AGM 2024 - Call for manifestos

Published 20 Mar 2024

Manifestos and the programme are now up!!

Click here to view them.

Original post below

In the second half of our next STMU (), we will be holding our AGM where we vote for our new committee and any constitutional amendments.

The positions available are: President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, Technical Secretary, Social Secretary, Social Media Officer, Graphics Designer, 2nd Year Representative, 3rd Year Representative, 4th Year Representative, Old Person Representative, and EDI Rep.

We also have a new open position - Social Media officer!

See the following for descriptions of each position.

  • President:
    • Responsible for the overall conduct of the society.
    • Responsible for facilitating communication between CompSoc and our sponsors.
    • Willing to dedicate a lot of time.
  • Vice-President:
    • Organises monthly STMUs and other miscellaneous events with our sponsors.
    • Oversees working with our SIGs (Special Interest Groups).
  • Secretary:
    • Responsible for the administration of the society
    • Publicising events by newsletters, social media etc
    • Writing minutes & preparing agendas for AGM, EGM, and weekly meetings
    • Society merch
  • Treasurer:
    • Accountable to the committee and members for the finances of the society
    • Reimburses society members for expenses
    • Writing annual financial report
  • 2nd year, 3rd year, 4th year, and Old Person representatives
    • Responsible for communication between their years and the Society, and promotes events to their year.
    • Year reps are also responsible for any projects they take up throughout the year.
    • (Note that 1st year rep is elected at our EGM in October.)
  • Technical Secretary:
    • Maintains technical services and in charge of technical setup for events.
    • Experience with server management is recommended.
  • Social Secretary:
    • Plans and organises our social events i.e. our pub nights, bowling, etc.
  • Social Media Officer (New role!)
    • In charge of social media accounts!
  • Graphic Designer:
    • Responsible for the creation of art, logos, and other designs required by the society for events, merchandise, and other promotional material.
  • EDI Rep
    • Implements initiatives to broaden inclusivity at CompSoc
    • Ensures communication and events at CompSoc are inclusive
    • Act as a confidential point-of-contact for EDI-related issues

Want to run for a position?

  • Send [email protected] your manifesto (PDF of max 200 words) by Tuesday, 2nd April 2024 specifying your full name and the role in the title.
  • Prepare a speech. Length is 2 minutes for executive roles (President, VP, Secretary, Treasurer) and 1 minute for the other roles. You may get asked questions afterwards.

Constitutional Amendments

We have a big consitution ammendment:

  1. Constitution change

Highlights:

  • Updated list of committee roles
  • Provided more comprehensive guidelines for SIGs and SIG leaders
  • Detailed committee voting procedures
  • Added impeachment procedures
  • Added section on Discord team structure and policies
  • Added dispute resolution procedures
  • Added society dissolution guidelines

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