Public Sector Efficiency Expo 2012
Public Sector Efficiency Expo is a must attend event for you if you work within central government and are involved in driving efficiency and reform across your respective department or organisation, on 6 March 2012 at Olympia Two
As a public sector professional, you are undoubtedly under a great deal of pressure to start delivering efficiency savings as quickly as possible. However, this won’t ...
Event at:
Olympia Two
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London
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United Kingdom
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Society - Social Issues - Events
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Collaborative working and partnerships
This workshop looks at why voluntary/community organisations and social enterprises should consider partnerships or collaborations. Many grant making bodies want cross community and multi-disciplinary delivery of projects.
A way forward for many smaller organisations is to partner or collaborate with one or more organisations.
You will learn about:
The potential impacts, benefits and chal ...
Event at:
Business & IP Centre
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London
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United Kingdom
Type of Event:
Society - Social Issues - Events
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The Social Consequences of the Global Economic Crisis in South Eastern Europe
This is the launch conference of the recently formed LSEE Research Network on Social Cohesion in South East Europe and will present work by the Network's members. ...
Event at:
LSE
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London
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United Kingdom
Type of Event:
Society - Social Issues - Events
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A lecture by Kristalina Georgieva, European Commissioner for International Cooperation, Humanitarian
LSE European Institute-APCO Worldwide Perspectives on Europe series
Kristalina Georgieva is European Commissioner for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response.
Before joining the European Commission in February 2010, she held various positions at the World Bank. She started working there in 1993, initially as Environmental Economist, then Senior Environmental Economi ...
Event at:
LSE
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London
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United Kingdom
Type of Event:
Society - Social Issues - Events
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A New Synthesis of Public Administration: serving in the 21st century
Governing in Turbulent Times public lecture
Crises, cascading failures, and unpredictable shocks characterise the world we live in. Jocelyne Bourgon will map out an enabling framework for governing in the 21st century.
Jocelyne Bourgon has led ambitious public sector reforms as secretary to the Cabinet of Canada. She is president of PGI (Public Governance International) and author of A New ...
Event at:
LSE
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London
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United Kingdom
Type of Event:
Society - Social Issues - Events
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Building Better, More Meaningful Relationships
Why Do We Run These Events?
"When we're incomplete, we're always searching for somebody to complete us. When, after a few years or a few months of a realtionship, we find that we're still unfullfilled, we blame our partners and take up with somebody more promising.
This can go on and on until we admit that while a partner can add sweet dimensions to our lives. We, each of us, ...
Event at:
Radisson Edwardian Vanderbilt Hotel
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London
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United Kingdom
Type of Event:
Society - Social Issues - Events
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Is there a better kind of efficiency?
The demands on public services to be more ‘efficient’ have never been so strong.
But if the conventional pre_ion means a combination of cutting costs, shared back offices, call centres and economies of scale - does it actually work?
As desperate public servants start to search for better answers, there is a growing critique which suggests otherwise.
This 'RSA Thursday' event ...
Event at:
RSA
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London
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United Kingdom
Type of Event:
Society - Social Issues - Events
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A World-s Eye View - There is Always Hope
On the verge of chaos and catastrophe for many decades, Colombia still grows and prospers. Beyond politics and resources, the main factor in the positive change taking place is how the people themselves are changing.
A Colombian perspective from Marcelo Bulk.
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Event at:
Global Co-operation House
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London
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United Kingdom
Type of Event:
Society - Social Issues - Events
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Dare to Shine
This course will give you the skills to identify and work through life's challenges helping you find solutions, unblock old behaviours and move forward with confidence. ...
Event at:
National Maritime Museum Falmouth
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Falmouth
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United Kingdom
Type of Event:
Society - Social Issues - Events
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Annual Welfare to Work Conference
Annual Welfare to Work Conference
This year’s 4th Annual Welfare to Work Conference is the leading gathering of stakeholders involved in the current welfare reform. Looking at issues such as changes to the delivery of benefits, the Work Programme and the role of partnership working, this one day event is designed to be an essential resource for all those involved ...
Event at:
Business Design Centre
in
London
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United Kingdom
Type of Event:
Society - Social Issues - Events
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Report from Tohoku: Christopher and Phillida Purvis
Seven months after The Great East Japan Earthquake, Christopher and Phillida Purvis will report on a recent visit to Tohoku. During this trip they visited towns and villages throughout the region from Soma in the south to Kamaishi in the north. They spoke at length with government officials, staff from charitable and voluntary agencies, people running local businesses and other survivors of the di ...
