Christmas Dinner Change of Venue

Dear Members,

Hope you are all very excited about our Christmas dinner tomorrow night, Tuesday 9th December 2008 at 19:30!

1) We would like to notify you of a last-minute CHANGE OF VENUE! Please make sure to forward this information to anyone who may not have e-mail access prior to the event!
We will be posting a notice at the old venue just in case.

New Location: High Holborn Residence Common Room
Address: 178 High Holborn London WC1V 7AA
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=178+High+Holborn&ie=UTF8&oe=UTF-8&z=16&g=178+High+Holborn

2) If you have not yet purchased your ticket, but would still like to go, PLEASE REPLY TO THIS EMAIL ASAP!
It will be difficult to guarantee anyone who has not bought a ticket, and the last thing we want to do is turn people away at the door.

3) Those of you who have yet to pay: Please locate a tall, lurchy, blonde who answers to the name Gustaf Ericson tomorrow. He is our treasurer and would love to tick you off his list of people to stalk.

Sorry for this last-minute confusion!

Your gallon of glogg in the yuletide,
Scandinavian Society Committee

Christmas Dinner

Dear Members,

Our annual christmas dinner is in full swing and all systems are go for Tuesday 9th December 2008. We will be having pre-dinner drinks next to the Peacock Theater at 19:30 and dinner will be served in the lovely Parish Hall at the LSE (right by the Peacock Theater again). We will be serving glogg (warm mulled wine) with snacks to keep you warm and to galvanize your appetite and dinner should start at just about 20:15.

Finally, for those of you who have yet to purchase a ticket and are interested in coming, fear not, we have decided to sell some final tickets on Monday from roughly 11:00 to 15:00. If you cannot make this slot, or unforseen circumstances prevent us from selling (eg Rain) then please email us by 17:00 on Monday to request tickets. Since we unfortunately dont have an endless stream of food, we have to limit our numbers so as to make the dinner as good as possible! So be sure to buy tickets or to email us rather than showing up at the door! For those emailing, you will receive a confirmation email regarding your reservation.

Warmest regards and Merry Holiday Season,
Your Scandinavian Society Committee

Christmas Dinner

We are well into the process of planning the Christmas Dinner and are still in need of more volunteers to help out. If you would like to take part in any of the work involved in making it a great Scandi event, please reply to our Honorary Christmas Committee President, Maria (m.l.knudsen@lse.ac.uk)

Christmas Dinner Tickets

Dear Scandinavian Society Members,

We will be selling tickets this upcoming:

Monday (13:00-16:00) (December 1)
Tuesday (11:00-16:00) (December 2)
Wednesday (11:00-16:00) (December 3)

for our highly lauded and anticipated Scandinavian Christmas dinner, to be held on Tuesday, 9 December (week 10). This event is of the same caliber as our previously successful gatherings, and will offer you the opportunity to feast on Scandinavian delicacies including Smoked Salmon, Christmas Ham, Herring and Gingerbread cookies. We are also pleased to announce that we will have an exclusive 'Glogg' (thats mulled wine to the non-Scandinavians) bar as well as music and entertainment.

Tickets can be bought for a bargain:
Members: £12
Non-Members: £14 (includes annual membership fee)
and are being sold on a highly limited basis, so we encourage you to get in early! We look forward to seeing you during the week!

Skal och God Jul!
Your Scandinavian Society Committee

Danish Embassy Tour

The Danish Embassy has kindly agreed to provide interested members of the Scandinavian Society with a tour of the Danish Embassy on Thursday, November 27th!, please contact our Events Officer while places are still available, Yancey (y.j.westerfield@lse.ac.uk)

Week 8

Dear Members,
A few announcements for the week:

1. The Danish Embassy has kindly agreed to provide interested members of the Scandinavian Society with a tour of the Danish Embassy on Thursday, November 27th!, please contact our Events Officer while places are still available, Yancey (y.j.westerfield@lse.ac.uk)

2. We are well into the process of planning the Christmas Dinner and are still in need of more volunteers to help out. If you would like to take part in any of the work involved in making it a great Scandi event, please reply to our Honorary Christmas Committee President, Maria (m.l.knudsen@lse.ac.uk)

3. Interest has been raised to host a floorball match, thats bandy for all you scandis, against the Floorball Society! For those who are interested, please contact Martin (m.rydland@lse.ac.uk)

4. We are trying to organize a karaoke event together with the Japanese and Finnish Society. If you are interested or are part of a society that you think might be interested, please do not hesitate to contact us on this email!

