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November 2007 06/11/2007

The Rhine-Ruhr Chapter is planning its last 2007 quarterly get together and is going to meet at the "Zicke" bistro in downtown Düsseldorf. The evening event will start at 19:30.

For further information please call (0211) 55 94 312 or mail Detlef.

October 2007 18/10/2007 Yes, it's that time of year again: on the third Thursday in October -- every year! -- the Spirit of Zinck's night is celebrated around the world. After trying out a new venue (which was less than ideal) last year, the Munich Chapter of the Cornell Club of Germany will be returning to the tavern "Zum Straubinger" and Klaus and Deloyce Conrad are inviting intested Cornellians to join fellow alumni, spouses and friends around the world for the annual celebration of the

International Spirit of Zinck’s Night

The location is (Wirtshaus) "Zum Straubinger, Blumenstr. 5 which is close to the Viktualienmarkt in downtown Munich. Cornellians are invited to come after work, or anytime after 6:30 p.m. The "Straubinger" restaurant info can be found under their new web site.

For further information and/or to “R.S.V.P.” please contact the Conrads under (08152) 79674 or mail to Deloyce. Alternatively you may also contact Evelyn Meierholzner (for last minute information: Evelyn’s mobile phone # 0172-82 57 524)

August 2007 23/08/2007

The regular regional fall get-together of the Rhein-Ruhr Chapter is planned for the end of August 2007 and Detlef Rahmann invites all interested Cornellians to Wuppertal. The event starts at 18:30 pm at the "Von-der-Heydt Museeum" , Turmhof 8, 42130 Wuppertal, followed by an evening dinner at the "Scoozi" Restaurant, Herzogstr. 44, only a few steps from the Museeum, around 20:00.

For reservations please call (0211) 55 94 312 or mail Detlef and also, if you require further information.

July 2007 26/07/2007 Its time again for the traditional(!) summer beer-garden-get-together of the the Munich sub-chapter for Cornell Alumni and Friends. It will take place again at the Hirschgarten Beergarten (within easy walking distance of the S Bahn Station Laim -- yes, this is your chance again to leave your car at home and drink as much good Bavarian beer as you like!!!). As last year Klaus and Deloyce Conrad plan to hold down a table or two. Starting time is around 6:00 p.m. so just come and join, depending on when you get off from work, or off the plane, or whatever. As the weather is so unpredictable this summer tables are reserved indoors. But we just might be able to sit outside. To find Klaus and Deloye in this very large place please call their handy phone.

May

2007

18/05/2007-
20/05/2007

The 16th annual Cornell Weekend olf the Cornell Club of Germany is taking place this year in Erfurt, the capital of the "Free State of Thuringia", in which Johann-Sebastian Bach was born, where Wolfgang Goethe and Friedrich Schiller wrote their masterpieces of literature, where the "Bauhaus" was created and where Martin Luther started the Reformation.

The Erfurt-meeting will convene at "IBB Hotel Erfurt ", Gotthardtstrasse 27,
99084 Erfurt.

The application form with the fees for the annual get together you find here.

For lodging a block of rooms has been reserved, Price: EUR 71,-- for a single and EUR 91,-- for a double (Price per person and night inclusive breakfast buffet).

Please also check the webpage of the "IBB Hotel Erfurt " for orientation, location and also way of traveling there.

For reservations the participants are asked to directly contact the Hotel, Telefon: 0049 - 361 / 674 00 . Contact also per Email .

Friday, May 18th, 2007
The Weekend will start off on Friday evening at 19:30 with official welcome and opening of the annual event at the hotel.

After the opening an evening dinner will bring new and old Cornellians back togehter again. Following the dinner we will listen to a speach of Prof. Dr. Kraig Adler, Former Vice Provost of Life Sciences and Professor of Biology at Cornell University. Title of the presentation: „Cornell and the New Life Sciences Revolution“ as part of the Cornell Alumni Federation Series Program.

Saturday, May 19th, 2007
The annual membership meeting will take place at 9:00 on Saturday morning at the hotel. Please find here the agenda of the meeting.

After the meeting there will be a guided tour through the center of Erfurt starting at 10:15. At around 12:15 we will stopp for a light luncheon at the "Gasthaus Zum goldenen Schwan", Michaelistr. 9

After Lunch we will board a bus at the Erfurt Domplatz around 13:15 for a trip to nearby Weimar. In Weimar there awaits us a tour through the newly renovated "Anna Amalia Bibliothek". Our Guide will be Prof. Karl-Heinz Schmitz from the Bauhaus University Weimar, where he teaches Design and Theory of Building Types. This tour will be followed by a presentation of Matthias Hageböck, Chief-Restaurateur and Head of the Department "Bestandserhaltung" of the Anna Amalia Bibliothek. He will speak about "Buchrestaurierung".

Following the Libary Tour we will rest for a little while in the traditional Coffeehouse "Residenzcafe", Grüner Markt 4, where Goethe had his first Livingroom. This will be followed by a visit at the "Goethehaus", Frauenplan 1. At about 18:00 the bus will bring us back to Erfurt.

The evening event will start at 19:30 at the Restaurant Köstrizer "Zum güldenen Rade", Marktstraße 50, in Erfurt. After aperitif and formal annual dinner the evenings speaker will be Mr. Harald Schliemann, Minister of Justice of the Free State of Thuringia. His topic will be: "Freiheit, Gleichheit, Sicherheit - Versuch einer gesamtdeutschen Zwischenbilanz". His Co-Referent will be Dr. Ernst Albrecht, Minsterpräsident a. D. of the State of Lower Saxony.

Sunday, May 20th, 2007
At 9:30 am we will start our traditional "Big Red Brunch" at the "IBB Hotel Erfurt". The official end of the weekend will be around 11:00 am.

Anyone interested in a special closing of the weekend is invited to join after the official closing for a tour through the "Schloss and Park Molsdorf"

The Program for the entire weekend you may please download here.

If you have specific questions with regards to the annual meeting or to the agenda, please contact Wolfgang Fritzemeyer.

April 2007 19/04/2007

Klaus and Deloyce Conrad have been sending invitations again for a regular spring „Stammtisch“ of the Munich Chapter.

Place: Donisl in downtown Munich (Weinstr. 1, which borders the Marienplatz and is easy to reach by S- or U-Bahn; see www.bayerischer-donisl.de )

The Conrads have reserved the "Hubertus Stube" for any time of arrival after 6:30 pm.

If you have any questions, please contact the Conrads under (08152) 79674 or mail Deloyce.

March 2007  

The first 2007 regular regional get-together of the Rhein-Ruhr Chapter is planned for the end of March in Düsseldorf and Detlef Rahmann invites all interested Cornellians. The exact date, time and place is still open.

For further information please call (0211) 55 94 312 or mail Detlef.

January 2007 25/01/2007

Klaus and Deloyce Conrad are sending invitations for the first 2007 regular „Stammtisch“ of the Munich Chapter. It will be the usual get togehter with actual news exchange and discussions about up-coming events.

Place: "Donisl" tavern in downtown Munich (Weinstr. 1, which borders the Marienplatz and is easy to reach by S- or U-Bahn; see www.bayerischer-donisl.de )

The Conrads have reserved the "Hubertus Stube" for any time after 6:30 pm.

If you have any questions, please contact the Conrads under (08152) 79674 or mail Deloyce.