The Educational Programs and Arts & Entertainment Committees of the Yale Alumni Association of Metropolitan New York (YAAMNY), in collaboration with the Graduate Musical Theater Writing Program of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, present acclaimed poet and librettist, Yale professor, President of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and Editor of The Yale Review J.D. McClatchy '74 PhD at the black box theater at 113-A 2nd Avenue, between 6th and 7th Streets, in the East Village. He will speak on "The Poet as Librettist." This talk will address the literary and practical business of putting an opera together--in the midst of clashing personalities, slashed budgets, crazy directors and temperamental singers.

Register now for tomorrow's program: http://yaamny-gmtwp-jdmcclatchy.eventbrite.com/. Tickets are strictly limited.

YAAMNY and Weil & Wein are excited to offer a workshop designed to help professionals in career transition to be flexible thinkers and identify alternative career paths - taking into account their natural preferences and actual experiences.

The goal is to give participants a game plan to jump-start their career re-entry and achieve their professional goals. Additionally, the workshop will touch on re-packaging oneself, envisioning the ideal job, starting a business, and networking. The workshop will be led by prior Wall Street executives and career coaches Susan Weil (SOM '88) and Terri Wein. For more information about their services, visit www.weilandwein.com or contact them at This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript  or 917-538-3505.

This event is limited to 12 participants, so please register soon! http://yaamnywallstreet.eventbrite.com/

Welcome to YAAMNY social events! This 80s/90s party is a great opportunity to re-connect with folks from your class (whether Yale College or one of the graduate/professional schools) as well as meet others who were on campus at the same time as you. If you haven't kept in touch with many Yalies, you will feel right at home at this event as the co-hosts will be happy to introduce you to other folks and help you make new friends.

So come join us and enjoy complimentary appetizers and drink specials at a fabulous New York City location with other Yalies from your era.

Register today at http://yaamny80s90sparty.eventbrite.com for only $11 a ticket before tickets sell out!

Looking forward to seeing you on November 10!

Your co-hosts,

Abby Burman '87

Karen DiYanni MUS '96

Tim Harkness '87

Bob Karetsky '89

Audrey Leibovich '97

Hyon Lim SOM '99

My Luu '96

Tamara Mack-Lowe '97

Pamela Weinstock '89, and others!

If you're interesting in being a co-host for this event -- mainly to help spread the word among your classmates -- please contact Audrey at This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript .

YAAMNY is excited to tell you about this Global Sourcing conference that has established itself as the thought leadership forum covering various facets of outsourcing and globalization.

Crafted for business leaders charged with strengthening their organization, improving competitiveness and increasing profit margins in an economy that has undergone significant structural changes, GSFE is a unique opportunity for decision-makers to evaluate global sourcing offerings, discuss strategies and trends with sourcing experts and practitioners, exchange best practices and gain insights to successfully source, manage and deliver global services.

In the Global Connections Expo, you can travel the world exploring established and emerging global outsourcing destinations, visit over 25 countries to meet top service providers, evaluate global ITO/BPO services and solutions, and liaise with government officials, all in just 2 days under one roof. This is an ROI opportunity your budget definitely CAN afford!

Register Today at http://www.globalsourcingforum.com?utm_campaign=YALE09! YAAMNY members receive 20% off Conference passes with CODE: YALE09. Check back in early November for information regarding a Yale reception at conference.

Join the Rudd Center for a discussion on the Obesity Epidemic with Boyd Swinburn, the Chair of Population Health and Director of WHO Collaborating Center for Obesity Prevention.

The Public Service/Social Justice Committee would like to invite everyone to our monthly meeting. If you are interested in Public Service or Social Justice Projects, we would love to have you join us. We have many exciting ideas and opportunities to get involved! If you have any questions, please email: Anne Nakaoka Moss: This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript

Agenda:
I. Discussion of Previous Events: Halloween in Prospect Park
II. Review Upcoming Events: St Xavier's Soup Kitchen in November and January
III. Selection of December and January Projects
IV. Update on Newark Juvenile Justice Project
V. Discussion about Yale Day of Service 2010 (May 15)

The Yale Alumni Association of Metropolitan New York in collaboration with Insider Expeditions presents After Hours at Tracy Williams with artist Alyssa Pheobus '04.

