The Science Societies Gardenparty
We would like to confirm the Science Societies Garden party that will take place in Sidney Sussex on Monday 15th June, starting from 11 am and going until 3 pm. Attractions like a bouncy castle are currently under consideration. Further details will follow shortly, so stay tuned.
Annual Founders' Dinner: tickets now on sale!
Join us for a glamourous black tie four-course dinner in the pleasurable and atmospheric Old Kitchen of Trinity College! This year’s guest of honour will be world-renowned psychologist Simon Baron-Cohen, Director of the Autism Research Centre at the University of Cambridge. The evening will commence with a lecture by Professor Baron-Cohen, with the title “Do hormones in the womb influence how the mind develops?”.
Ticket sales for the Dinner have now started and will remain open until Tuesday, 21st April. Seats are limited to 75 places and we expect expect tickets to sell out quickly, so the sooner you act, the better. Please click here for information on how to book tickets.
Election results and AFD
We are pleased to announce that all officers have been elected unanimously according to the proposals published earlier. The handover will take place during easter term.
We will hold our AFD around that time as well, so stay tuned for more details in the near future.
Elections
Committee Elections will be held during the Annual General Meeting at St Johns College on March 7th 2009, 5pm. Every member of SciSoc is entitled to vote, so do make use of your right to shape the Society!
If you want to get involved, you should consider standing for an office in the committee! Nominations are open untill 4th March.
For more information on the elections and nominations, please click here or email president(at)scisoc.com.
Manifestos
President - James Wawrzynski
Vice President - Anja Hohmann
Events - Chloe Stott
Secretary - Ye Fan
Publicity - Daniel Rothig
Treasurer - Valentijn Karemaker
IT - Jonas Kaiser
It's time to get involved!
SciSoc will hold elections at the end of Lent Term and we are looking for candidates for most major committee positions. For a first impression, join us for our weekly meeting on Saturdays, 5pm in St John’s JCR (or 4.55pm at the main gate).
Take your chance now and get involved:
-> Shape The Society You have good ideas? Take the lead and put them into practice!
-> Train Your Skills Can you organise a black tie dinner for 200 guests? Manage the logistics of an event? Negotiate a contract with a corporate sponsor? At SciSoc you can acquire many transferable skills which will be useful in your professional life.
-> Meet New People At SciSoc you can meet everyone from students to senior researchers! Find likeminded friends and build a network for the future!
-> Have Fun! We really enjoy what we do! It is just amazing to see that YOUR planning has just attracted over 500 people to an event!
Interested? Just contact us! And don’t worry: The commitment is manageable!
Nikolaus Krall & Peter Ackermann
Presidents
president@scisoc.com
Lent News
Welcome back to a fresh new term at SciSoc. We hope that you had a good start into 2009 and would like to present a new and amazing list of events.
Our first event this term is a panel debate held in cooperation with The Triple Helix, which will take place at the McCrum Lecture Theater. This venue is another fresh addition and directions can be found here.
All events this term are listed here and we also have a fresh new termcard for you (link opens new window)
New Michaelmas Event - not on the Termcard!
We are pleased to inform you that Meyer Jackson, Kenneth Cole Professor of Physiology, University of Wisconsin, agreed to give a talk on the biophysics of our nervous systems at the end of Michaelmas term. Check out the Events section for further details. A description of his talk will follow in due course.
Events in Michaelmas 2008
In Michaelmas 2008 SciSoc has yet again put up an amazing event series 2nd to no other student societies in Cambridge. A special highlights is Prof Roger Penrose, who will be giving a talk on what might have been before the Big Bang. Become a life member for just £10 during our first event or come along to individual talks for £2. Have a look at the whole Term Card in the events section. We look forward to meeting you!
How to subscribe to our Newsletter
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Website Relaunch
We have worked hard during the summer break to bring you our website in an all new design! Please excuse the remaining gaps in the content while the site is still under construction. We appreciate any comments and suggestions at: IT at SciSoc dot com.
Did you know...
All SciSoc events are open to everyone - you don't have to be a member! (Membership will give you some benefits though...)
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The Science Societies Garden Party
Next Event
Garden Party
This great joint event of the biggest science societies in Cambridge gives a great opportunity to leave the exam stress behind in a fun and relaxed atmosphere. To top the well-received event of last year, we invite you to the pleasant Fellows Garden in Sidney Sussex for an afternoon of fun and merriment. Attactions will include a Jazz Band, Pimms, Champagne, and copious amounts of food. You can drop in at any point throughout the afternoon, and make sure to bring a friend!
15th June, 11 am - 3 pm
The Fellows Garden
Sidney Sussex College (directions)
