2018 Harvard Latin American Club Leaders Meeting in Argentina (as of August 22, 2018)

From August 17 to 19, the Harvard Club of Argentina and the Harvard Alumni Association (HAA) will be hosting the Latin American Club leaders meeting in Buenos Aires, Argentina. For more information, please see the program with hotel information below.

ACCOMODATIONS:

Thursday, August 16 to Monday, August 20, 2018
Hotel Club Frances
Address: Rodríguez Peña 1832, C1021ABN CABA, Argentina. T: +54.11.4812 5235/4815 1142

E: info@hotelclubfrances.com.ar
 

2018 HARVARD LATIN AMERICAN CLUBS, CONTACTS & SIGS LEADERS MEETINGS
 

PROGRAM

Friday, August 17, 2018 - OVERNIGHT: Hotel Club Frances, Buenos Aires.
Breakfast on own; included in hotel rate.

2:30 PM 
Meet at Hotel Club Frances lobby for group bus departure to El Zanjon. 

3:00 PM

Guided Visit of El Zanjon to discover the origins of Buenos Aires.

4:00 PM

Return to hotel by group bus.

7:30 PM 

Dinner and Lecture by Mark Elliot, Vice Provost of International Affairs on "The Politics of History: New Narratives on the Chinese Past" - Event open to the Harvard local alumni community

ADDRESS: Hotel Club Frances, Rodríguez Peña 1832, C1021ABN CABA, Argentina

In attendance: Harvard Club of Argentina leadership, local alumni, visiting Club/SIG leaders, HAA Latin American Directors for Clubs & SIGs, and HAA representatives.

Saturday, August 18, 2018 - OVERNIGHT: Hotel Club Frances, Buenos Aires.
Breakfast on own; included in hotel rate.

9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
CLUBS, CONTACTS & SIGs GENERAL DISCUSSIONS

ADDRESS: Hotel Club Frances, ORO and PLATA ROOM, Rodríguez Peña 1832, C1021ABN CABA, Argentina

LUNCH ADDRESS: Jardín de Invierno, Vicente López 1955, C1128ACC C1128ACC, Buenos Aires, Argentina

• Welcome Remarks by Margaret Wang AB’09, HAA President, 2018-2019
• HAA Remarks by Philip W. Lovejoy, Executive Director of the Harvard Alumni Association
• Trademark Issues; Interaction with the Press; and Other Club, Contact & SIGs Recommendations by Sara Aske, Senior Associate Director, HAA Clubs & SIGs
• Break
• Four (4) minute updates by each Club/Contact/SIG followed by Q&A
  • Harvard Alumni Entrepreneurs SIG
  • Harvard Gender & Sexuality Caucus SIG
  • Argentina
  • Bolivia
  • Brazil
  • Chile
  • Colombia
  • Ecuador
  • Honduras
  • Mexico
  • Panama
  • Paraguay
  • Peru
  • Uruguay
• International Scholarship Options for Clubs, Contacts, & SIGs by Margot Gill, Administrative Dean for International Affairs, Chairperson of the Harvard Committee on General Scholarships
• Lunch
• International Update by Mark Elliott, Harvard University Vice Provost of International Affairs
• Fostering University-wide Communities Discussion
• Break
• Sponsorships, Partnerships, & Conflict of Interest Dialogue
• Harvard Regional Connections; Clubs and Harvard Units Conversation with Panelists – six (6) minutes each
  • Andrew Elrick, Executive Director, Harvard David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies (DRCLAS); and Mary Ellen Flather, Associate Director of Strategy and Development, DRCLAS, will discuss the work of the DRCLAS in Latin America.
  • Marcela Renteria, Executive Director for the Regional Office, DRCLAS; and María José Ferreyra, DRCLAS Program Representative and CASA Resident Director, Argentina, will discuss the work of the DRCLAS Regional Office.
  • Fernanda Miguel, Director of Latin America Research Center, HBS, and Mariana Cal, Research Associate at Latin America Research Center, HBS will provide a HBS Global Initiative summary focused on Latin America.
  • Susan Lyons, Director, International Advancement for Latin America, will share with the group Harvard’s fundraising efforts in Latin America.
  • Margot Gill, Administrative Dean for International Affairs, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, and Kamille Washington, Administrative Director for International Affairs, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, will provide an update on the international affairs initiatives in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
• Group Picture

7:45 PM

Meet at Hotel Club Frances lobby for group bus departure to dinner and tango show.

8:30 PM

Dinner at La Cabrera & Tango Show at Taconeando

LA CABRERA ADDRESS: Cabrera 5099, Palermo, Buenos Aires, Argentina

TACONEANDO ADDRESS: Balcarce 725, San Telmo, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Group bus departure to Hotel Club Frances after tango show. 

Sunday, August 19, 2018 - OVERNIGHT: Hotel Club Frances, Buenos Aires.
Breakfast on own; included in hotel rate.

10:00 AM

Meet at Hotel Club Frances lobby for group walk to Cementerio La Recoleta.

Guided Walking Visit of Cementerio La Recoleta.

12:00 PM

Group walk back to Hotel Club Frances.

Individual departures to airport.