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UC Berkeley/Haas Alumni Event

Melbourne, Australia
“Du Nord”

Time Out Melbourne
Monday February 8th, 6:00-8:30PM

Wear your Cal colours with pride and connect/re-connect with fellow Haasies (and other UC Berkeley alumni) as we welcome Berkeley Haas Professor Steve Tadelis Down Under!

Tadelis
Prof. Steve Tadelis 

Join your fellow Haas and Berkeley alumni for drinks in Melbourne on Monday February 8th! RSVP: Toby Gardner (MBA ’10) – tobymgardner@gmail.com; 0415 217 410

 6-8.30pm at ‘Du Nord’ – 367 Little Bourke Street, Melbourne CBD

GO BEARS!!!

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UC Berkeley Alumni Event

Sydney, Australia
The Hero of Waterloo
Wednesday December 16th, 6:00-8:00PM

 

Wear your Cal colours with pride and connect/re-connect with fellow Haasies (and other UC Berkeley alumni) as we welcome Berkeley Law Professor Charles Weisselberg to Down Under!

Prof. Charles Weisselberg
Prof. Charles Weisselberg

Professor Weisselberg, Associate Dean for Advanced Degree Programs is in Australia to share some of the global engagement activities going on at UC Berkeley and Boalt Law School.

Join your fellow Haas  and Berkeley alumni for drinks in Sydney on Wednesday December 16th! RSVP: Toby Gardner (MBA ’10) – tobymgardner@gmail.com; Ana Penteado (LLM ’97)  – penteado.ana2008@gmail.com

Wednesday, December 16th 2015, 6-8pm at ‘The Hero of Waterloo’ – 81 Lower Fort Street, Millers Point, Sydney

GO BEARS!!!

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Our mission is to create a strong Berkeley-Haas alumni network in Australia while promoting the business school and its principles to the next class of Australian ‘Cal Bears’.

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Australian Representatives 

Toby Gardner, FTMBA 10

Melbourne Regional Representative

UC Berkeley Regional Representative – Australia

                Toby Gardner, FTMBA ’10                 

Carol Upton, FTMBA 83

Sydney Regional Representative

Carol Upton, FTMBA ’83


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