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Aug
1
1:30 PM13:30

Brookes Annual Dinner, Phyllis Court, Henley, Saturday 23rd March ‘24

The 2024 dinner, for current Brookes students & keen Brookes alumni is taking place, once again, at Phyllis Court, on Saturday 23rd March.

Limited availability, as Brookes have pre-ordered 125 tickets. Booking link & QR code will follow soon

  • 6.30pm-11pm, 3 course dinner, glass of prosecco, 1/2 bottle wine per head, guest speaker

Tables of 10, club blazer or black tie

Deadline for bookings: Tuesday 12th March, 2pm

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HRR Taurus BBQ
Jun
23
12:30 PM12:30

HRR Taurus BBQ

Taurus Boat Cub would be delighted for your company at our annual HRR BBQ. Come and join us on Saturday 2nd June after the last race at Upper Thames Boat Club.

Tickets can be purchased in advance through our website for £12 or at the BBQ for £15.

Tickets include a Beef burger or pulled pork or veggie option and our famous watering can pimms!

For tickets please purchase from the link here: http://www.taurusboatclub.org.uk/products/hrr-taurus-bbq

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May
27
6:30 PM18:30

Taurus London Drinks - The Lansdowne Club - Friday 27th May 6:30pm

The Committee would be delighted for your company at an exclusive event for Oxford Brookes alumni. This will be held at the prestigious Lansdowne Club in central London on the evening of Friday 27th May from 6:30pm

We have organised a bar tab for the evening which will run out inevitably! We have budgeted for this to cover approximately 3/4 of a bottle of wine per person. The ticket also includes a selection of canapés and bowl foods.

As the 2020 dinner did not go ahead we would love for you to attend. The event will be free for ticket holders of the postponed dinner or £55 for those who weren't able to purchase a ticket at the time. We have emailed current ticket holders of the postponed 2020 dinner which includes an rsvp option. Please contact info@taurusboatclub.org.uk if you would like to roll over your 2020 ticket and have any questions. Alternatively, please purchase your ticket from the button below or through our website.

The cutoff date to buy tickets is Wednesday the 18th May.

We look forward to seeing you and your former crew mates!

Buy your ticket from the link here.

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Jun
2
3:00 PM15:00

Careers Evening with Karl Hudspith - Tuesday 15th June, 6pm

Karl (second from left) is pictured here winning the Prince Albert Challenge cup in 2009 with his crew: H.Clews (Cox), C.Abraham, M.Tarrant, S.Durant,

Karl (second from left) is pictured here winning the Prince Albert Challenge cup in 2009 with his crew: H.Clews (Cox), C.Abraham, M.Tarrant, S.Durant,

We are delighted that Karl Hudspith will be leading our next Brookes Careers talk at 6pm on Tuesday 15th June.

Karl rowed in two Henley finals at Brookes and was in the U23 team all three years, winning a bronze in the men's eight in 2010 and a gold at FISU. After leaving Brookes Karl completed a PhD at Oxford where he won three boat races and was President of the OUBC. He competed for Great Britain in the men's pair at the World Cup in 2013.

Karl studied Biology at Brookes, before completing a PhD in Clinical Neurosciences at Oxford. During that time he helped develop a clinical diagnostic test for inherited blindness using next-generation DNA sequencing technologies. He then moved to the US where he was a post-doctoral research fellow at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. His research there aimed to develop a stem-cell based treatment for inherited blindness.

After eight years in academic research Karl left to join the law firm of Wilson Sonsini in their Washington DC office as a scientific advisor. Karl is now a patent agent at the firm and in part-time law school at Georgetown. Karl works with early stage life science startup companies in the medical device, biotech, and pharmaceutical spaces. Karl drafts and prosecutes patent applications for his clients, and represents them during investment diligences.

Karl will be talking about:
• How to search for careers, make connections, and request informational interviews.
• How to present your CV, resume, and LinkedIn profiles.
• The advantages and disadvantages of graduate studies.
The Oxford admissions process and trialing for the boat race.

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82779011500?pwd=OGw0M3lxRHZMUUVpMURYcWZOTUl4dz09

Meeting ID: 827 7901 1500
Passcode: 904930

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Apr
20
7:00 PM19:00

An evening with careers talk

Careers talk, an evening with. Tuesday 20th April, 7pm.

Join four members of our committee as they talk through their journey of life after Brookes.
Pete Lowe - Asset and Development Management,
Tamsin Bryant - Architecture,
Simon Speirs - Finance and Accounting,
James Symington - Private and Corporate event planning,

Join via the zoom details here: Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86910514449?pwd=cVdCSWhMenFRZ3pzNkhsU0NPWFdqZz09

Meeting ID: 869 1051 4449
Passcode: TBCareers

Please send your questions to info@taurusboatclub.org.uk

Join via zoom here

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Mar
20
7:00 PM19:00

Taurus virtual AGM - Saturday 20th March, 7pm

Good evening all. We are extremely excited to be holding the first virtual Taurus AGM tomorrow evening. Don your blazer and bring a tipple along with you!

Please keep your microphone off until the Q and A and submit any questions in the chat box. We will be recording the meeting and would love to see you but understand if not comfortable to keep your camera on.

Join us on Zoom with the meeting ID = 830 0632 3057 and passcode = Taurus

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83006323057?pwd=U0FkSVNuUEIxL1FzazNod0VLQTZzZz09

The event details are also on our Facebook page, please share this with your former Poly / Brookes crew mates!

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Taurus Dinner 2020 - Saturday 24th October
Oct
24
7:00 PM19:00

Taurus Dinner 2020 - Saturday 24th October

This years dinner will be held on Saturday 24th October 2020 at The Phyllis Court Club.

Tickets will be priced at £60.

Ticket includes:

-Welcome soft drink,

-Three course meal,

-Half a bottle of wine pp.

We are delighted to welcome Carla Devlin as this years speaker.

Dress code is Black tie/ Boat club blazers. If you have bought a ticket for a plus one, please let us know their name in the form when you checkout.

Timings as follows:

-18:00 AGM,

-19:00 reception drinks,

-19:30 seated for dinner,

-23:30 carriages and departure.

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