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Recent Events Monetizing Carbon in the Current Capital Markets Sustainability Series Event!
'This time the revolution looks to be for real.' The Economist, 3/17/08 One trillion dollars. That is the most recent estimate of the potential carbon market. The time horizon- a mere 12 years. Is this plausible? A recent New Energy Finance study says yes. Multiple bills in congress and plans by all three presidential candidates include a carbon cap-and-trade system–one is more than likely to be implemented and the price of carbon could reach $40/ton. And this is in the US alone. Worried about the effect of our current economic woes? Don't be. The global carbon markets saw $62 billion traded last year- up 80% from the previous year- despite shaky consumer spending in the US. The voluntary carbon trade in the US saw its price per ton triple in the first quarter of this year- inversely proportional to the credit crisis on a month to month basis. 2007 racked up $148 billion in global investment in clean technology. Citigroup recently committed $50 billion in investment for clean technology and sustainability opportunities. Bank of America committed another $30 billion. The list goes on... Is there value in carbon? Clearly. But will carbon competitiveness create an advantage for industry leaders? Will the market continue to grow despite a possible economic downturn? Because of an economic downturn? How will businesses capitalize on the value of carbon in the current and future regulatory regimes? Suz MacCormac and Bill Sloan, leading corporate and carbon experts from Morrison & Foerster, LLP, will shed light into this potential locomotive of an opportunity. About the Speakers: Susan MacCormac is a Partner in the Corporate Group of Morrison & Foerster’s San Francisco office. She currently serves as a co-chair of the Venture Capital/ Emerging Companies Group and the Cleantech Group for the firm worldwide. Ms. Mac Cormac has extensive experience representing start-up to late-stage private companies primarily in the Cleantech or Sustainable space. She provides corporate and finance advice in connection with mergers, acquisitions, asset purchases and sales, reorganizations, joint ventures, and equity and debt financings. She regularly advises boards of private and public companies, special committees, and CEOs on corporate governance and Corporate Social Responsibility (“CSR”) issues. Ms. MacCormac also represents nonprofit corporations involved with Sustainability and CSR, providing advice to their boards on fiduciary issues, conflicts of interest, and other corporate matters. William Sloan is of counsel with Morrison & Foerster in the firm’s San Francisco office, and serves on the firm’s Cleantech Steering Committee. Mr. Sloan represents domestic and international clients on matters involving natural resource and emission management, regulation, and litigation, with a particular focus on climate change, energy and water resources. He has advised clients on carbon offset generation projects and emission reduction purchase agreements, both under the Clean Development Mechanism of the Kyoto Protocol and in the voluntary offset marketplace. With respect to water, he has counseled clients on water rights and water supply assessments, and has handled contested cases involving groundwater basin adjudications and water quality compliance. Pay by PayPal buttons above. If you would like to pay with a credit card over the phone, please call our office at 415-621-3900. Members may bring one guest at member price. Registration and payment required by 06/24/08. No walk-ins. No refunds after 06/24/08.
Keiretsu Forum San Francisco Chapter Meeting
Keiretsu Forum, the world's largest angel investment network, and the Harvard Club of San Francisco are proud to welcome the Bay Area Harvard community to Keiretsu Forum's monthly San Francisco chapter meetings. Keiretsu Forum's chapter meetings are a premier gathering of over one hundred private equity investors, venture capitalists, and corporate investors. Each chapter meeting features four to five presentations from early stage companies in technology, life sciences, consumer products, real estate, clean tech and social ventures. For accredited investors only. For the purposes of this event, if you meet the criteria at the link below, you are considered to be "accredited." Accredited investors are individuals who professionally represent a relevant investment institution OR personally have either a) individual net worth, or joint net worth with the person's spouse, that exceeds $1 million and/or b) have income exceeding $200,000 in each of the two most recent years or joint income with a spouse exceeding $300,000 for those years and a reasonable expectation of the same income level in the current year. This is an unofficial summary. For the official SEC definition please see: www.sec.gov/answers/accred.htm. For information or additional details about other Bay Area chapter meeting locations and times, please contact Maggie Jacobberger AB'99 at 925-878-5202 or maggie@keiretsuforum.com. Harvard Glee Club Sings at Grace Cathedral
The Harvard Glee Club is making a stop in the Bay Area as part of its 150th Anniversary Summer Tour. Under the baton of Dr. Jameson Marvin, who has led the chorus for thirty years, sixty male voices from the Harvard Glee Club will be raised in song on June 24th in Grace Cathedral. Repertoire will range from Renaissance polyphony to folk songs to football songs and works from contemporary composers. The chorus will sing "Apollo in Cambridge", a setting of three texts by Harvard poets - - Longfellow, Holmes, and Lowell; this was commissioned from composer, Dominick Argento, in honor of this sesquicentennial. Seating is limited, so buy your tickets now: In addition to attending the concert, we hope you can sign up to host a member of the Glee Club in your home while the chorus is in San Francisco. Please email Brent Blackaby '96 (a Harvard College and Glee Club alum) at brent@blackrockonline.com if you can help out with housing. Can't wait? Treat yourself to an audio hors d'oeuvre at HCSF Activities Committee Meeting
Are there any event (or types of events) you like to see HCSF host? HCSF is a volunteer run organization and all HCSF activities are organized by our members. How about organizing an activity around a topic of your expertise or passion? Some suggestions for future events include: Bring your event ideas to this meeting! Due to building security policies, you must RSVP by June 22 to enter the building. You name must be on the final RVSP list in order to enter the building. A final agenda will be sent out to all those who RSVPed by June 22, 2008. If you cannot attend the meeting, but would like to suggest a new event, please email, activities@harvardclubsf.org. Thanks! Go-Cart Racing at Malibu Grand Prix Family Event!
