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    AGM


    The AGM will be held on the First Monday of next term: April 12th. If you are interested in joining the committee then e-mail the committee, or the current member of the post you are interested in for more information (see contact form). Committee positions available are:

    President:
    Chairs and coordinates committee meetings, keeps track of committee activities and assists or directs as required. If a committee member is ill/unavailable, acts as or arranges for a temporary replacement. Should try and attend as many Rocksoc organised events as possible!

    WUS officer(s):
    Runs the Wake Up Screaming club nights, organises DJ's and people to be on the door. Is in charge of making sure things go smoothly on Tuesday nights, the Kambar gets paid, DJ's know what to do, etc. This year we're encouraging two people to run for this, but it's not necessary, it just means you have to go to most WUS's, so we'd like to spread the load.

    Secretary:
    Takes minutes at meetings, is Keeper Of The Membership Database, which must be kept up to date, makes and distributes membership cards

    Junior Treasurer:
    Keep track of the Rocksoc finances throughout the year, so we have an idea of what we can afford to spend. Trying to keep a record of where money is going to and coming from (mostly via WUS reports and event reports from relevant committee members). Summarising the yearly accounts and submitting them to the senior treasurer. Basically not too much work, and not at all scary, but does involve dealing with banks...

    Publicity officer:
    organise freshers' fair stall and its staffing; send emails and facebook messages reminding members about WUS and other events, working with events and WUS officers; distribute WUS flyers and event flyers; create events flyers, working with events officer; manage web presence beyond rocksoc.org.uk; attempt to resurrect the Street Team; maintain links with AMS.

    Webmaster:
    Keeping the website up to date with all alternative events happening in Cambridge. Publicising rocksoc events such as gigs on the front page. Managing access to the website by the committee. All this can be done through the online django interface - some knowledge of html would be beneficial. Also looking after the mailing lists, checking the spam filter at least once a week, and figuring out how to fix the website when something goes wrong - experience of working at a linux command line would be beneficial. Not much effort to keep the website running day-to-day, but if you want to delve any deeper it might take some work.

    Events Officer:
    Co-ordinate gigs across the year which mainly involve numerous emails and telephone calls. You will be buying food and beer for the bands as well dealing with paying them directly alongside hiring the venue so some organistational skill are required, especially if a band cancels at the last minute for example. You will need to also diversify the styles of bands that are put on to cater to the wide tastes that both members and non-members have as the overall goal is to put on gigs that everyone enjoys. Don't worry if you are told to make a loss as you're not some patsy in an embezzlement scheme, just that RockSoc is a non-profit organisation.

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    Wake Up Screaming - Rock, Metal, AlternativeClick here if you are a band
    looking for a gig,
    or a DJ wanting to play at one of our club nights

Wake Up Screaming

Wake Up Screaming is our fortnightly rock, metal and alternative club night.

16th March 2010: Wake Up Screaming, The Kambar
21:00-03:00
21:00-22:15 To Be Announced
22:15-23:30 To Be Announced
23:30-00:45 To Be Announced
00:45-02:00 To Be Announced

More details...

About Rocksoc

Cambridge Rock Society exists to bring together people interested in rock and metal music. We run Wake Up Screaming, a fortnightly metal, rock and alternative club night at the Kambar, and organise several live gigs a year. We also organise occasional trips to clubs, gigs and festivals elsewhere.

Membership is £4 for life and is open to all, students or not; members get reduced-price entry to most of our events.

On this website you will also find events listings that include all things alternative that are happening around Cambridge such as the Alternative Music Society's clubnight: Subculture

Note: if you are looking for Indie music then you may also be interested in Indiesoc

Events in the next fortnight

DateEventVenueDescription PublicityOrganised By
11th March 2010 20:00 Rocksoc pub meet King Street Run Pub meets are a great opportunity to meet up, relax and chat over a drink. Every other week we meet in King St Run, which is a great rock pub (on the weeks in between we move around, see "Rocksoc on tour"). This week will also be a committee meeting, so come along to meet us, ask questions, tell us your ideas, or to just chat with other rocksoc'ers. Rocksoc
12th March 2010 20:30 Gothsoc pub meet The Elm Tree Weekly Friday pubmeets Louise Meats
16th March 2010 21:00 Wake Up Screaming The Kambar
wake up screaming Rocksoc's Rock, Metal, Punk and Alternative club night
RockSoc
18th March 2010 20:00 Rocksoc on Tour (Pub meet) TBC Pub meets are a great opportunity to meet up, relax and chat over a drink. Every other week the pub meet is held in a different pub, which is a great way to sample what Cambridge has to offer. (in the weeks in between the pub meet it is held at The King Street Run on King Street.) Rocksoc
19th March 2010 20:30 Gothsoc pub meet The Elm Tree Weekly Friday pubmeets Louise Meats
23rd March 2010 21:00 The Calling The Kambar
Fortnightly Gothic/Industrial/EBM club night, entry £3 before 11, £4 after
The DJ of Bath and Wells & Loki