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Alumni Association Update
Engaging Through Our Global Alumni Forums
DEAR ALUMNI
As alumni of one of the world’s best
business schools, we are privileged to
have some of the most unique alumni
gatherings across the globe each year —
our Global Alumni Forums.
World-Class Business Forums: Celebrating Our Global alumni Community
Over the last 16 years, Wharton has
hosted over 31 annual Global Alumni
Forums on three continents: Europe,
Asia, and Latin America. Each forum
attracts hundreds of Wharton alumni
and industry leaders. This year, in addition
to Latin America’s forum in Lima,
Peru, and Asia’s forum in Ho Chi Minh
City, Vietnam, Wharton is holding its
Alumni Association Update first forum
on the continent of Africa.
This forum will be held in Cape Town,
South Africa.
The Global Alumni Forums were
created in 1993 by the Wharton
School under the leadership of
Associate Dean for International
Relations Jeffrey Sheehan.
The purposes of the Forums are to:
- Encourage and facilitate personal
and professional networking among
all Wharton alumni
- Strengthen the ties between the
School and all its alumni
- Raise the School’s visibility in vibrant
centers of global commerce
- Enable global thought leaders to
speak about matters of concern and
interest to senior management
- Provide Wharton faculty with opportunities
to visit countries where
they conduct research or to introduce
Wharton faculty to new and
growing markets worldwide
- Increase the School’s global
presence.
Over the years, the forums have taken
place across the globe, including: Hong
Kong, Costa Rica, Zurich, Mumbai,
Istanbul, and Rio de Janeiro. More than
10,000 alumni are estimated to have attended
the Forums since their launch.
The forums are open to all alumni regardless
of their place of residence.
Indeed, many alumni choose to make
the forum locations part of their annual
travel itinerary.
Some of the benefits of attending a
Global Alumni Forum include:
- Continued lifelong learning
- Country market or company
research
- Business development
- Connecting with fellow alumni
around the world
- Holiday and family travel…
and fun.
Strengthen Our Community: How You Can Make Our alumni Forums Even Better
The Global Alumni Forums are a
major asset in engaging and strengthening
our alumni community. There
are four ways to support the Global
Alumni Forums:
1. Register and attend a Forum www.wharton.upenn.edu/alumni/forums/2008 – Ho Chi Minh City,
Vietnam, May 30–31, 2008
– Cape Town, South Africa,
June 26–27, 2008
2. Volunteer to organize a new
Global Alumni Forum
3. Sponsor a 2008 and future Global
Alumni Forum
4. Serve as a speaker at a Global
Alumni Forum.
We look forward to seeing you this year
in Ho Chi Minh City and Cape Town.
And after you attend, we would love to
hear your alumni connection stories!
Feel free to send me an e-mail or send
your comments to magazine@wharton.upenn.edu.
Until,
Tama L. Smith, WG’90
Board Chairwoman, Wharton
Alumni Association
President, Tama Smith & Associates, Inc.
E-mail: tsmith@tsassociates.com
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