SCNE Events Archive

EVENT ARCHIVE 2001

December 2001
November 2001
October 2001
September 2001
August 2001
July 2001
June 2001
May 2001
April 2001
March 2001
February 2001
January 2001

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December 2001

12.11.01
SCNE Book Club
Join fellow alumni in a discussion of Crossing to Safety, by Wallace Stegner. The meeting will be Tuesday, December 11, 7:00 - 8:30 PM at Cafe Algiers in Harvard Square. Interested? Check out the SCNE Book Club Web page.

12.12.01
SCNE Board Meeting
The next Board meeting will be on Wednesday, December 12 at 7:00 PM. Please RSVP to Paige Arnof-Fenn for location details and so that an accurate count can be made for dinner and paperwork. All are welcome.

November 2001

11.17.01
Boston Big Game Party
Join Stanford AND Cal alumni at the annual Boston Big Game party. This year, the event will be held at the Good Time Emporium located at 30 Sturtevant Street in Somerville.

Admission is $10 for SCNE members and $15 for non-SCNE members. You may join or renew your membership at the door ($15 annual dues) and pay the discounted admission ($10) for a total of $25. Pizza, pasta, potato skins, chicken wings, salad, and nachos are included in admission price. You will also receive $3 worth of tokens to play laser tag, video games, pool, etc.

Contact Ben Malka. Or visit the Good Time Emporium Bar Web site for more information about the venue.

11.29.01
Pub Night at House of Blues
Come join other young Stanford alums for our next Pub Night! It's at the House of Blues in Harvard Square on Thursday, November 29th, starting at 7:00 PM. We will be on the downstairs level. The House of Blues is located at 96 Winthrop Street in Cambridge (617) 491-2583. Take the Red Line to Harvard Square Station. Walk south on JFK Street (toward HMV) to Winthrop Street. Turn right onto Winthrop Street and the House of Blues will be on your left at the end of the block. Questions? Contact Yvonne Chao.

11.13.01
SCNE Book Club
Join fellow alumni in a discussion of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, by Michael Chabon. The meeting will be Tuesday, November 13, 7:00 - 8:30 at Diesel Cafe, 257 Elm Street, Somerville (near the Davis Square T stop, Red Line), 617-629-8717. Interested? Contact Jenny Stine or Anna McVittie for more information.

October 2001

10.04.01
Entrepreneur Breakfast Forum
The next Stanford Entrepreneur Forum will be held Thursday, October 4, 2001 at 7:30 AM at the Harvard Faculty Club. We are pleased to have Jonathan Seelig, Akamai Founder and Vice President of Strategy and Corporate Development speaking at the Forum. Click here for more information.

10.09.01
SCNE Board Meeting
The next Board meeting will be on Tuesday, October 9, 2001 at 7:00 PM at the Law Offices of Goulston-Storrs in Boston. Please RSVP to Paige Arnof-Fenn so that an accurate count can be made for dinner and paperwork. All are welcome!

10.13.01
SCNE Volunteers at Rosie's Place
Plan to join fellow Stanford alums on Saturday, October 13 at Rosie's Place as they help prepare and serve a meal. If you'd like to join the group, please contact Nereyda Salinas for directions to Rosie's Place.

10.16.01
SCNE Book Club
The Stanford Club of New England has revived its Book Club! Its second meeting is scheduled for 7:00 PM, Tuesday, October 16, at Ras Cafe in Central Square, and the club will be discussing Flu: The Story of the Great Influenza Pandemic ofÊ1918 by Gina Bari Kolata. Interested? Contact Jenny Stine or Anna McVittie for more information.

10.21.01
The Head of the Charles
Fall is here and once again itâs the time of year when crew teams from around the country arrive in Boston for the Head of the Charles. This year the Stanford Varsity Women's Team will be competing in this renowned event Sunday, October 21. Please join us at the Stanford Alumni Club Table where alumni, friends, and families of the rowers can gather to watch the races and cheer on the Stanford team.

The Stanford Table will be located on the east side of the Riverside Boathouse at 769 Memorial Drive in Cambridge (across from Strawberries Music and Trader Joes), from 11 AM to 4 PM. If you are interested in helping with the table, please contact Anna McVittie.