Join Ms. Phoebus (ES '04) for an intimate after-hours discussion and aperitif inside the prestigious West Village gallery on the occasion of her solo exhibition. Alyssa Pheobus' stunning large-scale pencil drawings excavate the lyrics of love songs. Elegant in their execution, these handmade text drawings resemble machine-stitched fabric. A native of Frederick, Maryland, Pheobus earned a BA from Yale in 2004 and an MFA from Columbia in 2008. Her awards include a 2009 NYFA Fellowship in Printmaking, Drawing and Books Arts; a 2008-09 Workspace Residency at Dieu Donné; and a full fellowship to attend the Yale in Norfolk residency program. Her work has been featured in shows at Bellwether Gallery, Dieu Donne, and Deitch Studios, and in print in The New York Times and Art in America. She is currently preparing for her second New York solo exhibition at Tracy Williams Ltd.

Share an evening of drink and discussion with this exciting young artist. Enjoy the work on display in this unique setting, and an engaging discussion of Ms. Pheobus' methods and motives. Early registration $10, or $15 after November 2. Space is limited, and we expect this exclusive after-hours event to sell-out. Register today at http://artwalk-pheobus.eventbrite.com.

**If you are able to bring your own camera and take pictures during the event, you can attend for free. Please contact This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript .

Meet Cynthia McCaffrey this Thursday! Cynthia joined the US Fund for UNICEF at the opening of 2008 as the Chief Program Officer. Prior to that she was a Senior Advisor at UNICEF, coordinating the relationship between the children's agency and the governments of the United States and Ireland. Before joining UNICEF in March 2001, Cynthia worked in the office of the US Executive Director at the World Bank where she coordinated issues regarding Africa, debt relief, health, education and post-conflict. In 1995 Cynthia joined USAID as a White House Fellow, a year-long competititively awarded program for mid-career professionals. After her  White House Fellowship, USAID hired Cynthia to manage USAID's legislative and public affairs strategy.

For candidates interest in MBA Executive and MSN Nursing Programs, listen to Yale alumni working in health professions discuss Master's degree programs and find your career path. RSVP at

http://events.som.yale.edu/index.php?eventid=627

Direct questions to This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript

Sponsored by the Yale Biomedical Engineering Society, come find out how you can start your own Biotech company, even as an undergraduate Yale student.

Kristen will speak about progress in negotiations being mediated by
the Compliance Advisor Ombudsman of the International Finance
Corporation between Nicaragua Sugar Estates Limited and ASOCHIVIDA, an
association of ex-sugarcane workers. Since 2007, Kristen, as CIEL's
representative, and two students from Yale's School of Forestry and
Environmental Studies have provided support and legal counsel to
ASOCHIVIDA in their efforts to secure medical care and other benefits.

Co-sponsored by Bottlenotes.com and the YAAMNY Social Activities Committee

Please join Kim Donaldson '89 and Alyssa Rapp '00, co-founders of Bottlenotes.com, for a tasting of 80+ fabulous wines from five continents, plus Artisanal Cheese, charcuterie, chocolate, cigars and even pickles from Yale alum Rick Fields! There will be a special seating area for Yale alumni.

5:30 VIP/Press tasting
6:30-8:30 General tasting

Tickets:
$50 earlybird (limited quantity)
$60 in advance (before 2:00p.m. on 11/13)
$75 at the door
$125 VIP ticket including private tasting hour with exclusive Champagne/Sparkling tasting and reserved seating area throughout event.

