DUAL March 2009 Update

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1.  Thurs, 19th Mar, 7:00pm - 9:00pm - DUAL Drinks

2.  Sat, 21st Mar, 3:00pm - 6:00pm - 2009 LSE Alumni Association of Singapore Amateur 8 Ball Pool Championship

3.  Mon, 6th Apr, 7:00pm - An evening talk with the Stanford Club of Singapore on "When Will They Ever Learn?  An Organizational Behavior Perspective on the Recent Financial Crisis" by Professor Jeffrey Pfeffer

4.  Thurs, 9th Apr, 4:00pm - 7:30pm - Tiger Brewery Tour & Social Networking at the Tiger Tavern with Imperial College Alumni Association

 

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1.  DUAL Drinks

Do come down and join us for DUAL Drinks every third Thursday of the Month!  It will be a great time to relax, catch up with old friends, and meet new people!

Date:    Thursday, March 19th, 2009
Time:    7:00pm - 9:00pm
Venue:  Brewerkz Restaurant & Microbrewery
            30 Merchant Road #01-05/06 Riverside Point
            Singapore 058282
            Tel: (65) 6438 7438
Cost:    $5 for 2 soft drinks
            $15 for 2 beer

 

2.  2009 LSE Alumni Association of Singapore Amateur 8 Ball Pool Championship

 

For the first time ever, the LSE Alumni Association of Singapore is proud to present their first ever pool championship! Get set for an afternoon of friendly competition with attractive prizes, great fellowship, a high tea buffet and a recreational afternoon for one and all!

Event Details
Play Style: 8 Ball Pool – Singles and Doubles Matchplay

Date:            Sat, 21st March 2009
Venue:         Pool Junction
 !                  IOI Plaza,  210 Middle Road
                   #01 – 01, Singapore 188994
Time:           3:00pm to 6:00pm
Price:           LSEAAS Members - $20
                    DUAL Members      - $25
                    Gue! sts                   &nb sp;  - $30
                   Pay as you show up, confirmation necessary!
RSVP:        alexanderphua@gmail.com

Event Schedule:
1500hrs – Registration and reception
               Single Players
               Dou! bles Teams
1530hrs – Competition start
1730hrs – Finals and Prize Giving
1800hrs – Event end

For competition rules, please see attached PPT slides.

 

3.  An evening talk with the Stanford Club of Singapore on "When Will They Ever Learn?  An Organizational Behavior Perspective on the Recent Financial Crisis" by Professor Jeffrey Pfeffer

 

You're invited to join fellow alumni for a rewarding and insightful discussion with Professor Jeffrey Pfeffer of the Stanford University Graduate School of Business as he shares his insights on the recent turbulence in the financial markets.

 

Professor Pfeffer will discuss how a lack of focus on understanding failure, over-reliance on compensation as a management tool, and omnipresent managerial hubris make organizations so bad at learning from past mistakes. Unless we get better at predicting what reward systems are actually going to do and unless we get smarter about designing management practices that don't produce destructive behavior, Pfeffer maintains the current bad news will get recycled in the future.

 

Date:    Monday, 6th April 2009

Time:    7:00pm

Venue:  The American Club

            10 Claymore Hill

 

Cost:     $25 for Stanford Club or Stanford GSB Alumnus/spouse

             $30 DUAL Member

             $35 Guests

 

RSVP by 30 March 2009 using the attached Registration Form.

 

For more information, please contact Richard Hartung at rlhartung@stanfordalumni.org

 

4.  Tiger Brewery Tour & Social Networking at the Tiger Tavern with Imperial College

 

The Imperial College Alumni Association of Singapore would like to invite members of DUAL to join them for their Tiger Brewery Tour & Social Networking at the Tiger Tavern.

 

Date:    Thurs 9th April

Time:    4:00pm - 7:30pm

Venue:  Asia Pacific Breweries

Cost:     DUAL members $10; non $12

 

RSVP - please register with Yap Tiong Peng via email tiongyap@igard.com.sg (indicate "Tiger" in the subject line).

 

Please see attached for further details.

 

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DUAL is the Distinguished Universities Alumni League, an umbrella organization comprising members from the following 18 alumni clubs - Brown University, Columbia University, Cornell University, Cornell University Hoteliers, Dartmouth College, Imperial College, INSEAD, Johns Hopkins University, London Business School, London School of Economics, MIT, NUS MBA, Oxbridge Society, Princeton University, Stanford University, University of Chicago, University of Michigan, University of Pennsylvania and Yale University