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AFBE-UK NewsEncouraging and inspiring people of black origin in Engineering. Displaying relevance through business and community action.
AFBE-UK NEWS and forwarded emails........
AFBE-UK Networking Event
We are pleased to announce that the Networking party will now hold on 3rd December 2008 at the Royal Academy of Engineering. SPACES ARE LIMITED so please register your interest on time by sending an email to info@afbe.org.uk. Tickets will be available for sale on line shortly.
Planning Meeting in 8th November
A planning meeting to prepare for AFBE-UK’s networking event will be held on 8th November 2008. Please look out for details of the venue, and time. We need your help to build AFBE-UK. Please show your support by attending the next meeting.
AFBE-UK invited to Afro Caribbean Society Careers Event at Imperial College London (8th November 2008)
On 8th November 2008 from 1pm to 6pm, AFBE-UK has been invited to attend and to help out during the CV Clinics session at their Careers Event. If you would like to attend please send an email to nike.folayan@afbe.org.uk.
International Lecture and Dinner at Royal Society of Medicine
This
is to announce the Royal Academy of Engineering’s third
International Lecture ‘Africa Works - with technology, good
governance and a little help from our friends’delivered by Dr Mo
Ibrahim. Dr Mo Ibrahim is the founder of Celtel International and
the Mo Ibrahim Foundation. He is a global expert in mobile
communications with a distinguished academic and business career. He
will be giving lecture on:
http://www.raeng.org.uk/events/pdf/International_Lecture_2008_Flyer.pdf
AFBE-UK Chairperson nominated for the Precious Awards Leadership in the Workplace Awards.
Dr. Nike Folayan has been nominated for the Leadership in the workplace Category for Precious Awards to be held on the 20th of November 2008.The Precious Awards in November celebrates the outstanding contributions that women of colour have made to UK in 2008
CSEP Back to Back – Autumn and Winter Camp Black History Courses
Winter Camp - November 2008
Delivered by:
Robin Walker
(BSc Hons Econ, PGCE) Croydon CRO 2EF Registration: £10
Winter Camp - December 2008
Delivered by:
Robin Walker
(BSc Hons Econ, PGCE) Registration: £10
AFBE-UK Chairperson interviewed for Britain’s Got Untapped Talent
Dr. Nike Folayan was interviewed by journalist Kate Hilpern of the Independent Newspaper on increasing the number of BAME groups working in typically white male professions like Engineering.
The article was published in the Independent newspaper on the 24th of September. Please see the link below for details of this article.
AFBE-UK meets with Business in the Community
AFBE-UK was invited by Business in the Community (BITC) to a meeting on the Friday, 26th September 2008 to discuss how we can work together. This is a welcome development and we hope that this will raise the profile of the association.
BITC is one of The Prince's Charities with more than 850 companies in membership, Business in the Community represents 1 in 5 of the UK private sector workforce and convenes a network of global partners.
We are currently in talks with this organisation to identify areas of mutual interest where our efforts can be combined. They require BAME role models to go to inner City schools to talk about their experiences and influence change. We have also been asked to be part of their ‘Seeing is Believing’ Program, which invites senior business leaders to address the role of business in tackling social issues in deprived inner cities and rural areas. .
Please visit the website at http://www.bitc.org.uk.
If this is of interest to you, please email info@afbe.org.uk for further information.
Reconnect Africa’s September issue and October issue
Please find below a link to the Reconnect Africa newsletter. Amongst other things, there are two interesting articles, the first is on Women, Leadership and a Changing Africa, and the second is the Precious Awards in November celebrating the outstanding contributions that women of colour have made to UK plc in 2008 which are well worth reading.
Still Looking for 6 intelligent and fun loving team players to be part of team for Egg heads for BBC2.
BBC 2 has contacted AFBE-UK and is looking for people for the show Eggheads. Now I don’t know if you have seen it before but it does sound like a good idea to compete with people that may be the best brains in the country (knowledge wise). We are looking for fun teams of 6. If you are interested or you know someone who may be interested; please contact AFBE-UK at info@afbe.org.uk for details.
Hope you enjoyed the news!!!
Best Regards,
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