Message-ID: <16966484.1075861789511.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2001 02:07:10 -0800 (PST) From: alumni.office@anderson.ucla.edu To: alumni.news@anderson.ucla.edu Subject: News@Anderson Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ANSI_X3.4-1968 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-From: Alumni Office X-To: Anderson Alumni List - Alumni News X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \KRUSCIT (Non-Privileged)\Ruscitti, Kevin\Inbox X-Origin: Ruscitti-K X-FileName: KRUSCIT (Non-Privileged).pst This is News@Anderson, a compilation of news and events for the Anderson community brought to you by the Anderson Alumni Office. We hope this snapshot provides you valuable information while minimizing the traffic in your mailbox. Anderson Alumni... Keeping You Connected Moving to a new city? The Alumni Database can help you find classmates in the area. Visit it now. http://www.anderson.ucla.edu/alumni IN THIS ISSUE EVENTS 1) Discussion with Jack Welch - Former GE Chairman and CEO 11/14 - LA 2) Bay Area Chapter Town Hall meeting 11/15 - Bay Area 3) C4C/IFC Charity Golf Tournament 11/16 - LA 4) Joint Anderson and USC Marshall student/alumni tailgate 11/17 - LA 5) Holiday Cooking Class @ Zax in Brentwood 12/2 - LA 6) UCLA Anderson Forecast - Keynote address by California Governor Gray Davis 12/5 - LA 7) New York Chapter Holiday Party with Professor Cockrum 12/6 - New York, NYC 8) Accenture 2001 C4C Ski Trip 12/14 to 12/17 - BC, Canada 9) CMIE Conference - Save The Date 1/31 to 2/1 - LA EVENT DETAIL 1) November 14th - Los Angeles (Moved to Royce Hall!) Please join the Anderson community to hear Jack Welch, former CEO of General Electric and arguably the most admired business leaders in American corporate history. Mr. Welch will visit The Anderson School to talk about leadership and management, as well as promote his recent book, Jack: Straight From The Gut, which recently earned the top spot on The New York Times bestseller list. A book signing will follow the program; a limited number of books will be available for sale at the event. Joining Mr. Welch will be Dean Willison and Los Angeles Times Business Columnist James Flanigan. Parking for the event will be in Lot 3. You will need to purchase a parking pass ($6) at any of the kiosks prior to driving to Lot 3. http://www.anderson.ucla.edu/research/faculty_lecture/dspeaker_jwelch.html 2) November 15th - San Francisco Bay Area This is the general membership's (i.e., all alumni in the Bay Area) opportunity to tell the leadership committee the good, the bad and the ugly about what's going on with the chapter. We will recap the year's events and begin the planning process for 2002. So, if you're interested in the future direction of the chapter and want to get involved, this is your chance. http://www.anderson.ucla.edu/alumni/calendar/events/bayareathm.htm 3) November 16th - Los Angeles C4C/IFC Charity Golf Tournament: The UCLA Challenge for Charity and Investment Finance Club would like to invite all Anderson Alumni to participate in the Special Olympics and Planet Hope Charity Golf Tournament fundraiser at Sterling Hills Golf Club in Camarillo. Alumni can provide tremendous support by playing in the tournament or making donations for prizes and awards. See the website for more details. http://www.anderson.ucla.edu/zone/clubs/c4c/golf.html 4) November 17th - Los Angeles Join us at the FIRST joint Anderson and Marshall student/alumni tailgate at the Coliseum! Marshall has pledged to have more than 700 guests but we can do better!!! Let's show the Trojans that the Bruins have more spirit and pride. Contact Melissa Salazar at (310) 206-9816 or via e-mail at melissa.salazar@anderson.ucla.edu to purchase the football package which includes the football ticket and tailgate (DJ, barbecue, games, and great fun) for $65 per person. For those interested in being chauffeured, bus rides are available for $12 per person. http://www.anderson.ucla.edu/alumni/calendar/events/spankusc.htm 5) December 2nd - Los Angeles Join fellow Anderson Alums for a Holiday Cooking Class hosted by chef Brooke Williamson at ZAX restaurant in Brentwood. ZAX was recently voted one of LA's top new restaurants by LA Magazine so don't miss this opportunity to practice for those upcoming holiday dinners. You will learn how to prepare an appetizer, entree and dessert and will take home recipes for all three. http://www.anderson.ucla.edu/alumni/calendar/events/zax.htm 6) December 5 - Los Angeles UCLA Anderson Business Forecast - California in the Global Economy California Governor Gray Davis will deliver the afternoon keynote address. This follows the three separate morning discussion tracks covering Europe and Japan, China, and the Americas featuring financial and political experts from each region. Afternoon sessions include "The Forecast for the State, Nation and World" with Economist Edward Leamer, and "California, Current Challenges and Looking Forward". 7) December 6 - New York - SAVE THE DATE New York Chapter Holiday Party, Featuring Professor Bill Cockrum More details to come. 8) December 14th to 17th - Whistler/Blackcomb, BC, Canada The annual MBA pilgrimage to the snow is occurring December 14th - 17th this year for the UCLA Challenge For Charity Ski Trip. Students are heading north of the border to Canada to take advantage of Whistler/Blackcomb mountain resort. With the sponsorship of Accenture consulting this year's trip looks to be one of the best. For those alumni interested in attending there are spots available for you and your six friends. Please go to the website below for more information. http://www.moguls.com/anderson 9) January 31st to February 1st - Los Angeles - SAVE THE DATE The Center for Management in the Information Economy will hold its annual two day conference ?New Perspectives on the Information Economy? on January 31-February 1, 2002. The first day features keynote presentations by recognized technology leaders. The second day presents five parallel tracks that focus on enterprise software, mobile wireless telecommunications, entertainment media, Internet successes, and new e-commerce services. _______________________________________________________________ For subscription and unsubscribe information, or how to get your news out to the Anderson Alumni community, please contact Steve Lyon, Assistant Director, Anderson Alumni at steve.lyon@anderson.ucla.edu. _______________________________________________________________ Have questions or problems? Contact us at: Anderson Alumni Office alumni.office@anderson.ucla.edu (310) 825-9448 or (800) 333-ALUM -----------------------------------------------------------alumni.news-+ To subscribe/unsubscribe to Anderson Alumni e-mail lists via the Web, visit http://www.anderson.ucla.edu/alumni To unsubscribe via e-mail, address your message to: listserver@anderson.ucla.edu. 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