MBA Reunions
Class of 2009 — 1 Year
Friday, April 16 — Saturday, April 17, 2010
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Schedule of Events
FRIDAY, APRIL 16
Registered guests are welcome at all events!
3:30 pmCANCELLED
Van departs Liberty Hotel for HBS Campus one time only.4:00 pm – 5:15 pm | Aldrich 111
Job Sculpting: Getting More of What You Want from Work
Timothy Butler, Senior Fellow and Director of Career Development Programs
Work with your fellow alumni to identify your most important emerging career themes. Learn how to use these themes to negotiate for a more rewarding work role in the year to come.5:30 pmCANCELLED
Van departs Liberty Hotel for HBS Campus one time only.6:00 – 8:00 pm | Spangler Williams Room
Check-in and TGIF Cocktail Reception with MBA 2010 students
Light hors d'oeuvres and cocktails will be served.8:00 pm – On | Local Venues
Dinner on your own
Section-mates are encouraged to make arrangements together. You can contact HBS for a list of suggested restaurants.SATURDAY, APRIL 17
Registered guests are welcome at all events!
10:00 amCANCELLED
Van departs Liberty Hotel for HBS Campus one time only.10:00 am – 3:30 pm | Aldrich Hall (outside 111-112)
Reunion Check-In10:30 am – 11:15 am | Aldrich 111
Welcome back and Report on the School by Professor Nabil El-Hage11:30 am – 12:45 pm | Aldrich Classrooms
Case Presentation of Skyhook Wireless led by the following HBS Faculty:
Tom Eisenmann
Toby Stuart
Case Description: Ted Morgan, the founder of Skyhook Wireless, just received a call from Steve Jobs of Apple asking for a meeting. Ted must decide how to prepare for a meeting that could finally give Skyhook an anchor customer. Ted and his team have worked for three years to build a new approach to location-based services that uses WiFi rather than the well-established satellite-based GPS technology. Skyhook's approach is more accurate than GPS in urban areas and, unlike GPS, it works indoors. Yet, large device manufacturers are reluctant to be the first ones to use it. Skyhook has no customers. The board and investors are getting restless. Should Ted offer Steve Jobs a free license, or pay him for Apple's user base — or should he insist on a substantial license fee? The case examines the challenges faced by entrepreneurs in creating a technology-based company and in getting market traction against an established standard.
Registered attendees will receive the case to review in advance of the reunion.1:00 pm – 3:00 pm | Spangler Williams Room
Class Lunch3:00 pmCANCELLED
Van departs HBS for Liberty Hotel one time only.6:30 pmCANCELLED
Van departs Liberty Hotel for Boston Harbor Hotel one time only.7:00 pm – 11:00 pm | Boston Harbor Hotel
Saturday Night Class Party
Relax and enjoy catching up with the class at this casual, cocktail-style dinner.
Round-trip transportation will be provided between the host hotels.CANCELLED
Recommended attire is dressy casual.
Dinner will be served, reception style, at 7 p.m. Full, open bar.11:00 pmCANCELLED
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Host Hotel Info
Space at the hotel is guaranteed only until March 18. After this date we can not guarantee space at the hotel or the special negotiated rate. You are encouraged to make your reservations ASAP.
Liberty Hotel
215 Charles Street
Beacon Hill
Boston, MA
866.507.5245 (JAIL)
617.224.4000
Liberty Hotel Online Reservations
Rate: $229 per night, single or double occupancy.
Deadline for discounted rate: March 18, 2010 - Who's Coming?
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Transportation, Attire and On Campus Information
Campus Map
Click here for a campus map and directions to the SchoolTransportation
UPDATE: We are no longer offering transportation between HBS and the Liberty Hotel. If you need to arrange transportation, we recommend Planet Tran. 1-888-756-8876.Parking
Parking on campus will be tight during Reunion Weekend. As we are not able to guarantee you a parking space on campus, HBS encourages you to make use of bus transportation whenever possible.Attire
Temperatures have ranged from 40s at night to 70s during the day. We suggest you bring light clothing, but also a jacket and sweater, and, of course, rain gear.Attire for Saturday evening Class Gala is Dressy Casual. Casual attire is appropriate for the rest of the weekend activities.
Shad Fitness Center
During the reunion, you are welcome to use Shad Hall Fitness Center. Towels, lockers, and equipment are available in exchange for your nametag.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. -
Family Childcare Programs
Your children are invited to attend all on-campus events with you. For younger kids, HBS recommends Parents in a Pinch for supervised group and individual childcare. Call a Parents in a Pinch directly at 617.739.5437 x113 to secure a sitter or contact Lauren Gilbert at HBS at reunion_childcare@hbs.edu with questions.
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Career Programs
Career Counseling
Alumni Career and Professional Development will hold one-on-one career counseling sessions in Spangler during the reunion. An e-mail announcing online registration for these appointments will be sent in early 2010. For questions, please e-mail career_advisors@hbs.edu or call 617.495.1433. -
QUESTIONS?
Volunteers are welcome to plan social and class-specific reunion activities. If you have questions about the reunion or would like to volunteer on the committee, please contact your HBS Liaison:
Lauren Gilbert
Harvard Business School
Teele Hall
Soldiers Field
Boston, MA 02163
Phone: 617.495.6893
Fax: 617.496.3844
E-mail: lgilbert@hbs.edu



