A FAIRLY COMPLETE HISTORY OF EVENTS

2010

1. •8th February 2010 - Cambridge Annual Dinner at the Regiment des Guides
   

2. •28th April 2010 - “Gender & Sex - Destiny or Show?”, Jane Haile
   

3. •13th June 2010 - Oxford vs. Cambridge Croquet at Genval
   

4. •6th October 2010 - Informal Drinks at Square Marie-Louise
   

5. •19th October 2010 - Genealogy as Social History
   

6. •10th November 2010 - Oxbridge Film Circle “La Vie Sexuelle Des Belges”
   

7. •21st November 2010 - Lieder Concert & Reception
   

8. •15th December 2010 - Oxbridge Film Circle “Hjem Til Jul (Home for Christmas)”
   

2009

1. •28th January 2009 - Cambridge Annual Dinner at the Regiment des Guides
   

2. •4th February 2009 - Academy of Ancient Music in Bruges
   

3. •7th June 2009 - Oxford vs. Cambridge Croquet at Genval
   

4. •14th June 2009 - Sunday lunch & Arboretum visit
   

5. •18th June 2009 - lunch with Martin Westlake
   

6. •19th June 2009 - Jesus Choir, Brussels & Bruges
   

7. •5th July 2009 - Selwyn Singing for their Supper
   

8. •19th November 2009 Visit to Guild of Crossbowmen
   

9. •14th December 2009 Christmas Concert & Mince Pies
   

2008

1. •21st January 2008 Cambridge Annual Dinner - at the Regiment des Guides
   

2. •26th February 2008 - Lunch: “The Belgian Conundrum”
   

3. •8th June 2008 - The Oxford vs. Cambridge Croquet Match 2008
   

4. •24th June 2008 - Anand Panyarachun “Sustainable Democracy”
   

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8. •23rd January 2007 - Cambridge Annual Dinner - at the Regiment des Guides
   

9. •2nd Febuary 2007 - Leon Brittan Lunch - at the Fondation Universitaire
   

10. •22nd February 2007 - “The role of the European Commission’s Bureau of European Policy Advisors” (under 35’s only)
    

11. •1st March 2007 - Monthly meeting & Farewell to Richard Nobbs
    

12. •22nd April 2007 - Sunday Afternoon Concert - at the Chateau de Louvignies
    

13. •26th April 2007 - Michael Mazur “Progress towards reconciliation and regional cooperation in the Balkans...”
    

14. •3rd May 2007 Amartya Sen Lecture: Lord Browne
    

15. •13th May 2007 Oxford vs. Cambrigdge Croquet Match, Genval.
    

16. •11th June 2007 - President Trinity Oxford “Conversations with Milosovic...”
    

17. •25th June 2007 - Chapel Choir of Magdalene College, Holy Trinity Church
    

18. •10th September 2007 - Members Meeting at Il Fatto
    

19. •28th September 2007 - Book Discussion “The Illustrated Zuleika Dobson”
    

20. •8th November 2007 - Book Discussion “At the Start, Genesis Made New”
    

21. •12th November 2007 - Autumn Reception - Hotel de Ville, Grand Place
    

2006

1. •9th February 2006 Cambridge Annual Dinner - at the Regiment des Guides
   

2. •16th February 2006 - Mr Gareth Evans
   

3. •16th March 2006 - Amartya  Sen Lecture: Professor Nick Stern
   

4. •2nd April 2006 - Oxford vs. Cambridge Boat Race
   

5. •24th May 2006 - Dirk Frimaut
   

6. •Croquet Match
   

7. •29th September 2006 - Violin & Hurdy Gurdy Concert - Stevie Wishart
   

8. •Indian Music
   

9. •4th December 2006 - East India Company
   

2005

1. •17th November 2005 - Mr Richard Kinchen MVO - “Islam and the West - Conflict or Cohabitation”.
   

2. •2nd October 2005 - Barbara Emerson - “The Memory of the Congo: the Colonial Era”.
   

3. •7th June 2005 - Mr Chien-Jen Chen - “Taiwan Today”.
   

