Instructions are as follows:

1. Go the the Concept2 website - www.concept2.com and create your own logbook. Under your profile, ask to join the Oxford Alumni Association virtual rowing club.

2. Email Guy Spier, and tell him that you want to join.

Use the club as a motivational tool for your rowing/ergometer scores. We will email you with challenges and other opportunities to stay motivated.

Participation in the club is open to friends of the Oxford Alumni Association of New York, as well as to graduates not living in the New York metropolitan area.

Participation in the club will be a key part of our selection process for the next Oxford - Cambridge alumni boatrace.

The following are some of the business and social networking opportunites that we are working on for you:

1. LinkedIn

LinkedIn is a business networking website set up by Reid Hoffman, an Oxford graduate. On the site, the Oxford Alumni Association has its own group - which allows our members to learn about and to contact each other online.

As an exception especially for Oxford Alumni this service is provided to us for free. (Because we are a high quality group of the sort that LinkedIn wants to attract.)

To sign up for LinkedIn, click on the following link:
https://www.linkedin.com/register

2. Tribe.net

Tribe.net is a social networking website which enables its members to read about each other's interests, participate in online conversations, and post opportunities for other members ranging from real estate to jobs to things for sale.

At Tribe.net, we have created a persona for the Secretary of the club which you can see here:

http://people.tribe.net/secretary-oaany?_click_path=Application%5Btribe%5D.Person%5Ba0067ba0-02d5-48a3-8b64-600389b1bf0d%5D&r=10352

We have also created a tribe called Oxford Alumni Association of New York. Click on this link to see it:
http://oaany.tribe.net/?_click_path=Application%5Btribe%5D.Tribe%5B29196645-54c8-401f-bbd3-dcb0218d9025%5D&r=10352

If you like the tribe community, please also link up with the secretary, and join the Oxford Alumni tribe.

3. Flickr.com

Flickr is a service that allows its members to share pictures.

Our Oxford Alumni Association pool allows our members to easily post pictures that are relevant to our members, and to evan have those pictures appear on our website.

Joining Flickr is free. Once you are a member, you can join the Oxford Alumni Association pool and post your own Oxford photographs for our members.

To go to flickr, click here:
www.flickr.com

To see the OAANY pool, click here:
http://www.flickr.com/groups/oxalumny/pool/

You should know two important things about these efforts:

Firstly, all of the services we describe below are opt-in only. In other words, you have to actively join in order to participate. Otherwise, the services described do not know that you exist, thus respecting your privacy.

Secondly, the services are all free to our members.

These efforts are the result of my desire to build our New York Oxford community by providing as many opportunities as possible for us to learn about each other and to interact with each other.

I hope that these services are helpful to you and that you will use them. If you have any feedback, questions of other comments, please feel free to email me at: president@oxalumny.org

or to leave a comment on this blog.

Sincerely,

Guy Spier
President, OAANY

She is now a Senior Advisor to the G7 Group and is based in Seoul.

Full details below:

Christine Ho Kelleher is Senior Advisor to the G7 Group, a political strategy and economic forecasting advisory group. The G7 Group analyzes the implications of domestic and international policy developments on the global financial markets for clients in the financial services industry. Since joining the firm in 1995, Ms. Kelleher has been responsible for sales and marketing and product development for the Group working with global policymakers and experts. In 2003 she became the Group’s Asia Representative, based in Seoul, responsible for expanding the Group’s presence in Asia and travels frequently to New York. Through her associations with policymakers in Asian countries including Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong, China and Korea she has focused on creating a network of Asian policymakers and experts for the G7 Group. A US citizen, she has wide international experience, having lived and worked in Asia and in London.

Prior to joining the G7 Group, Ms. Kelleher was Vice President of Oxford Analytica – an Oxford, England based think tank. As sole representative for the firm in New York she was responsible for sales and marketing of the firm’s geopolitical and macroeconomic consulting advisory to the heads of major multinational corporations, financial institutions, and governments in the United States and in Asia.

