Fwd: DUAL December 2013 Update
Daniel Ng
From: Hau Yee Ng <hauy...@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, Dec 3, 2013 at 9:14 AM
Subject: DUAL December 2013 Update
To:
Dear All,
We had another successful DUAL Thanksgiving cum Year End Holiday Dinner on Saturday as well as DUAL Speed Dating on Sunday. Thank you for those who had attended and for those who had help organized the events.
Below is the December 2013 Update.
Please disseminate to your distribution list.
Have a wonderful holiday season ahead!
Thanks & best regards,
Hau Yee
Ng Hau Yee (Ms.)
President, DUAL
Mobile: 96282704
1.
Saturday, 7 Dec, 2013, 8:00am – 2:30pm – One Neighbourhood, Many Gems –
Creativity in the Ordinary
2.
Saturday, 07 Dec, 2013 10:00am - 11:00am - Penn and Wharton alumni tour of the
Singapore Biennale, Saturday 7 December
3. Monday, 09 Dec, 2013 06:30pm -
08:00pm - Chicago Booth Alumni & CFA Singapore Speaker Event "Future of
European Banks" Dec 9th, 2013 by Dr. Alessandro Santoni
4. Tuesday, 10 Dec,
2013 07:00pm - LSEAAS - Year-End Dinner Party 2013! Tue. 10 Dec. 7pm, Mozza
Private Dining Event (The Great Gatsby)
5. Friday,
13 Dec 2013, 9:00am – 11:00am – LKY School Panel Discussion, Five University
Research Collaboration on East Asia Security Cooperation: “Can ASEAN withstand
Great Power”
6. Wednesday, 18 Dec, 2013 07:00pm - 09:00pm - Chicago Booth
Alumni Club of Singapore: Singapore Fusion
7. Thursday, 19 Dec, 2013 07:00pm -
09:00pm - DUAL Drinks
8. Career Opportunities -
JobStreet.com
creates exclusive career website for DUAL
members
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1. Saturday, 7 Dec, 2013, 8:00am – 2:30pm – One Neighbourhood, Many Gems – Creativity in the Ordinary
PA/PMET would like to invite DUAL
members to this event. They are
offering 20 complimentary tickets to DUAL members. Please RSVP to Kaye Ng at
kay...@pa.gov.sg if you are interested in attending.
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DATE |
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Saturday, 7 Dec 2013 |
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VENUE |
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Geylang Serai Community Club |
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TIME |
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8.00am - 2.30pm |
SYNOPSIS
Calling out to all BEGINNER photography enthusiasts!
A refreshing twist from our usual fare of My Neighbourhood Gems offerings, this 4-part photo journey will cover the basics of photography, a team-based photo walk-about and interactive group learning session led by a photo leader and a networking/prize presentation component:
PART 1 – SHARING BY LIEW TONG LENG
- Join other beginner photography enthusiasts for a sharing session by multi-award-winning photographer, Liew Tong Leng, who will briefly cover on basics of photography and show you how to spot fresh creative angles to achieve extraordinary results;
PART 2 – SNAP, DISCOVER, LEARN & SHARE PHOTO WALK-ABOUT
- Led in small teams by our volunteer photo leaders, put the tips you’ve learnt into practice as you go around, explore and discover the gems in the neighbourhood in search of creative photo inspiration;
PART 3 – INTERACT, LEARN & WIN
- Discuss your photos in a mini interactive session facilitated by photo leaders. Submit your team’s best photographs for a chance to win a team prize;
PART 4 – SHARING BY PANEL & WINNERS
- Winners will be invited to share the stories behind their photos together with Grassroots Adviser, Associate Professor Fatimah Lateef, speaker and the judges. Network with other PMETs and Grassroots Adviser after the prize presentation.
Grassroots Adviser Associate Professor
Fatimah Lateef, Member of Parliament of Marina Parade GRC will host the event
together with our grassroots leaders. She may also join the interactive sharing
and networking session and present the prizes.
