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

Princeton Presidential Search Committee - Send Your Thoughts

Dear Princeton Alumni: 

As you are all aware, President Tilghman will step down as President of Princeton in June 2013. As alumni we all have an obligation to assist Princeton in their search for a new President. The presidential Search Committee established a Web site for the purpose of soliciting comments and suggestions regarding the search process. I encourage everyone to send your thoughts and suggestions to the Search Committee.

Kevin Yip '01 

PAAC 2012 Annual Dinner at C5 Restaurant at the ROM

Princeton Alumni Association of Canada, Toronto Chapter 2012 Annual Dinner

Please join us for the Princeton Alumni Association of Canada, Toronto Chapter Annual Dinner on Tuesday, November 13, 2012.

Location:
C5 Restaurant at the Royal Ontario Museum
100 Queens Park
Toronto, Ontario
M5S 2C6
www.c5restaurant.ca

Details:
Cocktails (cash bar) at 6:30 p.m.
Dinner at 7:30 p.m.
Cost: $40.00 per person

Please purchase tickets online at http://paac2012.eventbrite.ca/ for yourself and your guests.

Guest Speaker:

Professor Angel Harris, Associate Professor of Sociology and African American Studies will give a talk entitled "Probability versus Possibility: Can We Truly be Engines for Change?"

Professor Harris is also a faculty member in the Joint Ph.D. Program in Social Policy and Sociology, and a Faculty Associate of the Office of Population Research, the Center for Research on Child Wellbeing, and Center for Migration and Development. Harris' research interests include social inequality, policy, and education. His work focuses on the social psychological determinants of the racial achievement gap. Specifically, he examines the factors that contribute to differences in academic investment among African Americans, Latino/as, Asian Americans, and Whites. Harris also studies the impact that adolescents' perceptions of opportunities for upward socio-economic mobility have for their academic investment, and the long-term effects of youths' occupational aspirations both within the United States and Europe.

See more information about Professor Angel Harris here: http://bit.ly/PK3GDT

Please contact Kevin Yip '01 or Belinda Schubert '03 if you have any questions.

We look forward to seeing you there,

Princeton Alumni Association of Canada, Toronto Chapter

Invitation from PAA of Western New York (Buffalo)

Dear Princetonians,

Come cheer on your Tigers as they face the Bulls!

The Princeton men’s basketball team will play UB in Buffalo on
Saturday, November 10.

The game starts at noon, but we’d love for you to join us in Alumni
Arena at 11am for an hour of socializing, kids’ entertainment, and
exciting information about our upcoming interview season.   We will
also be raffling off a football and a basketball, each signed by the
current Princeton team (which includes a Buffalonian!), and a signed
copy of John McPhee's A Sense of Where You Are: Bill Bradley at
Princeton.

You can reserve tickets at http://princetonbasketball.eventbrite.com/
and then pay cash or check at the door.  Tickets include a concession
coupon for a drink and either a hotdog or a slice of pizza.  We expect
to have a great turnout!

Special thanks to Chris Decker ’98 for making this happen!  (And to
the entire Board for the planning and organization of this fantastic
event.)

Go Tigers!

With orange & black,
Karen and Dorian Rolston, ’09 and ‘10
Co-Presidents

Elena Heeder ’98, Vice President
Holly Hahn-Baker ’81, Treasurer
Karen Rolston ’09, Secretary
Leila Hadj-Chikh *03, Webmaster and Social Media Coordinator

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