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SUMMARY:Members Reception & Admissions Ceremony
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  "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"><html><body><h2 style=
 "font-style:italic\;">  <br />\n <span style="font
 -family:Tahoma\, Geneva\, sans-serif\;">Members' R
 eception & Admissions Ceremony</span></h2>\n \n <p
  style="margin-bottom:11px\;"><span style="font-fa
 mily:Tahoma\, Geneva\, sans-serif\;"><span style="
 font-size:medium\;"><span style="line-height:18.4p
 x\;"><span style="color:#000000\;"><span style="fo
 nt-style:normal\;"><span style="font-weight:400\;"
 ><span style="white-space:normal\;"><span style="t
 ext-decoration-line:none\;"><span style="text-deco
 ration-thickness:auto\;"><span style="text-decorat
 ion-style:solid\;"><b>A Celebration of Fellowship\
 , Purpose and Future Membership</b></span></span><
 /span></span></span></span></span></span></span></
 span></p>\n \n <p style="margin-bottom:11px\;"><sp
 an style="font-family:Tahoma\, Geneva\, sans-serif
 \;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="li
 ne-height:18.4px\;"><span style="color:#000000\;">
 <span style="font-style:normal\;"><span style="fon
 t-weight:400\;"><span style="white-space:normal\;"
 ><span style="text-decoration-line:none\;"><span s
 tyle="text-decoration-thickness:auto\;"><span styl
 e="text-decoration-style:solid\;">The Members' Rec
 eption is the Worshipful Company of Management Con
 sultants’ flagship gathering dedicated to one simp
 le but important purpose: bringing our membership 
 together.</span></span></span></span></span></span
 ></span></span></span></span></p>\n \n <p style="m
 argin-bottom:11px\;"><span style="font-family:Taho
 ma\, Geneva\, sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size
 :16px\;"><span style="line-height:18.4px\;"><span 
 style="color:#000000\;"><span style="font-style:no
 rmal\;"><span style="font-weight:400\;"><span styl
 e="white-space:normal\;"><span style="text-decorat
 ion-line:none\;"><span style="text-decoration-thic
 kness:auto\;"><span style="text-decoration-style:s
 olid\;">It is an evening to celebrate all our Memb
 ers\, welcome those newly admitted\, and extend a 
 warm and gracious introduction to prospective cand
 idates. </span></span></span></span></span></span>
 </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size
 :medium"><span style="line-height:18.4px"><span st
 yle="font-family:Aptos\, sans-serif"><span style="
 color:#000000"><span style="font-style:normal"><sp
 an style="font-weight:400"><span style="white-spac
 e:normal"><span style="text-decoration-line:none">
 <span style="text-decoration-thickness:auto"><span
  style="text-decoration-style:solid">The evening w
 ill also feature a <b>keynote address from Alderma
 n Tim Levene on “The Path to Sheriff”</b>\, offeri
 ng a perspective on civic service and the traditio
 ns of the City of London.</span></span></span></sp
 an></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>\
 n \n <p style="text-align:start\; margin-bottom:11
 px"><span style="font-size:medium"><span style="li
 ne-height:18.4px"><span style="font-family:Aptos\,
  sans-serif"><span style="color:#000000"><span sty
 le="font-style:normal"><span style="font-weight:40
 0"><span style="white-space:normal"><span style="t
 ext-decoration-line:none"><span style="text-decora
 tion-thickness:auto"><span style="text-decoration-
 style:solid">The event will begin with a <b>Champa
 gne reception</b>\, providing an elegant opportuni
 ty for Members and guests to reconnect and make in
 troductions at the start of the evening.</span></s
 pan></span></span></span></span></span></span></sp
 an></span></p>\n \n <p style="margin-bottom:11px\;
 "><span style="font-family:Tahoma\, Geneva\, sans-
 serif\;"><img alt="image-20260224075854-1.png" src
 ="https://www.wcomc.org/sites/default/files/civicr
 m/persist/contribute/images/image-20260224075854-1
 .png" style="width:400px\;height:327px\;float:righ
