Events

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ACCA Event

Date: Tuesday 7th February

Time: 17:30

Location: ARU - Lab 107 & Lab 109

EBAC will be holding our annual ACCA with guest speaker Abdul Goffar, offering a great insight into the accounting body, the prospects after qualifying and the the common entry paths into a career in accountancy.

The event was very popular last year and is highly recommended to all students with an interest in finance.

The event is FREE to members and a nominal £1 entry fee for non-members. As always there will be a networking session with refreshments after the presentation.

Bowling

This Social event will begin semester 2 for EBAC and is a great opportuinity to meet this years members and committee! Despite being a social event, it provides a great chance to network and meet new people

The event will cost is TBC.

We will hope to meet at Tenpin prior and then bowl the exact time are to be confirmed.

Wish you all happy holidays and looking forward to seeing you all at the event!

How to Market Yourself - Employability and Social Success

Friday 2nd December 2011

Venue: ARU room Lab 107 and Lab 109

EBAC is proud to present to students, Massimo Gaetani, a business coach which combines qualifications in professional coaching, extensive experience in marketing management and systems development to help his clients to boost their performance and achieve success for themselves and their businesses. He works primarily with senior managers, business owners and professionals, helping them to define and execute structured and challenging plans about their business, career and life often stretching them beyond their comfort boundaries.

Come and watch him giving a talk on how to market yourself and learn how to succeed in your career!

There will be refreshments on offer after the presentation.

Welcome Event

Date: Tuesday 22nd November 2011

Time: 6pm until 8pm

Venue: Lab 207

The Evening will consist of a business quiz and networking games. Refreshments will be on offer!

The event is free of charge for EBAC members. Those who are interested in joining us are invited to sign up for a life membership of £5 only. Or you can pay a nominal £1 as a contribution to the drinks for this event.

If you are interested in attending the event please contact Sylvester at akusylvester@yahoo.com.

Please remember to bring your EBAC membership card to the event and please arrive 10 minutes early so that we can start the event on time.

Annual Lecture

The European Business Association Cambridge would like to invite you to our famous Annual Lecture held by Dr. Louise Pryor on the topic of “Employability in Rough Economic Times“.

Dr Louise Pryor has been involved in financial modeling and risk management for over 25 years, as a university lecturer, a software developer and consultant, and a consulting actuary in both life and general insurance. She qualified as an actuary in 1987 and is an Associate Fellow of Newnham College, Cambridge and a member of the Advisory Board of the Centre for Financial History.

Date: Wednesday 13 of April 2011
Venue: Coslett 215
Time: 6.30 PM

Furthermore, Dr. Pryor will accolade the EBAC Committee of the year award.
You are welcome to bring friends along to the lecture.
The event will be for free for all students.

Annual Dinner

As we are approaching the end of Spring semester, EBAC is also near the end of its 2010/2011 working term. To commemorate your contribution as well as your support for this year, the EBAC committees would like to invite you all to our Annual Dinner events where we can sit and talk about our experience in EBAC and, above all, enjoy ourself. 
 
The event will occur on 14th April 2011 at 6.00pm.The place will be:
LUCKY STAR CHINESE BUFFET RESTAURANT
1st Floor, Cinema Level
Cambridge Leisure Park
Clifton Way
CB1 7DY
http://www.luckystarcambridge.co.uk/
 
For this event, the ticket price for EBAC members will be £11 and £13for non-EBAC members (so invite your friends and families) . This price includes an All-you-can-eat chinese buffet (both ready-cooked and the Teppanyaki Bar), free soft drink, and we will also throw in some wine to make the party more
interesting. Moreover, for those whose birthdays are coming in that week, let us know and we will have a little surprise for you.  

CIMA & Career in Management Accounting

Presenter: Chika Odeghe – Student Recruitment Manager.
Time & Date: 5.30pm, Wed 30th March
Location: Cos 404/405

Description: “The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) is the world’s largest and leading professional body of management accountants. It has 183,000 members and students in 168 countries who work in industry, commerce and not for profit organisations. It also has strong relationships with employers, and sponsor leading research.
Chika Odeghe, CIMA’s Student Recruitment Manager, will be giving you an insight about the organization as well as the potential in working as a management accountants.
After the presentation we will provide snacks and drinks and you will have a chance to do some networking and chat with other members and speakers”

Business Analyst/ Intern in Communications and Content

About BearingPoint

March 24th, 2011 at 6.00 p.m.

BearingPoint delivers Business Consulting combining both Management & Technology capabilities to serve our clients in commercial, financial and public sectors. Its seamless cross-border approach, entrepreneurial culture, long-standing relationships with reputable organisations, profound industry and functional knowledge as well as solutions customised to clients’ specific needs make the company a truly trusted adviser. BearingPoint is a European based company, but operates with a global reach.

Background

The European telecommunications industry faces fundamental changes these days. While the importance of landline and mobile telephones decreases rapidly, the Internet becomes even more significant. In order to deal with these changes telecommunication companies need to optimise their transaction and administrative costs, innovate products and services and above all, concentrate on the needs of their customers.

