Members' Events

Drinks in Chicago

5:30pm

On Wednesday, September 26, there will be an informal wine-tasting reception from 5:30 to 7:30 on the 94th floor of the Willis Tower (formerly the Sears Tower) at the law office of Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c. 

Please register your interest below and further details will be sent out in September. 

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Society Visit to the Supreme Court

5:45pm

**Please note: we have now reached the maximum number of attendees for this event**

Due to the succcess of the Society's tour of the Supreme Court in March, we have arranged a second visit.

We will be again shown around the three courtrooms as well as the magnificent Justices' Library which is not normally open to the public. Our guide will provide an introduction to the Court's role in the UK justice system and explain about the building's history and also the artwork that is on display. There will also be the chance to visit the exhibition area.

We will meet at the Court at 5.45pm before the tour at 6pm; the cost is £15 per person. Numbers are limited to about 30, so please book early.

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City of London Dinner

The Society are planning a dinner for those who work in or around the City of London later in the year.

If you would be interested in attending, please follow the link below.

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Emmanuel Society Careers Evening

Dinner in Glasgow

Glasgow Art Club

The Master would love to see members from Scotland and the north of England at the Glasgow Art Club for dinner on 10 November. We will be having a drinks reception at the Art Club from 6.45pm, and followed by dinner in the Dining Room from 7.30pm.

We will also be hearing a talk by Alice Strang (1991), Senior Curator at the National Galleries of Scotland. Alice will be giving a talk entitled NOW: Contemporary Art in Scotland and will look into her research into the influx of artists working in Scotland in recent years and their impact on current Scottish art. 

Booking will be open in the autumn, but please express your interest as we'd love to see you there!

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Emmanuel Careers LinkedIn Brunch

Talk by Hugo Rifkind

5:30pm

We are delighted to welcome Hugo Rifkind to College to speak in the Queen’s Building Lecture Theatre from 5.30pm. Hugo matriculated in 1995, and writes an opinion and satirical diary in The Times.

Members are very welcome to stay to dine at High Table afterwards.

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Society Day and AGM

The annual Society Day will take place in College in November, and we will be hearing fascinating talks with a War theme, to commemorate 100 years since the end of the First World War.

Amanda Goode, the College archivist, will introduce the day with a history of the College throughout the war, and the President of the Society, Andrew Fane, will speak about his grandfather’s service in WWI and the German soldier who saved his life. Jamie Finlay will then talk about his uncle Douglas Finlay (Emma 1940), and his experiences in the Second World War as a Prisoner of War and on the Long March of 1945.

After a buffet lunch in the Old Library, we will be back in the Lecture Theatre for a talk by Dr Larry Klein, about the incredible discovery of an eighteenth-century newsprint found within the Chapel chandelier during its restoration.

The day will finish with afternoon tea in the Old Library; there will be the Society AGM from 10am, to which you are also very welcome. There will also be a display of the College’s war archives in the Douglas Finlay Museum of College Life, and you are very welcome to tour the College throughout the day.

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Society Book Group - Michaelmas term meeting

In Michaelmas term, the group will meet in the College's Fellows' Breakfast Room, to read The Sport of Kings: Kinship, class and thoroughbred breeding in Newmarket by Rachel Cassidy, an anthropologist. She will be joining via Skype to discuss this piece of work and her understanding of gambling. 

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College and Society Carol Service

6:30pm – Temple Church, London, EC4Y 7BB

Following the great success of the previous carol services led by the Chapel Choir, this year’s service for Members will
be held at the Temple Church, London EC4Y 7BB, at 6.30pm. Enjoy an evening of carol singing, readings and reflections
with fellow Members of the College, with drinks afterwards. 

There is no need to book, but please register your interest to give us a rough idea of expected numbers. 

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Christmas Carol-themed walking tour of London

6:00pm

We're delighted that Lucinda Hawksley will be taking the Society on a bespoke Christmas Carol-themed walking tour of London. This December will mark the 175th anniversary of the publication of A Christmas Carol so it is a very apt event to run this year! We will take a tour from Holborn, ending up in the City (near Leadenhall Market), and at the conclusion of the tour, we will enjoy a seasonal glass of mulled wine (or ’smoking bishop', as they drink in the book)!

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Channel Islands

The Society is considering holding events in the Channel Islands.

USA

Dr Stephen Thompson (1983) is organising meetings in Washington and Boston as well as in New York. Events are also being arranged for Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco.

Cornwall

The Society is considering holding an event in Cornwall.

Other events overseas

Further events are planned for France, Germany, Mexico, New Zealand, Japan, Sydney and Toronto.

College anniversary drinks in Chicago

5:30pm

On January 11, 2019, members from the American Mid-West are very welcome from 5:30 to 7:30 for drinks to celebrate Emma’s anniversary at the J.W. Mariott, 151 W. Adams (close to Chicago’s Union Station).  

Please register your interest and further details will be sent out before Christmas.

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Emmanuel Society Careers Evening

Emmanuel Society LinkedIn Brunch

Intellectual Property Law Lecture

Gathering of Members (2005 - 2007)

Donors Garden Party

2:30pm

Gathering of Members (1997-1999)