We at ESU Scotland are very excited at being given the opportunity to host the next World Members’ Conference in Edinburgh in September 2008.
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ESU Scotland hosted the most recent World Members’
Conference in Edinburgh from 15th to 18th September 2008. More information about the conference can be found on the
Conference website.
The Conference theme was “Creating an ESU for the modern
world”, and there was a really exciting programme, with
a stellar list of guest speakers, which stimulated lively
discussion about the ESU’s future.
The keynote speakers at the Conference were:
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Sir John Bond, Chairman of Vodafone and former Chairman of HSBC
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Professor David Crystal OBE, leading world authority on the English language
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Dr Jane Davis, founder of the Reader Organisation
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Sir Richard Dearlove KCMG, OBE, former Head of MI6 and Master of Pembroke
College, Cambridge
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Professor Sheila Dow, Director of the Stirling Centre for Economic Methodology at the University of Stirling
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Dr Paul Edmondson, Head of Learning at The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust
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Sir Christopher Meyer KCMG, former Ambassador to Washington and currently
Chairman of the Press Complaints Commission
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Professor Christopher Mulvey, Emeritus Professor of English at the University of Winchester
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The Rt. Hon The Lord Robertson of Port Ellen KT, GCMG, Hon FRSE, PC, former Defence Secretary and
Secretary-General of NATO
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Professor Stanley Wells CBE, a world renowned expert on Shakespeare
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Sir Robert Worcester KBE DL, Founder and Chairman of MORI
2008 also marks the 90th Anniversary of the ESU’s foundation,
and the Conference celebrated this landmark birthday with a special 90th Anniversary Dinner at Murrayfield Stadium.
Edinburgh, of course, is one of Europe’s best-loved and most
beautiful cities, and the Conference took full advantage of this,
with events taking place in some of the City’s most
impressive buildings. These included the 18th Century Assembly Rooms
(main Conference venue); Our Dynamic Earth; The National Gallery of Scotland; The Scottish
Parliament; The Mansfield Traquair Centre; and Murrayfield, home of Scottish rugby.
A full and exciting programme of pre-and post-Conference tours was also laid on, for those who wished to explore Edinburgh and Scotland more
closely.
The Conference website gives full details of the conference.
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