Harvard University Club of Ottawa (HUCO)
and Harvard Business School Club, Canada's Capital Region

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Most Recent HUCO Events

Summer Splash for
Harvard, Wellesley and MIT Alums,
Friends and Families in the Ottawa Area
 August 15, 2010

What is a splash?
  • It’s a child jumping in the wading pool.
  • It’s an ice cube dropped in a glass of punch.
  • It’s a sprinkler under the trampoline.
  • It’s a hose in the wrong hands.
This was a fabulous family-friendly afternoon in Merrickville (south of Ottawa), a memorable opportunity for Harvard, MIT and Wellesley communities to get together and enjoy some summer fun. Our resourceful host Diana MacKay, helped by Daniel, her visiting brother, greeted us warmly and made everyone feel most welcome at her gorgeous home. The children loved the trampoline and the wilderness of the outdoors. They picked fresh eggs and were captivated by the curious ducks, vocal chicken and singing birds. The barbecue and buffet were superb, featuring a wide range of dishes and treats from Diana and the participants. A perfect afternoon for friendly and inspiring conversations to remember!


Harvard University's Global-Month-of-Service Event for the Benefit of Haiti



 Breaking the Cycle of Poverty and Disease in Rich and Poor Countries
Partners In Health: A History of Innovation and Impact
 by Donella Rapier, Chief Financial Officer, Partners in Health
Former V.P., Harvard University, CFO and Associate Dean, Harvard Business School
Dr. David M. Malone, President, International Development Research Centre
May 13, 2010, Ottawa
Donate to PIH Projects in Haiti

 Dr. Paul Farmer and Partners In Health

 I Believe in Healthcare as a Human Right

 No Words Can Describe What Happened that Day

 From Malawi to Haiti and Back - Partners In Health Dr. Jonas Rigodon

 Arcade Fire: Help Haiti Build Back Better After the Earthquake — Support Partners In Health

 Bridging the Way to Better Health (1.5 minutes)

The next video is a bit long but fascinating. It provides the incisive perspective of Dr. Jim Yong Kim, one of Dr. Paul Farmer’s long-term teammates. Skip Dartmouth’s welcoming remarks of Dr. Kim and start at 3’24” when Dr. Kim takes the microphone, up to minute 44; then, skip to the last couple of questions from 1:14’ to the end of the conversation.

 Jim Yong Kim lectures on Haiti, PIH and global health

Event Description (3 pages)
Version française (1 page)
Sponsor of May 13's Event
Residence Inn &Courtyard Marriott Ottawa

On May 13th, 2010, Ottawa Made a Positive Contribution to Help Those in Dire Need.

Harvard University Global Month of Service was an opportunity for all of us to make a positive contribution and help those in dire need. In this context, we learned about the trailblazing experience of Partners in Health (PIH) in Breaking the Cycle of Poverty and Disease both in Rich and Poor Countries. This event served a dual worthy cause: donate the proceeds to PIH front-line projects in Haiti and educate us about PIH innovative work in improving the health and nutrition of the poor in any community.

For 22 years, PIH charity organization has stood as a beacon of best health-care governance and practices, with immeasurable achievements on the ground. Building on its medical roots in Boston hospitals with Harvard-University medical-community support, PIH is dedicated to delivering quality health care to people and communities devastated by joint burdens of poverty and disease. PIH’s work has three goals: to care for patients, to alleviate the root causes of disease and to share lessons learned around the world. PIH care is now cutting-edge and, first and foremost, context and culture centric, with a large dedicated and diverse workforce—the vast majority of which are local people who previously had never had a job. This great NGO has proven that it is possible to break the cycle of poverty and disease in America and in the developing world.

President Bill Clinton recently said that Dr. Paul Farmer, the founder of PIH is “the Albert Schweitzer of the modern era.” The Secretary General of the United Nations appointed him as his Deputy Special Envoy to Haiti last year. And several books have been written about Dr. Farmer, most notably “Mountains Beyond Mountains”, a New York Times best seller by the renown author Tracy Kidder. Dr. Farmer is also the Chair of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School.