The Stanford team is rowing in the Championship Eights, which begins at approximately 3:54 PM, but get there early to meet the team in person. In case you are elsewhere on the course during the race, the bow number on the boat will be #37.

10.25.01
Breakfast with John Bravman
Please join Professor John Bravman for breakfast Thursday, October 25 from 7:30-9:00 AM at the MIT Faculty Club. Bravman is the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education as well as a materials science professor and a gifted speaker.

Bravman will be leading a discussion about "Cool Stuff: Engineering Materials for the 21st Century": Can you make diamonds from peanut butter? Will silicon always be the integrated circuit material of choice? Will we process information with light rather than electricity? Explore the answers to the questions, and learn about recent breakthroughs in the science and technology of materials.

SCNE members, alumni nonmembers, and friends are welcome to attend. Breakfast begins at 7:30 AM and remarks and Q&A are scheduled from 8:00-9:00. Please RSVP to Linette George by Monday, October 22. Cost is $10 for SCNE members and $15 for nonmembers.

September 2001

9.29.01
AlumniAlliance Boat Party
The AlumniAlliance (a consortium of alumni groups representing a variety of universities) is hosting a Boat Party on Saturday, September 29 from 4:00 to 8:00 PM. The cost is $10. For more information see the AlumniAlliance Web site.

9.26.01
Red Sox v. Orioles
Join the Stanford Club of New England watch the Boston Red Sox take on the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday, September 26, 2001 at 7:05 PM. Come watch Cal Ripken, Jr. play one of his final games at Fenway Park. SORRY, TICKETS ARE SOLD OUT!

9.21.01
Pac-10 Pub Crawl
On Friday, September 21, join other PAC-10 alumni in a tour of three Allston pubs: the Sunset Grill & Tap, Big City, and the White Horse Tavern.

Sunset Grill & Tap
130 Brighton Avenue
8:30 - 10 PM

Big City
138 Brighton Avenue
10 - 11:30 PM

White Horse Tavern
116 Brighton Avenue
11:30 PM and beyond

For those not familiar with the area, these bars are all very close together and accessible via the Harvard Street stop on the "B" branch of the Green Line or by car via Storrow Drive or the Mass Pike. We will have an area reserved at both the Sunset Grill (likely downstairs) and Big City, and a banner has been made to mark our territory. We should also have pool tables reserved at the Big City for a possible PAC-10 Billiards Tournament. Please contact Yvonne Chao with questions.

9.18.01
SCNE Book Club
The Stanford Club of New England is reviving its Book Club! Its first meeting is scheduled for 7:00 PM, Tuesday, September 18, at Carberry's in Cambridge. The club will be discussing Nick Hornby's latest novel, How to Be Good. Interested? Contact Jenny Stine or Anna McVittie for more information.

9.13.01
SCNE Board Meeting
The next Board meeting will be on Thursday, September 13, 2001, at 7:00 PM in Central Square, Cambridge. RSVP to Paige Arnof-Fenn so that an accurate count can be made for dinner and paperwork. All are welcome!

9.9.01
Stanford Frosh Send Off
Join fellow alumni in sharing memories of freshmen dorms, classes, and activities. The freshmen will be traveling a long way this fall and will have lots of questions about what is in store! E-mail Yvonne Chao if you'd like to attend the event on September 9th.

9.8.01
SCNE Volunteers at Rosie's Place
Plan to join fellow Stanford alums on Saturday, September 8 at Rosie's Place as they help prepare and serve a meal. If you'd like to join the group, please contact Nereyda Salinas for directions to Rosie's Place.

August 2001

8.30.01
Pub Night at John Harvard's
Join SCNE members for an end-of-the-summer beer or two, Thursday, August 30 at 7:00 PM, at John Harvard's Brew House in Harvard Square. For more information, contact Yvonne Chow.

8.28.01
SCNE Entrepreneur Forum Breakfast Series
The next Forum will feature M. Diane Burton, an Assistant Professor of Management Behavioral Policy Science at MIT Sloan School of Management. The event will be held at the Faculty Club on August 28 at 7:30 AM. Read more about this month's Entrepreneur Forum.

8.8.01
SCNE Board Meeting
The next Board meeting will be on Wednesday, August 8, 2001, at 7:00 PM at the Zip Car offices in Central Square. RSVP to Paige Arnof-Fenn so that an accurate count can be made for dinner and paperwork. All are welcome!

