Saturday, May 29, 2004

Here is why there is an anti-DrinkDrive campaign at Insead. This is a message from the Dean of the MBA program.

"Dear MBA Participants,

I would like to reinforce the message that the Summer Ball Committee has sent to you w.r.t. using buses instead of your cars
tomorrow when arriving to and leaving from the Ball. This is my third month of May as MBA Dean --- I would like to forget the first two:

In May 2002 we had two horrible accidents in consecutive weekends after big parties. We lost one MBA student and another student was left with a permanent damage to his brain.

Last May a student leaving the Summer Ball crashed his car against another car while driving back from the Ball --- sending himself and a small child from the other car to the hospital.

I know that we all will have a magnificent party tomorrow --- but let's also commit to have a safe drive back home afterwards. Please use the buses that are frequent and go to all the villages where you live. And especially if you drink do NOT drive ---
that is not an option ! To ensure that the traffic will flow smoothly tomorrow police has been informed of the event.

Warm regards and see you tomorrow,"