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Asian Business Student Association (ABSA)
MBA Student Clubs
Web site Mission Contact: Rachel Zhang
Mission
Welcome to the website of the Asian Business Student Association (ABSA). The mission of the ABSA is to enhance Rice University’s Jones School MBA students’ experiences by:
- Establishing learning and networking opportunities through interaction with the Asian community in Houston and beyond
- Educating students about the economic and business environment in Asia
- Increasing career opportunities and providing leadership experience for ABSA members

Some of our past initiatives include:
- India and China Jones EdGE educational panels
- Educational lunches about different Asian cuisines
- "Transition to Houston" workshop
- Trips to cultural festivals
- Partnerships with other Asian student organizations

Membership Benefits

$50 (1-Year Membership) - Will end on 30 May 2019 $80 (2-Year Membership) - Will end on 29 May 2020

Athletics Club
MBA Student Clubs
Web site
Mission

Membership Benefits

$50 (1-Year Membership) - Will end on 30 May 2019 $90 (2-Year Membership) - Will end on 29 May 2020

Beer Club
MBA Student Clubs
Web site Mission Membership Benefits Contact: Katherine Dextraze, Email group officers
Mission
Promote entrepreneurship and strategy and operations in the beverage industry, while establishing student unity and enjoying beer.
Membership Benefits
- Network with local entreprenuers and regional distributors
- Free access to on-campus events
- Discounted access to off-campus events
- Potential schwag
$20 (Will cover on campus events, including beer tastings, sessions on entrepreneurship and distribution/operations in the industry, and discounts for off-campus events.) - Will end on 29 May 2020 $40 (Get's you a free Rice Beerness tshirt!) - Will end on 30 May 2019

Black Business Student Association (BBSA)
MBA Student Clubs
Web site
Mission

Membership Benefits

$75 (1-Year Membership) - Will end on 30 May 2019 $120 (2-Year Membership) - Will end on 29 May 2020 $50 (NBMBAA 1-Year Membership) - Will end on 30 May 2019 $75 (NBMBAA 2-Year Membership) - Will end on 29 May 2020

Blockchain Association
MBA Student Clubs
Web site Contact: Vipul Singhal
Mission

Membership Benefits

$25 (2 year Membership Fee) - Will end on 29 May 2020 $40 (Lifetime Membership Fee) - Lifetime $50 - Will end on 30 May 2019

Case Competitions
Other - Academic
Web site Contact: Email group officers
Mission

Membership Benefits


Lifetime

CleanTech Association
MBA Student Clubs
Web site Contact: Christian Okolski, Fareen Elias
Mission

Membership Benefits

$15 (Spring 2018) - Will end on 29 May 2020 $25 - Will end on 30 May 2019

Club of Public Policy - Jones Public Policy Roundtable
MBA Student Clubs
Web site Contact: Eduardo Ramirez Salinas
Mission

Membership Benefits

$50 (1 Year Membership)
Will end on 30 May 2019
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CMC Ambassadors
Offices
Web site
Mission

Membership Benefits


Lifetime

Consulting Association
MBA Student Clubs
Web site Contact: Oladapo Orimoloye
Mission

Membership Benefits

This group is restricted to Rice Business users only
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There are other price options available:

• $80 (1-Year Membership) - Will end on 30 May 2019
• $120 (2-Year Membership) - Will end on 29 May 2020
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Customer Management Symposium
Conferences
Web site
Mission

Membership Benefits


Lifetime

Economics Association (The Adam Smith Society)
MBA Student Clubs
Web site Mission Membership Benefits Contact: Eric Podmeyer, Email group officers
Mission
The Adam Smith Society is a nationwide, chapter-based association of MBA students and business leaders who work to promote on campus debate and discussion about the moral, social, and economic benefits of capitalism.
Membership Benefits
Becoming a member of the Adam Smith Society is more than just joining a club. Your "Smith Soc" membership gives you access to an expansive network of other MBA students and professionals who, like you, value debate and discussion about the moral, social, and economic benefits of capitalism. To support and promote these ideas in the mainstream conversation, we need the commitment of members like you.

