We are now taking RSVPs for the event on globalization featuring HBS professor Richard Vietor. Click the link to the left under Upcoming Events to sign up.

We wish you a very happy and safe holiday season and a peaceful and prosperous New Year! Thank you for joining us in 2008, and we look forward to seeing you in 2009. As always, please let us know if have any thoughts to share.

We are excited to announce that Professor Ricardo Hausmann of the Harvard Kennedy School is joining us on February 26th to present on a development-related topic. Professor Hausmann was formerly Minister of Planning of Venezuela and the first Chief Economist of the Inter-American Development Bank. Stay tuned for more information!

We are deeply saddened by the losses suffered by the victims of the violence in Mumbai over the past week, and our thoughts go out to them and their families.

We invite you to join the Asian American Commission of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino, and Boston City Councilor Sam Yoon for a Candlelight Vigil on December 4, 6:00 pm at City Hall Plaza. Visit our Partner Events page for details.

The December 11th event on socially-responsible investing in emerging markets is now sold out. Visit the event page by clicking on the link to the left to add your name to the wait-list. If you have signed up and are no longer able to attend, please let us know, so we can make your spot available to someone else. We look forward to seeing you at the event!

We hope everyone had a fantastic time at the Fall Fete. It was great to meet a bunch of new members and to catch up with those who’ve been with us since the start. Pictures from the event are now posted online, so be sure to check out the Fall Fete page under “Past Events”!

Tickets are now on sale for the upcoming dinner discussion featuring renown China experts Prof. Dwight Perkins (Harvard) and Prof. Robert Ross (Boston College). Topics will include China’s growth prospects and U.S.-China relations under the next administration. Only 20 spots are available, so be sure to sign up soon to join your fellow B.I. members for this exclusive dinner event at Changsho in Cambridge.

Click here to purchase your ticket. Click here for a full pdf invitation. Click here to add this event to your Facebook account.

On Thursday, November 6th, from 8:00-11:00 pm, Boston International will host the first annual Fall Fete, in the Boston Public Library’s elegant Map & Novel Room. The Fall Fete will attract 200 young professionals, graduate students, and diplomats from a variety of organizations, including consulates, alumni organizations, industry groups, and non-profits. Relax with new and old friends as you enjoy hors d’oeuvres and an open bar with champagne, wine, and beer.

Click here for more information and to purchase your ticket! This event is expected to sell out, so RSVP soon so you don’t miss this exclusive social event.

We extend a special ‘thank you’ to our featured sponsors, the Associates of the Boston Public Library; Boston Network for International Development; Boston World Partnerships; Consulate General of Canada; Consulate General of France; Honorary Consulate of the Republic of Hungary; swissnex boston – Consulate of Switzerland; GesherCity; and New England Venture Network.