November 2009

Monthly Pasadena Lunch

Time: 12 - 1:15PM
Organizer: Alumni Association - Nate Hurvitz '86
Contact: hurvitz@alumni.caltech.edu

Description

Join fellow Caltech alumni and friends to share ideas, interests, job prospects, and a great meal; don't miss this chance to renew old friendships and create new ones!

Location:

Beckham Grill
77 W Walnut Street
Pasadena, CA 91103
626/796-3399
http://www.beckhamgrill.com

RSVP Info:

RSVP to Nate Hurvitz '86 at nhurvitz@alumni.caltech.edu. This is a buy-your-own-lunch event and the charge is $18 per person. Please bring cash and exact change. Alcoholic beverages are not included. Valet parking available at a cost of $1.50

African Health Symposium at Caltech

URL: http://www.caltechafrica.com/2009

Description

The 2009 African Health symposium topic is Maternal and Infant Health. The symposium's speakers will present on a variety of topics, from prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission to new technologies for preventing complications during childbirth. For more information, click here >>

Boston Area (Newton) Alumni Lunch

Time: 12:30 - 2PM
Organizer: Alumni Association - Rosemary Kennett '80
Contact: rgk2002rgk@yahoo.com

Description

Join Boston area alumni for lunch; share ideas, interests, job
prospects, and a great meal.

Location:

Jamjuli Thai Restaurant
1203 Walnut Street
Newton, MA 02461
617/965-5655
http://www.jamjuli.com/

Directions:

Driving: Walnut St or Center St North off Route 9, go about a block. On West (left) side of street behind the Dunkin' Donuts with a parking lot. For Route 9, take exit 20A off 128/95. Map

By train: Green line D branch from Boston towards Riverside, get off at NEWTON HIGHLANDS. Walk left onto Walnut Street on exiting the station. Walk to the parking entrance between Dunkin' Donuts and Store 24 on your right and Jamjuli will be found in that parking lot.

RSVP Info:

Contact Rosemary Kennett '80 at rgk2002rgk@yahoo.com to register. Cost of lunch depends on your selection from the menu.

United Way Home Walk

Contact: christine.boyle@caltech.edu
URL: http://www.homewalkla.org

Description

Join "Team Caltech" for this year's HomeWalk 2009 at Exposition Park. This event is sponsored by United Way to support homeless men, women, and children in Los Angeles County. Human Resources is organizing Team Caltech so that all members of the Institute community can join in the event to help raise money for the homeless. Those who take part will get free Team Caltech T-shirts.

Other Info:

To register as a participant, or to donate, go to http://www.homewalkla.org and click on "Teams," "Team Listing." Browse the team rankings for "TEAM CALTECH." For more information and to order your T-shirt, contact Christine Boyle at 626/395-1745 or christine.boyle@caltech.edu.

Watson Lecture: Tapio Schneider

Time: 8 - 10PM
URL: http://events.caltech.edu/events/event-6561.html

Description

Named for the late Earnest C. Watson who founded the series in 1922, these lectures feature speakers from Caltech and JPL, speaking on cutting-edge research taking place at Caltech.

Location:

Beckman Auditorium, Caltech Campus

Other Info:

Topic: "Where the Wind Comes From, on Earth and Other Planets"

RSVP Info:

No tickets or reservations are required.
Many past Watson Lectures are available for viewing online on the Caltech Theater site.

Bi-Monthly San Diego Luncheon

Time: 11:30 AM-1 PM
Organizer: Alumni Association - Woody Wilson '70
Contact: woody@woodrow-wilson.com

Description

Join San Diego area Caltech grads for our next bi-monthly luncheon. Meet fellow Caltech alumni living in San Diego: make new friends, share your interests and hobbies and reconnect. This month's presenter is Dale B. Dalrymple '73. His topic is "Extending Dimensions of Still Photography With Multiple Images and the Computer."

Location:

VIP Oriental Buffet
5541 Clairemont Mesa Blvd.
San Diego, CA 92117
858/571-8473

RSVP Info:

RSVP to Woody Wilson '70 woody@woodrow-wilson.com. Guests are welcome. The cost of lunch depends on your menu selection.

Monthly South Bay (LA) Lunch

Time: 11:45 AM-1:15 PM
Organizer: Paul Graven'85 - Alumni Association
Contact: paul@graven.com

Description

Share ideas, interests, job prospects, and a great meal with fellow Caltech alumni; don't miss this chance to renew old friendships and create new ones! The Caltech Alumni Association and the Caltech Gnome Club are proud to co-sponsor this monthly lunch/networking event for alumni working or living in the South Bay and West Los Angeles area.

Location:

Proud Bird Restaurant
11022 Aviation Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90045
310/670-3093
http://www.theproudbird.com

RSVP Info:

The tables will be reserved under the name "Caltech." Cost of lunch is $20. RSVP via email to Paul Graven '85 at paul@graven.com.

Enterprise Forum in Pasadena: Mobile Computing

Time: 8 AM-12 PM
Contact: events@entretech.org
URL: http://entforum.caltech.edu/

Description

The Caltech/MIT Enterprise forum is a joint venture of Caltech's Industrial Relations Center, the Caltech Alumni Association and the MIT Alumni Association. The mission of the Caltech/MIT Enterprise Forum is to encourage the growth and success of technology-based entrepreneurial ventures in Southern California. This month's Forum will focus on "The Future for New Businesses in Mobile Computing."

Other Info:

For additional information and to register, go to the Enterprise Forum website.

Monthly Silicon Valley Lunch

Time: 12 - 1PM
Organizer: Alumni Association - Peter Tong '85
Contact: peter@ipventure.com

Description

This monthly lunch is an opportunity for alumni working or living in the Bay Area to meet each other and share ideas, interests, job prospects, and a great meal. This month, Doug Carmichael will give his talk, "Silicon Valley, climate changes and us" and Elizabeth Ho '00 will talk about "Opera a la carte."

Location:

Ming's Restaurant
1700 Embarcadero Road
Palo Alto, CA 94303
650/856-7700
http://www.mings.com

Directions:

Take the Embarcadero Exit east off 101 to the first traffic light. Ming's is located just across the street on the southeast corner.

Other Info:

RSVP to peter@ipventure.com. Tables will be reserved under the name "Caltech." This is a buy-your-own-lunch event.

Chicago Happy Hour

Time: 5:30 - 7:30PM
Organizer: Alumni Association - Michelin Sloneker '94
Contact: michelin@alumni.caltech.edu

Description

Join local Caltech alumni and friends for Happy Hour at Rock Bottom Brewery. Don't miss this opportunity to enjoy food, drinks and the company of fellow Techers!

Location:

Rock Bottom Restaurant and Brewery
(Restaurant Side)
One West Grand Avenue (corner of State Street & Grand)
Chicago, IL 60610
312/755-9339
http://www.rockbottom.com

RSVP Info:

RSVP to Michelin Sloneker '94, 847/715-9560 or michelin@alumni.caltech.edu. Guests are welcome. Drinks are available at your own cost.

Ivy Plus Happy Hour in DC

Time: 6 - 10PM
URL: http://www.ivyplussociety.org

Description

Meet up for a happy hour with other young alumni from Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Duke, Harvard, MIT, Oxford, Princeton, Stanford, U. Chicago, U. Penn, Yale and of course - Caltech.

Location:

George
3251 Prospect Street NW
Courtyard | Georgetown
Washington, D.C. 20007
http://www.georgeofdc.com/

RSVP Info:

RSVP at http://www.ivyplussociety.org. Cost is $13 online with advance RSVP or until the event is sold out, $16 at the door (if available).

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