As a paid member, you will be able to:

- Attend local and national events, including debates about a range of policy issues, and discussions about the relationship between the economy, government, and society.
Hear directly from distinguished business and thought-leaders.

- Connect with business people across the country who share an interest in ideas and a passion for the free market.

- Be a part of the greater community of the Manhattan Institute—a national public policy think tank and home of the Adam Smith Society. Read more about how Manhattan Institute and the Adam Smith Society are connected.
$10 (1-Year Membership)


Education Leadership Club (ELC)
MBA Student Clubs
Web site
Mission

Membership Benefits

$25 (1-Year Membership) - Will end on 30 May 2019 $40 (2-Year Membership) - Will end on 29 May 2020
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El Paso Finance Center
Offices
Web site
Mission

Membership Benefits


Lifetime

Energy Association
MBA Student Clubs
Web site Mission Membership Benefits Contact: Prathima Reddy, Jingwen Wang
Mission
The Energy Club equips its members with knowledge, skills, and relationships so they may become successful professionals and leaders in the energy industry throughout the world.
Membership Benefits
To accomplish these objectives, the Energy Club will:
• Educate students in all facets of the dynamic energy industry
• Connect students with a vast network of energy professionals, resources, and Jones School alumni that is both local and global in scope
• Promote local events that offer club members opportunities for professional development, learning, and networking
• Facilitate civic involvement among club members and the Houston, Texas community

$80 (1-Year Membership (Rice Graduate Student)) - Will end on 30 May 2019 $100 (2-Year Membership (Rice Graduate Student)) - Will end on 29 May 2020

There are other price options available:

• $80 (1-Year Membership (Full-Time MBA)) - Will end on 30 May 2019
• $120 (2-Year Membership (Full-Time MBA)) - Will end on 29 May 2020
• $60 (1-Year Membership (MBA for Professionals/Executives)) - Will end on 30 May 2019
• $80 (2-Year Membership (MBA for Professionals/Executives)) - Will end on 29 May 2020
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Entrepreneurship Association
MBA Student Clubs
Web site Contact: Email group officers
Mission

Membership Benefits

$25 (1-Year Membership) - Will end on 30 May 2019 $40 (2-Year Membership) - Will end on 29 May 2020

There are other price options available:

• $20 (1-Year Membership (EMBA)) - Will end on 30 May 2019
• $35 (2-Year Membership (EMBA)) - Will end on 29 May 2020
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Entrepreneurship Initiative
Offices
Web site
Mission

Membership Benefits


Lifetime

Epicurean Club
MBA Student Clubs - Cultural
Web site
Mission

Membership Benefits

$45 (1 Year membership)
Will end on 30 May 2019

Jones Partners
External - Academic
Web site Mission Contact: Email group officers
Mission
The Jones Partners is a committed group of business leaders working to open doors and build ties between the Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business and the Houston business community.

The Jones School relies on the continued collaboration and support of our business community. Educating and developing leaders for global business who will add value to the future of organizations and the community at large is vital to the mission of the Jones School. Jones Partners supports the school's initiatives and encourages other business leaders to join in this effort.
Membership Benefits

$250 (New Individual Member) - Will end on 30 May 2019 $200 (Renewal for Individual Members) - Will end on 30 May 2019 $525 (3 Year Discounted Renewal) - Will end on 29 May 2021 $0 - Will end on 30 May 2019
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Faculty
Faculty
Web site Contact: Abby Link
Mission

Membership Benefits


Lifetime

Finance Association
MBA Student Clubs
Web site
Mission

Membership Benefits

- Sign in to select a Membership Option -

There are other price options available:

• $100 (1-Year Membership (1st Year Full-Time MBA)) - Will end on 30 May 2019
• $80 (1-Year Membership (2nd Year Full-Time MBA)) - Will end on 30 May 2019
• $70 (1-Year Membership (1st Year MBAP & EMBA)) - Will end on 30 May 2019
• $50 (1-Year Membership (2nd Year MBAP, EMBA & Non-Jones School)) - Will end on 30 May 2019
• $105 (2-Year Membership (1st Year MBAP & EMBA)) - Will end on 29 May 2020
• $175 (2-Year Membership (1st year Full-Time MBA) - Will end on 29 May 2020
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FinTech Scholars
MBA Student Clubs
Web site
Mission

