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Alumni Weekend 2008 Schedule of Events

Reserve now at the following hotels for our special discounted rates.

  • Omni Hotel, 676 N. Michigan Ave., 312/944-6664, $219 single/double
  • Radisson Hotel & Suites, 160 E. Huron, 312/787-2900, $159 single/double
  • Wyndham Chicago Downtown, 633 N. St.Clair, 312/573-0300, $199 single/double

*Please call the hotels directly before March 25th to make your reservations.

**As of April 1, 2008, The Radisson Hotel and Suites will be called The Avenue Hotel.

Chicago Campus Map

Register Here

Friday, April 25
8:15 A.M

Registration Opens 
Robert H. Lurie Medical Research Center Lobby

9:30-11:30 A.M.General Session: CME (category 2credit)  
Advances in Cancer moderated by Steven Rosen, MD' 76, 
Director, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University
12 NoonWelcome luncheon
J. Larry Jameson, MD, PhD, Vice President,
Northwestern University and the Lewis Landsberg Dean, Feinberg School of Medicine
1:30-3:15 P.M.General Session 
The State of the School presented by
Vice President Jameson; Jeffrey Glassroth, MD, Vice Dean for Academic Affairs; and Jeffrey Miller, Vice Dean and Chief Operating Officer
3:15-3:30 P.M.Coffee/Soda Break
3:30-4:30 P.M.

Campus Tours And Demonstrations

3:30-4:45 P.M.Retirement Workshop 
Preparing for the Next Chapter in Your Life presented by
Jeffrey Blaine, LCSW
5:00-7:00 P.M.Nathan Smith Davis Club Reception 
By invitation; call 312/503-8012 for information
7:00 P.M.

Class Dinners
Please call 312/503-8012 or visit our website at www.medschool.northwestern.edu/alumni for details

8:15 P.M.Minority Alumni Dinner

Saturday, April 26

8:00 A.M.

Registration Opens 
Robert H. Lurie Medical Research Center Lobby

8:00-9:30 A.M.

Breakfast with Student Representatives

9-12:15 P.M.

Chicago tours

  • NBC-5 TV Studio, 9-10:30am
  • Field Museum, 9:30am-12 noon
  • Art Institute of Chicago, 11am-12:15pm
        I.  Edward Hopper special exhibit
        II. Modern and Contemporary Art

9:30-10:30 A.M.

Workshops

  • Estate Planning presented by Lincoln Financial Advisors
  • Medicine and Law: "Assisted Reproductive Technology" presented by Heather Ross, JD, and Nora Zuckerman,JD
9:30 - 12 noonAlumni Association National Board and Class Representatives meeting
10am - 12 noon

"Terra Incognita,"
a documentary film on the promise and progress of stem  cell research at Northwestern University with Jack Kessler, MD, chair, neurology department

12:30-2:00 P.M.

Luncheons
Ritz-Carlton
160 East Pearson Street

  • Classes of 1959-2007
    "Stem Cell Research: the Conversation Continues" 
    with Dr Kessler                                           
     
  • Class of 1958: 
    A Celebration of 50 Years
     
  • Half Century Club: 
    "Health Care Reform 2008 and Medicare,"
    presented by Vice Dean Jeffrey Miller
3:00 P.M.Family Medicine Open House and Reception
2:00-6:00 P.M.

Time on your own  
Visit www.choosechicago.com for local events.

6:30 P.M.Reunion Ball 
Four Seasons Hotel, 120 E. Delaware Place
Black tie optional. 
All alumni and spouses/guests are welcome.
Register Here

 

This page last updated on ­April 7, 2008 3:21 PM 


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