There are lots of expats around Berne, the mailing list swisscc has 900 members.
See berne.carrick.ch, go to www.englishclub.ch, join www.toastmasters.ch.

I wonder why people do not even look up "English" in the phone book!

GRaham

Regular meetings of English-Speaking organisations in Berne

The Bern Expat Meetup Group
Xing
Toastmasters www.toastmasters.ch > Berne
The English-Speaking Club of Berne
The International Club of Berne

Churches
St Ursula's Anglicah church berne.anglican.ch
English Speaking Roman Catholic Community www.kath.ch
Philadelphia Missionary Church http://www.inforel.ch/index.php?id=i1256
BIEC Bern International Evangelical Church www.biec.ch/
Quakers (Society of Friends) http://www.swiss-quakers.ch/english/ou.html#

Here are some meetings in fall 2007.

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The Bern Expat Meetup Group
Join on http://expat.meetup.com/174/
No membership fee.

Wed Sep 26, 8:45 PM Movie Night at Cinematte

Sun Sep 30, 9:30 AM Oeschinensee Hike

Mon Oct 1, 7:00 PM October Movie Night

Thu Oct 4, 6:00 PM Thursday after-work drinks

Wed Oct 10, 6:00 PM Wednesday after-work drinks

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Swiss Innovators Gala, 3rd edition @ Bern
26 Sep 2007, 04:30 pm -- 09:30 pm, Bern

XING Bern macht Radio im BE1 Land
11 Oct 2007, 04:00 pm -- 07:00 pm, Bern

XING Bern Espace Mittelland After Work Networking
21 Oct 2007, 11:00 am -- 02:00 pm, Gasel - Köniz

XING Bern Kunstausstellung Werner Schwarz mit Grönland-Impressionen
25 Oct 2007, 07:30 pm -- 09:30 pm, Köniz

Project Management Institute Switzerland Chapter - National Event 22
Nov. 2007
22 Nov 2007, 12:30 pm -- 09:00 pm

Last Choc vor Weihnachten!
20 Dec 2007, 06:15 pm -- 09:30 pm
21 Dec 2007, 06:15 pm -- 09:30 pm

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Toastmasters of Berne

September 10
September 24 (contest evening)
October 2 Area contests in Basel
October 8
October 22
October 27 Swiss Division conference in Zurich
November 12
November 26 (Tall Tales contest)

The fall contests are Humorous speech and Impromptu Speech

Information on www.toastmasters.ch, click on Berne.
Meetings at the Casa d'Italia, 1845-2130.
We take a light meal at 2000. Guests welcome and free.

If you are interested in training in comminucations,
ask to join our open mailing list.

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