Membership Benefits


Lifetime
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Forte Fellows
Professional
Web site
Mission

Membership Benefits


Lifetime

Global Business Association
MBA Student Clubs
Web site Mission Membership Benefits Contact: Peng Yang
Mission
We help members prepare themselves to become knowledgeable and powerful global leaders.
Membership Benefits
(1) free or discount entry to our events;
(2) guaranteed seats for hot events;
(3) 5 dollar discount for those who enrolled in clubs: ABSA/RIABC/HBSA/BBSA/NAWMBA (Apply these clubs before applying Global Business Club, or feel free to email me your concerns to py10@rice.edu.)
$35 (2-Year Membership, DISCOUNT for ABSA/RIABC/HBSA/BBSA/NAWMBA members) - Will end on 29 May 2020 $20 (1-Year Membership, DISCOUNT for ABSA/RIABC/HBSA/BBSA/NAWMBA members) - Will end on 30 May 2019 $40 (2-Year Membership, for non-members of above clubs) - Will end on 29 May 2020 $25 (1-Year Membership, for non-members of above clubs) - Will end on 30 May 2019

Healthcare Association
MBA Student Clubs
Web site
Mission

Membership Benefits

$40 (1-Year Membership) - Will end on 30 May 2019 $60 (2-Year Membership) - Will end on 29 May 2020

Healthcare Initiative
Programs - Academic
Web site
Mission

Membership Benefits


Lifetime

Hispanic Business Student Association (HBSA)
MBA Student Clubs
Web site Contact: Guillermo Ontiveros
Mission

Membership Benefits

(1 Year)
Will end on 30 May 2019

Human Capital Association
MBA Student Clubs
Web site
Mission

Membership Benefits

$15 (1-Year Membership) - Will end on 30 May 2019 $40 (1-Year Membership, plus SHRM dues) - Will end on 30 May 2019 $25 (2-Year Membership) - Will end on 29 May 2020 $60 (2-Year Membership, plus SHRM dues) - Will end on 29 May 2020

IREP
Other - Academic
Web site
Mission

Membership Benefits


Lifetime

Jones Christian Fellowship (JCF)
MBA Student Clubs
Web site Contact: Bolutife (Tifè) Bamgboye
Mission

Membership Benefits


Lifetime

Jones Gives Back
MBA Student Clubs
Web site
Mission

Membership Benefits


Lifetime
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Jones School Registrar and Advising
Offices
Web site Contact: Maria Johnson, Melissa Cote, Email group officers
Mission

Membership Benefits


Lifetime
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Jones Student Association (JSA)
MBA Student Clubs
Web site Contact: Emi Sentell, Ed Clark
Mission

Membership Benefits


Lifetime

Jones Student Association for Executives (JSAE)
MBA Student Clubs - Student Government
Web site Mission
Mission
The purpose of the Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business (JGSB) Jones Student Association for Executives (JSAE) is to:
1 - Promote unity amongst all Rice EMBA Students during their time in the program
2 - Ensure that EMBA Students access and contribute to the Rice network including alumni, faculty, and other enrolled JGSB students (FTMBA & PMBA)
3 - Defend and extend the legacy of EMBA Students past and present through the adoption of IREP and active leadership in the local and global community
4 - Act in all ways to represent the needs and concerns of EMBA Students before the administration, faculty, staff, and all other JGSB programs
Membership Benefits


Lifetime
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M.A. Wright Fund
Academic
Web site Contact: Jill Foote
Mission

Membership Benefits


Lifetime
Closed

MBA for Executives Program
Programs
Web site
Mission

Membership Benefits

This group is restricted to Rice Business users only

Lifetime
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MBA for Professionals Program
Programs
Web site Mission
Mission
Our mission is to deliver a world class MBA experience by providing programs, services, and a community oriented environment that helps students develop academically, professionally, and personally into future business leaders and managers.
Membership Benefits

This group is restricted to Rice Business users only

Lifetime
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Jones Student Association for Professionals (JSAP)
MBA Student Clubs
Web site Mission Contact: Brady Gibson
Mission
To serve and represent the students in the program; To maintain and increase the value of the program for current and future students; To be the force of improvement; To create unity amongst the program; To be the link between programs and be the point of contact for students; To increase the value of the degree for past, present and future students.
Membership Benefits

Parent group: MBA for Professionals Program

You have to be a member of MBA for Professionals Program to join this group.

