Join us in celebrating the 150th Anniversary of the charter that established Cornell University. Hong Kong is selected as the only Asian country and only location (apart from London) outside of the US to be hosting a celebration event.
President Skorton along side with a team of delegation from Ithaca will be joining the occasion to celebrate with alumni from Hong Kong and the region. We look forward to seeing you at the events throughout the weekend and at the Gala dinner planned by the University at the Convention and Exhibition Centre.
Date: Dec 15th, 2014 Monday
Time: 6:30-10:30pm
Venue: Convention Hall at HK Convention Center, Wanchai
Price: USD 150 (per person)
Tables are also available for purchase on the website
Please RSVP through the following link:
http://www.150.cornell.edu/events/hongkong
Please also check out the other weekend activities on the website:
Sponsored by local Cornell groups, academic and social events kick off the festivities, starting on Saturday afternoon.
December 14Explore Hong Kong on your own or with the merry company of alumni and friends.
December 15Enjoy a luncheon featuring Bob Miller '55, co-founder of Duty Free Shoppers and the first president of the Cornell Club of Hong Kong. In the evening, join us for The Big Idea! Cornell Celebrates 150—the official Sesquicentennial celebration—6:30 to 10:30 p.m., at the Convention Hall of the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.
Other special guests and speakers include:
- David J. Skorton, President of Cornell University
- Fred Logevall, Vice Provost for International Affairs and 2013 Pulitzer Prize Winner
- Glenn Altschuler PhD '76, Dean of the School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions and the Thomas and Dorothy Litwin Professor of American Studies
- Sherman Cochran, the Huh Shih Professor of Chinese History
- Soumitra Dutta, Dean of the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management
- Michael Kotlikoff, the Austin O. Hooey Dean of Veterinary Medicine
- Gretchen Ritter '83, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences
If you have any issues registering, please feel free to contact the University at:
lw487@cornell.edu
or the Cornell Club HK at
info@cornellclub.org.hk
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