Position

Business Analyst/ Intern Communications and Content

Responsibilities

As a Business Analyst you will work on projects related to market entrance and development. Furthermore, you will consult customers about cost-cutting and pricing strategies or implement processes in an interdisciplinary team. Depending on your skills and interest you will get the opportunity to work in different domains such as Marketing, Finance or IT.

Application for case study

Job requirements:

If you are interested in participating at our recruiting event and showing us your consulting skills, please send your cover letter and CV to contact@ebac.net. Deadline for the application is Sunday, 20th of February 2011 at 5pm (GMT).
The positions of Business Analysts and Interns are primarily for the BearingPoint branch in Germany, however suitable candidates can be interviewed for positions in other countries such as the UK.
After screening your application for the case study recruiting event, we will select eligible students to prepare the case study that will be sent to you on the 10th March 2011. During the last two weeks before our recruiting event, these applicants will have to work on their case study and develop their findings. The goal will be the presentation of their approach to BearingPoint on the 24th March. This will be the first step of your career as a management and technology consultant at BearingPoint.

Recruiting event at ARU on the 24th March 2011

We would like to invite motivated and performance orientated business students to our “case study” recruiting event at Anglia Ruskin University, which will take place at the Cambridge Campus on Thursday, the 24th March 2011, from 2 pm until 6 pm. By the mean of a case study, we would like to give you the chance to gain some insight into the consultancy world, and us the opportunity to see your potential as a future Business Analyst/ Intern at BearingPoint. This year, we are looking for five graduates and at least two interns who are interested to start their career with us at our German or UK branch.

Presentation of the company

The job event will be followed by a presentation of the company. Marcus Laqua, managing director at BearingPoint, will introduce the company to our EBAC members. This presentation is open for all our members, also the people who did not apply for a job/internship at BearingPoint are more than welcome to attend this presentation. This event will take place from 6 pm until 8 pm. Afterwards we will provide food and drinks for all attendees.

If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact us at contact@ebac.net !

The ARM Business Model and the Future of the Technology Industry

March 14st, 2011 in Cos 124 at 5.30 p.m.

ARM Holdings is the world's leading semiconductor intellectual property (IP) supplier and as such isatthe heart of the development of digital electronic products. Headquartered inCambridge, the ARM business model involves the designing and licensing of IP rather than the manufacturing and selling of actual semiconductor chips. Manufacturers use ARM technology in a wide variety of applications ranging from mobile handsets and digital set top boxes to car braking systems and network routers. Today ARM technology is used in more than 95% of the world’s mobile handsets and over one-quarter of all electronic devices.
Mr Warren East, the CEO of ARM Ltd., is going to present the sector’s future and the company’s business model to AIBS students.
At the reception afterwards you can socialize and network.
EBAC members: FREE
Entrance fee: £1

The impact of ACCA on Your Future Career

January 31st, 2011 in Cos 406 at 5.30 p.m.

The European Business Association Cambridge (EBAC) would like to invite you to the first event after the holiday.
ACCA, the global body for professional accountants, offers a future that is diverse, challenging and full of opportunity. The breadth of the ACCA Qualification makes it the perfect platform to launch any business career. You can acquire the technical skills that employers are demanding in the current climate, without pigeon-holing yourself for the future. Abdul Goffar, Business Relationship Manager for the ACCA, will be giving a talk about:
- what accountancy is;
- what the current landscape is like;
- what opportunities you can have through the ACCA;
- what the ACCA qualification entails and
- how you can improve your chances of getting a job in accounting.

After the presentation there will be a networking part including food and drinks! This is the time when you can talk to the presenter, the other EBAC members and committee.

Christmas event

December 10th 2010 at 6.00 p.m.

For all of you who are still in Cambridge on the 10th of December we have planned to go to the "Bodyworks annual assessment show" to end the year in style!

Once again EBAC would like to take you to Bodywork's Annual Assessment Show which really pushes the boundaries of theatrical inventiveness and cutting edge choreography. It is a pulsating 3 hour live show that really raises the temperature with its 30 acts.

The show starts at 19.30h, but we will meet before at the Anchor pub (Silver street) to distribute the tickets between 6pm – 6:30pm.

EBAC is the only student society that gets assigned a certain proportion of the tickets. Therefore tickets can be bought at the Roger Jeynes presentation on Wednesday, 1st December or in Coslett lounge on Thursday, 2nd December between 11 am and 1pm.

This is a members only event: £7 for EBAC members, £8 for partners.

This will be our Christmas event and we hope to see you all!

Presentation by Roger Jeynes

December 1st 2010 in Cos 405 at 6.00 p.m.

EBAC invites you to hear a presentation “An investor´s view of business… and business schools” by Roger Jeynes. Afterwards food and drinks will be provided. You will have the chance to talk to our presenter as well as to get to know other members.
You might ask yourself now, who is Roger Jeynes?

Roger Jaynes is a director of two fully-listed Venture Capital Trusts, and a non-executive director of a broadband service provider, and a mobile phone application software developer. In addition to broad roles, he holds a part-time position as Professor of Management Practice in the Ashcroft International Business School of Anglia Ruskin University.