Our speakers: Ms. Donella Rapier and Dr. David M. Malone

Transparency Card

46 paying participants at $21 plus 10 guests
(volunteers, Canada Without Poverty, PIH, St-Paul and Marriott).

           $966.00  Total Income
          ($196.48)  Less Expenses (GST $46, card fees $42.85, amphitheatre $107.63)
=         $769.52  Net Revenue to PIH (from tuition fees)
+      $3,560.00  Individual Donations to PIH as of May 18, 2010
+    $12,438.30  Additional donation to PIH of US$ 12,076.02 @ 1.03, as of June 18, 2010
+    $35,000.00  Additional donation to PIH, in CAD$, as of June 23, 2010
=    $51.767.82  Contributions to PIH (from fees and donations)

                          The following costs were covered by donors:
           $397.41  Corporate donor - 3 meetings: 33 working meals (May 12 and 13)
+        $520.00  Courtyard by Marriott: Hotel accommodation for speaker
+        $260.00  Posters: Courtesy of St-Paul University to PIH Haiti
+          $75.00  Museum of Civilization working-breakfast conference room
=     $1,252.41  Total Cost Paid for by Donors

+  $51.767.82  Plus Individual Contributions to PIH (see above)

=  $53,020.23  Total $ Value as of June 23, 2010
                        (excludes volunteer time and promised corporate donations
                        following PIH incorporation in Canada)

Volunteer time for fund raising and organizing May 13th conference
 Jose Gerstl, Paul Leduc, Helene Martin, Thea Michalski, Huyen Tran, Alain Martin

 Those who made a donation in addition the registration fees of $21 will receive a receipt from Partners In Health.

New donations are most welcome as Haiti faces daunting challenges. PIH performance is exemplary with 94 cents of every dollar directly benefiting the people in need. Please pay online at www.harvardottawa.org. Make an undated cheque payable to PIH Canada. Online transactions and cheques will be dated and processed when PIH Canada is registered as Canadian charity.

We wish to thank the Marriott Hotel, the Museum of Civilization and our dedicated volunteers (names above) for their generosity and spirit of cooperation.

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Joint Harvard-McGill Alum Event

 Overhauling Capitalism and Strengthening
the Essence of Democracy

Part II: Democracy at Risk

 Update and Follow Up to HBS Centennial Conference

Emeritus Prof. Bruce Scott, Harvard Business School (Boston)
Moderated by Prof. Michael Miles, Director MBA Program, University of Ottawa

February 3rd, 2010, Ottawa
Titled Overhauling Capitalism and Strengthening the Essence of Democracy, the first international conference commemorated Harvard Business School (HBS) centennial, in Ottawa, with participants from several countries. It provided invaluable insights into the critical economic issues of our times. Planned and delivered prior to the global financial crisis, the conference was most timely for policy-makers, regulators and other executives in attendance.

Professor Bruce Scott who led the 2008 meeting, addressed a joint McGill-Harvard alum session on February 3rd as an update and follow-up to HBS Centennial Conference. He shared his diagnosis of the underlying, deeply-rooted and neglected cause of much of the economic instability of the last 25 years, and specifically of the current crisis. The objective was to improve our understanding of capitalism and its role in a democracy to "create better institutions and implement better policymaking to not only fix the present crisis but also avoid future ones." Professor Scott also discussed recent developments and emerging policy issues for the U.S. and Canada, since choices made in Washington have an impact on other countries, not least on Canada and Canadians.

Bruce R. Scott is Emeritus Professor at Harvard Business School. He focuses on public policy, economic strategies of nations, and their impact on democracy. His 15-year research on capitalism and democracy forms the foundation for a new paradigm in economics and the subject of an upcoming 850-page book, titled Capitalism: Its Origins and Evolution as a System of Governance to be published, later this year, by Springer. Recommended as a pre-reading, Professor Scott's shorter book of 75 pages is titled The Concept of Capitalism. Please note that the book is already out of stock at all bookstores, until mid-February, except for Amazon which does its own printing.