 t\;" /></span></p>\n \n <p style="text-align:start
 \; margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:medi
 um"><span style="line-height:18.4px"><span style="
 font-family:Aptos\, sans-serif"><span style="color
 :#000000"><span style="font-style:normal"><span st
 yle="font-weight:400"><span style="white-space:nor
 mal"><span style="text-decoration-line:none"><span
  style="text-decoration-thickness:auto"><span styl
 e="text-decoration-style:solid"><b>You may wish to
  attend if:</b></span></span></span></span></span>
 </span></span></span></span></span></p>\n \n <ul>\
 n 	<li style="margin-bottom:11px\;"><span style="f
 ont-family:Tahoma\, Geneva\, sans-serif\;"><span s
 tyle="font-size:16px\;"><span style="line-height:1
 15%\;">You are a Member and would like to catch up
  with fellow members and potentially meet some new
  ones</span></span></span></li>\n 	<li style="marg
 in-bottom:11px\;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma\
 , Geneva\, sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:16
 px\;"><span style="line-height:115%\;">You are a M
 ember and would like to introduce a prospective ca
 ndidate to the Company</span></span></span></li>\n
  	<li style="margin-bottom:11px\;"><span style="fo
 nt-family:Tahoma\, Geneva\, sans-serif\;"><span st
 yle="font-size:16px\;"><span style="line-height:11
 5%\;">You have recently joined and would value mee
 ting a broader circle of fellow Members</span></sp
 an></span></li>\n 	<li style="margin-bottom:11px\;
 "><span style="font-family:Tahoma\, Geneva\, sans-
 serif\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span styl
 e="line-height:115%\;">You have expressed interest
  in membership and would like to deepen your under
 standing of the Company</span></span></span></li>\
 n 	<li style="margin-bottom:11px\;"><span style="f
 ont-family:Tahoma\, Geneva\, sans-serif\;"><span s
 tyle="font-size:16px\;"><span style="line-height:1
 15%\;">You are curious about Livery Companies — an
 d about what makes our Company distinctive</span><
 /span></span></li>\n </ul>\n \n <p style="margin-b
 ottom:11px\;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma\, Ge
 neva\, sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;
 "><span style="line-height:18.4px\;"><span style="
 color:#000000\;"><span style="font-style:normal\;"
 ><span style="font-weight:400\;"><span style="whit
 e-space:normal\;"><span style="text-decoration-lin
 e:none\;"><span style="text-decoration-thickness:a
 uto\;"><span style="text-decoration-style:solid\;"
 >If so\, you will be most welcome.</span></span></
 span></span></span></span></span></span></span></s
 pan></p>\n \n <p style="margin-bottom:11px\;"><spa
 n style="font-family:Tahoma\, Geneva\, sans-serif\
 ;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="lin
 e-height:18.4px\;"><span style="color:#000000\;"><
 span style="font-style:normal\;"><span style="font
 -weight:400\;"><span style="white-space:normal\;">
 <span style="text-decoration-line:none\;"><span st
 yle="text-decoration-thickness:auto\;"><span style
 ="text-decoration-style:solid\;"><b>The Evening</b
 ></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>
 </span></span></span></p>\n \n <p style="text-alig
 n:start\; margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-si
 ze:medium"><span style="line-height:18.4px"><span 
 style="font-family:Aptos\, sans-serif"><span style
 ="color:#000000"><span style="font-style:normal"><
 span style="font-weight:400"><span style="white-sp
 ace:normal"><span style="text-decoration-line:none
 "><span style="text-decoration-thickness:auto"><sp
 an style="text-decoration-style:solid">The evening
  will begin with a <b>Champagne reception</b>\, ac
 companied by <b>live music from a saxophonist</b>\
 , setting a convivial tone for the gathering.</spa
 n></span></span></span></span></span></span></span
 ></span></span></p>\n \n <p style="text-align:star
 t\; margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:med
 ium"><span style="line-height:18.4px"><span style=
