Dear UC Alumni & Friends,

The Alumni Office is pleased to bring you the following updates. We would be very grateful if you would please forward this message on to other UC alumni you know.

EVENTS

UC Alumni Association Canterbury Challenge, 16 April

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Join in the fun and hilarity of the Alumni Association's annual team quiz event to see which department, faculty or College has the superior general knowledge. Free to enter, fantastic prizes, live band. Five per team. Open to UC students, graduates, staff, friends and family. For more information, see the Registration Form (PDF, 325KB).

Alumni Get-Togethers, USA 12-15 May

Los Angeles, 6-8pm, Monday 12 May: Deputy Vice-Chancellor Professor Ian Town and New Zealand Consul-General Terry Baker invite alumni and friends of the University to a cocktail reception at the Official New Zealand Residence (154 South Rockingham Ave, Brentwood, CA 90049). RSVP to the UC Alumni Office by 8 May. Download Invitation (PDF, 1.54MB)


University of Canterbury
Te Whare Wananga o Waitaha
Private Bag 4800
Christchurch
NEW ZEALAND

Ph: 0800 UC ALUMNI (0800 822 586) or +64 3 364 2344
Fax: +64 3 364 2679


San Francisco, 6:30-8:30pm, Wednesday 14 May: Deputy Vice-Chancellor Professor Ian Town invites alumni and friends of the University to a cocktail reception at the Daffodil Restaurant, The Orchard Hotel (665 Bush St, San Francisco, CA 94108). RSVP to the UC Alumni Office by 8 May. Download Invitation (PDF, 111KB)

Seattle, 6:30-8:30pm, Thursday 15 May: Deputy Vice-Chancellor Professor Ian Town invites alumni and friends of the University to a cocktail reception at Studio 6, W Seattle Hotel (1112 4th Avenue, Seattle, Washington 98101). RSVP to the UC Alumni Office by 8 May. Download Invitation (PDF, 111KB)

Note: Events for USA-based alumni will also be held in Washington and New York later in the year.

Other alumni event locations coming up in the 2008 calendar to keep a watch for: London, Brisbane, Sydney, Toronto, China, Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Kuching, Sibu and Singapore. Please make sure your address details are up to date with the Alumni Office to receive your invitation.

Alumni Association Annual General Meeting, 22 May

This year's Annual General Meeting will combine with the launch of the UC College of Arts' biennial arts festival, Platform 2008 (21 May-8 June), and the UC School of Music's newly-commissioned fortepiano. 5:30pm-8:15pm, includes drinks and nibbles and a 45-minute performance by fortepiano specialist Douglas Mews. RSVP to the Alumni Office by 16 May.

Alumni Reunion Weekend, 10-12 October

All alumni who graduated in 1968 or earlier, and all staff from this era, are invited to attend the first of the University’s annual Alumni Reunion Weekends to be held this October. Further information about this event will be sent to you shortly – in the meantime, please mark the dates in your calendar and spread the word to other alumni you know.

MEMBER BENEFITS

2008/2009 Entertainment Book

The Alumni Association is selling copies of the Christchurch, Wellington and Auckland Entertainment Books to raise money for student scholarships. The Christchurch book is especially popular - order your copy from the Alumni Office now to ensure you don’t miss out!

NOTICES ON BEHALF OF OTHER ASSOCIATIONS

AIESEC

Want to go overseas? Want to make a difference? Want to gain new skills important for employment? Do it with AIESEC.

Present in more than 100 countries we are currently running exchanges in English Teaching and HIV/AIDS projects all around the world.
Develop your skills, gain friends and contacts, experience the culture, make a difference and add value to your CV!

To find out more contact: Kimberley Woods (OCP HIV/AIDS projects), email: kimberley.woods@gmail.com, or Calvin Hock (OCP Teaching English), email: calvinhkw@gmail.com. Applications close soon, so now is the time to apply and go somewhere in 2008!

For regular updates on UC Alumni news and events, visit www.canterbury.ac.nz/alumni.

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With best wishes,

From the Alumni Office Staff

Need to update your UC alumni details? Visit http://www.canterbury.ac.nz/alumni/update.shtml

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Chanel Hughes
Alumni Relations Manager
The Alumni Office
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