Lifetime

Moms in Business Association
MBA Student Clubs - Social
Web site Contact: Rachel Zhang, Joanna Nathan
Mission

Membership Benefits

$15 (1-Year Membership)
Will end on 30 May 2019

Motorcycle Club
MBA Student Clubs - Professional
Web site
Mission

Membership Benefits

$0 (1 Year)
Will end on 30 May 2019

Multidisciplinary Club
MBA Student Clubs
Web site
Mission

Membership Benefits

$30 (1-Year Membership) - Will end on 30 May 2019 $60 (2-Year Membership) - Will end on 29 May 2020

Net Impact
MBA Student Clubs
Web site Mission Membership Benefits
Mission
Net Impact is a global community of students and professionals who want to use their business skills to become the most effective change agents they can be. Over 100,000 strong, our emerging leaders take on social challenges, protect the environment, invent new products and orient business toward the greater good. In short, we help our members use their business skills to turn their passions into a lifetime of world-changing action across various industries and contexts.
Membership Benefits
Net Impact is one of the largest clubs for MBAs globally, meaning there are huge networking opportunities with other members locally, nationally, and globally. Sustainability, corporate social responsibility, clean technology, social justice, social entrepreneurship, and impact investing are just a few major areas the club targets, and as many of these topics span across various industries and functions, this is a club that will provide benefits and a broad range of experiences to its members.
$30 (1-Year Membership) - Will end on 30 May 2019 $55 (2-Year Membership) - Will end on 29 May 2020

There are other price options available:

• $20 (1-Year Membership: Second Year Students) - Will end on 30 May 2019
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Onboarding Site
Other
Web site
Mission

Membership Benefits


Lifetime

Operations & Supply Chain Association
MBA Student Clubs
Web site
Mission

Membership Benefits

$30 (1-Year Membership) - Will end on 30 May 2019 $50 (2-Year Membership) - Will end on 29 May 2020

Operations Department
Offices
Web site
Mission

Membership Benefits


Lifetime

Out & Allied
MBA Student Clubs
Web site Contact: David Laborde, Teddy Bucher
Mission

Membership Benefits

$40 (1-Year Membership) - Will end on 30 May 2019 $70 (2-Year Membership) - Will end on 29 May 2020

Poetry Club
MBA Student Clubs - Cultural
Web site Contact: Daniel Mulvahill
Mission

Membership Benefits

$25 (1-Year Membership) - Will end on 30 May 2019 $40 (2-Year Membership) - Will end on 29 May 2020

Private Equity & Venture Capital Association
MBA Student Clubs
Web site Mission Contact: Cullen Onstott, Kaylin Buscovich, Brian Stockholm, David Dupre
Mission
The mission of the Private Equity & Venture Capital Club is to:
•Educate members in the types of private equity and venture capital funds and financial transactions.
•Prepare members for careers in the private equity and venture capital industry.
•Facilitate a network of JGSB Alumni and industry leaders for member career advancement.
Membership Benefits

$60 ((PMBA/EMBA)) - Will end on 30 May 2019 $80 (Full-Time) - Will end on 30 May 2019 $100 ((PMBA/EMBA)) - Will end on 29 May 2020 $120 (Full-Time) - Will end on 29 May 2020

Real Estate Association
MBA Student Clubs
Web site Contact: David Cisneros
Mission

Membership Benefits

$50 (1-Year Membership) - Will end on 30 May 2019 $80 (2-Year Membership) - Will end on 29 May 2020

Retail & Consumer Goods Association
MBA Student Clubs
Web site
Mission

Membership Benefits

$40 (1 Academic Year) - Will end on 30 May 2019 $70 (2 Academic Years) - Will end on 29 May 2020
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Rice Business Board Fellows
MBA Student Clubs
Web site
Mission

Membership Benefits


Lifetime

Rice Business Indo-American Association
MBA Student Clubs
Web site Contact: Vishruti Jakhar
Mission

