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What's on in April? Listing of events and activities.
The following is a listing of events taking place in the UK and overseas this month. For further information, please contact the organisers directly.
Meet face-to-face with the admissions officers and alumni of the world's top business schools. Every QS World MBA Tour provides a unique opportunity to interact with admissions officers of leading business schools from all over the world.
In addition, each event also provides: US$ 1,600,000+ of exclusive scholarships: information on eligibility criteria at the Fairs GMAT and Admissions Strategy Workshop, Careers Panel with MBA recruiters / alumni, Sample MBA Master Class from top professors, Free TopMBA Career Guide for first 100 visitors. www.topmba.com
Do you live in London or plan to visit?
Check out the latest events happening across the City this month:
April 4th will see the exciting launch of a social enterprise offering a new online publication that truly reflects the cultural diversity of Britain.
People with Voices will provide a platform for students to gain real work experience as part of a unique journalism training programme that delivers quality, structured training.
Visit: http://www.peoplewithvoices.com/launch/index.html
The International Conference of Nigerian Students (ICONS) 2009 has the theme of Networking for Development. The aim of this initiative is to foster National Development: to urge Nigerian Youths Abroad to remember their fatherland in their sojourn and endeavour to contribute to national development in any capacity; Unity in Diaspora: Networking Nigerian Youths (students) especially to foster unity (togetherness) amongst them abroad and at home; Strengthening the Nigerian International Students Agenda: To inaugurate the umbrella forum for Nigerian International students (Nigerian International Students Agenda – NISA).
http://icons2009.xnfoundation.org/info.php
Coming Up....
As the global economic situation slides deep into recession, organisations world wide are reviewing their remuneration strategies. The questions that are being asked are how open-ended should a remuneration strategy be or whether tight corporate governance procedures should be followed in the design and payment of packages to Senior Executives.
These and other questions relevant to executive pay will be explored at a high powered half day seminar. Please click here for the registration form. Please click here for the programme. For more information on this strategic seminar please contact: Andrew Nkosi at marketing@ipm.co.za or Rre. Elijah Litheko @ elitheko@ipm.co.za Tel: 011 329 3760/4
Joseph Hanlon, Open University, Simon Maxwell, Director, Overseas Development Institute (ODI), António Gumende, Mozambique High Commissioner, Chair: Myles Wickstead, Former Head of the Secretariat to the Commission for Africa.
With an annual growth of 7%, substantial foreign investment, and rapid expansion of education, Mozambique is often billed by donors as a development success. However in a new book, Do Bicycles Equal Development in Mozambique?, Joseph Hanlon and Teresa Smart argue that poverty is increasing and that a development model based on neo-liberalism and the Millennium Development Goals has failed.
Entry to these expert meetings is restricted. Experts and interested individuals should apply via the email address below. Only receipt of a confirmation email from Chatham House allows entry to meetings.
Places are limited & Chatham House reserves the right to restrict access to any of its meetings without notice or explanation. Attendees may be required to present photo identification at any time. If you would like to apply to attend, please email Tighisti Amare at tamare@chathamhouse.org.uk stating your name and affiliation.
Exclusive shows for the former winner of the best artist title at the Brit awards, multi platinum selling artist & unquestionably one of the most prolific songwriters and performers of the last decade.
http://www.jazzcafelive.com/newsandevents/templates/
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Monster comedy show hosted by BBC Radio London's Eddie Nestor and British actor Robbie Gee, featuring Richard Blackwood, Wayne 'Dibbi' Rollins, Mr Cee, Toju, Prince Abdi, Kevin Jay, Maureen Younger and Jason Patterson.
With a cocktail reception and live steel band before the show, and an after party with music supplied by DJ Ricki and Flawless Entertainment (r&b, reggae, ol'skool, soca and party classics). The money raised will go to charity LUPUS UK.
www.laughterfestlive.com
Africans point to the persistent negative portrayal of Africa and its indigenes in news bulletins, adverts, documentaries and features in the western media.
This conference organised by Skills for Africa in partnership with CTP International and supported by Cardiff University School of Journalism, Media and Culture - will address the perceived negative coverage of Africa in the western media and assess its impact on Africans in such areas as migration, cultural identity, social integration and community cohesion in the UK and elsewhere.
The conference will bring together journalists and media practitioners from all backgrounds, particularly those responsible for editorial policy; editors, reporters, broadcasters, PR and public affairs practitioners and consultants, government and press relations officers and advisers, policymakers, media regulators, educators, community activists, members of the African diplomatic community, Africans and friends of Africa at home and in Diaspora (including the Caribbean community).
Current confirmed speakers include Elizabeth Smith OBE, Secretary-General of the Commonwealth Broadcasting Association, Dr Eddie Iroh, author, broadcaster and former Director-General of Radio Nigeria and others to be confirmed.
http://www.skillsforafrica.org/News.html
The past two ALA conferences focused on various ways African and African Diaspora literature has functioned as a cultural catalyst that nurtures black people's subjectivity in the age of globalization. As a conclusion to the series, this conference will focus on the ways creative writers and artists from other cultural traditions imagined Africa and blackness in the past as well as the extent to which that imagining has evolved and can be said to foster inter-subjective dialogue in the age of globalization.
