时间：3月14日 星期四晚上7:00-8:30

地点：丽泽D201

题目：My Part in Britain''s downfall - Observations of British life from the 1960''s

through to the 1990''s

演讲人：Mr. Gerard Brent

Ged (full name Gerard) Started working life with only some minor qualifications and was lucky to be offered a job with British Aerospace, a large multinational Aircraft manufacturing Company. Through day release and evening study eventually gaining mid level business qualifications. His first professional role was in the area of “Work Study” in Food processing, later in various Training roles, Personnel & Training, then Personnel Management (now Human Resources). When in his 30’s (age), taking an Honours degree in Business Information Systems followed by a Masters in Management Studies. In the early 1990’s, various HR consultancy roles where undertaken. A National Hotel Booking Service was also founded and run for 5 years before being sold and merged with a Travel Agency. In 1996 Ged moved to New Zealand and was a lecturer in the Faculty of IT at a Wellington University. In this time, continued his HR involvement by becoming Union Branch Chair for 8 years, involved with wage negotiations and Employment contract issues. Now having lived and worked in China for 3 Years brings him to this point at BNU in 2013. A committed vegetarian for the past 16 years and still trying to keep healthy through running and other sports. A background of competitive club running throughout his life has been his main interest, gaining many friends and memories while taking part in running events.

演讲内容简介:

Ged will talk about his early life in the North of England and various technological, political and social changes that had an effect on his life. When you read about historical facts and the events, they appear to be just “Cold facts” without any meaning or implication. What really happens in true life often goes unrecorded and in any case, it is a localised personal account of what was significant to you at the time. This is not so much about my personal family, but a retrospective look back at town life through a period of some 30 years. Why does my talk end after the 1990’s ? because I emigrated to New Zealand at that time and so a whole new chapter of my life began.