Tuesday, March 22, 2011

















International Francophonie Day

International Francophonie Day

22 March 2011, 8.30pm - On the occasion of the International Francophonie Day, the French Institute in London organises the Francophone Week (13-20 March 2011), at Ciné lumière (Institut Francais, 17 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2DT) where will be screened shorts from Romania, Quebec, Belgium, Switzerland, Lebanon, Morocco and France.


This year, the Embassy’s proposal, the award-winning Romanian short film The boxing lesson (Lecţia de box), directed by Alexandru Mavrodineanu will be screened on Tuesday, 22 March 2011, at 8.30pm. The film tells the story of Victor, a businessman from Bucharest, who can no longer stand to see his son beaten up at school so he takes the boy to boxing classes. But twelve-year-old Vlad refuses to take part. To teach him a lesson, Victor enters the boxing ring himself. Boxing Lesson was selected by a number of international festivals including the New York Film Festival (2007).

More details: www.institut-francais.org.uk

Improving family policy across Member States: Hearing discusses problem of ageing population

The EESC has conducted a hearing on 'The role of family policy in demographic change: Sharing best practice among Member States'. Held on March 21, this meeting consulted a range of perspectives from a number of stakeholders on family matters, with a view to improving and sharing practices between Member States. The hearing was organised at the request of the Hungarian Presidency, to target the problem of how to give tangible recognition to the substantial contribution that families make to society.



In his opening address, Staffan Nilsson, EESC President said: "Europe must set an example in matters of intergenerational equity and solidarity and the problem of ageing population is both a challenge and an opportunity for Europe".



The hearing was chaired by Luca Jahier, President of the EESC Various Interests' Group and included presentations from Miklós Soltész, Hungarian Minister of State for Social, Family and Youth Affairs and Anna Záborská, Chair of the Intergroup on Family, Protection of Childhood and Solidarity between the Generations. There were also contributions from experts, contrasting the experience of different Member States.



According to the EESC, the social and economic benefits of the family should be appreciated. Insufficient support for families could result in a substantial increase in costs, especially in terms of welfare services.



Demographic challenges need to be quickly tackled by providing incentives to work and viewing older people as an asset rather than a burden. The Committee is also committed to looking ahead and is already working with the future Polish presidency on demography and the labour market. Furthermore, it intends to support the idea of proclaiming 2014 as a European Year for families.



The Hungarian Presidency took the chance of this hearing to launch at EU level its thematic week "Europe for families, Families for Europe" which will be organised next week in Budapest and which will be concluded by an Informal Council of Ministers for family, to which the Committee will present the results of the hearing and its own contribution.



More information, contact:

For more information please contact:

Barbara Gessler, EESC Press Unit,

Tel.:+32 2 546 8066;

barbara.gessler@eesc.europa.eu

The Ambassador of Romania's lecture at the University of Oxford

Embassy of Romania - London/ On 10 May 2011, the Ambassador of Romania to the United Kingdom, Dr Ion Jinga, will deliver a lecture on "Romania: from the crossroad of empires to a hub of European values " at the Faculty of History, University of Oxford, as the part of the Central European Seminar Series.



Organised by Dr Marius Turda (Associate Professor, Oxford Brookes University), the seminar proposes group discussions with students and academics currently engaged in research on Central and Eastern European issues in Oxford. This year guest speakers included ambassadors of other Central European countries accredited to London.



Dr Robert Evans, Regius Professor of Post-Medieval History of Central and Eastern Europe, will moderate the discussion.

Monday, March 07, 2011

Thursday, March 03, 2011

Standing Together - Support the 112 - 2011




The 112 – 2011

Standing Together are again organising a charity bike ride to take place on the 7th May 2011. We are going to cycle 112 kilometres in one day - that is one kilometre for every woman who dies per year as a result of domestic violence. This was a great success in 2009 and 2010, and we hope to make it bigger and better in 2011. The aim of the event is to:

• Highlight the issue of domestic violence
• Ensure people understand the damage caused by domestic violence
• Raise funds to combat domestic violence though a coordinated response to this crime

Participants can enter in one of three ways:

The 112 – The Challenge
This is for the more adventurous cyclist who really wants to push him or herself. The expectation is that the rider will complete the whole course in a day having passed through 2 checkpoints around the route. Hopefully some form of “peloton” will form to aid progress. The route takes you from Windsor through the Thames Valley and takes in, via generally quiet roads, some lovely villages and scenery to the west of Windsor.

The 112 – The Relay
This is where a group of cyclists want to do the whole route together but do not want to ride the full distance individually. It will require riders to take it in turns covering the route whilst their other team members follow in a car, with others talking over when exhaustion strikes. Logistically this will probably work best with 3/4 riders with a car capable of carrying the spare bikes.

The 112 – The Roundabout
This is a more local approach! A ride for those who want to take part, but are not sure their legs will hold out for the full 112km! This option covers 11.2 miles in a loop on the roads around Windsor Great Park. For those who would prefer, this distance can also be run.


Health and Safety – each rider or team is responsible for their own safety; participants must use an appropriate and reliable bike and should be correctly attired. Participants would be expected to ensure they have sufficient refreshments although we will attempt to secure drinks/snacks for those involved.

Routes – We have maps for these routes. They will be made available to participants on the day.

Numbers for the full distance must be limited to 112 so if you are interested and do not want to miss this opportunity to help make a real difference please read and complete the form overleaf. Places will be snapped up quickly.

Anthony Wills, Chief Executive




Booking Form

112 Bike Ride

Saturday 7th May 2011

YOUR DETAILS

Name___________________________________________________ Title____________________
Address__________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________

Postcode____________________________
Email_______________________________
Telephone___________________________ Fax__________________________
Names of team riders:



Challenge you wish to take part in:

• The Challenge __
• The Relay __
• The Roundabout __



PAYMENT DETAILS

There is an initial registration fee of £10 per rider:

Cheque Enclosed £____________
Payable to Standing Together Against Domestic Violence. Please ensure your name is written on the back of the cheque.
Cash enclosed £____________

Payment by BACS ____
Bank: CafCash Sort Code: 405240. Account Number 00009441. Account Name: Standing Together Against Domestic Violence. Please ensure the payment is clearly referenced.


MINIMUM SPONSORSHIP
In addition we ask you to endeavour to raise a minimum of £112 in sponsorship money for Standing Together.
Please sign to confirm that you agree to the above:

Sign: _______________________________________________

Print name: __________________________________________


To Register: Please submit your completed form to:
POST: The 112, Standing Together Against Domestic Violence, Room 44d, The Polish Centre, 238-246 King Street, London W6 0RF
FAX: 020 8748 5921
EMAIL: admin@standingtogether.org.uk
ENQUIRIES: 020 8748 5717

Free NHS Health Check: Saturday 5 March 2011



Media contact
Tom Stevenson
020 8753 5268
Tom.stevenson@hf-pct.nhs.uk


Press release


Check your health, save your life

Your local NHS is now making it easier for you to stay healthier for longer with the help of
a free NHS Health Check.

NHS Hammersmith and Fulham will be offering the quick and simple check at – Loftus Road Stadium on Saturday 5th March, between 10am & 2.30pm.

We are offering health checks in partnership with QPR Community Trust. This means that if you come for a health check before 2.30pm you are eligible to receive one free ticket* to the
QPR vs Leicester City home game at Loftus Road Stadium at 3pm on 5th of March.

The Health Check is available to everyone aged between 40 and 74 and can see if you are at risk of developing serious health problems like heart disease, stroke, diabetes and kidney disease.

During the 20 minute Health Check, fully-trained healthcare professionals will ask questions about your lifestyle, family history, and current medication. They will record your weight, sex, height and measure things like your blood pressure to get your Health Check result. Your result will be explained in full at the end of the check.

Everyone who takes the free NHS Health Check will be given advice and information on improving their health. Anyone who needs more specialist help will be referred to a GP, or a more appropriate NHS service.

Health Checks are also available across the borough in five pharmacies or through your own GP surgery.

Pharmacy health checks – no appointment needed.

