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July Fourth in the Park

Join us in celebrating US Independence Day with a casual game of softball followed by a potluck picnic in Regent's Park on Wednesday the 4th of July.  Family and friends welcome!  Time 6-9pm on and around softball pitch #7 at Regent's Park- one of two pitches located on Gloucester Green in the northeastern corner of the park (next to the London Zoo and the Children's Playground). Gloucester Gate is the closest entrance. Cost £5 per person, students and children under 12 are free. RSVP.

Please email Paige Gaston-Thiéry for further information on participating in the softball game and for suggestions on food contributions for the potluck.  The softball game is open to anyone from beginners to seasoned pros and there is scope to borrower gear, so no excuses! See you on the 4th!

British 10K, Sunday 1 July 2007

Team UC consists of 15 runners in London’s British 10K Race. We are running for the Allan Buch Memorial Scholarship Fund for students on the Education Abroad Program, students like Jessica Rankin(pictured left) who participated at a conference at the World MUN Conference in Geneva with the support of a grant from the Fund. “The Geneva Conference was one of the most interesting and unusual weeks of my life,” Rankin told us. “I have never participated in anything this intense... Thank you again for the grant and the opportunity.” To help students to help themselves, click here to sponsor a runner on Team UC.

Pub Night, Tuesday 17 April, 7-9 pm

The next pub night is set for Tuesday 17 April and will be coordinated by Anita Ballatine (UC Santa Barbara).

Ray Orbach, Wednesday 30

May Ray Orbach, former Chancellor of UC Riverside, and Director of the Office of Science at the US Dept of Energy will be giving a presentation on Wednesday 30 May.

March Madness, Saturday 31 March, 11 pm (Sports Café)

Its March Madness season again and we are organising an informal viewing party for the Final Four games on Saturday 31 March 2007 at the Sport's Cafe on Haymarket. The first game is scheduled to start at 11pm GMT, however please feel free to show-up beforehand (expect to see the UC Alumni Banner from 9pm).

Dean Tom Campbell, Haas School of Business

"Changing Climate of Clean Technology, Policy & Business"

“Genes and Human Welfare”

Annual Distinguished Lecture at the Royal Society of Medicine with Nobel laureate and UC San Francisco Chancellor

J. Michael Bishop

Monday 12 February 2007
6.45 - 8 PM
Royal Society of Medicine, Chandos House, 2 Queen Anne Street,
London W1G 9lQ (nearest tube: Oxford Circus)

California Gubernatorial Election Debate Screening
Schwarzenegger vs. Angelides: Telecast of California Broadcasters Association’s debate

Wednesday 11 October, 6.30-8.30 PM
17 Bedford Square , London WC1 (nearest tube Tottenham Court Road)
£10 (to defray costs of renting audio visual equipment), cost includes glass of wine.

6 Sep 2006

Wine Tasting at the Imagination Gallery Thursday, 6 September, 6.30-8.30pm:

Benefit for the Allan Buch Memorial Scholarship Fund

Sponsored by Napa Valley Vintners

Participating vintners:

2 Aug 2006

Wednesday, August 2 ~ 6:30-7:30pm:
The Future of Medical Research

UC alumnus and Chief Executive of the UK Medical Research Council (MRC), Colin Blakemore, will speak on the global future of medical research. All proceeds for the Allan Buch Memorial Scholarship Fund.

Wine Sponsors: Saintsbury Vineyards

24 Jul 2006

Monday 24 July ~ 7:30-9:30 pm
Pub Night - Rugby Tavern, Clerkenwell

Join us for a summer drink at the Rugby Tavern, Clerkenwell. (click through for directions). Nearest tube: equidistant from Russell Square and Chancery Lane.

Our pub nights are free, informal events that attract UC alumni of all ages and from all walks of life. We provide nibbles but you pay for your own drinks. Friends and partners welcome. This event is organized by the UC systemwide alumni group in London who represent 3,500 UC alumni living in the UK.

24 Jul 2006

Monday, 24 July 2007 ~ 5-7pm: MBA Study in the U.S. Seminar

Seminar on MBA Study in the U.S. at the Fulbright Commission at 62 Doughty Street, London WC1. For more information call 020 7404 6994 or register online http://www.fulbright.co.uk/eas/ Once you are done with the MBA seminar, come and join us at the pub; it's just round the corner (see below).

29 Jun 2006

Wimbledon Evening, Thursday 29 June 2006

Join us for an all UC visit to Wimbledon, a fun evening at the famous All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club. Join us at the Pergola café near Gate # 5 between 5:00 and 7:00 pm.

Cost £11 (entry into Wimbledon after 5 p.m.). Drinks etc: whoever's buying!

Interested? RSVP to Niloofar Mostofi so we have an idea of numbers.

24 Jun 2006

Saturday, June 24 ~ all day: California goes to Royal Ascot

Join other UC alumni and friends for a day at the races -- British style. Silver Ring tickets for the Golden Jubilee Stakes, the second UK leg of the Global Sprint Challenge is run on this, the fifth and final day of the Royal Ascot Meeting in Berkshire. California House will purchase a block of tickets for those UC friends who have submitted payment and will meet at a set location the day of the race.

Tuesday, July 18 ~ 6:30-7:30pm: The Tour de France ~ A Cultural History

Don't just watch the Tour de France on television this July! Join other UC alumni and friends for a reception with UC Press author Christopher S. Thompson, who will speak on his recent book, "A Cultural History of the Tour de France." For the first time in history, a leg of the Tour De France will be held in London in 2007, so catch up on your knowledge of the greatest cycling race of all time! Christopher S. Thompson is an Associate Professor of History at Ball State University. Admission charge: £5 / £3 (students) to help defray cost of refreshments.* For more information or to RSVP, please contact: abby.lunardini@californiahouse.org.uk / 020 7079 0566.