Ivy+ Softball League
Join captain Ben Malka and other Stanford alums play softball in the Ivy+ League on Friday evenings. Games are held in Brookline and Cambridge on fields accessible by "T." For directions to the fields and this year's schedule, click here.

July 2001

7.11.01
SCNE Board Meeting
The next Board meeting will be on Wednesday, July 11, 2001, at 7:00 PM at the law offices of Goulston & Storrs. RSVP to Linette so that an accurate count can be made for dinner and paperwork. All are welcome!

June 2001

6.12.01
Entrepreneur Breakfast Forum
The next Stanford Entrepreneur Breakfast Forum will be held Thursday, June 14 at 7:30 AM at the Harvard Faculty Club. We are delighted to have Randall Davis, a Professor in EE and CS at MIT, as our featured speaker this month. Randy has been one of the seminal contributors to the field of artificial intelligence and expert systems. For more information, click here.

6.6.01
SCNE Board Meeting
The next Board meeting will be on Wednesday, June 6, 2001, at 7:00 PM at the law offices of Goulston & Storrs. RSVP to Linette so that an accurate count can be made for dinner and paperwork. All are welcome!

May 2001

5.11.01
Entrepreneur Breakfast Forum
You are cordially invited to the Stanford Entrepreneur Breakfast Forum to be held on Friday, May 11 at the Harvard Faculty Club at 7:30 AM. Chip Hazard, General Partner at Greylock, will join us to discuss being a Board member, how to get them, how to use them, and what they want to see from their investments. The forums are a great way to network with fellow alumni, keep abreast of the developments in various industries and reconnect with Stanford. To learn more about this networking series, visit the Entrepreneur Forum page. To RSVP to the May event, please contact Carie Lemack.

5.10.01
All Ivy Happy Hour
Cornell University invites alumni and friends from the Ivy League, Duke, John Hopkins, MIT and Stanford for the 5th Annual All-Ivy Happy Hour at Trattoria Il Panino on May 10th starting at 6:00 PM. Last year, nearly 300 young alumni from the Boston area joined us to have a good time and a spectacular buffet. There is no cover charge for the happy hour, but please no jeans and no sneakers. Trattoria IL Panino is located at 295 Franklin Street in Boston's Financial District. For detailed directions, contact the restaurant at 617-338-1000. For further information about this event, check out the All Ivy Alum website at http://www.alumalliance.com.

5.3.01
Spring Speaker Event: Silicon Valley and the Technology Revolution
What drove the engines that transformed sleepy Santa Clara Valley into a technological and economic powerhouse after World War II? Come to the Museum of Science to listen to Stanford Professor Timothy Lenoir talk about the unique features that made Silicon Valley the nexus of the digital revolution. Click here for event and registration details.

5.2.01
SCNE Board Meeting
The next Board meeting will be on Wednesday, May 2, 2001, at 7:00 p.m. at Chili's Restaurant in Harvard Square in Cambridge. All are welcome! Please RSVP to Lynn if you would like to attend (so we can plan enough food and handouts).

April 2001

4.21.01
Charles River Earth Day Clean-Up
Welcome in the Spring by making the Charles River a clean, safe place to have fun! Join over 1,000 other environmentally conscious volunteers to clean up the Charles River on Saturday, April 21, 2001.

The Stanford Club of New England is teaming with Brown Alumni volunteers to clean the Hatch Shell area of the river. This area runs from the Longfellow Bridge to the Harvard Bridge, and is the most highly trafficked spot in the city. Afterward join Stanford/Brown Alumni and other volunteers at Artesani Park for free food, drinks and entertainment.

Contact Nereyda Salinas if you are interested in volunteering.

4.14.01
SCNE Volunteers at Rosie's Place
Plan to join fellow Stanford alums on Saturday, April 14 at Rosie's Place as they help prepare and serve a meal. If you'd like to join the group, please contact Nereyda Salinas for directions to Rosie's Place.

4.11.01
College Fair
Brookline High School will hold its Spring College Fair on Wednesday, April 11, 2001 at 7:30 PM. Contact Lynda Lytle Holmstrom if you are interested in participating.