Ladies and Gentlemen, start your engines! HCSF is holding its first ever Go-Cart Racing event at Malibu Grand Prix in beautiful Redwood City, California on Sunday June 22nd! Get your competitive juices flowing to rip around the racetrack at breakneck speeds against fellow Harvard alums. Note all drivers must be at least 16, hold a valid drivers license and be at leat 4'8" tall. Passengers must be 3'6" for two-seater go-carts. Two options to sign up:
If you'd like to add to the fun, with both types of tickets you can pay-as-you-go for rides on bumper boats ($4/ride), or additional go-cart laps ($4/lap), making this an event that kids (and parents) of all ages can enjoy For more on Malibu Grand Prix, check out http://www.malibugrandprix.com/park/redwood/index.html Pay by PayPal buttons above. If you would like to pay with a credit card over the phone, please call our office at 415-621-3900. Members may register one guest at member price. Registration and payment required by 6/21/2008. No walk-ins. No refunds after 6/21/2008. HCSF Night at the Opera: Donizetti's, Lucia di Lammermoor
Harvard Club of Sand Francisco, the Wellesley College, Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard Business School alumni clubs, along with San Francisco Opera invite you to Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor on Friday, June 20th at 8 pm. San Francisco Opera is pleased to offer Wellesley and Harvard alumni 30% off regular ticket prices. Prior to the performance will be a reception at the opera house starting at 6:30pm. Donizetti's tragic masterpiece tells the story of a young woman driven to madness when forced to marry a man she does not love. This opera, full of ravishingly beautiful melodies and the most famous mad scene in the repertory, evokes the passion and desperation of a woman used by her brother as a political pawn. Opera superstar, Natalie Dessay, sings the lead of Lucia in what is described by the BBC as "utterly believable...Dessay's voice is a wonder: crystal clear, devastatingly accurate and with a remarkable power and flexibility." To purchase tickets, please visit www.sfopera.com/offer and enter the special offer code: WELLESLEY8. Please write to steven.rahman@alumni.ksg.harvard.edu for more details. Ivy Plus Singles Alumni Cocktail Party
The Harvard Alumni Association invites you to join us for a special evening with Ivy Plus Singles We are delighted to invite alums (age late 30’s to early 50’s) of Ivy League colleges and grad schools for an evening of drinks and appetizers at the Bubble Lounge in San Francisco. Past events have had around 70 people attend We have a private room with limited space so please sign up as soon as possible. Registrants must be a graduate of Ivy Plus schools listed below, or invited directly by an alum: Cambridge, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, MIT, Oxford, Penn, Princeton, Stanford and Yale Spread the word to your Ivy Plus friends! We look forward to seeing you on June 17th. Dress: Business casual or cocktail, $15 cover fee paid in advance at time of registration. Cash bar. Japanese Tea Ceremony
Although tea was first cultivated in China, no other country has done more to make preparing, serving and drinking tea a magnificent art form and exquisite expression of aesthetic significance than Japan. Join the Harvard and Stanford alumni to savor the atmosphere and flavors of the tearoom in a first-hand introduction to the Japanese Tea Ceremony. Explore the subtle variations of the seasons along with experiencing the underlying history and philosophy of this 400+ year old tradition. After arriving, guests will participate in a brief discussion of both the practical and aesthetics aspects of Chanoyu, or the Way of the tea, to learn about traditional etiquette. Stepping into the quiet fragrance of an authentic Japanese tearoom, experience what it means to be a guest to tea. Observe how the delicious frothy matcha [powdered green tea] is prepared, taste the traditional sweets and tea themselves, and enjoy the subtle interplay of the various materials, textures, and tea utensils. There will be time for companionable quiet and for lively discussion. Please join us! Registration required by Friday, June 6, 2008 (no refunds after June 6 unless the event is canceled by the organizer). Quarterly Meeting of the Harvard Angels
Some terrific companies have been started - and outstanding investment opportunities found - in challenging economic times. Take a look at some promising ventures with your classmates as part of "Harvard Angels". Our group will meet again June to hear presentations from three startups (with a preference for companies started by HBS and Harvard Club SF alum entrepreneurs)that can benefit from our advice and/or investment as they seek early stage investors. The format is simple: 15 minutes of presentation, 10 minutes Q&A, and 5 minutes of feedback for the entrepreneurs. Companies to be announced. We are currently reviewing business plans from companies that would like to present at our June 2008 meeting. To have your company considered, please upload your executive summary here. To attend the meeting as an "angel" you must be an "accredited investor". You are welcome to join us whether or not you have made angelinvestments previously. Organizers: Harvard Club of San Francisco Annual Dinner
Register now for the ever-popular HCSF Annual Dinner, which promises to be one of the most exciting ever! The festivities will begin with a reception at which you'll mingle, catch up with old friends, and meet new people. At dinner we'll hear from Sierra Club Executive Director Carl Pope, AB '67, leading environmentalist, well-known author, and captivating speaker. And all the way from Cambridge, Harvard's own Veritones will regale us with their legendary a cappella music! We will also present the new HCSF Officers and Board Members. Cap the evening with a drink with friends at the post-dinner celebration. Not to be missed! Carl Pope, AB '67, was appointed Executive Director of the Sierra Club in 1992. A veteran leader in the environmental movement, Mr. Pope has been with the Sierra Club for nearly thirty years. The Aspen Institute, after surveying every member of Congress and key federal officials, named the Sierra Club as the most influential environmental organization in Washington, D.C. Under Mr. Pope, the Sierra Club has helped protect nearly 10 million acres of wilderness and has also continued to hold the line in protecting the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge from oil drilling. Mr. Pope graduated summa cum laude from Harvard College in 1967. He then spent two years as a volunteer with the Peace Corps in Barhi, Bihar, India, where he helped communities and families address the human and environmental impacts of overpopulation. The Veritones are Harvard's premiere coed a cappella group. Founded in 1985 by freshmen – among them Academy Award winner Mira Sorvino – the group originally sang spirituals. These days, the Veritones are known for a diverse repertoire that includes songs ranging from jazz standards to contemporary hits. Annual traditions include a tour at the start of every summer. This year's tour brings the Veritones to beautiful San Francisco. The Veritones are excited to announce the release of their sixth CD, "Veristance," which features members from the classes of 2006 to 2011. Please click here to listen to the new CD of the Veritones
Ocean Beach Clean-Up and Picnic with the Stanford Club
Come out and help clean up Ocean Beach with Harvard and Stanford Club members on the morning of Sunday, June 8th. This monthly clean-up effort is organized by the Surfrider Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to protection and enjoyment of our oceans and beaches. Picking up trash is an easy but effective way to help care for the beach and enjoy the sights, sounds, and smells of the ocean at the same time. What better way could you spend a Sunday morning? We'll meet at the Santiago St entrance and work together from 10 a.m. to noon. Afterward, our volunteers can socialize over a picnic lunch on the beach. Please bring your own food and drinks. For those who don't drive there, we can store your lunch in a cooler during the clean-up. For the clean-up, Surfrider will provide all necessary materials and tools, including eco-friendly garbage bags, disposable gloves, rakes, scoopers, grabbers and sieves. They recommend that we dress appropriately. The weather can change rapidly at Ocean Beach, and layers that can be donned or shed accordingly are recommended. Open-toed shoes are discouraged. Founded in 1984 by a handful of surfers in Malibu, California, the Surfrider Foundation now maintains over 50,000 members and 80 chapters worldwide. To learn more about the foundation, visit http://www.sfsurfrider.org or come on out to the beach on June 8th! Keiretsu Forum San Francisco Chapter Meeting