 "font-family:Aptos\, sans-serif"><span style="colo
 r:#000000"><span style="font-style:normal"><span s
 tyle="font-weight:400"><span style="white-space:no
 rmal"><span style="text-decoration-line:none"><spa
 n style="text-decoration-thickness:auto"><span sty
 le="text-decoration-style:solid">Leon MacPherson\,
  Chair of the Membership Committee\, will outline 
 our current membership strategy and the progress b
 eing made.</span></span></span></span></span></spa
 n></span></span></span></span></p>\n \n <p style="
 text-align:start\; margin-bottom:11px"><span style
 ="font-size:medium"><span style="line-height:18.4p
 x"><span style="font-family:Aptos\, sans-serif"><s
 pan style="color:#000000"><span style="font-style:
 normal"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style=
 "white-space:normal"><span style="text-decoration-
 line:none"><span style="text-decoration-thickness:
 auto"><span style="text-decoration-style:solid">Th
 ree Members — <b>John Blackburn\, Olga Croft and J
 onathan Shepherd</b>— will offer brief reflections
  on their experiences of membership\, sharing why 
 they joined the Company and what being a Member me
 ans to them.</span></span></span></span></span></s
 pan></span></span></span></span></p>\n \n <p style
 ="text-align:start\; margin-bottom:11px"><span sty
 le="font-size:medium"><span style="line-height:18.
 4px"><span style="font-family:Aptos\, sans-serif">
 <span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-styl
 e:normal"><span style="font-weight:400"><span styl
 e="white-space:normal"><span style="text-decoratio
 n-line:none"><span style="text-decoration-thicknes
 s:auto"><span style="text-decoration-style:solid">
 The evening will also feature a <b>keynote address
  from Alderman Tim Levene on “The Path to Sheriff”
 </b>\, offering a fascinating perspective on civic
  service within the City of London and the journey
  to one of its most historic offices.</span></span
 ></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>
 </span></p>\n \n <p style="text-align:start\; marg
 in-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:medium"><sp
 an style="line-height:18.4px"><span style="font-fa
 mily:Aptos\, sans-serif"><span style="color:#00000
 0"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="fo
 nt-weight:400"><span style="white-space:normal"><s
 pan style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style=
 "text-decoration-thickness:auto"><span style="text
 -decoration-style:solid">Following these remarks\,
  the focus turns to networking.</span></span></spa
 n></span></span></span></span></span></span></span
 ></p>\n \n <p style="text-align:start\; margin-bot
 tom:11px"><span style="font-size:medium"><span sty
 le="line-height:18.4px"><span style="font-family:A
 ptos\, sans-serif"><span style="color:#000000"><sp
 an style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-wei
 ght:400"><span style="white-space:normal"><span st
 yle="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="text-
 decoration-thickness:auto"><span style="text-decor
 ation-style:solid">Guests will enjoy <b>canapés an
 d a carefully selected wine offering curated by ou
 r Wine Committee</b>\, creating an elegant setting
  in which to reconnect\, make introductions and ex
 plore membership in a relaxed and convivial atmosp
 here.</span></span></span></span></span></span></s
 pan></span></span></span></p>\n \n <p style="margi
 n-bottom:11px\;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma\,
  Geneva\, sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:16p
 x\;"><span style="line-height:18.4px\;"><span styl
 e="color:#000000\;"><span style="font-style:normal
 \;"><span style="font-weight:400\;"><span style="w
 hite-space:normal\;"><span style="text-decoration-
 line:none\;"><span style="text-decoration-thicknes
 s:auto\;"><span style="text-decoration-style:solid
 \;">We very much hope you will join us — and\, if 
 appropriate\, extend an invitation to a guest who 
 may value an introduction to the Company.</span></
