November 2008 - ICU-SingSoc

Esplanade - Autumn Term Week 8
by Tan Xuan You 24 Nov '08

24 Nov '08

[image: Imperial College Singapore Society] <http://groupspaces.com/icss/> *Autumn Term - Week 8 24th November (Monday) **There are 9 notices in this digest * Contents 1. Get involved in Major Event!!! <#11dcedb86cc46b4c_item1> 2. Shopping at Bicester <#11dcedb86cc46b4c_item2> 3. Hyde Park Sports - Wednesday 26 November <#11dcedb86cc46b4c_item3> 4. Wilson House Sports - 29 November 2008 <#11dcedb86cc46b4c_item4> 5. Football at Warren Street - 29 Nov <#11dcedb86cc46b4c_item5> 6. Sports4Life Touch Rugby Tournament - 6 December 2008<#11dcedb86cc46b4c_item6> 7. Ice-skating at Somerset House <#11dcedb86cc46b4c_item7> 8. S.H.A.G. week <#11dcedb86cc46b4c_item8> 9. Advertisements <#11dcedb86cc46b4c_item9> 1. Get involved in Major Event!!! *MAJOR EVENT 2008 is now underway! * It's finally beginning! Be there, or be square! ------------------------------ *Major Event 2008 Auditions & KickStart Event* Auditions will be coming up soon! Whoever you may be, whatever committee you may be interested in, come down to find out more about YOUR show! *Date:* 10th December 2008 (Wednesday) *Time: *Afternoon More details will be released soon. Continue checking your emails for the latest updates! --------------------------------------------------------- *Programmes, Publicity, Logistics, lend me your ears!* This Major Event is *YOUR* event so do come and join any of the committees for this Major Event! If you always wanted those precious fifteen seconds of fame, the *Programmes * committee is here. In the programmes committee you will have the opportunity to do scriptwriting, compose music, develop your acting ability or realise your vocal ability. If creating strategies for promotions of events or formulating and producing publications is your cup of tea, the *Publicity* committee welcomes you with open arms. For those who have an eye for design or decoration, and love the challenge of thinking out of the box constantly with prop design and production support, the *Logistics* committee is the place to be. We need *YOU* to get Involved! For those who have signed up thus far, thank you! And for those of you who missed the OGM, check out this amazing post-production video of last year's production! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4R4UcbM_9w If you wish to join any of the above groups, please drop our dear Secretary Miss Sophia Huang an email at sophiahuimei(a)hotmail.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regards, Yon Jan & Joshua [The Producers] 2. Shopping at Bicester Thanks everyone for signing up for the shopping extravagance! Below are the list of people who have signed up for the trip: Joan Louise Albert Benjamin Ang Alina James Goh Andee Chia Bing Qiang Peng yu Di Kai Terence Thong Ng wei rong Vipul Binghao Yon Jan Tian yi Sok Zhi Wei Joanne Liao Sophia Wen Jie Brian Chua Yi Jin Elise Tan Kok Chong Joshua If your name is not there, please inform me asap! If your name is there, it means you have a space on the bus! So please be on time at BEIT QUAD and if you cannot make for some unforeseen circumstance, you have to find a replacement yourself! Email me at zyl107(a)imperial.ac.uk or sms/call me at 07515345075 if you have any questions regrading the trip. *Date:* 29th November, Saturday *Departing Time:* 830am (meet at BEIT QUAD) *Estimated arrival time back in London:* 7 + 8pm *Cost: *15 pounds *Registration dateline: *TODAY As the bus is full already, if you sign up now, you will be placed on the waiting list. Sorry about this! P:s - For those who signed,we do not have enough people to go straford so we are only going to bicester! Cheers Zhi Yang 3. Hyde Park Sports - Wednesday 26 November There will be touch rugby this Wednesday at Hyde Park from 2pm to 4pm. Yay. Please meet at Albert Statue at 2pm. Venue will probably be at the black horse statue. (Freshers Picnic place) Cheers, David Sports4Life 4. Wilson House Sports - 29 November 2008 Hi all, Due to Opera Soc having their opera at Wilson House, there *WILL NOT* be any Wilson House Sports for the next 2 weeks, 29 November and 6 December. =( Yes, we are all sad but be sad no more!! *Good news is here!! *=) This Saturday, Sports4Life Touch Rugby Club is organising a *Touch Rugby Taster Session *at Hyde Park and next Saturday, there will be a *Touch Rugby tournament!* Details are as follows: Date: *29 November, Saturday* Time: *10am to 12pm* Event: *Touch Rugby Taster Session* Venue: *Black Horse Statue at* *Hyde Park* Cost: *FREE!* Date: *6 December, Saturday* Event: *Touch Rugby tournament* (See the entry by Sports4Life Touch Rugby Club for more information on the tournament!) Please support our Touch Rugby Club! Cheers, David Sports4Life 5. Football at Warren Street - 29 Nov There will be football at Warren Street this Saturday. Please meet at Warren Street tube station at 9:30am on Saturday. Contact Alvin (07975651040) for more information 6. Sports4Life Touch Rugby Tournament - 6 December 2008 Ladies and Gentlemen, Sports4Life Touch Rugby Club is proud to present the inaugural *SFL Cup *on 6 December 2008! It is a *4-a-side *mixed touch rugby tournament and is open to anyone and everyone regardless of any prior experience!! Details are below!! Event:* SFL Cup* Venue:* Hyde Park* Date:* Saturday, 6 December 08* Time: *10am to 2pm* Team:* 4 players per team. Only 1 ex-school mens rugby player allowed per team. Minimum of 1 girl in each team.* Registration Fee:* £1 per team. (All proceeds will be used to purchase prizes!)* Click here <http://sports4life.x10hosting.com/flash.zip> to check out the general rules and a cool video! If you don't know how to play, *come down to Hyde Park for the FREE Taster Session on 29 November! *If you already know how to play, just come too! Contact me at dkst_88(a)hotmail.com to register your team! *Closing date is 29 November!* Cheers, Xi Tai Sports4Life Touch Rugby IC 7. Ice-skating at Somerset House Hey everyone, I hope all of you have been enjoying the events being organized for you so far. Well there is one last event before the end of the Autumn term and that is *Ice Skating at Somerset House*! It is known to be the *most beautiful outdoor ice skating rink in London*, and similar to last year, it is again sponsored by Tiffany & Co., so we can expect lovely Christmas decorations! It doesn't matter if you are a pro, or if you have 2 left feet when it comes to skating, it will still be a unique and enchanting experience for all. So come bask in the festive spirit of Christmas in London by ice skating outdoors, at night with us (: Details *Date: *12th December *Time: *7.40pm *Venue: *Somerset House (The Strand) *Cost:* £10 *Last date of registration:* 3rd Dec *Website:* http://www.somersethouse.org.uk/ice_rink/ Please send an email to joanchooo(a)gmail.com to book a place! Also, as we need to book tickets in advance, after 3rd December, you will have to find a replacement for yourself if you have booked a ticket but are unable to make it. And as tickets are subject to availability, please sign up asap to avoid disappointment! Cheers! Joan 8. S.H.A.G. week *What:* S.H.A.G. (Sexual Health Awareness and Guidance) Week is an annual campaign run by Imperial College Union to increase student's awareness of safer sex practices. It is run in association with Medsin's stop AIDS Campaign, which encourages students to think about sexual health in a global context. The activities range from bingo, forums, information stalls and treasure hunts so there's something for everyone! *Date: *24-28th of November *Where: *South Kensington campus. Information stands will be set up every lunchtime throughout the week in the following locations: Monday: Outside the JCR Tuesday: Outside the JCR Wednesday: Union Foyer Thursday: SAF Foyer Friday: Outside the JCR We've got 1000 SHAG Bags to give away full of Pasante products, plus the Terrence Higgins Trust will be telling students about their Chlamydia screening programme and Medsin will be raising money for their selected charities. For the full timetable please visit imperialcollegeunion.org/shag 9. Advertisements *Please click on this link for more details on the adverts below* http://www.ic-singsoc.net/ads 1. Table fan for sale 2. 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Esplanade - Autumn Term Week 7
by ICSS 17 Nov '08

