PAAC Toronto Islands BBQ - July 11 2013

To Princeton Toronto Alumni, Family and Friends:

Please join us for the PAAC Toronto Island BBQ on Thursday, July 11, 2013.

The event will take place on Ward's Island (part of the Toronto Islands) at the Ward's Island Recreational Association Clubhouse. Friends and family (especially kids!) are invited as well. The BBQ will be catered by the Island Cafe!

The plan is to meet at the Toronto Island Ferry Docks, in front of the sign for the Ward's Island Ferry, leaving at 6:15 as a group. Please arrive 10-15 minutes early to buy a ticket before the ferry departs. If you cannot make this ferry, you are welcome to take a later ferry and meet us there. Ferries to Ward's Island also leave at 7:00 and 7:45 p.m. The Clubhouse is very close to the Ward's Island Ferry Docks.

The event is free (including food and beverages) but we need to know who is attending.  Please ignore our previous email about paying $10 per ticket - we are pleased to be able to host you as our guests.

Please RSVP by July 8th to Belinda Schubert by e-mail to bschubert@ellynlaw.com or by phone at 416-601-6800 indicating number of people, names of guests and any dietary restrictions.

The venue has indoor space so we will do this rain or shine! If you RSVP, we will have ordered food and drink for you. Please make every reasonable effort to attend, no matter the weather. Indoor games and activities will be on hand for guests of all ages.

For Directions and Ferry Schedule: http://www.toronto.ca/parks/island/ferry-schedule.htm

Here is map to Clubhouse: http://www.wardsislandclubhouse.com/getting-here.html

Here is link to our caterer: http://torontoislandcafe.com/

Summary of Details

Date and Time: July 11, 2013 at 6:30pm

Location: Ward's Island Recreational Association Clubhouse

              6:15pm Ferry to Ward's Island (or catch later one)

Cost: Free (You are responsible for Ferry tickets)

RSVP: Please RSVP by July 8th to Belinda Schubert by e-mail to bschubert@ellynlaw.com or by phone at 416-601-6800 indicating number of people, names of guests and any dietary restrictions. 

Invitation from Syracuse University Alumni Club of Toronto - June 19 2013

This event is organized by the Syracuse University Alumni Club of Toronto, and sponsored by KPMG.

EntrepreNEW!

The Entrepreneurial Pitch, Panel & Network Event

Join us for one of the most exciting business events of the year!  This is your chance to hear mind-boggling breakthrough business ideas and successful entrepreneurial stories - along with being able to network with an array of top university alumni from outside of Canada. We have invited an eclectic gathering of Syracuse University’s iSchool staff, business executives, and specialists from a wide variety of industries.

EntrepreNEW! will be divided into three parts:

§  Pitch: 6 aspiring entrepreneurs presenting their new business idea in a 3-minute pitch in front of the audience and an experienced panel of executives.

§  Panel: 30-minute Q&A with experienced entrepreneurs providing the opportunity to garner best practices on the latest entrepreneurial thinking.

§  Network: opportunity to socialize, reconnect and meet new people. Open bar service and appetizers will be provided.

The event will be moderated by Mr. John Liddy, Operations Executive, Entrepreneurship Coach and Entrepreneur-in-Residence at the Syracuse Technology Garden.

Register today at www.alumni-toronto.com/EntrepreNEW

Event Details:
Wednesday June 19, 2013
KPMG
333 Bay Street, Suite 4600
Bay Adelaide Centre
Toronto, Ontario M5H 2S5

Networking: 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Program: 7:00pm - 9:00pm

Admission - $20 (includes full open bar service and appetizers)

Princeton Alumni Association of Canada - Scotch Tasting Event - May 22, 2013

Dear Toronto-area Princeton Alumni:

Please join us for an informal evening of Scotch tasting. We will sample five single malt Scotches and one Canadian single malt whiskey. Food will be served.

Tickets cost $20.00 cash, payable on the day of the event.

The event will take place at the Spirit House (487 Adelaide St. West) at 7:30pm on Wednesday, May 22nd.

Only 12 spots are available, so RSVP as soon as possible to Sam Ault at samault@gmail.com or by signing up here: https://www.facebook.com/events/150986528417720/

We look forward to seeing you there.

Princeton Alumni Association of Canada, Toronto

Class of 2017 Reception - April 7 2013

Dear Alumni, Parents and Friends:

Please join us on Sunday, April 7, 2013 from 1:00 to 4:00 for our annual Spring Reception to meet and welcome the newly admitted students from our area, and their families. Guest speaker Professor Simon Morrison*97 is a Professor of Music at Princeton University and specializes in 20th-century music, particularly Russian and Soviet music, with special interests in dance, cinema, and historically informed performance based on extensive archival research.

