{"id":9060,"date":"2014-10-04T15:26:48","date_gmt":"2014-10-04T12:26:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.researchturkey.org\/research-turkey-welcome-meeting-dinner-23-october-2014-lse-sofra-covent-garden\/"},"modified":"2014-10-04T15:26:48","modified_gmt":"2014-10-04T12:26:48","slug":"research-turkey-welcome-meeting-dinner-23-october-2014-lse-sofra-covent-garden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.researchturkey.org\/tr\/research-turkey-welcome-meeting-dinner-23-october-2014-lse-sofra-covent-garden\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Turkey Welcome Meeting & Dinner, 23 October 2014, LSE & Sofra Covent Garden"},"content":{"rendered":"

Research Turkey Welcome Meeting & Dinner, 23 October 2014, LSE & Sofra Covent Garden<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Centre for Policy and Research on Turkey (Research Turkey) is happy to announce its \u201cWelcome Meeting & Dinner\u201d<\/strong> that will take place on 23rd<\/sup> October 2014, \u00a0Thursday<\/strong> at London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) New Academic Building, NAB 2.04, 54 Lincolns Inn Fields,\u00a0WC2A 3LJ<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Sofra Covent Garden Restaurant,\u00a036 Tavistock St, London WC2E 7PB<\/strong>\u00a0between 18:15<\/strong> and 21:30<\/strong>. \u00a0The event will include a\u00a0brief introduction of Research Turkey\u00a0and its activities as well as Patrick Binding<\/strong> of Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW)\u2019s speech on life and working in London. Dr. Konstantinos Matakos<\/strong> of LSE<\/strong> will kindly chair the event.<\/p>\n

The event aims to bring\u00a0the (fresh) university students of UK (and especially London)\u00a0together with Research Turkey and \u00a0a true Londoner. It will offer a fantastic opportunity to \u00a0learn all about London from educational, business and social points of view and meet peers. The conference part of the event is\u00a0free and open to all\u00a0but it is ticketed and\u00a0requires pre-registration. A ticket does not guarantee a seat.<\/p>\n

The participants may as well enjoy an affordable dinner\u00a0and have an\u00a0opportunity\u00a0to get to know better the speaker Patrick Binding and Research Turkey team members at Sofra Covent Garden Restaurant, WC2E 7PB,\u00a0London following the conference. The dinner will include:<\/p>\n

– Hot Soup<\/p>\n

– Main Course Meal (with vegetarian and non-vegetarian options)<\/p>\n

– Mixed Mezes<\/p>\n

– One Soft Drink<\/p>\n

The price of a dinner ticket is\u00a0\u00a315 per attendant (\u00a316 via Eventbrite website<\/em>)<\/p>\n

The tickets for both the conference and dinner may be reserved at the link below via Eventbrite website. You may also reserve your dinner tickets and learn more about the alternative \u00a0payment options by sending an email to events@researchturkey.org<\/a> .<\/p>\n

http:\/\/researchturkey-welcome-event-2014.eventbrite.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n

You may also find below\u00a0the event programme#\u00a0Mr. Binding\u201ds short biography as well as the synopsis of his speech:<\/p>\n

Event Programme<\/strong><\/h4>\n

18:15-18:30 \u00a0<\/strong>Refreshments & Networking<\/p>\n

18:30-18:45<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0Welcome Speech from Research Turkey<\/p>\n

18:45-19:30\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0 Patrick Binding, International Affairs Manager, Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) \u2013 (London\u2019s working life, the many opportunities for personal development, engaging with local communities and the London that most people don\u2019t see)<\/p>\n

19:15-19:45<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 Q&A with Patrick Binding and Research Turkey \u00a0Team<\/p>\n

19:45-20:00\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Leave for Dinner \u2013 Short Group Walk to the\u00a0Restaurant<\/p>\n

20:00-21:30<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0Dinner at Sofra Restaurant, Covent Garden<\/p>\n

Short Biography of the Speaker<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Patrick Binding is an International Affairs Manager at ICAEW (Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales) since August 2012, overseeing a worldwide volunteer member network with chapters and events across Australia, the US, South East Asia, Hong Kong and Europe. He has just completed his MSc in International Business and Development at Birkbeck University of London, with a particular focus on East Asian development cooperation with Sub-Saharan Africa. Away from work and study, Patrick enjoys volunteering with the blind, making music, competing in sports and literature.<\/p>\n

Synopsis of the Talk<\/h4>\n

As a resident for over 10 years in the north, south, east and west of the capital, Patrick Binding has experienced much of the professional, academic, cultural and social sides of London. He has worked in the not-for-profit sector in and around the City throughout his career (vocational education, insurance, accountancy), and will be speaking about London\u2019s working life, the many opportunities for personal development, engaging with local communities and the London that most people don\u2019t see.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Research Turkey Welcome Meeting & Dinner, 23 October 2014, LSE & Sofra Covent Garden Centre for Policy and Research on Turkey (Research Turkey) is happy to announce its \u201cWelcome Meeting & Dinner\u201d that will take place on 23rd October 2014, \u00a0Thursday at London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) New Academic Building, NAB 2.04, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":184,"featured_media":7754,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[237,275],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.researchturkey.org\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9060"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.researchturkey.org\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.researchturkey.org\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.researchturkey.org\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/184"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.researchturkey.org\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9060"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.researchturkey.org\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9060\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.researchturkey.org\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7754"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.researchturkey.org\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9060"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.researchturkey.org\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9060"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.researchturkey.org\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9060"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}