Event at:
Oriental Club
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London
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United Kingdom
Type of Event:
Society - Social Issues - Events
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How to Make your First Million?
The lecture talks about establishing a prosperous business and seeks to present
the crucial factors for success: a good idea, sound financing and a devoted
team. These three ingredients working harmoniously together can make a company truly exceptional.
Leszek Czarnecki is chairman of the Supervisory Board of Getin Holding SA and Getin Noble Bank SA and a majority shareholder of six companie ...
Event at:
LSE
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London
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United Kingdom
Type of Event:
Society - Social Issues - Events
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Afghan Monologues
This new documentary play from iceandfire theatre brings to the stage the real words of men and women from across Afghan society, as well as Western commentators from the front line.
Ten years. Billions of pounds per year. 140,000 serving foreign troops. Over 11,000 miltary casualties. 9,000 civilians dead. 7.5 million refugees. For millions of citizens and returning refugees, Afghanistan remai ...
Event at:
Southbank Centre
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London
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United Kingdom
Type of Event:
Society - Social Issues - Events
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Introduction to social enterprise and legal structures Red Ochre
Social enterprises are businesses driven by a social or environmental purpose. As with all businesses, they compete to deliver goods and services, but social purpose is at the very heart of what they do, and any profits made are reinvested towards achieving that purpose.
Many are championing social enterprise as the solution for many of the shortfalls of the voluntary sector, and a means of har ...
Event at:
Business & IP Centre
in
London
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United Kingdom
Type of Event:
Society - Social Issues - Events
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Professional Pensions Show 2011
To help clarify the future of pension funds, this event brings together leading experts and pension scheme professionals. Explore the latest developments and choose the best road for your scheme's members during tomorrow's uncertain challenges. ...
Event at:
Haymarket House
in
London
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United Kingdom
Type of Event:
Society - Social Issues - Events
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6 Billion Ways presents
Reclaiming our food system
An evening exploring the idea of food sovereignty through short films, speakers and discussion, followed by DJ set by Asian Dub Foundation’s John Pandit.
While 1 billion people go hungry, hundreds of thousands suffer obesity and food producers in rich and poor countries alike struggle to make a living. The global food system is dysfunctional - but there are soluti ...
Event at:
Rich Mix
in
London
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United Kingdom
Type of Event:
Society - Social Issues - Events
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Summer Pary Cruise
Calling all Party People - Help us Rock The Boat!
Thursday July 28 ~ 8pm-11pm
Join Hundreds as we "Rock The Boat" for the 11th Annual Summer Party Cruise Series
Enjoy 3 floors of entertainment with live bands, DJ, and large
top deck for dancing under the stars. This year features
DJ "Samuel L." spinning great top 40 dance music,
and FREE Airbrush Tattoos and Body Painti ...
Event at:
Bay State Cruise Company
in
Boston, MA
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United States
Type of Event:
Society - Social Issues - Events
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Reflections: Paul Mason
BBC Newsnight’s Economic Editor Paul Mason joined the BBC in 2001, making his first live appearance the day of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. He covered the collapse of Lehman Brothers live from outside its New York HQ in September 2008. Since then he has “hardly stopped for breath”, reporting on the social and economic impact of the global meltdown from the mean streets of Gary, Indiana to the elite ...
Event at:
frontlineclub
in
London
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United Kingdom
Type of Event:
Society - Social Issues - Events
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What is the Internet Doing to our Brains?
With the internet now an integral part of everyday life for many people, what does the latest research reveal about the impact on our well-being? At the forefront of the digital revolution are children and young people, and there have been many alarming stories in the media about the effects of the internet on their development. Is there a meaningful link between playing violent online computer ga ...
Event at:
RSA
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London
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United Kingdom
Type of Event:
Society - Social Issues - Events
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For Neda - film screening and Q&A
Join us for this exclusive screening and Q&A with the film's diretcor, Anthony Thomas and journalist Saeed Kamali Dehghan.
Chair: Lindsey Hilsum, international editor, Channel 4 News
For Neda tells the story of Iran’s pro-democracy movement, portraying the plight of citizens who strive to free their country from its current government regime and the on-going struggle for women’s rig ...
Event at:
RSA
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London
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United Kingdom
Type of Event:
Society - Social Issues - Events
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on Peace and Development , 50 years after Dag Hammarskjold
The standing and authority of United Nations has been questioned after the ongoing crisis in Middle East and North Africa as the UN Resolution for No Fly Zone in Libya is not working as violence and conflict is raging in the area. What should the UN and the International Community should be doing to resolve the situation. To discuss the situation, we have arranged an event hosted by Uniting for Pe ...