The title of his talk is: "How Classical Music Became Boring (and what can be done about it)"

View his scholarship here

This year we are inviting potential Class of '17 students who have been offered admission but may not necessarily have confirmed acceptance. Accordingly, this reception is an opportunity for us to assist the students make this important decision by putting on the Tiger charm.

Please register online at http://paactorontoclassof2017.eventbrite.ca

The Royal Ontario Museum is located at 100 Queen’s Park, Toronto, ON. For a map, and information about parking at the ROM, please visit http://www.rom.on.ca/visit/map.php

To reach the RBC Glass Room, please enter the ROM via the doors on Queen's Park, and take the Rotunda Elevator to the fourth floor, as shown on the image:

Class of 2017 Reception - Save the Date - April 7 2013

Dear Alumni, Parents and Friends:

Please join us on Sunday, April 7, 2013 from 1:00 to 4:00 for our annual Spring Reception to meet and welcome the newly admitted students from our area, and their families. Guest speaker Professor Simon Morrison*97 is a Professor of Music at Princeton University and specializes in 20th-century music, particularly Russian and Soviet music, with special interests in dance, cinema, and historically informed performance based on extensive archival research.

The title of his talk is: "How Classical Music Became Boring (and what can be done about it)"

View his scholarship here

This year we are inviting potential Class of '17 students who have been offered admission but may not necessarily have confirmed acceptance. Accordingly, this reception is an opportunity for us to assist the students make this important decision by putting on the Tiger charm.

Registration and RSVP details will be announced soon.

Toronto Global Net Night 2013 - March 12 2013 - Register Now!

Princeton Global NetNight 2013:
Making a Move: How to Navigate Career Transitions

PAAC Toronto is joining the Princeton Global Net Night for the third time. Join us to hear an alumni panel speak on Making a Move: How to Navigate Career Transitions, and then stay to talk with fellow tigers. Don't miss this opportunity to connect in person with local Princetonians who want to further their career development and strengthen their networks.

When: Tuesday, March 12, 2013, 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Reception begins at 6:00pm Presentation begins at 7:00pm

Where: Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, 333 Bay St., 24th Floor, Toronto Ontario

Speaker: Our speaker is Elena Rand Kapsi. She is president of LawScope Coaching which is a nationally recognized company providing Executive Career Coaching and Professional Development training, programming and workshops to lawfirms throughout the United States.

Cost: Free!

RSVP: Please register at http://torontognn2013.eventbrite.ca/

To learn more about how Princeton regional associations around the world are participating and to join the online discussion visit: GNN

Toronto and Western Ontario ASC Region Wins the 2013 Penick Award!

Our ASC region (Toronto and Western Ontario) has been selected to receive the S. Barksdale Penick, Jr. '25 Award this year. This award has been presented since 1987 by the Alumni Council Princeton Schools committee, and according to the committee, the award "recognizes the regional Alumni Schools Committee (ASC) whose activities, enthusiasm and imagination have most effectively realized the primary goals of Schools Committee work: to recruit outstanding candidates for Princeton, to report skillfully on these candidates to the Admission office and to represent Princeton to its local community."

Our own Ilana Lucas '07 will be at the awards ceremony to pick up the award so be sure to tune in online!

Celebrate Alumni Day 2013 in Toronto - February 23

PAAC Toronto is planning a local event to participate in Alumni Day 2013. Alumni Day is Princeton's mid-winter celebration which features lectures by alumni award winners and Princeton faculty, workshops and tours for alumni to reconnect with the University and to the students. For those who can't make it to campus for the real thing, we will be organizing a local party with a live broadcast of the Alumni Day awards ceremony. 

Stay tuned for more details. 

See Alumni Day for more information.

Global Net Night - March 12, 2013

MAKING A MOVE: HOW TO NAVIGATE CAREER TRANSITIONS

The Toronto Chapter of the Princeton Alumni Association of Canada is joining the Princeton Global Net Night!

To learn more about how Princeton regional associations around the world are participating and to join the online discussion visit:

http://alumni.princeton.edu/calendar/gnn/

LOCATION: To be Announced
DATE: March 12, 2013

In the meantime, join the GNN and PAAC Linkedin Groups:

GNN
PAAC

If you have any questions or would like to volunteer to organize please email kevinyip@alumni.princeton.edu

Invitation from Oxford and Cambridge Society of Toronto

Dear Friends, 

I would like to invite your alumni to join the Oxford and Cambridge Society of Toronto for two great events:

1) Thursday, January 17th, 7.30 pm: Join us for a private tour of the TIFF bond exhibition by Piers Handling, TIFF's CEO, with Cheese and Wine Reception and followed Screening of "The Spy who Loved Me". 

Buy your tickets at:  www.tiffbond13.eventbrite.com (please cut and paste into your browser).

