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October 2014 Celebratinghap 1994–2014Our TwentiethPENN Year ings THE PENN CLUB OF NEW YORK Entrepreneur Panel: Th e 3 A’s of Fast Tracking Your Business Success: Apps, Accelerate & Adapt | Tuesday, October 7th. Reception 6:30 p.m. Program 7:00 p.m. an advisor for the Casual Gaming Association. Brought to you by Penn Women in Business Intraclub Larry Cerri: Cerri is the founder of Come join us to hear how two entrepreneurs, Gilad UNISON: the Collaborative Meeting Rotem, co-founder of Cups, and Larry Cerri of Experience. UNISON is a leader Unison, fast tracked their business models—one in leveraging meeting interactive/ by working with an accelerator and the other by collaborative technologies to create becoming an astute adaptor—to achieve success. an environment of full audience In is Gilad Rotem: Rotem is the engagement and participation. Th e data gathered co-founder of CUPS, a monthly through this approach is thoroughly analyzed to 2 Club LeadershipIssue Corner subscription service that entitles extract key insights to drive future results. With the users to unlimited coff ee at an advent of the ‘app’ explosion, Larry transformed the 3 Upcoming Events expanding number of independent UNISON concept into Captivator that takes the in-room experience to higher levels of virtual meeting 4 Out-of-Club Events coff ee shops in NYC and Tel Aviv. Previously, while employed at Incomate, he interactivity and data capture. 5 Interclub Events founded InGaming.com, a user acquisition network $27 per member and $37 per guest plus tax and service specializing in Facebook and Mobile games which charge for reservations made by Tuesday October 6 Membership Corner marked Incomate’s fi rst step outside the gambling 1st. $37 per member and $47 per guest plus tax and arena. Gilad led product development and initial service charge for late reservations. Admission to the 7 Dining Specials client base acquisition for InGaming in and served as program includes one drink. Please RSVP online or by HapPENNings Calendar emailing [email protected] College Admissions: Dinner and Lunch ARTICLE See at a glance what each Networking and Social Buff ets in the Main Dining ICONS article means for you! Media | Room! | Networking Drinks A Unique Perspective on College Admissions We’ve rolled out buff et- style dinners each Tuesday, October 14th 7:00 p.m. Come Learning Dining Wednesday evening with join in on a presentation and panel seating times between discussion given by independent college 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m., Healthy Snacks consultant and award-winning educator, and buff et-style lunches Dr. Rachelle Wolosoff . Dr. Wolosoff is Twentieth each Friday with seating Entertainment Anniversary the Founder of College Search Expert, times between 12:00 Event LLC, a renowned organization that off ers college p.m. and 2:00 p.m. Each consulting services. Th e presentation goes behind week will feature diff erent the scenes of the U.S. College Application process dishes and will be held DON'T MISS! and delves into how networking and social media in the Main Dining Room. Perfect for bringing your can aff ect the college admissions process. Following Marketing Professor employee team and co-workers to dine in our grand the presentation, there will be an interactive panel Main Dining Room in a relaxed setting. Peter Fader discussion featuring a social media expert from BuzzFeed, an expert networker, and a past Penn To RSVP please call Tony Kontos at 212.403.6628 for Tuesday, Alumni interviewer. your dining reservations, or e-mail tkontos@pennclubny. October 28th, $15 per person and $25 per guest for reservations org. Dinner is $44.50 plus tax and service charge per 7:00 p.m. made by Tuesday, October 7th. $25 per member and person, and lunch is $34.50 plus tax and service charge per person. Children under 12 eat at half price. All SEE PAGE 3 $35 per guest for late reservations. Please RSVP online or by emailing [email protected]. dinner buff ets are held in the Main Dining Room unless there is a prior commitment to a dining event. All programs require written reservations. Please mail, fax (212.403.6621), e-mail ([email protected]), or register on the Web site (www.pennclub.org) to reserve. E-mail [email protected] only for questions about events. 