 span></span></span></span></span></span></span></s
 pan></span></p>\n \n <p style="margin-bottom:11px\
 ;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="fon
 t-family:Tahoma\, Geneva\, sans-serif\;">A List of
  Participants can be found <u><a href="/civicrm/ev
 ent/participant?reset=1&id=842">here</a></u>.</spa
 n></span></p>\n \n <p>Please note that payment for
  this event will be processed by Stripe <em>(debit
 /credit card)</em>.</p>\n \n <p style="text-align:
 justify\;"><span style="color:#FF0000\;">Dress cod
 e is "Business Attire" </span></p></body></html>
DESCRIPTION:  \n \n Members' Reception & Admissions Ceremony\n
  \n \n A Celebration of Fellowship\, Purpose and F
 uture Membership\n \n \n \n The Members' Reception
  is the Worshipful Company of Management Consultan
 ts’ flagship gathering dedicated to one simple but
  important purpose: bringing our membership togeth
 er.\n \n \n \n It is an evening to celebrate all o
 ur Members\, welcome those newly admitted\, and ex
 tend a warm and gracious introduction to prospecti
 ve candidates. The evening will also feature a key
 note address from Alderman Tim Levene on “The Path
  to Sheriff”\, offering a perspective on civic ser
 vice and the traditions of the City of London.\n \
 n \n \n The event will begin with a Champagne rece
 ption\, providing an elegant opportunity for Membe
 rs and guests to reconnect and make introductions 
 at the start of the evening.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \
 n You may wish to attend if:\n \n \n \n \n 	You ar
 e a Member and would like to catch up with fellow 
 members and potentially meet some new ones\n 	You 
 are a Member and would like to introduce a prospec
 tive candidate to the Company\n 	You have recently
  joined and would value meeting a broader circle o
 f fellow Members\n 	You have expressed interest in
  membership and would like to deepen your understa
 nding of the Company\n 	You are curious about Live
 ry Companies — and about what makes our Company di
 stinctive\n \n \n If so\, you will be most welcome
 .\n \n \n \n The Evening\n \n \n \n The evening wi
 ll begin with a Champagne reception\, accompanied 
 by live music from a saxophonist\, setting a convi
 vial tone for the gathering.\n \n \n \n Leon MacPh
 erson\, Chair of the Membership Committee\, will o
 utline our current membership strategy and the pro
 gress being made.\n \n \n \n Three Members — John 
 Blackburn\, Olga Croft and Jonathan Shepherd— will
  offer brief reflections on their experiences of m
 embership\, sharing why they joined the Company an
 d what being a Member means to them.\n \n \n \n Th
 e evening will also feature a keynote address from
  Alderman Tim Levene on “The Path to Sheriff”\, of
 fering a fascinating perspective on civic service 
 within the City of London and the journey to one o
 f its most historic offices.\n \n \n \n Following 
 these remarks\, the focus turns to networking.\n \
 n \n \n Guests will enjoy canapés and a carefully 
 selected wine offering curated by our Wine Committ
 ee\, creating an elegant setting in which to recon
 nect\, make introductions and explore membership i
 n a relaxed and convivial atmosphere.\n \n \n \n W
 e very much hope you will join us — and\, if appro
 priate\, extend an invitation to a guest who may v
 alue an introduction to the Company.\n \n \n \n A 
 List of Participants can be found here (/civicrm/e
 vent/participant?reset=1&id=842).\n \n \n \n Pleas
 e note that payment for this event will be process
 ed by Stripe (debit/credit card).\n \n \n \n Dress
  code is "Business Attire" \n \n 
CATEGORIES:Admission Ceremony
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
DTSTAMP;TZID=Europe/London:20260325T180000
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260325T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260325T213000
LOCATION:Innholders' Hall\n 30 College Street\n London\, EC
 4R 2RH\n 
URL:https://www.wcomc.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=842
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