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The Munich chapter will be painting the Treppenhaus for the Kinder-und Jugendland in Milbertshofen, a family center house for parents with their children.
The volunteer work is part of Global ThunderCares Day, founded in part by Amaly Johnson, who is a member of the Munich chapter. The event is held annually and is in its second year.
The Munich chapter is scheduled to volunteer during the weekend of Sept. 25 and 26.
“This is a great opportunity for us to become more involved in the Munich community, spend some time together and develop our Thunderbird Alumni group,” Johnson said.
After their community service, the group will head out for drinks and food.
If you are interested in participating in the Munich chapter’s event want to launch a Global ThunderCares event at your chapter, e-mail amaly@global.thunderbird.edu
Is your chapter already planning a volunteer event? Let Alumni Relations know at alumni@thunderbird.edu.
In the most recent post to his blog “International Political Economy Zone,” Emmanuel Yujuico ’01 explores the relationship between indicators of climate change and conflict.
Yujuico is currently a research fellow working on ASEAN economic integration at the London School of Economics and Political Science. His interests are in anything pertaining to IPE.
Two videos created by Paula Lerner with photographs of Thunderbird’s Project Artemis fellows are up for the ViewChange Online Film Contest. If either of them wins, Thunderbird for Good receives a portion of the prize money.
Please vote now to support Thunderbird.
The videos are called “Kandahar Treasure” and “Bee Business: Women Beekeepers in Afghanistan”
“Kandahar Treasure” is the story of a dangerous, volatile region of Afghanistan and what one Afghan-American woman is doing at the grassroots level to promote peace.
“Bee Business: Woman Beekeepers in Afghanistan” tells the story of a woman who had the courage to start a honey-making business in Afghanistan under the Taliban, even though it put her life at risk.
Votes will be accepted until September 15th and votes can be submitted up to once per day.
Project Artemis Afghanistan is a unique business-skills training program that aims to build the entrepreneurial skills of promising Afghan businesswomen. The newest group of 20 fellows will arrive at Thunderbird on Oct. 16.
Mary Adams, ’82, who is the founder of Massachusetts-based Intellectual Capital Advisors recently published “Prevention is the Best Approach” in the Home Work section of CFO Magazine’s cfo.com Web site.
Adams’ posting came in response to a recent CFO Magazine article called “What’s a Reputation Worth?”
In her posting, Adams calls reputation “the new bottom line.”
Also, check out more from Adams on management, innovation and a variety of other current topics in her blog “Smarter Companies.”
Thunderbird Professor Kannan Ramaswamy talks Feb. 11, 2010, about an open enrollment program, “Creating Value Through Global Strategy.”
Patty Tsao,’04, was recently featured in Hong Kong-based newspaper Apple Daily for her successful jewelry business called Georgia Tsao.
Tsao started the business in Taiwan five years ago with two of her sisters and today has three stores that boast $700,000 revenue in Taiwan dollars per month.
The company remains profitable by carrying fewer numbers of a large variety of items to keep costs down.
About 80 people turned out to the Portland Chapter’s family picnic held at the Oregon Zoo on August 7. The group had a fun-filled family day thanks to the generosity of the Oregon Zoo, which donated 20 entrance tickets and provided custom behind-the-scenes programs for the 30 children that attended. A special thanks to Kellie Jarman ’94 and her husband Dan Jarman, who chairs the Zoo foundation for helping to organize the event and make it possible.
T-birds know the ropes, and they proved it on August 14 at the Madison and Milwaukee chapters’ first annual sailing party on Lake Mendota! The group enjoyed light winds, cold refreshments and delicious brats. A special thanks to Alex Sielaff ‘89 for organizing the event and to Joe Silverberg for providing his boat and serving as a Captain for the event, which was followed by refreshments and dinner on the terrace.
Here is a roundup of just a few international upcoming T-bird gatherings:
Sept. 7: Beijing Chapter
WHAT: First Tuesday
WHEN: 7 p.m.
WHERE: The Irish Volunteer (across from Holiday Inn Lido Hotel)
CONTACT: Connie Hong, connielhong@global.t-bird.edu
Sept. 7: Kuala Lumpur Chapter
WHAT: First Tuesday
WHEN: 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.
WHERE: Souled Out, Sri Hartamas
CONTACT: Juarez Lowe, juarez@juarezlowe.com
Sept. 7: New York City Chapter
WHAT: First Tuesday
WHEN: 6:30 p.m.
WHERE: Rare View Rooftop, Shelburne Hotel – Murray Hill
CONTACT: Adiel Avelar, adiel@global.t-bird.edu
Sept. 7: Ho Chi Minh Chapter
WHAT: First Tuesday
WHERE: KITA Coffee, 39-41 Nguyen Hue, District 1
CONTACT: James W. Echle, jimechle@global.t-bird.edu
Sept. 7: New Orleans Chapter
WHAT: First Tuesday
WHEN: 7 p.m.
WHERE: La Cote Brasserie, 700 Tchoupitoulas St., in the Warehouse District (restaurant inside of the Renaissance New Orleans Arts Hotel)
CONTACT: David Heap, dheap@cc-cleantech.com
Sept. 24: Jacksonville Chapter
WHAT: T-bird gathering
WHEN: 5:30 p.m.
WHERE: Cheesecake Factory in the St. John’s Town Center
CONTACT: Todd Smith, thsmith1@global.t-bird.edu
Sept. 30: Barcelona Chapter
WHAT: Admirals Business Club meeting
WHERE: www.admiralsbusinessclub.com
CONTACT: Mark Maltby, markmaltby@yahoo.com
Oct. 5: United Kingdom Chapter
WHAT: First Tuesday
WHEN: 7 p.m.
WHERE: The Marquis in Covent Garden
CONTACT: Yael Coifman, Ycoifman@global.t-bird.edu
Dec. 6: Rome Chapter
WHAT: First Tuesday
WHERE: BeefEater PUB Via Benzoni 42 (Air Terminal)
CONTACT: Luca Casalena, Luca.Casalena@global.t-bird.edu
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