Indian companies developing affordable and sustainable solutions for the domestic market and taking them global? How can India impact on the global knowledge economy? Jawahar Kanjilal is Global Head of Emerging Markets at Ovi Life Tools, and is responsible for pioneering Nokia’s efforts in bringing the Internet and mobile services to emerging markets including India, Indonesia and China. His current focus is the next big challenge for the mobile industry; that of introducing and driving uptake of services as mobile coverage expands. Mr. Kanjilal was formerly Nokia’s Director of Multimedia Experiences in Asia Pacific. Girija Pande is Chairman of Tata Consultancy Services Asia Pacific, an I.T. company with nearly US$6 billion in revenue. Based in Singapore, he oversees TCS’ business in 13 Asia Pacific countries. He is also Chairman of its wholly-owned subsidiary in China, Tata Information Technology (Shanghai) Co. Ltd. He was previously a banker with ANZ Grindlays Banking Group. Mr. Pande is Chairman of the India Business Forum in Singapore. Navi Radjou is Executive Director of the Centre for India & Global Business at the University of Cambridge’s Judge Business School. He is a globally-recognized voice of business strategy and innovation. He is also a strategy consultant to leading organizations worldwide. Previously, Mr. Radjou was a Vice President and analyst at Forrester Research in Boston and San Francisco. Co-hosted with Centre for India & Global Business, Judge Business School, University of Cambridge To register, please email hk@asiasociety.org. Remember to mention your alumni affiliation in order to get the Member Discount offer. For enquiries, please contact Frances Chim on 2103 9508 or Wendy Poon on 2103 9502.
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