City Events December 2010
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Dec
2
Thursday
Living in a Cultural Metropolis: the future of the creative sectors in London
Seminars
Public
The recently-released mayor's Cultural Strategy describes London as a cultural powerhouse, whose strength and depth of creative activities is unrivalled, even by other world cities.
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Dec
2
Thursday
City University Chamber Choir Concert
Concerts
Public
A free concert by the Chamber Choir ahead of the annual joint Symphony Orchestra and Choir concert, which is taking place at the same venue later in the evening. Concert includes extracts from Britten's Ceremony of Carols.
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Dec
2
Thursday
City University Symphony Orchestra Winter Concert
Concerts
Public
Vaughan Williams' Concerto for Tuba and The England of Elizabeth: Three Portraits, plus pieces by Bruckner and Mahler .
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Dec
7
Tuesday
Defying Conventions: Challenges to monitoring the disability convention in the UK
Seminars
Public
Commemorating the International Day of Disabled Persons: World Disability Day - This seminar focuses on the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and its domestic application in the UK. It considers the ways in which the disability Convention constitutes a new kind of human rights Convention, and the impact this has on our understandings of disabled people’s rights and human value.
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Dec
7
Tuesday
The NHS White Paper and Its Implications
Seminars
Public
A seminar on 'The NHS White Paper and Its Implications' with the Chief Executive of NHS North West
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Dec
9
Thursday
Puer natus est — A Child is Born Concert by Civitas
Concerts
Public
A concert of early and modern music for the Christmas season sung by Civitas, a new vocal ensemble at City University London.
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Dec
13
Monday
Interdisciplinary centres: new challenges
Seminars
Public
An opportunity to learn more about City’s interdisciplinary centres and the future challenges they are tackling.
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Dec
14
Tuesday
The Dos and Don'ts of Interdisciplinary Research in an International Context
Seminars
Public
An hour of informal presentations and advice on how to go about conducting interdisciplinary research.
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Dec
15
Wednesday
Mobilising the UK for 2012: Going for Gold with Intelligent Transport Systems
Seminars
Public
Jointly organised by the City Collaborative Transport Hub and ITS-UK, this half-day seminar will eaxmine the multi-facted issues raised by the transport needs of London 2012.