Events
9th July 2009 at 10:30 BST
An important research paper that challenges education systems around the world
by: Mr. Ross Hall, Director of International
Chaired by Professor Tim Connell, Languages for the Professions, City University
EDEXCEL, a Pearson company, is the UK's largest awarding body offering academic and vocational qualifications and testing to schools, governments, colleges, employers and other places of learning across the UK and 85 countries internationally.
Formed in 1996 by a merger of the Business and Technology Education Council (BTEC) and the University of London Examinations and Assessment Council, Edexcel has more than 100 years' experience, awarding over 500,000 vocational qualifications and processing over nine million examination scripts each year.
Ross Hall joined Edexcel in December 2006, from a background in corporate venturing. He has been responsible for establishing and growing more than 20 businesses around the world, in a wide range of market sectors including education, human resources, healthcare, logistics and media. Ross also has a track record in advising organisations on innovation for growth.
As Director of International, his focus is on cementing Edexcel as the worl's leading qualifications accreditation body so as to give learners the best employment opportunities; to enable academic institutions to deliver world-class service and to benefit employers by improving recruitment, retention and development in an increasingly global economy.
1000 Registration and fairtrade tea and coffee generously provided by Cafe' Direct
1030 Welcome and Chair by Prof. Tim Connell
1035 Presentation by Mr. Ross Hall
10.55 Q & A
11.10 Close
HMG, academics and up to 5 full-time students free of charge. However, you must ensure you have registered your details at www.canninghouse.com then email corporate@canninghouse.com or business@canninghouse.com to request free place.
Please note that this only applies to full-time students who must show a valid university-issued student card at registration.
If you are unable to register online please call 020 7235 2303 ext. 225 or 228
by: Mr. Ross Hall, Director of International
Chaired by Professor Tim Connell, Languages for the Professions, City University
EDEXCEL, a Pearson company, is the UK's largest awarding body offering academic and vocational qualifications and testing to schools, governments, colleges, employers and other places of learning across the UK and 85 countries internationally.
Formed in 1996 by a merger of the Business and Technology Education Council (BTEC) and the University of London Examinations and Assessment Council, Edexcel has more than 100 years' experience, awarding over 500,000 vocational qualifications and processing over nine million examination scripts each year.
Ross Hall joined Edexcel in December 2006, from a background in corporate venturing. He has been responsible for establishing and growing more than 20 businesses around the world, in a wide range of market sectors including education, human resources, healthcare, logistics and media. Ross also has a track record in advising organisations on innovation for growth.
As Director of International, his focus is on cementing Edexcel as the worl's leading qualifications accreditation body so as to give learners the best employment opportunities; to enable academic institutions to deliver world-class service and to benefit employers by improving recruitment, retention and development in an increasingly global economy.
1000 Registration and fairtrade tea and coffee generously provided by Cafe' Direct
1030 Welcome and Chair by Prof. Tim Connell
1035 Presentation by Mr. Ross Hall
10.55 Q & A
11.10 Close
HMG, academics and up to 5 full-time students free of charge. However, you must ensure you have registered your details at www.canninghouse.com then email corporate@canninghouse.com or business@canninghouse.com to request free place.
Please note that this only applies to full-time students who must show a valid university-issued student card at registration.
If you are unable to register online please call 020 7235 2303 ext. 225 or 228
Tickets: £20.00 (£23.00 incl. VAT) / Members: £10.00 (£11.50 incl. VAT)
9th July 2009 at 19:00 BST
Wilson Saliwonczyk is a 'payador', a troubadour from Argentina. With his improvised gaucho verses he vividly describes the landscape, people and culture of the Rio de la Plata region. While keeping true to the roots of the Creole payadas, he gives them a more current feel by composing verses with a modern theme.
The brainchild of Argentinean singer songwriter Silvia Demetilla, alasVALS are a folk/fusion experimental-tango collective based in London and Buenos Aires.
With this concert we would like to commemorate the Independence of Argentina and we thank the Embassy of Argentina and the Anglo-Argentine Society for their support.
The brainchild of Argentinean singer songwriter Silvia Demetilla, alasVALS are a folk/fusion experimental-tango collective based in London and Buenos Aires.
With this concert we would like to commemorate the Independence of Argentina and we thank the Embassy of Argentina and the Anglo-Argentine Society for their support.
Tickets: £8.70 (£10.00 incl. VAT) / Members: £5.22 (£6.00 incl. VAT)
10th July 2009 at 12:00 BST
By: Dr. Francisco Panizza, Senior Lecturer in Latin American Politics
London School of Economics
Chaired by: Mr. David Thomas OBE, Chairman of Canning House
Discussants:Prof. George Philip, Head of Latin American Politic Department of Government, London School of Economics; Mr. Michael Reid, Americas Editor, The Economist.
