Contents ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1. THANK YOU :) 2. UKBound 2010 -- Allure (ERRATA) 3. Warwick Summer Games 4. Floorball Fun and Practice Session (ERRATA) 5. Careers@Home 6. Singaporeans in Conversation 7. PhD Opportunity 8. MOE Survey ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1. THANK YOU :) ----------------------------------------------------------------- Our EXCO would like to say thank-you to our fellow friends and seniors who came down to help out for our Sojourn Rehearsal last Saturday (14 August, 2010). You guys were awesome, playing foosball in spite of the rain and also helping out in every way possible. For the other members who are not involved in Sojourn, come join in the fun at Sojourn Part 2 - BBQ By the Beach! Instead of a traditional BBQ on the second night at Sentosa, we will, instead, have a mingling session over a platter of mouth-watering bbq'ed-goodness at East Coast Park on the last day of camp. The details are as follows: Date: 29 August 2010 Time: 6:00 pm - 11:00 pm Venue: East Coast Park (pit C23 and C24 <http://files.groupspaces.com/icss/files/23694/z7lKlWCPm4uFpWJuNOVt/ECP_MAP_C_D.JPG>, located between the underpass to Marine Parade Promenade and the underpass to Marine Terrace beside the beach) RSVP now at our Facebook group <http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=143228819041978&ref=ts> to receive the latest updates. Do spread the word amongst your friends, seniors and juniors and don't miss out on a chance to get together with your fellow Singaporeans during Summer! We hope to see you there! ----------------------------------------------------------------- 2. UKBound 2010 -- Allure (ERRATA) ----------------------------------------------------------------- This year's UKBound event will be held at Zouk! and we will be featuring an inter-college beauty pagent and live-band performances amongst other exciting activities. Take the night off to chill and relax with your fellow Imperial mates, UKBound juniors as well as your friends from local universities! Details are as follows: Date: 9 September 2010 Venue: Zouk Time: 1930 h till late Time of last entry: 2130 h Tickets are priced at $ 20 (pre-sale price) and $ 22 (door price). And if you enjoy clubbing, this year, ticket holders are allowed to stay in Zouk for the rest of the night, or cross over into Phuture/Velvet at a discounted rate! You will be entitled to a 1 free drink, as well as 1-for-1 on drinks and jugs only. Wait no longer and reserve your tickets now with our events officer, Sid, at sales.ukbound@gmail.com! ----------------------------------------------------------------- 3. Warwick Summer Games ----------------------------------------------------------------- The Warwick Summer Games are here again: a day for the sporting elites and enthusiasts from each of the UK colleges to pit their skills, endurance, strength with one another in the most awesome sporting event. Indulge in a morning of fun and games as we, the defending champions, fight to show what we've got at the Warwick Summer Games. The games involved are basketball, floorball, football, netball and touch rugby. **Date**: 4th September 2010 **Venue**: HCI **Time**: 8.30 am – 5 pm Interested participants, do inform our Sports Officer, Hong Yi, at icsssports@gmail.com ----------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Floorball Fun and Practice Session (ERRATA) ----------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Friends, The first Floorball game this Summer is now confirmed! This will be the only time for our floorball team to come together to practise before we defend our Warwick Games Floorball Title on 4 Sept 2010. Our dedicated floorball representative, Yong Feng, has put in a lot of effort and time into organising this fun and practice session. He will be forming teams to represent ICSS in Warwick Games. We hope to see you there! Interested freshers, peers and seniors please contact Yong Feng at chinyf88@gmail.com. All levels of players are welcome, including those who don’t even know the rules (like me!). Yong Feng and his team will tell us the rules and coach us for free. If you are unable to make it for the Warwick Summer Games (04/09/2010), you are still more than welcome to join us. Do contact Yong Feng as soon as possible as he needs to know the number of people who are coming. Please also join our Facebook group <http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=111308892243882&ref=search> to be notified of the latest updates! :) ***Details for the Valhall Fun and Practice session*** Date: 2nd Sept 2010 Time: 11am - 1pm Venue: Valhall (near Kallang Sports Centre) Meeting point and time: 1030am at Stadium MRT station It is not about how good you are, it is about how much fun we have together. Cheers, Hong Yi ICSS Sports Officer ----------------------------------------------------------------- 5. Careers@Home ----------------------------------------------------------------- **Are you looking for career opportunities in Singapore after you graduate? Or are you looking for internship positions to learn more and increase your chances of employment? ** Contact Singapore is pleased to present Careers@Home 2010 to all Singaporeans studying in the United Kingdom who are seeking internships and full-time employment in Singapore. This is a career fair that will give you the unique opportunity to meet recruiters from top MNCs with a strong presence in Singapore as well as Singapore government agencies. To register for this event, please go to: http://www.contactsingapore.sg/CareersHome/2010/Registration More details for this event can be found on this poster <http://files.groupspaces.com/icss/files/23573/Careers%40Home+September+2010.pdf?view>. ----------------------------------------------------------------- 6. Singaporeans in Conversation ----------------------------------------------------------------- Singaporeans in Conversation is just ONE WEEK AWAY!!! Once again, event details are: *Date:* Saturday, August 28, 2010 *Time:* 10:00am – 2:00pm *Attire:* Smart Casual *(For Ladies* – Blouse + work skirt/trousers, covered shoes (heels/flats), *For Gentlemen* – Collared, buttoned shirt (long sleeve optional), trousers, covered shoes) *Guest-of-Honour:* Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports *Location:* Civil Service College Auditorium, 31 North Buona Vista Road, Singapore 275983 Register here now <http://sginc.sg/registration/> by 24th August 2010! Do not miss out on this last chance to get involved in this annual event! ----------------------------------------------------------------- 7. PhD Opportunity ----------------------------------------------------------------- Final year students, please see this attached document <http://files.groupspaces.com/icss/files/23683/Y6kNdBXnyTkODMDRwf7L/PhD_Scholarship.pdf> for a PhD scholarship opportunity with Imperial College. ----------------------------------------------------------------- 8. MOE Survey ----------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the below message from Yong Liang and his team: Hi, We are currently in MOE investigating the usefulness of the different science practical curricula in Singapore's JCs, with regards to university level science/science-related practical work. Please take some time to do the following survey (see link below). Your responses will be valuable in guiding improvements to future science practical courses. All the information you provide will be kept confidential, and analysed only in a group context. We thank you for taking time to do this survey :) https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dHRmSTNjRGkwVXcwSGgzaDd3YjJ... This survey shall be closed on 30/8/2010, 9 a.m. Please help do it by the deadline :)! Thanks! Best regards, Yeo Kee Sheng, Caleb Leong, Chen YongLiang --- http://www.ic-singsoc.net/ To unsubscribe, send an email to liaisonsofficer@ic-singsoc.net Photo for Shout-box by MacJewell (Flickr) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Imperial College Singapore Society www.ic-singsoc.net http://groupspaces.com/icss ---------------------------------------------------------------- Powered by GroupSpaces - manage your group online http://www.groupspaces.com/e/about