Forthcoming events are currently being planned and will be publicised here soon.
The London and South East Network runs a variety of professional development events, benefitting CIOL members and non-members alike. Click an event to see its original listing and, if applicable, event reports and downloadable materials:
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London, Friday 12 May 2023
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London, Thursday 8 December 2022
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London, Friday 30 September 2022
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London, Friday 27 May 2022
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London, Monday 7 March 2022
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The London/SE network is being relaunched in 2021 after a break.
The network aims to support members who live and work in the region and to provide opportunities for informal networking. We plan to organise social events such as visits to museums and other places of interest, walks, meals, etc.
When the Network operated previously, events included visits to special exhibitions at the British Museum and the V & A, and guided tours of the BBC, Syon House and Leighton House. Each event included a networking lunch at a nearby restaurant.
We have formed a new committee to plan events, which meets informally.
Look out for details of future events on the network’s Facebook page, on the CIOL website and in CIOL’s monthly update.
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Ms Gill BEVINGTON BA MCIL |
Committee member |
After completing her degree in French and German, Gill worked at the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in New York and in Ivory Coast. After returning to the UK, her roles included providing research and support services to Members of the European Parliament, managing the European unit of a government relations consultancy, marketing international trade fairs and editing a business magazine. |
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Mr James FARMER MA MCIL |
Committee member |
James is an MCIL in French and also has Russian A-level, a Cambridge MA degree in Japanese and a working knowledge of German and Italian. From 1988 to 1993 he worked in the UK Department of Trade & Industry (DTI) on promoting UK exports to Japan. This included regular contacts with business. He did similar work (1993-1997) on secondment to the European Commission (Brussels) on behalf of all 15 EU Member States. He was involved in the initial meetings about setting up the Institute’s Regional Society there. He returned to London in 1997 and worked on UK bilateral trade relations with the Asia Pacific region and led for the DTI on the Economic Pillar of the ASEM (Asia Europe Meeting) regional dialogue. He transferred to the Department for Energy and Climate Change in 2010 and took early retirement from the civil service in March 2012. James was a member of Council from 2001 to 2009 and was re-elected to Council in March 2013 and again in March 2017. He has served on the committee of the Business, Professions & Government Division since summer 2002 and is a member of the London Society. From 2013-18 he was Chair of the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee. |
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Mr Keith MOFFITT BSc MITI DipTrans FCIL |
Committee member |
Keith and worked in international and corporate affairs in the energy industry for 20 years, and is currently using his French, German and Portuguese in his work as a freelance translator alongside various voluntary activities. He was Chair of Council of the Institute from 2012 to 2016, and is a trustee of its qualifications board, CIOLQ, and is also a member of the Institute’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusion committee. Keith studied French and German at Salford University and did Russian studies at the University of Westminster. He has a DipTrans in Porutuguese. Keith’s partner is Brazilian and he has been a frequent visitor to Brazil over the last 30 years. As light relief Keith has been studying Classical Greek for the last five years at City Lit, the largest adult education institute in Europe, where he was also a governor for eight years |
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Miss Nicole HAWKESFORD MA BSc (Dual Hons) MCIL CL |
Committee member |
Nicole Hawkesford is a freelance translator & linguist from French and Spanish into English, based in London, UK. After completing her MA in Translation, she started her career in languages as a project manager in 2013. Over a period of 8 years, she specialised in the areas of clinical trials, regulatory affairs, medical devices and market research whilst working at top global LSPs in project management, quality assurance and senior leadership roles. In 2021, in part thanks to the pandemic, she made the career shift to freelance work and is now enjoying working on a wide range of projects, not only medical but bringing in her other experience and interest in travel & tourism, third sector, crafts and sustainability. She is an Associate member of ITI, Chartered Linguist Member of CIOL and a member of Women in Localization UK chapter, and is involved with the ITI Medical Network and CIOL London & South East network. |
If you are interested in supporting the London and South East Network and in helping to plan events, we’d be delighted to hear from you. Simply fill in the CIOL Online Eligibility Check and a member of the committee will contact you to discuss further.