LSE Chicago August Newsletter: Bon Voyage Party (Aug 25) & Visiting LSE Professor Stevenson (Sep 1)

Dear Reader,

 LSE IN CHICAGO

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AUGUST NEWSLETTER

Upcoming Events:

TUESDAY, AUGUST 25: Annual Bon Voyage Party

Join us for LSE in Chicago's Annual Bon Voyage Party for departing students!

When: August 25, 5:30-8pm

Where: Fado Irish Pub, One West Grand Avenue, Downtown Chicago

Cost:  **Each ticket buyer will get a voucher for a soda, a beer, or a glass of wine.**

Online registration:

New LSE Student - Free
Family of Student - $10
AFLSE Member - $10
Non-AFLSE Member - $20
  

At the door:

$20 for all

RSVP here now

For questions or if you would like to become involved in helping to plan Chicago events, please email Margo Rocklin at: Chicago@aflse.org

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1:  LSE Professor David Stevenson in Chicago

You are cordially invited to a reception in honor of David Stevenson, Professor of International History:

When:  Tuesday, September 1st, 5:30pm

Where:  Schopf & Weiss LLP, One South Wacker Drive, 28th Floor

Cost:  **Space for this event is limited.** 

Registration: Kindly respond by phone to 646-442-2895 or sign up online RSVP here now

During the evening, Professor Stevenson will discuss his work at LSE, including his latest book, The Limits of American Power: The Experience of Intervention in Europe, 1917-1919.  There will also be an update on the School.

About Professor Stevenson Professor Stevenson's main fields of interests lie in international relations in Europe during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries; origins, course, and impact of the First World War. His publications include 1914-1918: the History of the First World War (Penguin Press, 2004) also published by Basic Books (New York) as Cataclysm: the First World War as Political Tragedy; and by Rizzoli (Milan) as La Grande Guerra: una Storia Globale. German edition with Patmos (Düsseldorf) coming in 2005; Armaments and the Coming of War: Europe, 1904-1914 (Oxford University Press, 1996) Paperback edition, 1999; The First World War and International Politics (Oxford University Press, 1988) Paperback edition, 1991; French War Aims against Germany, 1914-1919 (Oxford University Press, 1982) (Edited with introduction), Vols 1-8, 17-21, and 3-35 of Europe, 1948-1914, Series F in Part I of British Documents on Foreign Affairs: Reports and Papers from the Foreign Office Confidential Print (University Publications of America: Frederick, Maryland, 1987, 1990, 1991). Professor Stevenson studied for his undergraduate degree at the University of Cambridge, where he is also studied for his PhD. He joined the LSE as a Lecturer in 1982 and became a Professor in 1998. His next project will be for a new book on The Organization of Victory: the Sources of Allied Success in World War One for the publishers Penguin.

About Schopf & Weiss LLP For information about Schopf & Weiss LLP, click here. For Directions, click here.  

For questions or if you would like to become involved in helping to plan Chicago events, please email Margo Rocklin at: Chicago@aflse.org

 AFLSE WEBSITE

Don't forget that the AFLSE website, www.aflse.org, has a wealth of information about upcoming events, networking opportunities for AFLSE members, member discounts, and news of LSE.