Hi everyone,

Happy belated Valentine's Day! Hope you are all having a good Chinese New Year as well, abundant in blessings and rich in friendships. You can check out some photos from the CNY Reunion Dinner below.

Please note that AGM now starts at 12:30pm and the venue has been confirmed. The meeting agenda is also up. Any member can request to add an item into the agenda; all you have to do is email Ashley! Also, just to clarify the nomination criteria below, the online nominator must still be physically present at the general elections. If you are interested in the workings of the society and believe in what the society stands for, please seriously consider running for a position and do not hesistate to step up to the job!

Not forgetting our collaborative event with ICUMS, we have many updates with regards to "Who Boleh". Complete prize listings for each activity are out below! In addition, please take note of the activity-specific time and venue updates, some technical updates for e-sports, and that poker cards should not be brought for the non-competitive games. All participants should have received/will receive an email containing more information. If you have not received it, or do not receive it by today, please contact Ting Wei.

Finally, please note that the SIA recruitment deadline is today, 15th February!

Your faithful secretary,
Gabriel

Hi all,

Event details are as follows:

Date: 17th February 2013 (Sunday)
Time: 2pm - 9pm
Venue: Refer to individual activities
Prizes: Zara Vouchers

1. Captain's Ball: £60 for winning team of 6 pax
2. DOTA: £50 for winning team of 5 pax
3. L4D2: £20 for 1st place, £10 for 2nd place, £5 for 3rd place
4. Mahjong: £20 for 1st place
5. Monopoly Deal: £20 for 1st place

Facebook Event Page: http ://www . facebook . com/events/519780561395523/?ref=22

1) Captain's Ball (6-a-side) - Mixed Teams
Time: 1:30pm - 4pm
Venue: Hyde Park, meet at the Royal Albert statue
The competition will follow a round robin system followed by single and double elimination tournaments. Signups for Captain's Ball are now closed. Those who have already signed up should have received an email containing further instructions. If you have not received this, please contact Ting Wei at eventsofficer1@ic-singsoc.net.

2) E-Sports Competition
Time: 4pm - 6:30pm
Venue: RSM LT 1.47
We will be having both a DOTA competition and an L4D2 competition. Depending on the number of teams, the DOTA tournament will be league style/best of 3, L4D2 will be accumulative individual score. There are still slots available for both games, so sign up here in a team of 5 for DOTA, or as an individual for L4D2. DOTA will be played on a local adhoc server, while L4D2 will be played on Steam. Those who have signed up should have already received an email with more details, including full rules and regulations and full tournament procedure. If you have not received this, please contact Ting Wei at eventsofficer1@ic-singsoc.net.

3) Competitive Board/Card Games
Time: 4:15pm - 6:30pm
Venue: RSM 3.01
There will be two competitive games to be played, Mahjong and Monopoly Deal. Signups for these games are now closed. You will be playing with members of both societies. Those who have already signed up should will receive an email containing further instructions later today. If you do not receive this, please contact Ting Wei at eventsofficer1@ic-singsoc.net.

4) Non-Competitive Games
Time: 2pm - 6pm
Venue: RSM 3.01
There will be a range of non-competitive games available throughout the day for the enjoyment of all members who come down. We will be providing the following games: Saboteur, Balderdash, Monopoly Deal and Taboo. Note that we have limited sets. Hence if you wish to play your own games, feel free to bring it on the day and share the joy with others! However, poker cards are not allowed. Do take the opportunity to play with new people and make friends in the process!

5) Dinner
Dinner will be provided for members who come down for the event! Be sure to sign up for the event and indicate on the sign up form so that we can cater for you.

We hope to see you there!

Sincerely,
The ICSS and ICUMS Executive Committee

Hi everyone!

Comprising the presentation of our Annual Report, and of course, the elections for the 31^st Executive Committee, this meeting is crucial to the future the ICSS as we decide who will take on the roles of leadership and responsibility within the society for the next year-long term.

