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Mother's Day Brunch
Treat your Mother to a beautiful brunch at the Castle. She will recieve a rose and one free mimosa, while all enjoy a truly unique outing and relish the elegant atmosphere of Cherokee Castle. Our brunch buffet offers a seaonal menu of savory items and sweet breakfast patries fit for royalty. Brunch service features a cash bar with mimosas and bloody marys available for purchase. After brunch, embark on a tour of Cherokee Castle revealing it's rich history and an intimate look upon all of it's treasures.
Reservations are required and non- refundable. No alternate childrens' pricing.
Catered Event. Space is limited.
Dietary needs can be noted upon making reservations.
The first level of the Castle is ramp accessible. The majority of the tour takes place on the first level. The second level of the Castle is stair accessible only.
SB20 Istanbul: Speed Coaching
Resiliency and Empathy Are Not Optional: Skills For The Next Generation of Change Leaders Join market-leading impact and career coach Shannon Houde for her 1:1 coaching corner throughout the conference. Shannon has over twenty years of experience working with changeleading clients on improving their skills for sustainable impact — and she will be coaching SB Istanbul attendees to focus on their own competencies! Note: You must be registered for the SB20 Istanbul conference to take advantage of this offer. You can then sign up for the Speed Coaching by emailing sadie@walkoflifecoaching.com.
read moreGPF Executive Workshop on Excellence in Public-Private Partnership Infrastructure Contracts for Non-Legal Professionals - Practical Understanding of Legal and Common Commercial Clauses, February 2-3, 2020 Singapore
Executive Workshop on Excellence in Public-Private Partnership Infrastructure Contracts for Non-Legal Professionals - Practical Understanding of Legal and Common Commercial Clauses, February 2-3, 2020, Singapore. Dear colleagues Objectives Excellence in negotiating Public-Private Partnership (PPP) contracts. Gaining a clearer view of the legal implications of PPP agreement provisions. Avoiding the pitfalls in PPP contracts by incorporating best practices. Programme Highlights Bonus – Sample PPP contracts & a model set of boilerplate clauses will be provided - You do not need to have legal knowledge to attend this practical course - Learning from best practices and recent cases Day 1 1. Negotiating essential terms & conditions for PPP - Successful negotiation strategies for strong PPP contracts - PIOC negotiating techniques - Harvard Negotiation Project - The 5 breakthrough strategies in difficult negotiations 2. Reviewing, Negotiating & Drafting PPP contract’s provisions - The parties to the contract - The duration of contract - Recital – aim & background of the contract - Definitions & interpretation of commercial clauses - The condition precedent clause - Most favourable customer & benchmarking - Anti-competitive clause: Competition Act - Commencement, commissioning date, completion and modification - Best endeavor clause - Reasonable endeavor clause - The rights, obligations and roles of contractor & of the public body - The requirement for Performance Bonds - Insurance requirements - Government warranties - Private sector warranties - Consequences to change in law & regulations - Service quality & PKI - Procedures for monitoring, measuring & enforcing performance - Reporting requirements clause - The responsibilities of public bodies and contractor in capital expenditures - The remuneration of contractor – fixed fee or other arrangements - Allocation and management of key risks - The contractor’s rights & responsibilities regarding access public or private property - Procedures for coordinating investment planning - Responsibilities for employment and environmental liabilities - Conflict of interest – anti-bribery laws - Public body intervention in protecting its PPP rights - Ownership changes & key personnel of the private contracting party - Legal compliance requirements for PPP projects (e.g. planning permits) - Protection of labour rights of employees from public sector employed by private sector. 3. Best Practice in warranties, liabilities and indemnities clauses - warranties clause - evaluating & reviewing implications of excluding and limiting liability under Unfair Contract Terms Act - Identifying factors that determine a “reasonable” clause - Indemnity clauses & its limitation - Apportioning liabilities and exceptions to indemnities - Quiz 1 session Day 2 4. Boilerplate and common commercial clauses in PPP - How much standard (boilerplate) clauses should be included in the PPP contract? - Examining the functions of these standard boilerplate clauses - Governing law and jurisdiction clause - Dispute resolution clause – mini-trial - Intellectual property clause – foreground v background intellectual property - Time of the essence - For convenience clause - Force majeure clause and doctrine of frustration at common law - Delay provisions on what is excusable for delay in construction or operations - Severability clause - Variation clause & the doctrine of variation and its 4 exceptions including Williams v Roffey case - The ability to manage variations - Entire agreement clause & the parol evidence rule - Assignment clause - Notices clause 5. Best Practices in Termination clauses - Breaches of conditions, warranties and innominate terms - Types of termination - Reviewing the contractual provisions for termination - Procedures for Dispute resolution clause - Consequential loss, indirect and direct loss - Damages must not be too remote but foreseeable - Escalator clauses - Liquidated