Scandinavian Society Siam was as vibrant as ever this Saturday night 1 October 2011 when the annual Crayfish Party kicked off at the Rembrandt Hotel with ScanDeli as the turnkey provider for the event. Bjorn Richardsson was MC and steered the evening through the welcome speech by Anita Falk, Chairman of the Scandinavian Society Siam, a greeting from Sirpa Nyberg of the Finnish Embassy, and the drawing of the lottery. All the rest of the fun, the drinking and dancing the participants manage just fine all by themselves..
 See some of the many photos taken during the night  below.

New Board of Scandinavian Society Siam

Followng the Annual General Meeting on 26 April 2011, where a completely new Board was elected, the members of the new board met on 2 May 2011 to constitute itself as follows:

Anita Falk, Chairman
Robert Kronberg, Vice Chairman and Recording Secretary

Claus Gundersen, Treasurer

Flemming Winther Nielsen, Bulletin Editor

Vidar Starion, Board Member

Par Hollertz, Substitute

The first board meeting, which took place at Anita Falk's Cafe Europa in Sukhumvit Soi 20, identified among the priority tasks at hand the need to review and consolidate the different member lists in order to be able to invoice the members for the 2011-2012 term. The board also looked into possible dates for a Craytfish Party after the summer.

Members present at the first borad meeting from left:

Anita Falk, Flemming Winther Nielsen, Claus Gundersen, Robert Kronberg and Par Hollertz. 

The office address has also moved to be at the restaurant of the Chairman:

 

Skandinavisk Samfund Siam / Scandinavian Society Siam

 

 

c/o Café Europe

 

 

64/1 Sukhumvit Soi 20, Klong Toei

 

Bangkok 10110

 

 

 

Telephone: +668 4342 0190

 

 

 

The cafe is open every day from 12 noon to 01 am. Here you can pay your member fee, ask questions and get information.

The SSS library previously found at the Church of Sweden will be installed at Cafe Europe as soon as possible, so we will need volunteers to maintain the library. In the nearest future there will also be a laptop with internet connection available for members.

 

 

Scandinavian Society Siam on Facebook 

 

Scandinavian Society Siam has for some time had a page on Facebook, where it is very easy for the board to communicate with the members. The Facebook page also gives you the opportunity to to comment or ask questions. Here's the link to our Facebook page:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Scandinavian-Society-Siam/131804015285

There is also a Facebook group, where you can participate actively, post photos as well as start or participate in discussions: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=143105349253

 

 

 

The History of Scandinavians in Thailand

 

 This book is a “must” for any Scandinavian working or living in Thailand!

 

The new 80 Years Jubilee Book is a reproduction of the legendary “Scandinavians in Siam” extended with an image gallery of highlights from the past twenty years of Scandinavian social activity in Thailand. The book is also an excellent gift to customers and suppliers in Thailand as well as in Scandinavia. All the 1,000 books have been numbered for added value as a collectors item.

 

The "old" book covers the early years of Scandinavian - Thai relationship including the "golden Age" around the turn of the century during the reign of King Chulalongkorn. The "new" part covers year by year from 1980 to 2000 the big and small developments in photos and extended captions of the Scandinavian community in Thailand. The book is sold at 20US$ plus shipping 5US$.