Dear Members,
It's that time of the term again!

Our end of term blowout will combine a talk with a night out, bridged by a post-talk pre-party in the Senior Common Room!

Please feel free to attend all or part of the evening - either way we promise a good time!

Date: 16th March
Details on the talk
Time: 18.30-19.30 (reception 19.30-21.00)Venues: presentation in H216, reception in the Senior Common Room, Old BuildingTopic: "Flexicurity: A secret formula?" The talk will be on the Danish model of flexicurity, mainly that it is relatively complex and among other things requires an active labour market policy as well as trust in both politicians and the social partners; whether the model can survive globalisation and a financial crisis; and if it is relevant for other countries.Format: The event will open with a brief introduction by the chair followed by a presentation of 15-20 mins. Thereafter there will be questions for the speaker and we will end the evening with some drinks and snacks in the SCR in the Old Building.Presenters: Mr Claus Hjort Frederiksen, Minister of Employment in the Danish Government . Part of the Danish delegation will also be: Mr. Bo Smith, Permanent Secretary ; Mr. Søren Møller Andersen, Head of Press and Personal Adviser ; Mr. René Andreasen, Personal Secretary to the Minister and Mr. Kim Taasby, Special AdviserChair: Dr Marco Simoni from the European Institute at the LSE with academic expertise in European Political Economy. Dr Simoni was also co-author of one of the first international publications on flexicurity: Decent work in Denmark. Employment, social efficiency and economic security
Details on the party
Venue(s) : Senior Common Room 19:30-21:00, The rest of the evening will be a surprise! More details to come….
If you have any questions, please contact
Sara Löfberg (Speakers Officer) on S.Y.Lofberg@lse.ac.uk or 07842882778
or Yancey Westerfield (Events) on 07531320427

Book the date, cancel your last essays and coursework, and come prepared for fun!
Your flexicuritizer in the Week - 8 fog,
SCANDISOC

Vodka/Bodka/Tequila

Dear Members,

Just to remind you of our NEXT BIG PARTY!

The Scandinavian, Mexican, and Russian Society, would like to invite you to celebrate the holy trifecta of feasts worldwide - Vodka, Tequila, and… more Vodka!

Time and Date : Tuesday, February 17th 21:30 PM

Venue: We decided not to beat around the bush this time and kickstart by going straight for the jugular - Los Locos (24 - 26 Russel street, Covent Garden, WC2B 5HF, map attached. If still uncertain, contact our machete in the jungle, Yancey Westerfield on 07531320427)

Theme: Scandinavian, Mexican, and/or Russian! We encourage you to dress up, as the winner in each category will receive a fabulous and secret prize!

Price: £3, with eventual discounts for dressing up!

Put down your coursepacks and join us!

Your Samovar in Tula and Avenger of Montezuma,
SCANDISOC

Informal Gathering Friday, Jan 15th!

In order to celebrate a new year and a visit from the C3 class (part of the Aarhus Business School in Denmark ) the Scandinavian Society will be having informal drinks at the Tuns on Friday, January 30th, 18:30 -ish!

Everyone is welcome!

Best
Scandisoc

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)

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)

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.

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!

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)