Dear Members,

Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of The Oxford & Cambridge Society of Singapore will be held at No. 4 Queen Astrid Park on Friday 16 November 2012 at 7.45 pm for 8.15pm for the following purposes:

1. To confirm and adopt the Minutes of the previous AGM, convened on 28 October, 2011;
2. To confirm and adopt the Committee’s report and the Accounts of the Society as at 31 December, 2011;
3. To elect the Committee members for 2012-2014;
4. To elect two Honorary Auditors for a term of 1 year;
5. To transact such other business as may be properly transacted at an ordinary general meeting.

Dress Code: Smart Casual

Please RSVP to events@oxbridge.org.sg by 12 November 2012.

The September Social 2012

Join us for an afternoon of informal mingling as we send this year’s freshers off on their journey. This year, the Oxford and Cambridge alumni have worked together to combine their fresher’s event – the more the merrier! Whether you are a first year, a current student or a Cantab/Oxon alumni, this is an excellent opportunity for you to catch up with old friends and make new ones.

Date: 22 Sept 2012 (Sat)
Time: 2.30pm-5pm
Venue: University Lounge, Level 6, SMU Administration Building, 81 Victoria Street, Singapore 188065
Contact: cambridgesocietysg@gmail.com
Sign Up here: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/4235636904

The event is free for freshmen entering Cambridge or Oxford. A nominal fee of $5 will be collected from alumni and guests to offset costs. Please pay by cash at the door.

Wine, soft drinks and light finger snacks will be provided.

We are very grateful for the generous support of Prof Arnoud de Meyer (President of SMU and previously Director of the Judge Business School in Cambridge) as well as the Oxford and Cambridge Society of Singapore.

Dear Society Members,

The early bird tickets for the Oxbridge Get Together are now sold out, but there are still standard member and non-member tickets available. Do please join us in the courtyard of the Singapore Art Museum this Friday for what promises to be a lovely evening!

Oxbridge Get Together – Wine and Tapas at Via Mar

Singapore may be hot all year round, but summer is still worth celebrating. And what better way to do so by kicking off the weekend with fine company, scintillating conversation and, dare we say, more than a smidgen of alcohol. (Don’t worry – teetotalers are welcome!)

Free flow of house red or white/ beer/ soft drinks
Free flow of selected tapas items.

22nd June 2012, Friday, 8 to 10.30pm
Via Mar, Singapore Art Museum

$35 for members
$45 for non-members

RSVP at this site: http://oxb-viamar.eventbrite.com

Sign up for Ordinary ($30 per calendar year) or Lifetime membership ($300 for life) on the spot and get $15 off your usual membership fee, and enjoy the preferential member rate for this event!

For more information, please contact us at: events@oxbridge.org.sg

Dear Fellow Oxbridge Members, Alumni & Friends,

The Boat Race Dinner this year will be held on 7th April 2012 at the Raffles Hotel – The Ballroom, Level 3. Dinner will commence at 8.00pm.

Tentative timing as follows:

7.00pm Pre-dinner drinks and registration
8.00pm Dinner
9.15pm Live screening of the Boat Race (2.15pm BST)
9.45pm Speeches by representatives of both universities
– For Oxford: Arjuna Mahendran, Managing Director, HSBC Private Bank
– For Cambridge: Thio Shen Yi SC, Head, Litigation, TSMP Law Corporation

We need your support!

Regular tickets are $150 per head
Sponsor Tables (10 seats) are available at $3000 per table
House wine and beer will be provided.
(If you wish to bring your own alcohol, corkage for two bottles of wine per table will be waived.)

Please use the response slip here to sign up. Do email our secretariat at events@oxbridge.org.sg so that we can look out for your cheque. Please also take this opportunity to renew your membership (if you are not already a Life Member), or to update your particulars.

We look forward to seeing you soon!