Rocksoc AGM 2006
(The AGM has now happened:, and the minutes are online. Everyone standing was elected.)
The Rocksoc AGM will be on Monday 13th March at the Castle Inn, on Castle Hill. This is your chance to elect or join the 2006-07 Rocksoc committee (Rocksoc needs YOU!). Also, as is traditional, there will be beer, music, blackjack and free food.
Nominations must be made and seconded by two Rocksoc members (not the person standing) and submitted to the Secretary: either email the secretary or write to Fiona Morgan, Trinity College, Cambridge CB2 1TQ (please include your email address). If you include a manifesto, we'll forward it to rocksoc-official and put it on the website. The deadline is Monday 6th March.
Posts for election:
President
Responsibilities: chair committee meetings, make sure everyone else does their jobs, take overall responsibility for things happening
Currently: Oliver Longden
Manifestos received from: Simon McVittie
Secretary
Responsibilities: Take minutes at meetings, keep membership lists up to date, send out membership cards, organise termcards. Must be computer literate in order to keep the membership database updated.
Currently: Fiona Morgan and Emily Qin
Standing this year: Gemma (nominated by Oli, seconded by Jimmer, hypothetically opposed by Rob Izzard, no manifesto yet)
(Junior) Treasurer
Responsibilities: Keep track of the accounts, prepare the accounts for audit by the Senior Treasurer (Dr Greaves)
Currently: Helen Lambert
Standing this year: Nick Bird (nominated by? seconded by? no manifesto yet)
Webmaster
Responsibilities: Maintain the website and publicize events on the website, mailing lists and Livejournal. For the current website, needs some understanding of Python, CGI and XML.
Currently: Simon McVittie and Thomas Parfrey
Manifestos received from: Simon McVittie
Events officer
Responsibilities: Organise events, liase with bands and venues, produce publicity material and coordinate flyering/postering, keep track of events expenditure
Currently: Keith Boyle
Manifestos received from: Keith Boyle
WUS officer
Responsibilities: Organise WUS, sort out DJs and door people, keep track of WUS profit/loss, arrange publicity. Being in Cambridge during the University holidays would be extremely useful.
Currently: Oliver Longden
Manifestos received from: Nick Jackson
If you're interested in joining the committee, feel free to email the committee or any of the committee individually, or talk to us at WUS/the pubmeet. Some things you should know:
- You more or less need to be on e-mail.
- As many as possible of the committee should be able to get to the weekly meetings. Currently these are on Mondays at the Pickerel, although the new committee could change this.
- At least 4 of the new committee (preferably including the events officer, WUS officer and treasurer) should become signatories for the bank account. To be a signatory you'll need to either be a current HSBC customer, or provide government-accepted proof of ID (passport or driving license) and address (a recent utility bill or bank statement). If you're planning to stand, please find these sooner rather than later.
Any other motions for the agenda should be sent to Fiona by Monday 6th March. Votes on motions and elections of committee members will be determined by a majority of those present or proxy votes: constitutional changes require a 2/3 majority. The President does not vote but has a casting vote to be used in the event of a tie.
If you will not be able to attend you will be able to vote by post or by e-mail. The agenda and nominations list will be published on 7th March to rocksoc-official and on the website. If you then wish to vote by post you should e-mail or post your votes on all agenda items to Fiona by midnight on 12th March. Any votes received after this time WILL NOT be counted. We can accept no responsibility for votes sent in good time but which failed to reach us. Anyone who submits a postal vote will not be allowed to vote at the AGM. Only members are allowed to vote. A valid membership card will be required to vote on the night. If there is anyone who is a member who for whatever reason does not have a membership card, please e-mail Fiona with your full name and address and she will provide one. The minutes will be posted to the website following the event. Anyone without access to the Internet can request for a copy to be posted to them.