Cornell Alumni Leadership Conference

The Cornell Association of Class Officers (CACO) has expanded and improved its Mid-Winter Meeting. Leaders from class officer organizations, regional alumni clubs, graduate and professional school organizations, minority groups, CAAAN volunteers, young alumni— are invited to the new Cornell Alumni Leadership Conference (CALC), to be held in Washington DC, January 29-31, 2010.

In addition to the tradition Friday and Saturday conference opportunities, leaders will also be given the chance to hear from our outstanding faculty and campus administrators as we expand the weekend to include a Saturday evening and Sunday morning component.

We hope you’ll mark your calendars and plan to attend!

Here are some of the weekend's highlights:

Friday, January 29

• Board meetings for several of Cornell's largest volunteer organizations following a lunch and address by ILR Professor Samuel Bacharach.
• Late afternoon sessions include a Grapes of Wrath faculty panel, a Cornell History presentation, a talk about Cornell campaigns past, present and future, and a forum for all volunteers to share best practices.
• An evening networking reception followed by a kickoff event with Glenn Altschuler MA '73, PhD '76 and Jim Axelrod '85: "Obama from the Inside Out" (the reception and kickoff event are open to all DC area alumni).
• To cap off the night - alumni group gatherings nearby and a special event for young alumni.

Saturday, January 30

• Breakfast with a campus update featuring Susan Murphy, AB '73, PhD '94, Cornell's Vice President for Student and Academic Services.
• Presentations on wide-ranging, contemporary topics that are relevant to all Cornell volunteers throughout the morning.
• Luncheon and keynote address with Provost Kent Fuchs: “Reimagining Cornell.”
• Afternoon training tracks for class, reunion, regional club, affinity groups, CAAAN, and professional school alumni volunteers.
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• Alumni reception at Medaterra sponsored by CCW

Sunday, January 31

• Customized training tracks continue through midday.
• New Officer Leadership Training (NOLT) and a Young Alumni discussion round out the activities.