Keiretsu Forum, the world's largest angel investment network, and the Harvard Club of San Francisco are proud to welcome the Bay Area Harvard community to Keiretsu Forum's monthly San Francisco chapter meetings. Keiretsu Forum's chapter meetings are a premier gathering of over one hundred private equity investors, venture capitalists, and corporate investors. Each chapter meeting features four to five presentations from early stage companies in technology, life sciences, consumer products, real estate, clean tech and social ventures. For accredited investors only. For the purposes of this event, if you meet the criteria at the link below, you are considered to be "accredited." Accredited investors are individuals who professionally represent a relevant investment institution OR personally have either a) individual net worth, or joint net worth with the person's spouse, that exceeds $1 million and/or b) have income exceeding $200,000 in each of the two most recent years or joint income with a spouse exceeding $300,000 for those years and a reasonable expectation of the same income level in the current year. This is an unofficial summary. For the official SEC definition please see: www.sec.gov/answers/accred.htm. For information or additional details about other Bay Area chapter meeting locations and times, please contact Maggie Jacobberger AB'99 at 925-878-5202 or maggie@keiretsuforum.com. Community Service Committee Meeting
If you are interested in taking part in some meaningful and fun volunteer activities alongside other Harvard alumns or have your own ideas for community service events that the Harvard Club could take part in, please join us for our next Community Service Committee planning meeting! We have recently held Early College Awareness Program, Boys and Girls Club, and San Bruno Mountain events and have Surfrider Foundation and First Graduate events coming up soon. We would like to offer a wide array of volunteer opportunities over the summer and are excited to hear your ideas for what we could plan. We hope to see you on the 27th! Let the Good Times Roll - Bowling Party
What better way to celebrate Memorial Day than with a true slice of Americana right here in SF? Yes, we are living life in the Fast Lane as we head to the Presidio Bowling Alley for a Stanford-Harvard tournament. Don't worry if you haven't picked up a bowling ball in years (or ever). This is not a competitive league. We're just out to have fun, try to hit some pins, and laugh at the most creative bowling techniques. We'll mix up Stanford and Harvard alumni in the lanes, and plan to have 4-6 people per lane. We may set up a lane with bumper guards if we have enough beginners who want them, and we can set up a lane designated for competitive or experienced bowlers if there's enough interest. For the rest of us, we'll be cheering anytime the ball doesn't go into the gutter! Arrive no later than 12:45pm or earlier to get fitted for bowling shoes. AT PRECISELY 1:00pm, lanes will open and the games will begin, with or without you! So, don't be late! Price includes 2 hours of bowling starting at 1:00 pm (about 2 games) and bowling shoe rental (you can bring your own shoes if you like, but cost is the same). Games end at 3:00. You can continue bowling after 2 hours at additional cost. Food and beverages are available at the deli and grill at additional cost. To get the true taste of America on this Memorial Day, you may need to head to the grill to order a hamburger, hot dog, peanut butter and jelly sandwich, chicken wings, French fries or Nachos washed down with a Pabst Blue Ribbon (or alternate brew from the 30+ selection), wine, juice or soda. OPTIONAL PRE-BOWLING ACTIVITIES: Memorial Day Parade Viewing at 10:30am For those who want to celebrate Memorial Day in traditional style, meet in the Presidio parade grounds at 10:30 a.m. so we can join the parade to the cemetery. There will be a pipes & drums band leading us to lay a wreath in the Presidio cemetery where we will listen to a reading of the Gettysburg address (that would be the one Abe gave in 1863 "Four score and seven years ago ...") You can slip out at any point during the ceremony to explore the Presidio. It's interesting to wander around the cemetery to get a glimpse of the history of San Francisco from the 1800's to the present, there's also the Pet Cemetery, excavations near and in the Officer's Club and the National Park Service book store. Pay by PayPal buttons above. If you would like to pay with a credit card over the phone, please call our office at 415-621-3900. Members may register one guest at member price. Registration and payment required by 5/23/2008. No walk-ins. Sorry no refunds, but you can transfer your registration to a friend. Members-Only Salon Discussion "The Evolution of a Musician"
This event has been cancelled.
San Bruno Mountain Habitat Restoration Work Party
Join park volunteer veteran and Harvard Club member Peter Li for an afternoon of fun doing important habitat restoration work at San Bruno Mountain State and County Park. This event offers Harvard Club members and friends the opportunity to work together outdoors, discover a special Bay Area place, and learn about habitat conservation, local ecology, natural history, and environmental politics. (For more background on San Bruno Mountain, see the previous restoration posting http://www.harvardclubsf.org/events/past/index.asp#225.) This will be our pilot event working with Heart of the Mountain coordinator Joe Cannon at our very own Harvard Club restoration site. Work on the mountain changes with the seasons. At previous restorations, we've cleared hundreds of square feet of invasive scabiosa and french broom, allowing for the return of native plants vital for the endangered butterfly populations on the mountain. This month will again focus on clearing of invasive weeds. Meet at 10:00 a.m. at the San Bruno State Park main parking lot, just off Guadalupe Canyon Parkway (for directions, go to http://www.heartofthemountain.com/calendar/directions.html or see map above). Parking fee is waived for volunteers! Bring water bottles, sunscreen, tough layered clothes, and sturdy shoes. Gloves, tools, and snacks will be provided but feel free to bring your own. This work site is near the picnic/BBQ area, so feel free to pack a lunch and enjoy it in the park after the restoration; bathrooms and water fountains available. Hard rain may cancel; call Peter (415-255-4742) or Heart of the Mountain (650-355-6635) Saturday morning to check. Also let Peter know if you are interested in carpooling. Northern California Reception with Provost Hyman
The Harvard Alumni Association and the Harvard Clubs of San Francisco and Silicon Valley cordially invite you to a reception with remarks by Steven E. Hyman, Provost of Harvard University and Professor of Neurobiology. Provost Hyman will be addressing the topic of "First Science in Allston." Parking: Self-parking is available at the hotel for $2 per hour or valet parking is available for $12. Registration
Reservations are non-refundable and must be received by Thursday, May 8. Questions? Starlight Sea Kayaking with Fireworks