17 Nov '08

Autumn Term Week 7 *There are 5 notices in this digest* ----------------------------------------------------------------- Contents ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Glory at Nottingham 2. Singapore Society Ordinary General Meeting 3. Wilson House Sports - Netball on 22nd November 4. Shopping Trip at Bicester 5. SingSoc Hoodie available for purchase! 6. Advertisements ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Glory at Nottingham ----------------------------------------------------------------- **We came, We saw, We Notted** Ladies and Gentlemen, Last Saturday saw the 60+ brave warriors from Imperial College SingSoc travelling to the University of Nottingham to challenge our counterparts from various universities in the entire UK at the annual Nottingham Games 2008. It was truly a remarkable event, a day that the weather and the odds were stacked against us, but the fighting spirit and teamwork displayed by the players shone through despite being underdogs in almost every contest. We bagged a respectable loot, 1 Gold (Poker), 2 Silvers (Floorball and Adventure Games) and 3 Bronzes (Chess, Snooker, Floorball) but unfortunately, that was not enough to clinch the Overall Winner's Trophy. 1. Poker gold: Reuben Ng 2. Floorball silver: Dexuan, Jauhari, Kai Long, Juan Boon, Chee Han, Song Xuan, Yoke Pean, David 3. Adventure Games silver: Teo Di Kai, Ng Wei Rong, Charles Lim, Ng Huey Yuen, Liew Wei Liang, Sok Zhi Wei 4. Floorball bronze: Chen Zhongjie, Amrik, Choong Xun Yu, Edwin Tan, Joan Choo, Jun Kai, Weizhao, Ng Hui Jin 5. Snooker bronze: Victor Loi 6. Chess bronze: Guo Yi Pei We would like to thank all supporters who travelled with us, all well-wishers of TeamICSS and most importantly, **each player who gave it their all out there** and did us proud. We could not have done it without you guys. The next goal for TeamICSS will be the London Games that will be happening early next year, so get ready, because the battle has just begun. Thank you. Cheers, David Sports4Life ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I want to congratulate all our dearest athletes for their efforts, grit and determination throughout the past few weeks that culminated on that fated day. Undoubtedly, the most important individuals, the ones who made this all possible were the sports IC’s. A big thank you goes out to them, who selflessly dedicated their precious time and effort to rally their respective sports. It is through these men and women that we see sports in ICSS fulfilling its true meaning of bringing people together. Last but certainly not least, we owe our Sports Officer, Mr. David Kwek many thanks for making this trip a success. David was the man who orchestrated the entire contingent and the 26th is proud to have him on board with us. May sports continue to blossom in our community =) Next, the **LONDON GAMES**! Sports4LIFE, Low Yon Jan President Imperial College Singapore Society (& proud member of Sports4LIFE) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Singapore Society Ordinary General Meeting ----------------------------------------------------------------- **Date :** 19th November 2008 **Time :** 1.00 pm **Venue :** ACE Extension – LT3 (Chemical Engineering Building) The 26th Executive Committee would like to thank you for the kind support you have shown to the society. It has been a splendid time and we would like to update each of you about what has happened and what will happen later on in the year. Come down to listen about breakdown of all the events thus far, plus the unveiling of new, more exciting events to come! We will be touching upon various topics that will be of interest to each and every member of the Singapore Society. Through this, we hope that everyone will be able to obtain a better understanding of the society and what is to come. **Among the issues that will be discussed**: • Our past events • Future Events • Chinese New Year Dinner, London Games, Major Event, etc. • The brand new website/ Esplanade/ publicity system • Finance report & budgeting for 2008-2009 • Official unveiling of Major Event’s general theme and story! The Imperial College Singapore Society’s Ordinary General Meeting for the academic year of 2008 – 2009 will be held with details as above. Remember, your feedback is always welcome. We want to hear from YOU! Do your part to make this home away from home a better place for all. We hope to see you there. