Yale Club dinner with Professor Christopher Szpilman on the History of Judo, February 16, 2009

The Yale Club of France kindly invite our members to a dinner on February 16, 2009. 
Prof. Szpilman (Yale PhD '93) is currently writing a biography of Kano Jigoro (1860-1938), the inventor of judo and the ideas he represented. Prof. Szpilman contents that the success of Judo, which was "invented" in the last two decades of the 19th c.,  was not "marketed" simply as a sport, but as an effective vehicle for modernization of Japan. Kano also argued that judo, as a traditional and authentic but (paradoxically) quintessentially modern Japanese martial art, would help the Japanese preserve their Japanese identity against the wave of sweeping Westernization.  
Professor Szpilman is an expert on modern Japanese history and is a Professor of Modern History at the Kyushu Sangyo Faculty of International Studies in Japan. He has published numerous books and articles
Wladyslaw Szpilman, Professor Christopher Szpilman's father, is the author of "The Pianist", a best seller listed in 1999. Roman Polanski's film "The Pianist," which was based on Wladyslaw Szpilman's book, won The Palm d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival in 2002 and three Oscars.

France Amériques Valentine's Day dinner, February 14, 2009

France Amériques invites our members to an exceptional gastronomic dinner on Valentine's day.

Dinner with Insead Dean Frank Brown, February 9, 2009

PharMBA kindly invites our members to a dinner in Paris with J Frank Brown, author of Global Business Leader.
J Frank Brown, will be speaking about business leadership in challenged times. There will be a focus on healthcare, since this talk is given to the professional association PharMBA. JFB a grad of Wharton, is Dean of Insead and previously with PWC.

Wine Tasting for recent graduates, February 5, 2009

The Harvard Recent Graduates will be indulging in a informative wine tasting on Thursday February 5th at Ô Chateau, located at 52, rue de l'Arbre Sec, 75001 Paris.
Space is limited to 30 people.