Yale Alums can get $10 off tickets by using the code ELI at checkout. Register today at: www.bottlenotes.com/80sips

The UAEM will be hosting a conference at Yale from November 14-15, 2009. Law and medical students across the country will come together to discuss strategies for achieving global access to life-saving treatments, and many of them will need housing. t is free and easy to register at  http://www.essentialmedicine.org/fall-conference09/ There are many other ways to support UAEM. Please visit www.yalehasadrugproblem.com and sign our petition to Yale University to create a new access policy for drugs and technology. UAEM has weekly meetings and we love to meet new people. Please join us every Wednesday at 7pm.

If you can host a student on the nights of Friday, November 13 and Saturday, November 14, please reply to This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript and fill out the information below.

Are you within walking distance of the medical school?
Male guests, female guests, or either:
Do you smoke?
Do you have pets, and if so what kind?

The Educational Programs Committee of the Yale Alumni Association of Metropolitan New York is engaged in planning educational enrichment programs for New York City area alumni. If you are interested in crafting first-rate, engaging, and intellectually stimulating programs with fellow Yale alumni, you are warmly invited to the join the Committee. If you would like to join, please contact the Committee at:  This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript All are welcome.  

The YAAMNY Arts & Entertainment Committee strives to provide a forum where alumni can enjoy, share in, and learn from leading practicioners in the world capital of fine and performing arts, and support alumni in the arts, through regular presentations and events that will offer opportunities for networking and performance.

Whether you have won a Pulitzer and travel by limousine or are pushing cabs between auditions, come share your ideas and help create a resource to assist us all in our work.

All are welcome. Please RSVP to This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript .

THIS EVENT HAS FILLED UP---A BIG THANKS TO ALL THE VOLUNTEERS WHO SIGNED UP WEEKS IN ADVANCE TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO FELLOW NEW YORKERS!

Please contact This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript  for further information and/or to confirm attendance.

The Arts and Entertainment Committee of the Yale Alumni Association of Metropolitan New York (YAAMNY), in collaboration with the Peri Metropolis Walk and Talk New York, hosts an afternoon of contemporary landscape architecture. The walking tour will meet at Battery Park Bosque (just south of Castle Clinton), right in front of Picnick food kiosk.

Teresa Jan '04, registered architect, urban design faculty at NYIT, and co-founder of Peri Metropolis, will guide alumni through contemporary urban park designs along the lower Hudson waterfront, such as Battery Park Bosque (2005), Irish Hunger Memorial (2002), Teardrop Parks (2004), and The High Line (2009). The tour will trace the evolution of park design and also highlight New York' s desire and recent efforts to reclaim the waterfront and revitalize the area through effective micro ecosystems. Immediately after the tour, Laura Starr, landscape architects of Battery Park Bosque and principal of Starrwhitehouse Architects, and Juergen Rheim FAIA, co-founder of 1100 Architect and architect in charge of Irish Hunger Memorial, are happy to meet with Yale participants at the restaurant The Park (118 10th Ave.) for further discussion.

All are welcome, including friends and family. Please bring a metro-card for a bus ride from North Battery Park to the High Line. Pre-registration is required. Due to the intimate experience of having a personalized walking tour and discussion, the tour is limited to 10 people. Tickets are $25 before November 12, $30 after. Register now at http://perimetro.eventbrite.com/.

YAAMNY is excited to partner with several NYC alumni groups to bring you this multi-school mixer. Join alumni from Cambridge, Columbia, Cornell, MIT, and Princeton at this free Autumn Harvest Happy Hour. It's a great opportunity to catch up with friends and meet new people. Enjoy happy hour specials: $4 domestic drafts, $5 imported drafts and $6 well drinks.

Please register using this link: http://autumnharvest.eventbrite.com/.