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Note: The 26th Executive will be proposing an amendment to the ICSS Constitution at the OGM. The proposed amendment will affect Retrospect. For those of you who do not know what Retrospect is, it is a ‘yearbook’ which documents the many memories and individuals which make up ICSS over the course of a few years. What we hope to achieve is to provide a systematic plan for Retrospect for the coming years. It is something we believe that is worth preserving in the future of our society. So come on down to the OGM to find out more about the details of this proposed amendment. More importantly, let your voice be heard! On behalf of the 26th Executive Committee, Low Yon Jan President – Imperial College Singapore Society ----------------------------------------------------------------- 3. Wilson House Sports - Netball on 22nd November ----------------------------------------------------------------- This Saturday afternoon will be NETBALL at Wilson House Sports Hall. Netball is OPEN TO GUYS too and it is not as easy as it looks I can assure you that. So if you are free or just want to get a good workout, come on down for some serious Netballing fun! **Location:** Wilson House Sports Hall **Day/Date:** 22nd November, Saturday **Time:** 12pm to 2pm **Cost:** FREE!! Cheers, David NB4Life ----------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Shopping Trip at Bicester ----------------------------------------------------------------- Calling all you Shopaholics! Here is your once in a lifetime chance to shop till you drop! Presenting Bicester Village Shopping Bicester Village is a shopping factory outlet, about 1 n a half hours drive away from London. So whether you’re looking for that elusive must-have or simply the reassurance of a quality designer, Bicester Village has the most sought-after brands at prices reduced by up to 60%. So here are MORE brands in Bicester, just to whet you appetite! Bally Brook brothers Celine Descamps Diesel Dior Fred Perry Ermeneglido Zegna French Connection Guess Levi's Miss Sixty/ Energie Mulberry Paul Smith Quiksilver TAG Heuer Tommy Hilfiger ...........& MANY MANY MORE! So here is your last chance to shop and buy enough warm clothings for the cold winter and also for the ski trip! And Bicester Village has far better shopping deals than the post-christmas sale in London! So what are you waiting for? Just give me your name, contact number and email address and email me at zyl107(a)imperial.ac.uk or sms/call me at 07515345075. Below are the details of the trip. **Date:** 29th November, Saturday **Departing Time:** 8am **Estimated arrival time back in London:** 7pm **Cost:** £15 Registration dateline: 24th November AND>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>.. If enough people sign up, we will include an extra stop for this trip. Stratford-upon-Avon... Shakespeare's birthplace! Set in the beautiful rural Warwickshire countryside, on the banks of the river Avon, it is one of the most important tourist destinations in the UK. We would visit this lovely place in the morning for no extra cost! So get all your friends to go together for this exciting weekend trip! **Hurry sign up fast as there are only limited spaces on the bus!** P.s - For those who signed, you should have received an email from me! If not, please let email me to let me know! Cheers Zhi Yang ----------------------------------------------------------------- 5. SingSoc Hoodie available for purchase! ----------------------------------------------------------------- The SingSoc Hoodie has Arrived! Worn and proven to be warm and soft, it is definitely a great addition to your London wardrobe. Moreover, under the new budget revision, price per hoodie has been decreased to 13 pounds – the original early bird price! So place your order now with Jingzhi @ icyjing(a)gmail.com. Sizes available are S M L and XS (p.s. only 1 S left) Early birds who have already placed your orders can now get the hoodie for 10 pounds only. Please transfer the money to: Payee: An Jingzhi Account Type: HSBC current account Sort Code: 40 – 06 – 19 Account No: 01444905 Collection of hoodie / payment / new order can also be made at the OGM this Wednesday (19 November 2008). ----------------------------------------------------------------- 6. Advertisements ----------------------------------------------------------------- **Please click on this link for more details on the adverts below http://www.ic-singsoc.net/drupal-6.4/ads** 1. Ski-pants for sale at £3 2. Rent for let at Kenway, Earl's Court 3. Sponsors for Educational Opportunity (SEO) Internship and Insight Programmes for Black and Minority Ethnic Students in Technology --- http://www.ic-singsoc.net/ To unsubscribe, send an email to liaisonsofficer(a)ic-singsoc.net ---------------------------------------------------------------- Imperial College Singapore Society www.ic-singsoc.net http://groupspaces.com/icss Email powered by GroupSpaces - http://www.groupspaces.com/ ----------------------------------------------------------------

