Husband and wife Robert and Patricia Erenstein from Austria who graduated together at Versailles this month.

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For further information click here
To make a booking ring 01908 659252 or email oubs-alumni@open.ac.uk

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Is motivation just a matter of positive thinking? Why are some people more self-motivated than others?
How can we all become better at motivating ourselves and the people around us? How can a manager begin to create a self-motivating environment?
This workshop is designed for people who want to understand more about what happens beneath the surface, and want to learn more about how to boost motivation in ways that leave themselves and colleagues feeling more empowered and satisfied with their decisions and actions. This will be a fun, memorable, interactive event with opportunities to explore new skills safely and easily.

To make a booking ring the alumni office on 01908 659262 www.open.ac.uk/oubs-alumni £95 inclusive

Successful face to face networking - 9 November half day workshop, OU Regional Office, Camden, London NW1

How confident are you about walking in to a room full of people you've never met before?
What impression do you create when you meet someone for the first time?
How good are you at creating rapport when you meet people at networking events?
This half day workshop focuses only on those aspects of networking that take place face to face: ’networking events’, parties, presentation and meetings. It is designed for people who want to improve their performance and gain confidence in order to develop new contacts, seek information, and explore business opportunities - in short, people who want to broaden the range and scope of their network.

To make a booking ring the alumni office on 01908 659262 www.open.ac.uk/oubs-alumni £95 inclusive

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New databases: Source OECD, Open Research Online and Best of Biz have been added. Major new journals including Management Today and the British Journal of Management will also be accessible. The OU Business School are financing this package which remains free access to alumni. This new package continues to put the OU Library in the forefront of service provision – most universities offer no online resource access to their alumni. If you don’t use it we might lose it!

To access MyPal go to the secure Members' area of the alumni website www.open.ac.uk/oubs-alumni

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The recently refurbished Commonwealth Club is a new and exciting private member’s club. This magnificent, landmark venue provides one of London’s most distinctive settings - sleek & individually furnished function rooms, and a 200-seater auditorium, A unique restaurant featuring Commonwealth and International cuisine plus a modern Members’ lounge with bar, showers, cloakroom, and dining facilities; wireless broadband throughout the Club (coming soon: business area with online facilities); Private dining rooms, which can accommodate from 2 to 220 people; Reduced rates on room hire and day delegate Rate; Invitations to exclusive events, including public affairs meetings, art exhibitions, as well as social and cultural evenings.

For further queries, or to arrange a private tour of the Commonwealth Club, please contact Ngina Pratt on Tel: 0207 766 9231 or Email: marketing@rcsint.org. Please quote your OUBS number on your application.

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• Chris Anderson – author of ‘The Long Tail’, the current global phenomenon
• Nicholas Negroponte – visionary and driver of the $100 laptop for the third world
• Gary Hamel – leading strategy expert, talking about his latest book and work
• Marshall Goldsmith – the top executive coach in US boardrooms
• Tom Peters – the revered management authority
• Kjell Nordstrom – co-author of ‘Funky Business’ and ‘Karaoke Capitalism’

Organisers Benchmark for Business are staging three conferences featuring the above speakers and we have secured a fixed price for you to attend any of the these conferences– a 40% discount for OUBS alumni to attend any one conference for £550 plus VAT per place – for new bookings made in September. To view conference information visit www.benchmarkforbusiness.com – To take advantage of the terrific discount simply enter ‘OUBS’ next to your surname when registering your place(s) before the end of the month. Alternatively contact Gareth Martin at Benchmark for Business (Gareth@benchmarkforbusiness.com) on 01224 636200.

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Distance learning is nothing new, of course - the Open University, after all, pioneered it 40 years ago, and last year launched its Open Learning website, which also allows casual visitors to drop in and out as they please. OU spokeswoman Laura Dewis cites Nigel Warburton's philosophy podcasts as being particularly popular with casual users.

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Gordon Brown's speech to the TUC DailyTelegraph

'Before I had this job and actually before I was a Member of Parliament, I worked in education. I was for some time part-time as a Workers Education Association tutor, and with the Open University and as a tutor in trade union learning.'

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OUBS Courses. Discount vouchers are available to graduates who wish to take a further course (one per annum). Contact us for your personalised voucher.  Contact: oubs-alumni@open.ac.uk

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