Copies of the book will be available for sale at the discounted price of GBP 12.00
Francisco Panizza was born in Montevideo, Uruguay, and studied politics in Brazil and England. He has taught in universities in Uruguay, Brazil, Mexico and England, where he lives since 1979. His research interests are populism, democracy, and the politics of economic reform. He combines his academic career with consultancy and journalism. He is a frequent contributor to the BBC, Bloomberg TV and several Latin American media networks.
PROGRAMME
11.30 Registration
12.00 Welcome from Mr. Davis Thomas
12.05 Presentation by Mr. Francisco Panizza
12.35 Comments by Prof. George Philip
13.50 Comments by Mr. Michael Reid
13.05 Q & A
13.20 Close and Sandwich Lunch
Admission:
HMG, Academics, Ambassadors and up to 5 full-time students free of charge. However, you must ensure you have registered your details at www.canninghouse.com then email corporate@canninghouse.com or business@canninghouse.com to request free place.
Please note that this only applies to full-time students who must show a valid university-issued student card at registration.
If you are unable to register online please call 020 7235 2303 ext. 225 or 228
London School of Economics
Chaired by: Mr. David Thomas OBE, Chairman of Canning House
Discussants:Prof. George Philip, Head of Latin American Politic Department of Government, London School of Economics; Mr. Michael Reid, Americas Editor, The Economist.
Copies of the book will be available for sale at the discounted price of GBP 12.00
Francisco Panizza was born in Montevideo, Uruguay, and studied politics in Brazil and England. He has taught in universities in Uruguay, Brazil, Mexico and England, where he lives since 1979. His research interests are populism, democracy, and the politics of economic reform. He combines his academic career with consultancy and journalism. He is a frequent contributor to the BBC, Bloomberg TV and several Latin American media networks.
PROGRAMME
11.30 Registration
12.00 Welcome from Mr. Davis Thomas
12.05 Presentation by Mr. Francisco Panizza
12.35 Comments by Prof. George Philip
13.50 Comments by Mr. Michael Reid
13.05 Q & A
13.20 Close and Sandwich Lunch
Admission:
HMG, Academics, Ambassadors and up to 5 full-time students free of charge. However, you must ensure you have registered your details at www.canninghouse.com then email corporate@canninghouse.com or business@canninghouse.com to request free place.
Please note that this only applies to full-time students who must show a valid university-issued student card at registration.
If you are unable to register online please call 020 7235 2303 ext. 225 or 228
Tickets: £40.00 (£46.00 incl. VAT) / Members: £20.00 (£23.00 incl. VAT)
13th July 2009 at 18:00 BST
Aimed at those with a Beginners course under their belt, also suitable for fluent Spanish speakers who are beginners in Portuguese. Students will learn useful vocabulary for travelling, comparisons and descriptions, how to give and receive information, the imperative, the gerund, working with past and present tenses.
5 day intensive course: Monday 13 July to Friday 17 July - 6pm to 9pm
5 day intensive course: Monday 13 July to Friday 17 July - 6pm to 9pm
Tickets: £150.00 (£150.00 incl. VAT) / Members: £100.00 (£100.00 incl. VAT)
20th July 2009 at 18:00 BST
For those new to the language with no experience, this course will give you the basics - how to introduce yourself, numbers, the alphabet, pronunciation, directions, ordering, shopping, verbs in the present and the simple past.
5 day intensive course: Monday 20 July to Friday 24 July - 6pm to 9pm
5 day intensive course: Monday 20 July to Friday 24 July - 6pm to 9pm
Tickets: £150.00 (£150.00 incl. VAT) / Members: £100.00 (£100.00 incl. VAT)
31st July 2009 at 18:00 BST
A photography exhibition by Eleanor Marriott marking 50 years since the Cuban Revolution
In 2009 Eleanor Marriott travelled around Cuba photographing the island in order to capture the spirit of the place 50th years after its revolution. She discovered that Cuba is much more than a land of cigars and classic cars. It is a place of intense patronage towards the revolutionaries, of crumbling colonial buildings, of music coming from houses, plazas, cafes and bars; of men playing dominoes in the streets; children playing baseball with plastic bottle caps and sticks of wood; people getting by in spite of food, water and electricity shortages.
