We’re very fortunate to have Professor Prem Jain from Georgetown’s McDonough Business School in Shanghai on Tuesday, June 29. Professor Jain is traveling through China in part to promote his new book, “Buffett Beyond Value: Why Warren Buffett Looks to Growth and Management When Investing“. In his book, Professor Jain looks at how Buffett’s strategy is often viewed as being deep value, but in reality, Buffett uses several sophisticated criteria behind his investment decisions.

Professor Jain will be giving a short talk for Georgetown alumni. .
Date: Tuesday, June 29
Time: 7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Location:
Alumni Lorena Valencia has kindly volunteered to host the event.

If you’re interested in attending, please send a short message to gtownchina(at) gmail(dot)com so we can get an idea of headcount.

Proefessor Jain’s book covers:

• How to build a diverse and profitable portfolio the Warren Buffett way
• Why successful investors need an appropriate psychological temperament
• Buffett’s thoughts on market efficiency and how to incorporate them into investment decision making
• How issues related to profitability and accounting can provide a perspective that is uncommon in investing circles
• Why Buffett thinks differently from others about portfolio diversification, corporate governance, and much more

We wanted to remind alumni and friends of Georgetown University that the Georgetown Gala will be held at March 2 at Kathleen’s 5. There will be complimentary drinks and food from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM. Professors from Georgetown and over 100 Georgetown MBAs will be visiting from the US. This will be a great opportunity for the Georgetown community in Shanghai to meet each other and connect with Georgetown students.

Georgetown Gala

Tuesday, March 2, 6:30 PM
Drinks and food are complimentary from the Georgetown McDonough Business School.
All Georgetown alumni and friends of Georgetown are all encouraged to attend.

Kathleen’s 5 at the Shanghai Art Museum
5th Floor, Shanghai Art Museum at People’s Square
325 Nanjing Xi Lu
021 – 63272221
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This will also be an opportunity to also meet the new University Liason Director – Pei Liu (刘佩). Pei Liu has recently been appointed to the post, and she will be in charge of spearheading Georgetown’s efforts in China.

RSVP is not required, but please send an email to Laura Grainger at lug2 at georgetown.edu to help her with estimating headcount.

We think this will really be a great event. We’re looking forward to seeing you there!

The Georgetown Club of Shanghai, China

We wanted to announce there will be an Wokai-Georgetown Happy Hour on Wednesday, February 10. Here are the details for the event:

Wokai-Georgetown Happy Hour

Wednesday, Feb 10
7:00 – 10:00 PM

Boxing Cat Brewery – http://boxingcatbrewery.com/
82 Fu Xing Road West (Near Yong Fu Road)
Xu Jia Hui District
徐汇区地点：
上海市复兴西路82号（近永福路口）

About Wokai – http://www.wokai.org/
Wokai is a charitable organization that enables people to contribute directly to the loans of entrepreneurs in rural China, empowering them to lift themselves from poverty.

Wokai was founded in the Spring of 2007 by Casey Wilson and Courtney McColgan, two young women who met while studying Chinese at Tsinghua University. In their travels between rural and urban China, they witnessed the injustice of China’s burgeoning income gap. Microfinance offered a solution, empowering the poor to work their way towards financial independence. With as small as $150, a borrower can start her own business, accumulate savings, and eventually earn a stable income to pay for education, healthcare, and other services. Moved by the cause, they decided to commit their lives to augmenting this type of positive change in China.

We wanted to send out a save the date for an important upcoming event for the Georgetown Shanghai community:

Friends of Georgetown University Shanghai Gala

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010
6:30-8:30pm
Kathleen’s 5 at the Shanghai Art Museum
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Presented by the Georgetown McDonough School of Business
Cocktails and Hors D’Oeuvres served

Please make plans to join 100 current Georgetown MBA students and faculty as we celebrate our 6th Global Residency in Shanghai! All alumni and friends of Georgetown are welcome to attend. The event will provide an opportunity for visiting Georgetown MBA students and faculty to interact with alumni and members of the Shanghai community.

RSVP by February 16th to Lauren Grainger, lug2 at georgetown.edu