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[ICSS] Esplanade - Autumn Term Week 6
by ICSS 10 Nov '08

10 Nov '08

**10th November 2008 (Monday)** **Autumn Term Week 6** *There are 10 notices in this digest* ----------------------------------------------------------------- Contents ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Major Event 2009 2. ICSS - Ordinary General Meeting 3. Nottingham Games 2008 - Supporters Needed! 4. Netball Practice - 12th November 5. Bicester Village Shopping Trip 6. Careers@Singapore - Engineering and Technology 7. Distinguished Busines Leader Series Invitation 8. Cambridge Trip - Organized by Vine 9. Calling All Soccer Maniacs 10. SEO Internship & Insight Programmes for Black and Minority Ethnic Students in Technology ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Major Event 2009 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Preparations for Major Event 2009 are underway! This year we are going to be staging a musical/play revolving around the central theme of promoting Singapore culture and displaying various facets of Singapore. The Major Event Brainstorming Session was held today with great success, and the nine ideas listed below are among the most prominent. Straight from the fresher’s themselves! 1. Getai 2. True Singapore Ghost Stories 3. Army Stories 4. School life 5. Singaporean Laws 6. Singlish 7. Singaporean behavior in the UK 8. Uniquely Singaporean Events 9. Singaporean Culture Festivals **What Now??** Now that we have these nine ideas to start out with, we are calling everyone throughout the whole society to join hands and get the ball rolling. It’s time to get the show on the road! Do you have any ZANY ideas? What YOU need to do is to pick three categories and create a short synopsis together with a short scene (if possible) to illustrate the feel of your envisioned play/musical. Be it a few lines or a page, what we want are ideas which can only come from YOU! We understand that the ideas above are very much in their infant stages. Do note that these are just guidelines and YOU are definitely free to throw in any other ideas that you have! Or mix them up! Have Ghost stories in the army or romance in JC! The sky is the limit! Please submit all synopsizes and short scenes by next Wednesday – 12th November to our dear secretary, Miss Sophia Huang at sophiahuimei(a)hotmail.com Remember this is YOUR event. Get involved and make it COUNT! With YOUR help, these performances will be unique and captivating bringing out the best talents among us!! More importantly, after MAJOR EVENT 2009, you will definitely cherish the all the hard work and bonds forged during the rehearsals and preparations! We look forward to hearing from you! It’s time for us to come together and achieve as one. Yours truly, The 26th Executive Committee ----------------------------------------------------------------- 2. ICSS - Ordinary General Meeting ----------------------------------------------------------------- **Date :** 19th November 2008 **Time :** 1.00 pm **Venue :** ACE Extension – LT3 (Chemical Engineering Building) The 26th Executive Committee would like to thank you for the kind support you have shown to the society. It has been a splendid time and we would like to **update** each of you about **what has happened and what will happen** later on in the year. Come down to listen about **breakdown of all the events** thus far, plus the **unveiling of new, more exciting events to come**! We will be touching upon various topics that will be of interest to each and every member of the Singapore Society. Through this, we hope that everyone will be able to obtain a better understanding of the society and what is to come. Among the issues that will be discussed: • Our past events • Future Events • Chinese New Year Dinner, London Games, Major Event, etc. • The brand new website/ Esplanade/ publicity system • Finance report & budgeting for 2008-2009 • Official unveiling of Major Event theme and story! The Imperial College Singapore Society’s Ordinary General Meeting for the academic year of 2008 – 2009 will be held with details as above. Remember, your feedback is always welcome. We want to hear from YOU! Do your part to make this home away from home a better place for all. We hope to see you there. On behalf of the 26th Executive Committee, Low Yon Jan President – Imperial College Singapore Society ----------------------------------------------------------------- 3. Nottingham Games 2008 - Supporters Needed! ----------------------------------------------------------------- **VENI, VIDI, FOVEO I CAME, I SAW, I SUPPORTED** Ladies and Gentlemen, Our brave warriors are going up to Nottingham this Saturday and they need your support!! There are spaces available on the coach still, so contact me NOW at dkst_88(a)hotmail.com to get your seat!! It costs only £11 which is honestly very cheap compared to going there yourself (eg. National Express = min £15!!!) *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* **VENI, VIDI, VENTITO I CAME, I SAW, I VISITED** Ok, perhaps you do not have any friends to support and you just want to visit some place new. Do not fear! Notts is here! Be enticed by The Tales of Robin Hood, tempted by Chocolate Utopia or even mesmerized by Nottingham Castle! These attractions are all at Nottingham City Center and are pretty nearby to the university! (< 5km) All you have to pay is £11, and we will provide you with a FREE Google Map and a Wikipedia guide to Nottingham! Disclaimer: We do not provide transport from the university to these places and we are not responsible for anything there. So, what are you waiting for? Sign up for a seat NOW! Cheers, David Notts4Life ----------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Netball Practice - 12th November ----------------------------------------------------------------- Hi All! The Westway NETBALL courts have been booked for Wednesday evening 12th Nov 2008 from 1830 to 2030h. It will be our last practice before them Nottingham games! WHOOT WHOOT! So, come on down friends! It’s well fun! And if you've not