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AGM 2025 - Call for manifestos

Monday 9 June 2025

At our next STMU 18:00, 2nd of April, we will be holding our AGM where we vote for our new committee.

We invite you to run for a position or come vote! There will be free pizza and drinks for everyone.

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.

Want to run for a position?

  • (Optional) Send [email protected] your manifesto (PDF of max 200 words) by 8:00 PM Tuesday, 1st April 2025 specifying your full name and the role in the title (not included in word count).
  • Prepare a speech. Length is 2 minutes for executive roles (President, Secretary, Treasurer) and 1 minute for the other roles. You may get asked questions afterwards.

You can view the submitted manifestos for all roles here

Positions

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
    • (Note that Junior Tresurer is elected at our EGM in October.)
  • 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

    • In charge of social media accounts!
    • Responsible for promotion of promotion of events on all social media platforms
  • 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

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Published on Monday 9 June 2025

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