Alumni Events Calendar

TEDx at Binghamton University

1 p.m. Sunday, February 24
Anderson Center’s Osterhout Concert Theater

TED (technology, entertainment, design) is a nonprofit organization devoted to the notion of ‘Ideas Worth Spreading.’ Started 25 years ago, TED has grown to support world-changing ideas with multiple initiatives including TEDx, a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience by hosting speakers of many disciplines together to give short talks.

Tickets can be purchased online for $6.50 through bingtickets.com Tickets will also be sold at the door for $10.

More information at binghamton.edu/tedx.

Get together with alumni for Binghamton men’s basketball at UMBC

Sunday, March 3
Pre-game mixer at 11:30 a.m.
DePaola’s Pub 1401 Sulphur Spring Rd., Baltimore

Men’s basketball game vs. UMBC at 2 p.m.
The Retriever Activities Center (RAC) Arena
University of Maryland – Baltimore County campus

Did you know a total of nearly 3,000 Binghamton University alumni live in the Baltimore and Washington areas? We invite you to meet up with fellow Binghamton University alumni and enjoy conversation, pub-style food and basketball. Wear green and be ready to cheer on your Bearcats!

The cost of $5/person includes pre-game mixer (food and some drinks provided with cash bar) and game ticket. Please register online by Thursday, Feb. 28. And, please join the D.C. Metro Chapter on Facebook.

See a map showing the route from DePaola’s Pub to Retriever Athletic Center, and see information on parking at UMBC. D.C.-area alumni interested in carpooling information should contact Christina Ritter ’99.

Questions? Contact the Alumni Relations Office. Refunds cannot be granted after the registration deadline.

Because of inclement weather, our guest speaker will be unable to travel to Binghamton. As a result, this event has been canceled. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

You are invited! Join our panel of distinguished speakers as they broaden our understanding of the rise of Asian and Asian American and Pacific Islanders in leadership roles across private and public sectors.

Tuesday, March 19, 2013
6 – 9 p.m.
SUNY Global Center
116 East 55th Street, Manhattan

Event details:
Registration: 6 – 6:30 p.m.
Panel with Q & A Session: 6:30 – 8 p.m.
Reception: 8 – 9 p.m.

Our panelists include:
* Patrice Tanaka, Co-Chair, Chief Creative Officer and whatcanbesm Ambassador for CRT/tanaka
* Wayne H. Tang, Director of Research Administration & Special Projects, Department of Surgery, Columbia University
* The Honorable Lillian Wan ’97, New York City Family Court Judge, Kings County Family Court
* David C. Stahl, PhD, Associate Professor & Chair, Department of Asian & Asian American Studies, Binghamton University (Program Moderator)

We will explore: Why is AAPI leadership important? Is it more than the issue of diversity? How do the motivations and aspirations of Asian Americans differ from their colleagues, mentors and role models? How can the advancement of AAPI leaders in a wider array of industries and professions be encouraged? These and related issues will be explored as we seek to gain an in-depth understanding about the effects of culture and race on leadership.

Register online for this event.

For more information, email [email protected].

Event sponsors: Binghamton University Asian and Asian American Alumni Council and Department of Asian and Asian American Studies, Asian American Bar Association, Binghamton University Alumni Association.

Please join us for a reception to thank our current Liberal Arts to Careers Externship (LACE) volunteers and recruit new volunteers so we can continue to grow this great program!

Wednesday, March, 20
6:30 – 8:30 p.m.

The Conference Board, Inc.
845 Third Avenue, 3rd Floor
Manhattan

LACE has completed its fourth successful session, providing close to 100 Harpur undergraduates with the opportunity to shadow Harpur alumni. Current LACE volunteers are encouraged to bring a fellow Harpur alumnus or alumna guest.

LACE is an exciting program that provides Harpur College students the opportunity to explore career options and gain insight into the realities of the workplace. Selected students will be matched with professional alumni for a shadowing experience at the sponsor’s workplace. Alumni are able to make a significant difference in the lives of these talented undergraduates.

For more information contact Wendy Dembitz Neuberger ’81, MBA ’84 via email.

Event sponsors: Binghamton University Alumni Association, Harpur College of Arts and Sciences, Career Development Center and Division of Student Affairs.

Register online for this event.

President Stenger and his wife Ms. Cathy Frankenbach
cordially invite you to an alumni reception in Seoul.