Welcome Party and Networking 2010

Date: Thursday, 18th November
Time: 5:30 pm
Venue: Coslett 404/405!

The party will consist of welcoming the new committee and EBAC members, followed by a couple of networking and interactive games. Also refreshments will be provided.
Please confirm your attendance by Wednesday 17th of November by sending an email to this address: irapop@abv.bg  so we can plan the party and please make sure to arrive 10 minutes earlier!
We are looking forward to seeing you at this event and feel free to contact us if you have any queries!

The event is free of charge for EBAC members, and those who are interested in joining us are invited to sign up for a life-membership for ₤5 only.

Annual Lecture

April 26, 2010, 18:30- 20:00

European Business Association Cambridge would like to invite you to a very special event, a 10 year-old tradition:

The European Business Association Cambridge

ANNUAL LECTURE

This year, Pauline Wallace, head of public policy and regulatory affairs, PwC.The UK’s largest firm has always been vocal in lobbying government on accounting issues.
Pauline Wallace, 22nd of the Top 50 Financial Power List 2010, is going to reveal remarkable first-hand information on the currently most relevant topic:

“The Future of Auditing”

Date: Monday, 26th April 2010       
Time: 6:30 pm        
Venue: David Building 016/ David Building 014

Do not miss the opportunity to get a deep insight into the current and future financial environment from a high-ranked, influential professional!

Business Trip to London

April 9, 2010, 8:00- 16:30

The European Business Association Cambridge has organised a business trip to London! We had a tour in the House of Parliament and afterwards we have visited the Bank of England.
 At the Tour of Parliament you we saw the key areas of the estate, such as the Commons and Lords debating chambers and the Queen’s Robing Room. The tours lasted around 75 minutes. 
The Bank of England Museum told the story of the Bank of England from its foundation in 1694 to its role today as the United Kingdom's central bank.
Standing at the centre of the UK's financial system, the Bank of England is committed to promoting and maintaining financial stability as its contribution to a healthy economy. The Bank sets interest rates to control inflation, issues banknotes and works to maintain a stable financial system.

Date: 9th April 2010
Time: 7:50, Parkers Piece

EBAC would like to thank you all of our members who attended the trip, we hope that it was of a good use and filled knowledge about political and financial structures in the UK.

If anybody has got some good pictures from the trip which they want to put on website please email them to contact@ebac.net

ACCA

March 4, 2010, 18:00- 19:00

Association of Chartered Certified Accountants

The world’s largest and fastest-growing global body for professional accountants

ACCA has:

Topics to be covered:

Date: Thursday, 4th of March
Time: 6 p.m.
Place: Coslett 404/405
Price: free for EBAC members, £1 for non EBAC participants, £5 for a lifetime EBAC membership

Job Offer BearingPoint

Business Analyst/ Intern in Communications and Content

Samian Solutions Presentation

February 26, 2010, 18:00- 19:00

Mr. Broughall has experience working for Nokia in China and Korea. Since 2006 he has been managing his own consultancy business that deals with environmental business and management solutions- Samian Solutions. The company currently has offices in China, Japan, Korea, India, Malaysia, The Philippines, Thailand, Australia, United Arab Emirates, New Zealand, Singapore and Indonesia. Since 

He has prepared an interactive presentation where you will have the chance to answer any questions you may have. 

Date: Thursday 25th February
Time: 6.00 pm
Venue: David Building 014 

Please, make sure you arrive 10- 15 minutes earlier and bring you EBAC Membership cards 
If you would like to attend, please confirm on gimarinova@yahoo.com in order to secure a place

Haiti Appeal Stall

February 22, 2010, 10:00- 15:00

EBAC has received a thank you letter from DEC (Disasters Emergency Committee) for organising and raising money for Haiti disaster (note: the other £300 were transfered to them as donation on another reference code) [View the letter here].

The European Business Association Cambridge (EBAC) would like to draw your attention to the recentHaiti Earthquake disaster. The Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) has already raised £77 million for the Haiti plight and we would like to do our bit to help increase this total. We know that human tragedy does not have a monetary value, but every contribution makes a difference. 

On Monday the 22nd February EBAC will be running a charity stall on "The Street" in Helmore Building. We will be there from 10 am till 3 pm. If you feel passionate about this cause or simply want to help, please, stop by our stall and join us in this good cause.

We will be informing everyone about the actual consequences from the earthquake and the ways we can help the Haitians. A one hour documentary about the earthquake will be running throughout the entire day. In order to encourage your participation we have prepared a raffle with prizes donated by local businesses and stores. Each raffle ticket only costs 50p. Every penny collected on that day will be donated to the UK government initiative DEC Haiti Earthquake Appeal. If you will not be able to join us on Monday, you can still contribute by going to the DEC link posted in the event and choose one of their donation options.

Here is the list of the drawed tickets:
1st prize - NR. 311
2nd prize - NR. 119
3rd prize - NR. 482
4th prize - NR. 2053
5th prize - NR. 1015
6th prize - NR. 724
7th prize - NR. 2247
8th prize - NR. 68
9th prize - NR. 2230
10th prize - NR. 118

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