RSVP Deadline: Friday, July 7

15 Jun 2006

Thursday, June 15 ~ 6:30-8:00pm: EU Perspectives on U.S. Politics

Join UC alumni and friends for an evening of wine, appetizers and illuminating discussion at California House. Bruce Cain, Robson Professor of Political Science and Director of the UC Washington, D.C. Center, will host a forum with some of the EU's most prominent political scientists, discussing US politics and America's relations with the EU. Participants include:

• Sergio Fabbrini, Prof. of Political Science, School of International Studies, University of Trento
• Simon Hix, Prof. of European & Comparative Politics, London School of Economics & Political Science
• Gillian Peele, Fellow & Tutor in Politics, Dept. of Politics & International Studies, Oxford University

17 May 2006

Wednesday, May 17 ~ 6:00 - 8:00pm: An evening of Napa Valley wines at UC's new California House

Event closed due to overwhelming response

Please join UC alumni and friends at California House's new location in Bloomsbury for a special open house reception with wines provided by the Napa Valley Vintners. Wine will be served in our conference room overlooking Bedford Square, with refreshments and live music on the outdoor patio. Alumni volunteers are needed to serve as wine pourers for the event. We are also soliciting product/service donations for a silent auction, proceeds to support the Allan Buch Memorial Scholarship Fund.

8 May 2006

May 8 ~ 6:30-8:00 pm: "Consuming Heritage or the End of Tradition"

Professor Nezar AlSayyad, Professor of Architecture, City and Regional Planning and Chair of UC Berkeley's Center for Middle Eastern Studies, will give a provocative talk on the prospects of preservation and the meaning of the built environment in the age of globalization. Professor AlSayyad is professionally active as both an architect and planner in the US and Egypt. His current research activity is in the areas of traditional environments, housing in the Arab world, computer simulation of medieval cities, architecture of tourism, hybrid places, urban informality, and the new global urban history. Professor AlSayyad is also Director of the International Association for the Study of Traditional Environments.

10 November 2005

You’re cordially invited to a special social event for Boalt alumni.  This informal gathering is a terrific occasion to mingle and network with fellow alums who live or work in London. 

Please stop by for cocktails (no-host bar) on Thursday, November 10, from 7:30 - 9:30 pm, at Axis Restaurant & Bar, One Aldwych Hotel in Covent Garden.

3 December 2005

UCLA-USC Game. Venue tbc, probably Sports Cafe. Event Coordinator Paige Gaston.

19 October 2005

“Fashion’s Memory” 6.30-8.00 PM

Private view in the Lethaby Galleries (click through for directions), Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design, Southampton Row, London WC1 (entrance off Theobalds Road).

Fashion's Memory showcases contemporary fashion designers and wearable artists whose work demonstrates an innovative response to long-established textile techniques and garment forms, as also embodied in ethnographic clothing. Exhibitors include Marian Clayden, John Galliano, Alexander McQueen, Issey Miyake and leading American wearable artists such as Jean Williams Cacicedo, Judith Content, Ellen Hauptli, Ana Lisa Hedstrom, Janet Lipkin and Carol Lee Shanks.

Included at the London venue are original sketches by the German ethnographer, Max Tilke - never before exhibited in the UK - and historic fashion plates and costume books from the Central Saint Martins' Museum and Contemporary Collection. These will remain on view from 22 Nov - 2 Dec (closed 23/11 and 1/12).

The private view of UC alumni will include a 20-minute overview of the exhibition by UC Davis Professor JoAnn Stabb and Davis alumna Mary Schoeser. Cost £10 with proceeds going to Allan Buch Memorial Scholarship Fund for Students on Education Abroad Program.

The European Union...The Show Goes On: The EU Constitution--What went wrong, Why and Where now? 6.30 – 8.00 PM California House

Join us for a conversation with Robert Webster, a barrister, specializing in EU Law, and Professor at Boston University law school.

Robert Webster began his legal career by serving as Marshal ( Law Clerk ) to Sir Joseph Donaldson Cantley, one of the nation’s foremost High Court Judges. His early practice at the Bar embraced civil, commercial and criminal work. However, his interest in the impact of European Union Law on the commercial world gradually led to the development of a more internationally orientated practice that today covers E.U. Law, Human Rights and international litigation.

What: Conversation with UCB Vice Provost Kathy Koshland
Where: California House, 8 St. James's Place, London
UC Berkeley, with a new Chancellor and an invigorated commitment to its responsibilities as a public university, is poised to lead higher education and its research and scholarly enterprise in critical and creative directions in the 21st century.This conversation will highlight recent developments on the campus at UC Berkeley and how Berkeley is creatively serving  the local and global community. 

What: 28 April - Paris Systemwide Planning Group
Where: Cercle de l'Union Interalliée, 33 rue du Faubourg St Honoré, Paris 75008
When: 9.00 a.m.

What: Conversation with Robert C. Dynes, President of the University of California
Where: Paris

Conversation with Robert C. Dynes, President of the University of California.
Where: Lanesborough Hotel, London

• Building self confidence and self belief
• Networking and research
• Being clear about why you're in the UK
• Knowing what you want and what you have to offer
• Preparing yourself: the CV, company research, developing curiosity
• Knowing the British way: language, approach, humour, empathy
• The interview: the best version of yourself (authenticity, non verbal communication, listening skills, intelligent questions, that special something)
• Follow-up calls

Wednesday 23
June 2004

Saturday 19
June

October 27-18, 2003

Renowned pianist and UCSD professor Cecil Lytle will perform at an informal reception for UC alumni in London. more information