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Season's Greeting

 

Season's Greetings

 

As this year ends, we commemorate all that happened and did not due to the Pandemic, today fortified with spirit or Champagne, we look forward to 2022 and invite you to join me, wherever we are, in drinking to the prosperity of The Network.   I very much look forward to seeing you at the Civil Service Club on Thursday 13th January to hear Phillip Bergson.    Happy New Year!     Whatever your creed, everyone is welcome at The Network #togetherwearestronger!

"THE FUN AND FUNCTION OF FILM FESTIVALS, PRE- AND POST-PANDEMIC"   Thursday 13th January at 6:30pm    Phillip Bergson is a BBC broadcaster, arts critic, and cineaste.   While attending Bradford Grammar School in his native West Yorkshire, he won the New Statesman's Student Journalist of the Year competition with a satiric feature on "The Rape of the Cinema".   With the prize money he attended the Venice Film Festival and his vacation became a vocation.   As a Classics Scholar at Balliol College, he founded the Oxford Film Festival, the first competitive event for feature films ever held in Great Britain, and on graduating was selected by The Sunday Times as a "New Critic".and by BBC Radio as a regular reviewer, interviewer, script-writer and presenter.   He has contributed articles to a variety of publications and programmes on TV, online. in print, and interviewed many Hollywood legends in several languages,(including Sergio Leone in Latin) working also a consultant at the European Script Fund, casting agent, Jury Member and co-organiser of countless film festivals from Madrid to Mannheim, Rotterdam to Rio, and Chicago to Tashkent.   An occasional actor, he created the "Eurovisions" cinema project at the National Museum of Photography, Film and Television, and has organised many film premieres, panels, and seasons, and masterclasses in the Prague Film School and other venues.   He will outline the history and development of the phenomenon of the film festival, with anecdotes of red faces on the red carpets and behind-the-scenes revelations of the rivalries between Cannes, Berlin and Venice, and how the festival circuit (of over 2,000 annual events) is currently coping with more recent Interesting Times, and is adapting to the Curse of Cathay and other COVID crises.   The presentation will be followed by a Q & A session.   RSVP

If you are not a member yet, join The Network on https://the-network.one. for only £40 a year.   Together we are stronger! Best wishes,   Jean-François.   Jean-François Dor Founder The Network, since 2012   07831782200 Jf@the-network.one

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JFDE   The Network operates Le Cercle Francophone, The Anglo-Belgian Organisation, The Chinese Connection, The Middle East Circle, The Eastern Society & Ladies who lunch. The Gay Professional Network (GPN) operates The Gay Business Association. JFDE operates both GPN & The Network Check the websites above for each of those organisations. If you wish to join each mailing list, please update your preference at the bottom of this email. Members of The Network can attend ALL events FREE of charge, except when food and drinks are provided, for only £40 a year!   Join The Network

GPN and The Network are both not for profit, fully inclusive, membership organisation since 2010 and 2012 and your platforms to promote your cause, business, venue and yourself. GPN and The Network help your further your business or career and make meaningful business and social contacts. You get connected, proactive and productive. They are both get together of like minded, and very nice, people who enjoy meeting others in a relaxed yet sophisticated atmosphere. Connect, learn, enjoy and build lasting social & professional relationships. GPN meets every 4th Tuesday of the Month The Network meets every 2nd Tuesday of the Month and has more events for all its sub groups for networking, dinners and social events, usually with a speaker. Together we are stronger!

The Network

Do you know about The Network? Established in 2012 as a platform to promote your cause, business, venue and yourself. The Network helps your further your business or career.

You get connected, proactive and productive.

It is a get together of like minded, and very nice, people who enjoy meeting others in a relaxed yet sophisticated atmosphere.

Connect, learn, enjoy and build lasting and meaningful social & professional relationships.

The Network meets several times a year for networking, dinners and social events, usually with a speaker, and supports other affiliated organisations. Till we can do so again we meet on Zoom at the moment.