• Healthside Pharmacy, 90 Shepherds Bush Road. W6 7PD
• Parmay Pharmacy, 122 - 124 North End Pharmacy. W14 9PP
• Bush Pharmacy, 334 Uxbridge Road. W12 7LL
• Westway Pharmacy, 11 Westway. W12 0PT
• Fulham Pharmacy, 608 Fulham Road. SW6 5RP

Monday, February 28, 2011

The opening of Rita Horowitz water painting exhibition

Tomorrow, 1st of March 2011, between 6 - 8pm, in 1 Belgrave Square SW1X 8PH, on the occasion of the Day of Mărţişor, the Embassy of Romania in London is opening the water colours painting exhibition “Primăvara – A Spring celebration” by Rita Horowitz.



Discovering the illusive beauty of water colour, Rita Horowitz became a follower of Stella Cardew, whose magical gift of imparting her skills is legendary. Rita’s water colours are included in private collections world wide, being exhibited at The World Trade Centre and at Patchings Arts Centre. Her painting “ Granada” won a national prize for expressiveness. Other works include marine and portrait subjects.



The exhibition will be opened 1st - 17th of March 2011, and it can be viewed from Monday through Friday between 10am - 5pm.

Thursday, February 24, 2011

De Dragobete , cu drag tuturor!





Dar tu ai învãţat?

M-ai învãţat sã iubesc
Ninsorile şi corbii
Sã iubesc ura şi destinul
Cu aceeasi unitate de mãsurã

M-ai învãţat sã trãiesc
dezbrãcatã de hainele de duminica
sã iubesc goalã puşcã
arzând pe rugul cetãţii

M-ai învãţat sã iubesc
iubire fãrã de hotar şi
fãrã de habarul strãlucirii
ce se întoarce tot mai des în noi

M-ai învãţat sã iubesc intoleranţa
Şi puritatae cu aceeaşi inocenţã
Sã le topesc sub zâmbetul zãpezilor
Pânã când izvoare din stâncã vor zvâcni

M-ai învãţat sã iubesc întâmplarea
Şi aerul dintre cuvinte pânã când
Rãsãritul va scãlda cu luminã
Fiecare fereastrã şi fiecare zâmbet

M-ai învãţat sã ţes aducerile aminte
Şi sã le torc punţi peste
Apele repezi dintre inimi
Şi dintre uitãrile destinului


Mi-ai învãţat dorul sã colinde
printre casele înrobite de secunda de fiere
sã lase cetina sã zboare spiralã peste cer
cu ochii copiilor rãsãrind zâmbetele bunicilor.


M-ai învãţat sã picur dragoste
Paşilor desculţi printre morminte
M-ai învãţat sã iubesc istoria
Respirând între douã inchiziţii

M-ai invãţat parfumul florilor
Muzica sferelor iar zambetul stelelor
Sã-mi fie frate şi sorã drumurilor
Întortocheate de destin.

M-ai învãţat sã sãrut tãcerea pe gurã
Pãtimaş, sã o strâng cu aripile îngerilor
Pânã când rãcnetul cuvintelor
Va şuiera printre neputinţe strigând

Pace!

Dar tu ai învãţat?



3 ianuarie 2009
Cardiff

Fragment din volumul Parfumul ingerilor de Ionela Flood Ed Deliana, 2010, Bucuresti
Ilustratie de carte de Ioan Astalus .

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

18th International Economic Conference – IECS 2011 “CRISES AFTER THE CRISIS. INQUIRIES FROM A NATIONAL, EUROPEAN AND GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE”

18th International Economic Conference – IECS 2011

“CRISES AFTER THE CRISIS. INQUIRIES FROM A NATIONAL, EUROPEAN AND GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE”

SIBIU, ROMANIA
MAY 19-20, 2011

Anniversary Edition
- 20 Years of Higher Economic Education in Sibiu -

Papers may cover topics in Economics, Management, Marketing, Business, Banking, Finance, Accounting, Insurance and Economic Informatics, bearing on the Conference theme.

The Conference debates will be organized in specialized sessions, as follows:
1. Economics of Crises versus Crisis of Economics
2. Management: New Coordinates and Challenges
3. Marketing, Commerce and Tourism and a New Paradigm of Change
4. Banking, Accounting and Financial Systems from the 21st Century Perspective
5. Applied Informatics in Economy

PAPER FORMAT

Papers will be written in English and will be of maximum 10 pages long.
Papers must comply with the guidelines described in the IECS 2011 Template. The organizing committee reserves the right to reject submissions that do not comply with this format.
Participants can send either an individual paper or two papers in collaboration. The organizing committee will not accept papers with more than 3 co-authors.
All submissions are subject to a double blind review process. Papers will be evaluated for originality, significance, clarity, and contribution.
Accepted and presented papers will be published in the CD Conference Proceedings with ISBN that will be submitting for evaluation and coverage in the Conference Proceedings Citation Index by Thomson Reuters - ISI Proceedings.
Selected papers will be considered for publication in Revista Economică (http://economice.ulbsibiu.ro/rom/profesori/publicatii/revista_economica.php), a CNCSIS B+ Journal, indexed in RePeC, Ulrich`s Periodicals Directory, DOAJ.

IMPORTANT DEADLINES

➢ 21.03.2011: On-line registration and full-paper submission. Registration form will be available only on-line at http://iecs.ulbsibiu.ro
➢ 04.04.2011: Notification of paper acceptance or rejection
➢ 22.04.2011: Payment of registration fee
➢ 09.05.2011: Acknowledgment of arrival, by e-mail at iecs@ulbsibiu.ro

ACCOMMODATION

Hotel's detailed booking information will be provided in early 2011. Participants are required to book their own accommodation.

REGISTRATION FEE

100 euro/paper
covering registration, conference package (program and Conference Proceedings), access to all conference sessions and daily meals (lunch & dinner). Transport and accommodation expenses will be borne by participants.
In case the paper is multi-authored and more than one author would like to participate in the conference, each participant pays the registration fee separately.
The conference package will be available only for the authors who attend.

Payments are to be made by bank transfer, as follows:
- in lei, into the account of “Universitatea Lucian Blaga”, Sibiu, Victoriei No. 10, CUI: 4480173, IBAN: R063TREZ576504601X000406, Trezoreria Sibiu

- in euro, into the account of “Universitatea Lucian Blaga”, Sibiu, Victoriei No. 10, IBAN: RO44RNCB0227036041020003, BCR Sibiu, SWIFT CODE: RNCBROBU

All bank transfers will bear the specification: “Registration fee for the International Economic Conference – IECS 2011”.

CONTACT

E-mail: iecs@ulbsibiu.ro

Tel.: 004 0753 494444 or 004 0269 215243

Teaching assistant Diana Mihaiu, Ph.D. student

Associate Professor Ramona Orăştean, Ph.D.

Teaching assistant Eduard Stoica, Ph.D. student - for technical questions regarding the on-line registration and paper submission, please contact by e-mail at eduard.stoica@ulbsibiu.ro

VENUE

"Lucian Blaga" University of Sibiu
Faculty of Economic Sciences
17 Dumbrăvii Avenue, Sibiu, Romania


CONFERENCE LANGUAGE: English



For further information please visit the Conference website: http://iecs.ulbsibiu.ro

International Conference “The Financial Markets in the Context of the New Economy Paradigm”

13-14.05.2011 Timisoara

Organized by

THE FACULTY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (FEAA)
Within the West University of Timisoara

THE FACULTY OF FINANCE, INSURANCE, BANKING AND STOCK EXCHANGE (FABBV)
Within Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies,

THE BANAT-CRIŞANA FINANCIAL INVESTMENTS COMPANY

THE PHD SCHOOL
Within the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration

THE RESEARCH CENTER IN FINANCE AND MONEY „ANGHEL RUGINĂ”
Within the Finance Department of the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration






The international and multidisciplinary conference encourages both professors from different universities as well as young researchers to take part if they share a common interest in one of the following scientific areas of interest:
- financial markets;
- financial crisis and global imbalances;
- modern financial intermediation;
- capital flows and their impact;
- Foreign Direct Investment in the context of globalization - case studies
- the stability of financial systems;
- the current crisis of economic theory and the New Macroeconomics;
- quality of public policies for sustainable development;
- the new determinants of growth in the context of knowledge society;
- any other relevant topic.

