LSESU Bulgarian Society

 

16 February 2007 Trifon Zarezan Party Dear members, as many of you probably know, the LSESU Bulgarian Society has made a tradition out of celebrating one of the best-loved Bulgarian holidays - St. Trifon Zarezan!
This year, true to tradition, we are pleased to invite you to the:

LSESU Bulgarian Society
St. Trifon Zarezan Party
16 February 2007 (Friday)
20:30pm till late

at The Shakespeare's Wine Bar and Restaurant
46 Percival Street, London, EC1V 0HS
Entry: 3 - Members; 4 - Non-members
Naturally, free food and a glass of red wine are included in the price!

Bring your good mood and drinking potential, and we'll bring the vine twigs and the music! We look forward to seeing you all there! Any questions please don't hesitate to email us and feel free to bring a friend or two! The easiest way to get to the Shakespeare's is to take the tube to either Barbican or Angel and take a short walk from there.
Nazdrave, LSESU Bulgarian Society Committee

8 February 2007 - Bulgarian Prime Minister to visit LSE

European Union - Benefits and Shortcomings for and from the New Members
Date: Thursday 8 February 2007
Time: 1-2pm
Venue: New Theatre, East Building
Speaker: Sergei Stanishev
Chair: Professor Kevin Featherstone

This event is free and open to all however a ticket is required. One ticket per person can be requested from 10.00am on Wednesday 31 January 2007. Members of the public, LSE staff and alumni can request one ticket via the online ticket request form which will be live on this weblisting from 10.00am on Wednesday 31 January.

5 February 2007 GLOBAL WEEK PARADE Dear members, The Bulgarian Society is pleased to invite you to volunteer to represent our beautiful country at the Global Week Parade on 5th February! This year your Bulgarian Society cooperated with the Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria to provide national costumes for 5 people, who will have the opportunity to show off our age-old traditions and beautiful costumes! If you are interested in representing Bulgarian culture at the parade and/or at the Show, please contact Bilyana Apostolova at B.L.Apostolova@lse.ac.uk! We look forward to hearing from you! LSE Bulgarian Society Executive Committee

2 November 2006 REUNION Meeting
We welcome all new and all students at out Reunion meeting on 2 November 2006 at 8pm at the LSE Three Tuns.

Committee members for the 2006/2007 academic year
As the end of the academic year is approaching and many of our members are to leave the LSE, we'd like to invite all new Bulgarian LSE students and those who have not yet been on the LSE BG Society Board, to express their interest in running for a position on the 2006/2007 academic year Committee. All you need to do at this stage is just send us an e-mail at su.soc.bulgarian@lse.ac.uk and let us know of your intent to run for a position on the Society board.

Martenitsi, 1 March 2006, Baba Marta at the LSE
LSE Bulgarian Society is to give out Martenitsi to all our members and friends!!! On 1 March, Wednesday in front of the Old Building between 11am - 2pm. We have made hundreds of them, especially for this event. So watch out for the Bulgarian table on the 1st of March and come and collect your little white and red strip to carry along the Bulgarian tradition. If you feel like sharing with us the joyous spirit of Spring, Health and Hope around and behind the Baba Marta table, JOIN US (anytime between 11am-2pm). We hope to see all of you there:)

EU Enlargement - Monday, 27 February 2006
The LSE Bulgarian Society in association with the Central and Eastern European Development Society presents…The EU Enlargement: New Challenges and Opportunities - 27 February, Monday at 18.00 - Hong Kong Theater (D1). A Panel Discussion with:H.E. Mr. Luchezar Matev, Ambassador of Bulgaria to the UK, H.E. Mr. Josip Paro, Ambassador of Croatia to the UK, Mrs. Raduta Matache, Deputy Head of the Romanian Mission to the UK. Join us for an insightful discussion and first-hand perspectives on the new challenges and opportunities posed by further enlargement of the EU in the near future. The event will be followed by a reception. No tickets are required for this event or the reception. Places are on a first-come, first-serve basis. This is the first time the Society receives a representative of the BG embassy in London to the LSE.

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Trifon Zarezan Party - Wednesday, 15 February 2006
The Trifon Zarezan Party gathered more than 50 members of LSEBS as well as many alumni and friends. The biggest event of our society was not to be missed out. It took place in the LSE Underground. To see pictures from the party, click HERE. A BIG 'thank you' to all those, who came!!!

LSE BG Society Friends and Alumni Party - 8 December 2005
Becoming a tradition for Bulgarian LSE students, this year we celebrated 8 December at the Three Tuns. Many members of the society, friends and alumni joined. It was an excellent opportunity for us to meet up and share experiences from the fate of being an LSE student. Click here for pictures.

LSE BG Society at a Conference at the Bulgarian Embassy in London, 14 Nov 2005
Society members attended the conference, hosted by the Embassy of Bulgaria in London, organized by the Federal Trust. Bulgarian membership in the European Union: Challenges and Opportunities With a keynote address by Meglena Kuneva, Minister of European Affairs, The Republic of Bulgaria. 14 November 2005 (Mon) 14.00 - 17.45, followed by a reception. See the full programme of the event: http://www.fedtrust.co.uk/admin/uploads/FedT_Bulg_Programme.pdf

LSE BG Society Meeting- 6 May 2005
In the run up of the exams, Society members met on this grand Bulgarian holiday - Gergiovden! The place was the Three Tuns at the LSE, the time 6pm. We were happy to meet new members of our society and to see our old friends, of course. The LSE BG Society of 2004/2005 was a very lively, enthusiastic and active society and we all hope this continues next year.

1st of March, Baba Marta and Martenitsi at the LSE
We gave out Martenitsi to all our members and friends on the 1st of March 2005 in front of the Old Building. Stella Ilel, Raina Dzhipova and Raya Kardasheva made over two hundred of them especially for this event. So watch out for the Bulgarian table on the 1st of March and come and collect your little white and red strip to carry along the Bulgarian tradition.

 

Trifon Zarezan Party – 18 February 2005
After the first meeting of the revived LSE Bulgarian Society took place at the end of January, the Trifon Zarezan Party was the first to gather not only members of LSEBS but also many alumni and friends. The Party of the wine growers took place on 18 February at 7pm at the Three Tuns. We had a really good time and we were glad to see each one of you there. More pictures of the event can be found here

 

February 2005 - the Society was officially registered with the LSE Student Union
You can now direct all your questions and comments to Su.Soc.Bulgarian@lse.ac.uk

LSE Bulgarian Society – With More Members
We were happy to welcome more members to our society as well as friends from Imperial College, University College London, Westminster University, Richmond University and the European Business School.

We wish you all the best,

Rayna Dzhipova
Raya Kardasheva

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