All members are strongly encouraged to go through the agenda. If there are any suggestions for additional points or any matter you wish to discuss at the meeting, please bring it up to Ashley, our President, for including it in the agenda. The meeting details are as follows:

Date: 27^th February (Wednesday)
Time: 12:30pm onwards
Venue: RSM LT G20
Agenda: Agenda . pdf
Rough Programme: Registration and lunch will commence at 12:30pm, followed by the presentation and elections. Dinner will be at 6:30pm, and elections will continue until all positions are filled.

Note that only ICSS members can attend this meeting, and that lunch and dinner will be provided for those who register with us online. Simply fill up this form.

Nominations and submission of manifestos are now open! For those considering running for a position, or want to nominate a friend you think is suitable, please read the following carefully:

Candidacy Eligibility Criteria
To run for office, you must be a full member of the ICSS. Other than that, there is no restriction on year of study, except that you must not be graduating or leaving Imperial at the end of the academic year, as you should complete a year-long term.

Nomination Criteria
Once again, only full members can nominate people to run for office. Moreover, self-nominations are not allowed. Plus, if you are running for a position, you cannot nominate someone for that same position. Finally, note that the nominator must be present at the elections, and each nomination needs to be seconded at the election itself by at least 2 full members who are similarly not running for that same position.

Now that all the restrictions are clearly stated above, how does one go about running for the Exco or nominating someone?

To Nominate Someone
Simply send an email to agm2013@ic-singsoc.net with the following details:

1. Your membership number (i.e. membership no. of nominator)
2. Your name
3. Your contact no.
4. Your email address
5. Name of nominee
6. Contact no. of nominee
7. Email address of nominee
8. Position that you wish the nominee to run for

Once the nomination has been received by us, we will contact the nominee to get his/her agreement, before publishing the names of both the nominator and the nominee onto our website. Note that there can be nominations at the elections itself, similarly requiring at least 2 seconders.

To Run for Office
Firstly, if you wish to find out more about the various Exco positions, you may email any of the current Exco for more information:

President: Ashley Ng – president@ic-singsoc.et
Vice-president: Bennett Tan – vicepresident@ic-singsoc.net
Secretary: Gabriel Quek – secretary@ic-singsoc.net
Treasurer: Ng Zhen Yi – treasurer@ic-singsoc.net
Major Event Officer: Phua Hsuan Te – majorevent@ic-singsoc.net
Events Officer 1: Lee Ting Wei – eventsofficer1@ic-singsoc.net
Events Officer 2: Tan Qian Wen – eventsofficer2@ic-singsoc.net
Sports Officer: Teo Kai Qin – sportsofficer@ic-singsoc.net
Liaisons Officer: Loy Xing Kai – liaisonsofficer@ic-singsoc.net

Alternatively, you can refer to our constitution.

Secondly, it is highly recommended that all candidates who wish to run for office submit a manifesto that we will publish on our website within 48hrs of us acknowledging receipt. This is so that members can find out more about what you candidates are like and what you stand for. Manifestos should be submitted to agm2013@ic-singsoc.net by 24^th Feb 2359 hrs. This will allow us enough time to have them printed for those at the AGM. The manifestos must contain the following:

1. Your name
2. The position you are running for
3. Your picture

There will be no restrictions on page length. As a guide, your manifesto is a personal statement that explains why you are will be suitable for the position. However, submission of a manifesto does not guarantee a nomination, and a nomination will still be required as explained above.

More information to come! Good luck to all interested candidates and see you all at AGM!

Regards,
The 30^th Exco

A big thank you to all those who came down to participate in our traditional Chinese New Year Reunion Dinner! It's really quite something to have such a large group of noisy Singaporeans crowd into a Chinatown street like that. We hope you have all enjoyed yourselves, with a good meal and the karaoke set, in the company of friends.

Below are some pictures of the event! More can be found on Facebook.

We begin by enthusiastically greeting a senior!


On the left, we have our traditional lo hei, a toast to abundance and prosperity! And on the right, another toast, this time to success! yaaaa-aaaaam seng!


Showing us how it's done!

And... congratulations to our lucky draw prize winners!