1 The new year of Penn Club activities is now well under its high quality fitness services in an attractive environ- way. Our Club is once again bustling with members ment, and of our ever expanding list of reciprocal clubs and guests enjoying the many events and services that that gives you access to numerous fine clubs throughout have contributed to our standing as a Platinum Club the world. of America. Please take time to review this issue of Although it may seem that summer has just ended, it’s HaPENNings to ensure that you don’t miss out on any of not too early to make your plans for holiday gatherings at our upcoming offerings. The Penn Club. Whether you’re planning an office party, Our membership renewal season has come to a close, an annual meeting, or a reunion of family and friends, and it’s exciting to note that a significant percentage of we offer an outstanding venue for enjoying the holiday our members have renewed their membership with us season in the Big Apple. for another year. There is great value in having access My staff and I take great pleasure in being a part of your to our fine Clubhouse, located in Midtown Manhattan, Penn Club experience, and encourage you to continue to a stone’s throw away from Grand Central, Times Square, LEADERSHIP enjoy your Club in every way possible. We hope to see you and Rockefeller Center. Our guest rooms are comfortable often at your home-away-from-home in New York. and freshly renovated, our dining facilities offer terrific food and attentive service, and our meeting and banquet —R. Mark Jezierski spaces from small to large are perfect for your events and General Manager business gatherings. Take advantage of the Palestra, with Corner Earn $200 in House Credits | The 20th Anniversary Refer & Redeem Rewards Program is part of our membership drive for the balance of this calendar year. The Penn Club is NEWLY RENOVATED GUEST ROOMS a members-owned Club and you have a vested interest in it. Your Club would like your support. Our guest room renovations are nearing What’s the Reward? completion. We’ve given all 39 overnight rooms Penn Club members receive a $200 house credit reward on their house an updated look—from the bathroom walls to account for each qualified new member who joins the Club. the curtains and duvets. All details and the big Who is a Qualified New Member? reveal will be covered in the November issue Qualified new members are those new members who join between 7/1/14 and 12/31/14 and who pay an initiation fee or reinstatement fee and dues. of HapPENNings. Reserve your room today to Can I refer additional qualified new members to earn more than $200? experience our renovated guest rooms! For Yes, there is no cap on how many qualified new members you can refer. reservations call 212.403.6533 or email frontdesk@ How do I participate in the rewards program? pennclubny.org. To ensure that you are credited the $200 for each qualified new member who joins the Club, please complete the Penn Club Referrer Information proposer section on the special membership application and have your referred member candidate complete the rest of the application and submit it to us. To obtain the special application, please contact the membership office at [email protected] or call 212.403.6627 or download it online at http://bit.ly/1oQCmjt. This specific application must be The Penn Club is planning a completed to be recognized for the house credits; no exceptions. Spring Golf Outing! If you may When can I redeem my reward? be interested in attending House credits will be rewarded to the Penn Club member in good standing please drop us an email at signing as proposer 2 months after the new members referred completed their nonrefundable payment in full. House credits must be redeemed by [email protected]. the end of the fiscal year June 30, 2015 and cannot be exchanged for cash or used to pay dues. Welcome New July Members Kevin G. Volpp Gary R. Casselman Mu He Josh Kaminer Achilles B. Kintiroglou Tina Salehi Gubbs Penn Club members are encouraged to review this posting of new Mark Ivan Davies Santiago Rivera Harsha Jujjavarapu Zachary Losco Jeffrey A. Stahl, MD Alice Salerno members. All new members are provisional members for 90 days Nicholas P. Cole Martin Jonca Mary Madeline Jason J. Lokuta Nicholas Salerno Jr Mary Blair from the date their membership begins. Should any Penn Club Lance S. Rushing Jacobo D. Chiu Roberts, Esq. Victoria Thompson Fred C. Bergamo member in good standing feel that a provisional member will not Donald Blair Kathie Peng Frederic Khoury Jonathan E. Rosen- Phillip Golub Ralph S. Saul Kacey R. Bayles Michael Bass baum Alexandra Golub make a good member, please provide us your information in writing Brian Gendreau Anne Glassie Ciriello Lisa Erin Dawes Stephanie Weiner Jordan N.,Stadnik to [email protected] with your name and Cynthia U. Marsh Peter P. Post Kathryn Landsman James S. Marpe Dina Stahl member number. The Club may reach out to you to obtain more Philip Greco Matthew S. Bryant Natasha C. Gabbay Jordan Kuperschmid Andrew S.