been able to make them Saturday practice sessions, it ain't too late. COME ON **WEDNESDAY**!!!! We'll play. Have muchos fun. Get toned & fit. Seriously. What could be better? Right? Here are some details: **Westway Sports Centre 1 Crowthorne Road London W10 6RP** (nearest tube: Latimer Road) <<http://maps.google.com/maps?sourceid=ie7&rls=com.microsoft:en-US&ie=UTF-8&o… >> We'll be meeting @ Latimer Road Station, 6.25pm to walk to the courts together. If you would like to meet up beforehand, please drop either one of us an email so we know to wait for you! WORKOUT WEDNESDAY. YOU KNOW YOU WANNA!!!!! Vicky (vsrt05(a)ic.ac.uk) and Ling (lcw05(a)ic.ac.uk) PS1: Boys included! PS2: It's an outdoor netball court so please wear some layers. ----------------------------------------------------------------- 5. Bicester Village Shopping Trip ----------------------------------------------------------------- Calling all you Shopaholics! Here is your once in a lifetime chance to shop till you drop! Presenting **Bicester Village Shopping** Bicester Village is a shopping factory outlet, about 1 and a half hours drive away from London. So whether you’re looking for that exclusive must-have or simply the reassurance of a quality designer, Bicester Village has the most sought-after brands at prices reduced by up to 60%. So here are some of the brands in Bicester, just to whet you appetite! Calvin Klein Bally Burberry Brooks & Brothers Celine Clarks Deschamps Diesel DKNY FCUK Polo Ralph ...........& MANY MANY MORE! So here is your last chance to shop and buy enough warm clothings for the cold winter and also for the ski trip! And Bicester Village has far better shopping deals than the post-christmas sale in London! So what are you waiting for? Just give me your **name, contact number and email address** and email me at **zyl107(a)imperial.ac.uk** or sms/call me at **07515345075**. Below are the details of the trip. **Date:** 29th November, Saturday **Departing Time:** 8am **Estimated arrival time back in London:** 7pm **Cost:** 15 pounds **Registration dateline: 24th November** AND>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>.. If enough people sign up, we will include an extra stop for this trip. **Straford-upon-Avon**... Shakespeare's birthplace! Set in the beautiful rural Warwickshire countryside, on the banks of the river Avon, it is one of the most important tourist destinations in the UK. We would visit this lovely place in the morning for no extra cost! So get all your friends to go together for this exciting weekend trip! Hurry sign up fast as there are only limited spaces on the bus! Cheers Zhi Yang ----------------------------------------------------------------- 6. Careers@Singapore - Engineering and Technology ----------------------------------------------------------------- >From electronics and chemicals to clean energy and water technology, Singapore is a world-class technological hub. Cutting-edge R&D, engineering and manufacturing operations are fast-expanding. Singapore's manufacturing industry contributes a quarter of its GDP and it is renowned for its many global leadership positions in industries such as transport engineering, semiconductor manufacturing and precision engineering. Many new and exciting projects have been announced for Singapore recently, from ExxonMobil's second world-scale petrochemical project, and Neste Oil's next-generation biodiesel manufacturing centre to Rolls-Royce's "Factory of the Future" and Renewable Energy Corporation's integrated solar manufacturing complex which will be the largest in the world. These projects and more represent varied and exciting career opportunities for engineers and researchers across all disciplines. Interested to learn more about a possible Engineering/Science/Technology career in fast-paced, high growth Singapore? Contact Singapore and various firms will be visiting Imperial College on the **17th of November** to share with you the insights and perks of working and living in Singapore. Information about recruiting companies and the industry at large will also be provided. Come down to find out about exciting opportunities in Singapore! Positions are currently available and we are looking for immediate placements. Fast track your career right now! **Engineering in Singapore - Imperial College Presentation** **Date :** 17th November 2008 **Time :** 6.30 pm **Venue :** Skempton Building, Lecture Theatre 201 More information about the presentations & registering can be found here: http://effectivinternet.com/contactsingapore/sept08/cs_uk/edm/edm_engr.html In addition, we will be holding an another presentation in **London on 21 Nov** where interviews will also be carried out. Attendance is free for both events but registration is required. ----------------------------------------------------------------- 7. Distinguished Busines Leader Series Invitation ----------------------------------------------------------------- The Overseas Singaporean Unit (OSU), in collaboration with Contact Singapore, is proud to present to you, Distinguished Business Leader Mr Lucien Wong, Managing Partner of Allen & Gledhill. Mr Wong has spent more than 20 years in the legal practice specialising in corporate and financial services work, and has sat on a number of law review committees in Singapore which reviewed amendments to Singapore company and security laws. Having been involved in some of the largest and most high profile corporate and commercial transactions undertaken in recent years in Singapore, he has also established a considerable reputation for his involvement in international transactions. Mr Wong will be sharing personal anecdotes and insights as the Managing Partner of Allen & Gledhill, Singapore's largest law firm. He will also update on the latest developments in the legal practice in Singapore and share his views on the uncertainties in the financial market in his capacity as a board member of the Monetary Authority of Singapore. Mr Wong is also a board member of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore. Don't miss the rare opportunity to meet and