Throughout history there are defining moments of revolutionary change that forever alter the landscape. In the recent history of business, globalization is one such phenomenon.

It is likely part of the debate concerning globalization is driven by a partial understanding of some of the issues at stake. This symposium is designed to raise your awareness around the main threats and opportunities connected with globalization. The topic is compelling, complex, timely—and one that touches everyone in today's fast-paced and truly global business marketplace.

This is also an opportunity to connect with colleagues and fellow Cornellians from both Europe and the United States. To make arrangements to join us, please visit www.johnson.cornell.edu/alumni early in February. This year's symposium has been designed by a group of Belgian alumni led by Frederic de Laminne MBA '83. It is also, once again, graciously supported in part by the Ada Howe Kent Foundation and Henry Renard CU '54, MBA '55. For immediate information, contact Jennifer at jgsmalum@cornell.edu.

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Did you know Al Klingenstein MBA '82 has a movie out? Read about it in your current issue of Enterprise magazine.

The article ("Going to the Movies") describes his film, which won the audience award at the Sundance film festival. A copy of the video is available if anyone would like to see it. In addition to Al's career in the movie industry, check out Rob Bloomfield's research on liquidity and some of Melissa Thomas-Hunt's work on team dynamics. Pick up some leadership tips from the U.S. Marines. It's all in the winter issue of Enterprise. If you didn't receive your copy in the mail, just let us know and we'll send one out immediately. E-mail jspubs@cornell.edu.

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Menlo Park, CA
February 11, 6 pm
CEN Silicon Valley "Panel Presentations on Ag-Biotech." Ag-Biotech involves technologies and tools that create, modify, or improve plants and animals. Looking to the future these technologies might lead to foods with improved nutritional qualities, and methods for improving environmental sustainability through the development of biofuels and bio-based materials. Register now on-line.

New York, NY
February 11, 6:30 PM
CEN Metro NYC presents: "The Cornell Theory Center: Working with Industry on High-Performance Computing and Finance." Learn the latest on High Performance Cluster Computing from Professor Thomas Coleman, Director, Cornell Theory Center (CTC), who will discuss the recent blockbuster announcement of a $60 million grant to CTC from Microsoft/Intel/Dell to provide a suite of Windows-based, high-performance computing solutions and services to business, government and academic clients. Register now on-line.

Dallas, TX
February 12, 6:30 pm
Happy Hour at the Flying Saucer! It's Brewery Nite at the Flying Saucer where U buy the Beer U keep the Glass, 14999 Montfort Drive, Addison, TX. (1 block east of the Tollway, south of Beltline behind El Fenix.) Contact Theresa.

Naples/Fort Myers, FL
February 13, 12 pm
"The Shock of the New: The Revolution in Modern Art in a Cornellian's Collection" by Frank Robinson, Director of the Johnson Art Museum. The Naples Bath and Tennis Club, 4995 Airport Road North, Naples, FL. $20/person. RSVP by 2/6/03 by calling Mary LeDuc at 239 649-3110.

Sarasota/Manatee, FL
February 13, 11:30 am
Luncheon with President and Mrs. Rawlings at the Colony Beach and Tennis Resort, 1620 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key, FL. $20/person. RSVP by 2/8/03 by calling Leah Strong at 941 924-0570.

*Miami, FL
February 21
Breakfast with Robert J. Swieringa, dean, S.C. Johnson Graduate School of Management. Details TBD.

Ithaca, NY
February 21
Cornell's 2003 Entrepreneurship and Private Equity Symposium. "Creative Strategies for Today's Economy." Are you interested in starting your own business? Do you know how experts decide which companies should receive funding? The symposium offers a full day of interactive learning opportunities and networking events. Panelists include leading entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, private equity specialists and technology transfer and intellectual property specialists. Register now on-line.

Dallas, TX
February 22
Indoor Rock Climbing with Cornellians at Stoneworks in Carrollton. Contact Rick Markham for information and reservations.

Richmond, VA
March 3
John DuGene MBA '01 hosts a behind the scenes tour of Dahlgren Naval Surface Warfare Center. Reception to follow at John's home. For information and reservations, contact John at 540 644-0441.

Menlo Park, CA
March 5, 6 PM
CEN Silicon Valley Presents "Success Stories of the Cornell Entrepreneur Network in Action." At this special evening event we will examine why Canaan Partners funded IDAnalytics and Notiva Corp. and look at how Cornell was involved. After a briefing on the companies and their funding from Canaan Partners, the moderator, the Johnson School's adjunct Professor and Silicon Valley Start-up author John Nesheim MBA '67, will lead a discussion about the three Cornell alumni who are veterans at Canaan Partners and their relationships with the Cornell alumni in their portfolio companies. Register now on-line.

