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November 2011 19/11/2011

The excellent networking of Dr. Martin Heckelmann of the Berlin Chapter with other Ivy League and international Alumni Clubs in Berlin makes him happy to forward an invitation of the MIT Club of Germany e.V. for their annual Meeting which will be held in the City of Leipzig on Saturday, November 19, 2011. The theme of this year’s symposium is “Innovation technologies”.

For details about the invitaton and for the registration form if you plan to participate or for any questions or further information please contact Dr. Martin Heckelmann

October 2011 20/10/2011

Please already mark your calendars for the 2011 Zinck's Night on the third Thursday in October -- just as every year! Klaus Conrad (M.S.'60) and Deloyce Conrad (B.S.'59) of the Munich Chapter have reserved a table in the "Sumpf Raum" at the Ratskeller right at Marienplatz in the center of Munich for anytime after 6;30pm. Marienplatz can easily be reached by S- or U-Bahn public transportation.

Deloyce and Klaus are inviting all intested Cornellians to join fellow alumni, spouses and friends around the world for the annual celebration of the

International Spirit of Zinck’s Night

In addition to this posting Deloyce will also try to reach all Cornellians and Friends in the greater Munich area by e-mail. Please do help her out if you can to have a complete and accurate (e-)mailing list of Cornell alumni in the greater Munich area.

If you require additional information and/or to “R.S.V.P.” or if you may have special suggestions, please contact the Conrads under (08152) 79674 or mail to Deloyce.

October 2011 13/10/2011

Dr. Martin Heckelmann of the Berlin Chapter is extending to interested Cornellians the invitation of Frank Hildebrandt from the Oxford University Society to the Oxford Leaders Series event on 13 October 2011 with the CEO of the ERGO Group.

For details about the invitaton or any questions for further information please contact Dr. Martin Heckelmann

September 2011 15/09/2011 Again, thanks to the excellent networking of Dr. Martin Heckelmann of the Berlin Chapter with other Ivy League and international Alumni Clubs in Berlin he is happy to extend the invitation of the MIT Club of Germany for a keynote presentation of Prof. Rudolf Jaenisch..

The meeting will take place at NH-Hotel Berlin Friedrichstrasse
Friedrichstrasse 96, 10117 Berlin. The Dinner Reception will start at 6:00 pm.

For any details about the invitation and the form for registration or any other questions or further information please contact Dr. Martin Heckelmann
July 2011 28/07/2011

Klaus and Deloyce Conrad are announcing plans for the "Summer Quaterly" of the Munich Chapter.

This annual Cornell beer garden “get-together” in Munich will take place in the Hirschgarten on Thursday July, 28, 2011, any time after 6:30 p.m., (www.hirschgarten.de)  Directions and parking are also given in the English version.  It gives the S-Bahn directions as well – it is important that the correct stop is “Laim” and not “Hirschgarten” !  We have had such bad luck with the weather these past few years, that Deloyce and Klaus will reserve a table either under an awning, or indoors.  The reservation is under the name “Cornell-Conrad.”

If you require additional information please contact the Conrads under (08152) 79674 or mail to Deloyce.
June 2011 25/06/2011 The Berlin Chapter is extending and growings its cooperation with other Ivy League & leading University Alumni Clubs in Berlin. Now Dr. Martin Heckelmann is happy to extend an invitationto all Cornellians for the "1st International Alumni Summer Party".

It will take place at Lake Wannsee. Your whole family is welcome as we will have an entertainment part for kids in the afternoon and music and sports in the evening.

For details about the invitation or any questions or further information please contact Dr. Martin Heckelmann
May 2011 13/05/2011-
15/05/2011
The 20th annual Cornell Weekend of the Cornell Club of Germany is under preparation and you are asked to mark this date it in your calendar, if you did not got a chance to do it up now.

This years annual Cornell weekend will resume in nothern Germany, in the city of Luebeck, east of Hamburg, Germany, and right at the coast of the Baltic Sea. Preparations have been completed and the program, the agenda for the annual meeting, the registration form and of course the official invitation are published and placed here.