Together we are stronger!

The membership is £40 a year and give you many benefits and advantage, payable on a recurring basis, a condition of membership, sponsorship and advertising are available, see under benefits of membership. Join and discover more on https://the-network.one.

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Happy new Year!

 

Happy New Year! It is grey and rainy outside but the warmth is inside our homes and hearts.   2020 been and gone and 2021 find  ourselves still in lockdown but with the end in view with the vaccination taking its process.    So let's take heed of what 2020 taught us and prepare for the post Pandemic, of course a lot of us are working from home but we all enjoy socialising and networking, I for one am looking forward to meet again physically, possibly in the Spring.   The Network is this evening and we shall continue to meet on the 2nd Thursday of the month on Zoom till we are allowed to go back to the Club where the rooms are booked for the year.   There are no speakers as I'd like to focus on ourselves, what we do, can do and welcome our newest members.   RSVP on https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/133072089201 Members: FREE, non-members: £ 5 participation   Not a member yet? Membership is only £40 a year and this and all others whether we meet on line or not are free to attend.  Join us on https://the-network.one   If you do speak French, there is another Zoom meeting for the Cercle Francophone also monthly and details are on https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/135331824129.   I very much look forward to seeing you soon,   Till then, take care and keep well!   With all best wishes,   Jean-François.   Jean-François Dor Founder The Network   The Network Links: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/4450647/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/thenetworklondon/ https://twitter.com/thenetworklondo

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The Network needs to expand to broaden its horizon to remain. To this effect, I would like you to invite 2 people to join us as members: for every 2 members you introduce to the Network, I will add a free year to your membership. Simply give them our website https://the-network.one to join us and let me know their names. If you feel that your friends or colleagues would benefit to attend a meeting before making their decisions, for every four people that join us on the 14th January, I will also add a free year to your membership and please ask them to register on: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-networks-monthly-meeting-tickets-133072089201   Have you looked at our website? pass it on and invite your friends and colleagues.  Together we are stronger!   Click here

Season's Greetings and Happy New Year 2021

 Dear Friends and supporters,

December is a wonderful time of the year when I can wish you all the very best for Christmas, Bodhi Day, Return of the Wandering Goddess, Id al-Fitr, Winter Solstice,  Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Yuletide & Saturnalia and a healthy, loving, peaceful and prosperous year 2021.

 JFDE.

Please note and see at the bottom of this email my websites and email addresses.

What a year it has been, 2020 was marked by Covid-19 and its implications: health and wealth have taken a huge blow, we lost some dear friends and family members, businesses closed and some will never reopen, we spent a huge time at home, stopped travelling, visiting friends and family and Zoom happened! 

Yes, we have many mode of communications and Zoom seem to have taken over the world. WhatsApp, Telegram, Messenger, SMS, Telephone and more were also used profusely and as Vaccines are being prepared we look forward to seeing each other again once this Pandemic end.

Our professional and social life took a hit and this has plunged most of us in various researches and readings. For myself I did quite  a bit on genealogical research and furthering my family tree till the dawn of time, or nearly. 

Also reading my diaries were, to paraphrase Oscar Wilde, sensational. Here is his original quote: “I never travel without my diary. One should always have something sensational to read in the train.” 

I still paint occasionally but as I am running of space, let me know if you want to purchase any so that I can produce more.

The Gay Professional Network met as usual this year although from March it was on Zoom and sometimes with a limited physical audience at the Civil Service Club, our speakers included Matthew Hodson CEO of AidsMap, Pliny Sooccormanee and Peta Cooper of Gaysians Faces, Dr Lori Bisbey talking about sex, Peter Tatchell, Dan Nouveau  of Museum Pride, Mark Bunyan about his music and dance and being a bouncing magistrate, Steven McIntyre CEO of Stonewall Housing, Dr Ian Dodds about his bisexuality, Craig Jones MBE, Caroline Paige and Patrick Lyster-Todd about Fighting with Pride, Gary Youssef about financial education and Dr David Clive Price  about Hidden demons, his latest book.