Chicago, IL
March 15, 7 pm
Full Moon Ball at the Adler Planetarium. For information and reservations, contact Rob Bernstein at 312 494-5337 or Lisa Jones at 773 684-1368.

Naples/Fort Myers, FL
March 20, 6 pm
Cornell Club annual meeting with guest speaker President Emeritus Frank Rhodes at the Audubon Country Club. For information and reservations contact Joel Schechter at 239 649-3128.

*Johnson School specific events.

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Would you like to brush up on your wine appreciation? Cornell's CyberTower, programs offered through Cornell's Adult University, is just the place to visit! At the click of the mouse you enter an instant portal to fine teaching, extensive learning resources, and easy contact with the Cornell faculty. To access CyberTower, log on to http://cybertower.cornell.edu.

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BR Ventures, the Johnson School's student-run Venture Fund, is sponsoring its 3rd Annual Business Idea Competition. The competition is open to all students, faculty, staff, and alumni. The winner will receive $10,000 and free legal services, with additional prizes going to 2nd and 3rd place. The Business Idea Competition is designed to foster entrepreneurship throughout the extended Cornell community and to reward top business ideas. Entering is easy—simply submit the 2 page application. Applications are due February 7th. Multiple idea submissions are permitted.

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This month, Risa Mish (CU '85 and JD '88) has joined us as the Director of Alumni Relations. Risa comes to the Johnson School after two years as the Director of Alumni Relations at the Law School. Among many accomplishments there, Risa built an outstanding volunteer corps, significantly enhanced Reunion programming and increased alumni participation in the reunion experience. She also played an important role in the expansion of the Law School's Continuing Legal Education program, and spearheaded many recent graduate initiatives. Prior to her work at the Law School, Risa was a partner in the New York City law firm of Collazo Carling and Mish, where she represented corporations and other organizations on a wide range of labor and employment law issues. Risa will be working in concert with Jennifer Thurston, Assistant Director of Alumni Relations. The expanded alumni relations department is a significant step forward in the Johnson School's commitment to strengthening the alumni connection—a priority underscored by the Class of 2002, which dedicated their class gift to alumni relations.

On the Development side, Marybeth Tarzian, who also comes from the Law School, will join us as Director of the Annual Fund—a key fundraising program. During Marybeth's four-year tenure at the Law School, she led the leadership gifts program, oversaw the Law School's direct mail fundraising program, and managed the volunteer-led Annual Fund Committee. Marybeth has also had annual fund experience at Ithaca College and at Philadelphia University.

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Here is your chance to weigh in on strengths and weaknesses—and give your perspective on how the school is perceived—by responding to this brief survey. This is part of work begun this fall with a marketing advisory group-an adjunct to the Johnson School's Advisory Council—that includes alumni with significant brand and marketing expertise. The updated research will be used to refine the core brand message and expand the marketing plan. The committee will also work to secure the additional resources needed to aggressively bring this effort to the next level. Your input is important and appreciated. Click here for a very brief survey. Thanks in advance for your help.

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Professor Warren Bailey was featured January 16 on CNNfn. He talked about the situation on the Korean peninsula and its implications for investors on the network's "The Money Gang." Interviewed by Christine Romans, Bailey depicted the heightened contrast between North Korea ("a basket case desperate for economic aid") and South Korea ("a wonderful, vibrant economy that's doing just great"), adding that the South has much to offer potential investors. He spoke briefly about the high-tech consumer goods produced by South Korea, and about the country's ability to shake off the pervasive Asian economic crisis that prevailed a few years ago. Asked about China's potential for investment, Bailey answered, "If I could put my retirement savings into a fund that pays China's GDP growth, I'd put it all in." While the country is enjoying robust growth rates, however, Bailey added that China's current corporate reporting, legal, and governance concerns, and organizations' lack of interest in providing high returns to foreign shareholders continued to dampen outside investors' enthusiasm for the region.

In print, Professor Roni Michaely was quoted (or his research cited) in several major stories in the Financial Times, Wall Street Journal and other outlets. For complete details on this and other Johnson School media coverage, check out Johnson School in the News.

