The weekend begins with a site visit and presentation:

Intel Visit: 3pm Friday 11th June 2010

The event is a visit to Intel Ireland's Fab 24 facility in Leixlip www.intel.ie and will comprise a facility tour and management presentation.

The Intel Ireland campus in Kildare is Intel's largest outside the US. It is Intel's centre of manufacturing excellence in Europe and since 1990 Intel has invested some Euro 6 billion into making this the most technologically advanced industrial campus in Ireland, with employment of 4500 on site.

Intel Ireland's Leixlip plant is a truly world-class facility producing microprocessors and communication silicon chips that are at the heart of much of today's computing and communications revolution.

Details are as follows:
Time & Date: 3.00pm on Wednesday Friday 11th June 2010
Venue: Intel Ireland Campus, Collinstown Industrial Park, Leixlip, Co. Kildare
Itinerary:
* 2.45pm: MBAAI members assemble at Intel Plant
* 3.00pm: Fab 24 Tour
* 4.00pm: Presentation
* 4.30pm: Q&A session and refreshments
* 5.00pm: Departure.
It is important that we assemble at 2.45pm to allow time for processing
through security.

RSVP: This event is free to MBA Association members and a guest. To register please follow the following link: http://www.eventelephant.com/intel

and afterwards, on to....
Dinner at The Stephens Green Hibernian Club - 7pm Friday 11th June 2010
(members do not have to go on for dinner)

Following on from our afternoon visit to Intel, we are delighted to invite you to join us for Dinner at The Stephens Green Hibernian Club www.sghc.ie. This is a chance to relax and unwind with fellow MBAAI members and friends in a wonderful setting. Dinner will be in The Reading Room, which is located on the fi rst floor of the Club at the top of the
grand staircase. It has five floor to ceiling sash windows with spectacular views over St Stephen's Green. The room is decorated in a traditional style, with the La Franchini plasterwork on the ceilings overhead and the large, working fireplaces at either end.

Details:
Time & Date:6.30pm for 7pm
Venue: The Reading Room, The Stephens Green Hibernian Club, 9 Stephens Green, Dublin 2 www.sghc.ie
Dinner: Three Course Dinner plus Tea / Coffee RSVP:To have dinner please contact christine@mbaassociation.ie Members can bring their guests too. The cost of the dinner is 30 euro per head, payable in advance by phoning 051 354301

The MBA Association Strategy Forum is on Saturday 12th June

I am pleased to invite you and your guest to the MBA Association of Ireland's annual 'MBA Strategy Forum' presentations which take place at DCU at 3.00 p.m. The Forum will bring together teams of final year MBA students from MBA Programmes throughout Irelan d to participate in a business strategy competition.

We've had a great uptake for this event with a record number of teams participating this year, representing business schools all over Ireland.

From early morning, the teams will be involved in their analysis of the Forum case study and in the afternoon each team will present their analysis and strategy recommendations. I am pleased to invite you and your guest to the afternoon presentations.

Event details are as follows
Venue: 3rd Floor Foyer, Dublin City University Business School , Dublin 9
Time & Date: 3.00pm on Saturday 12th June

Itinerary:
* 3.15pm to 5.30 pm: Team Presentations
* 5.30 pm to 6.00pm: Reception, while judges consider their verdict
* 6.00pm: Dinner in The Long Room at DCU, Forum Results and Awards presentation ceremony.

RSVP: Attendance at the team presentations and reception is free to
MBAAI members and their guest. To confirm your attendance, please reply to email
info@mbaassociation.ie incorporating your name and that of your guest;
alternatively, you can contact Christine Lewis, Administrator, MBAAI at
Tel. 051 354301

Celebratory Dinner: The Forum will conclude with a celebratory dinner in
The Long Room at DCU Business School, commencing at 6.00pm. The dinner is free of charge to all students and accompanying academics taking part in the Strategy Forum. Guests can also attend the dinner at a charge of EUR30.00 per head.

Please contact Christine Lewis, Administrator, MBAAI at Tel. 051 354301 with your payment card details.

Finally, we would be delighted to see you at any or all of the three of these terrific events over this exciting weekend. As usual we have tried to bring you value by way of 'Free of Charge' events where possible and 'discounted price ' charged events where necessary. I would encourage you to book early for these events as places are limited and we anticipate a high demand.

I look forward to seeing you there.

Yours sincerely,

Liam Fennelly
President
The MBA Association of Ireland (MBAAI) Ltd