New president for Northern California group

Fabien Schmitt (Mechanical Engineering 2000) elected to head Alumni Association of Northern California

Members of the Imperial College Alumni Association of Northern California held their first meeting of the New Year on Wednesday 14 January 2009 at Cafe Pro Bono in California.

During the meeting Fabien Schmitt (Mechanical Engineering 2000), was elected as new president of the group. Mary Goodman (Aeronautics 1960) and Scott Lieberman (Aeronautics 2001) were also elected to the committee at the meeting.

Speaking about his election, Fabien said: "It is fantastic news that I have the pleasure of taking on the role of president of the association, and I certainly look forward to generating some positive energy."

Already the new committee have their first event planned for 2009, a guided behind-the-scenes tour of the Computer History Museum in Mountain View on 28 February. Visit the alumni events pages for further information. Details of other events will also appear in the alumni events calendar here as they become available.