Back by popular demand! Two years ago, this event sold out in less than two weeks and our lucky participants agreed, "It was simply magical!" Even those who came alone exclaimed, "This is one of the most romantic evenings of my life!" What's more, it's for a good cause! This year, with Mother Nature's cooperation, we'll have another chance at this "once-in-a-lifetime-experience!" Join HCSF and Environmental Travel Companions (ETC) for an unforgettable evening on San Francisco Bay as we explore Sausalito's waterfront by sea kayak, watch the sun set behind Mt. Tamalpais and moon rise over the Bay Bridge, and then "raft up" under the stars and enjoy the famous "KFOG Ka-Boom" Fireworks show backlit by San Francisco's skyline. We will launch from Sausalito and remain in the relatively sheltered waters of Richardson Bay. No experience is necessary. We paddle in stable two- and three-person sea kayaks. All equipment is provided and you will be expertly guided by ETC's professional sea kayak guides. We will even have a radio so we can tune into the choreographed music show broadcast by KFOG. People with disabilities are encouraged and welcome to participate. Please indicate on the RSVP form if you require special assistance. 7:00 pm - meet at Schoonmaker Marina ETC is a non-profit organization that provides outdoor adventures to over 2,000 disadvantaged youth and people with disabilities every year. Your participation in this trip helps ETC provide these trips with scholarships and at highly subsidized rates to people with special needs. For more information about ETC, go http://www.etctrips.org. Pay by PayPal buttons above. If you would like to pay with a credit card over the phone, please call our office at 415-621-3900. Members may bring one guest at member price. Registration and payment required by May 1, 2008. No refunds after March 27, 2008. In case of event cancellation due to weather, full refund will be provided. 'Exploring the Possibilities' - A Harvard and Stanford Club Career Panel for Potential First Generation College Attendees
Volunteer Overview: Give a 15 minute* presentation about the following: Duties:
*We will be running five presentations simultaneously, each comprised of panelists and most occurring in separate rooms. Groups of 10-15 students will rotate three times during the event, enabling them to participate in multiple presentations. This format is intended to allow for presentations that are more intimate and interactive than those made possible in a traditionally structured panel. Panelists will have the option of collaborating on a presentation and are encouraged to make their presentations as interactive as possible (i.e. visuals that bring your job “to life”, hands-on activities, open Q&A format, etc.). This will be a great opportunity to use your creativity! Fields/Industries we would like to represent on the panel:
If interested, hit the RSVP button, and we will contact you, or you can get more information by contacting: Andres Paez Preston Dodd Creative Spirits: from TV and Film to the Old-New Art of Craft-Distilling, with Brian Backus Members-Only Salon Discussion
Come meet Brian Backus, HCSF member, BA 1987 (Adams House), MBS 1999. Between the two Harvard experiences, Brian attended film school (USC) and spent a number of years as a Creative Producer at Voyager in New York and LA, and Disney Interactive in LA. After HBS, in '99, Brian founded an entertainment software company called Linkscapes, and has written, produced and appeared in a number of films. He also creates interactive art for children, under the name Kidlandia. Tonight, however, Brian will introduce us to the Old-World style of Craft Distilling, as he guides us through his latest venture as president and co-founder (with distiller Lance Winters and chocolatier John Scharffenberger) of Qi Spirits. Brian's interest in this methodology was triggered on his trips to Scotland, as well as by the Italian tradition of locally-made Amaro (herbal bitter liqueurs).Highlight of the evening will be a tasting of his creations - Qi - pronounced "chee", meaning the life energy in all things, hand distilled from organic teas here in Alameda. Join us for a unique, very San Francisco evening, complete with dinner, drink, good company,and fascinating conversation. Salon Discussion is our own HCSF members-only small-group monthly discussion series, featuring interesting speakers on interesting topics. These discussions take place in members' homes, in groups of 20-25, with plenty of opportunity to interact and socialize over dinner and drink. Many of our speakers are Harvard alumni who are involved in fascinating work, both locally and around the world. These events are perfect opportunities for you to meet them, and hear about their projects and activities in an intimate social setting. If you would like to volunteer to host a "Salon Discussion" event in your home, or suggest a speaker, please contact Marvin Kasoff at membership@harvardclubsf.org. All you need to host an event is a space large enough to squeeze in 20-25 people. The Activities Committee will provide refreshments, so that all you need to do is be present at what we hope will be a wonderful evening of congenial company, stimulating discussion, good food, and general camaraderie. Also, if you have suggestions for future programs, please contact Marvin at the same email address. Pay by PayPal buttons above. If you would like to pay with a credit card over the phone, please call our office at 415-621-3900. Members may bring one guest at member price. Registration and payment required by 04/28/08. No walk-ins. No refunds after 04/23/08. Early College Awareness Program
The Harvard Club's Early College Awareness Program (ECAP) is taking place on Saturday, April 26 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Each year, members of the Harvard Club of San Francisco organize this half-day workshop to help prepare eighth graders and their parents for college. The event consists of panels on admissions, financial aid, and student life, and is geared toward students who will be the first in their families to attend college. Last year, more than 120 students participated with their parents. If you are interested in contributing to the success of this event, we could use your help! Right now, we are looking for volunteers to help out on the day of the event. For additional information about ECAP, including how to become a volunteer or make a donation, please visit us on the web at www.ecapsf.org or contact us at ecapinfo@ecapsf.org. Keiretsu Forum Angel Capital Expo
Keiretsu Forum, the world's largest angel investment network, and the Harvard Club of San Francisco are proud to welcome the Bay Area Harvard community to Keiretsu Forum's second annual Angel Capital Expo. Angel Capital Expo™ is a premier gathering of the angel capital community. Attendees will include over 400 private equity (angel) investors, venture capitalists, and corporate investors. The Expo will feature 12 presentations from early stage companies in technology, life sciences, consumer products, real estate, clean tech and social ventures. For accredited investors only. For the purposes of this event, if you meet the criteria at the link below, you are considered to be "accredited." Accredited investors are individuals who professionally represent a relevant investment institution OR personally have either a) individual net worth, or joint net worth with the person's spouse, that exceeds $1 million and/or b) have income exceeding $200,000 in each of the two most recent years or joint income with a spouse exceeding $300,000 for those years and a reasonable expectation of the same income level in the current year. This is an unofficial summary. For the official SEC definition please see: www.sec.gov/answers/accred.htm. For information, please contact Maggie Jacobberger AB'99 at 925-878-5202 or maggie@keiretsuforum.com. Alumni Mixer at The Bubble Lounge
The Bubble Lounge is a unique gem and the only true champagne bar in San Francisco. Please join us for a special HCSF Happy Hour in the bar's "Magnum Lounge", an exclusive and private lounge area that boasts high ceilings, red velvet couches, overstuffed chairs and an elegant mahogany bar. Relax and mingle with fellow alums over a glass of bubbly or one of the memorable mixed champagne cocktails. For the event, the Bubble Lounge will offer HCSF members $2 off Bubble Bellinis or Mini "Bubble" Zaza champagne drinks. No-host bar. San Bruno Mountain Habitat Restoration Work Party