engage with a prominent leader in these fields! **Date:** Friday, 14 November 2008 **Time:** 6:00pm (Registration and cocktails) **Venue:** Cromwell Suite Millennium Gloucester Hotel 4 -18 Harrington Gardens London SW7 4LH **Dress Code:** Business Attire **Dinner:** A stand up buffet will be provided **Please register your interest to attend the event** by **10 November 2008** at: http://www.overseassingaporean.sg/signup/LHR/14112008 ----------------------------------------------------------------- 8. Cambridge Trip - Organized by Vine ----------------------------------------------------------------- Hi EVERYONE!!!! Victorians in Europe (VinE) is organizing a weekend getaway to Cambridge! Now, we are opening up the offer to Imperial Singsoc members. This is a FANTASTIC opportunity for you guys to visit/meet up with friends in Cambridge, enjoy the scenic view and go PUNTING. There is a myth that you will get first class in your studies if you jump into a particular lake. Why not give it a try and see whether it really works? We have VinE members taking up the role as tour guides in Cambridge so rest assured that everything has been planned for and it will be a fun filled event with the active participation from you guys! **Date:** 22nd Nov 2008 (Saturday) **Departing:** London Victoria Coach Station at 8.30am **Journey Duration:** Approx 2hrs **Arriving:** London Victoria Coach Station at 10.30pm **Cost:** About 11.50 pounds If you are interested, do drop me an email at boon.peh06(a)imperial.ac.uk or text me at 07894348437. Payment details will be released later. Alternatively, you can approach any VinE Committee members (Chen Zhongjie or Reuben Ng). CHEERS and CHEERS, William Peh VinE Exco ----------------------------------------------------------------- 9. Calling All Soccer Maniacs ----------------------------------------------------------------- Good news to all soccer fans out there. My house is subscribed to Setanta Sports Channel 1 and BT Vision Sports Channel. This means that we get to watch soccer matches LIVE on TV! hahah no longer do we have to watch the matches through sopcast streaming on small laptop screens! Due to TV rights, we do not have access to all matches LIVE but should you wish to catch a match that u have missed earlier, we can still watch it at any convenient time (on demand, delayed). Exciting matches from Barclays Premier League, Scottish Premier League, French Ligue 1, German Bundesliga I, Dutch Eredivsie and all England, Wales and Scotland international matches will be aired throughout the year and I will keep you guys updated through Esplanade starting from this week onwards. At least one match from each league will be broadcasted live every week so I think this is a great opportunity for soccer enthusiasts to get together and cheer for our own teams! And for this week, we have the following matches. 10th Nov 7.00pm: Live FA Cup: AFC Wimbledon vs. Wycombe Wanderers 12th Nov 7.00pm: Live: Motherwell vs. Rangers 14th Nov 7.00pm: Live: Hannover vs. Bochum 15th Nov 5.15pm: Live: West Brom vs. Chelsea 16th Nov 1.00pm: Live: Hamilton vs. Celtic 7.55pm: Live: Lyon vs. Bordeaux Do not miss the pulsating football matches for this week. We are LOCATED at Chamberlain House, along Cromwell Road. Drop me an email at boon.peh06(a)imperial.ac.uk or text me at 07894348437 if you are interested. The Red Devils, William Peh ----------------------------------------------------------------- 10. SEO Internship & Insight Programmes for Black and Minority Ethnic Students in Technology ----------------------------------------------------------------- Sponsors for Educational Opportunity (SEO) London is a not-for-profit organisation that every year provides hundreds of outstanding undergraduate students from under-represented ethnic minority backgrounds the unique opportunity to gain summer internships and industrial placements in Technology at the most prestigious investment banks in the UK. SEO London also provides students with extensive training, mentoring and networking with experienced professionals throughout the industry. Since its establishment in 2000, more than 80% of SEO interns have gone on to secure full-time graduate positions at our partner firms. **Applications are accepted until 15 December 2008** but we would encourage you to apply online as soon as possible as places are filled on a rolling basis. Interested applicants can find more information in our application packet (http://www.seo-london.com/assets/siteFiles/SEO-Programme-Overview.pdf) and on our website. If you have any questions, please email info(a)seo-london.org. Thank you and we look forward to hearing from you! Warm regards, The SEO Team ------------------------------- **Technology programme:** http://www.seo-london.com/investment-banking-technology-internships-industr… (for students graduating in 2010) We are seeking talented students with a strong interest in technology as well as finance for internships in the top technology jobs around – inside investment banks! If you have an interest in computer languages, infrastructure, engineering and/or systems or business analysis, you might be well-suited to some of the most interesting and highly paid technology jobs in the world. SEO London offers training, mentoring and the choice of either a 10 week summer internship or a year-long industrial placement within technology businesses at some of the top investment banks in the City of London. **Applications are accepted until 15 December 2008** but you are encouraged to apply as soon as possible as places are filled on a rolling basis. Please see our website http://www.seo-london.com for more details and to submit an online application (http://www.seo-london.com/apply-now/ ). --- http://www.ic-singsoc.net/ To unsubscribe, send an email to liaisonsofficer(a)ic-singsoc.net ---------------------------------------------------------------- Imperial College Singapore Society www.ic-singsoc.net http://groupspaces.com/icss Email powered by GroupSpaces - http://www.groupspaces.com/ ----------------------------------------------------------------