Previously, Ms. Kelleher spent eight years in finance, specializing in Asian Equities. She established and was the head of the Korean Equities section at the Swiss Banking Corporation in London. She held a position as the sole representative of Drexel Burnham & Lambert in Seoul, Korea.

She received a distinction on her thesis for M.Sc. degree with focus in Economics/International Development at St. Edmund Hall, Oxford University and received with a B.S. degree in Resource Economics/International Relations from University of Vermont. Ms. Kelleher was also educated at Yonsei University on Korean Politics and Economy; Oxford University on Baroque Studies; and London School of Economics on International Law.

Ms. Kelleher serves as the Executive Director of the American Friends of the Cambodia Trust, a group devoted to lending humanitarian assistance and rehabilitation of landmine and other victims of war in Cambodia. Ms. Kelleher also acts as an overseas representative and a development officer for St. Edmund Hall, Oxford University.

Born in Seoul, Korea, Ms. Kelleher is fluent in Korean.

Hilltop Treasure A-903
Hannam-Dong 1-44
Yongsan-gu, Seoul 140-210
Korea
tel: 2022-4588 fax: 2022-4560 Mobile: +82-11-9730-4588
Email: cmyho@g7group-ny.com

Her bio is below.

Jeremy Lack co-founded the Oxford Alumni Association in 1994 along with Michael Borkan and Alejandro Baez-Sacasa.

He now works as a lawyer in Geneva.

See below for his bio and email.

Email: jeremy.lack@praetor.ch

We discussed past events - including Spamalot, the Demonstration tennis, and the Book Club.

We also discussed the Boatrace and other upcoming events.

We discussed the responses to the President's "Future of Oxford Email.

Lastly, we discussed soliciting nominations for new officers.

Its all below.

Enjoy!

Present: Guy Spier, Michael Boyd, Rob McWilliams, Erin Burns, Joseph Lau, Daniel Schlein, Deborah Shapiro

1. Recap of Past Events

(a) Spamalot (Burns)- successful event; approximately 60 attendees.

(b) Future of Oxford talk (Schlein)- 10-12 attendees; Master of St. Peters discussed proposals put forth by the University.

(c) Real Tennis (Spier)- approximately 20 attendees, many of whom were guests. Deficit in cost of event covered by Spier.

(d) Book Club (Spier)- 4 attendees at first meeting; 2 attendees at second meeting.

(e) Young Alumni Events (Spier)- discussion re. finding support for Aniogi so that she can delegate a portion of the work involved in planning Young Alumni events.

2. Website Updates (Spier)
Two blogs have been created. Spier discussed having someone write up each event to post on the past events blog. Spier also discussed �Future of Oxford� and jobs and mentoring blogs. Spier discussed posting the Association�s bylaws and minutes of Executive Committee meetings on the website.

3. �Future of Oxford� Responses (Spier)
Spier reviewed a sample of the responses received. Spier will compile the responses and post them on the blog without attribution. Discussion re. role and value of alumni and alumni groups.

4. Oxford Cambridge Boat Race and Dinner (Spier)
15-17 people have volunteered to row for Oxford. Efforts are now being made to secure 2-3 boats. T-shirts with the Financial Times logo will be sold. Any funds raised in excess of what is needed to cover expenses will be donated to the winning university. Pullinger has been working with John Tepper Marlin to organize the boat race dinner, which will be held at the Harvard Club.

5. Other Upcoming Events

(a) CT Chapter: Bob Spitz talk (McWilliams)- McWilliams discussed efforts to reach more alumni for this event

(b) Christ Church/New College choirs- the Association is promoting this event. The planning is being done by the colleges.

(c) Trinity term: Burns is working on a theatre outing in June; McWilliams has secured William Block to speak to the CT Chapter in June.

6. Other Events (Spier)
Discussion re. writing letters to potential speakers, maintaining ties with other alumni clubs.

7. Trinity Newsletter (Spier)
Spier seeks contributions from members for the newsletter. Discussion re. mailing list and reducing mailing costs by sending copies to Nancy Kenny to distribute within the University and to the colleges.

