2014 Annual Meeting of The Harvard Club of Chicago

2014 Annual Meeting of The Harvard Club of Chicago
Featuring Professor William Kirby AM74 PhD81
Date: Sunday, May 18, 2014
Time: 5:00 pm
Location: Sun Wah BBQ
5039 N. Broadway St, Chicago

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 The Harvard Club of Chicago

 2014 Annual Meeting

Sunday, May 18, 2014 


Harvard and China, a menu for a great evening following the annual meeting.  A taste of the evening follows (click the links for more details):

The Restaurant – Sun Wah BBQ offers northern Chinese cooking and is most famous for its duck although the restaurant’s food has garnered media praise for years.  The menu for the evening includes Peking duck and lobster.  Vegetarian and Vegan options are available.  There will be a cash bar.

Professor William C. Kirby – Professor Kirby is flying in from Hong Kong to speak at the dinner.  He is a leading expert on China: T. M. Chang Professor of China Studies at Harvard University and Spangler Family Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School.  Professor Kirby serves as Chairman of the Harvard China Fund and served as Director of the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies from 2006-2013.   There is more about Professor Kirby at his HBS Bio Page.

Harvard X: China & Alumni X: China Module – Professor Kirby and Peter K. Bol, the Vice Provost for Advances in Learning, the Charles H. Carswell Professor of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, and the founding director of the Harvard Center for Geographic Analysis, worked together to develop the online Harvard X courses on China.  Bol and Kirby have been teaching the history of China together since 1992.  One module of the China X course was used as one of the seven modules in Alumni X and it will be made available three days before the dinner.  You can learn more about the full China X course at the EdX China Page. and while you are on this page, we strongly encourage you to:

  • Look at the course introduction video - just Click the brown box on the upper, right side of the screen
  • Check out the number of courses on China being offered on Harvard X
  • Take 20-minutes to look at this interview with Professors Bol and Kirby about China and the Harvard X course.  It provides a fascinating morsel on China and its history and leads very well into Professor Kirby's talk at the Annual Meeting.
  • Learn the dynasty song – To help students memorize the Chinese dynasties, Professors Bol and Kirby developed the dynasty song which they sing on a video.  If enough alumni learn the dynasty song we can sing it before Fair Harvard!!

Reservations required by May 15. Reservations will be held at the door.

Date: Sunday, May 18, 2014
Time: 5:00 p.m. Reception
         5:45 p.m. Meeting & Dinner
         7:15 p.m. Program

Location:
Sun Wah BBQ
5039 N. Broadway St.
Chicago

Cost:
$39 for Members and Member's Guest
$30 for Decade (College classes 2004-2013)

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To pay by check, please mail your payment, indicating the event, reservation name(s), meal preference, and number of reservations to:
The Harvard Club of Chicago
P. O. Box 350
Kenilworth, IL 60043-0350

To pay by fax, using your credit card, please fax your credit card details (name on the card, card number, expiration month and year, and billing address for the card), indicating the event, reservation name(s), meal preference, and number of reservations to:
1-847-256-5601
The Harvard Club of Chicago
P. O. Box 350
Kenilworth, IL 60043-0350

Questions?  Please call the Club office at:  1-847-256-1211

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CANCELLATION POLICY:
All cancellations must be received within 48 hours prior to the event or the attendee who made the reservation will be charged due to costs associated with the reservation and/or the event itself, regardless of actual participation.


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