Thane Byng and Karin Heisecke

Dear alumni and friends,

We have started an LSE AAB Arts and Culture Group and would like you,
your partners and friends, to join us in attending art and cultural
events in Brussels/Belgium.

As a first activity, we propose Handel’s MESSIAH at Flagey in Ixelles.
It is the 250th anniversary of his death, and this is a special gala
concert in the context of the Festival de Wallonie 'Britannia'.

We also propose that we meet for an informal drink and chat before the concert.

Meeting place: Cafe Belga (in the Flagey building, Place Ste Croix,
1050 Ixelles)

Meeting time: 19:00h.

The concert starts at 20:00h.

Tickets are available from Flagey for 20, 10 and 5 Euros (Tel: + 32
(0)2 641 10 20 ). For more information, visit
http://www.flagey.be/en/events/1553/festival-de-wallonie-avant-premiere-2009

Please send an email to arts@alumni.be to let us know if you will be
attending.

Look forward to seeing you,

Thane Byng and Karin Heisecke

LSE AAB's ACG

FLAGEY (Stuido 4) on Saturday 13th June 2009 for

HANDEL’S MESSIAH

Massimo Rubertis

Diner-Conférence Bocconi Alumni Bruxelles avec Bruno Colmant, Deputy CEO di Fortis Holding, Professeur à l'UCL et à la Vlerick Management School.

Le diner sera précédé d’un apéro convivial et de networking. Les détails du menu vous seront communiqués en début septembre.

Cout de la soirée : € 45

RSVP avant le 15/09/09 via Francesco Di Lodovico (francesco@dilodovico.net)

pour plus d'info: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=112029060123&ref=share

Renata Zaleska

Young Professionals in Foreign Policy (YPFP) Brussels

invites you to a discussion on

"The EU’s Eastern Partnership: Value added or more of the same?"

with Amanda Akçakoca
Policy Scholar at the European Policy Centre (EPC)

Monday, 25 May 2009 | 19.00 – 20.30
Le Cercle des Voyageurs
Rue des Grand Carmes 18
Brussels

Dear fellow Young Professional,

I am pleased to invite you to another timely YPFP Brussels' policy discussion entitled "The EU's Eastern Partnership - Value added or more of the same?" with Mrs Amanda Akçakoca , Policy Scholar at the European Policy Centre (EPC), a leading Brussels think tank.

Amanda Akçakoca is heading the EU’s Neighbourhood Programme at the EPC, responsible for issues relating to enlargement, the EU’s eastern neighbourhood, Caspian and energy diversification. She has a particular expertise on Turkish domestic and foreign policy, Cyprus, Ukraine domestic and foreign policy, South Caucasus, and conflict resolution. Her most recent paper was on ‘EU-Turkey relations: 43 years on: train crash or temporary derailment?’.

Mrs. Akçakoca previously worked at the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS), another well-known Brussels think tank, and for the multinational Henkel in Istanbul.

In addition to her daily work, Amanda is also a columnist for the Turkish newspapers Zaman Gazetesi and Today’s Zaman. Born in the United Kingdom, she speaks English, Turkish and French and is currently learning Russian.

To attend this event, please RSVP to renata.zaleska@ypfp.org. Space is very limited, so please respond promptly and only if you are confident that you can attend.

The event will be followed by drinks and socializing at the venue, open to all.

I hope to see you on 25 May.

Yours sincerely,

Renata

"Debating Turkey in Europe: Economic Prospects and Cultural Challenges"

with Prof. Sevket Pamuk, holder of the Chair in Contemporary Turkish Studies at the LSE, and Prof. Binnaz Toprak, Chair of the Department of Political Science and International Relations at Bahesehir University

at 10.30 a.m. on Tuesday, 19 May 2009

The event, sponsored by Turkey's Aydin Dogan Foundation, will take place in the Maelbeek Room, IPC – Residence Palace, 155, rue de la Loi, 1040 Brussels

RSVP : trplusbxloffice@centreforturkeyineurope.eu / Tel: +32 2 285 0928

Please click here for the full Invitation.

http://centreforturkeyineurope.eu/

We'll be visiting charming Basle, where tradition and the modern blend effortlessly. An incomparable programme of culture, social and intellectual activities has been organised. Bring your entire family, the programme has specifically been designed to be kids-friendly. Express transport corridors from all neighboring countries exist to get you fast to the "Outing" and back home.

Find out more on the website of the Swiss LSE Alumni Association

Last day to book the specially-priced accommodation is 6 February 2009

http://www.slseaa.ch/

Renata Zaleska

Young Professionals in Foreign Policy (YPFP) Brussels

'The Lisbon Treaty – Does the EU really need a new Treaty?'

Jo Leinen, Chairman of the European Parliament's Constitutional Affairs Committee and prominent supporter of the new treaty

and

Jens-Peter Bonde, MEP since the first elections in 1979 and outspoken campaigner against the new text.

Monday, 9 February | 19.00 – 20.30

Le Cercle des Voyageurs

Rue Des Grands Carmes, 18

Brussels

invites you to a discussion on

‘Can Belgium still pretend to inspire European Integration?’

with

H.E. Mr. Jean De Ruyt
Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Belgium to the EU

Thursday, 22 January | 19.00 – 20.30
Belgian Permanent Representation to the EU
Rue de la Loi 61-63
Brussels

Contact Renata via email renata.zaleska@ypfp.org