Mount Murray Hotel & Country Club, Santon, Isle of Man Sponsored by RBS International The ‘first lady of Fleet Street’ Eve Pollard OBE, editor, journalist, author and lecturer is to be the after-dinner guest speaker at this year’s ICSA Annual Dinner, sponsored by Royal Bank of Scotland International, at Mount Murray Hotel & Country Club, Santon, on Friday 24 June 2011. The event is open to all - members and non-members of the Institute are all welcome. Starting out in women's magazines, Eve rose to edit both the Sunday Mirror and Sunday Express, as well as magazine supplements for many of the national Sunday papers. Returning to women's titles she also launched Elle magazine in the US as its first editor-in-chief. Today, Eve is a regular reporter on BBC1's The One Show. She also frequently appears on radio and TV from The News Quiz to You and Yours, This Morning to Have I Got News For You, Loose Women to the Daily Politics. Eve is also a published novelist and biographer. Treasury Minister, Anne Craine MHK will present prizes and awards to students as part of the evening and Ron Berry has again kindly taken on the role of Master of Ceremonies. The evening will also include a charity raffle in support of two Isle of Man charities - Hospice Isle of Man and Bowel Cancer IOM. Bill Shimmins, Isle of Man Director, The Royal Bank of Scotland International: “We were delighted to be approached and given the opportunity to be involved with this event. The Institute plays a key role in supporting Chartered Secretaries in the Island and there is no doubt that Chartered Secretaries play a key part in the ongoing success and development of the Island’s business community and economy as a whole.” Gillian Prestwich, ICSA IOM Chairman, “We are delighted to bring Eve to the Island for this event, and indebted to Royal Bank of Scotland International for their invaluable support, and to Ron Berry for his services as MC. We look forward to this highlight in the ICSA calendar and encourage people to book early for what we anticipate will be a great evening. Non-members of ICSA are also most welcome to join us.” Tickets for the event are ?45 each, with corporate tables available and starts with Reception Drinks at 7pm for 7.30pm. For ticket availability, please contact Julie Ronan, Cronk Brae, Plantation Road, Port St Mary, IM9 5AY, or email icsa@manx.net by Monday 13 June. http://www.icsaiom.org/annualdinner.html ENDS