8. Financial Report (Lau)
Net account balance is approximately $5915, which includes payments received for the boat race dinner.

9. Officers (Spier)
Spier discussed soliciting recommendations for nominations for new officers.

10. Next Meeting
Date to be determined.

1. Financial Report (Lau)

Net account balance is approximately $1225. This balance does not reflect some events payments and membership dues that were made through Acteva.

2. Membership Renewals (Pullinger)

Some new members have joined the Association as a result of different types of events that have been held. The Association can track members’ interest in particular types of events via its database.

Online reminders will be sent before the end of the year and letters will be sent in January concerning renewals.

3. Recent Events (Pullinger, McWilliams, Aniogi)

a. Ashmolean event at Otto Naumann gallery- successful event, intentionally small number of attendees. Naumann donated a Jan Davidsz Delteem self-portrait to the Ashmolean, which portrait is seen in the background of a work in the Ashmolean’s collection.

b. MOMA event- approximately 50 people signed up. Some new members resulted.

c. Young Alumni-
Halloween event- approximately 15 people attended.

Thanksgiving dinner- hosted by Ollie Wilkens at his home.

4. Event Planning

a. Monty Python Spam-a-lot- joint event with Cambridge, organized by Erin Burns.

b. Irish Ambassador to the UN- to be co-hosted by NYU’s Irish House, date in January or February to be determined.

c. Oxford Cambridge New York Alumni Boat Race- to be held at the Peter J. Sharp Boathouse in Harlem on April 3, followed by boat race dinner.

d. Oxford-Cambridge choir series- Christ Church choir event to be held on April 11 and New College choir event to be held on April 12.

e. Oxford-Cambridge Real Tennis Demonstration- Spike Wilcox will play someone from Cambridge, followed by cocktails, on February 17.

f. Young Alumni- networking event to be held in Astoria on January 29 at $65 per person, with open bar, dinner, and music. The event will be open to alumni of other universities as 300 attendees are required.

g. Connecticut events- target of 4 events to be held in 2005 for the Connecticut chapter. McWilliams discussed establishing a core group of volunteers to drive the chapter.

h. Authors- Burns is working with OUP to host events with authors who have books coming out in February and March. Discussion was had about exploring the possibility of a literary joint event with the National Arts Club. Discussion also was had about holding a small poetry event.

i. Store events- due to the success of Thomas Pink event, discussion was had about holding another event at a store. Aniogi discussed possibility of event at Club Monaco.

j. Other alumni groups, e.g., Yale, have expressed interest in hosting events with the Association. Nancy Kenny will explore the possibility of the Association using the Princeton Club’s space for events.

6. Other Business

The FT has agreed to design a new color newsletter for the Association and has negotiated a great rate with a printer.

Follow up from Freshers Party- freshers have provided feedback on the event after having settled in at Oxford. Discussion was had about including an article on the event in the newsletter and sending the newsletter to the colleges.

An offer to join the Oxford Cambridge Club on London will be extended to members.

1. Financial Report (Lau)

Net account balance is approximately $1580. This balance does not reflect some events payments that were made through Acteva, which often has a lag time of 4-6 weeks.

2. Membership Renewals (Pullinger)

Some new members have joined the Association as a result of receiving the newsletter. Discussion was had about mailing letters to recruit additional members as this is cost effective and draws a greater response than the newsletter.

3. Organizational Issues (Spier, Boyd)

Discussion was had about exploring ways to develop a network of organizations that could benefit from the Association’s non-profit status and/or the newsletter. Nancy Kenny, Michael Boyd, Joann Barbieri, and Hamilton Hess will meet with Dan Gore from San Diego to discuss some of these issues. Kenny has stated that the University may get involved to some degree and will need to determine what resources to invest. Discussion was had about the need to control the use of the identity and logo.

