HBS Looks Toward Centennial Year! HBS marks its 100th anniversary in 2008. Throughout the year, there will be many opportunities to celebrate the contributions of the School and its graduates and to look ahead to the important issues of our time. The Centennial website is the place to find out about events and happenings, explore the School's history, and participate in "The Conversation," a monthly online dialogue with HBS faculty and alumni on important topics confronting business and society today. Go to: http://www.hbs.edu/centennial/

     Dallas | November 29
     Austin | November 30
     Israel | December 26
     San Diego | January 5
     So. California | Jan. 8
     Madrid | January 9
     No. California | Jan. 10

A Global Celebration HBS alumni clubs throughout the world are marking the Centennial with events, projects, and leadership initiatives that will have a lasting impact on their communities. Visit the Global Outreach site and find out what's happening at a club near you: http://www.globaloutreach.hbs.org

The Conversation: Is Success Random? Is it possible to predict which innovations will succeed and which will fail? Join the conversation on Successful Innovation: The Intersection of Theory and Practice with Professor Clay Christensen and Senior Lecturer Will Shih at: http://www.hbs.edu/centennial/conversation/successful_innovation/

Alumni Travel: Genghis Khan's Mongolia Don't miss this unique opportunity to explore the ancient land of the Khans with fellow HBS alumni and friends. Kayak through pristine Lake Hovsgol in the north, considered the cleanest freshwater lake left on the planet. Camel trek through the mysterious and untamed Gobi Desert in the south. In between, travel on horseback through the central grass steppe, blanketed by endless blue sky.

For more information and to register go to: http://www.globaladrenaline.com/hbs/mongolia2008/.

Check the complete schedule of upcoming alumni travel programs: http://www.alumni.hbs.edu/travel/

Executive Education: Agribusiness Seminar – January 13 to 16, 2008 Learn to compete in today's efficient food, fiber, and fuel supply markets. This seminar for leading executives, managers, and policymakers explores key trends transforming the global food system. Topics include the biofuels boom, food safety, sustainable production, rapid development of key emerging markets, and the proliferation of consumer preferences. Learn more and register at: http://www.exed.hbs.edu/redirects/agb_wn/
 

Social Enterprise: The Alumni-Student Connection Are you interested in hiring an MBA student, offering a summer internship, or hosting an MBA field study project? HBS Social Enterprise wants to help alumni connect with students. The Social Enterprise Web site makes it easy to identify HBS programs that meet your organization's needs.
Go to: http://www.hbs.edu/socialenterprise/gettinginvolved/connecting.html

India's Finance Minister Speaks to Students about "Two Indias" The Honorable Palaniappan Chidambaram (MBA 1968) spoke at HBS to an overflow audience of students and faculty from across Harvard University. Chidambaram told a tale of two Indias—a country rich in natural and human resources but unable to take full advantage of them because of the prevalence of poverty, and inadequate schools and health care. View the address at: http://video.hbs.edu/videotools/portal/showcase

Working Knowledge: Immigration and Innovation Foreign-born scientists and engineers have made crucial contributions to American technology and innovation in the last 30 years. Now HBS professor William R. Kerr says that trend may be coming to an end. Learn why Kerr says the contributions of Chinese and Indian scientists in particular may be in decline with troubling consequences for the American economy: http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/5799.html

Register for HBS Working Knowledge Updates HBS Working Knowledge is an online forum that offers a first look at new thinking from HBS faculty. Register to receive Working Knowledge's daily RSS feed or weekly email: http://hbswk.hbs.edu/
 

Faculty in the News Research suggests that corporate insiders do better — often much better — than outsiders when they become CEOs. So why do so many companies fail to prepare any internal candidates for the top job? Find out why HBS Professor Joseph Bower calls corporate succession, as currently practiced, a "disaster" in the Financial Times: http://www.alumni.hbs.edu/ft/bower/

There's still time to make a year-end gift to HBS! As you think about year-end charitable giving to organizations that make a difference in the world, we hope you will include HBS. Alumni gifts provide crucial support for teaching and research that influence business and education throughout the world. To make your gift to HBS today, call 877-GIVETOHBS or visit: http://give.hbs.edu

This message was prepared by the Alumni Communications office of Harvard Business School.

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