Join park volunteer veteran and Harvard Club member Peter Li for an afternoon of fun doing important habitat restoration work at San Bruno Mountain State and County Park. This event offers Harvard Club members and friends the opportunity to work together outdoors, discover a special Bay Area place, and learn about habitat conservation, local ecology, natural history, and environmental politics. (For more background on San Bruno Mountain, see the previous restoration posting http://www.harvardclubsf.org/events/past/index.asp#225.) For today's event, we will again join San Bruno Mountain Watch for their monthly habitat restoration. Work on the mountain changes with the seasons. At last month's restoration, we cleared several hundred square feet of invasive scabiosa weeds, allowing for the return of native plants vital for the endangered butterfly populations on the mountain. This month will again focus on clearing of invasive weeds. Meet at 12:45 p.m. at the San Bruno Mountain Watch office, 44 Visitacion Ave., Brisbane, CA, just off Hwy 101. Bring water, sunscreen, tough layered clothes, and sturdy shoes. Gloves and tools will be provided but feel free to bring your own if you have them. Hard rain may cancel; call Peter (415-255-4742) or the Mountain Watch Office (415-467-6631) Sunday morning to check. Also let Peter know if you are available for or interested in carpooling. Trek the Bay Model
Tour the entire bay, from the Sacramento Delta to past the Golden Gate Bridge – without leaving the Sausalito Waterfront. The 1.5 acre Bay Model is a working hydraulic model that simulates local tides and currents. It was built by the US Army Corps of Engineers in the 1950's to test a plan to dam the bay. The model and surrounding visitor center are now used for educational purposes. Join Harvard alumni and their families for a guided tour of the model. Watch the tides ebb and flood as you learn how the model helps us understand the complexity of California water issues past, present and future. We'll start at noon with a bring-your-own picnic lunch at the on-site waterfront picnic tables. Look for your event organizer, Anne Moon, wearing Harvard apparel. A nearby green area is available for the kids to burn off energy. The guided tour runs 1:30pm – 3:00pm, and is appropriate for adults and children Grades 3 and up. The center also has ecology and history exhibits to explore on our own afterwards. Free parking, free admission. Registration required for planning purposes. Please RSVP above or call office at 415-621-3900. Boys & Girls Club of San Francisco: Boys Night Out (April 11th) and Girls Day (April 12th)
Join with other Harvard Alums for an evening that makes a difference, one kid at a time! For the Boys & Girls Club Members, this is a chance to interact with a caring, responsible adult from their own community - someone who just might inspire them to think about their future and to dream big. For SF Harvard Alums, it is a chance to make a big impact. Volunteers are matched with Boys and Girls Club Members for lighthearted competition, games, food and prizes. All events are supervised and led by Boys & Girls Club Staff members, so there is no upfront planning required. The Boys & Girls Club of San Francisco has sponsored this event every year since 1928. Join us in supporting one of HCSF’s primary community service partners! - Partner: - Directions and Parking: Parking: The city operates a parking garage at 16th and Otis, which is less than one-tenth of a mile away. Evening with Professor Michael Sandel
Over a thousand students pack Harvard's Sanders Theater for Professor Michael Sandel's "Justice" course–an introduction to moral and political philosophy. They come to hear him lecture about great philosophers of the past–from Aristotle to John Stuart Mill–but also to debate contemporary issues that raise philosophical questions–about individual rights and the claims of community, equality and inequality, morality and law. Students are asked to answer the age-old moral reasoning dilemma: what is the right thing to do? To make this legendary course an educational resource that reaches beyond the Harvard classroom, Harvard recently commissioned a professional production team to film the lectures in broadcast quality video, including student interaction. Last fall, in a new and successful venture in distance learning, the university offered the full set of 24 lectures, titled "Justice Online," to Harvard alumni worldwide. And now, WGBH, Boston's PBS station, is seeking funding to broadcast the course as a 24-part series on public television. Laura and Gary Lauder will host Professor Michael Sandel and Harvard alumni at a cocktail reception and fundraising gathering to showcase a screening of a video trailer for this innovative project, followed by a discussion of plans by WGBH and Harvard to bring this exciting course in civic education and moral reasoning to a national audience. Please join us for this gathering, hosted by Laura and Gary Lauder at their home in Atherton, CA, on Saturday, April 12, 2008, 7:00 - 9:00 pm. Space is limited. Please RSVP to Laura Lauder at 650.323.2111 or at Samantha@Lauderpartners.com. For more information on Professor Sandel and the Justice Online project go to: "Hike Your Own Hike": Francis Tapon Talks on his Backpacking Round-Trip Hike of the Appalachian Trail.
This event has been postponed and that a full refund will be processed for any registrations to date. HCSF Sports Event Series Come and join us for an inspiring talk by Francis Tapon (Harvard MBA) at a newly-opened branch of Sports Basement. Francis Tapon sought wisdom when he quit his Silicon Valley job, donated most of his belongings, and set off to hike the Appalachian Trail. He traversed the 2,168 mile by walking for nearly four months. In this talk, along with slides and videos from his trip, he will tell you about his amazing pilgrimage across the Appalachian Mountains with practical advice on how to squeeze the most out of life both on and off the trail. Francis Tapon was born and raised in San Francisco, California and has traveled to over 65 countries. His mom is from Chile and his dad is from France. He co-founded a successful Silicon Valley company. He also worked at Hitachi Data Systems and Microsoft. He thru-hiked the Appalachian Trail and the Pacific Crest Trail. In 2007 he became the first person to do a round trip on the Continental Divide Trail. He wrote Hike Your Own Hike: 7 Life Lessons from Backpacking Across America. He is now writing his second book, which is about his five month adventure in Eastern Europe. He has a degree in Religion from Amherst College and an MBA from Harvard Business School. Learn about his book, Hike Your Own Hike: 7 Life Lessons from Backpacking Across America, at: http://FrancisTapon.com The talk starts at 6:30pm. But come by 6pm, enjoy the refreshments provided by the Sports Basement, browse and shop as well. HCSF has a strategic partnership with Sports Basement: They give HCSF members ongoing 10% discount. But with this event, they will give HCSF members 20% discount on all purchases before and after the talk. If you would like to suggest or organize sports-related events, please contact sportsevent@harvardclubsf.org. HBSA/NC Spring 2008 Poker Mixer
Join the Harvard Business School Association of Northern California on April 3rd for the Spring 2008 edition of the social Poker Mixer event! Here is how it will work: We meet at 6:30pm for pizza and beverages, which will also be provided throughout the evening outside the playing area, where people who get eliminated can continue mingling, observing the tournament, or start side games. The game is no-limit Texas Hold'em tournament style, and it will begin at 7pm sharp. We will have one re-buy, so bring your wallets! We will distribute a sheet explaining the rules and format at the event. For those unfamiliar with the popular no-limit Hold'em format, don't worry -there will be plenty of beneficent players who will explain. As always, note that we will play for prizes, not for real money! Due to size constraints we are limiting the event to 50 attendees on a firstcome, first-served basis. Now shuffle up and deal! Andrew Fraknoi: A Grand Tour of the Universe Distinguished Lecturer Series Co-sponsored by the Gladstone Institutes
HCSF is proud to present Andrew Fraknoi, astronomy professor and regular radio guest, as our April Distinguished Lecturer. In this non-technical program, Professor Andrew Fraknoi will take participants on a "tourist tour" of the universe as astronomers understand it today, starting with the planets and moons of our own solar system and then out into the Milky Way Galaxy and beyond. The talk will be illustrated with the latest magnificent color images from the Hubble Space Telescope, U.S. and European space probes that flew by or orbited the planets, and the world's largest telescopes on the ground. Among the highlights of the tour are:
