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Arranged by the Poulters, the 6th Inter-Livery Pancake Race took place on Shrove Tuesday, 16 February, in Guildhall Yard.
This was the first year that the ITC had entered a team. The team consisted of: The Master – Charles Hughes; A Lady – Deputy Master Jo Connell; A Liveryman – Jolyon Parsons and a Novelty Race entrant – Freeman John Duggan. All funds raised went to the Lord Mayor’s Appeal – the London Symphony Orchestra and the Cricket Foundation. These were represented in
Inter-Livery Pancake Race
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| 17/02/2010 |
Senior Warden of the Information Technologists' Company, Ken Olisa, is also Chairman of Thames Reach, a charity to help homeless people. In this capacity, he topped the not-for-profit sector at the Non-Executive Director of the Year Awards run by KBC Peel Hunt and sponsored by The Sunday Times.
You can see more on this story and quotes from Ken by clicking
Recognition for Ken Olisa
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| 27/01/2010 |
The Information Technologists' Company was the charitable beneficiary of the sixth annual e-Government National Awards dinner in January, an event founded & organised by Court Assistant Chris Histed. Master Charles Hughes collected the donation of £1,500, the event's MC was Clerk Michael Grant, and the new Beadle Jamie Wallace was in attendance. The guard of honour was formed by the Company of Pikemen & Musketeers of the Honourable Artillery Company.
72 finalists were
e-Government Awards
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| 09/12/2009 |
A link to a video of the Lord Mayors' Show on Saturday 14 November 2009. Click here to view the photos
Lord Mayor's Show
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| 27/10/2009 |
The October eShot from the City of London Corporation:
The City has elected Nick Anstee as the 682nd Lord Mayor of the City of London, to serve from Friday 13 November. Alderman Anstee, who served as Sheriff of the City from 2003 to 2004, is an eminent City figure, a senior director of the international law firm SJ Berwin and chartered accountant with a long-standing commitment to public service.
Update from the City of London Corporation
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| 15/09/2009 |
Several events are being held to raise funds for The Lord Mayor's Appeal. Information about some is attached.
For more information Click Here
The principal beneficiaries of The Lord Mayor's Appeal 2009 (Registered Charity Number 1113720) are The Lord's Taverners and St John Ambulance London (Prince of Wales's) District. The Mansion House Scholarship Scheme and The Guild of Art Scholars,
Lord Mayor's Appeal 2009
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| 10/07/2009 |
A new board game 'The City of London board game' has been launched to support The Lord Mayor's Appeal and the Lord Mayor's Show.
City of London is an exciting contest of discovery, chance, suspense and fun for 2-4 players aged 10+. One way of winning is to reach the Mansion House to become Lord Mayor of the City of London.
The board game is priced at £29.95, post free, and can be ordered by sending a cheque payable to Lord Mayor's Show Ltd to Mr S Bragg, Lord
The City of London board game
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| 10/07/2009 |
The Information Technologists' Company congratulates Alderman Mr David Wootton on his election as one of the two Sheriffs of the City of London for the year ensuing. David is a Liveryman of the IT Company (as well as a Fletcher) and a Court Liveryman Elect.
Our Livery Company looks forward to supporting David in any way that he requires over the forthcoming year.
He will be installed as Sheriff on 29 September. HIs fellow Sheriff will be Peter Cook, a Plaisterer.
Election of the Sheriffs of the City of London
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| 13/05/2009 |
The commemorate the 800th anniversary of the completion of the first stone London Bridge, the Lord Mayor's Appeal has been granted permission to close the bridge and organise an Anniversary Fayre, to include a sheep drive.
This will take place on Saturday 11 July and will be open to non-Freemen of the City of London as well as Freemen.
The beneficiaries of the 2009 Lord Mayor's Appeal are St John Ambulance London (Prince of Wales) District and the Lords' Taverners.
800th Anniversary of London Bridge
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| 15/04/2009 |
The Lord Mayor, Alderman Ian Luder, gave a speech to the Masters, Prime Wardens and Upper Bailiff of the Livery Companies of the City of London at the Mansion House on 26 March 2009.
He mentioned the work of groups of Companies, among them the Financial Services Group, on which the ITC is represented by Junior Warden Ken Olisa and which supports his visits abroad, as well as the Livery Wood Group and the Water-Related LIvery Companies Group. A new group is in prospect: the Livery
Lord Mayor's Speech
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| 11/12/2008 |
Recognising innovation, professionalism and best practice, the BCS IT Industry Awards were announced at the Grosvenor House Hotel on 4 December. With IT at the heart of modern day life and business, the awards recognised a wide range of organisations, individuals and projects, three of them being presented to Liverymen of the IT Company:
Tom Ilube collected the BT Flagship Award for Innovation awarded to Garlik for its DataPatrol technology. DataPatrol was developed in response to the
BCS IT Industry Awards
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| 17/11/2008 |
The revised booklet listing the advice offered to the City of London Corporation and its Lord Mayor and Senior Officers by the 'Modern Livery Companies' has now been published and can be downloaded.
