Spring Reunion 2009 - Program

Program of Events: April 23 - 26, 2009
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Thursday, April 23, 2009

3:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.                Reunion Registration
                                                    Pound Hall, 2nd Floor, Room 210 Lobby
                                                    Stop by to pick up your name tag(s), updated program,
                                                    and related materials for the weekend.

6:00 p.m.                                   Welcome Dinner

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Friday, April 24, 2009
8:30 a.m.–6:30 p.m.                Reunion Registration continues
                                                    Pound Hall, 2nd Floor, Room 210 Lobby

8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.                Hospitality Lounge
                                                    Harkness Commons, Fireside Lounge

8:00 a.m.-noon                        Class Visitation
                                                    As permitted by instructor.
                                                    A list of open classes will be available at the Reunion
                                                   Registration desk

12:30 p.m.                                 Reunion Luncheon
                                                    Pound Hall, 2nd Floor, Ropes–Gray Room
                                                    Remarks: "The Bailout Is Robbing the Banks,"
                                                    Watch the Video

                                                    John C. Coates, John F. Cogan, Jr. Professor of Law and
                                                   Economics, HLS

2:15 p.m.–3:45 p.m.                The Future of the Internet–And How to Stop It
                                                    Jonathan Zittrain ’95, Professor of Law, HLS;
                                                    Faculty Co-Director, Berkman Center for Internet and
                                                    Society

2:15 p.m.–4:45 p.m.                Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
                                                    Titian, Tintoretto, Veronese: Rivals in Renaissance
                                                    Venice (guided tour)
                                                    Tour Leaves from Harkness Commons. Round trip bus
                                                    transportation provided

4:00 p.m.                                  The International Face of Harvard Law School
                                                    Watch the Video
                                                    Read more about the Panel Discussion

                                                    William P. Alford ’77, Henry L. Stimson Professor of Law;
                                                    Vice Dean for the Graduate Program and International
                                                    Legal Studies; Director of East Asian Legal Studies;
                                                    Chair, Harvard Project on Disability
                                                    John F. Cogan, Jr. ’52, former Chairman and Managing
                                                    Partner, Hale and Dorr;Deputy Chairman, Pioneer Global
                                                    Asset Management S.p.A. (Italy), and president of the
                                                    Pioneer Family of Mutual Funds (USA)
                                                    Amaka Megwalu JD '10
                                                    Reid Monroe-Sheridan JD '09
                                                    Anna Myles-Primakoff '10, J.D. Candidate and Harvard
                                                    Kennedy School student
                                                    Alejandro Núñez Luna '03, S.J.D. Candidate

5:15 p.m.                                  Harvard Law School Association
                                                   Council Business Meeting
                                                   Open meeting.  All alumni are invited to attend

6:30 p.m.–10:30 p.m.            Cocktails and Dinner
                                                   Pound Hall, 2nd Floor, Ropes-Gray Room

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Saturday, April 25, 2009

8:30 a.m.–3:00 p.m.               Reunion Registration continues
                                                   Pound Hall, 2nd Floor, Room 210 Lobby

9:15 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.           Forecasting President Obama’s Impact on America’s
                                                    Political and Economic Agenda
                                                    Watch the Video

                                                    A moderated panel discussion led by
                                                   Charles Ogletree’78  
                                                   Jesse Climenko Professor of Law; Director,
                                                   Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice
                                                   Hon. John Adler ’84, United States House of
                                                   Representatives (D-NJ)
                                                   Neil L. Chayet ’63, Chayet Communications Group, Inc.;
                                                   Host, "Looking at the Law," WCBS radio
                                                   With Additional Alumni Participation

11:00 a.m.–12:15 p.m.           A Conversation with Acting Dean Howell Jackson '82
                                                    James S. Reid, Jr. Professor of Law
                                                    Austin Hall, 2nd Floor, James Barr Ames Courtroom

12:30 p.m.                                Reunion Luncheon
                                                   Pound Hall, 2nd Floor, Ropes–Gray Room
                                                   Remarks: Jim Cramer '84, Watch the Video
                                                   
                                                    Host, CNBC’s Mad Money;
                                                    Co-Founder, TheStreet.com
                                                   
2:10 p.m.                                 Class Photographs    

2:30 p.m.                                 Class Symposia

4:00 p.m.                                  Harvard Defenders Open House
                                                  (all affiliated alumni welcome)
                                                  Gannett House
                                                  Harvard Defenders Website

5:30-7:30 p.m.                         Harvard International Law Journal
                                                   50th Anniversary Celebration
                                                   Cocktail reception, Harvard Faculty Club, 2nd Floor, Library
                                                   20 Quincy Street, Cambridge

                                                   
7:00 p.m.                                 Class Cocktail Parties and Class Dinners
                                                  Charles Hotel and Charles Hotel Pavilion, Harvard Square
                                                  Cocktails at 7:00, dinner at 8:00

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Sunday, April 26, 2009
10:00 a.m.-noon                     Buffet Breakfast
                                                   Harvard Faculty Club, 20 Quincy Street, Cambridge
                                                   Parking at Broadway Garage, corner of Broadway and
                                                   Felton Street (Parking hours: 9:00 a.m.-noon.)

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