Yale Entrepreneurs & Investors in NYC presents an evening networking reception and panel discussion, in coordination with Yale Entrepreneurial Institute and Yale Alumni Association of Metropolitan New York: "Entrepreneurship You Can Taste," a panel of Yale alumni innovators starting companies in the food / drink space, plus the chance to chat, eat and drink with fellow Yale entrepreneurs and investors. (Speakers will begin @ 6:30.)

RSVP REQUIRED: http://meetup.com/yalenyc/calendar/11742744 

We'll showcase these Yale alumni entrepreneurs building businesses in the food and drink industry, including a brewmaster, a chocolatier, a restaurant owner, and a beverage producer. These innovators will share insight on their space, discuss inspiration for starting a food/drink-related company, and share stories of their experiences and visions for the future. Speakers for the evening include Damian Brown YC '01 (The Bronx Brewery), Min Ye YC '95 (Smorgas Chef), Kathy Moskal ARCH '68 (Vere Chocolate), and Jordan Silbert SOM '06 (Q Tonic).

To whet your appetite, we will be providing a cash bar with a "2 for $12" drink special, as well as COMPLIMENTARY hors d'oeuvres and food samples:
Swedish meatballs & lingonberries, by Smorgas Chef
House-cured gravlaks and mustard sauce, by Smorgas Chef
Coldwater shrimp toasts, by Smorgas Chef
Marinated jarlsberg and cherry tomato skewers, by Smorgas Chef
Hand-crafted, all-natural organic chocolate made with Ecuadorian cacao, by Vere Chocolate
Premium tonic water made with Peruvian quinine and organic agave, by Q Tonic

Hope to see you there!

Tracy Kidder, bestselling author who won the Pulitzer Prize for The Soul of a New Machine, will share his much anticipated new book, Strength in What Remains, a powerful, inspirational story about Deo, a young medical student who fled the genocidal civil war in Burundi in 1994 for the uncertainty of New York City. Co-presented by the Yale Cancer Center.
http://wshu.org/events/kidder_form.php.

Thanksgiving Break's around the corner---a whole week of rest, relaxation, and the chance to start thinking about your summer and your options as a pre-med student! No matter where you are on the pre-med track, this is the event for you!

Does this sound familiar?

The Game is Saturday, Nov 21 @ noon, but come at 10 a.m. for a free alumni "tailgate"! YAAMNY will be hosting a gathering for alumni from New York in the AYA's Alumni Village in Hospitality Village. The best part is...it's FREE!

Look for the YAAMNY table in the AYA's Alumni Village. Free for all alumni, and guests are welcome! Children's activities, raffle, and free refreshments - quantities limited, so come early. Co-sponsored by the Association of Yale Alumni and the Yale Bookstore.

For free admission to this alumni gathering, simply print out this form, fill it out, and be sure to bring it with you on the 21st! When you get to the AYA Alumni Village, look for the YAAMNY table, around which alumni from New York are encouraged to gather.

http://aya.yale.edu/classes/Harvard%20Flyer%2009%20final.pdf

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For tickets to the Game itself, you can order them directly from Yale: http://yalebulldogs.com/information/tickets/football or call (203) 432-1400.

Please note that parking is ONLY available in advance. There is no longer any general admission parking. Details here: http://www.yalebulldogs.com/information/the_game/index.

Please note that because of this opportunity, YAAMNY will no longer be hosting a separate tailgate. Fees collected for that will be refunded.

Come to an intimate Master's Tea to hear about Ms Aziza Ahmed's work on securing women's right to health around the world. As the Human Rights Officer and Women's Law and Public Policy Fellow of the International Community of Women Living with HIV/AIDS, Aziza Ahmed has been part of several key women's human rights initiatives, including working to hold the government accountable for sterilizing HIV positive women in Namibia, assessing the impact of criminalization of HIV transmission and exposure on women, and advocating for the rights of HIV positive women at the United Nations (UN). Prior to her role at the ICW, Ms. Ahmed worked with the Planned Parenthood Association of South Africa, Breakthrough India, and with the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), and the United Nations Development Fund for Children (UNICEF).