Memberwise Christmas Social 2011

MemberWise Christmas Social Thursday 15 December 2011, 16:30 onwards. London EC1R - near Farringdon, Kings Cross & Chancery Lane tube stations. Following the success of our Summer Social, we are delighted to announce our follow up event, just before Christmas. A free late afternoon of learning, sharing and then networking drinks. The topic this time is branches. We have 3 great speakers: 'Strengthening the Relationship between the Regional Branch Network and HQ'. Mary Foley, Director of Member Services & Operations at Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) 'The FSB Recruitment Model and its Evolution'. Hannah Holdroyd, London Development Manager. Federation of Small Businesses (FSB). 'Roses not thorns – branch and group governance'. Susie Kay, Managing Director, The Professionalism Group In addition we are pleased to announce that every delegate will receive a free drink at a local pub afterwards, thanks to our kind sponsors Conference Business Agency (CBA) – who are an established venue finding service and event management company. Sara, the Director will also give an overview of how they have helped a number of membership bodies with their event requirements. Hedley Glencross at the Institute of Biomedical Science has kindly offered to host. The event is open to all membership & professional body staff. Do feel free to pass this on to contacts you might have. Please use this link to book – http://memberwisechristmas11.eventbrite.com MemberWise: LinkedIn Group website

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Book now for MemberWise Summer Social

There are just 10 tickets left for the MemberWise Summer Social 2011, the free learning and networking event taking place on 18 August from 4.30 pm. For full details and to book your place click here.

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