Wharton Alumni Weekend

Reunion Weekend Schedule

Thursday, May 11, 2006
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM	Welcoming Reception to kick-off Reunion Weekend Featuring key note address from Joel Greenblatt, W'79, WG'80, author of "The Little Book That Beats the Market." Reception: 6:00 PM-6:45 PM; 7:15 PM-9:00 PM Koo Plaza, Jon M. Huntsman Hall, 2nd floor 3730 Walnut Street Key note address: 6:45 PM-7:15 PM G06 Auditorium, Jon M. Huntsman Hall 3730 Walnut Street Dress Attire: Business

Friday, May 12, 2006
11:00 AM - 9:00 PM	Registration and Wharton Resource Expo Hoover Lounge, Vance Hall
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM	Professional Education Workshop Professor Michael Useem "Leading and Making Difficult Decisions under Duress." G06 (Auditorium), Jon M. Huntsman Hall 3730 Walnut Street
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	Professional Education Workshop Lunch Lehman Brothers Quad
12:00 PM - 1:45 PM	Emeritus Society Steering Committee Luncheon The University Club at the Inn at Penn 3611 Walnut Street (2nd floor)
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM	Mural Arts Tour of Philadelphia - all ages
1:45 PM -3:15 PM	Concurrent Professional Education Workshops Professor Peter S. Fader Media and Entertainment "Musings about Mathematical Models and the Music Market." G60, Jon M. Huntsman Hall 3730 Walnut Street Professor David J. Reibstein "Linking Marketing Metrics to Financial Consequences Co-Sponsored with the Aresty Institute of Executive Education F95, Jon M. Huntsman Hall 3730 Walnut Street Professor Harbir Singh "Corporate Growth via Acquisitions: Key Challenges." Co-Sponsored with the Aresty Institute of Executive Education F85, Jon M. Huntsman Hall 3730 Walnut Street
2:30 PM	Undergraduate Admissions Information Session and Tour Logan Hall, Room 17 This program is also offered on Saturday, May 13, at 9:00 AM in the same location.
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM	Concurrent Professional Education Workshops Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics Alumni-Faculty Exchange "Health in Context: Impact of the Built, Social and Natural Environment." G60, Jon M. Huntsman Hall 3730 Walnut Street Professor Ian C. MacMillan "Turning R&D into Market CAP Growth." Co-Sponsored with the Aresty Institute of Executive Education F85, Jon M. Huntsman Hall 3730 Walnut Street Professor Kenneth L. Shropshire "Negotiations: Your Bargaining Style and Your Sports World Counterpart." G06 Auditorium, Jon M. Huntsman Hall 3730 Walnut Street
4:00 PM - 6:30 PM	Penn Gallery Hop -Tour Penn's On-Campus Art Galleries Meeting location: Arthur Ross Gallery 220 South 34th Street (between Walnut and Spruce Streets) In the Fisher Fine Arts Library
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM	Open House at the Steinberg Conference Center Hosted by the Aresty Institute of Executive Education
8:00 PM - 2:00 AM	All Alumni Reunion Class Mixer World Café Live 3025 Walnut Street Dresss Attire: Smart Casual
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Saturday, May 13, 2006
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM	Registration and Wharton Resource Expo Vance Hall, Hoover Lounge
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM	Continental Breakfast with Affinity Networking Tables Lehman Quad - under the tent Dress code for all day Saturday: Casual
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM	The 28th Annual Alumni Run/Walk
8:45 AM	Wharton Bike Ride Departure Location: Back of Art Museum
9:00 AM	Undergraduate Admissions Information Session and Tour Logan Hall, Room 17 This program is also offered on Friday, May 12, at 2:30 PM in the same location.
9:30 AM-11:00 AM	Professional Education Workshop Professor Jeremy J. Siegel "Future for Investors" Zellerbach Theater, Annenberg Center 3680 Walnut Street
10:00 AM - 4:30 PM	Family Room with Children's Activities Children must be accompanied by a parent/guardian. Room will be stocked with children's games, coloring books, arts and crafts, entertainment and kid-friendly snacks. MBA Pub - 38th & Spruce Streets