No background in science will be assumed; the talk is designed for everyone with an interest in the wonders of the universe. There will be time after the program for questions from the audience. Andrew Fraknoi, Class of 70, is Chair of the Astronomy Department at Foothill College and Senior Educator at the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, specializing in explaining astronomical developments in everyday language. He appears regularly on Bay Area and national radio, including the KGO afternoon talk show, KQED Forum program with Michael Krasny, and the syndicated Mark and Brian morning program. He is co-author of one of the leading introductory astronomy textbooks in the country, and has recently written a children's book, called 'Disney's Wonderful World of Space.' In 2007, the Carnegie Foundation for Higher Education selected him as the California Professor of the Year and the American Institute of Physics awarded him the Gemant Prize for a lifetime of contributions to physics and culture. He served as Executive Director of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific for 14 years, and founded two national projects that bring hands-on astronomy activities to 4th - 9th grade classrooms and to family and community groups. The International Astronomical Union has named Asteroid 4859 Asteroid Fraknoi to honor his contributions to the public understanding of science. This event is made possible by the generous support of the Gladstone Institute. Pay by PayPal buttons above. If you would like to pay with a creditcard over the phone, please call our office at 415-621-3900. Members may register one guest at member price. Registration and payment required by 3/31/2008. No walk-ins. No refunds after 3/30/2008. Keiretsu Forum San Francisco Chapter Meeting
Keiretsu Forum, North America's largest angel investment network, and the Harvard Club of San Francisco are proud to welcome the Bay Area Harvard community to Keiretsu Forum's monthly San Francisco chapter meetings. Keiretsu Forum's chapter meetings are a premiere gathering of over one hundred private equity investors, venture capitalists, and corporate investors. Each chapter meeting features five presentations from early stage companies in technology, life sciences, consumer products, real estate, clean tech and social ventures. For accredited investors only. For the purposes of this event, if you meet the criteria at the link below, you are considered to be "accredited." Accredited investors are individuals who professionally represent a relevant investment institution OR personally have either a) individual net worth, or joint net worth with the person's spouse, that exceeds $1 million and/or b) have income exceeding $200,000 in each of the two most recent years or joint income with a spouse exceeding $300,000 for those years and a reasonable expectation of the same income level in the current year. This is an unofficial summary. For the official SEC definition please see: www.sec.gov/answers/accred.htm. For information or additional details about other Bay Area chapter meeting locations and times, please contact Maggie Jacobberger AB'99 at 925-878-5202 or maggie@keiretsuforum.com. Community Service Committee Meeting
If you are interested in taking part in some meaningful and fun volunteer activities alongside other Harvard alumns or have your own ideas for community service events the Harvard Club could take part in, please join us for our next Community Service Committee planning meeting! We already have Early College Awareness Program, Boys and Girls Club, Surfrider Foundation, and San Bruno Mountain events in the works and would like to offer a wide array of volunteer opportunities this spring to suit the varied interests of our membership. We hope to see you on the 25th! Harvard Club of Silicon Valley Annual Dinner
Featured Speaker: "Buying and Selling in Silicon Valley: The Role of M&A in the Tech Capital" We would like to cordially invite you to the ever-popular Harvard Club of Silicon Valley Annual Dinner. The festivities will begin with a reception at which you'll mingle, catch up with old friends, and meet new people. During dinner, Charles Giancarlo will speak to the club on the topic of “Buying and Selling in Silicon Valley: The Role of M&A in the Tech Capital”. Don't miss this exciting event and opportunity to reconnect with your alumni community! This event is open to everyone, so please register soon as space is limited. Sign-up by March 17th to take advantage of the early-registration price. Schedule of events: For further questions, contact info@hcsv.net Salon Discussion: Establishing Relationships in the Bay Area, with Susan Rabens, author of "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Dating for Teens." Members-only Event
Come meet Susan Rabens, Berkeley psychotherapist, writer, and author of "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Dating for Teens." Susan will talk about ways to meet and connect with people in the city... not just young people or single people, but people of all ages, married and unmarried. She will also talk about writing, and how she came to write for the Complete Idiots (as well as other freelance writing). A native of Berkeley, Susan grew up in Evanston, Illinois. She served as a ward administrator in the adolescent program at Napa State Hospital, and did a two-year post-master's fellowship at Mt. Zion Hospital in San Francisco, where she was supervised by Erik Erikson. She was a member of the faculty of the Department of Psychiatry at UCSF, and was a therapist at Langley Porter Psychiatric Institute. She has had a private practice in San Francisco and Berkeley/Albany for 36 years, seeing couples, families, and individuals, and is the founder of "FuturePlans". She was one of the sex and relationship advisors for WebMD and has been a guest on the Ronn Owens radio program. If you are interested in learning more about strategies for meeting people, improving relationships, and enriching your life experiences, come join us for dinner, refreshment, good fellowship and conversation, led by this fascinating lady. "Salon Talk" is our own HCSF members-only small-group monthly discussion series, featuring interesting speakers on interesting topics. These discussions take place in members' homes, in groups of 20-25, with plenty of opportunity to interact and socialize over dinner and drink. Many of our speakers are Harvard alumni who are involved in fascinating work, both locally and around the world. These events are perfect opportunities for you to meet them, and hear about their projects and activities in an intimate social setting. If you would like to volunteer to host a "Salon Discussion" event in your home, or suggest a speaker, please contact Marvin Kasoff at membership@harvardclubsf.org. All you need to host an event is a space large enough to squeeze in 20-25 people. The Activities Committee will provide refreshments, so that all you need to do is be present at what we hope will be a wonderful evening of congenial company, stimulating discussion, good food, and general camaraderie. Also, if you have suggestions for future programs, please contact Marvin at the same email address. Pay by PayPal buttons above. If you would like to pay with a credit card over the phone, please call our office at 415-621-3900. Members may bring one guest at member price. Registration and payment required by 3/21/08. No walk-ins. No refunds after 3/19/08. Fortune Cookie Chronicles Book Event
Jennifer 8. Lee (College '98) joins us for a discussion about her newly released book, The Fortune Cookie Chronicles. We'll get a chance to nibble on some delicious treats while Jenny shares with us the interesting, and sometimes surprising, tales of the history of Chinese food in the U.S. For those of you who enjoy Chinese dishes like General Tso's chicken, chow mein, and fortune cookies, you won't want to miss this event! See the video from her recent appearance on Stephen Colbert's show here: http://www.comedycentral.com/colbertreport/videos.jhtml?videoId=163297 Jenny's blog at The New York Times: http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/author/jlee/ Deepak Srivastava: iPS Cells, the Politically Safer Stem Cells? Inaugural Distinguished Lecturer Series Event!
