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Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2005 21:23:57 -0700
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Dear All,
Please take advantage of our next events (see details below) to meet
many interesting speakers and participants, and don't forget to visit
our current exhibit "The Shape of Memory" (http://www.swissnex.org),
open until April 26, Mon-Fri 9am - 5pm, Sat & Sun 11am - 6pm :
- TUESDAY, APRIL 26, 2005, 6-9.30pm
"Swiss" - a concept ? (Contemporary Art and Switzerland)
with Marc-Olivier Wahler, Artistic Director of the Swiss Institute -
Contemporary Art, New York City
- TUESDAY, MAY 3, 2005, 6-9.30pm
Super-Flexibilitxy for Knowledge Enterprises à Lessons from Silicon
Valley
with Homa Bahrami, UC Berkeley, and Stuart Evans, University of
Cambridge, UK
- WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 2005, 6-8.30pm
Information Session on the IMD MBA and EMBA »»
with Jim Pulcrano, Director, Corporate Development IMD
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TUESDAY, APRIL 26, 2005, 6.00 - 9.30pm
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«« "Swiss" - a concept ? (Contemporary Art and Switzerland) »»
with Marc-Oliver Wahler, Artistic Director of the Swiss Institute -
Contemporary Art in New York City, and Art Critic
PROGRAM
6.00pm
Doors Open
6.45pm
Conference by Marc-Olivier Wahler; followed by Networking and Standing
Cocktail
Switzerland currently enjoys an unmistakable presence in the world of
culture. The creations of Swiss architects are famous world wide, from
artists like Fischli & Weiss, Ugo Rondinone, Pipilotti Rist, Christian
Marclay, Olaf Breuning, Roman Signer, John Armleder, Christoph Büchel,
Thomas Hirschhorn, Sylvie Fleury, and Nic Hess, who are all stars in
the world of art – and the Swiss know-how when it comes to organizing
cultural events (Art Basel) is now highly respected. Why is Swiss art
(its artists and institutions) now placed in the realm of the
avant-garde? We are far beyond Orson Welles' assertion about
Switzerland and the production of cuckoo clocks... This conference
will attempt to show that an adequate comprehension of contemporary
Swiss art shines a unique light on today's art in general. More than
just an analysis of Swiss art, it's above all about an original
approach, shifted, of contemporary art in all its most recent
developments.
The Swiss Institute (www.swissinstitute.net) is an independent,
not-for-profit contemporary art center based in New York City. This
innovative art venue "with an international reputation" (Art Journal)
and "an inspiringly strange programming" (Artforum) provides a
significant forum for cultural dialogue between Switzerland, the United
States and the world. This unique angle fosters the interaction between
the Swiss and the many other communities and nationalities present in
New York City. The result is a distinctive view of art and a way of
thinking which asks audiences to look beyond traditional assumptions
about art and national stereotypes
Former founding director of CAN, a contemporary art center in
Neuchâtel, Switzerland (1995-2000) and director of Transfert , art in
public space, in Biel, Switzerland (1999-2000), Marc-Olivier Wahler has
been the Artistic Director of the Swiss Institute-Contemporary Art in
New York City since 2000. For the last 15 years, he has curated many
renowned international exhibitions and worked with more than 600
artists. As an art critic, he is a regular contributor to several
contemporary art publications.
