October 2011 - ICU-BridgeSoc

Bridge Club General Updates
by imperial bridge club 30 Oct '11

30 Oct '11

Hi everyone, many thanks to all who played in the friendly match against LSE yesterday, it was a lot of fun, and great to see so many of you there, especially some of our less experienced players! some quick updates for your information then: Club Session our regular club session will run tomorrow evening as usual from 6 until 8pmin the flowers building. For those interested Jorrit will be giving a short talk on defence, something not to be missed for the aspiring bridge player! We will of course be heading down to the union afterwards, so please come along for that too. Fresher's Dinner! We will be having our fresher's dinner one week from now, on Monday the 7thof November! We will be heading over to Garfunkel's<http://www.garfunkels.co.uk/node/688> next to gloucester road tube station straight after next week's session, so if you'd like to join us for that please reply to this email or let me know at tomorrow's session. I will be booking the table sometime on monday evening / tuesday so please let me know before then to avoid missing out! many thanks carry

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tomorrow's friendly match vs. LSE
by imperial bridge club 29 Oct '11

29 Oct '11

Hi everyone - just a really quick message a reminder that we will be playing a friendly match today (saturday the 29th Oct) against LSE. I've had some questions as to who can play and let me reassure all of you that everyone is welcome! if you can make it, meet us at holborn tube station (piccadilly and central lines) at 1:45pm and I will find you someone to play with! We will probably be heading out for a drink afterwards so come along for that too! as usual, any questions please let me know carry

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IC Bridge Club General Updates
by imperial bridge club 24 Oct '11

24 Oct '11

Hi all - quite a lengthy email this week, but full of useful information! Club Session! Our club session will take place as usual this evening in the Flowers building, so please swing by. I'll be giving a short lesson for those who are interested on responding to first level bids, which will be followed by examples and social play. As usual we will be heading to the Union bar afterwards, so feel free to join us for a drink from 8pm. Fresher's Dinner! Our fresher's dinner will this year be taking place at Garfunkel's<http://www.garfunkels.co.uk/node/688>next to Gloucester Road Tube station on Monday the 7th November, so keep the date free! We'll be going over straight after the club session that day, so no excuses for not turning up! Please let me know if you plan on attending so that we can get table bookings sorted out early! Friendly match vs. LSE - this weekend! We have been invited to play a friendly match against LSE Bridge Society this Saturday the 29th October! Players of all levels are very welcome, and this is a great opportunity for new players from both clubs to get some more experience! If you are interest, please email <imperialbridgeclub(a)gmail.com>me, or let me know at tonight's session! Don't worry about partnerships for now, just let myself or one of the committee members know if you're interested, and we can match you up! London Cup! As you may or may not be aware, this November (Saturday 26th) we will be organising a tournament in conjunction with the LSE Bridge Society, with teams from Oxford, Southampton and other London Universities already confirmed! We will be entering up to 2 teams, and this is a great opportunity to gain some experience and meet bridge players from other universities, so please let me know if you are interested in playing! I will be sending out reminders and more details nearer the time, so stay tuned for that! RCC Exec Elections! There are currently two vacant positions on the RCC Exec: Equipment Officer and Communications Officer. Nominations are now open and as a member of an RCC club, you are eligible to run! Please find the relevant information included below, and contact me if you have any queries. To stand you need to send an email to rccexec(a)imperial.ac.uk cc'ing in 1 proposer and 10 seconders (all full union members). Nominations will close at 6pm on Tuesday 8 November. I've copied the role descriptions below for you to see: 6.4. The Equipment Officer shall 6.4.1. Be responsible to the Chair for the efficient administration and upkeep of central RCC equipment. 6.4.2. Ensure club equipment officers (or those with equivalent responsibilities) to review equipment records at least twice a year. 6.4.3. To be responsible for any equipment required by the RCC Night Hike and any other RCC social event. 6.4.4. Assist clubs, with the RCC Treasurer, to gain equipment discounts. 6.6. The Communications Officer shall 6.6.1. Assist the promotion of and advertising of the RCC club activities within Imperial College Union 6.6.2. Assist clubs, with the RCC Treasurer, in preparing IC Trust & Harlington Trust applications. 6.6.3. Assist and promote clubs, with the RCC Treasurer, to gain external sponsorship and equipment discounts. many thanks for reading this far, and as usual feel free to contact me with any queries or comments! carry

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Bridge Club Weekly Sessions
by imperial bridge club 16 Oct '11

16 Oct '11

Hi Everyone! It was so great to see so many of you at our first session, so let's keep it up! We will be meeting as usual this MONDAY evening, from 6 until 8pm in the Flowers building! This will of course be followed by our weekly trip down the union after, so make sure you come along! I have also attached the slides from last week for those of you who are interested, and don't forget to check out the ACBL's learn to play software by following this link <https://web.acbl.org/LearnToPlayBridge/>. This week we will be looking at some aspects of declarer play, so hopefully afterwards you'll all be able to play through a few hands together! As usual we will also have tables set up for those that just want to turn up and start playing so everyone is welcome to attend! For those of you who have bought membership already, well done! For those of you who still haven't, please do so now<http://www.imperialcollegeunion.org/bridge-443/category.html>! At only £3 for the whole year, an absolute bargain is to be had! As usual, if you have any questions please feel free to contact us at imperialbridgeclub(a)gmail.com many thanks carry

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Imperial Bridge Club General Information
by imperial bridge club 07 Oct '11

07 Oct '11

Hi everyone, and welcome to another exciting new year at Imperial Bridge Club! Many thanks to all of you who came to our stall at the Fresher's Fair, it was amazing to see so many people interested in learning to play this awesome game! Some points of business then: First session Our (free!) introductory session will run on this coming monday (the 10th Oct) from 6pm until 8pm in room G47A of the flowers building, number 31 on the map provided here: Campus Map<https://workspace.imperial.ac.uk/campusinfo/public/sthkencampus.pdf> Please come along to get a taster of what we're all about, and of some free snacks too! Teaching will be provided for beginners and those looking to improve, and anyone wishing to start playing immediately is also welcome to do so. Membership As mentioned, the first session is free of charge, however subsequent session will be available to members only. To avoid missing out, please buy your membership here<http://www.imperialcollegeunion.org/bridge-443/category.html>today! It only costs £3 to join for the whole year, and allows you to attend all of our weekly teaching and play sessions, in addition to our many social events provided for members throughout the year! Website Finally, we have a brand new website for this year, which can be found here<http://www.union.ic.ac.uk/rcc/bridge/>! The site will be updated regularly with news and events, so make sure you check in often! If you have any questions, feel free to email us<imperialbridgeclub(a)gmail.com> Many thanks for reading this far, and see you all on monday! Carry Zheng Imperial College Bridge Club President 2011/12

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