Hi everyone!

Our Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2015 and Committee Elections are happening on 18 March! Do note this date down for it is an important day where you, as a member of the society, know of how your membership fund has been managed, as well as get to hear of the final round-up of all the events and activities that have been planned for you in the academic year 2014 - 2015. In addition, the committee elections will be held on the same day when you get to exercise your vote in deciding your next committee to run the society! To make an informed and intelligent decision, I strongly encourage all members to attend this event for you would know what each candidate has to say and provide for you in the next academic year. You would also have the opportunity to ask questions and clarify your doubts too. As a stakeholder, this is definitely an event not to be missed.

Our awesome Chinese New Year Dinner sign-ups are still open! After receiving feedback from previous year's attendees that the food weren't all that fantastic, we have come up with a BRAND NEW 10-COURSE MENU for everyone! Top this up with karaoke, games, lucky draw (with really exciting prizes), and the awesome company of friends and buddies, the night is bound to be a blast!

Finally, Major Event 2015: Brothers, the major production so many of us have been spending so much time, effort and energy in for the past 4 to 5 months will come to fruition in one single night - 28 February. Do check out our beautiful trailer HERE! Don't forget to share and like the video too!

HAVE YOU BOUGHT YOUR TICKETS? If you have yet to, purchase at the online Union Shop now or from any of the participating members!

Your amazing secretary,
Weihao Lim

The Annual General Meeting (AGM) as well as the 33rd Executive Committee elections will take place soon!

The Annual General Meeting is always an exciting event on the ICSS calendar, where the incumbent Executive Committee will review with the members what the Society has achieved thus far and also go through our financial statements.

The election of the 33rd Executive Committee will also take place on that day, where members will have a say in electing new leaders for the Society. With changes in Union Election Guidelines, we will be adopting a new system of elections this year. It is an exciting and efficient change, so we hope to have as many of you guys down for it! I will be sending out an email to ALL members regarding the procedure for nominations as well as voting in due time.

The details are as follows:

Date: 18 March, Wednesday
Time: 1 - 8pm
Venue: Tentative​

Do block out this date in your calendar and join us on this day! Lunch and dinner will be provided too!

With love,
Clive

Sign ups for the CNY reunion dinner are still open! Details are as follows:

Date: 16 February, Monday
Time: 7 - 10pm
Venue: New World Chinese Restaurant
Price: £17 (members), £22 (non-members)

Highlights include:
- A 10-course meal* including starter and dessert, chosen from a brand new menu!
- Lucky draw with prizes to be won!
- Karaoke with English and Chinese pop songs (plus the ever-popular CNY songs)
- Yu Sheng - a must-have for every CNY dinner!
*Vegetarian and Halal options will be provided at a later date!

Gather your friends to form a table in groups of 10! If you have less than 10 people, fret not because we will help group you with other small groups. After forming your group, please appoint a table IC. Only the table IC will need to enter the names of the group into this sign-up sheet HERE. We will be in contact with the table ICs subsequently for confirmation, payment, and further details. 

Expect lots of cheer, good music and food! Sign-ups close on 8 February, Sunday. Wait no longer - ring up your friends and get a table booked now! 

We are glad to have Infocomm Investments Pte Ltd to sponsor us with the Yu Sheng for the evening as well as the subsidised rates. Infocomm Investments Pte Ltd (IIPL) builds and invests in Singapore and global infocomm technology start-ups. Managing more than S$200 million, they accelerate the development of start-ups in their formative phase, and invest further as they move towards growth and expansion. IIPL plays a central role in building a vibrant and sustainable ecosystem in Singapore for start-ups to flourish through our investments, partnerships across sectors and global reach. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Infocomm Development Authority (IDA) of Singapore.

I hope to see all of you there!

Your friendly Events Officer,
Lincoln Ang

£9 early bird tickets have been sold out! However, you can still purchase tickets at a price of £10 each from any of the ME participants or on the online Union Shop HERE.

You can also buy a large cup of Biju Bubble Tea at an additional price of £3, which is discounted from the original price of £3.95. More details about the available flavours will be updated on the Major Event 2015 Facebook Page HERE. Check out the page often for updates and do remember to LIKE!

We are glad to have the support of our sponsors: SG50, Prima Taste, Overseas Singaporean Unit, Contact Singapore and Public Service Division (Prime Minister's Office), for their support without which 'Brothers' would not exist.

Thank you and hope to see you on 28 February!

With love,
Jia Hui

1) SG Buzz 2015
The SG Buzz Series, brought to you by the Overseas Singaporean Unit (OSU), is back in February 2015! This year's SG Buzz features Dr Tan Lai Yong, Director (Outreach and Community Engagement), College of Alice and Peter Tan at NUS. There will be one session in Edinburgh on 11 February, and another in Glasgow on 12 February.

For more information, please refer to the invitation HERE. To register, click HERE.

2) Warwick ASEAN Conference 2015
On 22 February, students of the University of Warwick are hosting the first ever student-run ASEAN conference in the UK, featuring keynote speaker Tony Fernandes, alongside 14 other distinguished speakers from various member countries. The conference aims to provide a dynamic forum for exchange on political, legal and economic ASEAN-related issues.

Date: 22 February, Sunday
Time: 8am - 6pm
Venue: Birmingham Repertory

Tickets are priced at around 10 pounds each. Remember to like the Facebook page for updates and more information.

3) McKinsey & Company Insight Programme 2015
The McKinsey & Company has opened applications for its 2015 Insight Programme. This is a 3-day programme held in Austria for PhD & Post Docs students, giving them the opportunity to learn about management consultancy as a career and meet with McKinsey consultants. The programme accepts roughly 60 students a year and therefore also offers the opportunity to network with a wide range of postgraduate students.

For more information, please refer to the corporation's website HERE or the ICSS Facebook page HERE.

4) Environmental & Water Technologies PhD Scholarship
The Environment and Water Industry Programme Office (EWI) would like to inform you of a PhD scholarship opportunity in the area of environmental and water technologies. The scholarship is awarded by Singapore’s National Research Foundation and is open to all nationalities. More information on the scholarship can be found in HERE.

For further enquiries about the scholarship, please email the EWI at PUB_EWI@pub.gov.sg or visit the website HERE.

5) Imperial Malaysia Society's Production / Malaysia Night
A story where a corrupt company's regime is shaken by a revolution. Find out more HERE.

Where to find tickets? Place your orders for the 7 March performance through ICSS HERE. We will contact you on how to collect the tickets at a later date. First few sign ups will receive the early bird price of £8.

6) Imperial Thailand Society's Production (in Thai)
Check out the collaboration between Imperial and UAL HERE.