Alumni Association of France presents ""Les Jeux Olympiques à Paris: Pourquoi et Pourquoi Pas""

The McGill Alumni Association of France cordially invites graduates, family and friends to a lecture and reception with Richard W. Pound, Chancellor of McGill University. Join the accomplished university administrator and former head of the World Anti-Doping Agency as he leads a wide-ranging discussion on the blessings and curses of hosting the Games.

Richard W. Pound, OC, OQ, QC, LLD, became the 17th Chancellor of McGill University in July 1999. He is a former Olympic competitor, a lawyer and an international figure of renown. He holds two degrees from McGill (BCom’62 and BCL’67), and through the years he has maintained close ties with his alma mater. He has volunteered on numerous boards and committees, including as a past president of the Graduates’ Society of McGill University (now the McGill Alumni Association) and as a former chair of the Alma Mater Fund and McGill’s Fund Council. He became a member of the Board of Governors in 1986 and served as its chair from 1994 to 1999. Currently a partner of the Montreal law firm of Stikeman Elliott, he has occupied senior positions in several local, national and international organizations. He is perhaps best known for his work with the Olympics and the International Olympic Committee’s World Anti-Doping Agency.

Cost: 10 Euro

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