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM	A Conversation with President Amy Gutmann G06 Auditorium, Jon M. Huntsman Hall 3730 Walnut Street
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM	Wharton Women Presentation and Discussion F85, Jon M. Huntsman Hall 3730 Walnut Street Simulcast Location: G50, Jon M. Huntsman Hall Join your colleagues for an engaging discussion..."Things we never learned about business at Wharton."
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM	"Wharton Town Meeting" with Dean Patrick Harker G06 Auditorium, Jon M. Huntsman Hall 3730 Walnut Street
12:15 PM - 2:15 PM	Family Picnic Lehman Brothers Quad
2:30 PM - 4:30 PM	Trolley Tours of Historical Philadelphia - all ages
2:30 PM- 4:00 PM	Penn Parade of Classes Old Guard, 25th and 50th year reunion and representatives from all classes Commences at Wynn Commons
2:30 PM - 4:30 PM	Concurrent Professional Education Workshops "The Entrepreneur's Perspective - Lessons from Wharton Alumni" Moderator: Jeff Babin, C'85, WG'91 Panelists: Shelley Boyce, WG'95 Michael Luby, WG'98 Farhad Mohit, WG'96 Steve Woda, WG'01 245, Jon M. Huntsman Hall 3730 Walnut Street Professor Joseph Gyourko "Myths and Realities About Housing Markets and Your Home Price" G55, Jon M. Huntsman Hall 3730 Walnut Street Lawler Kang, WG'96 "How to Find Work You Love and Live in the Time of Your Life" G06 Auditorium, Jon M. Huntsman Hall 3730 Walnut Street Emanuel L. "Manny" Sarris, Sr. "Advanced Estate Planning" F95, Jon M. Huntsman Hall 3730 Walnut Street Professor Paul J. H. Schoemaker "Peripheral Vision: Detecting the Weak Signals That will Make or Break Your Company" Co-Sponsored with the Aresty Institute of Executive Education G60, Jon M. Huntsman Hall 3730 Walnut Street
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM	Wharton Women Networking Session 255, Jon M. Huntsman Hall 3730 Walnut Street
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM	Lauder Alumni Reception Please join us for a reception for Lauder alumni. Lauder Lounge, Lauder-Fisher Hall 256 South 37th Street
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM	Out 4 Business Happy Hour (Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgendered Networking Group for Current Students and All Reunion Classes) Bump 1234 Locust Street Proudly sponsored by Accenture. Partners and significant others are welcome.
6:00 PM - 12:00 AM	All MBAExec (formerly WEMBA) Reunion Dinner Philadelphia Loews Hotel Millennium Hall (cocktails) Regency Ballroom (dinner and dancing) 1200 Market Street Dress code: Business/Cocktail
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM	Emeritus Society Induction Reception (50th-70th Year) followed by MBA Reunion Dinner Sofitel Biarritz Room 120 South 17th Street
7:00 PM - 12:00 AM	MBA Reunion Class Dinners Dresss Attire: Business/Cocktail Classes of '36 to '86 Sofitel Paris Ballroom 120 South 17th Street Class of ‘91 The Ritz Carlton Petite Ballroom Ten Avenue of the Arts Class of '96 The Park Hyatt Philadelphia at the Bellevue Grand Ballroom Broad and Walnut Streets Class of ‘01 The Park Hyatt Philadelphia at the Bellevue Rosegarden Ballroom (19th floor) Broad and Walnut Streets
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Sunday, May 14, 2006
TBD	Undergraduate Alumni Procession Franklin Field 33rd Street (between Spruce & Walnut)
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM	All Alumni Brunch Bodek Lounge, Houston Hall 3417 Spruce Street
12:30 PM	MBA Alumni Procession Franklin Field 33rd Street (between Spruce & Walnut)
1:00 PM	Commencement
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To register and for more information on the Alumni Procession contact us at reunion@wharton.upenn.edu.
Please continue to check this page for Reunion '06 schedule updates. Feel free to contact the Alumni Affairs office at (215) 898-8478 or email us at reunion@wharton.upenn.edu if you have any questions. For more information on university events visit Penn's website www.alumni.upenn.edu.