Important dates:
Deadline for Final Paper Submission - 28th of February
Notification of Acceptance/ Rejection of the Final Papers - 5th of April 2011
Deadline for the Payment of the Conference Fee and Final Deadline for Submitting the Participation Form at the e-mail address of one of the sections - 25th of April 2011

Guidelines for paper submission:

Papers are going to be written both in English according to the attached templates (authors’ guidelines.).
The papers selected by the scientific committee are going to be published in a separate supplement of the Timisoara Journal of Economics, recognized as a “B+” Journal by CNCSIS, indexed in international databases (Ulrich’s Periodicals Directory) or in The Capital Market Journal, ISSN 1842-3981.

Papers accepted for the conference must be presented in the conference in order to be taken into account for publication.

Registration:
The registration is done by filling in the Registration Form and sending it along with the final paper at the e-mail addresses listed below for each section:

Section Contact person e-mail address
Financial Markets Junior Assistant PhD candidate Mura Ovidiu fmcnep_financial_markets@yahoo.com
Private and Public Finance Assistant PhD Crâşneac Alexandru fmcnep_pp_finance@yahoo.com
Economic Growth Assistant PhD Năchescu Miruna fmcnep_economic_growth@yahoo.com
Young Researchers Junior Assistant PhD candidate Boţoc Claudiu fmcnep_young_researchers@yahoo.com


Each participant to the conference can register maximum 2 papers as single author or co-author.
Detailed information can be found on the conference site http://www.feaa.uvt.ro/fmcnep/

FMCNEP2011 Organizing Committee

Sunday, January 09, 2011

International Conference Quality and Innovation in Engineering and Management, Cluj-Napoca 2011


The Technical University of Cluj -Napoca invites you to the 1st International Conference in Quality and Innovation in Engineering and Management, Cluj-Napoca, 17th-19th of March 2011.




Conference Topics

Quality Engineering and Management
Track coordinators: Sorin POPESCU
- Quality and performance management
- Technology and quality improvement
- The future of quality
- Quality for “life”
- Education for quality and Quality for education
Innovation Engineering and Management
Track coordinator: Stelian BRAD
- Innovative processes and models
- Methods and tools for innovation
- Business and process innovation
- Innovative quality tools
- Barriers and success factors for quality and
innovation
- E-Innovation and E-Quality
Design Engineering and Management
Track coordinator: Daniela POPESCU
- Product development
- Sustainable product innovation
- Organizational intelligence and competitive
development
- Project management
Numan DURAKBASA and
- Quality systems and organizational excellence
- Industrial Metrology
- Quality measurement and control
- Management for sustainability


Important Dates:
Abstract submission: January 5, 2011
Abstract acceptance notification: January 12, 2011
Full-paper submission: February 14, 2011
Full-paper acceptance: March 7, 2011





Fees:
Conference attendance & electronic proceedings 100 €
Printed proceedings 25 €
Gala dinner 25 €
PhD students will receive 50% discount of the above fees

Papers will be reviewed and published in the official Conference
Proceedings. Selected papers, in expanded version, will be
considered for publication as full-length research papers subjected
to full peer reviewing with appropriate revisions in scientific journals
indexed in international databases.

The primary objective of QIEM 2011 is to provide an international
forum for researchers to discuss the state of the art in the fields of
quality and innovation and to disseminate their recent advances and
their views in these areas.
The Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, as the main organizer of the
conference, proposes the Conference Topics in order to capitalize
upon the research activity, experience from the
major fields of interest within the Department of Machine-Tools and
Industrial Robots.

For additional information please refer to:
Conference website: www.qiem.utcluj.ro
Email: contact@qiem.utcluj.ro
Tel / Fax: +40 264 415710

The support of the EU funded project
POSDRU/18/1.2/G/9136 is acknowledged with gratitude



Professor Marieta Olaru, Ph. D.

Head of the Research Center for Business Administration
Department of Science of Commodities and Quality Management
University: The Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies, Romania
5-7 Mihail Moxa, Sector 1, Bucharest - 010704; Office: 3302
Email: olaru.marieta@gmail.com
Tel: 004 – 0722 922 797

Saturday, December 25, 2010

Sarbatori Fericite - Departamentul pentru Romanii de Pretutindeni

Dragi români de pretutindeni,

Îmi face o deosebită onoare şi totodată bucurie, acum, la sfârşit de an, să vă adresez cele mai calde felicitări cu ocazia sărbătorilor de iarnă atât de dragi nouă, românilor.

Fie ca lumina sărbătorilor să vă intre în case şi în suflete, să ne adune pe toţi în jurul valorilor creştine, să petrecem Crăciunul şi venirea Noului An alături unii de alţii, plini de speranţă şi bucurie.

În spiritul acestor valori, vă adresez cele mai calde urări de sănătate, linişte sufletească şi împliniri şi îmi exprim recunoştinţa pentru dedicaţia şi puterea cu care, de-a lungul anilor, aţi reuşit să menţineţi spiritul românesc viu.

Încredinţându-vă de întreaga noastră preţuire, vă doresc un An Nou al bunăstării, al liniştii şi al bucuriei!
Cu aleasă consideraţie,

Eugen Tomac

Secretar de stat pentru românii de pretutindeni

Invite to DIVINE ODA, 26 DECEMBER , 4pm at Peace Center, St. Ethelburga, London , UK/Invitatie la Oda Divinului, 26 Dec 4pm la St. Ethelburga's Center

Refugee Art Point
&
Pro-Diaspora Magazine
will invite you to the Sunday Christmas Nativity to enjoy and to welcome the New Year and the next decade in a community spirit.

December 26, 4pm (16.00)at Peace Center, St. Ethelburga, London , UK

ODA DIVINE
The program includes:

* 4pm
Carols
Exhibition of book illustrations - Ion Astalus, Adina Romanescu, Amy Lee, Petre Vlaic and Adela Ursache.
Collective exhibition of icons - Aurelia Carabinieru Chiriac (Iconographic Workshop Romanca Society),
* 4.30 - Presentation "The Arts - Refuge Point"
* 4.45 - Who are we? (stories, memories, habits, jokes) - contribution of participants,
* 5.30 - Tea Break,
* 5.45 - Presentation of the book "Scented Angels" by Ionela Flood, with the poetry recital and slide-show
* 6.00 - DIVINE ODA - Prayer
* 6.15 - Festive Snacks and Part II (carol, popular music and Hora Unirii)
* approx. 8pm - Departure


Partners:
RC Comunison
Romanca Society Uk
Association of Information Managers
Association of the Moldavie Unies Cummunautes NOW
Orthodox Brotherhood NEPSIS Tienerilor
Serafimis Ltd

Location:
Peace Center is located at St Ethelburga 5 min from Liverpool Street Station and Bank station in the City of London. Postcode: EC2N 4AG. No 78 Bishopsgate. This Centre was Christian sanctuary in A.D. 1150 and has St Ethelburga protectors. This place also became a meeting center for the Romanian community in AD 2005.

Confirmation:
RSVP is in reply to unitedmoldovans@gmail.com or mobile: 00447578463847
Contact: Serafim Florea


Details:
http://pro-diaspora.com/
www.romanca.co.uk
www.asociatiainfomanager.com

You're welcome to join us.

Ionela Flood
Romanca Society
www.romanca.co.uk


****************

Art Refugee Point
&
http://pro-diaspora.com/
Revista Pro-Diaspora
va invita in Duminica Craciunului,

sa ne bucuram de Nasterea Domnului si sa intampinam Anul Nou si urmatorul deceniu intr-un spirit Comunitar
26 Decembrie, 4pm (16.00)
la
Centrul Pacii, Sf. Ethelburga
aducem

ODA DIVINULUI
Programul include:

* 4pm - Colinde si Expozitie de ilustratii de carte – Ioan Astalus, Adina Romanescu, Amy Lee, Petre Vlaic si Adela Ursache.
si Expozitie colectiva de icoane – Aurelia Chiriac Carabinieru (Atelier iconografic Societatea Romanca),

* 4.30 - Prezentare "Arta - Punct de Refugiu",

* 4.45 - Cine suntem? (povestioare, amintiri, obiceiuri, glume) - contributia participantilor,
* 5.30 - Pauza de ceai,
* 5.45 - Prezentarea cartii "Parfumul Ingerilor" de Ionela Flood, cu recital de poezie si slide-show,
* 6.00 - ODA DIVINULUI - Rugaciune
* 6.15 - Gustare Festiva si partea II (colindatori, muzica populara si hora Unirii)
* aprox. 8pm - Plecarea


Parteneri:
Comunison RC
Societatea Romanca Uk
Asociatia Info Manager
Association de Cummunautes Unies de Moldavie ACUM
Fraternitatea Tienerilor Ortodocsi NEPSIS
Serafimis Ltd


Localul:
Centrul Pacii Sf. Ethelburga se afla la 5min de Liverpool Street Station sau Bank station in City of London. Postcode: EC2N 4AG. No 78 Bishopsgate. Acest Centru a fost sanctuar Crestinilor din A.D. 1150 si o are ca Protectoare pe Sf. Ethelburga. Acest loc deasemenea a devenit Centru de intilnire pentru comunitatea romaneasca din A.D. 2005.