Please come join us for our first event with TIFF, guided by our honorary member Piers Handling, longstanding CEO of TIFF, we will start at 7.30 with a reception with Wine and Cheese, then get a tour personally guided by Piers through "Designing 007: Fifty Years of Bond Style", followed for those who want by a screening of "The Spy Who Loved Me" at 9pm. The hardy will end this in the pub.

Event Description: Making its North American premiere at TIFF Bell Lightbox following its unveiling at London’s Barbican Centre this past summer, Designing 007: Fifty Years of Bond Style is the largest and most comprehensive exhibition ever devoted to Bond, featuring costumes, props, models, gadgets, concept artwork, storyboards and other fascinating artifacts from the series. Signature Bond items featured in the exhibition include the steel teeth worn by Richard “Jaws” Kiel in The Spy Who Loved Me (1977); the Anthony Sinclair overcoat worn by Sean Connery in Dr. No (1962); the poker table from Casino Royale (2006); and multiple gadgets from Q Branch. Those gadgets should actually be most fun...

2) Monday, January 28th, 6pm: Canada Europe Trade Agreement (CETA): Join Pierre Marc Johnson, former Premier of Quebec, His Excellency Philippe Zeller, Ambassadeur de France,  and Corin Robertson (acting High Commissioner for Britain) in discussion of the agreement, Monday, January 28st, 6pm

Buy your tickets at: www.ceta12.eventbrite.com (please cut and paste into your browser).

Come join us for this very special event with Pierre Marc Johnson, former Premier of Quebec, and Chief Negotiator for Quebec for the Canada Europe Free Trade Agreement, his Excellency, Philippe Zeller (HEC, France), Ambassadeur de France in Canada, and Corin Robertson (Cambridge), acting High Commissioner from Britain. Hear Pierre Marc, Philippe, and Corin discuss the European and Canadian perspectives of the Trade Agreement that could have significant positive consequences for Canada.

We will be hosted at Heenan Blaikie, wine and cheese will be served.

Oxford and Cambridge Society of Toronto

City Voices Book Launch - December 19, 2012

Dear fellow alums,

I know it’s a busy time of year, but if you’re free this coming Wednesday night, please join me for the launch party of a book I’ve been working on!

City Voices: A Book of Monologues by Toronto Artists is an anthology of theatrical monologues, spoken word, poetry and prose featuring work by some of our most interesting contemporary local writers. These writers, some emerging and some established, range in age from 13 to well into their golden years, and their pieces are incredibly diverse in content and style. 

Our launch party will feature readings from the collection, some live music, and a DJ later in the night. If you can’t make it but are interested in the project, the book is available for purchase via our website www.cityvoices.ca, and at select local bookstores (including TheatreBooks and Glad Day Bookshop).  I’m biased, of course, but I think it makes a great present for any theatre- or book-lovers on your holiday shopping list. 

Happy holidays!

Ronit Rubinstein ‘05

NetCast: The Future of Professional Ice Hockey: A Panel Discussion with Pierre McQuire and Blaire Mackasey - Dec 6

Please join us on Thursday, December 6, 2012 at 7pm for a web broadcast of the Princeton Program in Canadian Studies' Panel discussion on the Future of Professional Ice Hockey, featuring  Pierre McQuire and Blaire Mackasey.

This event, which is broadcast from campus, can be viewed by by attending our first ever Princeton Netcast Party or by accessing a net broadcast from the comfort of your home or office.

Live Streaming at Home or Office

To view the presentation, visit: http://www.princeton.edu/webmedia. For Internet Explorer users, click on “alternate link” to launch the player. We encourage you to test the live stream before the actual event by visiting the site http://www.princeton.edu/webmedia. There is video continuously running on this web page. We will preempt the streaming video with a live feed of the hockey panel about 30 minutes before the presentation begins. If you don’t see video playing, you may need to download Adobe Flash player.

Viewing Party

The free Netcast Party will take place at 6:30pm (panel starts at 7:00pm) at the Offices of Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, 333 Bay Street, 24th Floor, Bay Adelaide Centre, Toronto. Food and beverages will be served.

Please RSVP to kevinyip@alumni.princeton.edu if you would like to attend.

The featured panelists include:

Pierre McQuire
Analyst for the National Hockey League

A former hockey player, coach, and scout, Mr. McQuire serves as analyst for the National Hockey League broadcasts on the NBC Sports Network, and is a frequent sportswriter and radio commentator in America and Canada.

Blaire Mackasey
Director of Player Personnel for the Minnesota Wild

A former professional hockey defenceman, Mr. Mackasey also played minor-league baseball and served as Head Scout for several hockeyteams before joining the Minnesota Wild as their Director of Player Personnel in 2006.

See Poster at http://www.princeton.edu/canadian/events/Hockey-Panel-Poster.jpg for more details.

Princeton Alumni Association of Canada, Toronto Chapter