The Luebeck-meeting will convene at the "Radisson Blu Senator Hotel" Willy-Brandt-Allee 6, 23554 Luebeck, Tel. +49 (0) 451/1420 , Fax +49 (0) 451/ 142 22 22 and eMail

Favourable rates have been negotiated with the help of the Cornell "Hotelies":

Single Occupancy: € 125,00; Double: € 135,00

When making your booking , please indicate that such booking be made under the "Cornell Weekend" arrangement.

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

Friday, May 13th, 2011
After arrivals of the participants in the afternoon, the Weekend will start off on Friday evening at 18:00 with official welcome and opening of the annual event at "Wunderbar" of the hotel.

At 19:15 there will be a short walk to the "Historische Gaststätte Schiffergesellschaft" at Breite Strasse 2, 23552 Luebeck where a festive evening dinner is waiting.

At about 21:00 a presentation will be given by Mr. Manfred Kolossa about "Luebeck - Queen of the Hanse - UNESCO-World Heritage Site"

Saturday, May 14th, 2011
The annual membership meeting will take place at 9:00 on Saturday morning at the hotel. Please find here the agenda of the meeting

At about 11:00 the cultural progam will start. Please take the details from the program.

The final highlight of the day will be at the hotel. At 19:00 the festive dinner will start Apero and during the course of the evening there will be a presentation by Ms. Karolina Kuehn, M.A., Buddenbrook House, Luebeck, titled "Heinrich's thing was never really my thing" on the ambivalent relationship of the Luebeck authors Heinrich and Thomas Mann..

Sunday, May 15th, 2011
At 9:00 am we will start our traditional "Big Red Brunch" The official end of the weekend will be around 11:00 am.

You may end your stay in Luebeck with visits at the Guenter-Grass-House or the Sailship Parade.

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 or if you want to make specific suggestions, please contact Wolfgang Fritzemeyer .

March 2011 10/02/2011

Again, thanks to the networking of Dr. Martin Heckelmann of the Berlin Chapter with other Ivy League Alumni Clubs in Berlin he is happy to forward the invitation to the 150th anniversary of the MIT.

The meeting will take place at DIN Deutsches Institut für Normung e.V., Burggrafenstraße 6, 10787 Berlin. The Dinner Reception will start at 6:00 pm.

For details about the invitation and the for the registration form or for any questions or further information please contact Dr. Martin Heckelmann

February 2011 10/02/2011 After a very successful Noverber Meeting the Berlin Chapter is holding its first 2011 get together. Dr. Martin Heckelmann is inviting all interested Cornellians and friends of our club to join and participate. The meeting place is the "Boccacelli", Winterfeldstr. 34, 10781 Berlin-Schoenefeld. Its is not far away from the "Nollendorfplatz" subway station. Meeting time is at 19:30. The code word "Cornell" will cause the waiter to lead you to the right corner .... For any questions or further information please contact Dr. Martin Heckelmann
January 2011  27/01/2011 The first 2011 "Quarterly" of the Munich Chapter is again organized by Klaus and Deloyce Conrad . They have reserved a nice cove, the “Luitpold Nische” at the"Ratskeller" (at Marienplatz in downtown Munich) for arivals any time after 6:30 p.m. All interested Cornellians are invited to join the meeting that evening. If you require addtional information, please contact the Conrads under (08152) 79674 or email your inquiry to Deloyce.
January 2011 20/01/2011

Thanks to the networking of Dr. Martin Heckelmann of the Berln Chapter with other Ivy League Alumni Clubs in Berlin he is happy to announce having the privilege to forward a Stanford Alumni Club invitation to a lecture by the head of the Hasso Plattner Institute School of Desing Thinking, in Potsdam on Thursday, January 20, 2011 at 19:30.

For details about the invitation or for any questions or further information please contact Dr. Martin Heckelmann