Stanford Club of Singapore

Welcome

Welcome to the Stanford Club of Singapore's website. We are a group of Stanford alumni and friends living in, or associated with, Singapore. Our Club aims to promote networking and interaction for our members and other Stanford alumni and friends through year-round events. We also organise the annual Stanford Book Prize award for outstanding pre-tertiary essay-writing.

To join us as a member, please visit our membership page. If you would like to contact us, please visit our contact information page. If you'd like to subscribe to our mailing list for all Stanford alumni and friends, please send an email to members@stanfordalumni.org.sg with the word subscribe as the subject. The list is announcements-only and generally low-traffic.

Below are our recent news, announcements and essays. We look forward to seeing you at our events.

Fourth Annual Beer Tasting
7:15 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. on Tuesday, 9 March 2010
preceded by the 2010 Annual General Meeting (AGM) at 7:00 p.m.
Brewerkz, 30 Merchant Road #01-05/06 Riverside Point, Singapore 058282

You are invited to join fellow Stanford Club members, alumni and guests at Brewerkz for an evening of beer tasting and networking. Yes, the annual beer tasting is back. Brewerkz will once again give us 5 of their special micro-brews for nearly 2 hours. This event has become an annual favorite, and we look forward to seeing you there.

Brewerkz will provide:

5 Draft Selection Beers served in jugs – A selection of handcrafted brews
Fingerfood Platters (Calamari, Grilled Wings, Chips & Salsa, Potato Skins)

Reserve your spot now! Send the reservation information (download here) to Richard Hartung at rlhartung@stanfordalumni.org by 3 March 2010. For more information, please contact Richard by email or by phone at 9695 -8210. Fees for the event cover finger food and beer.

We will hold the Annual General Meeting (AGM) at 7:00 p.m. at the same location prior to the Beer Tasting. We will send out a separate announcement with the agenda and other details for the AGM.

For registrations received by 3 March 2010 the fee is $35 for Stanford Club members and $45 for other alumni or guests. Registrations received after 3 March, if space is available, will be $50 for Stanford Club members and $60 for guests. All payments must be made before the event by credit card or check. To register as a member of the Stanford Club or to pay your annual dues please visit www.stanfordalumni.org.sg/membership.php.

Date: 26 Feb 2010 (Fri)
Time: 6.15pm (Buffet dinner reception); Lecture starts at 7.15pm
Title: Innovation in Practice at 3M
Venue: SMU Administration Building, Conference Hall, Level 5

We hear a lot of talk about innovation, its importance to companies and nations. Is it part of your business plan? Do you provide the resources to do it? Is it the responsibility of all the disciplines in your organization? How do you define innovation? Do you measure it? Are long term research groups in touch with customers and flexible enough to support short term developments when necessary? Do research projects with a short term focus leave room for longer term efforts? What volunteer employee activities foster innovation and how can these activities be encouraged? Does your organization have a history of stories that help employees to learn about innovation? Does the company recognize innovative achievements? We will try to answer these questions with examples of 3M’s innovative culture and results.

Imperial College alumnus Dr Geoff Nicholson is a retired 3M Vice President in International Technical Operations.

Please register via:
https://registration.smu.edu.sg/prjreg/IIE/register.asp?EventCD=IIE29559

The buffet reception and lecture is free-of-charge to Imperial College alumni and/or DUAL members.

Contact Person: Yap Tiong Peng tiongyap@igard.com.sg / tiong.yap02@imperial.ac.uk