 Professor Bruce Scott spoke from Harvard Business school campus in Boston. Professor Michael Miles, Director of the MBA Program at the University of Ottawa, moderated the debate between the speaker and the participants gathered at the Amphitheatre of St-Paul University in Ottawa. He has an extensive experience in governance (public and private sectors) and organization change in the Americas, Asia and Europe.

Attendance Report
36 participants
Registration income: $756 less GST $36.   Net Revenue received: $720
Less expenses:
Conference room and audio-visual equipment: $89.25 + 84.75 = $174
Credit Card fees $36.75
Net income earmarked for Harvard University Scholarship Fund: $509.25

Note: Professor Scott has kindly prepared and delivered the session at no cost to HUCO.
In Boston, Harvard Business School provided a studio and a computer at no cost to HUCO.
Both Alain Martin and David Baird assisted Prof. Scott in Boston. They paid their own airfare and hotel accomodation and poarticipated in other events at Harvard.

Volunteer Time for the Event
42 hours incl. communication with Prof. Scott and McGill and Harvard universities and HUCO members, emailing and followups, registration and cancellation processing, web assistance, reporting, credit-card processing, cost/benefit report and GST payment.
Volunters:
Melissa Calderisi and Bruce Hill, both from McGill
Paul Leduc and Maurice Sabourin
Jose Gerstl and Alain Martin

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Seven Years in Honshu
 An Anthropological Examination
of Japanese Culture and Values

by Rebecca Cragg, Anthropologist
Research Fellow at Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan
Lecturer in Japanese Culture at Carleton University
November 26th, 2009

This memorable session accomplished two objectives: (1) permit Harvard alums to reconnect and (2) examine Japanese culture and its values. The evening comprised a visit of a Zen-inspired garden, the main presentation of 11 values related to the traditional Japanese arts, an authentic tea ceremony featuring a very rare green tea, and a Kimono-dressing demonstration.

Anthropologist Rebecca Cragg revealed a rich ancient ritualistic tradition of intricate relationships that captured our imagination. She shared her 7-year personal experience of working in Honshu and studying traditional arts with Japanese master teachers. A brief video presentation featured a stunning scenery of natural and sublime beauty. Our host skilfully summarized the world of genuine tea with inspiring images of sunny tea fields, calm lotus waters, and mountains of Vietnam and Japan. Creative and talented, Rebecca Cragg and her team, meticulously prepared fresh teas with the greatest quality ingredients, and described the history of the ceremony, the artistic expression embodied in the utensils, pots and hand-decorated cups. Genuine and fresh, the expensive teas that were served had an exquisite taste and were complemented with sweets.

With Camellia Teas House, Rebecca Cragg created an ideal community reflecting a genuine way of life of harmony, respect, purity and tranquillity, that are the four principles of Chanoyu (Japanese tea ceremony). The calm surroundings comprising a Japanese Zen garden, an enchanting house with serene tea rooms, refined paintings, hand-decorated cups and other pottery, books and photo albums provide insights into a rich heritage.

All in all an unforgettable experience!

Attendance Report
19 participants (full house)
Registration income: $378 less GST $18.   Net Revenue received: $360
Less expenses: Credit Card Fees: $18.90
Balance of $341 paid to host to recover her direct labour and ingredient costs (as agreed prior to event)


Volunteer Time for the Event
22 hours for attending the McGill session to plan ours, emailing and followups, registration and cancellation processing, web assistance, reporting, communication with host and HUCO members, credit-card processing, cost/benefit report and GST payment.
Volunters: Kimberly Ellard, Jose Gerstl. Alain Martin and Paul Leduc

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Astronaut Mike Mullane
Video Presentation and Conference Call via Skype
Team-Building, Responsibility and Self-Leadership
 Introduction by Prof. Chantal Beauvais, Rector, St Paul University
Wednesday, October 7th, 2009