5. As always, committee meeting Thursday, 17:00, in room D002. Everyone is welcome!

Yours,
Scandinavian Society Committee

Christmas Dinner

We are well into the process of planning the Christmas Dinner (Event in Week 10) and are still in need of more volunteers to help out. If you would like to take part in any of the work involved in making it a great Scandi event, please reply to our Honorary Christmas Committee President, Maria (m.l.knudsen@lse.ac.uk)

Danish Embassy Visit

The Danish Embassy has kindly agreed to provide interested members of the Scandinavian Society with a tour of the Danish Embassy on Thursday, November 27th!, please contact our Events Officer while places are still available, Yancey (y.j.westerfield@lse.ac.uk)

Alexander Stubb

The Finnish Society has kindly offered us tickets to the presentation held by Alexander Stubb, Finnish Foreign Minister on 20 November 2008. Ticket includes entry to the presentation and the following reception. Due to a high level of interest, we can only guarantee tickets on a first come, first-serve basis. If you are interested, please contact our Speakers Officer, Minna (m.e.lehtinen@lse.ac.uk) AS SOON AS POSSIBLE

Week 7

1. Do we really need to remind you about the Scandinavian Party at the Porterhouse, 20:00 Tuesday 18th November?? We have also decided that the EVENT WILL NOT BE TICKETED, which means you are welcome to just show up! Those who have already paid will be refunded at the party by our treasurer, Gustaf.

2. The Finnish Society has kindly offered us tickets to the presentation held by Alexander Stubb, Finnish Foreign Minister, November 20th at 17:50. Ticket includes entry to the presentation and the following reception. Due to a high level of interest, we can only guarantee tickets on a first come, first-serv basis. If you are interested, please contact our Speakers Officer, Minna (m.e.lehtinen@lse.ac.uk) AS SOON AS POSSIBLE

3. The Danish Embassy has kindly agreed to provide interested members of the Scandinavian Society with a tour of the Danish Embassy on Thursday, November 27th! The tour will include a talk with staff members, where you will have a chance to ask any questions you may have about both career and practices of the Embassy If you are interested in this event, please contact our Events Officer, Yancey (y.j.westerfield@lse.ac.uk)

4. We are beginning the process of planning the Christmas Dinner (scheduled for Tuesday 2 December at this point in time) and will need volunteers to cook and help out with the food. If you are talented at cooking or would like to take part in any of the work involved in making it a great Scandi event, please reply to our Honorary Christmas Committee President, Maria (m.l.knudsen@lse.ac.uk)

5. The proposed Societies Football tournament has been postponed until further notice. If you feel extremely adverse to this, we suggest you direct your anger towards the Germans (su.soc.german@lse.ac.uk)

6. We are trying to organize a KARAOKE EVENT together with the Japanese and Finnish Society. If you are interested or are part of a society that you think might be interested, please do not hesitate to contact us on this email!

7. As always, committee meeting Thursday, Nov. 20th, in room D002. Everyone is welcome!

Porterhouse

Do we really need to remind you about the Scandinavian Party at the Porterhouse, 20:00 Tuesday 18th November?? We have also decided that the EVENT WILL NOT BE TICKETED, which means you are welcome to just show up! Those who have already paid will be refunded at the party by our treasurer, Gustaf.

Floorball Match

Interest has been raised to host a floorball match, thats bandy for all you scandis, against the Floorball Society! For those who are interested, please contact Martin (m.rydland@lse.ac.uk)

German Society Football Tournament

The proposed Societies Football tournament has been postponed until further notice. If you feel extremely adverse to this, we suggest you direct your anger towards the Germans (su.soc.german@lse.ac.uk)

Karaoke

We are trying to organize a KARAOKE EVENT together with the Japanese and Finnish Society. If you are interested or are part of a society that you think might be interested, please do not hesitate to contact us on this email!

