MEMBERSHIP AND MEMBERSHIP EVENTS
MEMBERSHIP
TEAM has
two categories of membership:
Supporting Members and
Institutional Members
Supporting Members are those
individuals who choose to belong to TEAM
because they support its aims and activities. They have a vote at the Annual
General Meeting which elects the Officers and Executive Committee of
TEAM.
They are entitled to attend conferences arranged by
TEAM and to take part in Study Tours like the
European Study Tour which are funded by TEAM.
They are entitled to apply for tickets to the Annual tea party at the House
of Lords and to members' events and seminars.
Institutional Members are Universities, Schools and Colleges who choose to belong to TEAM because they support its aims and activities. They are entitled to send a named representative to the Annual General Meeting, and have up to two votes per institution. They are entitled to prior consideration, over non members, in the event that they wish TEAM to arrange a sixth form conference or wish use TEAM's Speaker Service or wish to send an eligible member of staff to take part in a Study Tour like the European Study Tour or USA Study Tour. They are eligible to send up to two members of staff to members events and seminars.
Supporting Members pay an annual subscription of £10 and Institutional Members an annual subscription of £20. Participants in Study Tours are awarded Supporting Membership for one year without further charge.
To apply for membership please complete the form and send it with your remittance as indicated
To view a list of schools and colleges whose students or teachers have attended TEAM events
Sixth Form
Conference and Speaker Service
2008-2009
TEAM aims to hold at least two members' events in addition to the annual House of Lords tea party and Embassy visit
2007-2008
09 July 2008
TEAM was invited to the Residence of the French Ambassador for presentations by HE The French Ambassador and his staff on the French Presidency of the European Union
The annual tea party at the House of Lords took place that afternoon. The Lord Watson of Richmond gave an address on "The Lisbon Treaty".
2006-2007
17 July 2007
TEAM was invited to the Embassy of the USA in London where HE The Ambassador of the United States of America and his staff gave presentations on the work of the Political, Cultural, Trade and Military Departments of the Embassy.
The annual tea party at the House of Lords
took place that afternoon.
10 - 12 November 2006
An INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR was held at Rugby School on
Europe and the USA: New Leaders, New
Opportunities
Anis Rahman, Barrister at Law &
Adviser to the Home Secretary on Race Equality and Community Affairs
Islam,
Terrorism, and Civil Liberties
Pieter Vlieland: freelance journalist
and broadcaster
Germany, UK and US: Perspectives and Comparisons
Gerald Frost: Author, Political Speech Writer & Director:
Institute for European Defence and Strategic Studies.
Can the ‘Special Relationship’
survive the War in Iraq?
Geoffrey Lee Williams: Centre of International Studies, Cambridge, Senior
Research Fellow, Atlantic Council.
The Debatable Alliance: Operation Overlord to Operation
Iraqi Freedom. What next?
Alan Lee Williams: University of London, former MP served
with FCO and Min of Defence
Europe, America: New Leaders; New Policies
Plenary
Europe,
America: New Leaders, New Opportunities
2005-2006
Friday, 19th May
An INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR was at Bedales School, Petersfield, Hampshire between 19 to 21 May 2006
Power, Oil and
Ideology: What are the prospects for Peace in the 21st century?
The
Political impact of Christian Zionism
Dr Stephen Sizer
Europe, America & the Middle East
Prof. Stephen
Haseler, London Metropolitan University
Power & Ideology in US foreign policy
Mark Spokes, The
Federal Trust
The Role of
Trans-Atlantic Relations in Global Security in the 21st Century
Jim Donegan, First Secretary, Political Section,
US Embassy
The Politicisation of Islam
Saad S Khan, Centre for International Studies, University of Cambridge
Oil Supplies & the Global Economy
Dr Vincent Cable MP,
Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats
Sunday, 21st
May
"A Land without People for a People without Land" Some thoughts on the
political importance of Zionism
Laurence Smy
Opportunities and Threats: What are the prospects for peace at the beginning
of the 21st Century?
Members’ views
Friday 11 November
TEAM’s 40th International Seminar at
Rugby School took place from Friday 11th – Sunday 13th
November 2005
"Global Challenges in the 21st Century"
The
Presentations included the following:
Global Challenges:
Governance, Security & Survival
Titus Alexander, Director of Learning Communities, The Scarman Trust
Allied Command
Operations Today and The Way Ahead
Commander Martyn Reid RN, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe
The Rise of China:
Challenges and Opportunities
Professor Zheng Yongnian, China Policy Institute,
University of Nottingham
Global Warming: The
New Citizenship and Forcing Positive Change
Malcolm Carroll, Network Developer for Greenpeace
Russia's place in the
World: Future Directions in its Foreign Policy
James Nixey, Manager of the Russia and Eurasia
Programme, Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House)
What are the Global
Challenges which face us and what should be our response?
Plenary Session
2004-2005
13 May 2005
TEAM’s 39th International Seminar at Bedales
School, Petersfield, Hampshire took place from 13th – 15th May 2005
“Peace in the Middle East: UK, US and European
Perspectives”
“Negotiating a Peace Settlement
between the Israelis and the Palestinians: Is a two-state solution possible?”
Stephanie Koury, School of Oriental & African
Studies, University of London
“Differing American and European perspectives on
the Middle East”
Prof. Stephen Haseler, London Metropolitan
University
“Work for Idle Hands: the unemployment time bomb in
the Middle East”
Michael Kuczynski, Pembroke College, Cambridge
“German perspectives on the Middle East”
Pieter Vlieland, German Embassy, London
“Supporting democratic aspirations in the Middle
East and North Africa”
Charles Skinner, U.S. Embassy, London
“Long haul, Short haul: A View of the History of British and American
involvement in the Middle East”
Dr Arthur Williamson, Centre of International
Studies University of Cambridge
"NATO's Partners: the EU and UN as
contributors to a lasting peace in the Middle East
Richard Gowan, Foreign Policy Centre, London
"Prospects for Peace in the Middle East: Members' Views"