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750Th Anniversary Celebrations 2014 celebrating 750 years | merton ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS 1264 2014 1 celebrating 750 years | merton celebrating 750 years | merton 2014 CALENDAR OF EVENTS contents 4 Birthday Weekend JAN 5 Birthday Weekend Timetable TH 11th - 17th 15th 17th - 24th 19th MERTON COLLEGE’S 750 ANNIVERSARY Warden’s visit to Merton Warden’s visit to Epiphany Hong Kong (p.24) Conversation in Japan (p.24) Carol Service (p.21) 6 Birthday Weekend speakers Hong Kong (p.10) 2014 IS ALMOST HERE 8 Birthday Weekend Dinner & Birthday Party FEB MAR 28th 1st 9 Birthday Weekend family events Merton The Dream of Conversation Gerontius in Oxford (p.11) The Sheldonian 10 Merton Conversations Theatre (p. 20) Hong Kong - with Sir Callum McCarthy, Charles Li and Alejandro Reyes APRIL 4th – 6th 9th - 21st 12th 26th 11 Oxford – with Professor Dame Jessica Rawson Passiontide Choir in the USA Merton Inaugural Organ at Merton (p.20) 11th - 13th Conversation and Concert by and Lord Patten of Barnes MC3 Weekend MC3 Weekend in John Scott (p. 19) (p.24) New York (p. 12) 12 New York - with Sir Howard Stringer and Mark Thompson MAY 15th 24th 31st 13 Royal Society, London – with Stephen Fry, Merton Organ Concert by Summer After years of planning, we are and fireworks and will culminate on Conversation at James O’Donnell Eights Dinner (p.22) Professor Brian Cox and Lord May of Oxford the Sunday with a Family Garden Party. the Royal Society, (p. 19) incredibly proud to present a calendar London (p. 13) of events that will bring together the Mertonians are warmly invited to come back 14 BAFTA, London - with the Rt Hon Sir Brian Merton College community for the to the College for this unique celebration. Leveson and Dr Shami Chakrabarti JUNE 750th Anniversary Year. The College hopes that this varied 6th 7th 8th 28th During the course of 2014 there will be programme of events will suit a wide Founder’s Society Organ Concert by Pentecost Eucharist Summer Ball (p.16) 15 Royal Institution, London – with Sir Alec Meeting (p.22) Benjamin Nicholas and Dinner (p. 21) Jeffreys and Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe Merton Conversations between some range of ages, tastes and interests. I (p. 19) of the College’s acclaimed alumni, its sincerely hope that you will be able 16 750th Anniversary Summer Ball eminent Fellows and its friends. We also to join us, either in Oxford or at one have musical offerings, exhibitions, an of the many events we have arranged SEPT 9th Sept – 2nd Nov 12th – 14th September 18 Organ Festival anniversary archive and a spectacular around the world. Let us enjoy this Exhibition: Merton Birthday Weekend Exhibition: Summer Ball. special landmark in the history of Merton College 1264-2014’ including a Birthday Dinner and Dance and Treasures and More 20 Merton concerts College together. Bodleian Library a Sunday Afternoon Family Garden Party. (p.23) Without doubt the highlight of the year (p.23) (pp.4-9) will be the Birthday Weekend, timed to 21 Merton Chapel Events OCT fall on and include the actual anniversary of Merton’s foundation: 14th September. 7th 11th Autumn (date TBC) 22 Other events in Oxford & London Merton Organ Concert by Anniversary The Weekend will be full of thought- meeting of the 1264 Conversation at Daniel Hyde (p. 19) 24 Other international events provoking lectures, music, dining, dancing BAFTA, London Society, London (p.14) (p.22) 25 Final 750th Anniversary & Campaign Sir Martin Taylor NOV London Dinner Warden 2nd 11th 15th 22nd All Souls’ Requiem Merton Organ Concert by Merton College 26 Merton Souvenirs (p.21) Conversation at The Clive Driskill-Smith Choir Concert Royal Institution, (p. 19) (p.20) London (p.15) 28 Essential Information DEC 29 Booking form 29th & 30th 5th Advent Carol Final 750th Service (p.21) Anniversary and Campaign Dinner 2 in London (p.25) 3 celebrating 750 years | merton celebrating 750 years | merton SATURDAY 13TH SEPTEMBER TIME ACTIVITY BREAKFAST IN HALL 8.30 – 9.30am REGISTRATION BIRTHDAY WEEKEND (for those who are staying in College) TH TH FRIDAY 12 – SUNDAY 14 SEPTEMBER 10 – 10.30am Welcome Speech by the Warden - ‘Merton Today’ 10.30 - 11.30am LECTURES* he 750th Anniversary Weekend will Highlights of the Weekend will include For information about Tgive Mertonians and their guests the the Foundation Service, a spectacular 11.45 – 12.45am LECTURES* opportunity to participate in and enjoy Saturday evening Dinner and Dance with accommodation options available over the course of the Birthday the intellectual activity for which the firework display, and an afternoon Family Weekend, both at Merton and 12 noon – 2pm LUNCH IN THE MARQUEE College is renowned. Garden Party on Sunday. other venues throughout the city, The Weekend will be filled with lectures, Open to: Students, Alumni, Fellows, please turn to page 28. 2.45 – 3.45pm LECTURES* workshops, panels, exhibitions and Staff, Friends of the College, and guests. 