Photos from the event:

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Dinner Event Info:

The IGS National Advisory Council will feature David Gergen and Peter Hart at its Salon Dinner on Thursday, March 18, 2010 from 6 to 9:00 p.m. in the Julia Morgan Ballroom of the Mercantile Exchange Building (15th floor) in San Francisco. David Gergen is Senior Political Analyst at CNN and Professor of Public Service at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. Peter Hart, one of the leading analysts of public opinion in the United States, is chairman of Peter D. Hart Research Associates and Lead Pollster with the NBC/WSJ Poll.

Seating at the IGS Salon Dinner is limited. Please see below for further details. The dress code for this event is business casual. Tickets will be held at the registration table located at the entrance to the Ballroom for pickup on the day of the event beginning at 6 pm.

Of Special Note:

Please join us in celebrating Mr. William K. Coblentz ('44), recipient of the IGS Distinguished Service Award. Mr. Coblentz is Senior Partner at the law firm of Coblentz, Patch, Duffy & Bass LLP and serves on the board of directors of the McClatchy Newspapers and the Koret Foundation.

Mr. Grant T. Harris ('98) will also receive the IGS Outstanding Young Alumni Award at the Gala event. Mr. Harris serves as Policy Advisor to UN Ambassador Susan Rice and is a graduate of UC Berkeley, Princeton and Yale.

Mr. Coblentz and Mr. Harris will receive these awards during the Gala event.

Tickets: This event has sold out.

Ticket prices will be sold as the following (all tickets include: cocktail reception, dinner, lecture, and complimentary valet parking):

All proceeds will go toward supporting student programs and activities at IGS. All tickets sold are considered tax deductible as allowable under federal and state laws.

Event Schedule:

6:00-6:45 pm - Cocktail reception for all and VIP reception hosted by David Gergen (Daniel Burnham Bar & Lounge)

6:45-7:45 pm - Talk by David Gergen and Peter Hart, and Q&A

7:45-9:00 pm - Dinner and awards ceremony

Payment Options:

Direct online ticket purchase by major credit card:

When you fill out the secure online form, please include March 18 Fundraiser in the "Special Instructions for the Gift" field.

By mail:

Make checks payable to UC Regents and send to

Friends of IGS
c/o 109 Moses Hall #2370
University of California
Berkeley, CA 94720-2370

To order tickets, please contact:

Maggie Eisenberg
phone: (510) 643-9537
fax: (510) 642-3020
email: m_eisenberg@berkeley.edu

Directions:

Directions to the event location. The Julia Morgan Ballroom is located at 465 California St. at Montgomery St. on the 15^th floor of the Mercantile Exchange Building.

 

Complimentary valet parking will be available for all ticket holders.

This event is being generously underwritten by William A. Brandt, Jr.

Corporate sponsors: