Events
HIGHLIGHTS OF PAST MC3 REUNIONS, USUALLY HELD IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE OXFORD REUNIONS
2023 MC3 Dinner
On April 12 the University of Oxford hosted a reception in New York City to honor our former Warden and now University Vice Chancellor Irene Tracey. MC3 hosted a dinner following the reception at the same venue for all Mertonians. The dinner was an intimate and informal gathering and the Warden made a guest appearance to greet everyone. Merton Development Director Mark Coote flew in to represent the College.
Combined Annual Meeting of the Board of Trustees and Members: we conducted MC3 business and heard reports from MC3 President, all Committee Chairs and The College’s Development Office on both the 2022 development efforts and portfolio results.
Combined Annual Meeting of the Board of Trustees and Members: we conducted MC3 business and heard reports from MC3 President, seven Committee Chairs and The College Warden on both the 2021 development efforts and portfolio results.
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2021 Merton in Manhattan
A cocktail party hosted by Amna Naseer (1997) at her beautiful home in Greenwich Village, Manhattan
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2021 Virtual MC3 Reunion
- A lecture by Dr. Charlotte Mason (2009): ‘Chasing Cosmic Dawn with the James Webb Space Telescope’,
- Virtual tour of historic Prague, guided by an 18th century plague doctor,
- Afterparty: MC3 goes back to Merton. The Spatial Chat platform allowed for virtual mixing and mingling with fellow Mertonians in several “locations” across the college. Spatial Chat allowed participants to move between conversations and clusters of people, just as you would at an in-person event.
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2019 Merton in Manhattan
A cocktail party hosted by Amna Naseer (1997) at her home in Greenwich Village, Manhattan. An eclectic group of Mertonians attended the event, including at least one member of every decade since the 1950s.
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2019 Washington, DC
- Friday night drinks, hors d’oeuvres, tours of the backstage and meeting cast members of the Shakespeare Theatre Company in the Harman Center for the Arts thanks to Marla and Nick (1974) Allard,
- Annual Meeting and luncheon at the Kimpton Hotel Monaco,
- Saturday reception and dinner at The Metropolitan Club, which occupies a landmark building listed in the National Registry of Historic Places, thanks to Jonathan Clarke (1966),
- Sunday brunch at the beautiful home of Marla and Nick (1974) Allard.
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2018 San Francisco, CA
- Annual Meeting and luncheon at the Westin St. Francis Hotel,
- On Saturday evening, MC3 Members enjoyed a farewell dinner hosted by Margaret and Michael McCaffery (1974) at their home for Sir Martin and Lady Taylor. Sir Martin retired as Warden in September 2018.
- A Broadway dinner and show.
- Annual Meeting and luncheon at the Yale Club hosted by Charles Scudder.
- Saturday afternoon tour of the spectacular new building of the New York Times thanks to the kindness of Mark Thompson (1976), former Director General of the BBC and current President and CEO of The New York Times Company.
- Saturday dinner at the Metropolitan Club.
- The special Sunday brunch generously hosted by Susan Cullman and John Kirby (1962) in their beautiful home.
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2017 Merton in Manhattan
2017 Merton in Manhattan event included a tour of Sotheby’s and an informative talk on the international situation from His Excellency Matthew Rycroft CBE (1986), Great Britain’s Ambassador to the UN.
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2016 Washington, DC
- Friday Evensong by the Merton Choir at the Washington National Cathedral made possible by Reed Rubin followed by dinner.
- Dinner at The Library of Congress organized by the University of Oxford.
- Annual Meeting and luncheon at the Dupont Circle Hotel.
- Private guided tour of George Washington’s home in Mount Vernon.
- Saturday dinner and reception at the Cosmos Club enhanced by the Merton Choir.
- Sunday brunch at the beautiful home of Marla and Nick (1974) Allard.
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2015 Brooklyn, NY
Annual Meeting, reception and dinner at the ForcheIli Conference Center of Brooklyn Law School hosted by Marla and Nick (1974) Allard.
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2014 New York, NY
- Friday dinner cruise aboard the Hybrid with a special appearance by the Merton Choir,
- Annual Meeting in the offices of Latham & Watkins LLP hosted by John Kirby,
- The Merton Conversations: The Global Media Revolution talk with Sir Howard Stringer (1961), former Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, and President of Sony Corporation, and Mark Thompson (1976), former Director General of the BBC and current President and CEO of The New York Times Company,
- Saturday reception and dinner at The Century Association,
- The special Sunday brunch generously hosted by Susan Cullman and John Kirby (1962) in their beautiful home.
- Friday cocktail reception at the Old Slate House, the site from which the Declaration of Independence was first read publicly in Boston. It was hosted by Brian LeMay, CEO of the Bostonian Society,
- Presentation “Boston – Then and Now” and dinner at the Durgin Park Restaurant, given by Bill Clendaniel, President of the Massachusetts Historical Society and Frank Keefe, former Secretary of Administration and Finance in Governor Dukakis’ administration and now head of The Keefe Company,
- Annual Meeting at the offices of The Keefe Company,
- Cocktail reception and dinner at The Union Club,
- Sunday brunch at the InterContinental Hotel.
- Annual Meeting at the offices of Latham & Watkins LLP hosted by John Kirby,
- Tour of the new Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park on Roosevelt Island,
- Saturday cocktail reception and dinner at the prestigious Century Association,
- The special Sunday brunch generously hosted by Susan Cullman and John Kirby (1962) in their beautiful home.
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2011 Philadelphia, PA
- Annual Meeting at the offices of Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP hosted by Charles Scudder,
- Private event for participants at the Philadelphia Museum of Art,
- Cocktail party at one of the Boathouses on the Schuylkill River,
- Dinner and reception at The Union League Club hosted by Charles Scudder.
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2011 Inaugural Reception of
Merton in Manhattan
- Talk by Jan Hatzius (1992) “The US Economic Outlook Today” held at Barclay’s Capital,
- Cocktails at the Links Club kindly hosted by Mr. Francis Finlay, OBE.
- Annual Meeting at the offices of Latham & Watkins LLP hosted by John Kirby,
- Dinner and reception at the Sony Club hosted by Sir Howard Stringer,
- The High Line Park tour,
- The Arario Gallery reception,
- Saturday dinner at Bottino,
- The special Sunday brunch generously hosted by Susan Cullman and John Kirby (1962) in their beautiful home.
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2009 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Annual Meeting at the offices of McCarthy Tétrault LLP in the Dominion Bank Tower hosted by David I.W. Hamer,
- Day trip to Niagara Falls stopping off for lunch and a tour of the Hillebrand Winery,
- Saturday reception and dinner at The University Club hosted by David I.W. Hamer.