4 – 5pm LECTURES* debates across all academic fields, and Booking: Go to will permit Mertonians to glimpse aspects of the College that are not usually on www.merton.ox.ac.uk/750 5.45 – 7pm Foundation Service in the College Chapel: Lord Harries of Pentregarth display, such as the Beerbohm Room and the College silver. Merton College 750th Birthday Party (see page 8) 7 – 8pm PRE-DINNER DRINKS Friday Evening Saturday Sunday 8pm onwards BIRTHDAY DINNER FOLLOWED BY PARTY WITH DANCING AND FIREWORKS 12th September 13th September 14th September SUNDAY 14TH SEPTEMBER Those who arrive on Friday evening Join us on Saturday and enjoy a packed Sunday offers a more relaxed schedule are invited to enjoy a delicious three schedule of workshops, walks and of events. Begin the day with sung TIME ACTIVITY course dinner, before the Birthday talks on subjects as varied as quantum Eucharist in the Chapel, then enjoy a BREAKFAST IN HALL Weekend begins. After dinner, you will physics and poetry, ‘Adventure’ and the final workshop, guided tour or lecture 8.30 – 9.30am REGISTRATION (for those who are staying in College) be entertained by the Merton College secret behind business success. Hall will from one of our exceptional Sunday Welcome Speech by the Warden - Choir, in a late-night concert in be open all day, providing the perfect speakers, and follow this with Sunday 9.30 - 10am ‘Merton Today’ the Chapel. place to catch up with friends over Lunch in Hall. FAMILY BREAKFAST IN HALL (see page 9) refreshments. A running buffet lunch The perfect way to start the Cost: Sunday daytime ticket, including 10 - 10.30am will be provided for all in a marquee in Birthday Weekend. lunch: £35 per person SUNG EUCHARIST the College gardens. Cost: Dinner (including entry to N.B: this ticket does not include the 10.30 – 11.00am evening concert), £45 per person At the end of the day, to mark the Family Breakfast in Hall or the Sunday Anniversary of Merton’s foundation, Afternoon Family Garden Party. 11.30 – 12.30 LECTURES* there will be a special service in the Tickets for these events must be Chapel at which the preacher will be the ordered separately (see page 9 for 1 – 2.15pm BUFFET LUNCH IN HALL former Bishop of Oxford, Lord Harries of more information). Pentregarth. 2.30 - 5pm Afternoon Family Garden Party for Mertonians and their families (see page 9) Cost: Saturday daytime ticket, including lunch, £45 per person; All-day Saturday Pass, including * Turn over the page to discover some of our featured Birthday Weekend speakers and workshop lunch, dinner and Birthday Party, leaders. NB: the lecture schedule will be finalised next April, at which point all those who have £170 per person (see page 8 for signed up will be notified of the final timetable and will be asked to book their choice of events. more information) 4 5 celebrating 750 years | merton celebrating 750 years | merton Fellows, Alumni and guest Speakers Graduate Student and Research Fellow Speakers (2011) is reading for his (2012) is studying Artur Ekert is one of the pioneers of One of the founding members of OC&C Sir Howard Stringer (1961) Discover some of the current research Jason Allen Alexander Karlberg DPhil on modernist aesthetics in the for his DPhil in Theoretical Physics. His quantum information science and a Strategy Consultants, Michael Jary (see page 12 for biography) carried out at Merton College. postcolonial theatre of the French and thesis is titled Precision Calculations in co-inventor of quantum cryptography. He (1982), is also a non-executive director SATURDAY SPEAKER English-speaking Caribbean. Jason’s Quantum Chromo Dynamics. Alexander is currently Professor of Quantum Physics of Nationwide, the chairman of both After completing her DPhil in International at the University of Oxford and Lee Kong Duchy Originals and The Prince’s Social interests range from a general fascination was a former member and Chairman of In 2000, after working for many years in Relations at Merton (2007) Chian Centennial Professor at the National Enterprises, and chair of The Fairtrade Dr Janina Dill for Caribbean poetics to the history and the Niels Bohr Institute student outreach the art world, published went on to become a Junior Research University of Singapore. He is also the Foundation’s board of trustees. Julie Summers development of European theatre in the group, The Scientific Playground, in the biography of her great-uncle, the Fellow at Wolfson. She returned to Merton founding Director of Singapore’s Centre 20th century. Denmark. SUNDAY SPEAKER Mertonian and Everest explorer, Sandy as a Research Fellow and Hedley Bull SATURDAY SPEAKER SUNDAY SPEAKER for Quantum Technologies. Irvine. Since writing Fearless on Everest: Fellow at the Department of Politics and SATURDAY SPEAKER Consultant ophthalmologist Professor The Quest for Sandy Irvine Julie has written International Relations in 2010.
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