MONITOR
Master’s Gifts
Through those 30 years our
Mr. Birtles enlisted Past
Company has made an
Masters Charles Hughes &
amazing number of
Roger Graham OBE to help
Past Master
accomplishments, including
with the design, which they
establishing and operating its all felt should be modern,
Nicholas Birtles
own Hall; establishing a
elegant and vibrant with a
t the WCIT Court
significant Charitable
story to tell about the IT
meeting in October,
Endowment which continues
industry. This should include
Nicholas Birtles, then
to give six figure sums to
“Hardware”, in the form of
Deputy Master, now Past
many charities each year;
Silicon, some Binary to
Master 2014-15, gifted a new establishing the Hammersmith represent both Software &
Master’s Jewel to WCIT.
Academy in partnership with
Data, “loops” to represent
the Mercers’ Company; and
Communications and
The original WCIT Master’s
being a partner in establishing Universality and finally also
Badge (pictured top right) was the Charity IT Association
showing Information flowing
made, we believe, in 1986,
(CITA), to help improve the
around the globe via the
before our Company gained
use of IT in Charities. These
Internet, with our Company’s
Livery in 1992; hence the
are just a few of our many
Coat of Arms in the centre of
badge just says “The
achievements and as such
all this.
Company of Information
Past Master Birtles felt that the
Technologists”, as we weren’t Company needed a new
So the new Master’s Jewel,
‘Worshipful’ back then.
is more than a mere badge,
Master’s Jewel (pictured
This Master’s Badge has
it encompasses all these
bottom right) to cement and
served the Company very well celebrate the next 30 years of enduring messages.
for the 30 years since.
achieving.
Read the full story in the members
1986
A
2016
area of the WCIT website
WCIT Winter - Spring 2016/17 Events List
If you have a suggestion for an event, please email: [email protected]. Thank you.
Date
Time
Title
Location
Cost
Organiser
1st Dec
18:00 - 23:00
Bangers
Bangers Wine Bar,
London, EC2M 2TE
£15
Assistant Clerk
[email protected]
9th Dec
12:30 - 16:00
Combined Panels
Christmas Lunch
£60
Events Panel
http://xmas.eventspanel.org.uk
15th Dec
18:00 - 20:00
WCIT Carol Service
(£Free) followed by
mulled wine and
mince pies at the
WCIT Hall @£10pp
Bangers
WCIT Hall
39a Bartholomew
Close, EC1A 7JN
The Church of St
Bartholomew the
Great, Cloth Fair,
London EC1A 7JQ
Free.
Assistant Clerk
[email protected]
Bangers Wine Bar,
London, EC2M 2TE
£10per
adult
for Hall
£15
5th Jan
2017
18:00 - 23:00
Assistant Clerk
[email protected]
10th Jan
18:00 - 19:00
Gresham College
Lecture: ‘Safety
Critical IT Systems
Museum of London
EC2Y 5HN
Free
Mellissa Maher
[email protected]
18th Jan
18:00 - 22:00
New Freemen’s
Dinner
Clothworkers’ Hall
London, EC3R 7AH
£115
Mellissa Maher
[email protected]
25th Jan
18:00 - 21:30
Boardroom Briefing
‘Cyber Security’
Drinks Reception
WCIT Hall
39a Bartholomew
Close, EC1A 7JN
£55
2nd Feb
18:00 - 23:00
Bangers
Bangers Wine Bar,
London, EC2M 2TE
£15
Events Panel
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/boardroombriefings-on-cyber-security-tickets29044100687
Assistant Clerk
[email protected]
There are also a number of Inter-Livery events in 2016-17 such as: tennis, swimming, bridge, sports day, and quiz evenings
which we would like to participate in. These are being coordinated by Paul Jagger, please email him at
[email protected] to let him know if you are interested in these events.
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