Welcome to the February e-bulletin, which brings you the latest news about alumni events and activities, and updates from across the University.

Let us know what you think! Each month the e-bulletin will carry a short Alumni Poll, to help us find out what you think of CARO online communications, publications, events and benefits. This month we would like your views on the e-bulletin, and we would really appreciate it if you took a moment of your time to answer 3 short multiple choice questions.
Your feedback is important to us, and if there is anything you would like to add in more detail, please email Anna Kay. Look out for wider alumni surveys which will be taking place over the next few months.

The Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race
Saturday 3 April
Last few places available for this year's alumni event at the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race.

Imperial War Museum, Duxford
Saturday 19 June
Guided tours, buffet lunch and lectures on The Battle of Britain and the making of Winston Churchill and Aviation's Impact on the Environment - Fact versus Fiction? by Allen Packwood, Director of the Churchill Archives Centre, and Professor Roderic Jones, Director of the Institute for Aviation and the Environment.

Opera on the shores of Lake Constance
Saturday 31 July
Last few tickets remaining. Book now!

20th Annual Alumni Weekend
Friday 24 - Sunday 26 September
The programme for the annual three-day event which attracts more than 1,200 alumni and guests from all over the world, will be advertised from late May onwards. If you have not attended an Alumni Weekend in the past three years (2007-9 inclusive) and would like to be added to the mailing list, please email us to register your interest.

The Cambridge Science Festival
8 - 21 March
The popular Cambridge Science Festival returns this year with over 170 free events for all ages, based in and around the University of Cambridge. Highlights for children and families include 'Crisp packet fireworks' with the Naked Scientists on Saturday 13 March and for adults and older teenagers, the series of evening talks and discussions includes 'What's the risk of getting out of bed?' with Professor David Spiegelhalter on Friday 12 March. A PDF of all events can be downloaded online.

ADC Theatre
9 - 20 March
This year's Lent Term Musical is Irving Berlin's classic musical 'Annie Get Your Gun'.
When Buffalo Bill's 'Wild West Show' comes to town, Annie Oakley, an astonishing sharp-shooter, quickly falls in love with the show's gun-toting star Frank Butler. But who is the finer shot? And will their rivalry shoot holes in their romance?

Performances start at 7.45pm, and you can book online now or call the Box Office on 01223 300085.

The University Centre
If you are in Cambridge and want to go somewhere different for lunch, the University Centre on Mill Lane is the catering and social centre for graduate members of the University and their guests. Choose from a variety of eating places; from an à-la-carte restaurant serving modern British food, to the Grads café where you can relax with a newspaper and enjoy spectacular views of the river.

The University Centre is open from 9am until 11pm every day (until 10.30 pm on Sundays) except August Bank Holiday and a few days at Easter and Christmas.

The World Oral Literature Project
The World Oral Literature Project is a global initiative to document and make accessible endangered oral literatures before they disappear without record.

Look out for the article by Dr Mark Turin, director of the project, in the Lent issue of CAM and view his Cambridge Ideas film on recording the endangered Thangmi language from mid April.

Visit the project website to learn more or to get involved.

The Ospreys
Thursday 18 March
Come and catch up with all your old team members at the Ospreys' London Reception. The event is being held at the University Womens' Club, 2 Audley Square, London. Entry is free, please RSVP to ospreys@cantab.net.

Department of Experimental Psychology - parents needed
Are you a parent? If so, please consider taking part in a new research project, which you can do from the comfort of your own home. A research team from the University of Cambridge is inviting Cambridge alumni to participate in the project which investigates whether there is any link between what parents studied at university and their child's development. The project simply involves filling out some online questionnaires. To find out more about the project, or to take part, please see the website.

To find out about upcoming events organised by your local Alumni Group please see our list of upcoming events.

New Alumni Groups

There are three new Alumni Groups this month:

Manitoba and Winnipeg
For further details and to join the new Group please email Mr Philip Giles (Robinson 1987) or telephone: +1 204 832 2630.

Estonia
Please email Dr Nigel James (Queens' 1960) if you are interested in joining the re-established Alumni Group in Estonia.

Latvia
If you are interested in joining this Group please email Ms Ieva Berzina-Andersone (Trinity Hall 2007) or visit the University of Cambridge Group at www.draugiem.lv.

Notices

A number of our groups are now on facebook. Please see our Group Notices page for more information.