2. Saturday, 07 Dec, 2013 10:00am -
11:00am - Penn and Wharton alumni tour of the Singapore Biennale, Saturday 7
December
Come join us for a
tour of the Singapore Biennale: If the World Changed! If you could change the
world, what would it look like? The country's premier contemporary art
exhibition, the Singapore Biennale, returns this year with the title 'If the
World Changed', inviting everyone to re-consider or re-imagine the world we live
in. Expect a diverse range of works from over 80 artists primarily with links to
Southeast Asia, more than half of which are new commissions. The fourth edition
of the Biennale draws on the expertise of twenty-seven curators from across the
region, presenting a diversity of artistic responses with a distinctive
Southeast Asian identity.
Venue: Meeting point: Front desk, lobby,
Singapore Art Museum
Cost: $10 per person, $5 per student, free for children
under 6 years old
RSVP: Spaces are limited! Please RSVP to
penn...@gmail.com
Tour route: Singapore Art Museum, SAM at 8Q and National Museum
of Singapore. After the tour, we will gather for lunch together at a nearby
restaurant.
3. Monday, 09 Dec, 2013 06:30pm - 08:00pm - Chicago
Booth Alumni & CFA Singapore Speaker Event "Future of European Banks" Dec
9th, 2013 by Dr. Alessandro Santoni
Over the next few years ECB
intends to create a true single regulatory zone, where capital and liquidity can
flow freely across borders. Dr. Santoni will present an insightful look at the
potential Union, covering issues including large divergences in banks’ ROAs and
CoEs, M&A activity as well as a conclusion as to whether we should be
investing in European banks now. Dr. Alessandro Santoni has worked for over
fifteen years as a highly rated financials analyst, primarily at Goldman Sachs
in London, where he headed up the Southern European Banking team. He has been
regularly ranked highly in Reuters Extel and
Institutional Investor surveys and won the coveted “Top European Rising Star
analyst” award. He is currently the Chief Economist, Head of Research and
Investor Relations at Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena in Italy, Europe’s third
largest retail bank.
Venue: The University of Chicago Booth School of
Business 101 Penang Road, Singapore 238466
Registration Fees: CFA Singapore
Members / Chicago Booth Current and Alumni Members: SGD $00.00 CFA Candidates:
SGD $10.00 Non-Members: SGD $20.00 Registration Links : Via Events Calendar (tab
at top) and clicking through the event of Dec 9th Future of European Banks at
www.cfasingapore.org For further
information, pls contact eve...@cfasingapore.org
4.
Tuesday, 10 Dec, 2013 07:00pm - LSEAAS - Year-End Dinner Party 2013! Tue. 10
Dec. 7pm, Mozza Private Dining Event (The Great Gatsby)
In
conjunction with award-winning Osteria Mozza Italian-American restaurant, we
invite you to join us for Osteria Mozza's FIRST (jointly inspired with LSEAAS!)
Classic Cocktail Pairing dinner. An epicurean journey specially designed for
this private event, every cocktail has been delicately chosen by Head Bartender,
Mr. Lucas Swallows to complement some of the finest dishes prepared by Chef
David Almany. Lucas will also be at hand to share with us the fabled stories
behind the classic signature cocktails, bringing us back to the pre-prohibition
era. As 2013 draws to a close, indulge your curious taste buds and catch up with
old friends or meet fellow members of the LSEAAS at this LSEAAS Year-End dinner
and experience the revival of a night of jazz, cocktail and coat-tails. Event
Details: Date: 10th December 2013 (Tues) Time: 7pm Venue: Osteria Mozza, 10
Bayfront Avenue, Singapore 018956 Dress Code: Lounge suit / Cocktail dress
Venue: 32 pax
Cost: per pax: $180++
RSVP: Due to limited places
(32 pax), reservations will be allocated on a first-come-first-served basis.
Please contact Ms. Gerthrine Cheo at gerthri...@lsesingapore.com should you have any queries.
