Now & Z/Yen - July 2008
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Now & Z/Yen - July 2008
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Future Events, Dear Reader, Future Events It’s summertime, folks, so the main theme of this
edition of Now and Z/Yen is events. And if you normally plan your autumn
schedule around Z/Yen sponsored activities (who doesn’t?) this piece will
certainly get you started.
Z/Yen are also sponsoring several other events at Gresham, including:
Finally, on the Gresham front, congratulations to Michael who has also become a Trustee on Gresham’s Council now. PEFC Governance Reviewed Z/Yen is delighted to announce the publication of
the Governance Review that it conducted for the
Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification Schemes (PEFC). PEFC
is the world’s largest forest certification scheme, which undertook the review
as part of the implementation of its Strategic Plan adopted in October of last
year. Key recommendations of the review included augmenting the capacity
and responsibility of the PEFC International Headquarters in Geneva, the
creation of a Stakeholder Forum with voting rights, and engagement with a wide
variety of partners contributing to global efforts combating deforestation in
developing countries and fighting global warming. The full text of the
Review can be found here:
www.pefc.org Caught Harris, Bowled Mainelli A large Z/Yen contingent sallied forth to
Brentwood in Essex, late July, to contest the new Bartlett-Harris Cricket
Trophy. A Charles Bartlett Invitation XI (curiously similar to the old
Children’s Society team) took on an Ian Harris Invitation XI (not discernibly
Racing Events, Dear Reader, Racing Events
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Z/Yen’s
involvement with Gresham College continues apace. Professor Michael
Mainelli’s regular lecture series enters its final (additional) year,
different
from the Z/Yen team of old). Z/Yen’s highlight of the day must have been
Monique’s superb batting. But before that the lowlight of the day must
have been the opening batting partnership between Messrs Harris and Mainelli;
that managed to send any spectator who remained awake to sleep. Stick to
the day job, fellas. But things were very different in the field, when
those two teamed up for Ian Harris to take a sharp catch off the bowling of
Michael – the first time he had ever bowled in his life. Ian also took
several wickets with his moon-balls, including both Bartletts (father and son)
in the same over. So perhaps Messrs Harris and Mainelli might choose to
give up the day job in favour of cricket after all. As is so often the
case, Ian’s team came second, but in any case The Children’s Society always
wins, on this occasion to the tune of several hundred pounds raised towards that
good cause. And a really good time was had by all; players and spectators
alike.
Z/Yen
chose the wettest day of the decade for its works outing to the Lingfield Races.
Mercifully Lingfield is an all-weather course, so the fun, team bonding and deep
research was not interrupted. And deep research was at least partly the
order of the day, as Z/Yen’s position on the relationship between gambling and
financial services (see