REGISTRATION
Free event, but online registration required until April 22
http://www.sciencelink.org/about/registration.htm?eventID=1
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TUESDAY, MAY 3, 2005, 6.00 - 9.30pm
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«« Super-Flexibility for Knowledge Enterprises - Lessons from Silicon
Valley »»
with book authors Homa Bahrami, University of California, Berkeley, and
Stuart Evans, University of Cambridge, UK
http://www.swisstalents.org/enews/documents/20054/BookFlyer.pdf
PROGRAM
6:00pm Doors Open
6:30pm
Welcome by swissnex
Conference by Homa Bahrami, University of California, Berkeley and
Stuart Evans, University of Cambrdige, UK
7:30pm
Questions & Answers
Book Signing (note : no books available for sale at swissnex)
Networking with Standing Cocktail
Dr. Homa Bahrami is an international educator, advisor, and author,
specializing in organizational design and organizational effectiveness
in knowledge-based industries. She is a Senior Lecturer at the Haas
School of Business, University of California, Berkeley where she has
been on the faculty since 1986. Homa's research, teaching, and advisory
work focus on emerging trends in organizational design and governance,
and effective approaches for leading and engaging multi-cultural
knowledge workers. She is the co-author of a major textbook (with
Harold Leavitt) "Managerial Psychology: Managing Behavior in
Organizations", published by the University of Chicago Press, and
translated into many languages. Her new book “Super-Flexibility for
Knowledge Enterprises”, published by Springer in January 2005
(co-authored with Stuart Evans), focuses on practical approaches for
strategizing, organizing and leading knowledge enterprises in
turbulent, international markets. Homa serves on sev
eral advi
sory boards in Silicon Valley and Europe, is active in executive
education, executive development, and executive coaching in the US, and
Europe, and works with executive teams of global companies on complex
re-organizations and M&A integrations. She can be reached at
homa_at_pdgy.com
Dr. Stuart Evans is Chairman of Pedagogy, Inc., in Menlo Park,
California, a Senior Associate at the Judge Institute of Management,
University of Cambridge, UK, and a Senior Research Fellow at Birmingham
Business School, UK. His professional career started in the Decision
Analysis Group at SRI International (formerly Stanford Research
Institute) in 1981. He later joined the Menlo Park office of Bain and
Company, specializing in technology venturing and corporate
entrepreneurship. He joined Shugart Corporation, Sunnyvale, California,
a pioneer in the disk drive industry, as Director of Corporate Strategy
before becoming a General Partner at Sand Hill Venture Group, in Menlo
Park, California. Dr. Evans was a Visiting Scholar at the Graduate
School of Business, Stanford University from 1987-89, conducting
longitudinal research on the disk drive controller industry. His latest
book (co-authored with Homa Bahrami) “Super-Flexibility for Knowledge
Enterprises”, distills his extens
ive resea
rch and practical experience on strategic flexibility and high tech
venturing. He can be reached at stuart_at_pdgy.com
REGISTRATION
Free event, but online registration required until April 29
http://www.sciencelink.org/about/registration.htm?eventID=2
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 2005, 6.00 - 8.30pm
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«« Information Session on the IMD MBA and EMBA »»
with Jim Pulcrano, Director, Corporate Development IMD
PROGRAM
6:00pm Doors Open and Registration
6:30pm
Welcome by swissnex
MBA & EMBA Program Presentations
7:15pm
Questions & Answers with Alumni, followed by Cocktail
IMD (www.imd.ch), the prestigious business school in Lausanne,
Switzerland, would like to invite you to an information session on both
their MBA and Executive MBA programs. This event will include a brief
presentation by Jim Pulcrano, Director, Corporate Development on the
MBA programs offered by IMD, an opportunity to meet alumni, and a
chance to network with other professionals considering an MBA.
INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION
http://www02.imd.ch/emba/index.cfm
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DIRECTIONS
swissnex is at 730 Montgomery St. between Washintgon & Jackson, next to
the Transamerica Pyramid, San Francisco
for directions and parking :
http://www.swissnex.org/about_location.html#directions
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SAVE THE DATES
May 26, 2005, evening
"Learning about different Marketing and Outreach Methods for
Universities", with representatives from Swiss and American
universities
June 1-5, 2005
UN World Environment Day in San Francisco (http://www.wed2005.org),
with many conferences, seminars, demos and visitors at swissnex
July 12-14, 2005
swissnex hosts a 3 day workshop for a Swiss delegation on "Managing
Equity / Equal Opportunity in Swiss and US Universities". Delegates
from Swiss and the SF Bay Area universities but also guest speakers
from governmental and industrial entities will exchange the latest
practices and studies on how to manage and measure equity in
universities
October 10-15, 2005
Visit of a delegation with State Secretary for Education and Science
Charles Kleiber, presidents of various Swiss universities and several
politicians.
Inauguration of exhibition with Philippe Monod (pastels) and Catherine
Bolle (sculptures)
October 15, 2005
Inauguration of the new De Young museum, designed by Swiss architects
Herzog & de Meuron
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Christian Simm, Executive Director
swissnex : connecting the dots
730 Montgomery Street
San Francisco, CA 94911 (USA)
T (415) 912-5901 x104
F (415) 912-5905
christian.simm_at_swissnex.org
www.swissnex.org
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