damages & doctrine of penalty - Early termination clauses - Best practice dispute resolution procedure into the contract - Mediation – arbitration clause - Considering limitations to early termination rights and reimbursable costs - Consequences of affirmation & termination - Novation process - Managing breach of commercial contracts - Principle of mitigation - Quiz 2 session About the Course Director Catherine Tay Swee Kian has over 35 years of experience lecturing business and contract law as Associate Professor at the National University of Singapore (NUS), Department of Strategy and Policy, NUS Business School. She is currently lecturing in Industrial Relations and Labour laws at the Ong Teng Cheong Institute of Labour Studies for over 11 years. She was a Visiting Consultant and adjunct lecturer at the Institute of System Science, NUS for over 16 years lecturing IT outsourcing contracts, intellectual property and contract law. She has lectured and facilitated at many seminars, workshops and customised courses for many companies, organisations, hospitals and institutes of higher learning both in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and overseas in topics including contract law management and contract administration. She is an Advocate and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore. She is also a barrister-at-law (of Lincoln’s Inn, United Kingdom). She was Associate Director of the law firm Bernard & Rada Law Corp. She was a committee member of the editorial board of the Singapore Accountant Journal, Journal of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Singapore and the (United Kingdom) The Company Lawyer. She was on the Board of Overseas Editors for the (United Kingdom) Journal of Financial Crime, an official publication of the Cambridge International Symposium on Economic Crime. She was a member of the editorial board of the “Singapore Polytechnic Graduate Guild Journal”. She is currently the Chief Editor of Management Development Institute of Singapore Journal. She has presented several papers at many conferences and seminars on Business Law, Company and Insolvency Laws both overseas and in Singapore. She conducts in-house training courses for hospitals, banks, statutory boards, hotels, commercial firms and companies, clubs and associations including Keppel Shipyard, IBM, Singapore Power; SingTel Mobile Singapore Pte Ltd; ST Logistics; Changi Airports International; PetroChina International (Singapore) Pte. Ltd; Frasers & Neave Centrepoint; Dentsu Singapore Pte Ltd; Bismark, Indonesia; Singex - Singapore Expo; HSBC Bank; Solar Energy Research Institute of Singapore (SERIS); College of Insurance, Singapore; Social Service Institute; HDB. She graduated from the Queen Mary College, University of London with a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) degree in 1977 and a Master of Laws degree in 1979, in which she specialised in Company, Shipping, Insurance and Marine Insurance Laws. She was called to the English Bar by Lincoln’s Inn in 1978. She did her pupillage under the Honourable Lady Mary Hogg in London and returned to Singapore in the law firm of Rodyk & Davidson. She won the Aw Boon Haw and Aw Boon Par Memorial Prize for the overall best student in 1980 during her postgraduate practical law course in Singapore. She was called to the Singapore Bar in 1980. She is an author of several law books, including the best seller “Contract Law” book which forms the basis of this course. Her other law books include: Company Formation Practice Manual (1983, Malayan Law Journal) Bankruptcy - The Law & Practice (1984, Butterworths) Judicial Management (1987, Malayan Law Journal) A Law Handbook for Businessmen (1990, Print & Publish) Directors’ Duties & Liabilities including Insider Trading (1985, Times Books International); Your Rights as a Consumer - A Guide to Sale of Goods, Hire-Purchase and Small Claims Tribunal (1986, Times Books International) Contract Law including E-Commerce Law (1987, Times Books International) Hotel and Catering Law (1992, SNP Publishers Pte Ltd) Investing in Stocks and Shares (1993, Specialist Press) How to Write a Will? (2003, Big Publications Pte Ltd) How to Collect Your Debts? - A Guide to Bankruptcy Law (1994, SNP Publishers Pte Ltd) Buying and Selling Your Property - An Essential Guide to the Singapore Property Market (1994, Times Books International) Investing in HDB Property (1995, Times Books International) Investing in Real Estate (1996, Longman Singapore Publishers Pte Ltd) Copyright and The Protection of Designs (1997, SNP Publishers Pte Ltd) A Guide to Protecting Your Ideas, Inventions, Trade Marks & Products (1997, Times Books International) Resolving Disputes by Arbitration (1998, Singapore University Press) E-Commerce Law (2000, Times Books International) Medical Negligence (2001, Times Books International) Know Your Rights – Employment Law (2002, Times Books International) Infectious Diseases Law & SARS (2003, Times Books International) Slim Chance Fat Hope (2004, World Scientific Publishing) Medico-Legal Issues in Emergency Medicine & Family Practice: Case Scenarios (McGraw-hill) Medico-Legal and Ethical Issues in Eye Care: Case Scenarios for Optometrists, Opticians, Ophthalmologists (McGraw-hill) Medico-Legal and Ethical Issues in Cardiology and General Medicine: Case Scenarios (McGraw-hill) Biomedical Ethics and Medical Law in Blood Transfusion Practice: Case Scenarios (Armour Publishing) Costs: On or Before 2 Jan 2020 : The ‘Early Bird’ Rate is SGD3095 – Save SGD400! Special Offer! – 3 Delegates For The Price of 2 in This Category! Save SGD3095! From 3 Jan 2020: The Regular Rate is SGD3495 Special Offer! – 3 Delegates For