The Network  welcomed Cedric Torossian about Proptech, Dexter Moscow about "Stand Up and Sell", HRH Prince Frederick von Lauenberg and Franz von Habsburg  about Margery Booth, Tony Selimi about "Living my illusions".

Some speakers preferred to wait to the end of the Pandemic when we can meet in person again and we met regularly through zoom, sometimes weekly.

As Hon. Secretary of the Whitefriars Club, there were fewer events this year and yes there was some combination of zoom and limited physical audience there too. We welcomed  Richard Stokes on English Song, Enrico Franceschini on "Living to write - Writing for a living" and Sir Vince Cable on "Has Centrist Politics disappeared" and had a last zoom fest in December.

I decided that waking up at 3am to go the studios or on location filming had to come to an end this year but you can still see some of the body of work on http://www.imdb.com/list/ls038032236/ and will update this whenever all other films are in the cinemas or your television, it was fun.

As an event organiser and as a catering consultant, the businesses stopped completely this year so when we are back to normal and we all received our vaccine, please think about me to organise any of your events or feel that you want to start a new business. I have 40 years of experience at your service. Good advice saves you pounds and to further paraphrase L'Oreal this time: "because I'm worth it".

On a positive note, 2020 got some of us closer than ever together, they were trying times but what we have ensured that we can grow together.

Season's Greetings!

It remains to me to wish you and your family a wonderful end of year's festivities and all the very best for 2021, it can only get better! (Yes, another paraphrase, enjoy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwWfE4DAyao)

Yours ever,

Jean-François.

Please note websites and emails addresses:

https://jfdor.org	jf@jfdor.org
https://www.the-network.one	jf@the-network.one
https://gpn.one	jf@gpn.one
Private	jeanfrancoisdor@gmail.com

The Network's Awe inspiring talk by Ulrike Schlenter “Moving forward in...

Ulrike E. Schlenter – Biography

 Ulrike E. Schlenter – Biography

Of German and Danish decent Ulrike E. Schlenter was born in Hamburg, Germany into a typical Hanseatic family. She received her Bachelor of Arts, Psychology and Languages in a joint degree from the University of Freiburg and Paris. 

At the early stages of her career, she was a teacher for kids, students/adults and was involved in the development of a new school system in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Additionally she was involved in the joint supervision of psychosomatic patients at the University of Freiburg. She is the founder & CEO of Sundara Design, a bespoke interior practice which fuses modern convenience with luxury and style. With more than 30 years of experience, her projects embody one-of-a kind designs; Lalique, Minotti, Vitra just to name a few are brands she collaborates with to create customized products for her clients. 

As she is a passionate sailor, Ulrike was a member of the Olympic Committee in Kiel in 1972. She was co-founder of "children for a better world" which was founded by Florian Langenscheidt in Bad Homburg and Berlin, Germany. She is a Rotarian, member of the Automobile Club Monaco and Past Governor of the American Cub Riviera. 

Since the past 20 years she is based on the Côte d'Azur. Having lived in more than 8 cities in several countries, through the continuous travels and her infinite curiosity for life, she remains true to her DNA: the creativity, the beauty and innovation in her work as an interior designer. Her motto: "Creativity has no limits”. 

Given her vast experiences, she sailed on many seas, experienced powerful up’s and down’s and has learned to start over again and again in challenging situations. Yet it is also through these experiences that she developed a positive mindset and outlook in life. Being positive is a mindset and lifestyle. It’s something in life you get to choose. 

Given the times we live in, Ulrike would like to share in her talk "Moving forward in times of crises" the knowledge she gained on how to continue or even start a new life in times of crisis with positive thinking. With raised awareness you can make a concentrated effort to redress the balance and live a life based on positive living. Because no matter what you do for a living, the end goal -- really, the goal to life -- is to be happy. 

