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alumni reunions
Winter & Spring Reunions
lobal alumni events are a great way of extending your professional and social networks, and we are very grateful to our Alumni Ambassadors for helping us to establish a programme of international events. Our recent alumni reunions have proved extremely successful, attracting alumni with varying backgrounds (many of whom found they had much in common when they started to discuss Mecklenburgh Square!). Support for these occasions from alumni of all decades is much valued so we do hope you will join us for the next event near you. Please keep an eye on our website and The Goods for upcoming dates.
WASHINGTON DC
Tripp Donnelly (LH 98-99) organised a reunion for friends in Washington DC in November 2012, attended by over 20 people.
HONG KONG
Drinks to celebrate the Chinese New Year were organised by our Alumni Ambassador in Hong Kong, Armen Ho (LH 02-03), and attended by Nicholas Millar (LH 93), Aaron Lim (WGH 00-01) and Chih-Hsing Ho (WGH 07-13). Following this initial event in February 2013, Armen plans to make these meet-ups a regular occurrence. Alumni in Hong Kong can join the new Facebook group at http://www.facebook.com/groups/ GoodenoughHongKong.
MUNICH Memories of Mecklenburgh Square came to life – rather aptly – next to the English Garden in Munich during the reunion of alumni in Bavaria in February 2013. Organised by Alumni Ambassador Matthias Mayer (LH 08-11), the event was attended by alumni from the last three decades. While the TEDxGoodenoughCollege event was streamed live from London House, people shared recollections of their time at the College. The gathering was very enjoyable
and there was a general desire to continue with similar events on a regular basis – both in Bavaria and also in other locations in Germany. See the new Facebook group to start connecting: http://www.facebook.com/ groups/GoodenoughGermany.
TBILISI In February 2013, alumni in Georgia met for an informal lunch in Old Tbilisi, organised by Alumni Ambassador Levan Jugeli (LH 01-03). MELBOURNE
The Melbourne Alumni Committee met on 18 February 2013. At the meeting Jane Bell (LH 89-93) retired as Chair of the Committee following five years of service, and Nic Thomas (LH 84-86) was appointed her successor. Nic has been an active member of the Committee for the last five years and played a pivotal role in planning events and helping to grow the Alumni database. He is already working towards the Committee’s annual event for alumni in Victoria. Nic undertook an MBA whilst living at London House but is also a qualified veterinarian and lawyer. He is
TBILISI REUNION: GIORGI KANDELAKI (LH 07-08), LEVAN JUGELI (LH 01-03), MARK MULLEN (WGH 06-10), EVA ANDERSON (LH 09-12), MIKHEIL KUKAVA (LH 10-11), GIORGI ONIANI (LH 08-09)
TRIPP DONELLY (LH
98-99) AND FRIENDS MEET IN WASHINGTON DC
currently the Senior Legal Counsel at Melbourne Health (Royal Melbourne Hospital) as well as sitting on a number of boards. He is very committed to Goodenough College and will make an excellent Chairman. The Committee also records the retirement of Graeme Fair (LH 50-54), from the Committee. Younger members are warmly encouraged to apply to fill this vacancy – please contact Nic.Thomas@mh.org.au.
LEGAL NETWORKING EVENTS
This spring, members of the Goodenough College Law Society extended a warm invitation to alumni working or studying in the legal field to join them for two informal networking evenings at the College. The initiative of current member Mona Pinchis (WGH 12-), these proved to be great opportunities for members and alumni in the legal sector to meet and exchange experiences in a friendly and relaxed environment. Legal alumni across the world are encouraged to join and network through the new ‘Goodenough College Law Faculty – Members and Alumni’ sub-group on LinkedIn.
MUNICH REUNION: ALUMNI IN BAVARIA MEET TO WATCH THE TEDXGOODENOUGHCOLLEGE EVENT
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