Confirmarea:
RSVP se face prin reply la unitedmoldovans@gmail.com
contact: Serafim Florea

Happy Festive Season!

We wish you a Happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year!
The Festive Season may bring you peace and armony!





Book illustration by Adina Romanescu for the poetry book 'Scented Angels' by Ionela Flood.



Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas
to hidden hopes in the snow
to princely carols poured on the streets

Merry Christmas

to all Romanians scattered among the snow banks
and to the candle lit for Saints

Merry Christmas
to the Cosmopolitan chink ringing
into mother thought weaving coils

Merry Christmas
to children taking holy communion
in the ancestral language
rooted by the same Charming Princes

Merry Christmas
to the Balade ringing in the old trumpet
over a vers that is scattered abroad

Merry Christmas
to the wreath that is baked in the grain asleep
and to the fire burning in the silver horizon

Merry Christmas
with the Star shining forever
to Unspoken Love on Earth

Merry Christmas!

Ionela Flood , Merry Christmas! from Scented Angels poetry volume, Bucharest 2010


http://animoto.com/play/wgE1OgtJg0gZtwRJttpCHQ
Audio ilustration by Corneliu Pavel for the poetry book Scented Angels by Ionela Flood launched at Baudeamus Book Fair 2010 and at the Conference of Romanians Abroad , Alba Iulia 2010.



Ionela Flood and
The Team Romanca Society
www.romanca.co.uk


***************

Sarbatorile de iarna sa ne petreaca spre Anul Nou cu inocenta copiilor colindand spre inimile noastre si spre viitor! Sarbatori linistite cu pace si armonie!

Echipa Societatii Romanca
www.romanca.co.uk




Ilustratie de carte de Adina Romanescu pentru Volumul de poezie Parfumul Ingerilor de Ionela Flood.


Craciun Fericit

Craciun Fericit
sperantelor ascunse prin zapezi
colindelor revarsate princiar pe strazi

Craciun Fericit
Romanilor risipiti printre nameti
si candelei aprinse pentru Sfinti

Craciun Fericit
oricarui clinchet rasunand cosmopolit
din gandul mamei impletind colaci

Craciun Fericit
copiilor impartasiti in graiul stramosesc
cu acelesi radacini de Feti Frumosi

Craciun Fericit
si doinei rasunand in vechi trompeti
peste un viers ce-l risipim peste hotar

Craciun Fericit
cununei ce se coace in bobul adormit
si focului ce arde-n zarea de argint

Craciun Fericit cu steaua stralucind la infinit
iubirii nerostite pe Pamant

Craciun Fericit!

Ionela Flood Poezie din volumul Parfumul Ingerilor, Bucuresti 2010



Ilustratie de carte pentru volumul de versuri Parfumul Ingerilor - Colindul Crinului de Amy Lee .


http://animoto.com/play/wgE1OgtJg0gZtwRJttpCHQ

Ilustratie audio Colindul Crinului de Ionela Flood, interpretat de Corneliu Pavel -fragment din Cd-ul promotional al volumului de poezii Parfumul Ingerilor, lansat la Gaudeamus Book Fair 2010 si la Congresul Spiritualitatii Romanesti , Alba Iulia 2010.

Saturday, December 11, 2010

Ziua Porţilor Deschise

Ambasada României în Regatul Unit al Marii Britanii şi al Irlandei de Nord

vă invită la

Ziua Porţilor Deschise
Sărbătoarea Pomului de Crăciun

11 decembrie 2010

1 Belgrave Square, SW1X 8PH

Program pentru cei mici

13.00 – Poveste de iarnă de: Monooka, păpuşar şi cântăreaţă, Silviu Bertalan, actor şi Meg Hamilton, muzician.
13.30 – Colinde şi urări susţinute de copiii de la Şcoala de cultură şi tradiţie românească din Londra.
14.00 – Moş Crăciun oferă daruri copiilor.
15.00 – Recepţie oferită copiilor de Patisserie Romana.
15.15 – 17.00 – Divertisment Surpriză pentru copii: Charlie the Clown, Sally Sunshine, Monooka, Andreea şi Meg se vor juca cu cei mici cu figurine din baloane măşti pictate pe faţă, piraţi, păpuşi şi dans.



Salonul George Enescu

18.00 – Concert de colinde cu Ducu Bertzi acompaniat de Mihai Neniţă şi vioara sa fermecată.
19.30 – Recepţie.


Evenimentul beneficiază de sprijinul generos al:

Institutului Cultural Român-Londra, The Chambers of John Coffey Q.C., Blue Air, Lycamobile, Patisserie Romana, Levenes, dlui Iosefin Florea, dlui Bogdan şi dnei Ana Ciobotaru, dnei Anne-Marie Martin, dlui Lucian Liubera, dlui Florin Cerlincă, DJ Ţuţu şi M&S.

Intrarea este liberă, în limita locurilor disponibile. Pentru rezervarea locurilor, vă rugăm contactaţi-ne la tel.: 0207 937 9669, e-mail: press@roemb.co.uk

Friday, November 26, 2010

Se deschide Biblioteca "Ioan Alexandru", prima bibliotecã româneascã din Glasgow

Se deschide Biblioteca "Ioan Alexandru", prima bibliotecã româneascã din Glasgow

Biblioteca "Ioan Alexandru " din Glasgow, Scoţia, se lanseazã vineri 26 noiembrie, între orele 12.00-14.00, cu binecuvântarea Înalt Preasfinţitului Mitropolit Iosif al Europei Occidentale şi Meridionale la Parohia Ortodoxã Românã “Întâmpinarea Domnului” din Glasgow, acolo unde sunt gãzduite cele 4000 de titluri de carte în limba românã.

Biblioteca este deschisã în memoria scriitorului Ioan Alexandru, care a scris printre altele şi seria de “Imne” dedicate zonelor istorice româneşti.

Ideea acestui proiect a fost iniţiatã în urmã cu 2 ani la Congresul Spiritualitãţii Româneşti de la Alba Iulia, ca parteneriat între Biblioteca Judeţeanã “Petre Dulfu”, Fundaţia Asturian din Târgu-Mureş, Societatea Românca din Marea Britanie şi Liga Culturalã pentu Unitatea Românilor de Pretutindeni.
Realizarea proiectului beneficiazã de spaţiul generos al Parohiei Ortodoxe Române “Întâmpinarea Domnului” din Glasgow sub îndrumarea preotului paroh Marcel Oprişan, de donaţia de carte a Bibliotecii Judeţene “Petre Dulfu” din Baia Mare şi suportul Consiliului Judeţean Maramureş. Binevenite sunt şi contribuţiile personale ale celor implicaţi în acest proiect.

Lansarea bibliotecii "Ioan Alexandru" în Glasgow face parte din proiectul “COMEUROBIB” iniţiat de Biblioteca Judeţeanã “Petre Dulfu” şi care vizeazã crearea unui spaţiu cultural românesc într-o serie de oraşe din strãinãtate. Pânã acum, proiectul a fost realizat în Ucraina, Budapesta, Viena, Spania, Republica Moldova.

Biblioteca "Ioan Alexandru" , care este cea de-a doua bibliotecã din Reţeaua de biblioteci Românca , dupã deschiderea în 2009 a bibliotecii "Mihai Eminescu" la Londra gãzduitã de doamna Daniela Rãileanu la Bookeeping Efficiency.

Începând de sãptãmâna viitoare, românii din Scoţia vor putea sã citeascã şi împrumutã cãrţi, sã se documenteze din tratate din domenii variate (sociologie, filosofie, afaceri şi jurnalism.), precum şi cãrţi pentru copii, albume, atlase, enciclopedii, dicţionare, cãrţi de poveşti, cãrţi de beletristicã dar şi ştiinţifice, toate în limba românã.