4. •8th March 2005 - Dr Jamie Shea
   

5. •27th January 2005 - Cambridge Annual Dinner - at the Regiment des Guides
   

2004

1. •28th October 2004 - Dr. Tazeen Murshid
   

2. •8th July 2004 - Beer evening
   

3. •16th May 2004 - Croquet Match
   

4. •13th May 2004 - Visit to Osterrieth House
   

5. •15th January 2004 - Cambridge Annual Dinner
   

2003

1. •10th December 2003 - Oxford Christmas Party
   

2. •24th October 2003 - The Hon. Michael Beloff QC
   

3. •9th September 2003 - The Right Hon. Chris Patten
   

4. •26th June 2003 - Summer Cocktail and Buffet
   

5. •14th June 2003 - Garden Visit
   

6. •18th May 2003 - Annual Oxford v. Cambridge Croquet Match
   

7. •12th May 2003 - Sir Marrack Goulding
   

8. •3rd May 2003 - Visit to University of Leuven
   

9. •19th March 2003 - Christopher Jackson
   

10. •16th January 2003 - Cambridge Annual Dinner
    

2002

1. •Dr. Barbara Emerson - Fellow of St. Hilda's Oxford
   

2. • Sir Nigel Sheinwald - UK Permanent Representative to the EU
   

3. •12th December 2002 - Oxford Christmas Party
   

4. •22nd November 2002 - Manuscript Exhibition
   

5. •8th June 2002 - Garden Visit
   

6. •6th June 2002 - June Cocktails
   

7. •26th May 2002 - Oxford v. Cambridge Croquet
   

8. •24th April 2002  - Jonathan Faull
   

9. •19th February 2002  - Sir Nigel Sheinwald
   

10. •28th January 2002 - Dr Barbara Emerson
    

11. •10th January 2002 - Annual Dinner
    
    

2001

1. •Mr John Mogg - Director General, The Internal market, commission of the EU
   

2. •Brian Nicholson - Chairman of BUPA, ex -President of the CBI
   

3. •Lord David Williamson - Secretary General of the EU Commission
   

4. •Dr Anne Lonsdale - President of New Hall, and Pro-Vice Chancellor
   

5. •Prof. Godefroid de Calatay - School of Oriental Studies, University of Louvain
   

6. •Mr John Mogg - 7th November 2001
   

7. •Croquet Match 2001
   

8. •Garden Visit 2001
   

9. •AGM 2001
   

10. •Annual Dinner 2001
    

2000

1. •Lord Robin Butler - Secretary to the Cabinet
   

2. •Richard Corbett - MEP
   

3. •Croquet Match 2000
   

1999

1. •Dr Paul Cornish - Cambridge Institute for International Relations
   

2. •Dr. Jamie Shea - Nato Spokesman
   

3. •Prof. John Kay - Oxford University School of Management Studies
   

1998

1. •Sir John Gulden - UK Ambassador to Nato
   

2. •Sir Paul Lever - UK Ambassador to Germany
   

3. •Dr Hans Wim - Director of De Beers and Curator, the Diamond Museum of Antwerp
   

4. •Sir Leon Brittan - EU Commissioner
   

1997

1. •Prof A. Silberston - London School of Economics
   

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ACTIVITIES

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The Cambridge Society arranges a number of events each year, from a black tie annual dinner to family days out at the planetarium, which provide new and old members from all over the world and all matriculation years with the opportunity to meet.

Most events are arranged together with the sister Oxford Society, which has a similar relationship with Belgium, whilst several are arranged with other alumni organisations for example Yale, Harvard and Columbia.

A highlight is the Annual Dinner, held every January in the splendid premises of the Club du Premier Régiment des Guides. The Society has welcomed a variety of prestigious speakers to these events, including:

Former British Ambassador - Sir Stephen Wall
Warden of Robinson College – Professor David Yates
The Mistress of Girton – Dr. Julia Campbell
The Vice Chancellor – Prof. R. Williams
Former Ambassador to Belgium - Sir John Gray

An annual cocktail in June is the high point of the society’s summer calendar, which also includes an annual Croquet match against Oxford, golf matches and visits to private gardens.

The Society also organises midweek speaker meetings, where politicians, authors and thinkers give members a unique, off-the-record insight into their latest projects as well as taking questions from the floor. These are usually followed by a meal, giving events a social aspect as well.