Can you believe 55 years have passed since we were at HBS? We're glad we'll have a chance to connect with all of you again this spring when we come together to celebrate our 55th reunion in Boston, May 28–31, 2009.
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Registration Info
Your reunion registration fee will include attendance at the Thursday Night Reception, Friday night section party, Saturday night gala, Sunday brunch, and a reunion favor. You are the School's guest for all campus meals, faculty presentations and other campus events. Additionally, HBS will provide you with transportation to and from the host hotel and the School. Register after March 31 — $350.
Reunion Registration Form (PDF - Printable Version)
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Who's Coming?
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Contact Information
If you have questions about the reunion program or would like to volunteer on the committee, please contact your Class of 1954 Reunion Chairs or your HBS Reunion Liaison:
Holly Taylor
Associate Director, Alumni Relations
Harvard Business School
Soldiers Field
Boston, MA 02163
Phone: 617.495.6888
Fax: 617.496.3844
E-mail: htaylor@hbs.edu
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Campus Highlights
Career Counseling
Alumni Career Services will hold one-on-one career counseling sessions in Spangler during the reunion. Online registration for these appointments will open on Friday, May 1st. For questions, please e-mail career_advisors@hbs.edu or call 617.495.1433.
Charting Your Course
HBS Alumnae: Jump start your Reunion with a focus on your career! Charting Your Course, May 27–28, 2009 is a two-day program helping women develop a strategy for blending career and personal life.
HBS Merchandise
The HBS Coop will be open to alumni during reunion weekend.
Shad Fitness Center
During the reunion, your nametag will allow you to use Shad Hall Fitness Center. Towels, lockers, and equipment are available.
Call ahead to 617.495.6060 to arrange use of basketball, volleyball, badminton, squash, racquetball, and tennis courts. A fitness room, indoor track, sauna, and whirlpool are also available. The fitness area is limited to people over age 18.
Internet Access
Computers with Internet access are available in Aldrich and Hawes Hall corridors, and Spangler Center common rooms on Friday and Saturday.
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Faculty Presentations
Please note: All returning reunion classes attend HBS faculty presentations, and seating is first-come, first-served.
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Friday Night Dine Arounds / Saturday Gala
Friday, May 29, 2009
Friday Night Dine Arounds
6:30 pm - 10:30 pm
Location: Classmate Homes around Boston area
Attire: Business Casual
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Saturday Night Gala Evening
6:30 pm - 10:30 pm
Location: Loeb House
Harvard Square, Cambridge
Attire: Cocktail
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Host Hotel Info
Charles Hotel
One Bennett Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
800.882.1818 (US)
617.864.1200
Rate: $329 per night, single or double occupancy.
Hotel Information
Reservations: To take advantage of the special negotiated rate, please call the hotel directly and identify yourself as a member of the HBS Class of 1954. Reservations must be guaranteed by credit card or personal check. Cut-off date: Space at the hotel is guaranteed until April 1, 2009 or when the block of rooms is full, whichever occurs first. You are encouraged call the hotel as soon as possible to secure a room.
Transportation: HBS will provide you with transportation between the Charles Hotel and the School.
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Volunteer Committee
The Reunion Committee is comprised of volunteers from your class who work with the School and your assigned HBS Reunion Liaison to plan social and class-specific reunion activities. Additional volunteers are welcome.
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Class Gift Campaign
Reunion Gift Committee
The Reunion Gift Committee is comprised of volunteers from your class who work with the School to encourage classmates to participate in the 55th Reunion Gift Campaign.
Questions
If you have questions about reunion fundraising or would like to volunteer on the committee, please contact your HBS Development Liaison:
Stefanie Nye
Harvard Business School
Teele Hall
Soldiers Field
Boston, MA 02163
Phone: 617.496.8749
Fax: 617.495.9292
E-mail: snye@hbs.edu
If you have questions about the reunion program, please contact your HBS Reunion Liaison, Holly Taylor at 617.495.6888 or by e-mail at htaylor@hbs.edu.
All information below is subject to change. Confirmed details can also be found under Host Hotel Info, Faculty Presentations, and Friday Night Dine Arounds / Saturday Gala, above.
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Thursday, May 28
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm | Charles Hotel
Reunion Registration and Check-in
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm | Charles Hotel, Regatta Bar
Thursday Night Reception & Dinner
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Friday, May 29
7:00 am - 8:00 am
Buses depart the Charles Hotel for HBS, at regular intervals
7:30 am - 3:30 pm | Burden Lobby
Reunion Check-In
7:30 am - 8:15 am | HBS Campus
Continental Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:30 am | Burden Auditorium
Alumni Welcome and State of the School
10:00 am - 11:15 am | HBS Classrooms
Ideas that Matter: Presentations from the HBS Faculty I*
11:45 am - 1:00 pm | HBS Classrooms
Ideas that Matter: Presentations from the HBS Faculty II*
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm | HBS Campus
Class Lunch
2:15 pm - 3:30 pm | HBS Classrooms
Ideas that Matter: Presentations from the HBS Faculty III*
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Buses depart HBS for Charles Hotel
6:00 pm
Buses depart Charles Hotel for Dine Arounds
6:30 - 10:00 | 1954 Classmate Homes around Boston
Friday Night Dine Arounds
* Please note: All returning reunion classes attend HBS faculty presentations, and seating is first-come, first-served.
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Saturday, May 30
8:15 am - 9:30 am
Buses depart the Charles Hotel for HBS every 30 minutes
8:30 am - 3:00 pm | Burden Lower Lobby
Reunion Check-In
8:30 am - 9:30 am | HBS Tents
Continental Breakfast
9:00 am - 9:45 am | HBS Chapel
Memorial Service
10:00 am - 1:00 pm | HBS Classrooms
HBS Topical Presentations
1:00 pm - 1:30 pm | HBS Classroom
Class Working Lunch
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm | HBS Classroom
HBS Case with Professor Joseph Lassiter
2:30 pm - 2:45 pm | HBS Campus
Refreshment Break
2:45 pm - 3:45 pm | HBS Classroom
Class of 1954 Panel
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Buses depart HBS for the Charles Hotel
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm | Harvard Square
Optional Harvard University Museum Tours
6:30 pm
Buses depart Charles Hotel for Loeb House
6:45 pm - 10:30 pm | Loeb House
Saturday Night Gala Evening
9:00 pm - 10:30 pm
Buses depart Loeb House for Charles Hotel
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Sunday, May 31
9:00 am - 11:00 am | Charles Hotel
Sunday Brunch
