Center for Economic Research & Graduate Education - Economics Institute

CERGE-EI | Alumni RSVP

  1. You are cordially invited...

  2. As part of our celebration of the first two decades of academic excellence at CERGE-EI, you are cordially invited to the events listed below.

    Please mark the events you would like to attend and fill in the registration form below. We will confirm your reservation and send an event reminder shortly before the date.

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  2. 20th Anniversary Celebration and Champagne Reception ::: Oct 7, 13:30-15:00

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  3. Celebratory panel and champagne reception at CERGE-EI honoring the organization’s founders and graduates. Remarks and toasts by:

    + Jiří Drahoš (President of the Academy of Sciences)
    + Václav Hampl (Rector of Charles University)
    + Štěpán Jurajda (Current director)
    + Richard Quandt (Founder)
    + Miroslav Singer (Governor of the Czech National Bank)
    + Jan Švejnar (Founder and Chair of Executive and Supervisory Committee)
    + Josef Zieleniec (Founder, ESC member)

    Location: CERGE-EI, 13:30-15:00

  6. Alumni Conference: Economists Changing the World ::: Oct 7, 16:00-17:30; Oct 8, 9:00-16:00; Oct 9, 9:00-12:30

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  7. Academic conference highlighting research by CERGE-EI alumni. More than 20 papers will be presented at sessions on Friday 16:00; Saturday 9:00, 11:00 and 14:00; and Sunday 9:00 and 11:00.

    Location: CERGE-EI

  10. Alumni Association Meeting ::: Oct 7, 17:30-18:00

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  11. Organizational meeting for the CERGE-EI Alumni Association. Issues to be discussed include organizational structure, possible projects, and representation on the CERGE-EI Foundation Board of Trustees

    Location: CERGE-EI, 17:30-18:00

  14. Beer Party ::: Oct 7, 19:00-

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  15. This fall’s traditional CERGE-EI Beer Party takes place at the Apetit Restaurant (formerly “Jarmark”), reserved exclusively for CERGE-EI’s students, faculty and friends.

    Location: Apetit Restaurant (in Lucerna Palace), 19:00-

  18. Distinguished Economists Panel ::: Oct. 8, 16:00-18:00

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  19. Keynote lectures by members of CERGE-EI’s Executive and Supervisory Committee:

    + Gerard Roland (University of California, Berkeley)
    + John Sutton (London School of Economics)
    + Michelle White (University of California, San Diego)
    + moderated by Jan Švejnar

    Location: CERGE-EI, 16:00-18:00

  22. 20th Anniversary Reception and Buffet Dinner ::: Oct 8, 18:00-20:30

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  23. Gala reception and buffet dinner for alumni, students, faculty, Executive and Supervisory Committe (ESC), and friends of CERGE-EI. Welcome toasts given by Jan Švejnar and Jan Kmenta, followed by informal perspectives on CERGE-EI by members of the ESC, faculty, and students.

    Location: CERGE-EI, 18:00-20:30

  26. Informal Lunch with Current Students ::: Oct 9, 12:30

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  27. Following the conference, students have asked if alumni would be interested in meeting with them in small groups for informal lunches. Please indicate if you would interested in spending time getting to know current students.

    Location: TBD, 12:30-

  30. Lecture by Joseph Stiglitz ::: Oct 10, 17:00-18:30

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  31. Professor Joseph Stiglitz, the recipient of the 2001 Nobel Prize in economics, will give a public lecture for CERGE-EI students, UPCES students, faculty and invited guests only (seating limited). As a special one-off event in CERGE-EI’s regular seminar series, the lecture will be tailored at a more scientific level than the panels at Forum 2000.

    Location: CERGE-EI, 17:00-18:30

  34. Panels organized by CERGE-EI at Forum 2000 ::: Oct 10 - 11

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  35. CERGE-EI is a co-organizer of this year’s Forum 2000 conference. Panels co-sponsored by CERGE-EI include:

    “The Rule of Law and Global Economic Performance” - Joseph Stiglitz and Hernando de Soto (Oct 10, 12:00-13:30)

    “Legal Institutions and Transition Success” - Kenneth Dam, Stephen Knack, Boris Nemtsov (Oct 11, 10:00-11:30)

    "Corruption and Society" (in cooperation with Open Society Fund) - Peter Eigen, Randall Filer, Karel Janeček, Boris Nemtsov, Laurent Weill (Time: TBC)

    “Shattering the Glass Ceiling: Women Leaders in Tomorrow’s World” - Kadioglu, Beatrice Mtetwa, Mariko Gakiya, and Magdalena Vášáryová (Time: TBC)

    “Limits of Regulation” - Robert Hahn and Mikheil Saakasvhili (Time: TBC)

    Location: TBC (note: All Forum 2000 events require registration - arranged by CERGE-EI)

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