Advance - London

Welcome to London - one of the most dynamic and exciting cities of the world, and a thriving global centre for the arts, finance, media, politics and commerce. With our shared history and long-standing cultural ties, it is little wonder that many thousands of Australians come to experience the rich offerings of working in this international hub.

Get involved
Advance London has over 2,500 members and continues to grow at a rapid rate, across all industry sectors. This strong membership base has created local networks to cover the following sectors: 1. Financial Services; 2. Professional Services; 3. The Arts; 4. Life Sciences; 5. Media, Communications and Technology; 6. Public and Charitable; and 7. Academic / Research.

Meetings and events are listed on the events calendar. Not yet a member? Membership is free! Join here.

Advance’s growth here in London can also be attributed to the excellent work of its exceptional network chairs and committee members who help shape Advance’s activities. Our committees help create Advance events for their industry networks and provide fantastic opportunities to connect with others in related roles and industries.

Contact us if you would like to become more active in Advance activities or volunteer for committee roles.

London office
We established a staffed office here in late 2006, which serves not just our membership in the United Kingdom, but also in continental Europe and the Republic of Ireland, including our chapters in Paris and Dublin.

Contact details:

Advance UK/Europe office

Buckingham Court

81 Buckingham Gate

London SW1E 6PE

Tel: 020 7227 0476

email: london@advance.org

Mentors
Advance is grateful to our mentors and advisers, Tim Maher and Paul O'Donnell, for their ongoing support and guidance. [More...]

London Industry Network Chairs

Amber Cerny - Professional Services
Caitlin MacLeod - Public and Charitable

Lea O'Loughlin & Andrew Robb - The Arts
Matthew Chan - Financial Services
Samuel Tait - Media, Communications & Technology

NEWS

Vital Regeneration Trustee Recruitment

Vital Regeneration, a leading social and economic development charity working in some of West London's most disadvantaged neighbourhoods, is seeking two motivated individuals to join its Board of Trustees. They are particularly keen to find enthusiastic individuals who can help safeguard the future well-being and effectiveness of the charity as they drive forward their ambitious plans. [More...]

Diplomatic Announcement - High Commissioner To United Kingdom

The Government will recommend to the Governor-General the appointment of Mr John Dauth LVO to be Australia’s new High Commissioner to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Mr Dauth is expected to take up his appointment in September 2008. [More...]

The Global Green 100

The Advance Public and Charitable sector proposes to create a talent resource of Australians working across the globe in “green” industries that can be accessed by Australian government agencies and corporations and set to work for the country. [More...]

Call for Papers - The Journal of Australian Writers and Writing

The Journal of Australian Writers and Writing is a peer-reviewed journal. It forms a major component of The Australian Literary Compendium, a project funded by the Copyright Agency Limited (CAL) to provide new ways of studying, reading, and reviewing Australian writing and creative practice. [More...]

EVENTS

Qantas Socceroos v South Africa

Tuesday 19th August @ 8:00pm

Australia will take on South Africa in an International football match in London on Tuesday 19th August 2008. The match will take place at Queens Park Rangers Loftus Road Stadium with kick off at 8pm. [More...]

Toast Festival 2008
Friday 26th September @ 3:00pm
Advance invites all members to visit our stand at the Toast Festival on Friday September 26 from 3-10pm in the Grand Hall Kensington Olympia. Members will be able to collect their brand new Advance Membership Cards whilst sampling the best Australian food, wine and music available in the UK. Better yet, Australia's favourite rock singer Jimmy Barnes will be playing his only UK gig for 2008. [More...]

ARCHIVED ARTICLES AND EVENTS

July 2008 - Arts Network Summer Garden Drinks & Exhibition
July 2008 - Financial / Professional Services Networking Breakfasts
July 2008 - MCT Networking Drinks
Jun 2008 - An Evening With Bernard Salt
Jun 2008 - Australian social worker tops London list
Apr 2008 - Prime Minister Kevin Rudd in London
Mar 2008 - Roving Eye 2007/08 Exhibition
Mar 2008 - Australian Woman of the Year in the UK announced
Jan 2008 - Australia Day Party - A Splash of Gold
Dec 2007 - London's celebrations: Christmas Party and Launch of Victorians Abroad
Dec 2007 - World Aids Day
Nov 2007 - Post-election seminar with the Menzies Centre
Nov 2007 - Queensland – Work Live Play Networking Reception
Nov 2007 - Melbourne Cup Reception and Socceroos
Oct 2007 - MCT Impact of New Media Panel Discussion

Nick Corr, Senior Project Manager, Skype

Where did you grow up in Australia?
Ringwood, in the leafy eastern suburbs of Melbourne.

What's your current role?
Senior Product Manager for Skype. I work on the bleeding-edge stuff, advertising and content models that assist, compliment and ideally extend the Skype communication experience.

What brought you to London?
Work and travel opportunities. My girlfriend and I had been keen to travel more, and I was lucky enough that my (then) current employer Sensis was setting up a Local Search joint-venture based here. So I got the chance to relocate to London on a 2-year secondment.

How long have you been there?
3 1/2 years.

How did you find settling into London as a professional!?
It was great. The size of the market means that for every "once in a lifetime" job in Australia, there's potentially a half-dozen similar roles available here. I was also pleased at how well Australian industry and technical experience is received here, and it seems like Australians in general are viewed as very hard-working.

What is the best part of your current job?
Working on technology and business models that don't exist yet. The idea that something I develop can quickly reach 310 million users right across the globe. Generally just working on such an exciting product as Skype which has genuinely changed the way people communicate.
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ARCHIVED MEMBER POSTCARDS
June 2008 - Matthew Chan
Mar 2008 - Robyn Hollands
Nov 2007 - Neil Chambers
Oct 2007 - Andrew Robb
Aug 2007 - Brian Clarke
July 2007 - Dr Caroline Booth
Apr 2007 - Megan Potter
Mar 2007 - Kim Frankiewicz
Feb 2007 - David Rowe

WORD OF THE WEEK
Dunt - blow given to aircraft by a vertical current of air.