November 1, 2008

Cape Town Conference

A Harvard Alumni Association global conference in South Africa

From The November-December 2008 Issue

Alumni are invited to join President Drew Faust and other Harvard scholars in Cape Town, South Africa, for the Harvard Alumni Association’s 2009 Global Series conference. The event, March 27-29, offers the chance to meet fellow alumni while exploring a region of cultural, intellectual, and economic importance.

Registration is required. Please visit https://post.harvard.edu/globalseries for further details.

Published in the November-December 2008 print issue in the Alumni section.

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