AIM General Body Meeting November 15, 2006. Agenda 1.Fundraiser! 2.Committee Updates 3.Multicultural Event Proposal 4.Individual Committee Meetings.

AIM General Body Meeting

November 15, 2006

Agenda

1. Fundraiser!

2. Committee Updates

3. Multicultural Event Proposal

4. Individual Committee Meetings

International• AIM Spring International Trip: Madrid, Spain

• Upcoming INFO SESSIONS• Monday, 11/20, 6-7PM, JMHH G88• Tuesday, 11/28, 7-8PM, JMHH F38• If you are interested in attending the trip, highly

encourage your attendance at one of the sessions

• Deadline for all application + resume + initial deposit (which is refundable if not selected) is due Wednesday, 12/06

• Selection by Board: Friday, 12/09

** AIM Members get preference during the selection period **

International

Updated Timeline of Tasks1. Generate list of companies

• Still revising, letters will be sent out in Dec/Jan

2. Marketing of trip• Plasma screens, calendars, LISTSERVS!

3. Set up application process for trip participants

• Will we need to interview?

4. INFO SESSIONS• Information Sheet + Presentation needs to

be done

5. Applications processed after Dec. 66. Selection by Dec. 9

Domestic

• Domestic Trips• This semester 2006:

• Philadelphia is not going to work out this semester (Philly Stock Exchange, GSK said no)

• Next semester 2007:• Goal to plan 2 trips, before and after Spring Break• Priority Order

1. Washington D.C.: March 30 or April 62. New York: February 163. Boston: weekend Feb 17-18• Pittsburgh

• Professional Development • Will focus on the academic portion of the

Multicultural Event, help obtain speakers

Finance

Fundraising• mtvU credit card fundraiser• Company database (sell corporate

ads)

Human Resources

• Possible Strikes Bowling event

• Jan 2007 – Amada (Spanish tapas)

• Multicultural Event• Spring 2007

Marketing

Marketing

Marketing

Multicultural Event ProposalDrafted by Anthony Orlando, 11/13

1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

Awareness of International Markets is proposing the 2007 Wharton Multicultural Fair to expose the Wharton undergraduate community to the resources, opportunities, and diversity of international business.

Recognizing Wharton has a need for:• Increased awareness of the various cultures of the

world;• Educational resources in multiple foreign markets;• Access to experts in a broad base of international

opportunities; and• Focused advice and insights into international

business.

The 2007 Wharton Multicultural Fair will seize the opportunity not only to satisfy but also to exceed Wharton needs in all four (4) areas.

Multicultural Event Proposal

2.0 AGENDA:

2.1 Logistics The 2007 Wharton Multicultural Fair will take place on Friday or Saturday, March 23/24, 2006, in Jon M. Huntsman Hall. The academic portion will run from 2:00pm to 5:00pm, and the entertainment portion will run from 5:00pm to 7:00pm.

2.2 Schedule

Time Event Location 2:00–3:30 Keynote Speaker G-06 3:30–5:00 Continent-Specific Panel Discussions Classrooms 5:00–7:00 International Dinner & Performances JMHH Forum

Multicultural Event Proposal

2.0 AGENDA:

2.3 Keynote Speaker

Potential guest speakers include:• Former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani• Nobel Prize Winner Joseph E. Stiglitz• Microfinance Author C.K. Prahalad (The Fortune at the

Bottom of the Pyramid)• Emerging Markets Authors Vijay Mahajan & Kamini Banga

(The 86% Solution)• Anti-Globalization Author Naomi Klein (No Logo)• Anti-Globalization Author Noam Chomsky (Hegemony or

Survival)• Jeffrey Sachs, Columbia Professor (The End of Poverty)• R.J. O’Rouke, Political Humorist (All the Trouble in the

World: The Lighter Side of Overpopulation, Famine, Ecological Disaster, Ethnic Hatred, Plague, and Poverty)

Multicultural Event Proposal

2.0 AGENDA:

2.4 Panel Discussions

Four (3) continent-specific panel discussions will be offered with a professor moderator and panelists with field experience in specific regions. Each panel will may organized by one or two distinct Wharton organizations (in parentheses).

• Asia (Wharton China Business Society & Wharton Asian Exchange)

• Europe (Wharton Mediterranean Business Society)• Africa (Black Wharton Undergraduate Association)• Americas (Wharton Latino Undergraduate Association &

Penn International Business Volunteers)

Multicultural Event Proposal

2.0 AGENDA:

2.5 Evening Events

The dinner will feature a buffet of catered international cuisine. As students eat dinner and mingle in the Forum, several culturally-themed Penn performing arts groups will perform. (Depending on the venue, performances can be on the stairs and/or a cleared area at the foot of the stairs in Forum OR 2nd floor MBA Café/Plaza Area.)

Multicultural Event Proposal

3.0 Division of Labor

Need Subcommittees:

1. Keynote Speech Subcommittee2. Panel Discussions Subcommittee 3. Entertainment Subcommittee4. Logistics Subcommittee (food, venue, etc.)

Elections Reminder

New Chair Positions• Multicultural Event Chair• Administrative Chair• Alumni Chair• Marketing Chair

Elections for new Chair positions will be in late November

Individual Committee Meetings

Thank You for Coming!