Membership Benefits

$30 (1-Year Membership) - Will end on 30 May 2019 $50 (2-Year Membership) - Will end on 29 May 2020

Rice Business Plan Competition
Other
Web site Mission Contact: Catherine Santamaria
Mission
ABOUT
The Rice Business Plan Competition is the world’s richest and largest graduate-level student startup competition. It is hosted and organized by the Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business at Rice University and the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship, Rice University's internationally-recognized initiative devoted to the support of entrepreneurship. This is the 18th year for the competition. In that time, it has grown from nine teams competing for $10,000 in prize money in 2001, to 42 teams from around the world competing for more than $1 million in cash and prizes.

OBJECTIVE
The competition is designed to give collegiate entrepreneurs a real-world experience to pitch their startups to investors, receive mentoring, network with the entrepreneurial ecosystem, enhance their startup strategy, and learn what it takes to launch a successful startup.

Judges will evaluate the teams as real-world entrepreneurs soliciting start-up funds from early-stage investors and venture capital firms. The judges are asked to rank the presentations based on which company they would most likely invest. In fact, 84% of the 275 judges at the 2017 RBPC said they were considering investing in a team that pitched at the 2017 RBPC or said they referred a team to an investor in their network.

Past competitors have received over $20 million from investors they met at the Rice Business Plan Competition. Alumni from the RBPC have raised more than $1.6 billion in funding and have generated more than 25 successful exits, valued at nearly a billion dollars.

BENEFIT
We provide an intense, immersive experience over the course three days for student startup founders to pitch to investors, receive multiple rounds of feedback and advance their startup.

There will be over $1 million in prizes, and all 42 teams who compete at Rice University in Houston are guaranteed to win cash prizes. The minimum cash prize is $500 and the grand prize winner receives a $300,000 investment (typically in the form of a convertible debt note, without geographic restrictions.)

Membership Benefits


Lifetime

Rice Business Women's Organization
MBA Student Clubs
Web site Mission Membership Benefits
Mission
Rice Business Women’s Organization (RBWO) is dedicated to empowering graduate women in business in order to propel more women into leadership positions in the corporate world and to enhance diversity in the workplace.
Membership Benefits
- Build member networks
- Offer mentorship and advice
- Impart tactics to win in the workplace as a female
- Monthly social and professional development events

$60 (1-Year Membership) - Will end on 30 May 2019 $100 (2-Year Membership) - Will end on 29 May 2020

Men as Allies
MBA Student Clubs
Web site Mission Membership Benefits
Mission
The mission of Rice Business Men as Allies Organization is to actively engage, educate, and empower male students at the JGSB in a productive, ongoing conversation about gender issues.

Membership Benefits
- Open and candid dialogue on gender issues in the workplace
- Develop a more well rounded leadership approach
- Be a part of the movement at Rice
- Men as Allies and Rice Business Women Tailgate
- Tailored Leadership Development
- Access to all RBWO events

$40 (1 Year Membership) - Will end on 29 May 2020 $75 (2 Year Membership) - Will end on 30 May 2019
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Rice Energy Finance Summit (REFS)
Conferences
Web site
Mission

Membership Benefits


Lifetime

Rice Marketing Association
MBA Student Clubs
Web site
Mission

Membership Benefits

$50 (1 -Year Membership) - Will end on 30 May 2019 $80 (2-Year Membership) - Will end on 29 May 2020 $40 (Early Bird Pricing: 1-Year Membership (Ends 8/24)) - Will end on 30 May 2019 $65 (Early Bird Pricing: 2-Year Membership (Ends 8/24)) - Will end on 29 May 2020

There are other price options available:

• $15 (2nd-Year Special (Ends 8/24)) - Will end at Graduation
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Rice MBA Hillel
MBA Student Clubs
Web site
Mission

Membership Benefits

(1 Year)
Will end on 30 May 2019

Significant Others Club
MBA Student Clubs
Web site
Mission

Membership Benefits

$40 (1-Year Membership) - Will end on 30 May 2019 $80 (2-Year Membership) - Will end on 29 May 2020