4. Recent Events (Pullinger, McWilliams, Lau, Spier, Aniogi)

a. Thomas Pink- turnout was approximately 100 people and the store was thrilled with the event.

b. Fresher’s Party- a small, but very well appreciated event. The freshers were asked to let us know at the end of term what additional information would have been helpful.

c. Dinner in Connecticut- turnout was approximately 25 people (100% of those who said they would attend). McWilliams discussed following up with emails and assembling a core group to organize 3-4 events per year. The Connecticut group would be part of, not an alternative to, the Association.

d. Morrell’s wine tasting- turnout was approximately 30 people, including members of business school associations. Morrell’s expressed interest in hosting future events.

e. Golf outing- a foursome, comprised of Oxford and Cambridge alumni played golf in Tuxedo, New York and agreed to donate the $200 prize to the winning school, which was Cambridge.

f. Young Alumni- turnout at the last event was approximately 55 people. Aniogi discussed organizing a Thanksgiving dinner, smaller get togethers (e.g., groups of 4-5 people gathering at a coffee shop), and finding a way to identify members at large events (e.g., wearing bracelets).

5. Event Planning

a. Christmas Card get-together, November 29- members of the Committee will gather to socialize and write cards to members and other individuals in the database.

b. Boat Race- discussion was had about organizing an Oxford-Cambridge boat race to be held in the spring, possibly on the same day as the Boat Race Dinner. Spier met with John Tepper Marlin regarding the dinner. Spier and Marlin discussed having the Association get involved with the organization of the event. Marlin would chair the dinner, select the speaker, and nominate his successor, subject to the Association’s and Cambridge’s veto.

c. Oxford-Cambridge choir series- dates during December-April.

d. Irish Ambassador to the UN- this event will likely be held in January.

e. Monty Python Spam A Lot- Burns discussed organizing this musical event to take place in February or early March.

f. Tennis- discussion was had about organizing a match between Oxford and Cambridge or a demonstration game, followed by cocktails.

g. Young Alumni- Aniogi discussed organizing an event 1-2 weeks after the New Year.

6. Financial Times (McWilliams)

The FT has agreed to allow the Association to produce a color version of the newsletter at the FT’s corporate rate.

7. Advisory Board (Spier)

Spier discussed allowing each Executive Committee and Board member to invite 1 person to participate on the Advisory Board. The Advisory Board member’s term would extend throughout the sponsor’s tenure on the Executive Committee or Board of Directors. All nominees would be subject to veto by the Executive Committee and Board members.

8. Other Business

The minutes of the July 28 meeting were approved.

The OAANY's goals are:

(a)	To support Oxford University in this area, to enhance its profile and to promote its interests.
(b)	To facilitate contact among Oxford alumni and friends by organizing a wide variety of events and promoting our common interests.

]]> The membership of the OAANY is primarily comprised of people who have matriculated as members of the University of Oxford, but we also welcome individuals who have a serious interest in the affairs of the University and in furthering its ideals.

From September through June each year the Association organizes presentations as part of our Distinguished Speaker Series and a whole range of social events which we believe will be of interest to alumni and friends of the University. Given the natural diversity of our members' backgrounds and occupations, there is no limit to the range of events held and subjects covered by our speakers - from foreign affairs to business, from literature to economics and from wine tastings to networking receptions.

We are always on the lookout for new event ideas and new speakers to address the Association. Very often our presenters will have an Oxford connection, either being alumni themselves or being associated in some capacity with the University, but this is certainly not an absolute requirement.

One of the major benefits of involvement with the OAANY is the opportunity to meet and mingle with other alumni and friends of Oxford University. The Oxford alumni in the tri-state area are an amazing group of people, involved in every conceivable sphere of activity at every possible level. Oxford alumni in this area include the predictable range of lawyers, investment bankers, management consultants, professors and graduate students. However, they also include entrepreneurs, models, doctors, priests, UN executives, volunteers, those involved in the non-profit world and a wide range of alumni working in the Arts, publishing and the media. It is a truly diverse group, yet we have all shared the amazing Oxford experience. One of the OAANY's major goals is to enable Oxford alumni to interact with one another - to mix, mingle, and network in as wide a variety of settings as possible. We hope you will take advantage of these opportunities to expand your personal and professional networks with other Oxford alumni.

