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 Editorial
Dear
member of SGBGJ,
As you can see below, SGBG is very
active this year and I am very happy to inform you that we have already
around 60 full members for the year 2008.
In the beginning of this year the composition of the SGBG Board of
administrators has changed and you will be able to check out the new
Board members on the SGBG website in a few days.
As usual I must express my wish for a more active participation of our
members, that could be a suggestion for a visit of an interesting place
or institution, somebody coming forward and proposing a lecture, some
feedback after an event or to the newsletter.
But I must say that this year my wishes are more or less fulfilled,
because I have had at least 3 of our
members proposing an
interesting lecture, and I was very pleased about several encouraging
emails after the lunch at the Rosewood Hotel.
I hope you will all
enjoy the upcoming events and the following newsletter will inform you
on what's on in May and June before the traditional summer break.
Future Events
Even if it is no specific SGBG event, I
would like to draw your
attention to the
German Food
Festival
at the Jeddah Hilton Hotel and a photo exhibition of stunning
underwater pictures of the Red Sea, by a German photographer, member of
the German Community in Jeddah. 22 - 29. 03.2008.
It is part of the Saudi - German Cultural
Weeks, celebrated this spring in
Riyadh and in Jeddah, and placed under the patronage of the German
Consul
General.
Lunch
& Dinner will be served in Al
Safina Restaurant in Jeddah
Hilton. The price for Lunch will be 125 SR + 15% Tax and 155 SR +15%
Tax
for Dinner.
Visit :
Archeological
excavations in Tayma, Wednesday, 2nd - Friday, 4th of April 2008
SGBG
has rescheduled our trip to Tayma (which unfortunately we had to cancel
in the last minute in 2007) to visit the archeological site and
excavations there. We will travel in our own cars, lead by our member
Mr. Bernd Moeller, who has a large experience of travels in Saudi
Arabia. Accomodation will be reserved in a hotel near to the ruins and
payment for accomodation and meals is to be made individually by each
participant. As Tayma is some 800 km distant from Jeddah, we need 3
days for this trip, which means that participants must take the
Wednesday (and eventually Thursday) off from work.
Please register for
this trip by email to sgbgjrh@gmail.com
and please be so
kind as to indicate how many empty seats you have in
your car in order for us to eventually offer a seat to ladies wishing
to come along alone. The number of cars should not exceed 6, so 2008
members have priority on
a first come / first served basis.
Comment: Actually the group going to Tayma is already more or less
established, but we still have some seats available in our cars.
If you wish to get
some in-depth information about the results of the
Tayma excavation campaigns of the German Archeological Institute,
please go to http:// www.dainst.org/index_3258_en.html
Additionally Jarir
Bookstores sell a little book on Tayma's history
which gives you an overview on its importance in ancient times.
Lecture:
Social gathering
with a lecture by Prof. Dr. Ricardo Eichmann on the latest excavation
findings in Tayma. 16.04.2008
As in 2006 when we already had the
pleasure to listen to a most interesting lecture by Prof. Eichmann,
we will be updated on the results of the latest excavation campaigns of the German
Archeological Institute in Tayma. The lecture will be illustrated by a
number of posters showing the archeological sites, and
of course we will continue the evening around a tasty buffet prepared
by our favourite caterer.This lecture is of course an excellent
complement to the visit of the excavation sites.
Concert:
Artis Piano Quartet. Concert of classical music. 01.05.2008
This outstanding
concert by a very highly
qualified chamber music ensemble will be the highlight of this year's
spring events and will be free of charge for SGBG 2008 paid members and
their spouses. The ticket for the general public will be 100 SR.- per
person.
The "Artis Piano
Quartet" ensemble was created in 1996 by four young musicians and could
hardly be more international : Hiroko Atsumi, the pianist, is Japanese;
Stefan Bornscheuer, the violinist, is German; Paul Pesthy, the violist,
is American of Hungarian descent; and Marin Smesnoi, the cellist, is
from Moldova and studied mainly in Moscow. Since its beginnings, the
ensemble has specialized in the piano quartet repertoire from Classical
to modern times, promotes the compositions of unjustly forgotten
masters and also commissions new works in order to further talented
composers of our time.
With the
exception of the pianist naturally, the
members of the quartet are part of the Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR.
<> Highlights of the Past
The SGBG year
2008 opened with a
Social
Gathering in the Garden of the Residence, 30.01.2008.
Presentation by Mr. Volker Weiss, engineer at Deutsche Bahn, of the
different railway projects in the Kingdom.
We had
a nice crowd coming together for
this very informative presentation and discussing things later in the
evening around a tasty buffet prepared by the Crowne Plaza Hotel in
Jeddah. We have to extend our special thanks to Mr. Weiss, because he
rushed back earlier than planned from a business trip abroad, and
joined us directly coming from the airport.
Last week we had a
very special event :
Lunch
at the
Habsburg Restaurant of the Rosewood Hotel Jeddah. 13.03.2008
More than 50 people
came to have a first taste of what the brandnew
Rosewood Hotel could offer : a highly refined lunch buffet, in a
beautiful setting with an allround view of the sea, and after the
lunch an interesting tour of the hotel with as a highlight the visit of
the magnificent swimming pool area on the roof; unfortunately for us
ladies this area is "men only" but they made an exception for our
visit.
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Members'
Corner:
During lunch in the Rosewood Hotel last
week, the SGBG 2008 membership cards were handed out to all members
present. Please reclaim your membership card at the next occasion, I
will always have them with me.
Business News
Let's advertise for
once an event interesting mainly the ladies: next
Sunday begins the big fashion exhibition:
fashion arabia
Venue: Jeddah International Exhibition &
Convention Centre
Date:
Sunday, 23.03 - Wednesday, 26. 03.2008
http://www.acexpos.com
Saudi Arabia's Premiere International Event for Clothing,
Textiles,
Leather Goods and Footwear.
Incorporating: bride & beauty arabia The Premiere International
Showcase for bridal wear, jewelry, cosmetics, perfumes and accessories.
German
Language Center
DEUTSCHE SPRACHKURSE GERMAN LANGUAGE COURSES
Sprechen
Sie Deutsch?
Our new German
Courses start
April 2008
Sundays + Tuesdays
7 pm to 8.30 pm
- 12 evenings -
Highly qualified
teachers only!
Small classes provide intensive
tuition!
Our students should be over 16
years and need English language knowledge.
The course fee for 12 units
(per 90 min.)
SR 1.080
SR 30 administration fee,
SR 100 deposit for school ID
(+ SR 170 for text book
& CD for beginner course)
or (+ SR 250 for text book
& CD for forwarded course)
Enrolment
and
information :
Please contact the office at the German International School in
Jeddah.
Phone : 02 691 35
84
E-mail :
office@German-School-Jeddah.org
Office
hours: Saturday to
Wednesday from 8.00 a.m. to 1.00
p.m
School is actually on spring vacation, opens again on 5th of April 2008
Miscellaneous: Found on the Internet
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