Week 6

Dear Members, Hope you are all holding up with your essay deadlines, job applications, and society commitments! A few announcements for the week: 1. We hope your calendars are now booked for our Scandinavian Party at the Porterhouse, Tuesday 18th November!! Do not forget to pick up your tickets, which will be sold on Houghton Thursday 13 and Monday 17 November
2. The Finnish Society has kindly offered us tickets to the presentation held by Alexander Stubb, Finnish Foreign Minister. Ticket includes entry to the presentation and the following reception. Due to a high level of interest, we can only guarantee tickets on a first come, first-serv basis. If you are interested, please contact our Speakers Officer, Minna (m.e.lehtinen@lse.ac.uk) AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
3. The Danish Embassy has kindly agreed to provide interested members of the Scandinavian Society with a tour of the Danish Embassy on Thursday, November 27th! The tour will include a talk with staff members, where you will have a chance to ask any questions you may have about both career and practices of the Embassy If you are interested in this event, please contact our Events Officer, Yancey (y.j.westerfield@lse.ac.uk)
4. We are beginning the process of planning the Christmas Dinner (scheduled for Tuesday 2 December at this point in time) and will need volunteers to cook and help out with the food. If you are talented at cooking or would like to take part in any of the work involved in making it a great Scandi event, please reply to our Honorary Christmas Committee President, Maria (m.l.knudsen@lse.ac.uk)
5. The proposed Societies Football tournament has been postponed until further notice. If you feel extremely adverse to this, we suggest you direct your anger towards the Germans (su.soc.german@lse.ac.uk)
6. We are trying to organize a KARAOKE EVENT together with the Japanese and Finnish Society. If you are interested or are part of a society that you think might be interested, please do not hesitate to contact us on this email!
7. As always, committee meeting Thursday, Nov. 13th, in room D002. Everyone is welcome!
Yours, Scandinavian Society Committee

Week 4

Dear Members,
A few announcements,
1. Thank you all for an amazing first event! It was great to see such a fantastic turnout, and it is our hope that you enjoyed it as much as we did! We would at this point like for you to circle Tuesday, November 18th in your calendars for our next Scandinavian Party! More details to follow
2. Due to large interest from our members, we are happy to announce that we will be partaking in the Societies Soccer Tournament, and it is not too late to join! As before, if you are interested please respond to this email with "SOCCER TOURNAMENT" in the subject line.
3. Committee meeting Thursday 1200-1300 in Tower One - This week, we will be deciding the preliminary calendar for the year. Therefore, we would be extra glad for any input YOU would like to add.
Work hard, play hard,
Your Scandinavian Society Committee

Great Success!

Our membership drive this year has proven to be a great success, and we are proud to announce that we are the largest 'national' society at the LSE!

With a continuously expanding membership base of 260+, we are the largest we have ever been.
So remember: first Houghton Street, then the world.

Yours
ScandiSoc

How to Join!

Thank you for your interest in the Scandinavian Society!

There are several ways in which you can become a member:

1) Sign up at the Student's Union Reception on the Ground Floor of the East Building
2) Attend the weekly meeting Thursdays, 17:00 (see weekly update for location)
3) Contact su.soc.scandinavian@lse.ac.uk

The membership fee is £ 2 p.a., and if you just attend one event, it will be money well spent!

Best Regards,

SCANDISOC

Pub Crawl

TONIGHT 22/10, starting at 19.00 in Pitcher and Piano, the legendary PUB CRAWL will kick off. We have 4 great pubs lined up for the evening with an exciting surprise at the second venue. This event is a great opportunity for you to meet your fellow members as well as the committee.First Pub: Pitcher & Piano Victory House, 42 Kingsway, London, WC2B 6EX https://exchange.lse.ac.uk/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q%26hl=en%26geocode=%26q=pitcher%2Band%2Bpiano,%2Blondon%26ie=UTF8%26ll=51.517249,-0.116622%26spn=0.009627,0.019226%26z=16%26iwloc=H(If you still can't find it, contact our Events officer, Yancey at: 07531320427)

