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08 Nov 10

November 9 - 12, Sochi, Russia: Tom Fleming to Lead a Round Table on Developing a Cultural Olympiad for Sochi, Host City for the Winter Olympics 2014

Tom Fleming will explore with Russian partners the opportunities and challenges in developing a cultural programme as part of the Winter Olympics Programme for Sochi in 2014. Tom will draw on examples from London 2012, Turin 2006 and Vancouver 2010 to identify how Sochi can embed a cultural programme that engages the whole nation and provides a real lasting legacy.

The Round Table is led by the Russian Association of Cultural Managers and will involve participants from the Sochi municipality, Olympic Organising Committee and wider regional and national stakeholders.

www.amcult.ru

www.sochi2014.com

05 Nov 10

FILMCLUB 'Closing the Gap' debate: 9th November 2010

FILMCLUB, Save the Children and the Times Educational Supplement (TES) are committed to addressing child poverty and reducing the inequality in attainment. In doing so, they are holding a UK wide conference on the 9th November (in London) to address the persistent gap in educational achievement between children from different economic and social backgrounds.

Through the evaluation being carried out by TFCC, FILMCLUB is seeing early indications that its work is helping address these important issues in ways that could offer a blueprint for future approaches.

For more information on the event visit:

www.filmclub.org/about-filmclub/closing-the-gap

To join the discussion about Closing the Gap Tweet at @FILMCLUBUK and add hashtag #closingthegap to ask a question, or join FILMCLUB's Facebook discussion thread by searching for FILMCLUBUK on Facebook.

www.filmclub.org
www.savethechildren.org.uk
www.tes.co.uk

03 Nov 10

Interview with Tom Fleming at Danish Young Creative Entrepreneur Club launch

Last week Tom Fleming was in Aarhus, Denmark, to speak at the first Young Creative Entrepreneur Club meeting organised by the British Council in Denmark. The club is a cross-disciplinary network for the local creative entrepreneurs operating in the Danish creative industries.

A short interview from the event is available online. In this clip Tom talks about the importance of the creative industries for a city like Aarhus and what role the bid to become European Capital of Culture in 2017 can have on the city.

www.youtube.com/user/BritishCouncilDK#p/a/u/1/Gv-n-26KFwI

22 Oct 10

Tom Fleming speaking at opening meeting of Danish club for creative entrepreneurs

The British Council in Denmark is in the process of establishing a club for creative entrepreneurs. The club is a cross-disciplinary network for the local creative entrepreneurs operating in the Danish creative industries.

Tom Fleming will be a guest speaker at the first club meeting, taking place in Aarhus on the 28th October, where he will discuss the key issues of creative entrepreneurship and the local and global creative economy.

www.britishcouncil.dk

21 Oct 10

TFCC commissioned to carry out mapping of Wandsworth's cultural facilities

TFCC has been commissioned to carry out an audit of facilities in the borough of Wandsworth which are available and suitable, or potentially available, for a variety of cultural activities. This mapping will contribute to the understanding of the Borough's cultural provision, support future spatial planning and facilitate the promotion of cultural activity in the borough.

www.wandsworth.gov.uk