5. Friday,
13 Dec 2013, 9:00am – 11:00am – LKY School Panel Discussion, Five University
Research Collaboration on East Asia Security Cooperation: “Can ASEAN withstand
Great Power”
Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy is
pleased to announce our forthcoming Panel Discussion on 13 December 2013 which
we would like to warmly invite DUAL members
to:
Title:
Five-University Research Collaboration on East Asia Security Cooperation:
“Can ASEAN withstand Great Power rivalry?”
Panelists:
Professor Sung-han Kim, Acting Director, Ilmin International Relations Institute, Korea University & Professor, Graduate School of International Studies
Professor Zhu Feng, Professor, School of International Studies & Associate Director, Institute of International and Strategic Studies, Peking University
Professor Kiichi Fujiwara, Professor of International Politics, the University of Tokyo
Professor Kanti Prasad Bajpai, Vice-Dean (Research) and Professor, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore
Date:
Friday, 13 December
2013
Time:
9:00am -
11:00am
Venue:
Seminar
Room 3-1, Manasseh Meyer, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public
Policy
The panel discussion will
be chaired by Professor Kishore Mahbubani, Dean,
Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy.
You may refer to the
attached flyer for more information and http://bit.ly/XbNWfI on directions to the
venue.
Seats are limited and will be available on a first-come,
first-served basis. Kindly register your interest in attending at lkyscho...@nus.edu.sg to avoid
disappointment.
For more details on LKY School’s upcoming events,
please click
here.
6. Wednesday, 18 Dec, 2013 07:00pm -
09:00pm - Chicago Booth Alumni Club of Singapore: Singapore Fusion
Join us on Wednesday 18
December at ME @ OUE for Singapore Fusion. Fusion is an informal happy hour
where students and alumni meet, share career experiences, and make lasting
connections with local professionals.
Venue: ME @ OUE, Outdoor Lounge,
Penthouse Level, OUE Bayfront, 50 Collyer Quay, Singapore
Cost: Pay as you
go
RSVP: at: http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/singapore-fusion-18-december-2013-tickets-9550448649
Please RSVP at link below http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/singapore-fusion-18-december-2013-tickets-9550448649
7. Thursday, 19 Dec, 2013 07:00pm - 09:00pm
- DUAL Drinks
Do come down and join us for our monthly
DUAL Drinks! We have the entire 3rd floor of Namu for DUAL Drinks. It will be a
great time to relax, catch up with old friends and meet new people!
Venue: Venue: Namu Korean Dining; 3rd Floor, 70 Boat Quay, Singapore
049858, Tel: 81816321
Cost: $16nett 1for1 Asahi Super Dry bottle (330ml) and
Hite (500ml); $20nett 1for1house spirit (Vodka, Gin, Bourbon, Whiskey &
Rum), house red & white wine; $7nett 1for1 non alcoholic drinks; 15% off
food
RSVP: Just Come!
8. JobStreet.com creates exclusive career website for DUAL members
JobStreet.com is pleased to create exclusively for DUAL members, a new and
exclusive career site located at http://sg.jobstreet.com/jobs/dual.htm featuring exciting high-level Public and Private sector jobs in
Singapore. This site containing pre-selected jobs, caters to distinguished
alumni members like yourself and is designed to save you the time and effort in
sorting. This website will automatically be refreshed daily to bring you
up-to-date jobs. It will also be featured on the DUAL website.
It is best
that you save this link as it will not be featured on Jobstreet.com website.
Jobs featured have included
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AVP/VP/SVPs
- Directors/Deputy Directors
- General Managers/CFO/Heads
- Managers
If you wish to view all other private and public sector jobs, you may browse at www.jobstreet.com.sg .
You can also find this exclusive
JobStreet.com link under "Jobs" on our website
www.dual.org.sg
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DUAL is the Distinguished Universities Alumni League, an umbrella organization comprising members from the following 20 alumni clubs - Brown University, Columbia University, Cornell University/Cornell University Hoteliers, Dartmouth College, Harvard University, Imperial College, INSEAD, King's College London, London Business School, London School of Economics, MIT, NUS MBA, Oxbridge Society, Princeton University, Stanford University, University of California - Berkeley, University of Chicago, University of Michigan, University of Pennsylvania, and Yale University