Event at:
Central Hall Westminster
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London
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United Kingdom
Type of Event:
Society - Social Issues - Events
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Where Will the Big Society Happen
The utopian Big Society vision now needs to take concrete form, but where will the promised civic flourishing actually take place? What kind of buildings do its builders need? What meeting places, halls or facilities strengthen social cohesion and promote enterprise? In the age of dynamic networks and electronic exchange, is the social role of architecture and the built environment diminished? Doe ...
Event at:
RSA
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London
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United Kingdom
Type of Event:
Society - Social Issues - Events
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RSA,LBC Debate - A future fair for all
Both the government and opposition have pronounced their commitment to fairness - each claiming to have fairer and more even-handed policies than the other. But what exactly constitutes a fair society, and is it possible to achieve it?
Is it fair for poorer, more debt-averse students to be discouraged from attending university due to tuition fee hikes? It doesn’t seem so on face value, but is ...
Event at:
RSA
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London
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United Kingdom
Type of Event:
Society - Social Issues - Events
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Who Do You Think You Are
The Olympia has 5 function rooms; the largest can hold a maximum of 4000 guests.
Following on from the enormously popular BBC history series that has celebrities climbing through the branches of their family trees in search of interesting stories, this live geneology show has become an annual event. On stage at Olympia, participants from the series – including Monty Don (pictured) this year – e ...
Event at:
Olympia National Hall
in
Kensington
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United Kingdom
Type of Event:
Society - Social Issues - Events
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Will you dare to dream big? A call to action 2011.
WILL THIS BE YOUR BEST YEAR EVER? WILL IT JUST BE MORE OF THE SAME, OR WILL IT BE ANOTHER YEAR THAT FIZZLES OUT?
ARE YOU WILLING TO LEARN FROM THE FINEST EXAMPLES OF SUCCESS OUR WORLD HAS EVER KNOWN?
WHAT ARE THE TWO ALL-EMPOWERING THINGS THAT VISIONARIES SUCH AS EINSTEIN, BRANSON, GATES, MOTHER THERESA AND STEVE JOBS ALL HAVE IN COMMON?
HOW CAN YOU LEARN, ADOPT, AND USE THOSE TWO THINGS ...
Event at:
Radisson Edwardian Vanderbilt Hotel
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London
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United Kingdom
Type of Event:
Society - Social Issues - Events
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A View From The Top luncheon
The first in a new series, under the umbrella title "A View From The Top", in which people who have reached the heights in their profession with be interviewed about the life and work.
At this inaugural lunch Councillor Greg Szanto and his wife Clare - Mayor and Mayoress of Eastbourne for three terms - will be the guests, revealing their highlights, lowlights, and extraordinary experi ...
Event at:
Langham Hotel
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Eastbourne
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United Kingdom
Type of Event:
Society - Social Issues - Events
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The Future of WikiLeaks
The recent leaks of diplomatic cables have prompted fierce US criticism of the WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange. But, argues, internet commentator Evgeny Morozov, the US could take a different view.
In the future, WikiLeaks-style organisations could be useful allies of the West as it seeks to husband democracy and support human rights. And, argues Morozov, the state that will benefit most from ...
Event at:
RSA
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London
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United Kingdom
Type of Event:
Society - Social Issues - Events
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A SmirkAbout MOVEMBER COMING
Each year Movember is responsible for the sprouting of moustaches on thousands of men’s faces in Australia and around the world, with the sole aim of raising vital funds and awareness for men’s health, specifically prostate cancer and depression in men.
SmirkAbout proudly supports Movember and is launching a new product - Stache-6Pack - which contains SIX ORIGINAL MOUSTACHES DESIGNS by Liam Hod ...
Event at:
Movember
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sydney
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Australia
Type of Event:
Society - Social Issues - Events
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Transcultural feminine modernism
Seminar Programme ...
Event at:
Russell Square: College Buildings
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London
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United Kingdom
Type of Event:
Society - Social Issues - Events
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2010 Angel Dinner Award
Event to raise funds to benefit the Solar Panel Project at St. Michael & All Angels. All proceeds to go towards installing solar panels at MEND, a poverty center in Pacoima, CA. ...
Event at:
Parish Hall - St. Michael & All Angels
in
Studio City
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United States
Type of Event:
Society - Social Issues - Events
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