Membrii comunitãţii româneşti din Scoţia sunt invitaţi la deschiderea oficialã a bibliotecii "Ioan Alexandru ", la eveniment luând parte, pe lângã iniţiatorii proiectului, printre care Teodor Ardelean, directorul Bibliotecii Judeţene “Petre Dulfu” din Baia Mare, câţiva consilieri judeţeni, domnul Mihai Delcea şi doamna Ionela Flood preşedinta Societãţii Românca din Marea Britanie.

PROGRAM:

Recital susţinut de corul “Psalmodia Transylvanica” de la Facultatea de Teologie din Cluj condus de pãrintele profesor Vasile Stanciu.

Discurs susţinut de domnul Teodor Ardelean, directorul bibliotecii Judeţene “Petre Dulfu” şi oaspeţii sãi de la Consiliul Judeţean Maramureş.

Doamna Ionela Flood va prezenta un recital de poezie din volumul “Ţãrmurile iubirii”, câştigator al premiului Grigore Vieru 2009 şi al premiului prefecturii Alba Iulia, precum şi din volumul “Parfumul îngerilor”.

Pãrintele Vasile Stanciu de la Institutul Teologic din Cluj, va evoca memoria scriitorului Ioan Alexandru, pe care l-a cunoscut personal.

Prezentãrile de carte cuprind câteva noutãţi editoriale: broşura proiectului european "Invitaţie pentru compozitori 2010" -London Schubert Players Trust; "Parfumul Îngerilor"- de Ionela Flood; "Lumea satului – de George Smarandache; "Instantaneas en cuatro hilos -de Ariadna Petri si "Cuvintele luminii/The words of light" -de Ariadna Petri.

Expoziţie cu ilustraţie de carte din volumul “Parfumul îngerilor” de Ionela Flood, realizate de: Ioan Astalus, Amy Lee, Adina Romanescu, Adela Ursache şi Petre Vlaic.

Detalii şi contact pãrintele paroh Marcel Oprişan
111 Killin Street,
Glasgow,
G32 9AH

0781.776.2075
0141.237.2473
marceloprisan@yahoo.com

Vã aşteptãm la acest eveniment încãrcat de semnificaţii, sãrbatorind cu aceastã ocazie Ziua Naţionalã a României şi Ziua Naţionalã a Scoţiei, precum şi Ocrotitorul celor douã ţãri, Sfântul Andrei!

Ionela Flood
Societatea Românca
www.romanca.co.uk


Monday, November 22, 2010

The London Schubert Players concert, 28 November,7pm , closing event of Invitation to Composers 2010

The London Schubert Players Trust cordially invites you to attend the closing event of
Invitation to Composers 2010
A ground-breaking international project for the European Commission

Sunday 28 November 2010
3.00pm – 6.00pm Workshops and International Composers’ Forum
7.00pm – 9.00pm Concert

The David Josefowitz Recital Hall
Royal Academy of Music, Marylebone Road,
London NW1 5HT


With the participation of the London Schubert Players
Presenter and Project Director: pianist Anda Anastasescu




Programme:
3pm – 6pm Workshops and International Composers Forum with Drew Wilson (UK), Adina Dumitrescu (Romania), Jonathan Östlund (Sweden) and Nathan Shirley (USA).

The event will be presided by Philip Cashian DMus, BMus, Hon ARAM, Head of Composition, Royal Academy of Music.

7:00 - 9:00pm Concert: A European Odyssey

Frank Bridge (1879 – 1941)
String Quartet No.2 (First movement)

Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
Concerto for Piano, Violin and Strings
Ondřej Šárek (1979 - )
Three concertante Waltzes – World Première

Jonathan Östlund (1975 - ) – British Première
The Outermost Gate
Nathan Shirley (1981 - ) – World Première
Annabel Lee
Drew Wilson (1960 - ) – British Première
Nocturne with cloudscape
Adina Dumitrescu (1964 - ) – British Première
J’ai trouvé les Histoires





The concert will be performed by the London Schubert Players and the Rivoli String Quartet
Anda Anastasescu, Alberto Portugheis, Peter Ciobanu, Helen Burford – Solo Piano
Yuri Zhislin, Calin Andrei, Jessica Boyd - Solo Violin
Michael Cretu - Double Bass



The Invitation to Composers events are musical journeys that
combine performance with music analysis and give audiences
the chance of interacting closely with the dialogue between
composers and performers. They present a stimulating and
informal opportunity to meet, work together and discuss ideas,
aesthetics and experiences.

Workshops and Composers’ Forum are FREE
Concert - £15.00 on the door on the night (concessions £12; students £5)
Reservations advisable from:

London Schubert Players Trust
Tel: 020 7603 1396
Email: aajg@btinternet.com
www.invitationtocomposers.co.uk


We would love to see you there,
Anda and the London Schubert Players



Saturday, November 20, 2010

Programul de schimburi culturale şi educaţionale româno-britanic, semnat la Bucureşti

Programul de schimburi culturale şi educaţionale româno-britanic, semnat la Bucureşti

Ministerul Afacerilor Externe – Bucureşti/ La 15 noiembrie 2010 a avut loc la sediul Ministerului Afacerilor Externe semnareaProgramului între Guvernul României şi Guvernul Regatului Unit al Marii Britanii şi Irlandei de Nord pentru cooperarea în domeniile educaţiei, ştiinţei şi culturii pentru perioada 2010-2014.

Documentul a fost semnat, pentru partea română, de secretarul de stat pentru Dezvoltare Instituţională şi Relaţia cu Parlamentul în cadrul MAE, Anton Niculescu, iar pentru partea britanică, de E.S. Martin Harris O.B.E, ambasador extraordinar şi plenipotenţiar al Regatului Unit al Marii Britanii şi Irlandei de Nord la Bucureşti. La ceremonia de semnare a participat şi directorul British Council, domnul Nigel Townson.

Secretarul de stat Anton Niculescu a subliniat importanţa semnării acestui Program, arătând că „documentul semnat la 15 noiembrie 2010 acoperă un spectru larg de cooperare culturală vizând domenii de actualitate ale agendei europene, precum economia cunoaşterii, industriile creative, dialogul intercultural, patrimoniul cultural, spaţiul european de cercetare, asigurarea calităţii în educaţie şi în educaţia non-formală, formarea profesională etc.”

Totodată oficialul român a precizat că „programul cultural lansat acum ne oferă ocazia de a saluta cooperarea sectoarelor non-guvernamentale din cele două ţări” şi şi-a exprimat satisfacţia „în legătură cu lărgirea ariei de colaborare, dincolo de relaţiile inter-instituţionale, mai ales în ceea ce priveşte administrarea unor teme precum patrimoniul cultural, schimbările climatice, dezvoltarea durabilă, formarea generaţiilor de tineri lideri”.

Ambasadorul britanic Martin Harris a relevat în discursul său că „de multe ori, cultura şi educaţia sunt ambasadori mai buni decât alte instrumente de colaborare bilaterală” şi a amintit că „în domeniul culturii, s-au realizat nenumărate proiecte în teatru, literatură, muzică, arhitectură, urbanism şi alte arte vizuale cu parteneri din România.”

În acelaşi timp, diplomatul englez a precizat că „noul acord de cooperare cuprinde câteva elemente deosebite şi demonstrează importanţa pe care, atât Marea Britanie, cât şi România, o acordă pregătirii cetăţenilor lor pentru o Uniune Europeană inovativă şi competitivă la nivel global.”

„Documentul semnat introduce concepte noi, cum ar fi economia creativă şi economia cunoaşterii şi pune accentul pe dezvoltarea unor domenii de impact la întregul nivel al UE: asigurarea standardelor şi calităţii în educaţie, consolidarea societăţii civile prin intermediul schimburilor culturale şi învăţarea limbilor moderne”, a mai spus ambasadorul Marii Britanii în România.

