Please join the Robert Bosch Foundation Alumni Association  for its Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. June 22-24, 2012. Please RSVP for all events by Friday, June 8 on the Eventbrite website at rbfaa2012.eventbrite.com.

The weekend will commence with a reception at the residence of the German Ambassador to the United States. On Saturday, the RBFAA will hold its annual business meeting and elections, followed by a panel discussion and buffet lunch catered by Dean & Deluca. After lunch, we will take a tour of the German-American Heritage Museum. The highlight of the weekend will be the gala reception and dinner at House of Sweden, located on the Potomac river. To conclude the weekend, the RBFAA is hosting a brunch at Clyde's at Gallery Place. Below is a detailed list of all events and times:

Friday, June 22

Residence of the German Ambassador to the United States

100 Foxhall Road, NW, Washington, D.C.

Business Attire

6:00 PM -  Reception hosted by Dr. Peter Ammon, Presentation of Bosch Fellow of the Year Award

A bus will depart from the Hotel Monaco at 5:30 PM, space is limited.

*There is limited parking available at the Ambassador's residence. If you plan on driving, please note that there is construction on Foxhall Road but guests will be able to turn into the residence. Security will check picture IDs at the gate and show you where to park or let you know when the parking lot is full.  There is street parking available nearby on Reservoir Road or Whitehaven Parkway

Saturday, June 23

Goethe-Institut

812 7th Street NW, Washington, D.C.

Business Casual Attire

9:00 AM - 10:15 AM - Annual Business Meeting and Elections (Alumni Only)

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM - Panel Discussion I - The Role of Arts and Culture in Foreign Policy: German and American Perspectives

11:45 AM - 1:00 PM - Networking Lunch

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM - Discussion with Anne Richard, Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration (Bosch II)

German-American Heritage Museum

719 6th Street, NW, Washington, D.C.

Business Casual Attire

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM - Guided Tour

House of Sweden

2900 K Street NW, Washington, D.C.

Evening Attire

7:00 PM - 10:30 PM - Gala Reception with Dinner, keynote address by Klaus Scherer, German TV Journalist for ARD

*Attached is the transportation information for the House of Sweden

Sunday, June 24, 2012

Clyde's of Gallery Place

707 7th Street NW, Washington, D.C.

Casual Attire

10:30 AM - 12:30 PM - RBFAA Brunch

The RBFAA has a room block at the Hotel Monaco (700 F St NW, Washington, D.C.) with a discounted room rate of $219/night. Please contact Katie Henly directly to book a room (khenly@culturalvistas.org).

We hope you can join us for all of the events. It is sure to be a wonderful weekend filled with transatlantic focused discussions, opportunities to network with new Bosch alumni, and reconnect with old friends.

Attach File(s): 

Getting to the House of Sweden.pdf