Schedule

Amsterdam

2026 Schedule

Location details to be confirmed.

Day One: Wednesday, October 21

9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

Registration Open

10:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.

Welcome and Opening Remarks

Presenters:

Mary-Helen Black 
Director, Clubs and Shared Interest Groups, Harvard Alumni Association

Sarah C. Karmon 
Associate Vice President and Executive Director, Harvard Alumni Association

David Battat AB '91
President, Harvard Alumni Association

Tara Abrahams AB '99, MBA '04
Vice President for Clubs and Shared Interest Groups, Harvard Alumni Association

Presentation of Clubs and Shared Interest Groups Awards

  • Outstanding Alumni Community Awards
  • Outstanding Volunteer Leadership Awards 

11:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.

Break

11:45 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Large Group Session

1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Lunch

2:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.

Faculty–Led Workshop

3:15 p.m. – 3:20 p.m.

Group Photo

3:20 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.

Break

3:45 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.

Peer Community Collaboration by Organization Type/Size

  • Mini size 
  • Small size 
  • Medium size
  • Large size
  • SIGs

5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Reception

Light appetizers

Day Two: Thursday, October 22

8:00 a.m.

Registration Open

8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

Coffee Hour

Breakfast on your own

9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Concurrent Sessions

Concurrent 1

Concurrent 2

11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Break

11:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.

Faculty Speaker

12:45 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.

Lunch

1:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Alumni Speaker Workshop

3:00 p.m.

Closing Remarks

Mary-Helen Black
Director of Clubs and SIGs, Harvard Alumni Association

3:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Self-Guided Tours and Free Time

  • College Admissions Interviewer Open House
    • 86 Brattle Street
    • Admissions staff welcome you to their office to mingle over coffee and cookies
    • Pre-registration required - link forthcoming
  • Harvard Art Museums
    • 32 Quincy Street
    • Free admission
  • Harvard & the Legacy of Slavery
  • Browse the Harvard Coop and enjoy a 10% discount with your ALC name badge or 20% discount if you join the Coop for $1.00/year 

6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Reception and Joint Dinner with the HAA Board of Directors