Informaţii suplimentare:

Documentul trasează liniile cooperării bilaterale în domeniile culturii şi educaţiei pentru următorii patru ani şi cuprinde prevederi privind schimbul de experienţă în domeniile dialogului intercultural, învăţământului profesional, economiei creative şi economiei cunoaşterii; sprijinirea activităţii şi funcţionării ICR Londra şi a British Council România; promovarea contactelor directe între instituţii şi specialişti din domeniile educaţiei, culturii, patrimoniului, ştiinţei, dialogului intercultural, economiei creative şi economiei cunoaşterii; schimbul de materiale informative în domeniul artelor vizuale şi arhitecturii contemporane; organizarea de acţiuni comune în domeniul muzeal; instituirea unui program de burse în domeniul educaţiei formale şi non-formale pentru specialişti în domeniul patrimoniului cultural; organizarea de evenimente în domeniul asigurării calităţii în învăţământul superior şi al formării profesionale; sprijinirea organizării cursurilor de management educaţional, de limbă engleză şi a examinărilor de limbă engleză; încurajarea contactelor între specialiştii în politici educaţionale din cele două state; recrutarea, pentru perioade scurte de timp, de profesori, pentru a preda în sistemul educaţional din celălalt stat; încurajarea cooperării directe între universităţi, institute de cercetare, organizaţii în vederea consolidării Spaţiului European de Cercetare.

Romanian-UK cultural and educational exchange progamme signed today in Bucharest

Ministry for Foreign Affairs – Bucharest/ On 15 November 2010 the Programme between the Government of Romania and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland for Co-operation in the Fields of Education, Science and Culture for the Period 2010-2014 was signed at the headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The document was signed, for Romania , by the MFA State Secretary for Institutional Development and Liaison with Parliament, Anton Niculescu and, for the UK , by H.E. Martin Harris O.B.E., Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to Bucharest . British Council director Nigel Townson also attended the signing ceremony.
State Secretary Anton Niculescu highlighted the importance of the Programme, stating that “the document signed on 15 November 2010 covers a wide-ranging cultural cooperation in major areas of the European agenda, such as knowledge economy, creative industries, intercultural dialogue, cultural heritage, the European Research Area, quality assurance in education and in informal education, professional training etc.”
The Romanian official further said that “the cultural programme launched now gives us the opportunity to welcome the cooperation between the two countries’ nongovernmental sectors,” and expressed satisfaction “with the broadening of the collaboration area beyond interinstitutional relations, notably in connection with the management of such themes as cultural heritage, climate change, sustainable development, or the training of young generations of leaders.”
British Ambassador Martin Harris showed in his address that “culture and education are often better ambassadors than other bilateral collaboration instruments.” “In the areas of culture,” he also said, “many projects have been achieved with partners from Romania , in the fields of theater, literature, music, architecture, urbanism and other visual arts.”
Concurrently, the British diplomat stated that “the new cooperation agreement contains some special elements and proves the importance both Britain and Romania attach to training their citizens for an innovative and globally competitive European Union.”
“The document introduces new concepts, such as creative economy and knowledge economy and emphasizes areas whose impact extends over the entire EU: assuring quality standards in education, consolidating civil society through cultural exchanges and learning modern languages,” the UK ambassador to Romania added.

Background:
The document sets forth the main lines of bilateral cooperation in the fields of culture and education for the next four years. It contains provisions on swaps of experience in point of intercultural dialogue, vocational training, creative economy and knowledge economy; supporting the operation of the Romanian Cultural Institute in London and of the British Council in Romania; promoting direct contacts between institutions and specialists in education, culture, heritage, science, intercultural dialogue, creative economy and knowledge economy; exchanging informative material on contemporary visual arts and architecture; organizing museum-related joint actions; instituting a programme of scholarships for the formal and informal education of cultural heritage specialists; organizing events realted to quality assurance in higher education and professional training; supporting the holding of educational management courses, English language courses and examinations; encouraging contacts between educational policy specialists in the two states; recruiting teachers to teach for brief periods in the educational system of the other state; fostering direct cooperation between universities, research institutes, and organizations with a view to consolidating the European Research Area.

Cristina-Narcisa Nita
Press Attaché
Embassy of Romania in the UK
Arundel House
4 Palace Green
London W8 4QD
Tel.: 0044 20 7937 9669
Fax: 0044 20 7937 8069
Mobile: 0044 75 00 55 88 44
www.london.mae.ro

Elevi britanici au reprezentat România la exerciţiul de simulare al Consiliului UE

Elevi britanici au reprezentat România la exerciţiul de simulare al Consiliului UE

Ambasada României – Londra/ La 16 noiembrie 2010, în cadrul manifestărilor dedicate Săptămânii educaţiei internaţionale, un grup de elevi britanci au reprezentat România la un exerciţiu de simulare a Consiliului UE, găzduit de Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO).

Începând cu 2008, acest exerciţiu se derulează anual fiind organizat de British Council în parteneriat cu FCO. Elevii britanici au avut oportunitatea de a primi sprijinul oferit de Ambasada României la Londra pentru a reprezenta şi răspunde cu succes provocărilor exerciţiului.

Anul acesta, temele de pe agenda exerciţiului de simulare au fost integrarea socială şi economică a populaţiei roma şi securitatea rezervelor de energie ale UE.

David Lidington, ministrul britanic pentru Europa a declarat: „exerciţiul reprezintă un mod excelent de a arăta tinerilor cum sunt adoptate deciziile importante la nivel european”.

Elevii provin de la liceul cu profil ingineresc Cordeaux (regiunea Lincolnshire) care este partener cu şcoala cu clasele I-VIII Biertan (România), în cadrul unui proiect Comenius.

British students represented Romania in a mock EU Council

Embassy of Romania – London/ On 16 November 2010, during International Education Week, a group of British Students represented Romania in a mock EU Council hosted by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO).

Beginning with 2008, the Mock Council is organized annually by the British Council with the support of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Students were able to research the country beforehand with the help of the Embassy of Romania in London, in order to develop their position on how best to respond to the exercise.
On the agenda of the simulation exercise were the inclusion of Roma communities within European countries and securing Europe's energy supply. The Embassy of Romania in London has helped the team prepare their positions, in order to best reflect Romania's views on the matters debated.

David Lidington, the British Europe Minister, said that it is "an excellent way to show young people how the big decisions are made at European level".

The students who represented Romania are from Cordeaux School (Lincolnshire), a specialist college of engineering having a partnership with Biertan High school in Romania for the EU’s Comenius programme.

Cristina-Narcisa Nita
Press Attaché
Embassy of Romania in the UK
Arundel House
4 Palace Green
London W8 4QD
Tel.: 0044 20 7937 9669
Fax: 0044 20 7937 8069
Mobile: 0044 75 00 55 88 44
www.london.mae.ro

Thursday, November 18, 2010

Asociatia Info Manager la Gaudeamus Book Fair 2010 cu "Invitatie pentru compozitori", "Parfumul Îngerilor" si invitati surpriza

Joi, 18 noiembrie, 2010, orele 19:00 – 21:00, vă invităm să participati la lansarea de carte care va avea loc la Gaudeamus Book Fair 2010, locaţie: Romexpo, etaj 3, standul Bursa de contacte 3.20, Bucureşti.


Program:

ora 19:00

Lansare broşură proiect european "Invitaţie pentru compozitori 2010" - autor Anda Anastasescu – London Schubert Players;



ora 19:30

Lansare de carte "Parfumul Îngerilor"- autor Ionela Flood;
ora 20:00



ora 20:30

Lansare de carte "Lumea satului – autor George Smarandache;


Lansare de carte "Instantaneas en cuatro hilos de Ariadna Petri;
"Cuvintele luminii/The words of light" de Ariadna Petri.




Prezintă : George Smarandache

Videoconferinta online realizata pe Skype cu ID -george smarandache- va asteapta fiti alaturi de noi la aceasta sarbatoare editoriala.

Contact: Leo Ghigu-0742033438, George Smarandache-0762996022

Detalii:
www.asociatiainfomanager.com
www.invitationtocomposers.co.uk
www.romanca.co.uk
www.espacioniram.com

http://ionelaflood.blogspot.com
http://circulopoeticoreflexos.espacioniram.com/
http://aaariadna.wordpress.com/



Un proiect realizat de Asociaţia Info Manager, Bucureşti în colaborare cu Societatea Românca, Londra; Espacio Niram, Madrid; Artejescal, Madrid; Circulo Poetico Reflexos, Madrid. Proiectul beneficiază de suportul deosebit al Gaudeamus Book Fair 2010.