Website:eleanormarriottphotography.co.uk
Due to public demand, the exhibition has been extended until 31 July
Opening times: 2pm - 6pm
Venue: Canning House Library
Free entrance
In 2009 Eleanor Marriott travelled around Cuba photographing the island in order to capture the spirit of the place 50th years after its revolution. She discovered that Cuba is much more than a land of cigars and classic cars. It is a place of intense patronage towards the revolutionaries, of crumbling colonial buildings, of music coming from houses, plazas, cafes and bars; of men playing dominoes in the streets; children playing baseball with plastic bottle caps and sticks of wood; people getting by in spite of food, water and electricity shortages.
Website:eleanormarriottphotography.co.uk
Due to public demand, the exhibition has been extended until 31 July
Opening times: 2pm - 6pm
Venue: Canning House Library
Free entrance
Tickets: £0.00 (£0.00 incl. VAT) / Members: £0.00 (£0.00 incl. VAT)
15th September 2009 at 10:00 BST
Dr. Evan Ellis is a professor of national security studies, modeling, gaming and simulation at the Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies in Washington DC.
Dr. Ellis has presented his work on Latin America strategic issues and other topics in a broad range of business and government forums in the United States, Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Venezuela, France, and the United Kingdom. Dr. Ellis has published numerous articles, including treatments of Latin America's relationship with China, urban street gangs, and regional energy security issues. His recent work 'China and Latin America' is the first book-length treatment of the topic to appear in print.
1130 Registration and fairtrade tea and coffee generously provided by Cafe' Direct
10.00 Welcome from Canning House
10.10 Presentation by Dr. Evan Ellis
11.10 Q&A
12.25 Close
HMG, Ambassadors or one delegate and up to 5 full-time students/academics may attend this event free of charge. However, you must ensure you have registered your details at www.canninghouse.com then email corporate@canninghouse.com or business@canninghouse.com to request free places.
Dr. Ellis has presented his work on Latin America strategic issues and other topics in a broad range of business and government forums in the United States, Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Venezuela, France, and the United Kingdom. Dr. Ellis has published numerous articles, including treatments of Latin America's relationship with China, urban street gangs, and regional energy security issues. His recent work 'China and Latin America' is the first book-length treatment of the topic to appear in print.
1130 Registration and fairtrade tea and coffee generously provided by Cafe' Direct
10.00 Welcome from Canning House
10.10 Presentation by Dr. Evan Ellis
11.10 Q&A
12.25 Close
HMG, Ambassadors or one delegate and up to 5 full-time students/academics may attend this event free of charge. However, you must ensure you have registered your details at www.canninghouse.com then email corporate@canninghouse.com or business@canninghouse.com to request free places.
Tickets: £40.00 (£46.00 incl. VAT) / Members: £20.00 (£23.00 incl. VAT)
2nd October 2009 at 10:00 BST
Canning House together with UKTI are pleased to announce that a detailed Railway Sector report covering Brazil & Argentina will be launched at a Seminar on 2nd October together with a short presentation and a Q & A session with the author and mission members.
UK companies attending the seminar will also have an opportunity to meet UKTI's Railway Sector Team and learn about our events for the year. All delegates will receive a free copy of the report on completion of the seminar.
Admission is free.
If you are unable to register online please call 020 7235 2303 ext. 225 or 228 or email business@canninghouse.com
UK companies attending the seminar will also have an opportunity to meet UKTI's Railway Sector Team and learn about our events for the year. All delegates will receive a free copy of the report on completion of the seminar.
Admission is free.
If you are unable to register online please call 020 7235 2303 ext. 225 or 228 or email business@canninghouse.com
Tickets: £0.00 (£0.00 incl. VAT) / Members: £0.00 (£0.00 incl. VAT)
10th November 2009 at 18:30 GMT
2009 marks the 6Oth Anniversary of the foundation of World Town Planning Day (WTPD). It was established in Argentina in 1949 by the late Professor Carlos Maria della Paolera of the University of Buenos Aires, founder of the Instituto Superior de Urbanismo. Canning House together with London Metropolitan University are pleased to announce this Diamond Anniversary of a special day to recognize and promote the role of planning in creating liveable communities.
Admission: There is no charge for admission but attendance is strictly by invitation only. To confirm you wish to attend, please register your details at www.canninghouse.com and contact the Corporate Department on 020 7235 2303 ext. 225 or 221 or email corporate@canninghouse.com / business@canninghouse.com to confirm your place.
Admission: There is no charge for admission but attendance is strictly by invitation only. To confirm you wish to attend, please register your details at www.canninghouse.com and contact the Corporate Department on 020 7235 2303 ext. 225 or 221 or email corporate@canninghouse.com / business@canninghouse.com to confirm your place.
Tickets: £0.00 (£0.00 incl. VAT) / Members: £0.00 (£0.00 incl. VAT)