HCSF welcomes our members and guests to our Inaugural Distinguished Lecturer Series event, featuring Deepak Srivastava, M.D., Director of the Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease. Last summer Dr. Shinya Yamanaka of Kyoto University and the Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease led a series of breakthroughs in stem cell research resulting in the creation of embryonic-like induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells derived from adult skin cells. The impact of this discovery and the potential for accelerating the benefits of stem cell-based therapies to patients is extremely exciting, and also challenging. Dr. Deepak Srivastava will discuss the science and the political and ethical implications of Yamanaka's discovery and outline the probable short and long-term milestones to gauge progress of this important work. Dr. Srivastava is a pediatric cardiologist who has made significant contribution to the fields of cardiac development, human genetics, stem cells, and microRNAs. He received his training in Pediatric Cardiology at Boston Children's Hospital (Harvard Medical School). Currently, Dr. Srivastava holds the following positions at University of California - San Francisco: This event is made possible by the generous support of the Gladstone Institute, an independent, not-for-profit biomedical research institution affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), devoted to research into cardiovascular disease, HIV/AIDS, and Alzheimer's disease and other neurological disorders. For more information about Dr. Yamanaka's and Gladstone Institutes' research on iPS cells, click here About the Distinguished Lecturer Series: From time to time, HCSF offers to its membership the opportunity to hear speakers who are preeminent in their fields, who come to enlighten us in their areas of expertise. This provides us the rare treat of exploring diverse areas of interest, after our experience on the banks of the Charles is over. These speakers may be distinguished Harvard faculty, and the lectures may be co-sponsored by other institutions in the Bay area - what they have in common is that they illustrate beautifully that principle that we all know so well - that education should never end with graduation. Pay by PayPal buttons above. If you would like to pay with a credit card over the phone, please call our office at 415-621-3900. Members may bring one guest at member price. Registration and payment required by 03/18/2008. No walk-ins. No refunds after 03/17/2008. 1st Meeting for Harvard Angels 2008
Entrepreneurship is thriving, VCs continue to fund companies on up-tick valuations and private companies are being snapped-up left and right in M&A deals with great investor returns. Its time to look at these deals with your classmates as part of "Harvard Angels". This new group made several investments in 2007 and will meet quarterly in 2008 to look at 3 promising startups per meeting that can benefit either from your advice or cash as they seek advisors and angel investors (with a preference for HBS and Harvard Club SF alum entrepreneurs seeking early stage rounds). The format is simple: 15 minutes Power Point time, 15 minutes Q&A, and a 5 minute group general feedback summary per company (if you don't get cash, at least you get some great thoughts on your pitch and how to improve). Companies to be announced. We are now taking executive summaries for consideration for the March 2008 meeting. To be considered as a presenter at the next Harvard Angels meeting please email your executive summary to Tom Cervantez by no later than February 22, 2008 (tomcervantez@dwt.com). The Harvard Angels are active and looking for promising ventures to fund in 2008, so come see some quality deal flow that is making money flow. To attend the meeting as an "angel" you must be a Harvard graduate and an "accredited investor" or at least meet the definition, whether or not you have made angel investments before. Organizers: Tom Cervantez '91 San Bruno Mountain Habitat Restoration Work Party
Join park volunteer veteran and Harvard Club member Peter Li for an afternoon of fun doing important habitat restoration work at San Bruno Mountain State and County Park. This event offers Harvard Club members and friends the opportunity to work together outdoors, discover a special Bay Area place, and learn about habitat conservation, local ecology, natural history, and environmental politics. Harvard luminary E. O. Wilson called San Bruno Mountain a "global treasure", and numbered it as one of only eighteen "global biodiversity hotspots in need of immediate protection", alongside such places as the Usambaa mountain forests of Tanzania and the Columbian Chocó. It is home to a number of endangered species, including some found nowhere else in the world, and also harbors some of the largest known Ohlone shellmound sites, reminders of the native people who preceded us here. As the last major remnant of the unique Franciscan ecosystem that supported native life in the Bay Area for millennia, San Bruno Mountain is truly hidden in plain sight, an underappreciated ecological treasure in our own backyards (less than ten miles from the heart of San Francisco!). And the mountain has a storied place in the history of the local Bay Area conservation movement as well as on the National scene in the history of the Endangered Species Act. For today's event, we will join local restoration group San Bruno Mountain Watch for their monthly habitat restoration, which can always use more volunteers. Later in the year we hope to expand on this, combining with San Bruno groups, the California Native Plant Society, and Harvard Club of the Peninsula to adopt our own site on the mountain for sustained restoration efforts. Come show your support for this budding project and feel free to contact Peter (peter.li@ucsf.edu) with any thoughts or ideas. Meet 12:45 p.m. at the San Bruno Mountain Watch office, 44 Visitacion Ave., Brisbane, CA, just off Hwy 101. Work on the mountain changes with the seasons. Today we'll focus on weeding invasive species along the ridge above Buckeye Canyon. Bring water, sunscreen, layered clothes, and sturdy shoes. Gloves and tools will be provided but feel free to bring your own if you have them. Hard rain may cancel; call Peter (415-255-4742) or the Mountain Watch Office (415-467-6631) Sunday morning to check. Also let Peter know if you are available for or interested in carpooling. The World Affairs Challenge
The World Affairs Challenge™ is a unique academic program and competition for Bay Area middle and high school students. We are proud to note that this year the program will attract participation from over 500 students. Collectively, we expect over 1,000 people to attend the event. The Challenge has been featured in the San Francisco Chronicle and has received enthusiastic support from local non-profits, businesses, elected officials, schools, and other community members. This year, students will work with issues related to the annual theme–Global Health. Students will focus on solutions to some of the world's current problems surrounding health, such as access to health care, disease, poverty and nutrition. World Affairs Challenge™ Judge Responsibilities: Evaluating students' Formal Presentations, Collaborative Questions and Discovery Posters and engaging in a Q&A with students. Qualifications: Little prior knowledge relating to the theme is required. Anyone with a passion for education and an interest in global issues is encouraged to participate as a judge! Time Commitment: An all day commitment at the Challenge as well as attending a 2 hour orientation prior to the Challenge. World Affairs Challenge™ Proctor Responsibilities: Monitoring classrooms and keeping track of time for Formal Presentations and Collaborative Questions, moderating a Q&A period after each Formal Presentation and troubleshooting classroom/technology or presentation problems for those two events. Qualifications: No prior knowledge relating to the theme is required. Time Commitment: An all day commitment at the Challenge as well as attending a 2 hour orientation prior to the Challenge. General Day-of Volunteer Responsibilities: Volunteers will assist our staff in running the event. Tasks include providing information to students, parents and visitors, being responsible for audio-visual equipment, providing food and refreshments for attendees and participants, etc. Time Commitment: This is a one-day event, taking place on March 15, 2008. Help is needed throughout the day in either 4 hour or 8 hour shifts. For more information about World Affairs Challenge, please Bryn Murray, Program Director, at tel: 415-292-7421 or email bryn@worldsavvy.org. HCSF Activities Committee Meeting
Are there any event (or types of events) you like to see HCSF host? HCSF is a volunteer run organization and all HCSF activities are organized by our members. How about organizing an activity around a topic of your expertise or passion? Some suggestions for future events include: Bring your event ideas to this meeting! Due to building security policies, you must RSVP by March 11 to enter the building. You name must be on the final RVSP list in order to enter the building. A final agenda will be sent out to all those who RSVPed by March 11, 2008. If you cannot attend the meeting, but would like to suggest a new event, please email, activities@harvardclubsf.org. Thanks! HCSF Finance Committee Meeting
Habitat for Humanity Work Day