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Attendance Report
49 participants including one guest (Saint-Paul University's Rector)
Registration income: $957.60 less GST $47.88.   Net Revenue received: $909.72
Less expenses: $196.37
Income earmarked for Harvard University Scholarship Fund: $713.35
Plus private donations for the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO): $280
Total funds generated for from this event: $993.35

Volunteer Time for the Event
16 hours for emailing and followups, registration & cancellation processing, web assistance, reporting, communication with Astronaut Mullane and Saint_Paul University, credit-card processing, cost/benefit report and GST payment.
Volunteers: Penny Collenette, Kimberly Ellard, Jose Gerstl. Alain Martin and Paul Leduc

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2009 Total HBS-Centennial Charitable Donations to Date: $10,287.82. Target: $10,000
First 2009 Contribution to HUCO Scholarship Fund: $713.35. Target to be set in Dec. 2009.

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On behalf of HUCO directors, I wish to thank Astronaut Mullane for an outstanding presentation; General Jack Cadieux for, once more, skillfully moderating, blending humour with substance; Saint-Paul University for its wonderful and generous hospitality; as well as Penny Collenette, Kimberly Ellard, Jose Gerstl and Paul Leduc, who volunteered their time; and the participants for their support of Harvard University Club Scholarship Fund. I am also very grateful to the participants who made additional unsollicited donations to CHEO.

The session began with a welcoming message from Professor Chantal Beauvais, Rector of Saint-Paul University, who kindly briefed us on the mission and current developments at this vibrant, venerable and historic Catholic University.

Astronaut Mike Mullane — a veteran of three space shuttle missions totalling 356 hours in orbit — demonstrated, with real-life examples and a fine witty humor, the teamwork and leadership skills that are vital not only in designing and riding rockets but in all risky projects and endeavours. He discussed how set lofty goals, anticipate and prevent risks, and educate team and family members to overcome the barriers to self-leadership and perform much better.

With the video seminar, Countdown to Teamwork, his message has touched us, as it did with so many team leaders, executives and professionals, helping them make educated decisions, both at work and on their journey through life.

During a lively and interesting debate skillfully moderated by General Jack Cadieux, Astronaut Mullane captivated his audience by taking ample time to carefully address each question. The participants were unanimous in their praise and gave Astronaut Mullane a resounding applause and standing ovation. All in all a truly memorable evening!

Alain Paul Martin
President, Harvard University Club of Ottawa.

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Other Events
Presentation Notes and Slides

In the spirit of openess that characterizes the Harvard community, everyone is welcome to participate in our unique meetings featuring cutting-edge resources. Furthermore, we strive to publish speaker notes, whenever feasible and authorized by the authors. Our objective is to support learning and information sharing among our members, our inter-university club allies, and anyone interested in the variety of topics and issues addressed in our seminars, conferences, book-club meetings and other networking activities.
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Recent Events
Transparency Report Card

At Harvard University Club and HBS Club of Canada's Capital Region, we foster openness and a free flow of information to our members and to the wider Harvard and National Capital communities. This summary highlights our performance including attendance, revenue, expenses, donations, and the considerable efforts of our volunteer force.

  1. The Role of France in the World Today
    Strategic, Geopolitical and Economic Perspectives
    His Excellency François Delattre, Ambassador of France to Canada

    2. June 12, 2009, Embassy of France
     Final Event Commemorating HBS Centennial
    77 participants including five guests (CHEO Foundation, CHEO, ADUL, Photographer and a CHEO private donor)
    Registration income (72 x $15) = $1,080 plus GST $53.25 Total received $1,133.25
    2 volunters (Eliane Gauthier: Registrar; Jean-Marc Carisse: Photographer)
    Less expenses: $336.68
    Total Revenue: $796.57
    Plus private donations: $570
    Total funds generated for CHEO from this event: $1,366.57


    Volunteer Time for the Event
     27 hours for emailing and followups, registration & cancellation processing, web assistance, reporting, name tags, communication with Embassy staff and speaker, credit-card processing,cost/benefit report and GST payment. Our sincere thanks to the staff of the Embassy of France and to our registrars Paul Leduc and Eliane Gauthier.

