Business, Professions & Government Division
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About us
The strength of the Business, Professions and Government Division (BPG) lies in its diversity, which in itself represents a strategic challenge to the committee behind it!
The members of the Division may use their languages as a primary or secondary function, regularly or intermittently, with specialised or general terminology, but largely in support of, or complementary to, another discipline within the sphere of commerce and industry.
For instance, the current divisional management committee includes a marine biologist, a business development manager for a steel company, translators and small business advisors – but none of the committee could perform these functions with the same degree of professionalism without the language skills which give them the ‘edge’.
Mission statements may now be considered ‘old hat’, but the BPG Division considers its objectives to be the following:
To provide networking opportunities for its members supported by informative and stimulating events.
To promote the value of language skills and to enhance the respect accorded to linguists within the context of industry and commerce.
To create and maintain awareness within the industrial/commercial world of the benefits of cross-cultural communication.
One of our new initiatives is to welcome and inform new divisional members, and to seek their views about events or information which would benefit them.
This is done by means of a welcome pack and questionnaire, to be followed up by a programme of ‘regional socials’ for new and existing divisional members to provide a networking platform in a pleasant and sociable atmosphere.
A recent survey of new divisional members indicated that the main motivation for joining the division was ‘business/industry-related events’, followed by ‘networking with colleagues’ and ‘language-related events’. The majority of new members who responded worked in the areas designated ‘industry / services sector: support role’ and ‘translation / interpreting’, which for the majority of Business, Professions and Government Division members represents part of their varied duties to a greater or lesser extent. English was listed as the most frequently used language at work, followed by German, French – no surprises there – but then a little further down the list came Chinese, Russian and more specifically Cantonese and Mandarin.
We welcome new ideas and will do our utmost to fulfil them within the constraints of our budget and human resources – why not let us know what you would like to see on the agenda?
The committee details can be found on the website – we would like nothing more than to hear from you.
Judith Ridgway
News/Reports
Download your copy of the BPG Division's newsletter "The Network":
September 2006 copy
- The Network (PDF, 300kb)
- Registration Form (PDF, 350kb)
Events
Regular Meetings
You are invited to join us at our regular social evenings on the 1st Thursday of every alternate month. The purpose of these evenings, as well as being social, is to provide networking opportunities and find areas of common intrerest. Members from all groups and all parts of the country are very welcome.
Tour of Mansion House, London
Friday 19 February 2010 @ 2pm
Mansion House is a rare surviving Georgian town palace in London. With its magnificent interiors and elegant furniture, the Mansion House provides the Lord Mayor of the City of London with living working and entertainment space. Built in the age of Hogarth, the Mansion House, then as now, is a symbol of the City of London as the world’s leading international financial and trading centre.
Mansion House was originally intended to enable the Lord Mayor to represent the City in appropriate style, and it continues to fulfil this function more than 250 years later.
The Mansion House is both a private residence for the Lord Mayor and family, and a base for the Lord Mayor’s office, a department of the City of London Corporation, and provides a location for business meetings, conferences, banquets and entertaining. Some 40,000 people visit the Mansion House every year.
If you would like to join us, please book using the official booking form available here. Numbers are limited to a maximum of 40, so please book early. There is no charge for the visit.
Please reply to: Julie Hobbs, Chartered Institute of Linguists, Saxon House, 48 Southwark Street, London, SE1 1UN. Tel: 020 7940 3144 or email here
How to be Remarkable in a Recession
Saturday 27 February 2010
Novotel London City South
52-61 Southwark Bridge Road
London SE1 9HH
Tel: 020 7089 0400
(Nearest tube: London Bridge – Borough High St. exit)
10.30-11.00 Coffee and registration
11.00-13.00 Julia Barnicle, an accredited High Performance Coach and facilitator with over eighteen years of corporate experience will conduct a workshop on “How to be Remarkable in a Recession”.
The aim of the workshop is to:
- help you to recession-proof your business or job
- enable you to recognise and play to your strengths
- offer you ideas for improving your position in a buyer’s market
13:15 Lunch and networking with colleagues
Applications by Monday 22 February 2010.
If you wish to attend similar events, please contact Stephen Eden for information on upcoming events.
The division also offers an e-group facility, which provides the opportunity to raise queries and contribute to topics for discussion. Further details are available from Paul Shipman.
Management Committee
Please go to the Events Calendar to check for other events organised by the Business, Professions and Government Division or contact Judith Ridgway or call her on +44 (0)121 3606152 for information about the Division's events.Back to top
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