From time to time the OAANY organizes joint events with selected other organizations. These events allow Oxford alumni to interact with others who share similar interests or who have had similar experiences. The British Universities and Business Schools Alumni Networking Receptions are good examples of this type of event. We have also held joint events with Cambridge in America, the New York LSE alumni group, the English-Speaking Union, the Harvard Club, the Yale Club, the Williams Club, Columbia University, New York University, Wharton Business School and a number of other US and UK alumni groups.

If you would like to become more involved in the OAANY, I encourage you to consider joining the OAANY's Executive Committee. This group meets about once a month to plan events and formulate strategy for the organization. Joining the Executive Committee provides leadership and networking opportunities, as well as the far more important opportunity to have fun with fellow alumni! Involvement with the OAANY also allows you to do something that benefits Oxford and other alumni. There are many ways in which alumni assist the OAANY, including suggesting a speaker, helping to plan an event, providing space for an event, liaising with the OAANY's Advisory Board and so on. Please e-mail us at info@oxalumny.org if you would like to join us for our next Executive Committee meeting.

Please take a few moments to browse through our site and then feel free to contact me at info@oxalumny.org with questions or suggestions. This is your alumni organization and we want to ensure that it is responsive to your needs and ideas. I look forward to meeting with as many alumni as possible in the coming season and hope that we can enjoy the camaraderie that comes from our shared experiences at Oxford, be they last year or 60 years ago!

Guy Spier (BNC 1984)
President

1. New Board of Oxford Alumni Association Inc. and New Executive Committee (Pullinger)

Pullinger reviewed the names of the new Board of Directors and Executive Committee. At the last Board meeting, bylaws were changed such that all Board members must be Oxford matriculants and at least 50% of the members of the Executive Committee must be Oxford matriculants.

2. 501(c)(3) Update (Pullinger)

The Association has been approved as a 501(c)(3) organization. Documentation will be sent this week to several states to obtain corresponding state approvals. Once state approvals are received, members’ dues will be tax deductible and the Association may begin soliciting contributions. Potential sources of contributions are corporate matching programs as well as programs where corporations make donations to a not-for-profit group to which an employee donates a significant amount of time.

The Association will need an accountant to advise on filings. Pullinger discussed ideas for rewarding Cravath, Swaine & Moore for its pro bono service.

3. Online Forum (Pullinger)

Executive Committee members were instructed to register online to stay updated.

4. Event Planning (Pullinger, Erin, Diana, Helen)

Upcoming events were reviewed (e.g., June 28 MBA event, July 14 Bastille Day event, and November 4 networking event hosted by NYBSC; Thomas Pink event with Cambridge; Dec. 16 event with OUP, featuring Martin Kemp). Rupa Aniogi has been organizing weekly Young Alumni events.

Discussion was had concerning a Freshers’ Party to be held in the fall. The colleges will not release Freshers’ names, but will include a flier about the event in the Freshers’ packet.

Discussion was had about inviting another speaker, possibly Roy Foster, to join a talk by the Irish Ambassador to the UN, which NYU’s Irish House is interested in hosting.

It was agreed that the annual Holiday Party should be casual rather than formal.

Ideas were discussed about hosting possible fall events, such as a business speaker, wine tasting, environmental speaker, and a political panel.

5. Newsletter (Pullinger)

The newsletter will be re-designed and enlarged.

6. Mentoring Program (Pullinger)

The Association is exploring becoming involved in a mentorship program with Interboro College, whose students are underprivileged adults in need of role models.

7. Financial Report (Lau)

Net checking account balance is approximately $4500.

8. Fundraising Committee (Pullinger)

Pullinger discussed the possibility of establishing a Fundraising Committee to focus on raising money for Oxford organizations, such as the Ashmolean and the Bodleian.

9. Lifetime Email Addresses (Pullinger)

The University has announced that it will provide lifelong email addresses to current students. Such addresses are not currently available for alumni. Nancy Kenny has suggested that alumni write letters to the presidents of their colleges requesting a permanent email address.

10. Next Meeting

The next meeting is scheduled for July 28, 2004.