The Price of 2 in This Category! Save SGD3495! Note: All fees stated include luncheons, refreshments and complete set of documentation. It does not include the cost of accommodation and travel. REGISTER NOW! To register, please submit the following details to thomasng@globalportsforum.com: Name: Position: Organisation: Address: Tel: Fax: Email: What Best Describes Your Industry Sector?: Billing information: For cheque payments: To be made payable to 'Global Ports Forum Pte. Ltd.' Please do not send post-dated cheque. For telegraphic transfers: Account Name: Global Ports Forum Pte. Ltd., Account No. : 695 477 141 001. Beneficiary Bank: Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited, Singapore. (Swift: OCBCSGSG), Address : 65 Chulia Street #01-00, OCBC Centre, Singapore 049513. Please supply confirmation via email of the TT from your bank. Transmitting bank charges must be paid by sender. Please quote both delegate and company name as reference. Kindly note that as we are providing a special rate for ‘early bird’ sign up, we will need to receive your company payment by 2 Jan 2020 to enjoy the discount Look forward to welcoming you at the executive workshops/forums! Kind regards Thomas Ng Chairman The Global Ports Forum GLOBAL PORTS FORUM PTE. LTD. 10 Anson Road #27-15 International Plaza Singapore 079903 Website: http://www.globalportsforum.com/ DID: +65 65197662 Fax: +65 6725 8438 Email: thomasng@globalportsforum.com Terms & Conditions: No delegate registration will be accepted without completing registration details and full payment. Upon receipt of your registration details and full payment, further programme information will be emailed to you including your proforma invoice and, if required, a letter of invitation for entry visa application. Delegates will not be admitted unless payment has been received in Full. Flights, Airport Transfers and Accommodation are not included in your delegate registration fee. Refund Policy - a reimbursement of the registration fee, minus administrative charges will only be made if the participant has notified Global Ports Forum Pte. Ltd. in writing that he/she is unable to attend the event no less than 45 days prior to the commencement of the event. No cancellation is allowed after that, but a replacement with another participant is allowed. This programme is subject to change without notice, E&O.E.
read moreSTEM Education Collaborative meeting: February 2020
SAVE THE DATE: The Greater Manchester STEM Education Collaborative An initiative led by The University of Manchester (SEERIH) & then Greater Manchester Combined Authority Meeting 5 will be held on 13th February 2020. We invite you to discuss STEM education in Greater Manchester. Come along and join other STEM professionals in forging a collaborative and innovative approach to STEM education across the city.
read morePhoenix Suns vs. New York Knicks
The Footprint Center accepts the following methods of payment at the Box Office:VISA MASTERCARD DISCOVER AMERICAN EXPRESS CASH, PHX ARENA NO LONGER ACCEPTS CHECKS The WILL CALL windows open two hours prior to events and are located on the Northwest side of the building in the Pavilion. WILL CALL PICK-UP: The Footprint Center requires that customers picking up WILL CALL tickets furnish the following: 1) PICTURE IDENTIFICATION THAT MATCHES THE PICK-UP NAME 2) CONFIRMATION NUMBER THAT MATCHES THE CUSTOMER ACCOUNT ALTERNATE WILL CALL PICK-UP: If another person, other than the person ordering and paying for the tickets, is picking up a WILL CALL order, the ALTERNATE PICK-UP name MUST be on the account. To get the alternate pick-up name noted on the account, the original purchaser MUST contact Ticketmaster at (1-800-745-3000), ask for customer service to verify account information and request alternate pick-up. Northwest side of Footprint Center in the Pavilion.(602)379-7800 Suns Game Nights call (602)379-7867 Monday - Friday: 10:00am - 5:00pm Saturday - Sunday: closed except on event days and special on sales. PHOENIX SUNS: To purchase Phoenix Suns tickets for people with disabilities, subject to availability, please call Footprint Center at (602)379-7867 or visit Footprint Center ticket office. Accessible tickets can also be purchased at all Ticketmaster locations, by calling (800)745-3000 or online at ticketmaster.com. ARIZONA RATTLERS: To purchase Arizona Rattlers tickets for people with disabilities, Subject to availability, please call Footprint Center at (602)379-7800 or visit the Footprint Center ticket office. Accessible tickets can also be purchased at all Ticketmaster locations, by calling (800)745-3000 or online at ticketmaster.com. PHOENIX MERCURY: To purchase Phoenix Mercury tickets for people with disabilities, subject to availability, please call Footprint Center at (602)252-9622 or visit the Footprint Center ticket office. Accessible tickets can also be purchased at all Ticketmaster locations, by calling (800)745-3000 or online at ticketmaster.com. ARENA CONCERTS AND OTHER EVENTS: To purchase concert or other event tickets for people with disabilities, subject to availability, please call Footprint Center at (602)379-7800 or visit Footprint Center ticket office. Accessible tickets can also be purchased at all Ticketmaster locations, by calling (800)745-3000 or online at ticketmaster.com.
read moreSHANIA TWAIN - COME ON OVER The Las Vegas Residency - All The Hits!
Cash and All Major Credit Cards Must have photo ID & credit card used to purchase tickets when picking up will call tickets 1-702-777-2782 or toll free at 1-855-234-7469 Accessible ramps to orchestra & mezzanine sections; Elevator service to balcony
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