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

Almost 1000 of you took part in last month's Alumni Poll, the results of which can be found on our website. Academic and research news appears to be something that many of you would like to see more of in the e-bulletin, so look out for this new permanent feature from the April edition.

This month's Alumni Poll is about our website, so again, we would be grateful if you could take a few minutes of your time to answer 3 short questions. If there is anything that you would like to add in more detail, please email Anna Kay.

Imperial War Museum, Duxford
Saturday 19 June
Lectures by distinguished Cambridge speakers, guided tours of either the 'Battle of Britain exhibition' or 'Hangar 3 - The Maritime Collection' and a buffet lunch at Europe's premier aviation museum.

The Tempest On Screen And Stage
Monday 26 July
Author and lecturer Daniel Rosenthal (Pembroke 1990) will explore screen adaptations of The Tempest, in his pre-performance lecture entitled 'The Tempest on Screen'. This talk will be followed by the performance of The Tempest in the wonderfully historic surroundings of The Old Vic.

Glyndebourne 2010 - Hänsel und Gretel
Wednesday 25 August
Glyndebourne on Tour's current Music Director, Robin Ticciati (Clare 2001), conducts a largely new cast, including the British mezzo Alice Coote and the young German soprano Lydia Teuscher, in Laurent Pelly's deliciously witty 2008 production of Humperdinck's Hänsel und Gretel.

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 would like to be added to the mailing list, please sign up to register your interest.

Cambridge Wordfest 2010 Spring
9 - 11 April
The line-up for this year's Spring Wordfest features some of the best in contemporary literature, politics, history and more. Authors appearing over the three day festival include Philip Pullman, with his controversial new book, 'The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ', Christopher Andrew in conversation with Sir Richard Dearlove and the Queen's Gold Medal poet Don Paterson.

For more information please see the Wordfest website.

Botanic Garden: Introduction to spring garden photography
22 April
With spring just around the corner, sign up now for this one day, practical photography course and learn how to capture beautiful garden scenes, plant portraits and close-up detail.
This course is suitable for beginners or more experienced photographers, and any type of digital camera can be used. To book call 01223 331875 or email education@botanic.cam.ac.uk.

International Alliance of Research Universities
25-31 July
Join alumni of all ten IARU group institutions at an exclusive programme entitled 'Cambridge: innovation and discovery' at Madingley Hall. Delivered by some of the University's finest lecturers, the programme draws upon the latest scholarship surrounding both historical and current discoveries and innovations.
Please see the brochure for more information.

Cambridge Wine Merchants
We are now working with Cambridge Wine Merchants to offer CAMCard holders exclusive discounts both online and in-store. Details of the latest offers can be found on the dedicated Cambridge Alumni pages of their website.

HAIR the Musical
Due to play at the West End from 1 April 2010, HAIR is a vibrant, quirky musical, which tells the story of a tribe of politically active pacifists in NYC.
For a limited period, alumni are able to benefit from a free upgrade to the best seats in the house (worth £65), when you book tickets at the normal price of £49.50. Restrictions apply, please see our website for more information.

Are you still thinking about where to go on holiday this year? There are a few last places available on the Alumni Travel Programme cruise in a classic Turkish gulet to the Islands of the Dodecanese from 12 - 26 June; and just one cabin left on the perfect antidote to stress, a hotel barge trip down the Canal du Rhone au Rhin from 31 July - 6 August, accompanied by Cambridge early European historian Professor Rosamund McKitterick. All bookings with the Travel Programme directly benefit the work of the University through a donation received from the tour operators.

Upcoming events in March include a trip to a Hydraulic Research Station, two Annual Dinners and a lecture by a Consultant Surgeon. For more information please see our list of Forthcoming Events.

The Oxbridge Club in Armenia is currently forging a relationship with the first political satire stand-up comedians in Yerevan. Please see our Group Notices page for more information and for details about what other Groups are doing.

New Alumni Groups

The Cambridge Association of Costa Rica

Georgian Oxbridge Society

Nigeria

The Philippines

The Cambridge Film and Media Academy (CAMFA)

Notices

Please see our Group Notices page for more information and for details about what other Groups are doing.

Chemical Engineering Alumni Speaker Series
Dr Teresa Belmar, from Unilever R&D in Colworth, will be giving the next talk in the series on Friday 30 April in the Department of Chemical Engineering, New Museums Site, Pembroke Street at 5pm in LT 1.

Department of Engineering
Read issue 9 of the departmental newsletter online, which features an article on the new Head of Department, Professor Dame Ann Dowling.