WDCSA Newsletter – September 1996

Wednesday, October 2

BOARD ROOM SESSION

Stanford Business School Alumni Association

washingtonpost.com

Digital Ink Co.

(Subsidiary of Washington Post)

1500 Wilson Blvd #800

Arlington, VA 22209 (RoslynMetro)

Ralph Terkowitz, General Manager

Jason Seiken, Editor

Mary Lou Fulton, Managing Editor

Michael George, Technical Manager

On June 19, 1996, the Washington Post launched
washingtonpost.com,
a one-stop news ,information, and entertainment resource. More than just
the Washington Post, it contains search, talk, and buy features.

Cost: The Post has graciously agreed to sponsor this event. (i.e. NO CHARGE)

RSVP: Required BY Sept 30 to be admitted to building and for a count.

CALL or write Robert Cole 202-244-4546 (h)

3003 Van Ness St NW #W814,

Washington, DC 20008,

Also for questions, Sami Suleiman 301-320-2100 (w).

Leave a phone number, your name(s), and school when you RSVP.

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Saturday evening, October 5

TENNIS EVENING AT FORT MYER

7PM to 11PM

Make checks payable to Washington DC Stanford Association
and mail to Jim Burden, 4300 D Cedar Forest Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030-7703.
(703) 449-1910 (home) or (703) 449-0170 (office) indicating names of players
and non-players.

Directions: (Bill Pegram’s attempt to read the map that
is in the mailing!)

From the West: Take Route 50 East, exiting at Pershing
Drive/Henry Gate to Fort Myer. Inside Fort Myer, go left past the Officers
Club, the tennis courts are on your left.

From the South: Take Route 110 North, taking a left at
Marshall Drive (Wright Gate to Fort Myer). Tennis courts will be on your
right.

From Key Bridge — Take Fort Myer Drive across Route
50 and make a right onto Marshall Drive. Tennis courts on right.

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Wednesday, October 9

RECEPTION AND PANEL DISCUSSION

Marketing in an Information Economy:

Bottom Line Benefits from the Internet

Embassy of Canada, 501 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC

6:30-7:30 p.m. – Reception, with open bar and hors d’oeuvres

7:30-9:00 p.m. – Program, in Embassy Theater

Marketing in an Information Economy:

Bottom Line Benefits from the Internet

Access: Free on-street parking after 6:30 p.m.; near
Archives Metro (Yellow Line)

Cost: $25 rec’d. by 10/4, $35 after that date

This event will provide senior business managers, other
executives, and professionals with a critical foundation, based on new analyses
of Canadian and American Internet and World Wide Web business results,for
understanding the implications and opportunities of the Internet in an
information economy.

You will learn:

• 
  How to make sense of and profit from the Internet revolution,
  
  
• 
  What to consider to incorporate the Internet successfully
  into your business strategies in this age of global competition
  
• 
  Business implications for using the Internet as a
  distribution channel, and how it works with more conventional channels
  
• 
  Why you should view the Internet and Intranets as business
  tools to be mastered, rather than as technology to be implemented
  
• 
  Keys to building a business on the Information Highway
  and using electronic commerce
  

The panel:

• 
  Doug Church – Partner, Phase 5 Consulting Group, Ottawa,
  ONT, Canada, will report on how top Canadian businesses are getting Net
  benefits
  
• 
  Jonathan Lack, Wharton MBA – President, Research Online,
  Houston, TX, is familiar with finding critical data, both online and off,
  for key business decisions
  
• 
  Timothy P. Butler, Wharton MBA – President, Sitescape,
  Inc. has the Internet solution providers point of view
  
• 
  Steven Aldridge, Stanford MBA – President, Interactive
  Insurance Services,successfully sold to Intuit, will demonstrate Quicken
  InsureMarket
  (http://www.insuremarket.com)
  

  
  Because of expected high demand and Embassy protocol, all seats must be reserved
  and paid for prior to the event.
  

  
  Go to sign up form.
  

  
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Tuesday, October 15

FOURTH ANNUAL BENEFIT FOR THE MEYER SCHOOL TUTORING PROGRAM

Reception, Talk, and Tour of the National Building Museum

A Joint Stanford, Harvard, and Princeton Club Event

6-8 pm

Joseph Rosa, Chief Curator, will talk about the museum and take interested
guests on tours of select galleries, including a Frank Lloyd Wright exhibit.
Drinks and hors d’oeuvres will be served in the historic Pension Commissioners
Suite, which features an original painted ceiling and ornate fireplaces that
create a stunning atmosphere.

The Adopt-A-School Program at Meyer Elementary, which focuses on improving
students’ reading, writing, and arithmetic skills every Saturday morning,
is about to start its sixth successful year! Alumni tutors from local Stanford,
Harvard, and Princeton clubs spend quality time with students and help them
make good use of the school’s educational Macintoshes. The program also features
special events like interactive plays and animal exhibitions. This year’s
projects include wiring the school up to the Internet and teaching students
about the environment in Rock Creek Park.

Proceeds from the program’s annual benefit make it possible to cover the
costs of opening the school every Saturday morning, maintain the computers
used in the program, and purchase supplies. Be a part of another year of
successful educational efforts! Contributions are fully tax-deductible. Entry
fee largely tax deductible. Details available at the event.

The National Building Museum is located at 401 F Street, N.W. The closest
metro stop is Judiciary Square on the red line. Parking is available on the
street or in the Museum lot on F Street.

Go to sign up form.

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