Plenary speakers include Wole Soyinka, Kwame Anthony Appiah, Maryse Conde, Michael Echeruo, V.Y. Mudimbe and Zakes Mda. Abstracts by 30 October 2008 to: ALA.conference@uvm.edu
"People died for that dream, for all of us. We mustn't forget that. And now we got black men killin' each other! That ain't what we fought for." Young, Gifted and Black. Two women, Nina Simone and Shazne.
Worlds apart but with one thing in common - the power of Music. Two compelling stories, set against the backdrop of the stirring American Civil Rights Movement, and the turbulent streets of contemporary London, Nina and Shaz is a powerful yet inspiring play with music for the generation of today and yesterday. The Brockley Jack Theatre, 410 Brockley Road, London, SE4 2DH, 15th April to 3rd May, Box Office: 0844 847 2454 (no booking fee) Book Online at www.brockleyjack.co.uk
Effective performance management is an integral part of a manager's role. It is a powerful tool for improving how individuals and teams deliver, and an essential process for supporting, motivating and developing employees and ultimately businesses.
And yet many managers find performance management difficult, and many organisations do not do enough to get the absolute best from their people. This is your opportunity to hear the latest research from the CIPD and from different organisations on their approach to this vital process. You will gain a real insight into how performance management can ensure employees are adding real value to the business by focusing on strategic priorities in these tough times.
This seminar, presented by experts from the UK Border Agency (part of the Home Office) is a unique opportunity for your business to learn how to tap into potential new resources in order to address the labour and skills shortages being experienced in the UK today.
You will learn about:
There will also be an invaluable Q&A and networking session, which will allow you to ask the experts, engage with other businesses and further enhance your understanding of the subject. Do not miss this superb opportunity to learn more about immigration procedures.
Click HERE for more information and to register.
Focus on issues that meet your business needs across a range of HR disciplines including OD, coaching, training, talent management and people development. The conference features over 40 seminars from leading organisations and inspirational HR and business speakers. Discuss your existing challenges face-to-face with the experts and get practical ideas to help move your business forward. www.cipd.co.uk
ASL Funding Association is an organisation dedicated to raising awareness and funding for charitable causes related to the Afro Caribbean and Bi-Racial Communities in order to be the change in today's community. ASL Fundraising in association with Excell3 presents Black Tie Event for 'Knives Are Out, Guns Too' initiative. Evening consists of Drinks & Canapés Reception, 3 Course Dinner with Wine.
Entertainment: Reggae Philharmonica Orchestra, Classical Waltz/Disco. Dress: Black Tie/Ball Gown Time: 6pm carriages 1 am. Book now 0207 960 6091 or register online @ www.aslfundraising.co.uk or email info@aslfundraising.co.uk
This event will bring renowned speakers and industry experts to highlight the thought-provoking issues through presentations, case studies and best practices in the international business arena. There will also be structured meetings with policy makers.
The purposes of the conference are to bring together global business leaders for one-to-one meetings; to provide a platform for interaction, networking and exchange of ideas; to understand the current trends in the international business arena from experts; and to explore linkages with project financiers and technical partners.
To register, visit http://www.foreigninvestmentnetworks.com/conf_registration.php.
This conference forms part of a collaborative project between the British Institute in Eastern Africa (BIEA) and the British Association of South Asian Studies (BASAS). Compared to the rapidly proliferating work on China in Africa, India, the other great 'Asian Driver', has been rather neglected in academic and policy circles.
This event will bring together a series of papers on India’s changing relations with one region of sub-Saharan Africa. Many parts of East Africa have a long South Asian diasporic heritage, yet India’s engagement with the region has moved beyond these historic links in recent years. As India increasingly challenges existing architectures of economic and geopolitical power, Africa has become an important and interesting arena for Indian ambitions. The influx of Indian aid, capital and personnel, moreover, has potentially profound developmental consequences for the plethora of East African nations, as well as for their South Asian diasporic communities.
Enquiries: Dr Gerard McCann, Department of Geography, Downing Place, University of Cambridge, CB2 3EN or gm246@cam.ac.uk
The first-ever African Diaspora and Continental Women in Leadership Conference will be held from 28-30 April 2009 at the Georgia World Congress Centre in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
This historical event will bring together over 600 women leaders from the African Continent and in the Diaspora working at the grassroots, at community levels; in Private and Public Sectors; Third Sector bodies (Faith based organisations, NGOs; Quangos; Charitable concerns and non profit organisations; as well as traditional leaders etc). The Conference will conclude with an Awards Ceremony to celebrate, recognise and reward women leaders in their various roles.
Under the theme: "Towards Meaningful Global Partnership and Dialogue", the Conference will lay the foundation for the coming together of African Diaspora women and those of the Continent to accelerate the pace of partnership and dialogue towards poverty alleviation and eradication where possible, and impacting positively the quality of life for each other, our communities, families and the globe at large.
For Conference Registration/Participation, Press Accreditation and Further Information, Please contact Miss Justina Mutale Email: justinamutale@hotmail.com Tel: +1 770 710 0364 Fax: +1 770 710 0364, Atlanta, GA.
For further information, please contact the organisers directly.
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