ECONOMICS CLUB Events
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SATURDAY, APRIL 20: The Harvard Club of Sarasota, the Ivy League Club of Sarasota-Manatee, & the Economics Club of Sarasota cordially invite you to the BIRD KEY YACHT CLUB on Saturday, April 20, 2024, 6:00 - 9:00 PM ET for a 3-Course Dinner & Drinks with Keynote Speaker Archie Jones, Harvard Business School Senior Lecturer of Business Administration in Finance and Entrepreneurial Management Archie will discuss equity investment and value creation in underinvested markets and leveraging leadership capital to inspire, educate and empower the next generation of leaders. Click here to Purchase Tickets for our 3-Course Dinner on Saturday, April 20, 2024 with HBS Professor Archie Jones Dinner cost is $65/person; Drink tickets are available for purchase online & at the event. Join us for our 3-course dinner and an enlightening discussion with Harvard Business School Senior Lecturer Archie Jones The Bird Key Yacht Club, Sarasota UPCOMING MEETINGS 24 Apr-- in person at the Bird Key Yacht Club - Sandy Gilbert, Chairman of START (Solutions to Avoid Red Tide) will speak about Red Tide and You. . You must register by Thursday the 18th. Go to https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sarasota-economics-club-tickets-417258049057 and click the "Check Out for $35.00" button. Fill in your information and choose the payment method and check the "Accept Terms and Conditions" box and then finish paying and you are done. You will need to pay $35 per person when you register. Meeting Timeline --plan to arrive between 8:00 and 8:15am in time to check in for the meeting, pick a seat and chat. --you must be IN YOUR SEAT at 8:30am so servers can bring in the breakfast plates. --plates will be cleared about 8:50 --9am the speaker will begin --10am event ends. Sandy Gilbert is Chairman of START. He is a graduate of Cornell University with a B.A. in Economics. He is a retired publishing executive who worked for TIME and Smithsonian Magazines in New York for 35 years gaining extensive experience in marketing and communications while conducting business with corporations all over the world. Since retirement, he has served as the Chairman of the Planning and Zoning Board on Longboat Key, President of the Public Interest Committee, Chairman of the Long Range Planning Committee at Tara Golf & Country Club, Chairman of the Community Affairs Committee of the Tara Master Association and he has been a contributing writer on government affairs for the Longboat Key Observer. In his spare time, Sandy enjoys playing golf, gardening and snorkeling and diving in our coastal waters. 8 May--ZOOM--Matt Zwolinski, Professor, Philosophy, Director, Center for Ethics, Economics and Public Policy at University of San Diego, on Universal Basic Income. (NOTE--this will be at 11am eastern) ------------------------------------------------------------------- There is no charge to attend EC Zoom meetings, and the in-person breakfast meetings will cost $35. More information will be forthcoming in EC emails. Anyone who is interested may join the EC email list. To join, simply contact the Coordinator, Chuck Albers (Columbia MBA, 1967) at chuckalbers@aol.com The Sarasota Economics Club will be meeting in person every 4th Tuesday of the month, except December. Here are the details you will want and need in order to participate: 1. In person meetings will usually not be broadcast on Zoom, so you will need to attend in person to hear the speaker. 2. Meetings will be in the Chart Room (turn left after entering the Club) at the Bird Key Yacht Club (BKYC), 301 Bird Key Drive. 3. Cost will be $30 per person. Pay in cash when you arrive at the event. Prior to the event I will send an invitation including a link you will need to click and register for the event. It will be simple, but YOU MUST REGISTER in advance by the deadline because we have to give BKYC the headcount for breakfast. Meals will be an assortment of hot and cold drinks, pastries and bread, eggs, bacon, potatoes and fruit. 4. Timing of each meeting --plan to arrive between 8:00 and 8:15am in time to pay for the meeting, pick a seat and chat. --you must be IN YOUR SEAT at 8:30am so servers can bring in the breakfast plates. --plates will be cleared about 8:50 --9am the speaker will begin --10am event ends. Important Reminders: 1)The Economics Club has always been an oasis of civility and respectful discussion. Please keep that tradition alive and be respectful of all participants. 2) Please wear a name badge or name tag (applicable once we resume in person meetings). |