Meeting of Vietsoc

The Vietnamese Society at the Greenwich University (VG) hold an informal meeting at Maritime campus on the 23rd of May. Twenty eights students gathered together to discuss about how the society should organized activities for the next academic year.

Fugure 1: Vietsoc Greenwich at the Greenwich Hill, Greenwich Royal Observatory Station, Greenwich Park, London
Photo courtesy: Nhat Mai



The statement from Tuan, the president of VG, is: "Together, make better" envisioning the aims to achieve:

1. A uniting and teamwoking spirit of VG community.


1. A more effective plan to diversify activities for VG's members.


2. A more sustainable society which maintains and strengthens connections with other societies.


3. A more focus on encouraging personal development together with society capability enhancement.

Figure 2: VG comittee board. From left: Hung Tran, Trinh Dang, Tran Tran, Tuan Nguyen, Phuong Bui, Hiep Tran
Photo coutersy: Nhat Mai


The meeting follow with a Logo competition which includes 8 entries. The voting result selected the logo number 7, designed by Tuan Nguyen and highlighted the core values of VG including:

• Uniting students working together for a better student life. The logo portraits the image of people holding hand together in a circle.


• Representing both Vietnamese culture symbol and Greenwich cultural meaning. The logo symbolized major features traditional Dong Son Bronz drum, which was used as calendar calculation in Vietnamese culture at the mid-1st millennium BCE; and the compass rose representing historic and cultural meanings on the logo of the University of Greenwich.

Mr Nhat and Ms Mai - the parents of one of Greenwich University students - attended the meeting. " We feel very please that VG has found and the students now has an organization with helpful activities to join, to support each other and to develop themselves", said Mr Nhat.

Figure 3: From Dong Son drum(1st millennium BCE) to Compass rose(Jorge de Aguiar 1492, to VG Logo(2009)

The meeting ended up with a photos-taking section on the Greenwich Hill taking the meaningful background of the Canary Wharf, The thames river and the University of Greenwich. We believe that this location is a good Feng shui setting in Vietnamese culture perspective.

London 1 Jun 2009
by Tuan Nguyen

VG MEETING INVITATION

SVUK - SUUG
GREENWICH VIETSOC

Dear all,


On behalf of Vietsoc Greenwich committee board, I would like to invite you and your representatives to join us in the date of present ourselves before everyone to be held on:

Time: Saturday, 23rd of May 2009 at 2:00pm,
Location: room QM 268 (Second floor),
Queen Mary building,
University of Greenwich
Old Royal Naval College,
Park Row,
GreenwichLondon SE10 9LS
(Please find the location map attached)

The agenda of the meeting is attached in this email.
Dress code: gentlemen: formal, Ladies: Ao dai

The programme after 5:00:
1.5:00-6:00pm: take a picture on the Greenwich Hill
2.6:00-8:00pm: dinner time
3.8:00-10:00pm: bar/music show

If you have any inquiries, please do not hesitate to contact me.
We are very much looking forward to seeing you on Saturday 23rd May.
Best regards,

Trinh Dang
Secretary of VG
Email: thuytrinh_dang@yahoo.com
Mobile: 07525146678

Vietsoc Greenwich LOGO Competition

1. Meaning Requirement

Marking scale of 10 for the three following criteria:

a- Showing senses of value and vision of a Vietnamese student community in a UK based institution: Union (Vietnamese culture, team-working, friendship appreciation, health and creative orientation, dynamic development, quick learning manner, national-oriented, etc.)
b-Showing a Society Logo which is simple, easily recognizable and memorable
c- Showing characteristics of the Greenwich University, its educational and cultural manner of the place

2. Presentation format
-Any expression on paper, images, sketches, writing, collar etc.
-Written explanation, maximum 100 word

3. Time submission
12.00PM Sat 20 May 2009, submit on VG face book or email to vietsoc.gre@gmail.com

4. Assessment and public vote
17 May 2009 – 23 May 2009

5. Declaration
17 PM 23 May 2009

6. Benefit of the winner
Two free ticket to the best film in Jun in London

7. Organization of the competition
Organizer team: Nguyen Anh Tuan, Tran Tran, + Information team of VG + Cultural team and other architects, designers

[Trinh, Son, Phuong and IT - Culture team will present for posting and voting the designs for the competition.]

P.S. Moi nguoi nhan duoc thong bao nay, xin hay forward chon ban be minh cung biet thong tin nay nhe.
Thanks you so much.

[Q.T]

THE FIRST DAY OF VG

It was a day in March. We stayed together and talk bout an idea of founding a Society for VN student at the Uni. It was fun and exciting actually.

Tran started with her well preparation documents which she seems poffessional. She wrote many ideas about activities and our good intentions. Tran wrote basic documents about preparation process to found the society.

Then Hung added his suggestions about how the actities should be carried out.

Trinh excitedly talk about how we should work and support to each other.

We all agreed that Vietsoc GRE should be started soon to meet the needs of all Vietnamse students. We talked bout who will resposible for communication, finantial activities, sport and music, study and works etc. Nhien, Thac, Huong,Hiep,Kien were also asked for involvement. We all agreed that VG should give presents for her members on their birthdays.

We agreed that a short sentence will inspire people and represent our visions . I like to go for the one that :

• Ecourage teamworking
• Unite people
• Clarify our purposes

My sentence: " Together, make better"

We started VG in a night like that, a night of warm, enthusiatic, friendly atmostphere of the young hearts. All for our lives - the students studying far away from our homeland.