Saturday, 23 March 2013
18:00 – 21:00
Universal Room
Renaissance Seoul Hotel
676 Yeoksam-Dong Gangham-Gu
Cocktails: 18:00 – 19:00
Presentation: 19:00 – 19:30
Buffet Dinner: 19:30 – 21:00

Don’t miss this opportunity to gather with fellow Binghamton University alumni and receive updates about your alma mater (including short speeches from the vice president of research and dean of the Watson School).

For planning purposes, please e-mail Amanda Bailor to let her know you’ll attend. The RSVP deadline is 14 March.

If you have any questions, please contact Amanda Bailor, or call Hana Jang at 010-8750-1042. Please bring your business card so you can enter our raffle.

President Stenger and his wife Ms. Cathy Frankenbach cordially invite you to an alumni reception in Beijing.

Sunday, 24 March 2013
Luncheon: 13:30 – 15:30
Grand Hyatt Beijing
1 East Chang An Ave., Beijing

Don’t miss this opportunity to gather with fellow Binghamton University alumni and receive updates about your alma mater. For planning purposes, please reply to this e-mail to let us know you’ll attend. The RSVP deadline is 19 March. If you have any questions, please contact Zu-yan Chen, professor of Asian and Asian American Studies at Binghamton.

We hope you will make plans to attend this very special dinner sponsored by Binghamton University. Thank you for your support!

President Stenger and his wife Ms. Cathy Frankenbach cordially invite you to an alumni reception in Hong Kong.

Thursday, 28 March 2013
18:00 – 20:30
Foreign Correspondence Club
2 Lower Albert Rd., Central, Hong Kong

Don’t miss this opportunity to gather with fellow Binghamton University alumni and receive updates about your alma mater. For planning purposes, please reply to this e-mail to let us know you’ll attend. The RSVP deadline is 21 March. If you have any questions, please contact Dan Perry ’00, leader of the Alumni Association Hong Kong Chapter.

We hope you will make plans to attend this very special dinner sponsored by Binghamton University and the Hong Kong alumni chapter. Thank you for your support!

School of Management Networking Event with special guest Terry Bienstock ’75

You are cordially invited to attend a very special Binghamton University School of Management alumni reception hosted by alumnus Robert Eicher ’81.

Please join us for an evening of networking, conversation, and cocktails at the historic New York Athletic Club.

Terry Bienstock ’75, CEO of World Extend Holdings, LLC, and former executive vice president and general counsel, Law and Government Affairs, for Comcast Cable Communications, will be the featured speaker at our event. Terry’s speech will be titled,

“My Career, Life and Lessons in Mentoring.”
Thursday, April 4, 2013, from 7 to 9 p.m.

New York Athletic Club
President’s Room, 10th floor
180 Central Park South, Manhattan
(Between 6th and 7th Avenues)

$25 per person includes a hosted bar and elegant hot and cold hors d’oeuvres. Please note the club requires gentlemen to wear business casual attire with jacket and collared shirt; comparable attire is required for ladies.

Register online by Friday, March 29. This event is limited to the first 125 people – register today! We will not be able to grant refunds after the registration deadline.

Questions? Contact Jessica Morris at (607) 777-6238.

Sponsored by the School of Management and the Binghamton University Alumni Association.

Be connected, keep informed, share ideas

“Smart Energy for a Brighter Future”
The Desmond Hotel
660 Albany Shaker Rd.
Albany, N.Y.
Thursday, April 11, 2013
5:30 to 7 p.m.

The faculty and alumni of Binghamton University and the Watson School are among the leaders in research and technology throughout the region and the world. At the first Alumni Cafe hosted by the Thomas J. Watson School of Engineering and Applied Science, find out firsthand what’s going on at your alma mater and engage with your colleagues in some real-world networking.

Be connected: Dr. Krishnaswami “Hari” Srihari, dean of the Watson School, will share the latest research at Watson, and what’s coming up next.

Keep informed: Dr. Kaustubh Nagarkar of GE Global Research will discuss current R&D initiatives, including Smart Energy and electronics design.

Share ideas: Denise Lorenzetti, director, Watson Career and Alumni Connections will seek your input on how to build our alumni network, and plans to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Watson School this fall.

The event will include hors d’oeuvres, coffee, wine, beer and soft drinks, compliments of the Binghamton University Alumni Association – Albany chapter and the Watson School.

Feel free to bring a guest, but please be sure to let us know you’re coming. https://www.bconnectalumni.binghamton.edu/default.aspx?Page=EVNTEventDetail&EventID=1350Register online by Thursday, April 4.

Questions? Please contact Suzy Ryan by e-mail.