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April saw three major competition finals take place; the National Schools Mace, National Schools Public Speaking Competition and John Smith Memorial Mace.
The 2008 UK Final of the ESU's Public Speaking Competition for Schools was held at Grey Coat Hospital School on Saturday, 26th April.
The Honorable Society of Lincoln's Inn, represented by Usman Ahmed and Hannah Klein, has won the ESU John Smith Memorial Mace 2008.
The England Final of the ESU Schools Mace, the national debating championships, took place in Dartmouth House on Wednesday 23rd April.
In February, an international conference was held in New Delhi, India. Organised by the ESU in collaboration with the British Council, this two-day event, held at the British Council's offices, was deemed to be one of the ESU's most successful conferences.
In early February, Sir Ian Blair was the guest speaker at an exclusive dinner, held at Dartmouth House, in aid of the Alumni Association.
In March, the ESU hosted an event in collaboration with the Three Faiths Forum. Lord Hunt and Valerie Mitchell welcomed three speakers from the Forum - Sir Sigmund Sternberg, Revd Marcus Braybrooke and Imam Maulana Shahid Raza.
In early March, Dartmouth House Debating Society hosted another event which successfully paired the ESU with a partner organisation. This time, the ESU's Centre for Speech and Debate joined forces with Canning House to bring the Society, This House believes Latin American should prioritise food, not biofuels.
The ESU was honoured and delighted when The Hon Robert H Tuttle, the Ambassador of the United States of America, agreed to give the 32nd Churchill Lecture, held on 17 March 2008 at Guildhall.
This year's glittering event coincided with the ESU's 90th anniversary year and was one of our best attended Churchill Lectures ever.
In late October 2007, Maggie Fergusson was awarded the Marsh Biography Award for her book George Mackay Brown: A Life.