MBA EVENT CANCELATIONS IN TOKYO

MBA EVENT CANCELATIONS

The organizers of the following events wanted me to announce that these two events have been canceled.


1. STERN IN TOKYO:【留学希望者向け】 3/17 スターン在校生による学校説明会
has been canceled.

2. 3月25日、六本木フラワーにてLondon Business School, UCLA Anderson School of Management, The University of Chicago Booth School of Businessのジャパンクラブ主催で3校合同イベントを開催予定でありましたが、東日本大震災の影響によりLondon Business School,UCLA Anderson School of Management, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business3校全てのジャパントリップが中止になったことを受け、本イベントも中止することと致しました。参加ご予定の皆様方には多大なるご迷惑をおかけしたこと心よりお詫び申し上げます。何卒ご理解ご了承下さいますようよろしくお願い申し上げます。

問い合わせ先は、mbaparty.2011@gmail.comとなります。

London Business School, UCLA Anderson School of Management, The University of Chicago Booth School of Businessジャパンクラブ一同。

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The joint event organized by the Japan Clubs of the London Business School, UCLA Anderson School of Management, and The University of Chicago Booth School of Business scheduled on March 25^th at Roppongi Flower is going to be cancelled due to the cancellation of the Japan Trips of all three business schools, given the earthquake in Japan. Thank you very much for your understanding about our decision under this unusual circumstance.

If any, please let us know. Our contact is mbaparty.2011@gmail.com

In behalf of all members of Japan Clubs of London Business School, UCLA Anderson School of Management and The University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

-Adam

March MBA Japan Treks Canceled

The March Japan Treks for LBS, Chicago Booth, and UCLA have been canceled.  The 3/25 networking party has also been canceled. My support for these efforts will go towards helping the clubs with costs due to  cancellation or for other purposes. 
 
I assume all the planned Japan Treks in March will be canceled.

My support for their efforts will continue and I hope that they can be held as usual in 2012.

-Adam

Tokyo update/March 19th event

While there are some inconveniences here in Tokyo, the damage has been limited.  I live in the financial/political center of the city, so I am not being effected by the planned rolling blackouts that are supposed to have commenced today.  The biggest cause for concern for us in Tokyo  is the ongoing situation with the nuclear reactors.  Hopefully that situation will soon be under control.

The situation in Northern Japan is awful.  Please refer to my previous posts (here and here)  on making contributions.  Oddly, the Japanese Red Cross has still not started a program for charitable giving focused on the effected areas.  Once that information is available, I will post it. 

Vince Ricci and I still hope to have our March 19th event here in Tokyo, but obviously the situation is a bit uncertain at the moment.  For those who have signed up for the event, we will be sending an email update within the next 24-48 hours.

Personally, I have been impressed by the Japanese government's response to this disaster. I was here right after the Kobe earthquake in 1995 when the government failed to respond effectively. The effectiveness of the effort so far has been impressive.  For a government that previously under much justifiable criticism for being ineffective, Prime Minister Kan has seemingly risen to the occasion.

We must hope for the best.

Cheers,
Adam
 

IN UK? Want to donate to Japan Earthquake Relief?

Japanese students in the UK have organized a charity for that purpose.  See http://japanearthquakerelieffund.jimdo.com/.
Adam

If you want to contribute to Japanese eathquake relief

Please see http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/11/how-to-help-japan-earthquake-relief_n_834484.html for a great list of ways to help.
Cheers,
Adam