International Events

Wednesday, January 7, 2009 
Alumni and friends gathered during happy hour at Carnegie Restaurant for the first social event of the year.

Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Berkeley Club of Indonesia welcomed over 100 guests to hear economic predictions for 2009 from distinguished panel of experts. Berkeley alumnus Bp. Dorodjatun Kuntjoro-Jakti moderated the event, with keynotes by:

Monday, November 10, 2008
US Ambassador and Mrs. J. Thomas Schieffer graciously opened their home to over 180 alumni and friends of the campus in honor of the visit of Chancellor and Mrs. Birgeneau.

Sunday, November 9, 2008
Berkeley Club of Hong Kong hosted their 2nd black tie gala on Sunday, November 9 at the Grand Hyatt Ballroom. Nearly 400 guests joined in celebrating the 140-history of the charter of the University of California and the kick off of the Campaign for Berkeley in Asia.

Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Over 100 new international freshmen and junior transfer students gathered for the annual welcome reception hosted by the Office of International Relations.

Saturday, July 5, 2008
Sixty-five guests enjoyed the spectacular views and cuisine of The Dynasty Club for this summer celebration.

Sunday, June 22, 2008
Over 80 distinguished alumni and friends attended the event at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan for discussions with Steve Vogel on US-Japan Relations Today, Duncan Williams on Hybrid Japan @ Berkeley and Sandy Barbour on Berkeley Hopefuls at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. The talk was followed by a buffet-dinner.

“Making a Difference: Berkeley in the Global Community”

Friday, June 20, 2008
US Ambassador and Mrs. Robert Tuttle graciously opened their home to over 160 alumni and friends of the campus in honor of the visit of Chancellor and Mrs. Birgeneau.

Thursday, May 29, 2008
Over 100 alumni and friends attended this spectacular cocktail reception, which concluded a week of activities for UC Berkeley in China – beginning with Berkeley Week at Tsinghua University (Beijing) and Berkeley China Tennis Tour 2008.

“A Starry Night”

Sunday, November 18, 2007
Berkeley Club of Hong Kong, thanks to the generous support of over 30 sponsors, hosted the first-ever seated black-tie gala “Hong Kong Berkeley Ball: A Starry Night” which featured Berkeley luminaries Nobel laureate George Smoot III and the Berkeley Men’s Octet.