During the Pandemic...

We understand that we have a responsibility to limit the spread of the virus and we will only host events where we believe that the type of the event and the location are appropriate.

However, to keep everyone safe, we will also need your help and we ask all Members to adhere to our health and safety guidelines when attending in-person events:

• Wash your hands regularly
• Keep a comfortable and safe distance
• Wear a mask if required
• If you feel unwell, please do stay at home
• If you cough or sneeze, please do so away from others, or into your elbow

If you have been diagnosed with COVID-19 and you have attended an in-person event during this period, please contact us at jf@jfdor.org so we can inform the rest of the attendees

If we all follow these basic safety guidelines, we are sure that we can safely reunite you and your fellow Members or Customers at our events.

Season's Greetings and Round robin

Dear Friends and supporters,

December is a wonderful time of the year when I can wish you all the very best for Christmas, Bodhi Day, Return of the Wandering Goddess, Id al-Fitr, Winter Solstice,  Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Yuletide & Saturnalia and a healthy, loving, peaceful and prosperous year 2020.

Thank you for contributing to the success of JFDE.

Here is my round robin of the year: :-)

Please note and see at the bottom of this email my new websites and email addresses.

The Gay Professional Network met regularly this year, it included a reception at the House of Lords hosted by The Lord Scriven of Hunters Bar , various talks by  Sir Stephen Wall, Joseph Galliano,  Andrew Lumsden and dinners and plenty of networking!

In 2020, GPN's 10th anniversary  year,  we kick out the year with Matthew Hodson followed by Pliny Soocoormanee and Peta Cooper, Ed Davies, Carla Ecola, Peter Tatchell, Dan Nouveau, Mark Bunyan, Ian Dodds and Paul Burston.

The Network saw its revival after a few month away  and we had talks by Roland Marsden about China and Kim Rix about Diamonds

In 2020, we kick out with Cedric Torossian about PropTech , Dexter Moscow about 'standing up and sell!' Sandra Shevey about Alfred Hitchcock

I promoted various other events, one of which sadly fell on this blackest of Black Friday.

As an event organiser, I organised and recommended various venues for various events that will remain nameless to protect the privacy of my clients and businesses.

As a catering consultant,  people keep trying to pick my brain so I ask them to pick a time and method of payment:  Good advice saves you bucks  and free advice peanuts. I am well worth the investment.

I came to a sudden conclusion that it is now 40 years that I started Hotel School and started work alongside it.

As Hon. Secretary of the Whitefriars Club,and under the chairmanship of Alessandro Gallenzi  our dinners were graced by the presence, their talks and even songs, in one instance,  of Sir John Tomlinson,  Nigel Newton, Sir Anthony Beevor, Lisa Hilton, Anthony Mc Carten, A.N. Wilson and Kate Mosse .

In 2020 Bee Rowlatt and Richard Stokes are coming to speak to us.

I did a few films but less so now as I travel to and fro Belgium, Wales and London and occasionally to other shores. Check me on http://www.imdb.com/list/ls038032236/ 

My painting is evolving too and you can see some on on http://jeanfrancoisdor.pictures

Season's Greetings!

It remains to me to wish you and your family a wonderful end of year's festivities

Yours ever,

Jean-François.

PS: just in case you wonder what is the return of the Wandering Goddess or other festivities, please look at http://www.religioustolerance.org/xmas_conflict1.htm

Please note the new websites and emails addresses:

https://jfdor.org	jf@jfdor.org
https://www.the-network.one	jf@the-network.one
https://gpn.one	jf@gpn.one
https://www.jeanfrancoisdor.pictures	jeanfrancoisdor@gmail.com

Please delete from your database www.jeanfrancoisdor.com,  www.jfdor.co.uk, events@jeanfrancoisdor.com & info@jeanfrancoisdor.com  that are no longer in use.