DIARY Contact CARO: events@admin.cam.ac.uk +44 (0)1223 332288 alumni.cam.ac.uk Trafalger Night Dinner 2009 © Roger Stevens
In brief Cambridge at the Hay Festival 31 May – 10 June For the second year, the University is bringing cuttingedge thinking to the Welsh borders in the form of the Cambridge Series at the Hay Festival. Speakers will include Professor Lawrence Sherman on modern policing, Professor Stefan Collini on education funding and Dr Wendy Pullan on cities and terror. hayfestival.com
Varsity Cricket
Sporting Celebration
Ed Calyton
12 May 2012 Celebrate the achievement of Cambridge sporting alumni at a black tie event in the elegant and exclusive surroundings of the Painted Hall at the Old Royal Naval College in London. Alumni and their guests will have a once-in-alifetime chance to celebrate the Olympics and meet athletes from a wide range of sports. They will enjoy a drinks reception, a three-course dinner, and a few surprises. More than 35 past and present Cambridge Olympians will be hosting tables, giving alumni and their guests a unique opportunity to meet those who have taken part in the greatest sporting show on earth and to share the excitement of those hoping to compete in this year’s Games. All alumni and their guests are warmly invited to this black tie event. Event generously sponsored by Hill and Savills. Tickets: £212 per person. alumni.cam.ac.uk/events
16 June Turn Lord’s Light Blue and support our cricketers at the annual Varsity Cricket Match on Saturday 16 June 2012. alumni.cam.ac.uk/events
Cambridge in America May Ball 21 June Join fellow alumni at the event of the season, the Cambridge in America May Ball, A Night in Treme – The Musical Majesty of New Orleans on Thursday 21 June 2012 be held at the Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Centre, New York. Invitations will be mailed to all US-based alumni in early March. cantab.org
Gurdon Institute 21st Anniversary Symposium
Treasure houses and power houses 12 – 18 August Join alumni from leading universities in an exclusive programme exploring the collections housed in the University’s museums. ice.cam.ac.uk/iaru-alumni
Department of Genetics Centenary 7 September Friends, all alumni and former members of the Department are invited to a one-day symposium and dinner at Churchill College on Friday 7 September 2012 to mark the centenary of the Arthur Balfour Chair of Genetics. Tickets: £100 per person. alumni.cam.ac.uk/events
Save the Date! Alumni Weekend 2012 21– 23 September The annual Alumni Weekend returns. alumni.cam.ac.uk/events
Cambridge Judge Business Briefings Open to all alumni, Cambridge Judge Business Briefings take place in cities across the world including Paris, New York and London, and are delivered by world-class Cambridge faculty on the key issues faced by business today. cambridgejudgebriefings .com
21– 22 June Join leading academics specialising in cancer research. Speakers include Nobel Laureates Paul Nurse and Eric Wieschaus. From 21-22 June 2012, Cambridge. gurdon.cam.ac.uk CAM 65 09