Events 2006/2007

Summer Term

End of Term 2006/2007
Also we would like to thank you for your support at the 2006/2007 society nominations, The German Symposium was highly commended in the Best Event category for the Symposium and we were awarded Best Website!

We have organised Freshers events in Frankfurt, Hamburg, Duesseldorf, Berlin and Muenchen. We are looking forward to seeing you!

Lent Term

19 February
Event with Dr. Ursula von der Leyen, Federal Minister for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth
This was a joint event with King’s College and was held on King’s Strand campus.

14 February
Roland Berger Careers Workshop
Roland Berger offered a unique opportunity for members of the LSE German Society to attend a careers workshop entitled “Fit für Bewerbungs- und Auswahlverfahren”.

5 February to 9 February
German Symposium 2007
Further information about the symposium is published here.
Where: LSE, various locations.

5 February
Gerhard Schroeder (former Chancellor of Germany)
Prospects for Peaceful Development in a Globalised World
Welcome note by HE Wolfgang Ischinger (German Ambassador to the UK)
Howard Davies (Chair, Director of LSE)

6 February
Otto Schily (former Minister of the Interior)
Opportunities and Challenges for the EU Constitution
Chair: Dr Ulrich Sedelmeier (International Relations Department, LSE)

Dr Guido Westerwelle (Chair of the FDP/Die Liberalen)
Globalisation as a Challenge for Politics and Policies in Germany
Chair: Dr Paola Mattei (Social Policy Department, LSE)

7 February
Dr Otto Graf Lambsdorff (former Minister of Economics)
Improving Germany’s Economic Performance – Innovations and
Structural Reforms as Key Factors
Chair: Dr Martin Lodge (Government Department, LSE)

Colin T Roy (Head of Greenhill Germany)
Jens Hofman (Managing Director Finance Group, Goldman Sachs)
How Does the Financial Services Industry Contribute to Economic Growth in Germany?
Chair: Dr Pascal Frantz (Department of Accounting and Finance, LSE)

8 February
Wolfgang Mayrhuber (Chairman and CEO, Lufthansa AG)
Aviation – Key to Germany’s Economy: Lufthansa supporting
global mobility and trade
Chair: Sir Geoffrey Owen (Former Chief Editor, Financial Times; LSE Managerial Economics and Strategy Group)

9 February
Frank Mattern (Head, McKinsey Germany)
Rich Companies! Poor Country? – Perspectives on the German Economy
Chair: Professor David Cairns (Department of Accounting and Finance, LSE)

Oktoberfest
Oktoberfest-Party

Michaelmas Term

6 December
Christmas Dinner
We organised our end of term dinner at London’s only German Restaurant (offering a selection of local German beer).

28 November
Intercollegiate Stammtisch at King’s College London
We met German speakers from other Universities, events included a German Pub Quiz and speed dating!

9 November
The Return of Barbarians & Bavarians
The sequel to last year’s invasion of a nice Iberian venue - Once again we conquered Salvador & Amanda at 8 Great Newport Street. Free shots were avialable while supply lasted & £2 Beer all night.

6 November
Food Fair on Monday night
The International Food Fair organised by the SU took place on Monday. The German Society of course also contributed to the Fair with traditional German Leberkäse, Brezeln and Lebkuchen!

6 November
GRiP event and one-to-one sessions
There was a general presentation at LSE and one-to-one sessions at the Aldywch Hotel (registration was necessary for the latter).

25 October
German Society Drinks

25 October
German Society Presentation at Goldman Sachs
Our society had been invited to the Goldman Sachs Office, 133 Fleet Street for an afternoon of different activities.
1) Visit to the trading floor – your opportunity to see Goldman traders dealing with millions in equities and debt
2) Presentation of the Investment Banking as well as the Markets Division (equities and fixed income)
3) Meet the recruiters from Frankfurt and London

3 October
Welcome Back - German Society Drinks
We met for our Drinks Evening ("Stammtisch") the Pitchers & Piano (upstairs) and offered a kind of Compensation for the lack of Oktoberfest in this country and a great chance to get to know fellow members of the society!

2 October
AGM

Committee 2006/2007