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8th Shanghai All Universities Mixer (Thu, June 24)

Please come to the 8th Semi-Annual Shanghai All Universities Mixer. With over 350 average attendees in past events, this is the largest mixer in Shanghai for alumni from universities abroad to mingle and network.

Participating alumni groups include:
Berkeley/Haas, Brown, Chicago, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Georgetown, Harvard, INSEAD, Michigan, MIT/Sloan, Northwestern/Kellogg, Princeton, Stanford/GSB, UPenn/Wharton, USC, Yale and others.

Date/Time:
Thursday, June 24, 2009
7:00-10:00 pm

Venue:
Vue Bar
32-33/F, Hyatt on the Bund,
199 Huangpu Lu,
near Wuchang Lu
黄浦路199号,
外滩茂悦大酒店32-33楼
近武昌路
6393 1234 ext 6348

Cost:
RMB 100 per person, which includes two premium drinks and canapes

Due to limited capacity of the venue, please RSVP early if you plan to attend. RSVP will also guarantee your food and beverage at this special rate. Also, feel free to forward this invitation to others.
https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dDJid01ZZHdUQ2Y0bUZLSE12NmJxbHc6MQ

Shanghai All Universities Organization

For more information or specific inquiries, please email info@alluniversities.cn

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Prof Prem Jain to talk about Warren Buffett’s Investing Style (Tues, Jun 29 – CONFIRMED)

We’re very fortunate to have Professor Prem Jain from Georgetown’s McDonough Business School in Shanghai on Tuesday, June 29. Professor Jain is traveling through China in part to promote his new book, “Buffett Beyond Value: Why Warren Buffett Looks to Growth and Management When Investing“. In his book, Professor Jain looks at how Buffett’s strategy is often viewed as being deep value, but in reality, Buffett uses several sophisticated criteria behind his investment decisions.

Professor Jain will be giving a short talk for Georgetown alumni. .
Date: Tuesday, June 29
Time: 7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Location:
Alumni Lorena Valencia has kindly volunteered to host the event.

If you’re interested in attending, please send a short message to gtownchina(at) gmail(dot)com so we can get an idea of headcount.

Proefessor Jain’s book covers:

  • How to build a diverse and profitable portfolio the Warren Buffett way
  • Why successful investors need an appropriate psychological temperament
  • Buffett’s thoughts on market efficiency and how to incorporate them into investment decision making
  • How issues related to profitability and accounting can provide a perspective that is uncommon in investing circles
  • Why Buffett thinks differently from others about portfolio diversification, corporate governance, and much more

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Accepted Students Reception on Saturday, April 24, 3 p.m.


We wanted to invite everyone to a reception honoring newly admitted students to Georgetown. Accepted students, waitlisted students, their families, and all Georgetown Shanghai alumni are encouraged to come and welcome the new students into our community.

It is a big accomplishment to get admission into Georgetown University, and many of the students will have several outstanding choices to consider this spring. We hope that gatherings like this will demonstrate the strength of the Georgetown community, and the warmth of the welcome they will receive in Washington DC in the fall.

Accepted Students Reception
Date: Saturday, April 24
Time: 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Location:
Alumni Lorena Valencia has kindly volunteered to host the event.
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We look forward to seeing you there!

The Georgetown Shanghai Team

If there are any questions, please send an email to gtownchina@gmail.com.

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Georgetown Gala: Tuesday, March 2 at Kathleen’s 5

We wanted to remind alumni and friends of Georgetown University that the Georgetown Gala will be held at March 2 at Kathleen’s 5. There will be complimentary drinks and food from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM. Professors from Georgetown and over 100 Georgetown MBAs will be visiting from the US. This will be a great opportunity for the Georgetown community in Shanghai to meet each other and connect with Georgetown students.

Georgetown Gala

Tuesday, March 2, 6:30 PM
Drinks and food are complimentary from the Georgetown McDonough Business School.
All Georgetown alumni and friends of Georgetown are all encouraged to attend.



Kathleen’s 5 at the Shanghai Art Museum
5th Floor, Shanghai Art Museum at People’s Square
325 Nanjing Xi Lu
021 – 63272221
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This will also be an opportunity to also meet the new University Liason Director – Pei Liu (刘佩). Pei Liu has recently been appointed to the post, and she will be in charge of spearheading Georgetown’s efforts in China.

RSVP is not required, but please send an email to Laura Grainger at lug2 at georgetown.edu to help her with estimating headcount.

We think this will really be a great event. We’re looking forward to seeing you there!

The Georgetown Club of Shanghai, China

Georgetown McDonough School of Business