         Total HBS-Centennial Charitable Donations to Date: $10,007.82. Target: $10,000

  2. Personalities at Work: Toward a Free Trait Agreement
    Dr. Brian Little, Distinguished Research Professor in Psychology, Carleton University

    3.  June 2, 2009, St Paul University
    73 participants including one guest (CHEO)
    Registration income (71 x $15 + $19.25) = $1,084.25 plus GST $54.21 = $1,138.46
    4 volunters (CHEO representative and 3 registrars)
    Private donation: $100
    Sponsorship Revenue: $500
    Total Revenue: $1,738.46
    Less expenses (details below): $305.21
    Total donation generated for CHEO: $1,433.25

    Expenses
    St Paul University $150; Credit-card commission: $51; Gift for the speaker: $50; GST: $54.21
    Total expenses: $305.21

    Volunteer Time for the Event
     31 hours for emailing and followups, registration & cancellation processing, web assistance, reporting, name tags, speaker support, logistics, sponsor communications, credit-card processing, courtesy gift selection, Final Cost/Benefit Report and GST payment. Our sincere thanks to Paul Leduc (Registrar and Webmaster), Tian Jian and Irene Drouin.

     Total HBS-Centennial Charitable Donations to Date: $8641.25. Target: $10,000
  3. Insights into Cutting-Edge Research in Disease Prevention, Nutrition and Probiotics
    Emeritus Professor Serge Carrière, Former Dean, University of Montréal
    Dr. David Butler-Jones, Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer
    Professor Meir J. Stampfer, Harvard University Medical and Public Health Schools
    March 31, 2009, St Paul University
    169 paying participants including 5 students.
    Registration income (164 x $15) + (5 x $6)= $2,490 plus GST $124 = $2,614
    5 volunters (CHEO representative, registrars and photographer) and three guest speakers
    Sponsorship Revenue: $3,419 (details below)
    Total Revenue: $6,033
    Less expenses (details below): $2,533

    Charitable-Donation Total: $3,500
          • $1,336 for the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO)
          • $2,164 for Harvard Medical School (US$1,800)

    Our sincere thanks to our sponsors:

    Bio-K Plus International: CAD$3084 in two contributions:
          • $2,164 to Harvard Medical School (Actual amount US$1,800)
          • Plus $924 contribution to speaker expenses and medical-education film

          Note: At our First HBS Centennial Event on June 18, 2008,
          Bio-K Plus International donated $1,000 of the $3,125 remitted to CHEO.
          It also contributed $1,000 to the meals provided at the National Gallery of Canada.
    Watson's Pharmacy: CAD$331 Contribution to expenses


    Expenses
    St Paul University $796; Credit-card commission: $122; Meals, two hotel rooms and parking: $724; medical-education film for health practitioners $452; other expenses: $316 (audio-eqt. rental, badges, books and courtesy presents for speakers); GST: $124
    Total expenses: $2533

    Volunteer Time for the Event
     69 hours for emailing and followups, registration & cancellation processing, web assistance, reporting, name tags, posters, catering, speaker support, logistics, hotel and airport pickups, sponsor negotiations, credit-card processing, courtesy gift selection, thank you notes, Final Cost/Benefit Report and GST payment. Our sincere thanks to Jean-Marc Carisse (Photographer), Paul Leduc (Registrar and Webmaster), Eliane Gauthier, Tian Jian, Rick Martinelli, Mark Sabourin, Maurice Sabourin and Shouan Wang.

     Total HBS-Centennial Charitable Donations to Date: $7208. Target: $10,000
  4. Hope and History: Pathways Out of Recessions
    Dr. Roseann O’Reilly Runte, President, Carleton University
    February 23, 2009, Carleton University
    87 participants including 5 students. Registration income (82 x $12) + (5 x $5)= $1,009
    Expenses: Carleton University $395.91; Credit-card commission: $30.27
    Total expenses: $426.18
    Net proceeds: $582.82 for the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO)
    Volunteer time for the event: 25 hours excludes one-time website setup (30 hours)