Southeast Asia, Northeast Asia, and the United States Today: What’s Going On?

A Panel of Stanford Experts
7:00 p.m. on Thursday, 16 March 2006
The American Club, 10 Claymore Hill

You’re invited to join fellow alumni for a rewarding evening with a visiting panel of Stanford experts on U.S.–Asian affairs:

Michael Armacost, Shorenstein Distinguished Fellow, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (FSI), Stanford University
Donald K. Emmerson, Director, Southeast Asia Forum / Senior Fellow, FSI, Stanford University
Gi-Wook Shin, Director, Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center / Senior Fellow, FSI, Stanford University
Daniel Sneider, Pantech Fellow, Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center, FSI, Stanford University

For more information, please contact event coordinator Don Huse at 6835-0297 or send an email. Please download the flyer [Word DOC] for the reservation form, to be submitted by 9 March 2006.

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The World Economy: Prospects for the Big Three Economies – Or is it Four?

An Evening with Professor Jim Howell
7:00 p.m. on Thursday, 23 March 2006
The American Club, 10 Claymore Hill

You’re invited to join fellow alumni for a rewarding evening with Professor Jim Howell of the Stanford University Graduate School of Business as he discusses the changes and outlook for major powers in the world economy.

For more information, please contact event coordinator Richard Hartung at 6323-5188 or send an email. Please download the flyer [Word DOC] for the reservation form, to be submitted by 16 March 2006.

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DUAL Drinks

Do come down and join DUAL for the first DUAL Drinks of 2006! It will be a great time to relax, catch up with old friends, meet new people, and wish everyone a happy new year.

Date:    Thursday, February 16th
Time:    7:00pm - 9:00pm
Venue:   Brewerkz Restaurant & Microbrewery
            30 Merchant Road #01-05/06 Riverside Point
            Singapore 058282
            Tel: (65) 6438 7438
Cost:     $5 for 2 soft drinks & finger food
            $15 for 2 beer & finger food

Talk and Book Launch by Cherian George

The NUS Publishing and the Institute of Policy Studies warmly invite you to the launch of “Contentious Journalism and the Internet: Towards Democratic Discourse in Malaysia and Singapore” by Cherian George.

Cherian George, an alum of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, is an Assistant Professor at the School of Communications and Information, Nanyang Technological University. He will give a talk and discuss his new book, which will be on sale at a special price at this launch.

Date:    Wed February 22, 2006
Time:    7 to 8:30 pm
Place:   NUSS Suntec City Guild House
           #05-001 Suntec City Mall (above Carrefour)
Dress:   Office attire

Light refreshments and finger food will be served.

Please RSVP by 20 February to Winnifred Wong. The book is jointly published by Singapore University Press and Institute of Policy Studies in association with University of Washington Press (USA).