An Evening with Business School Professors

Stanford Club members in Singapore spent an engaging and informative evening at the Stanford Club Dinner on August 3 with three professors from the Business School. Larissa Tiedens, Jeff Zwiebel and Chuck Bonini joined about 30 Club members and guests for dinner and a lively discussion.
 
After dinner and discussions at each table for the dinner, Associate Professor Larissa Tiedens of Organizational Behavior, Associate Professor Jeffrey Zwiebel of Finance & Economics and Emeritus Professor Charles Bonini, all gave short remarks on their respective domain areas followed by a Q&A session. From updates on Stanford to whether star athletes really do have ‘hot hands’ that result in streaks of top performance, the topics were wide and varied. After the formal Q&A ended and Professor Bonini made a formal goodbye, many of the participants found the topics just too interesting and stayed even longer for informal discussions with the Professors. 
 
The Professors were in Singapore for the Stanford-NUS Executive Program, and the Club appreciates their taking time from their busy schedules to spend an evening with Club members.

Photos from the Dinner

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L-R Mr Don Huse, Prof Jeffrey Zwiebel, Ms Annie Phang, Prof Charles Bonini & Prof Larissa Tiedens.	Mr Don Huse, our MC, welcomes our Stanford Professors, members and guests, on behalf of the Stanford Club of Singapore.
Emeritus Prof Charles Bonini, William R. Timken Professor of Management Science, co-director of the Stanford-NUS Program	Associate Professor Larissa Tiedens of Organizational Behavior

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Forging Alliances: A Silicon Valley Singapore Synergy

We are pleased to invite you to the 2005 Global Entrepreneurship Conference — Forging Alliances: A Silicon Valley Singapore Synergy, 2nd to 3rd September 2005, at the Grand Hyatt Singapore, presented by Stanford Asia Technology Initiative and Nanyang Technopreneurship Center.

Registration Fee: S$150
Conference Package Includes:

• Attendance to all conference sessions
• All meals and break sessions
• Conference materials

Register on the Stanford Asia Technology Initiative Website at ati.stanford.edu. For more information, please contact Andrew Khoo (email) or 9101-3581, or Wei Lynn (email).

Please click the link below for more detailed information, or download the ATI brochure (Microsoft PowerPoint required to open) here.
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The Stanford Club is pleased to offer a guided tour of the Vatican exhibit, Journey of Faith. If you are interested, please e-mail Melissa (Class of 2003) by 7 September 2005.

Date: 11 September 2005 (Sunday)
Time: 3.30pm (Note: Changed from 3pm previously)
Cost: $8 (weekend price)
(Please meet 15 mins beforehand at front desk to purchase tickets)

Venue: Asian Civilisations Museum, Empress Place

*Admission tickets need to be purchased at Asian Civilisations Museum

Explore the magnificent collection from the Vatican Museums to discover the importance of Rome as a place of pilgrimage – a journey of faith that was and is still performed by many Christians around the world. This exhibit was specially co-curated for Singapore by the Vatican and ACM staff, and is the largest collection to have travelled out of the Vatican – a rare privilege indeed.

The story starts with the main episodes in the life of Jesus, the development of early Christianity, and the importance of the two apostles, Peter and Paul. Visitors can see artefacts associated with the early Christians and learn why Rome is also known as The New Jerusalem. The exhibition will explore early pilgrimages to the Holy Land and to Rome , and the establishment of the Jubilees (special pilgrimage years). Visitors will see fascinating artefacts related to pilgrimages, for example badges worn by pilgrims during the 15th century, and the trowel used by the Pope to close the door of St Peter at the end of a Jubilee Year, as well as a Papal tiara and throne. The story of St Francis Xavier and his voyages to Asia and Christianity in Singapore will be the other themes explored and the exhibition experience will end with audio-visual accounts of a modern day Christian pilgrimage.