Dear all,
Hope your holidays have been great. It’s only a month now and we’ll all be back in Oxford. Expect a number of exciting events and guests. For 1st years among us, make sure you don’t miss our stand on the Freshers Fair — PolSoc is a great way to get to know fellow Poles in Oxford.
Expect to hear more in few weeks time!
No introductions needed! It is that time of the year for the European countries to cross swords (or microphones) and express themselves through singing.
Dress in your country’s colours, paint your faces, bring your flags and anything else you think might bring you luck!!
Whether you are one of the many fanatical funds, moderate viewer or completely indifferent, come to the University club have a pint and cheer or socialize
with fellow EU societies, all there for the Eurovision song contest.
Type: Party
Date: Saturday, May 29, 2010
Time: 8:00pm – 11:30pm
Location: University Club
Street: Mansfield Road
City/Town: Oxford, United Kingdom
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=128363003843922
Title: Annual General Meeting
Location: Nuffield College, Chester Room
Start Time: 19:00
Date: 2010-05-27
The Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held at 7pm on Thursday of 5th week (27 May). We will meet at Nuffield College, Chester Room.
The meeting will consist of the annual report of the Committee for the previous year, discussion about any motions that may be proposed and of elections of the next year’s committee members. So if you always wanted to get directly involved in the society, this is your chance to step up. Simply show up at ‘The Chequers’ and express interest in one of the following positions:
-President
-Secretary
-Treasurer
-PR Officer
-IT Officer
-Event Officer (more than one)
Description: Screening of the first of Krzysztof Kieslowski’s “Dekalog” films (“Dekalog: Jeden”).
The Decalogue – One (Polish: Dekalog, jeden) is a first part of a television series The Decalogue by Polish director Krzysztof Kieślowski, connected to the first imperative of the Ten Commandments: I am the Lord thy God; thou shalt have no other gods before me.” A university professor (Henryk Baranowski) trains his young son in the use of reason and the scientific method, but is confronted with the unpredictability of fate. Reason is deified with tragic results.
Start Time: 20:00
Date: 2010-05-18
Location: Magdalen College Auditorium, entrance on Longwall street. Admission free.
Last morning at 7.56 BST the President of Poland, Lech Kaczyński, his wife and numerous Polish officials died in the crash of Tupolev 154 at the Smolensk-North airbase, Russia. They were travelling to mark the 70th anniversary of the massacre of over 20 thousand Polish prisoners by the Soviets. None of the 96 aboard the plane survived.
The parliamentary Speaker, Bronisław Komorowski, now the acting president, announced a week of national mourning and two minutes of silence this Sunday, at 11am BST.
Among the victims was Ryszard Kaczorowski, Honorary GCMG, who between 1989 and 1990 served as the last President of Poland in exile. His death is a particularly heavy blow to the UK Poles.
In this difficult time we are very grateful for the many condolences we have received from students and friends of various nations.
BIGGEST FESTIVAL OF THE YEAR
The Oxford International Festival is Oxford’s biggest cultural extravaganza with food, performances, and cultural stalls from all over the world. Last year’s Festival was very successful, with 32 national and cultural societies coming together to set up 19 food stalls, 23 cultural stalls and 10 performances, and over 1,500 people attended. This year we aim to make it even better!
UNLOCKING DIVERSITY
Diversity is something we cherish here at Oxford, and we believe there is no better way to raise awareness of this fact than to have the cultural and national societies coming together to showcase their cultural heritage. The festival will have 3 main parts:
1. INTERNATIONAL FOOD FAIR
So far we have around 20 societies coming to set up food stalls to sell their proudest national dishes. Come and treat yourself with world cuisine from Africa, Europe, Middle East, Asia and America.
2. CULTURAL SHOWCASE
Cultural and national societies will be showcasing their cultural heritage, sell handicrafts, and offer cultural services – e.g. Chinese character writing, Salsa dancing lessons, etc.
3. LIVE PERFORMANCES
Throughout the day there will be live cultural performances – including national dances, live world music, a cappella singing, and more.
For food menu, itinerary, list of participating societies, and other details, please check http://festival.oxfordisc.com Details will be updated frequently from now until the Festival day.
ADMISSION IS FREE
* The venue for OIF is Examination Schools, High Street
Date: Week 6 Saturday (27 Feb)
Time: 10am – 4pm
OXONIA Distinguished Speaker Event in Hillary Term 2010 is a lecture entitled
Change after Socialism: Central and Eastern Europe in a Comparative Perspective
by Prof Leszek Balcerowicz (Warsaw School of Economics, former Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Finance and Chairman of the National Bank of Poland).
The lecture will be preceded by a meeting with Polish students and other members of the Polish Society.
Start Time – Meeting: 15:30
Start Time – Lecture: 17:00
Date: 2010-02-23
Location: Seminar Room G, Economics Dept.
Biography:
Leszek Balcerowicz is a Professor of Economics at the Warsaw School of Economics (SGH), a former Polish Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance as well as a former Chairman of the National Bank of Poland (NBP). He is best known for playing a leading role in Poland’s economic transformation in the aftermath of the Fall of Communism.
Professor Balcerowicz has received numerous honours and awards from universities and institutions all over the world.
In September 1989, Leszek Balcerowicz became the Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister of Finance of the first non-communist government behind the Iron Curtain. He prepared and oversaw the programme of economic reform, commonly known as the ’shock therapy’, that was to counter hyperinflation and radically restructure Poland’s crisis-struck economy. The Balcerowicz Plan allowed Poland to move away from inefficient communist central planning and become a successful free-market state. In 2005, Professor Balcerowicz was awarded Poland’s highest Honour, the Order of the White Eagle, for his role in the country’s economic transformation.
Professor Balcerowicz has remained a very active figure in the economic and political life of Poland. He became the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance once again in 1997 and held these positions until 2000. From 2001 to 2007, he served as the Chairman of the National Bank of Poland.