Ionela Flood
Presedinte
Asociatia Info Manager
www.asociatiainfomanager.com

Saturday, November 13, 2010

Expozitie de icoane, Worcester College, University of Oxford, Deschiderea 15 November, 7 pm

Expozitie de icoane, Worcester College, University of Oxford, Deschiderea 15 November, 7 pm.

Aurelia Chiriac Carabinieru, coordonator al Atelierului de Iconografie Romanca, va avea o expozitie de icoane in Worcester College, Oxford.

Deschiderea evenimentului are loc pe data de 15 Noiembrie 2010, 7 p.m, iar icoanele vor fi expuse pana pe data de 20 Noiembrie 2010;

Capela este deschisa zilnic intre 10 a.m. si 6 p.m, iar corul capelei va canta de la 6:15 p.m, in ziua deschiderii expozitiei.

Expozitia de icoane a Aureliei Chiriac Carabinieru de la Oxford , 15-20 noiembrie 2010 este organizata de catre Aureliei Chiriac Carabinieru de la Atelierul de iconografie Romanca si Dr. Elena Ene D-Vasilescu, History Faculty, University of Oxford, Centre for the Study of Religion in Public Life, Kellogg College.

Am fi onorate daca veti putea participa la deschiderea expozitiei sau daca veti putea vizita expozitia.

Va asteptam cu drag!

Dr. Elena Ene D-Vasilescu
History Faculty, University of Oxford
Centre for the Study of Religion in Public Life,
Kellogg College
Old Boys High School/George Street, OX1 2RL/
62 Banbury Road, OX2 6PN
Tel. 0044-(0)1865-714762
http://www.ocms.ac.uk/supervisors

Deschiderea Bibliotecii Româneşti

Deschiderea Bibliotecii Româneşti

17 noiembrie 2010, 6.30 pm – Ambasada României la Londra şi Institutul Cultural Român-Londra, vor inaugura, la sediul din 1 Belgrave Square SW1X 8PH, Biblioteca Românească, un proiect comun al celor două instituţii, dedicat comunităţii româneşti din Marea Britanie si realizat cu sprijinul dlui George Iacobescu, CEO Canary Wharf Group.

Evenimentul, care se va desfăşura în prezenţa Ambasadorului României, Dr. Ion Jinga şi a directorului ICR-Londra, Dorian Branea, îi va avea ca invitaţi pe scriitorii Daniel Bănulescu (Cine a câştigat războiul mondial al religiilor?), Filip şi Matei Florian (Băiuţeii) şi Ioan Es Pop (Ieudul fără ieşire şi alte poezii).

Actriţa Cristina Cătălina va citi fragmente din cărţile publicate de invitaţi. Seara se va încheia cu un concert live de etno-jazz susţinut de Monooka Band.

Biblioteca Românească cuprinde peste 1000 de volume, în limbile română şi engleză, de ficţiune şi non-ficţiune, albume de artă, dicţionare, ghiduri şi cărţi pentru copii. Cele mai multe dintre acestea au fost donate de editurile româneşti care au participat la Târgul de carte din Londra în aprilie 2010, restul provenind de la Ambasada României la Londra.

În catalogul bibliotecii se regăsesc şi primele opt cărţi traduse de University of Plymouth Press .

La 19 noiembrie autorii vor fi prezenţi la Plymouth pentru a-şi lansa cărţile în cadrul programului 20 de autori români, în timpul Festivalului Românesc din Plymouth .

Biblioteca va fi deschisă de luni până vineri între orele 10am - 5pm.

Cristina-Narcisa Nita
Press Attaché
Embassy of Romania in the UK
Arundel House
4 Palace Green
London W8 4QD

Tel.: 0044 20 7937 9669
Fax: 0044 20 7937 8069
Mobile: 0044 75 00 55 88 44
www.london.mae.ro

MTC2011 Call for paper (first announcement)

Dear Colleagues,

We would like to announce you the forthcoming of 7th International Conference Management of Technological Changes MTC 2011 on 1st - 3rd September 2011, Alexand ro upolis , Greece .

Please find attached a preliminary Call for papers that include the list of topics, important dates, etc. Being an early draft, please let us know your suggestions and observations as soon as possible.

Updated information about the conference will be soon available on conference website: www.cetex.ro/mtc2011.

We mention that the last seven Conferences organized by CETEX – “Gheorghe Asachi” Technical University of Iasi are now indexed in the “ISI Web of Knowledge” ISI P ro ceedings Database. http://www.isiwebofknowledge.com/ , as follows:

· 6th International Conference on the Management of Technological Changes, SEP 3-5, 2009 Alexand ro upolis , GREECE , (IDS Number: BMO94, ISBN: 978-960-89832-8-1)

· 5th International Seminar on Quality Management in Higher Education, IUN 12-14, 2008, Tulcea , ROMANIA (IDS Number-BIK 04, ISBN: 978-973-730-496-4)

· 5th International Conference on the Management of Technological Changes, AUG 25-26, 2007 Alexand ro upolis , GREECE

· 4th International Seminar on Quality Management in Higher Education JUN 09-10, 2006 Sinaia , ROMANIA

· 4th International Conference on Management of Technological Changes AUG 19-20, 2005 Chania , GREECE

· 3rd International Seminar on Quality Management in Higher Education JUN 14-15, 2004 Iasi , ROMANIA

· 3rd International Conference on the Management of Technological Changes AUG 29-30, 2003 Chania , GREECE

Warm regards,
Professor Costache Rusu, PhD
“Gheorghe Asachi” Technical University of Iasi , Romania
MTC 2011 Organizer

The Organizing Committee of The 7th International Conference Management of Technological Changes

Gheorghe Asachi Technical University of Iasi , Romania
Center for Continuing Education and Training - CETEX
53 Dimitrie Mangeron Blvd.
IASI - 700050, ROMANIA
Tel./ Fax: +00 40 232 213 708

Thursday, November 11, 2010

Invitatie pentru compozitori 11-13 Noiembrie , Paris -Festival de muzică clasică si contemporană -Une Odyssée européenne

Festival de muzică clasică si contemporană
Une Odyssée européenne à Paris : Invitation aux compositeurs



Invitation aux compositeurs este un proiect international de muzica de cameră, care are intentia de a da o o nouă dimensiune artei compozitiei si de a îmbogăti patrimoniul muzicii clasice. Proiectul a inspirat compozitia lucrărilor contemporane în care se combină instrumente muzicale care nu erau folosite până acum sau care se găseau foarte rar în repertoriul european. Vă invităm să vă delectati cu o veritabilă Odisee europeană la Paris...

■ Joi, 11 noiembrie
19.30: Seminar cu publicul pe marginea compozitiilor care vor fi interpretate în timpul concertelor
20.00: Concertul London Schubert Players
Din program:
Salvador Torre : Clouds. Hommage to Messiaen
Marcus Blunt : Two Serenades
Bjorn Bolstad Skjelbred : Dans l’ombre du Gibet (Crystals)
Carmen Cârneci : Quatuor pour Marguerite
Olivier Messiaen : Quatuor pour la fin du temps

Palais de Béhague, Salon d`Or
Ambassade de Roumanie en France
123, rue Saint-Dominique – 75007 Paris
M° Ecole Militaire


■ Vineri, 12 noiembrie
20.00: Concertul London Schubert Players, Andrei Vieru (piano), Quatuor Lalo, Cedric Dreger (trompette), Edouard Macarez (contrebasse)
Din program:
Georges Enesco: Légende
Constantin Silvestri: Quatuor à cordes n°2
Anatol Vieru : Sonate pour piano n°1
Lucian Zbarcea : A Lover’s Promise
Constantin Silvestri : Sonate pour clarinette et piano Op. 19 n°1
Anatol Vieru : La lutte contre l`inertie (trio clarinette, violon, piano)
Georges Enesco : Aria et Scherzino (violon solo, piano et cordes)
Camille Saint-Saëns : Septuor Op.65

Salle Cortot
78, rue Cardinet – 75017 Paris
M° Malesherbes

■ Sâmbătă, 13 noiembrie
15.00 - 18.00: Forumul international al compozitorilor, invitati Jose Manuel Lopez Lopez, Anne Sedes, Guilherme Carvalho, Carmen Carneci
si Mihail Cretu.
Ateliere la care vor participa compozitorii Adina Dumitrescu, Andrew Wilson, Bjorn Bolstad Skjelkbred si studentii Universitătii Paris 8.

