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October 26, 2007

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Oct 27 - Berkeley
>Play Conference

Oct 29 - Palo Alto
Venture Capital Roundtable

Oct 29 - Palo Alto
Venture Capital

Oct 30 – New York
Real Estate Panel

Nov 6 - Irvine
Green Meets Green, with Borenstein

Nov 6 - Boston
Cross B-School

Nov 6 - Irvine
Green Meets Green, with Borenstein

Nov 9 - Haas
Finance Conference

Nov 17 – San Ramon
Alumni/Student Dinner Club

Nov 17 - Berkeley
Inside Innovation Conference

Nov 18 – Hong Kong
Berkeley Ball 2007

Nov 19 – San Francisco
Real Estate & Economics Symposium

Dec 4 - Boston
Cross B-School

Dec 17 – New York City
Haas Winter Celebration

Jan 23 – Oakland
Haas Celebration at Dreyer’s



Signature Events :

Nov 2 - San Francisco
Haas Gala SOLD OUT!

Dec 17 - New York City
Haas Winter Celebration

Jan 23 – Oakland
Haas Celebration at Dreyer’s

 

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Berkeley MBA #4 in Beyond Grey Pinstripes Survey

The Full-time Berkeley MBA Program jumped seven places from #11 in 2005 to #4 in the world in the 2007 Beyond Grey Pinstripes survey, published by the Aspen Institute. Full Story

Star Faculty Discuss How to Harness Innovation
Come see star Haas faculty focus on research to be published in the 50th anniversary of the California Management Review. The special issue will explore how to harness innovation to grow business. During the all-day "Haas Inside Innovation - 2007 Conference" on November 17, top executives will take part in rich dialogue with professors Jennifer Chatman, Richard Lyons, Jerome Engel, John Freeman, Rashi Glazer, Pablo Spiller, David Aaker, Sara Beckman, Kay-Yut Chen, David Teece, Lee Fleming, Henry W. Chesbrough, John Morgan, Robert Cole, Raymond Miles, David Mowery, and Steven Tadelis. More Info

MFE Internship Salaries Up 12% Above Last Year
Sixty-four Master's in Financial Engineering (MFE) students began their winter break internships last Monday, earning an average monthly salary of $8,157, up 12% above last year. Full Story

Strong Job Market Greets MBA Class of 2007
A strong job market greeted members of the Berkeley MBA class of 2007, with more than 95% of them securing positions within three months of graduation. Full Story

Students and Faculty Boost Environmental Innovation
A team of Berkeley MBA students have partnered with Haas School professors to create the Center for Energy & Environmental Innovation (CEEI), a new cross-disciplinary center promoting viable global energy solutions. Full Story

Research Spotlight: Asking the Boss for a Raise
Waiting until your boss is in a good mood to ask for a raise may be a popular strategy, but what if the boss knows you know she is a good mood? Eduardo Andrade, an assistant professor of marketing, and Teck-Hua Ho, the William Halford Jr. Family Professor of Marketing, recently examined this question in an experiment at Berkeley's XLab. Full Story

Berkeley-Columbia MBA Ranked by Financial Times
The Berkeley-Columbia Executive MBA Program ranked #18 among programs worldwide and #5 in the US in the first ranking of executive programs that the school has participated. Full Story

Visit the Haas School' s new website to read about
Haas in the News and Faculty News.

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C A R E E R S


Networking for MBA’s (seminar)
7 pm - 8 pm PDT, October 29 at the Haas School
Register

Please join Pat DeMasters and John Morel of Haas MBA Career Services for an informative and interactive evening on networking. In this 90-minute seminar you will develop and practice your elevator pitch, and learn how to reach out and network with alumni.


Working the Room (Webinar)
9 am - 10 am PDT, November 13
Login and call-in information will be provided on Nov. 12
Register

Walking into a room full of strangers and coming away with new friends, good contacts, and leads to opportunities takes learned skills and practical methods.


Use Our Career Services
We'll soon revise our site's career section and unveil our revamped career services. Download our new brochure for a sneak preview.

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L E A R N I N G


Pricing for Profitability in the Information Age
UC Berkeley Center for Executive Development
Four-Day Course:
January 14, 15 and February 11, 12

Companies leave millions, sometimes billions, of dollars on the table every year through sub-optimal pricing practices.
This pricing course will equip you with proven and new techniques for assessing, formulating, and monitoring pricing strategies in this new era. The course is led by Teck Ho, one of the Haas School's most charismatic professors and a well-known expert in the field of pricing. He won the Best Teacher of the Year Award three years in a row and consults for many of the Fortune 500.

Fee: $5,445
Corporate Offer: Three for the price of two from one firm.
Location: The Haas School

Details and Registration
If you have any questions or would like to register a group, call (510) 642-9167 or (415) 637-4913.

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