eHAN - Haas Alumni Network e-newsletter

May 3, 2007

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May 4 - San Francisco
National Black MBA Association Career Fair

May 7 - San Francisco
BREAA Symposium

May 8 - Boston
Happy Hour Before Bio Conference

May 9 - Cupertino
Restaurant connect

May 16 - Los Angeles
Asia Society Conference

May 23 - San Francisco
Business Forecast Luncheon

Jun 2 - Simi Valley
2nd Annual MBA Masters Golf Classic

Jun 5 - Boston
Cross Business School Happy Hour

Jun 8 - Berkeley
HAN Volunteer Leadership Retreat

Jun 23 - Los Angeles
Dinner in Koreatown

Jun 26 - Palo Alto
VC State of the Valley

Jul 3 - Boston
Cross B-School Happy Hour

Jul 6 - Berkeley
Management Leadership for Tomorrow Conference

Signature Events :
April 27-28 - Berkeley
Reunion Weekend

May 23 - San Francisco
Business Forecast Luncheon - Ken Rosen

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Rosen's View of Real Estate, Economy; Can the Good Times Continue? The national economy appears to be slowing as weakness in housing construction and subprime mortgages is slowing GDP growth. The Bay Area economy, on the other hand, is surging as Web 2.0 begets another boom. At the 14th Annual Business Forecast Luncheon in San Francisco on May 23rd, Professor Emeritus Ken Rosen will offer a detailed view of the real estate market and the national and local economy. More Info / Register Jennifer Maxwell, BS 88, Honored by the Haas School PowerBar co-founder Jennifer Maxwell, BS 88, became the first recipient of the Cora Jane Flood Philanthropy Award at the third annual Haas School Women in Leadership Dinner. Full Story Seventh Class Underway in MFE Program Sixty-five students have joined the Master's in Financial Engineering Program, which kicked off its seventh year last month. Full Story Award-winning Researchers to Join Haas Faculty Three new faculty from Kellogg and Texas A&M will join the Haas School next academic year. Full Story IFC-Financial Times Call for Entries The theme for the IFC and Financial Times second annual Essay Competition is "Private Sector Development: Creating Markets, Transforming Lives." Haas alumni are encouraged to compete for the $20,000 award while sharing their research and ideas with an international audience. More Info Berkeley MBA Student to Head Int'l Organization Clifford Dank, MBA 08, was elected chairman of the Graduate Business Foundation President's Forum, an international organization for MBA student leaders. Full Story Berkeley MBA Students Place Third in Sports Berkeley MBA students placed third at the Challenge 4 Charity (C4C) Sports Weekend as they competed against seven other west coast business schools to raise money and provide volunteer hours for the Special Olympics. Full Story Berkeley Business Plan Competition in Its Ninth Year Parada Imaging and TubeMogul tied for first place at the UC Berkeley Business Plan Competition.The teams included students from the Haas School as well as the College of Engineering. Full Story Unearthing Risks in the Real Estate Market From investing in casinos to the possible implosion of the residential housing market, the Fisher Center Real Estate Conference will explore the evolving complexity of today's real estate business at its 12th annual conference on Monday in San Francisco. Full Story Encouraging Prospective Students to Choose Haas With applications to the Full-time MBA Program up 20%, the Days at Haas events for newly admitted students continue to play a key role in encouraging prospective students to choose the Haas School. Full Story Raising Funds for Non-profit Internships Haas for Students, an initiative that raises money to supplement the summer internship salaries of first-year MBAs working in the non-profit or public sector, raised $35,293 in its campaign, which concluded last Wednesday. Full Story
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For New Employees: First Impressions Matter When Starting a Job You made it past the multiple rounds of interviews, background checks and countless hoops. Congratulations -- you got the job! So now what? Many employees forget that the real hard work begins after they start a new job, not in the steps it took to get it. Yes, you've sufficiently wowed your future employers so that they have decided to hire you. But it's important to make a solid first impression on the job and assure them that they did not make a mistake. Read CareerJournal.com story For Managers: Helping Toxic Workers Change In many cases, managers are afraid to address a bullying or toxic employee because of the person's role within the organization. S/he may be an employee others look up to, one who closes the big sale and maintains key accounts, or someone with seniority over others -- including the manager. Read Monster.com story
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Market Research for Decision Makers: Translating Market Info Into Profitability - At the Haas School Five day course: Sept. 26, 27, 28, Oct. 25, 26, 2007 More Info / Registration You understand the importance of knowing your customers and your market, but how do you decide which research tools best fit your unique needs? And how can you drive the best results from each research dollar you spend? The Market Research Program at the Haas Center for Executive Development is designed to provide you with the latest, most effective market and design research strategies and tools. Learn: What kinds of marketing questions can be answered with what kinds of research How to integrate research in the product development process How to make the most profitable product, price, promotion, and place decisions How to use most market research tools including some new and innovative tools How to use research to maximize your firm’s ROI
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