Week 3

Dear Members,
A few announcements,
1. TONIGHT 22/10, starting at 19.00 in Pitcher and Piano, the legendary PUB CRAWL will kick off. We have 4 great pubs lined up for the evening with an exciting surprise at the second venue. This event is a great opportunity for you to meet your fellow members as well as the committee.
First Pub: Pitcher & Piano Victory House, 42 Kingsway, London, WC2B 6EX https://exchange.lse.ac.uk/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q%26hl=en%26geocode=%26q=pitcher%2Band%2Bpiano,%2Blondon%26ie=UTF8%26ll=51.517249,-0.116622%26spn=0.009627,0.019226%26z=16%26iwloc=H
(If you still can't find it, contact our Events officer, Yancey at: 07531320427)
2. Our stand on Houghton Street yesterday brought about 50 new members to the society - thank you to those of you who helped out at the stand, and a warm welcome to our new members!
3. If there is interest the German Society would like to organize a soccer tournament - if you are interested please respond to this email with "SOCCER TOURNAMENT" in the subject line.
4. Committee meeting Thursday 1700-1800 in Tower one - anybody who wants to come along is welcome to do so, we are always open to new ideas and opinions.
In hope of seeing many of you tonight,
Your Scandinavian Society Committee

Kristin Halvorsen

We regret to inform you that the October 17th event with Norwegian Finance Minister Kristin Halvorsen has been cancelled. The Ministry contacted us this morning and cancelled as a result of the global financial crisis, citing a need for the Minister to be available domestically upon short notice. Later time is yet to be determined, but it is our hope that this talk will take place during the current academic year.

Week 2

Dear members, 4 points to consider this week:
1. Congratulations to the newly elected committee members 08 / 09 !
The committee consists of:
President: Jonathan Willen President: Fredrik Kumlin Treasurer: Gustaf Ericson Secretary: Adrian Rogstad Events Officer: Edward Little Events Officer: Yancey Westerfield Speakers Officer: Sara Löfberg Speakers Officer: Minna Lehtinen IT Officer: Kai Hoffman Postgraduate Officer: Maria Knudsen Sponsorship Officer: (still available!)
2. The first committee meeting will take place 17:00-18:00. We will meet outside Tower 1, as exact venue is yet to be determined
If you are not in the committee currently and wish to attend the meeting please send an email to scand.soc@lse.ac.uk or reply to this e-mail
3. We regret to inform you that the October 17th event with Norwegian Finance Minister Kristin Halvorsen has been cancelled. The Ministry contacted us this morning and cancelled as a result of the global financial crisis, citing a need for the Minister to be available domestically upon short notice. Later time is yet to be determined, but it is our hope that this talk will take place during the current academic year.
4. Members who have not paid their membership fees yet, or new members looking to join, are strongly encouraged to come to the committee meeting at 17:00, outside Tower 1 to sign up/pay their fees.
Best Regards,
Your Presidents

Storebrand (Norwegian)

If you would like to attend, please reply!

Dear Sirs/Madams in the Scandinavian Society

My name is Kjetil Ramberg Krøkje and I am a former LSE student and current corporate trainee at Storebrand, a Norweigan financial institution. Storebrand is coming to LSE on the 9th of October to recruit Norwegian and Swedish students to our graduate program and Summer Internships. The presentation will be held in Norwegian. I would much appreciate it if you could circulate the following to your Norwegian and Swedish students.

Thank you

Best Regards


Kjetil R. Krøkje
Corporate traninee
Fag - og salgsstøtte

Week 1

Dear Members, Sorry to spam your inboxes, but please find below some information which may be important for now 1. For those who have not yet paid their membership- we know who you are :). Please make sure to do contact us if this pertains to you. There will be opportunities to pay at the AGM and at our event
2.For Scandinavian students having problems with delayed government loans (CSN etc.) as well as fees-related issues The LSE Fees Office would like to remind you that they are sympathetic to this occurrence. Should you find yourself in this type of predicament, please contact Sean McNally, LSE Fees Manager. His details are:
Sean McNally, Fees Manager Main Office : 020 7955 7765 Direct Line for Serious problems: 020 7955 6480 Email: sean@lse.ac.uk and s.mcnally@lse.ac.uk Deputy, Glenn Ruane: 020 7955 7098 3. If you know anybody who is looking to join the Scandinavian Society but missed signing up at Freshers Fair, please ask them to send an email to Su.Soc.Scandinavian@lse.ac.uk with their details. There will be a further opportunity to sign up at the AGM
4. Please do come to the AGM - Thursday 5:00 pm, 9th October in room D702 It will be a great oppportunity for you to have a say. This will be followed up by informal drinks at George IV, another great opportunity to meet fellow members
Kind regards, Your Outgoing Committee

AGM

Dear Members,
A warm welcome to all of you who signed up at the Freshers’ fair! We’re well on our way to make this a very exciting year for all of you.

