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SIPA Alumni Events and News
Past Events
SIPA Alumni organizes a wide variety of events, ranging from informal happy hours around the world to larger conferences and meetings. Below are a few links to some of the higher profile events from recent years:
DC SIPA Alumni Happy Hour
SIPA Alumni Happy Hour
Date: Wednesday, September 17th
Time: 6:30 pm-8:30pm
Venue: Café Asia, 1720 I Street NW, Washington (Cafe Asia)
RSVP Food and drink tickets (on a first come first serve basis) will be given complimentary to alumni.
Please RSVP with keyword "Happy Hour in DC" in the Event Title line at:
http://www.sipa.columbia.edu/ALUM/register/
CIA National Clandestine Service &
Directorate of Intelligence Information Session - Open to All SIPA Alumni only
(Only to US Citizens, Dual US Citizens, and US Permanent Residents are eligible to attend.)
Date: Thursday, September 18th
Time: 6 pm-8 pm
Venue: 1700 North Moore Street, Rosslyn, VA (near Rosslyn Metro)
RSVP: Please RSVP with keyword "NCS & DI" in the Event Title line at: http://www.sipa.columbia.edu/ALUM/register/
(Please note that seating is limited to 60 people. The first 60 people to register will be notified via email.)
NYC SIPA Alumni Happy Hour
Date: Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Time: 6:30-8:30 pm
Venue: The Boat Basin, West 79th Street (by the Hudson River)
Website: The Boat Basin
Food and drink tickets (on a first come first serve basis) will be given complimentary to alumni.
RSVP: Please RSVP with keyword "Happy Hour in NYC" in the Event Title line at:
http://www.sipa.columbia.edu/ALUM/register/
CIA's National Clandestine Service Information Session
(For SIPA Alumni)
Wed. July 23, 2008, 6:30 pm-8pm
IAB, Room 407, SIPA (420 West, 118th Street, NYC)
For more information, contact Email: sipaalum@columbia.edu
*Please bring your resume and be prepared for a potential interview at a later date.
Columbia Alumni Reception in Prague
Thursday, July 17th at 7pm
For more information, click here.
Happy Hour event for SIPA Alumni in NYC
Date: Thursday, June 5th 2008, 6:30 - 8:30pm
Venue: Providence, 311 West 57th Street
SIPA Alumni, please RSVP with keyword ' Happy Hour NYC' in event title
http://www.sipa.columbia.edu/ALUM/registe
Happy Hour event for SIPA Alumni in DC
Date: Thursday, May 29, 2008, 6:00 pm-9:00pm
Venue: Eighteenth Street Lounge (ESL)
1212 18th St. NW, Washington, DC 20036
SIPA 8th Annual Gala Event at the Pierre Hotel
Date: Monday, April 14th at 6:30
For details, please click here.
SIPA San Francisco Cocktail Reception with Acting Dean John H. Coatsworth
Date:Monday, April 7th 6 - 8pm
Where:The Carnelian Room, San Francisco, CA
For Details and RSVP, please click here
NYC Happy Hour at Honey (243 West 14th Street)
Date: Thursday, March 6th, 6:30 - 8:30pm
RSVP: Alumni please RSVP with "NYC Happy Hour" in the Event Title line at:
http://www.sipa.columbia.edu/ALUM/register
SIPA MPA 30th Anniversary Celebration
Date: Saturday, February 16, 2008
Columbia University, NYC
Invitations with detailed information will be sent to SIPA Alumni in November
SIPA Policy Forum on the Indian Economy with Professor Arvind Panagariya
Sponsored by Dr. Susan Aurelia Gitelson
Date: Jan 31, 2008, 6:30-8:30pm, at the Columbia Club of NYC
The lecture will be from 6:30pm - 7:30pm, followed by a cocktail reception
For details and registration, click here.
SIPA DC Alumni Holiday Happy Hour
Date: Wednesday, December 19, 2007
All SIPA DC Alumni are invited to celebrate the beginning of the holiday season with fellow SIPA alumni at the DC Holiday Happy Hour. The event will take place at Tabaq Bistro (1336 U Street NW) from 6:30 to 9:30pm.
SIPA Alumni Happy Hour in New York City
Date: Thursday, December 6, 2007
All SIPA Alumni are invited to join us for the December New York City Alumni Happy Hour. The Happy Hour will be held at the Cutting Room (19 W 24th St) from 6.30-8.30pm. Please join us to start off the holiday season with SIPA friends! SIPA Alumni can RSVP at the following link. (Please mention Holiday Happy Hour in the link) http://www.sipa.columbia.edu/ALUM/register/
NYC SIPA Happy Hour
Thursday October 18th 2007
Where: Providence (311 West 57 Street, Tel: 212 307 0062)
Time: 6:30 - 8:30pm
Register: SIPA Alumni are asked to register for this event at:
http://www.sipa.columbia.edu/ALUM/register/
SIPA Policy Forum
Sponsored by Dr. Susan Aurelia Gitelson
Professor Richard Robb, Professor of Professional Practice in International Finance at SIPA, will speak on:
‘Understanding the Credit Crisis’
Date: Tuesday, October 9th, 2007
Time: 7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Continental breakfast begins at 7:30am. ; Program 8:00 - 9:00 a.m.
Location: Columbia Club of NYC, 15 West 43rd Street
Cost: $25 for advance payment; $30 at the door; $15 charge for Columbia Club members.
Registration: SIPA alumni only, please RSVP by using keyword SIPA Policy Forum at
http://sipa.columbia.edu/ALUM/register
Please call (212) 854.8671 to charge your VISA/Mastercard for advance payment or make cash or check payment on day of the event
Columbia Comes to Paris
Friday, Sept. 28 - Sunday, Sept. 30, 2007
Faculty, alumni and guests gather in Paris to explore original ideas and meet remarkable people defining Columbia’s impact around the world. Additional information is available on the Columbia Alumni website
Reception to Welcome SIPA Acting Dean
John H. Coatsworth
Tuesday, September 25th 6-9pm
SIPA hosts 7th Global Leadership Awards Dinner, Thursday, June 5th, 2007
SIPA Celebrates 60th Anniversary in 2006
The year-long festivities culminated in a reunion weekend in New York, October 27-29, which was attended by more than 700 alumni and friends, traveling from over 21 countries.
- Celebration in Washington, D.C,. Thursday, January 12th 2006
- Opening celebration in New York, Tuesday,February 28th 2006
- Closing 60th Anniversary celebration in New York City October 27th – 29th 2006