4.11.01
Spring Admit Party
The SCNE will be hosting the Annual Spring Admit Party on Wednesday, April 11, 2001 at the George Family residence in Wellesley. Many thanks to the George Family for opening their home to us for this event. Join Stanford area alums in congratulating high school seniors from the New England region into Stanford's Class of 2005. The SCNE is looking for alumni to help organize the event, as well as attend the event to answer the students' and their parents' questions about college life at Stanford. Contact Laurence Chase to RSVP and for directions.

4.4.01
SCNE Board Meeting
The next Board meeting will be on Wednesday, April 4, 2001, at 7:00 p.m. at Chili's Restaurant in Harvard Square in Cambridge. All are welcome! Please RSVP to Nereyda if you would like to attend (so we can plan enough food and handouts).

March 2001

3.30.01
Stanford's Everyday People is Coming to Town
Enjoy some hip hop or a little rhythm and blues on Friday, March 30th beginning at 7:45 PM with Stanford's A Capella group Everyday People. Everyday People will perform with The Bostonians, a Boston College A Capella group, at Boston College, McElroy Cafe, McElroy Building, on the corner of Beacon and College Streets on the Chestnut Hill campus. Admission is free. Parking is available next to the football stadium on Beacon Street, or there is garage parking available next to the Silvio Conte Arena. In the garage, get off the 7th floor and walk towards McElroy. For more information contact Elaine.

3.16-17.01
The 2001 COOL National Conference
The Path of Service Leads from Charity to Justice will be hosted at Harvard College. We are in the process of coordinating SCNE alum participation in a specific conference event that weekend. Stay tuned for details. Contact Nereyda Salinas if you are interested in participating.

3.10.01
SCNE Volunteers at Rosie's Place
Plan to join fellow Stanford alums on Saturday, March 10 at Rosie's Place as they help prepare and serve a meal. If you'd like to join the group, please contact Nereyda Salinas.

3.7.01
SCNE Board Meeting
The next Board meeting will be on Wednesday, March 7, at 7:00 p.m. at a location in Cambridge TBD. Please RSVP to Linette George if you would like to attend (so we can plan enough food and handouts).

3.2.01
Entrepreneur Breakfast Forum
You are cordially invited to attend the Stanford Entrepreneur Breakfast Forum to be held on Friday, March 2, at 7:30am at the Harvard Faculty Club. We are fortunate to have Hassan Ahmed, CEO of Sonus Networks (Nasdaq: SONS), join us to discuss his experiences in running private and public companies, as well as to share his thoughts on the trends in the telecommunication space. Click here for event and registration details.

February 2001

2.22.01
Mardi Gras at the Big Easy
The Boston College Young Alumni Club is hosting a Mardi Gras Party at the Big Easy in Boston on Thursday, February 22. Fifteen different college alumni groups are expected to attend. Live music provided by Bob's Day Off. There will be door prizes, Mardi Gras beads, and open bar for the first hour! The cost is $15 per person. Note: At the door, please indicate that you are with the Brown group (sounds weird, but BC asked us to consolidate our attendance with Brown for accounting purposes). Please contact Alex Scherbakovsky for exact time and address.

2.17.01
Stanford at California in Mens Basketball
The #2 Stanford Cardinal take on the weenies in another Bay Area grudge match this Saturday, February 17, at 6 PM EST.

The Golden Bears are likely going to the NCAA Tournament this year and are looking to make a statement by beating the Card. Two weeks ago, Cal beat UCLA by 29 points, and UCLA coach Steve Lavin called Haas Pavilion the loudest and most intimidating arena in which he had coached. This was the same UCLA team that handed Stanford its only loss two days later.

Join New England area alums to watch the game at the Crimson Sports Bar and Grill in Harvard Square, located on JFK Street south of the Red Line Harvard Square T stop in Cambridge. The ABC Regional telecast is not available on the East coast except for satellite coverage.

January 2001

1.30.01
Entrepreneur Breakfast Forum
You are cordially invited to the Stanford Entrepreneur Breakfast Forum to be held on Tuesday, January 30, 2001 at the Harvard Faculty Club. The Forums are a great way to network with fellow alumni, keep abreast the developments in various industries and reconnect with Stanford. This month's featured speaker will be veteran entrepreneur Todd Richman.