Minutes: 2000-2001/2001-01-15

Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2001 15:47:14 +0000 (GMT)

From: Baz Jones <abj21@hermes.cam.ac.uk>

To: rocksoc-announce@chiark.greenend.org.uk

Subject: MINUTES OF ROCKSOC COMMITTEE MEETING 15/01/01

Message-ID: <Pine.SOL.4.21.0101211546330.10608-100000@red.csi.cam.ac.uk>

 

 

 

Present: Oli, Jimmer, Andy, Baz, Roz, Liz. The meeting was called to order

by Oli at 2045.

 

1/ MARILLION

 

The band has now been confirmed to be playing the Boat Race on the 22nd

February. Andy has dealt with both the band and the pub over the holidays

and it has been arranged that the Boat Race will be selling about 100

tickets and so will the Society. Despite rumours to the contrary, the Boat

Race has not already sold out of tickets. Tickets will be available from

Andy - prices will be £2 for members, £3 for other students, £8 for

everyone else. Andy is still waiting for word from the band concerning

support acts, but everyone will be relieved to know that Fire and Forget

will not be performing. It was agreed that lots of publicity will be

necessary. Baz is to speak to Varsity, The Cambridge Student, Kerrang!,

Terrorizer etc. Jimmer agreed to cycle round all the colleges to

distribute posters. Andy is to organise flyers for WUS, an A4 poster that

Jimmer will blow up and an e-mail for announce.

 

2/ BEDOUIN

 

Andy has also got some dates from the Boat Race on which they are willing

to let us have the pub in order to put on Bedouin later in the

term. Prices will be the same as for Marillion. The deal with the pub is

that we pay them £250 and we take ticket money. Dates are either

1st/8th/15th March, and Andy is waiting for the band to reply to

him. Publicity will be the same as for Marillion.

 

3/ PEACEVILLE

 

There is a Peaceville all-dayer in Bradford at the beginning of March. The

bands appearing will be My Dying Bride, Katatonia, Sounddisciples, Beyond

Dawn and Thine. There has been considerable interest from the membership

and so we are going to organise a coach trip. Andy is going to e-mail CUSU

about the loan of minibuses, and Rocksoc will help to fund the exercise.

 

4/ AGM

 

Various options were suggested for the location of this year's AGM. On the

CUSU website there are advertised various rooms which can be hired by

University societies for free; the AGM was held at King's two years ago

and people bought their own beer. It was mentioned that the Alma and

Fresher and Firkin are not suitable venues. The meeting will be held

towards the end of term, and we must give the entire contactable

membership four weeks notice. This unfortunately (for Baz) means a

mailshot. Oli is going to look into rooms. Liz commented that she didn't

'ant it held within a week of her birthday. It was agreed that Rocksoc /

Marillion / Bedouin / Thursday Night flyers are to be put in the envelopes

with notice of the AGM (sigh).

 

5/ THURSDAYS AT THE Q CLUB

 

This is still going ahead. Everything is fine with Roger and Andy has a

format lined up (three DJs playing 'more commercial rock music'). We will

be paying Roger a similar amount to WUS, probably slightly less. We will

not be increasing WUS prices in the immediate future. We need a name for

the new night for the publicity. The Alma nights will continue on

Thursdays, as different crowds are expected to attend the different

events. Baz is to mail Chat to appeal to the masses for a name. There will

be a vote next week.

 

6/ WEBSITE

 

Various things need adding to the website - details about Marillion and

Thursday Nights, some missing minutes and the accounts.

 

7/ COMMITTEE CURRY

 

This may happen sometime.

 

The meeting was called to a close at 2122.