Sports Business Club
MBA Student Clubs
Web site
Mission

Membership Benefits

$30 (1 Year Membership) - Will end on 30 May 2019 $50 (2 Year Membership) - Will end on 29 May 2020

Strategy Association
MBA Student Clubs
Web site Contact: Yiwen Zhang, Laura Jean Stargardt
Mission

Membership Benefits

$40 (1-Year Membership) - Will end on 30 May 2019 $70 (2-Year Membership) - Will end on 29 May 2020
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Student Program Office
Offices
Web site Contact: Email group officers
Mission

Membership Benefits


Lifetime

Technology Association
MBA Student Clubs
Web site Contact: Aric Stocks, Rakshith Ramesh Babu, Email group officers
Mission

Membership Benefits

This group is restricted to Rice Business users only
$40 (1-Year Membership) - Will end on 30 May 2019 $60 (2-Year Membership) - Will end on 29 May 2020
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The Summit @Rice Business
Conferences - Student Government
Web site Mission Membership Benefits Contact: Email group officers
Mission
The Summit @ Rice Business brings together top leaders from student governments and clubs at MBA programs across the country, and equips them with strategies and best practices in order to leave their best legacy at their program and move impactfully into the next phase of their career.
Membership Benefits
The Summit is:
- A victory lap for successful students leaders as they approach the end of the MBA journey
- A chance to find and share best practices to challenges remaining in the final semester, empowering you to leave your best legacy on your program
- An introduction to Rice University, the city of Houston, and it’s vast professional opportunities


Lifetime

Veterans in Business Association (VIBA)
MBA Student Clubs
Web site Mission Membership Benefits
Mission
The mission of the Rice Veterans in Business Association (VIBA) is two-fold.

1. To provide assistance to veterans transitioning from military service to student life at Rice University.
2. To uphold our commitment to service by partnering with other student organizations, Rice Alumni, and the Houston business community to participate and sponsor in philanthropic events that benefit charitable veteran and military organizations.
Membership Benefits
- Transition support, leadership guidance, resume advice, and networking opportunities.
- Network with veterans in business and to participate in fund raising efforts that support charitable veteran organizations.
- Access to veteran specific fundraising and networking events at Rice and within the Houston area.
- Access to ViBA sponsored social events on campus and within the Houston area.
- A sweet T-shirt or polo
$40 (1-Year Membership) - Will end on 29 May 2020 $70 (2-Year Membership) - Will end on 29 May 2020

Wine Club
MBA Student Clubs
Web site Membership Benefits Contact: Guillermo Ontiveros
Mission

Membership Benefits
Membership fees will go towards different-themed wine tasting and educational sessions throughout both semesters of the school year. Other wine club events may include winery visits and the annual Wine Tasting Competition.
$70 (1-Year Membership) - Will end on 30 May 2019 $110 (MBA + Guest Pass) - Will end on 30 May 2019 $130 (2-Year Membership) - Will end on 29 May 2020 $180 (2 year Membership - MBA + 1 guest) - Will end on 29 May 2020

There are other price options available:

• $280 (Guest Pass) - Will end on 30 Dec
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Women in Leadership Conference
Conferences
Web site
Mission

Membership Benefits


Lifetime

Women's Energy Network (WEN)
MBA Student Clubs
Web site Mission Membership Benefits
Mission
To develop programs to provide networking opportunities and foster career and leadership development of women who work in the energy industry. We aim to expose graduate and undergraduate students, women and men, to the wide array of professional opportunities prevalent in the energy industry.
Membership Benefits
Network with over 3,500 members of broader WEN, access to exclusive WEN Houston Events, opportunities to connect and stablish relationships with influential women who have suceeded in the energy industry.
$30 (1-Year Membership (Rice Graduate/PhD Students)) - Will end on 30 May 2019 $50 (2-Year Membership (Rice Graduate/PhD Students)) - Will end on 29 May 2020 $10 (1-Year Membership (Rice Undergraduate Students)) - Will end on 30 May 2019 $30 (Multi-Year Membership (Rice Undergraduate Students)) - Will end on 29 May 2022

There are other price options available:

• $30 (1-Year Membership (MBA Students)) - Will end on 30 May 2019
• $50 (2-Year Membership (MBA Students)) - Will end on 29 May 2020
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