The companies are:
* The City of London Solicitors' Company
* The Worshipful Company of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales
* The Worshipful Company of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators
* The Worshipful Company of Marketors
The Financial Services Group (FSG) of Livery Companies
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| 17/11/2008 |
Paul Palmarozza and Chris Rees are organising a seminar "Truth at Work" on Sunday 14 December at Tate Britain. A poster is attached. Tickets are £35 (£25 for students), and can be obtained from the School of Economic Science, 11 Mandeville Place, London W1U 3AJ (the School of Economic Science is a registered charity, number 313115). The ticket price includes a copy of Chris and Paul's book "From Principles to Profit"
Truth at work
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| 15/10/2008 |
Josephine Connell,
Master 2008-2009
Josephine Connell was installed as the third female Master of the IT Company on 8 October 2008. She has worked in the IT industry for more than 40 years at companies including Mars, Aspro-Nicholas, CMG, and most recently as Managing Director of Xansa formerly FI Group, which is a leader in terms of encouraging flexible working, especially for women.
Jo Connell is Master for 2008-09
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| 08/10/2008 |
"Do you know? I really like it here. This feels like home." So said Vint Cerf, the 'Father of the Internet', half-way through dinner at the Information Technologists' Hall on Thursday, 25 September 2008. It's not his first visit, Dr. Cerf is a new Freeman, and the statement wasn't in response to a question, but was simply an off-the-cuff remark. For those who have met him, they will know it was very genuinely meant. How very flattering; he will always
Vint Cerf dinner with BT at the Hall to help IPv6
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| 09/07/2008 |
As part of its links with the Royal Corps of Signals, the IT Company is supporting the Defence College of Information Systems at Blandford's Gordon Cup bi-annual military skills competition, where the young soldiers of 11 Signal Regiment put their phase 2 training into practice in an 11 hour exercise on Salisbury Plain.
The IT Company sponsored the Stretcher Race, which saw the teams carrying a very heavy tractor tyre attached to a scaffold stretcher over a one-mile course. We
Gordon Cup for military skills competition at Blandford
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| 26/06/2008 |
Help is being sought from Information Technology professionals, including members of the Information Technologists' Company, to help save Bletchley Park, which is in danger of closing. Bletchley Park houses much of the history of the computing industry and, indeed, was where Enigma, the German code, was cracked during the Second World War.
Between 1939 and 1945, the most advanced and creative forms of mathematical and technological knowledge were combined to master German
Save Bletchley Park
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| 23/01/2008 |
The Livery Committee of the City of London has collated statistics on the Livery Companies under the headings: General, Charitable Giving, Affiliations and Education.
Profile of the Livery Companies in the City of London
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| 25/10/2007 |
There is a strong need for primary legislation to clarify responsibilities both for primary patient medical record management, and for the secondary use of the data. But any such legislation needs to make things better, not worse.
That was a core conclusion from a hard-hitting, wide ranging, and lively workshop on patient data integrity and privacy held in May by the Information Technologists Company’s Medicine and Health Panel. Chaired by Robin Guenier, the workshop comprised a high
Medicine and Health Workshop
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| 10/10/2007 |
Former IBM UK Holdings Director to Lead Livery Company as Colin Knight Steps Down
London 11 October 2007: David Morriss has become Master of the Information Technologists’ Company following a ceremony on 3 October. David has worked in the IT industry since 1966 holding several positions within IBM and consultancy roles following his retirement. He replaces Colin Knight following his year’s tenure.
In his role as Master, David will be responsible for continuing to ensure that
David Morriss becomes Master of the Information Technologists’ Company
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| 16/07/2007 |
Panels Warden of the Information Technologists' Company Ken Olisa has been invited to act as that Company’s representative on the Financial Services Group of Livery Companies (FSG).
FSG was formed with the following objectives:
a network for access to expertise, experience and issues to provide briefings for the Lord Mayor for outbound and inbound visits
a source of education in financial affairs and issues for potential Lord Mayors and Sheriffs from all Livery
Financial Services Group of Livery Companies
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| 05/06/2007 |
The Information Technologists Company, with sponsorship by Royal Mail, has launched 'The Directors' Guide to Accessible IT'. This focuses on how IT directors can ensure that their organisation's systems are ready for a more inclusive style of business and are accessible to as many people as possible.
Accessible IT
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| 04/10/2006 |
Father of the web gets IT honour
The father of the web, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, is certainly not short of plaudits - but last night he had yet another reason to feel proud.
The famed techie, who founded and directs MIT's World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), was awarded the 'Freedom of the Information Technologists' by the City of London's 100th livery company, the Information Technologists' Company.
In addition to promoting the IT profession, the
New Honorary Freeman
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