20.00: Concertul London Schubert Players alături de Rivoli Quartet
Din program:
Frank Bridge: Quatuor à cordes n°2
Félix Mendelssohn: Concert pour solo piano, solo violon et cordes
Drew Wilson: Nocturne with Cloudscape
Mihai Cretu: Dans si improvizatie
Adina Dumitrescu: J’ai trouvé les histoires

Cité Internationale des Arts
Salle Edmond Michelet
18, rue de l'Hôtel de Ville – 75004 Paris
M° Pont Marie

Intrarea liberă, pe bază de rezervare la numărul 01 47 05 15 31 sau pe mail: institutroumain@yahoo.fr


Proiectul este finantat cu sprijinul Comisiei Europene. Acest comunicat nu reprezintă în mod necesar pozitia oficială a Comisiei Europene.

Detalii:
http://www.icr.ro/paris
www.invitationtocomposers.co.uk
www.asociatiainfomanager.com

Echipa Proiectului Invitation to composers



FINANTATORI:
European Union Culture Fund, Programme 2007-2013
London Schubert Players Trust
Lionel Tertis Foundation, London
Institutul Cultural Roman, Paris
Institutul Cultural Roman, Londra
Asociatia Info Manager, Bucuresti

SPONSORI SI PARTENERI:
British Council Romania
Universitatea de Muzica Bucuresti
Exclusive Holidays
Hotel Rembrandt
Opus Musica
Ambasada României in Marea Britanie
Ambasada României in Franţa
Universite Paris 8
Academia de Muzica Gheorghe Dima Cluj
Fundaţia Tertis
Music Information Centre Norway
Românca Society
Radio Ciocârlia
Asociaţia Adolescentul
Pro Diaspora

PARTENERI MEDIA:
Radio Romania Cultural
Radio Romania Muzical
Radio Romania Actualitati
Radio Romania International
RADOR
Romanian Global News
Fadere
Liga Culturală pentru Unitatea Românilor de Pretutindeni
Turism si Afaceri
Unifero
Aşii României
Starpress
Reţeaua Literară
Revista Vatra Veche
Fundatia Asturian
Fundaţia Heron
Asociaţia Unirea Viena
Diaspora
Ziarul Romanesc
Diaspora Online
Românul
Nou Horizont
Niram Art
Revista Oglinda

SUPORTERI:
Români Online
Români in UK
Stewart’s Melville College Edinburg
The Griffon Partnership Norfolk

Saturday, October 23, 2010

Bursa Gabriela Tudor in management cultural

Buna ziua,

Va reamintim ca data limita de trimitere a dosarelor de candidatura pentru bursa Gabriela Tudor in management cultural in Marea Britanie este 30 octombrie 2010.
Dosarul trebuie completat in limba engleza si trimis la adresa bursa@gabrielatudor.ro. In atasament gasiti formularul de candidatura.

Mentionam ca bursa, in valoare de 2500 £, se va derula în Marea Britanie în perioada iunie-iulie 2011 şi va consta într-un stagiu de formare profesionala cu o durata de patru săptămâni. Bursierul va beneficia de sprijinul unui mentor britanic in persoana dnei. Ghisaline Boddington (director al organizatiei britanice body>data>space).

Alte cinci candidaturi dintre cele trimise pentru acordarea Bursei Gabriela Tudor vor fi selectate pentru programul Manageri culturali romani la Londra, un program lansat în 2010 de Fundaţia Raţiu din Marea Britanie pentru revigorarea managementului cultural din România, prin stabilirea unor relaţii profesionale care să permită pregătirea unor noi proiecte de colaborare cu mediul cultural britanic.

Rezultatele selectiei vor fi facute publice pina la mijlocul lunii decembrie. Nu ezitati sa ma contactati daca aveti nelamuriri.

Cu consideratie,
Cosmin Manolescu
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Fundatia Gabriela Tudor
director executiv: Cosmin Manolescu
Jules Michelet 3-5, ap. 1, sector 1, CP 22 - 183, Bucuresti, Romania
email: cosmin@gabrielatudor.ro; cosmin@unitedexperts.ro
www.gabrielatudor.ro
www.unitedexperts.ro
www.artistnest.ro

Scoala romaneasca de duminica din Birmingham isi deschide portile!

Dragi romani,

Avem bucuria sa anuntam ca din aceasta duminica, 17 octombrie 2010, incepem la Birmingham scoala romaneasca de duminica. Aceasta isi propune sa ajute la educatia copiilor (dar si a celor mari) din Parohia, comunitatea si regiunea noastra in doua domenii fundamentale: Limba, cultura si civilizatia romaneasca si credinta crestina.

In prima etapa a activitatii noastre, scoala de duminica va functiona intre orele 11.00-13.00. Programul ei va fi adaptat in functie de varsta copiilor prezenti, iar coordonatorii scolii vor fi Cornel si Geanina Grecu, impreuna cu alti voluntari dintre membrii Parohiei noastre. Va fi nevoie neaparat de ajutorul mai multor persoane, mai ales din randul parintilor – Cornel si Geanina vor trimite detalii suplimentare si vor organiza o rota saptamanala atat pentru educatori cat si pentru parintii care ne pot ajuta.

Intentionam in viitor sa extindem activitatea noastra, in functie de cerere si necesitati, cu crearea a mai multe grupe de varsta, cat si cu organizarea de cursuri si activitati si pentru cei mari – exista deja disponibilitatea pentru organizarea de cursuri de limba engleza pentru adulti.
In scurt timp, vom crea o lista de email speciala pentru scoala de duminica, unde toti cei interesati sa poate comunica, schimba impresii si colabora in perioada inevitabil dificila de inceput.

Va rugam pe toti sa cititi cu atentie precizarile de mai jos si sa vedeti daca puteti ajuta cu ceva. Pentru toti cei de pe aceasta lista insa – va rugam pomeniti scoala romaneasca si pe ostenitorii ei in rugaciunile dumneavoastra.

Activitatea la Scoala de Duminica se va desfasura cu incepere de la ora 11 pana la sfarsitul Slujbei Sfintei Liturghii. Deocamdata, in saptamanile cand se slujeste in Worship Room scoala va fi organizata in Oasis Room (parter), iar in saptamanile cand se slujeste in Cadbury Room in Meeting Room (sala de la etajul 2, deasupra Cadbury Room).

Programul de desfasurare este urmatorul:
11 - 11.30 program de activitati la libera alegere, (ex. puzzle biserici, imagini de colorat) - in ideea de a aduna toti copiii pana la ora 11.30
11.30 - 12.00 activitate de invatare (povestire crestina si activitate practica - decorarea unei biserici/icoane - art craft)
12.10 - 12.20 - impartasirea copiilor (difera in functie de felul in care decurge slujba in fiecare duminica). Dupa ce copiii vor invata Tatal nostru, intrarea lor se va face mai devreme, cu scopul de a rosti impreuna rugaciunea.
12.30 - servirea unei gustari de catre copii (fructe si legume proaspete)

In urma propunerlor, lista celor care vor desfasura activitati in cadrul Scolii de Duminica (prin rotatie, 1-2 persoane in fiecare duminica) sunt:
1. dna Mariana Beiu
2. dna Margareta
3. dna Camelia
4. Alexandra
5. Cornel
6. Geanina

Este nevoie sa fie mentionat faptul ca fiecare educator/profesor este necesar a fi insotit de cel putin un parinte in fiecare Duminica, pentru a supraveghea buna desfasurare a activitatilor.

Fie ca Dumnezeu sa binecuvanteze initiativa noastra si sa de dea tuturor intelepciune si har in sustinerea acesteia.

Doamne ajuta!

Pr. Mihai

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Fr. Mihai-Razvan Novacovschi

rnovacovschi@hotmail.com

Tel: 07890 996889

Parohia Ortodoxa Romana 'Sf. Apostol Andrei', Birmingham-West Midlands

Romanian Orthodox Parish 'St. Andrew the Apostle', Birmingham-West Midlands

Maillist: parohiabirmingham@yahoogroups.co.uk

Website: www.parohiabirmingham.org.uk

St. Francis Hall, University of Birmingham Chaplaincy

Opposite no 100, Edgbaston Park Road, Birmingham B15 2UD

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