The next step: Elect your committee. This will be done at our AGM, which will be between 5:00 and 6:00 pm this Thursday, 9th October in room D702 Even if you don’t intend to stand for any position, this is a great opportunity to come along and hear about what we have in store for you, meet your fellow Scandis and have your say on what you would like to see us doing this year. After the meeting we will be going to the George IV for an informal drink together.
The SU requires the following positions to be filled, and if you are interested in being heavily involved in the society, we strongly encourage you to apply to the following positions :

President – schedule meetings and generally co-ordinate the smooth running of all areas of activity. This position may or may not include a co-president or vice-president.
Secretary – take minutes of committee meetings, draft letters, delegate correspondence to the appropriate officers. This is the key administrative position in the society.
Treasurer – keep an eye on our cash-flow and attend SU budget meetings – an ideal opportunity for some finance and (light) number-crunching experience
If you want to be involved in the society without spending too much time and energy, the following positions are also crucial to the running of the society;
Events officer ( s ) – book clubs, talk good deals out of club owners for the benefit of our members. This is the meat and potatoes of our society’s activities – last year we hosted many successful social events and a very successful Christmas dinner.
Speakers officer ( s ) – schedule serious speakers, panel discussions, and anything else you would like to see done. Last year’s highlights included a Nordic entrepreneurs’ panel discussion and reception
Careers officer – you’ll be liaising with potential employers of Scandinavian-linked graduates to set up career forums and generally help show our members what’s out there for them once student life ceases. Last year we hosted our sponsors, Schibsted, for a careers day packed with activities and talks.
Sponsorship officer- maintaining relations with our current sponsor, Schibsted, working towards companies to sponsor specific events
IT-Officer - A new position to develop and maintain an internet platform for the Scandinavian Society
Postgrad officer – help involve our substantial membership base among postgraduate students in the activities of the society
Having said that, division of labour in the society is not too rigid, and we are happy to tailor officer positions to demand and request – we all help each other out and are generally a sociable bunch!


We look forward to seeing you at 5:00 pm this Thursday, 9th October in room D702

Best wishes,Your outgoing committee

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ABG Sundal Collier

The reason I am writing you is that as Head of Marketing of the Norwegian Student Organization "Association of Norwegian Students Abroad" (ANSA), I was recently contacted by AGB Sundal Collier, who wanted our help in finding Scandinavian candidates to fill a secretary position at their London Office. Thus, I contacted Ari, as I thought this might also be of interest for members of LSE Scandinavian Society.
As he is not in London at the moment, Ari told me to contact you so as to help me send out the job ad as an e-mail from the LSE Scandinavian Society to its members. Im sending you the ad as an attachment, and hopefully you can send it out to this years members as soon as possible. Don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions regarding this.
Thank you so much in advance!
Best regards,
Mari Bevanger

ABG Sundal Collier provides investment banking, stock broking and corporate advisory services that encompass the needs of both
international investors, and Nordic business clients. The Nordic platform was established in 2001 through the merger of ABG
Securities and Sundal Collier & Co. With a dual strength in investment research and corporate advisory work in the Nordic region,
ABG Sundal Collier ASA have quickly established itself as an important force in the Nordic investment banking sector.
ABG Sundal Collier ASA is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange and organized into 3 business units, Equity Sales & Research,
Proprieatary Trading & Risk and Corporate Finance, plus a central support services team. At present they are some 300 partners
and employees working from offices in Oslo, Bergen, Stockholm, Copenhagen, London and New York.
Recruitment of Administrative Assistant – London office.
We are now looking to recruit an administrative assistant for ABG Sundal Collier Ltd. The position reports to the Chief Operating Officer in London.
Key Responsibilities:
· Travel & entertainment management
· Office supply management support app. 40 staff members
· Secretarial/ receptionist tasks
· General office administration
·Profile:
· Administrative or similar education.
· Experience in using Microsoft office tools.
· Open, positive and proactive attitude with attention to details.
· Strong business acumen and drive.
· Native tongue Scandinavian with fluency in English