Archive for July, 2012

Columbia Alumni Association of Beijing Prof. Wei Shang The Visual Reconstructions of Grand Prospect Garden in the 19th Century Tuesday, 17 July 2012, 7 p.m. Columbia Global Center East Asia We are pleased to invite alums and current Columbia students to a talk by Prof. Wei Shang. Prof. Shang, who specializes in premodern Chinese literature and culture, is Du Family Professor of Chinese Culture and de Bary and Class of 1941 Collegiate Professor of Asian Humanities, Columbia University. The talk will be followed by an informal discussion and complimentary light refreshments. Due to space limitations, an RSVP is necessary. Columbians are welcome to bring a non-Columbian guest. Please RSVP by Saturday, July 14, to Karl Metzner at metzner.karl@gmail.com or 13501384022. Attendance is complimentary. The Columbia Global Center is located at 1/F Core Plaza, 1 Shanyuan Street, Haidian, Beijing. (北京海淀区中关村善缘街1号立方庭一层) For location, see  http://goo.gl/maps/AwIq

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Summer is upon us with its hot weather and it’s time to drink a cool, refreshing wine.  Sauvignon Blanc is a wonderful light wine with an excellent pedigree.  Developed originally in Bordeaux, the grape is now planted around the world.  Known for its dry and crisp taste and thirst quenching properties, it is the perfect …

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Columbia Alumni Club of Shanghai invites alumni and friends to come and see Manchester United Football Club (playing against Shanghai Shenhua). This is a rare opportunity to see one of the world’s top football teams in action and catch up with fellow alumni at the same time. We have obtained a 10% discount on tickets. Details below: When: Wednesday, July 25,  8:00pm – 10:00pm Where: Shanghai Stadium (the bigger one, 上海 8万人体育馆) Price: 250RMB (After Discount) The tickets are the category VI tickets in the attached seating plan. Tickets are subject to availability and they are selling fast. Please contact either Ruifen Xu or Derek Chen (details below) if you would like tickets and specify how many tickets you would like. Payment will be via Taobao or Zhifubao or cash when you get the ticket. Online payment method will be issued this week. Contact: Ruifen Xu Email: rxu@ric-cap.com Cell: 13816766605 Contact: Derek Chen Email: cchen@ric-cap.com Cell: 13917778873

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Dear Fellow Alumni and Friends, Columbia Business School preMBA World Tour would be in Shanghai at the beginning of July, and we’d like to take this opportunity to hold this All Schools Mixer event. All alumni from Columbia Business School and other fellow alimni/friends are welcome! Date/Time: Sunday, July 8, 2012 8-11 pm Venue: Plus Wine, 579 Middle Fuxing Rd, 1F, near Ruijin 2nd Rd, Luwan District 卢湾区复兴中路579号(近瑞金二路) +86 (21) 6049 9229 Cost: No cost to attend; cash bar will be available. Due to limited capacity of the venue, please RSVP and come early if you plan to attend. To reserve: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/33QTZL7 For more information or specific inquiries, please email: dechao.lang@gmail.com  

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w/ love from Yale Club and Princeton Club, please join us! Fourth of July BBQ  brought to you by  The Yale Club of Beijing and the Princeton Club of Beijing When: July 4, 2012 Time: 7-11 pm Where: Q bar http://www.qbarbeijing.com/  What: You and the Qbar Patio* 2 Tsing Tao, 1 juice buffalo wings pulled …

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Hello Alumni, Wanted to give you a quick heads up that due to the rainforecasted tomorrow, we are going to postpone the All Alumni Pool Party to nextSaturday, 7/14 (final confirmation to be sent out next week). Please help spread theword, keep posted for the rescheduled event date and advise your alumni to holdon to …

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