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@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@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