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Testing Issue For Exco Only
by ICSS 03 Nov '08

03 Nov '08

**3rd November 2008 (Monday) Autumn Term - Week 5** ----------------------------------------------------------------- Contents ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Esplanade Testing Version 2. Functionality 3. Opinion 4. Request ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Esplanade Testing Version ----------------------------------------------------------------- This is the version formatted by **Groupspaces** using the new mailing list hosted on **Imperial servers**. I think some of us have seen this before, but not everyone. - Xuan You ----------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Functionality ----------------------------------------------------------------- If the Groupspaces formatting works for longer this time, we can have http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effective hyperlinks <http://www.imperial.ac.uk/>, and pre-formatted email messages <xuanyou.tan07@imperial.ac.uk?subject=Subscribe%20to%20Esplanade&body=I%20like%20Esplanade%20so%20much%20now%20I>. Also, we can be assured of proper formatting and no margin leak. Also, we can open up the editing to the exco members, and Boss/ Vice-Boss can view the page before sending. - Xuan You ----------------------------------------------------------------- 3. Opinion ----------------------------------------------------------------- I think it looks good! - Xuan You ----------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Request ----------------------------------------------------------------- Request for approval to go ahead and port the existing/fresher members over, and use the Groupspaces formatting. - Xuan You --- http://www.ic-singsoc.net/ To unsubscribe, send an email to liaisonsofficer(a)ic-singsoc.net ---------------------------------------------------------------- Imperial College Singapore Society www.ic-singsoc.net http://groupspaces.com/icss Email powered by GroupSpaces - http://www.groupspaces.com/ ----------------------------------------------------------------