Come on out and put your hands to work at another HCSF work day at Habitat for Humanity! Habitat for Humanity builds homes for—and with the help of—low-income families who cannot afford to do so themselves. Volunteers will help construct houses at the Outer Mission work site. You don't need to know how to handle a hammer or a saw to take part; Habitat provides all necessary training and equipment, so just pack a lunch and some water and come have a good time alongside fellow alumns while learning some useful skills at the same time! To learn more about the project, visit Habitat for Humanity at: http://www.habitatsf.org/bartlots.php. Ivy League Plus Young Alumni Mixer for a Cause
Mingle with young alumni from the Ivy Leagues, MIT, Duke, and Stanford. Have a drink and support a great cause! Asylum Access: All proceeds will be donated to Asylum Access, a non-profit organization based in San Francisco that provides legal aid to refugees in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Legal aid enables refugees to obtain asylum, or legal sanctuary, in their first country of refuge. Asylum protects refugees from unjust deportation, detention, or death, helps them to assert their human rights and rebuild their lives. Emily Arnold-Fernandez, refugee rights activist and founder of Asylum Access, will speak about her work at 7:30 PM. A recent graduate of Georgetown University Law Center, Emily Arnold-Fernandez has practiced in the areas of human rights, employment, and civil rights law on behalf of a variety of disenfranchised communities. In 2006, she received the Inspirational Young Alumna Award from her undergraduate university, Pomona College. Ivy Plus PrimeTime Singles Alumni Cocktail Party
The Harvard Club of San Francisco invites you to join us for a special evening with Ivy Plus Singles We are delighted to invite alums (age 40-55) of Ivy League colleges and grad schools for an evening of drinks and appetizers at Sports Club/LA. Located in the Four Seasons Tower, the Sports Club/LA offers stunning views of the city and Asian-inspired cuisine. We have limited space so please sign up as soon as possible. To maintain a balanced gender ratio, priority reservations will be given to women who bring a male friend. In addition to having their friend register separately, women should note their male friend's name in their own registration. Due to the gender balance requirement, please provide your email address so we can confirm your registration via email prior to the event. You must receive this email confirmation to attend. Registrants must be a graduate of Ivy Plus schools listed below: Cambridge, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, MIT, Oxford, Penn, Princeton, Stanford and Yale Spread the word to your Ivy Plus friends! We look forward to seeing you on March 5th at the beautiful Sports Club/LA. Dress: Business casual, $15 cover fee paid in advance at time of registration. Cash bar. Keiretsu Forum San Francisco Chapter Meeting
Keiretsu Forum, North America's largest angel investment network, and the Harvard Club of San Francisco are proud to welcome the Bay Area Harvard community to Keiretsu Forum's monthly San Francisco chapter meetings. Keiretsu Forum's chapter meetings are a premiere gathering of over one hundred private equity investors, venture capitalists, and corporate investors. Each chapter meeting features five presentations from early stage companies in technology, life sciences, consumer products, real estate, clean tech and social ventures. For accredited investors only. For the purposes of this event, if you meet the criteria at the link below, you are considered to be "accredited." Accredited investors are individuals who professionally represent a relevant investment institution OR personally have either a) individual net worth, or joint net worth with the person's spouse, that exceeds $1 million and/or b) have income exceeding $200,000 in each of the two most recent years or joint income with a spouse exceeding $300,000 for those years and a reasonable expectation of the same income level in the current year. This is an unofficial summary. For the official SEC definition please see: www.sec.gov/answers/accred.htm. For information or additional details about other Bay Area chapter meeting locations and times, please contact Maggie Jacobberger AB'99 at 925-878-5202 or maggie@keiretsuforum.com. Alumni Mixer at The Bubble Lounge
The Bubble Lounge is a unique gem and the only true champagne bar in San Francisco. Please join us for a special HCSF Happy Hour in the bar's "Magnum Lounge", an exclusive and private lounge area that boasts high ceilings, red velvet couches, overstuffed chairs and an elegant mahogany bar. Relax and mingle with fellow alums over a glass of bubbly or one of the memorable mixed champagne cocktails. For the event, the Bubble Lounge will offer HCSF members $2 off Bubble Bellinis or Mini "Bubble" Zaza champagne drinks. No-host bar. STRUCTURE OF THE NEW STARTUP: How Can I Get Started for Less Than 100K?
Remember the days of "grow big, fast" mentality for the Internet or software service startup? Now, fueled by an increasingly tech savvy consumer, rampant growth of "platforms" that provide quick customer access and accelerate development, and the growth of early stage "seed" investors – larger and more sophisticated than angels, fleeter of foot than VC's … we see variety of rapid start ventures that succeed by "grow fast, cheap." Join us as our distinguished panel of speakers dive into what it means to you as an entrepreneur, an investor, a partner. Questions will drill into "is this real" and "for what sectors," "how this changes your competitive strategy (e.g., hiring, skill sets needed, or even planning for bubble 2.0), structure of the team, how to think about financing approach and timing, and YOUR questions. The panel brings a wealth of experience building both big as well as cheap, funding and structuring these companies, as well as prognosticating on their rapid rise. Panelists include:
Prices go up after 2/18 and space is limited, so please register early. You can register at http://www.hbsanc.org/events/EventDetail.asp?id=ETC0041/ETC0041 Contact for any questions: Michael Ni (mniext@verafirma.com) Rock Climbing Class: Belay Safety for Beginners! Members Only!
Learn how to rock climb with your HCSF friends in a safe and fun indoor environment! Enjoy an immediate climbing experience with instructors as they guide you through the proper use of belay equipment, knot tying and basic top rope climbing. Personal responsibility and safe climbing practices are emphasized. Recommended for first-time climbers. No equipment or prior climbing experience required. Please arrive 15 minutes before the schedule class start time. If you would like to suggest or organize sports-related events, please contact sportsevent@harvardclubsf.org. Pay by PayPal buttons above. If you would like to pay with a credit card over the phone, please call our office at 415-621-3900. Members may bring one guest at member price. Registration and payment required by 2/19/2008. No refund after 2/18/2008. No walk-ins. Salon Discussion: The Ups and Downs of a New York Times Crossword Puzzle Writer Members Only Event!
Ever wondered how they create crossword puzzles? Come and meet someone who's done it: Andrea Carla Michaels, A.B. '80, and a fellow member of the HCSF! Andrea has crossword puzzles for the New York Times, TV Guide, and a lot of other publications. She's a nationally-ranked Scrabble player and aficionado of puzzles in general. She was a winner on Wheel of Fortune, and was a featured performer in our Crimson Comedy Night (Harvard comedians telling Harvard stories to a Harvard audience) held last year. She's also a [professional namer - she gets hired to name companies and products! At this Salon Discussion, Andrea will discuss making puzzles, give us some tips on solving them, and host a friendly competition in completing one of hers, created especially for our event! Come join us for a fun, friendly and entertaining evening. "Salon Discussion" is a new HCSF members-only small group monthly discussion series featuring interesting speakers on interesting topics. These discussions take place in member's homes, in small groups of 20-25, with plenty of opportunity to interact and socialize over dinner and drink. Many of our speakers are Harvard alumni who are involved in fascinating work, both locally and around the world. These events are perfect opportunities for you to meet them and hear about their projects and activities in an intimate social setting. If you would like to volunteer to host a "Salon Discussion" event in your home or suggest a speaker, please contact Marvin Kasoff at membership@harvardclubsf.org. All you need to host an event is a space large enough to squeeze in 20-25 people. The Activities Committee will provide refreshments, so that you need to do nothing but be present at what we hope will be a wonderful evening of congenial company, stimulating discussion, good food, and general camaraderie. If you have suggestions for future programs, please contact Marvin at the same email address. Pay by PayPal buttons above. If you would like to pay with a credit card over the phone, please call our office at 415-621-3900. Members may bring one guest at member price. Registration and payment required by 2/18/08. No walk-ins. No refunds after 2/17/08. "Date My Friend" Beginners Argentine Tango Class, for Singles ages 30 - 45
Are you a single professional age 30 - 45 who would never be caught dead at a 'singles event?' Well, this event is designed for great catches just like you! The focus of the evening is on great friends, great fun, and a bit of mystery! The opportunity to 'meet someone special' is, well, just icing on the cake! Here's how it works: sign up with a platonic friend of the opposite sex who you think could be a great catch for someone else (and who will say the same of you). You and your friend will be asked to give a “30 second ‘date- | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
