There will be an Edinburgh University Alumni happy hour on October 17th at 6.30 PM.

Location:

Beacon Bar and Grill (http://www.bbgwdc.com)
1615 Rhode Island Avenue, Northwest, Washington, DC 20036 (http://g.co/maps/gysu6)

Look out for signs at the bar, there will be an area set aside for our group.

If you have any questions, please contact the club: washingtondc@ed-alumni.net

Hope to see you all there!

The DC Chapter of the LSE Alumni and Friends, along with other British
University Alumni groups including Oxford, Cambridge, Kings,
Edinburgh, SOAS, LSYTM, will be sending a team of volunteers to the
Hands On DC Work-A-Thon on April 30th, and would like to invite you
and your friends and family for a fun morning of service to the
community.

We present the Edinburgh University Alumni Club of Washington DC 3rd Annual Whisky Tasting.

Come and sample a selection of single malt and blended Scotch whiskies, while learning about the different varieties.

Thursday April 28th
6-8 PM

The University Club of Washington DC
1135 16th St NW, Washington, DC 20036

Metro: Farragut North or Farragut West
Business Casual Dress
Light Refreshments will be Served

$45 per person

Contact the club with any enquries.

Tickets are no longer available for this years event. For those who are already registered, we look forward to seeing you on Thursday.

This year we were lucky to have a beautiful December day to watch the parade in Alexandria. Check out the photos in the following link: Alexandria Scottish Walk

During the Scottish Christmas Walk Weekend hundreds of Scottish clansmen parade with their bagpipes through Old Town Alexandria. The club is arranging a meetup to watch the parade followed by lunch at a local pub.

Date & Time: Saturday, December 4, 2010 at 11 a.m. Rain, snow or shine.

Meet at the NW corner of N. St. Asaph and Queen Sts. - look for a waving Saltire and University of Edinburgh Tartan Scarves.

Lunch to follow in the upstairs dining room Union Street Public House,
121 S. Union St. RSVP to fiona@eduni-dc.org

Further information at:
http://www.scottishchristmaswalk.com
http://www.unionstreetpublichouse.com
http://www.nicolsonhighlandwear.com

The University will be in the US this October and we would like to invite you and a guest to join us at events in Boston, New York, Washington and Atlanta. These events are an opportunity for our alumni and supporters in the States to socialise, network and meet representatives from Edinburgh.

In New York and Washington, Architectural Historian, Professor Iain Boyd White will deliver a lecture on ‘Edinburgh, Visuality, Cognition’. Iain is currently Director of VARIE (Visual Arts Research Institute Edinburgh), a Vice President of CIHA (Comité International d’Histoire de l’Art), and Chairman elect of RIHA (International Association of Research Institutes in the History of Art). He is a former Trustee of the National Galleries of Scotland and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.
For information on events taking place in LA and San Francisco please contact Mariana West at mariana.west@ed.ac.uk

We value our relationship with our US alumni and we do hope that you will be able to join us in October. It would be helpful if you could confirm your attendance, specifying which event you will be attending, by September 24th by contacting me at rachelle.norry@ed.ac.uk or please call me on +441316509638. On confirming your attendance you will be sent further information regarding the event.

The University's International Office, in conjunction with the University of Oxford, are holding a series of recruitment events across the USA. We would like to hear from alumni who are interested in coming along and sharing their experiences with prospective students. We are particularly interested in hearing from people who have recently completed an Undergraduate Degree at the University of Edinburgh or who have recently returned to the US having taken part in the University's Study Abroad Program. For more information on the upcoming events please click on the following link http://tinyurl.com/UoE-USA or contact the International Office at usaenquiries@ed.ac.uk to confirm your attendance.

The DC event will take place on Tuesday 28th September at the National Cathedral School at 7pm.

The Alumni Associations of Oxford and Cambridge would like to invite other British University alums to watch the Oxford-Cambridge Potomac Boat Race on September 25, 2010. Alumni from Oxford and Cambridge will race boats from the Key Bridge to the Georgetown Waterfront. After the race, alumni will adjourn to the nearby Ritz-Carlton's Degrees Bar. A trophy will be presented, and a special Pimms Cup *censored*tail will be on sale.
Details:
Date: Saturday, September 25, 2010
Time: Assembling 1:30; First Race 2:00; Second Race 2:15 (Rain or Shine, or rather "British or Regular")
Location: Meet on the Georgetown Waterfront outside Sequoia Restaurant, 3000 K Street NW; Race will be from Key Bridge to Georgetown Waterfront; Meetup afterwards, ca. 3:00, at Ritz-Carlton's Degrees Bar, 3100 South Street, Washington, DC
Alumni can park their cars at the Ritz for $10 before the race.