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On January 24 the Johnson School and the Park Leadership Fellows Program sponsored a unique one-day leadership event in New York City featuring Ken Blanchard, one of the country's leading business management author and advocate of human worth in organizations. Blanchard is a Cornell alumnus and one of the most foremost spokespersons on leadership and management. This event is part of a series he is offering across the country commemorating the 20th anniversary of his book The One Minute Manager. Blanchard's inspirational message of leadership and service was rooted in 20 years of perspective built from his seminal 1983 book. The Johnson School/Park sponsorship was only the recent in a variety of leadership-intensive activities and forums.

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Professor Robert Jarrow was cited in the December 2002 Risk Magazine as one of the top "50 most important figures in derivatives and risk management." The magazine's "Risk Hall of Fame" includes three Nobel-prize winning academics who are well known in the field. One of Jarrow's academic papers was credited with being the third most cited in other industry research, and he was listed as the 6th most cited author.

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Dean Swieringa recently completed alumni visits in China, South Korea, and Japan. In China, he first visited Shanghai and then travelled to Suzhou, a city that is building an industrial base through economic and technological cooperation with foreign countries and joint ventures. Dean Swieringa discussed graduate business education in China with several alumni, corporate executives, and educators. Several Chinese universities have recently contacted the Johnson School to express interest in joint ventures and partnerships.

In Seoul, Dean Swieringa met with more than 30 alumni, including Kyung-Bae Suh MBA'87, President and CEO of AMOREPACIFIC, a publicly held beauty and health products company. Johnson School alumni in Korea also include several CEOs of privately-held corporations.

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Roni Michaely, professor of finance, has been appointed the Rudd Family Professorship of Management at the Johnson School. The new chair—a gift from Andrew Rudd and Virginia Rudd CU '81—embraces the Johnson School's plan to develop the next generation of senior faculty leadership, to preserve its traditional strengths in areas such as finance, and to partner with Cornell to further leverage its strengths in such areas as genomics and life sciences.

Roni Michaely's recent research concentrates on conflict of interest in capital markets, corporate payout policy, the pricing and long-term performance of initial public offerings (IPOs), and has been frequently featured in many leading business and consumer publications, including the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, the Economist, Investor's Business Daily, Business Week, and Forbes. A 1999-2000 Whitcomb Fellow who received the Johnson School Award for Exceptional Research for 2001-2002, Michaely has published over twenty papers (several of which received best-paper awards) in refereed journals such as the Review of Financial Studies, the Journal of Finance, the Journal of Business, and the Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis. He was appointed a director of the Israel Securities Authority in 1998. Michaely holds a BA in economics from Tel-Aviv University, and an MPhil and a PhD in finance from New York University.

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The best representatives for the Johnson School are satisfied customers—alumni with firsthand knowledge of Cornell's business school and what it takes to excel here. As our Admissions team continues seeking the best candidates for the next entering class, we need your help. Do you have friends or colleagues interested in obtaining their MBA who you feel would match well with the Johnson School ethos—professionals who identify and seize opportunities; who have a track record of academic, personal and professional success; who are team players as well as team leaders?

We are interested in referrals for all of the MBA programs—the two-year program, the Executive MBA and the Twelve-Month Option (our accelerated MBA designed for scientists and engineers with advanced degrees.)

If you can recommend qualified candidates—or need more information on the programs to pass along to a prospective MBA—contact the admissions office at mba@cornell.edu or by phone at 1-800-847-2082 (or 607-255-4526).

Help us shape the future of the Johnson School and your alumni network. And be sure to share your MBA experience and tout your alma mater when the opportunities arise. The strongest reputation are built and nurtured through "word of mouth." Many thanks for your help.

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Johnson Alumni Connection
Johnson Alumni Connection or JAC as we refer to it! To view other Johnson-only alumni, update your resume, view job postings, or e-mail a long-lost classmate, visit www.jac.johnson.cornell.edu/alumni/. If you don't have your username and password, e-mail jgsmalum@cornell.edu and one will be provided for you.

Cornell Alumni Directory
As Cornell graduates, you have access to the recently launched Cornell Alumni Online Directory. To access this, go to the directory and click "first time user"—you will need to provide your last name and alumni id # to gain access (if you don't know your alumni id #, e-mail jgsmalum@cornell.edu and we will provide it for you). This directory is searchable by name, location, and company name!

Johnson Gear Available On-line
To view and purchase Johnson School clothing and accessories, please visit www.jsoutfitters.com. All proceeds benefit Johnson student clubs. To visit Cornell's online store, go to www.thecornellstore.com.