3rd prize (Someone's surprised :X)A very happy 2nd prize winner!Top prize to a dedicated photographer!

Once again, we are really grateful to have been able to spend our Reunion Dinner with none other than you, our fellow ICSS family members. Thank you for the warm atmosphere and your enthusiasm. See you again next year!

Regards,
The 30th Exco

We hope you all enjoyed watching the Phantom of the Opera. We certainly did! The elaborate set, seamless melding of the music and movement, surprising trapdoors and other thingamajigs.

As we conclude our series of musical outings, we would like to thank you all for your continued and overwhelming support in our new musical outing initiatives!

It feels like yesterday that we were all on stage, standing before a full house, accepting the tumultuous applause of the audience. Major Event 2013 may be over, the euphoria may die down, and we may fall back into our old routines. But it is the memories and friendships made that will linger on in our hearts. Each moment is precious, and unfortunately not every single one can be fully captured. For those who wish to reminiscence and store this experience in a less temporal way, most, if not all, of the event day pictures are now available on Facebook. As you look through them, think about all the experiences we have all shared together in the making of this wonderful performance, at a place where our dreams take flight.

We still have several white Sojourn T-shirts up for grabs, for a fair price of £5! If you are interested in getting your hands on the last stock of the limited edition T-shirt, email Xing Kai at liasionsofficer@ic-singsoc.net with the size required and the quantity.

Conceived as a high-profile initiative by the Overseas Singaporean Unit, the DBL Series seeks to create greater interface between Singapore and Singapore-based companies and the Overseas Singaporean community. This is to enable Overseas Singaporeans to keep abreast with developments in the various sectors of the Singapore economy.  The DBL Series would be of particular interest to Overseas Singaporeans wishing to find out more about the job and business opportunities in Singapore and the Asian region.

An upcoming event will be held here in London on the 1st of March 2013, with the speaker being:
Mr Liew Mun Leong
Board Director, CapitaLand Limited
Group President & CEO from 2000 - 2012
Chairman, Changi Airport Group

Free dinner will be provided for all participants.

More information can be found at www . overseassingaporean . sg/c-event/dbl-home
You may register at this link.

Homebound is the story of Peter Lim, a young man who reluctantly visits his cultural homeland in South East Asia to learn about the values of his family and rediscover his roots. Little did he know that he will have his childhood neighbour Summer and her eccentric sister Samantha to keep him company while Uncle Felix worries if he'll fit in with the workers in the tea company.

Now a foreigner in his old hometown, Peter must fulfil the expectations of his father, keep a childhood promise made over 20 years ago, and find his true identity.

Join us on the 21st & 22nd February 2013, 7PM at Greenwood Theatre, London Bridge.

Directed by: Wey Chern Farm and Mubarak Waseem
Written by: Wey Chern Farm and Mubarak Waseem
Music & Lyrics by: Michelle Tan, Aaron Chen & Gayle Sim
Produced by: Amirul Helmi

More information at homebound . kclmss . com/

Dear Mahjong Lovers,

Imperial College Mahjong Club cordially invites you to our annual highlight: Pong! - Inter London College Mahjong Competition. The details of the event are as follows:

• 2nd March 2012
• Imperial College Union Dining Hall (Refreshments provided)
• Winner stands to win an exclusive travel sized Mahjong set
• No registration fee

To sign up, please send an email to mahjong@imperial.ac.uk!
We look forward to seeing you there!

Mahjong Love,
Imperial College Mahjong Club

The career section has no new additions since the last issue.

1. SIA Recruitment for the Administrative Officer (AO) programme - Info-networking sessions will be held in the UK between 27th Feb and 3rd Mar. Deadline for applications has been extended to 15th Feb 2013 (Friday).

2. Public Policy Challenge (PPC) - To be held from 2nd-4th Aug in Singapore. Form a team, gain practical policy-making experience, interact with like-minded peers and network and exchange views on hot topics with top Public Service leaders. For more information and/or to register, please visit: www . policychallenge . gov . sg.

More details at: www . union . ic . ac . uk/osc/singapore/careers/