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Alumni Reunions Around the World
Alpine-style Alumni Reunion
in Dubai!
«César Ritz» Alumni in Dubai together with
Dr Morag Stewart
The alpine-style view and the ski slope reminded us of our time in
Switzerland but here we were in Dubai! The reason was the United
Arab Emirates Chapter’s Alumni Reunion on 15 September 2006.
We gathered at the Après Bar in the Mall of the Emirates with its
spectacular alpine view of the ski slope! It may not have been the
real thing but it was the closest we could get to help bring back
so many fond memories. It was great that 25 alumni were able to
attend the event and we were really happy to see so many new
“old” faces. From networking and chitchatting with old friends to
getting-to-know each other, the evening was a terrifi c success.
The Alumni Chapter also organized two alumni reunions in May,
during the visit of Martin Kisseleff, President of «César Ritz»
Colleges Switzerland in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. An afternoon tea
meeting was held in the lobby lounge of the impressive Mina Al
Salam Hotel (Madinat Jumeirah), where the alumni based in Dubai
networked and were given the latest news about their school. In
Abu Dhabi, Denise Andrzejewski hosted an alumni dinner in the
fi ne Italian restaurant of The Millennium Hotel.
Submitted by: Denise Andrzejewski
UAE Chapter Vice-President
Our ‘Productive’ Alumni
Reunion in Oslo
To say that we’re a ‘productive’ lot is pretty close to the truth. I
don’t mean only in our jobs. At our Norwegian Alumni chapter on
2 September it was clear that some of us have also been working
very productively outside of working hours. Fifteen members of
the chapter met at the Hard Rock Café. It was so nice to see new
as well as old members joining us for the evening.
Before long the Radisson SAS people were chatting about fellow
colleagues and the Rica people laughed while exchanging stories
from last year’s company party. But it was not only career related
issues that were the main topic: Mette Jorgensen is expecting twins
in January and listened intently to the advice from Siri Fuskeland
who gave birth to twins last year; and we heard that Irja Thofte
would also be able to give advice as she was currently at home
looking after her four-month-old baby daughter. As we said, we
are a productive lot – well, some of us at least.
But some things never change. After dinner Petter Viig and
Philip Essebaggers - enjoying the fact that they were the only
two boys among 13 charming ladies (Erik Lopez Fedde having
left earlier) - invited us all for after-dinner drinks in a local bar. Of
course, how could we refuse?
We are already planning and looking forward to our next meeting
and hope that even more alumni will join in the fun.
Trude Gulbrandsoy, Career Service Manager, CRCS
Trude Gulbrandsoy with the Norwegian alumni in Oslo