BMag-2012 - University of Birmingham

29 March 2012 saw a gathering of
Minneapolis alumni at the Melting Pot
restaurant. It was a nice event with six alumni
in attendance. I hope to organise another
event in August 2012 – Melitta George, US
Cheers: New York alumni on a night out
which met in San Diego in March and LA in
May, and our North California group met in
January in a cider pub, with winery tours
planned for later in the year. The Chicago
group met with a delegation from the University
in May and spent an evening at the Chicago
Shakespeare Theatre, with a behind-thescenes
tour and commentary from Professor
Michael Dobson, head of the University’s
Shakespeare Institute.
We have groups all over the US and details of
meetings and events will be on the University
of Birmingham US Foundation website
www.bhamf.org
Brussels
Alumni in Brussels met for a Russell Group
alumni event at the European Parliament in
April. Following this, three alumni decided to
set up regular informal meetings for GOLD
(graduates of the last decade) alumni, with
the first being held in July. A total of 12 alumni
attended the first gathering and the next
event is planned for the autumn. The group
plan to meet regularly for drinks on a social
basis, and also so that early-career stage
alumni can support and advise each other.
Canadian Alumni Chapter
The Canadian Alumni Chapter held a
successful and enjoyable Garden Party
at the home of the British Consul General
in Toronto, Jonathan Dart, on Sunday 11
September, with more than 30 alumni
attending and years of graduation ranging
from 1950 to 2009.
A special thanks was given in recognition
of the work of Sheila Cann, who started the
chapter in 1998. The 2012 Garden Party
was held in early September.
Solid GOLD: Alumni in Brussels
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You can find details of our international
groups at www.your.bham.ac.uk. If you are
interested in setting up a group, please contact
Kerrie Holland via k.holland@bham.ac.uk
Garden party: Canadian alumni get together
India
Alumni in India held an extremely entertaining
and fruitful get together at the Palika Services
Officers Institute in Delhi in June! The group are
keen to meet more frequently, and to try and do
some purposeful activity for society as well as
`merrymaking’ considering the big pool of varied
resources available across our alumni. They are
investigating particular environmental issues
and will be following up at future meetings.
For more information please email
salujavijay@hotmail.com
China
The Shanghai group meets monthly for
afternoon tea, dinner and even a weekend
away. In June, the group met with Professor
Lawrence Young, Pro-Vice Chancellor, and
other members of University staff for an
informal drinks event in the Sky Dome Bar. The
Shanghai group maintains a Weibo microblog
where they publish upcoming events – search
Weibo for BUAAC! In Beijing, a group of
alumni met for informal drinks and plan to
continue meeting on a regular basis.
Informal drinks: The Shanghai group gathering