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Testing Term - Week Test
by ICSS 03 Nov '08

03 Nov '08

**3rd November 2008 (Monday) Autumn Term - Week 5** ----------------------------------------------------------------- Contents ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Halloween - Epilogue 2. Wilson House Sports Marathon - 8 Nov 3. Nottingham Games 2008 4. Chelsea vs Burnley Match - Confirmation ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Halloween - Epilogue ----------------------------------------------------------------- Hi everyone, Just want to thank everyone for being so enthusiastic and for dressing up in outrageous costumes for Halloween. Friday Night was indeed a success and I hope everyone had a blast of a time. The photos are up [here <http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=25844461887&ref=ts>]! So please go have a look! And at the same time, please join the facebook group for further updates! Look forward to many more exciting events coming up too! Cheers Zhi Yang ----------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Wilson House Sports Marathon - 8 Nov ----------------------------------------------------------------- In preparation for Nottingham Games on the 15th of November, this week we will have **NETBALL**, **BASKETBALL** & **BADMINTON** and **FLOORBALL**!!! For players, this will be the LAST SATURDAY for you to train for the Nottingham Games so be sure to turn up for these sessions and of course, this is open to anyone who is interested in playing just for fun as well!! These are the time slots: **12 pm to 2 pm - NETBALL 2 pm to 4 pm - BASKETBALL & BADMINTON 4 pm to 6 pm - FLOORBALL** Location: Wilson House Sports Hall (click here <http://sports4life.bigbig.com/>) You can even take up the challenge of the "**SPORTS4LIFE MARATHON**" which is to play all 4 sports from 12pm to 6pm!! **As a finisher of the marathon, you can expect to lose up to 2832 calories which is the equivalent of 25 KFC drumsticks!!** (proof: good <http://www.nutristrategy.com/activitylist4.htm> vs bad <http://www.shapefit.com/kfc-calories.html>) So come on down to Wilson House and do your body some good! I'm referring to the exercise, by the way, not the chicken. Cheers, David Sports4GoodLife ----------------------------------------------------------------- 3. Nottingham Games 2008 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Dear all, Our society will be represented by the following brave teams, embarking on an arduous quest to bring glory back to us: • 2 x Football teams • 2 x Floorball teams • 1 x Basketball team • 1 x Netball team • 1 x Badminton team • 2 x Adventure Games teams • 1 x Poker team • 1 x Snooker team • 1 x Chess team We have chartered a double-decker coach to bring us from Imperial College to University of Nottingham and back and there are spaces available for supporters and even tourists. Details are as follows: **Coach cost: £11 Pickup: 5am Return To University: ~11pm** If you would like to go, please let me know by **7 NOV, FRIDAY** through my email dkst_88(a)hotmail.com?subject=Nottingham%20Games%20Sign%20Up. All selected players will have a seat reserved for them already and so do not have to sign up. Ask not what they can do for you, but what you can do for them. Support our forces. Cheers, David ----------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Chelsea vs Burnley Match - Confirmation ----------------------------------------------------------------- Hi everyone, Below is the list of people who have CONFIRMED tickets for the match. zhiyang Brendan christopher xue kun Joshua yvette keith Peter De xuan Sophia tzehan edzel amrik wei rong Joan desmond lipen jun kai Jingzhi Yon Jan Brian derek James Benjamin If your name is not there, please inform me by emailing me at zhi_yang(a)hotmail.com or sms me at 07515345075. But if your name is there, it means you have a paid and reserved ticket for you! So if for some unforeseen circumstance, you CANNOT make it for the match, you have to find a replacement yourself or you have to incur the cost of the ticket. This is a policy that we are very strict on and I hope everyone can understand. Here are the details of the match once again: Date: 12 November Time: 7.45pm (Please meet outside of Willis Jackson, Evelyn gardens at 630pm and we will walk together to Stamford Bridge, Chelsea's football Stadium)Let me know if you can't make it at that time. Attire: Wear BLUE! Wear liverpool / man u / arsenal jerseys at your own risk and we will not bear any responsibility should anything happen to you. And also we will pretend that we do not know you. Thanks Zhi Yang --- http://www.ic-singsoc.net/ To unsubscribe, send an email to liaisonsofficer(a)ic-singsoc.net ---------------------------------------------------------------- Imperial College Singapore Society www.ic-singsoc.net http://groupspaces.com/icss Email powered by GroupSpaces - http://www.groupspaces.com/ ----------------------------------------------------------------

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Test Mail
by Tan, Xuan You 03 Nov '08

03 Nov '08

This is a test mail.

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