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<div class="gmail_quote"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font><p style="margin:0px 0px 14px;padding:0px">It comes that time every year when we have our <b>Annual General Meeting</b>. </p><p style="margin:0px 0px 14px;padding:0px">
<a href="http://www.facebook.com/events/249265768579187">http://www.facebook.com/events/249265768579187</a><br></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 14px;padding:0px">It's your chance to join in the fun of running CeilidhSoc for a whole exciting year! Our turn-out to ceilidhs this year has been fantastic and we want such a great society to continue to put on such <b>wonderful events</b>. <br>
</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 14px;padding:0px"><b>However, we need YOUR help to be able to do this! </b><br></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 14px;padding:0px">Current committee have described their job in a sentence or two to give you a flavour of each position… <br>
</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 14px;padding:0px">On <b>Tuesday 25th March</b> you have the chance to become a <b>CeilidhSoc Super Hero</b>! Which one will you be?... <br></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 14px;padding:0px"><b>President</b><br>
</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 14px;padding:0px">Special powers: megalomania, nagging</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 14px;padding:0px">“The main job for the president of CeilidhSoc is to make sure that the society runs smoothly. Over the year I have sent e-mails here, there and everywhere, ensured everything is in place before a ceilidh and held committee meetings…among other things!” </p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 14px;padding:0px"><b>Vice president</b><br></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 14px;padding:0px">Special powers: reading the president’s mind</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 14px;padding:0px"><b>Secretary</b><br>
</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 14px;padding:0px">Special powers: obsessively checking emails!</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 14px;padding:0px">“This year I have been in charge of regularly checking the e-mail account and answering questions/forwarding information on as necessary, I’ve turned up in time for ceilidh set up, taken minutes for committee meetings and liaised with outside parties where necessary.”</p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 14px;padding:0px"><b>Treasurer</b><br></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 14px;padding:0px">Special powers: knowing the route to our diagon alley vaults!</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 14px;padding:0px">“The treasurer looks after the cash box and makes sure it gets to every ceilidh, pays money in from the cash box, deals with paying external bands and callers when we have them, occasionally sorts out paying or receiving money for other things e.g. hoodies, IVFDF coach, performances and makes sure we don't spend all our money.”</p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 14px;padding:0px"><b>House Manager</b><br></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 14px;padding:0px">Special powers: creating magically refilling water jugs, guardian of the entrance</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 14px;padding:0px">
“House manager is the one who keeps things "alright on the night". It means making sure that everything runs smoothly at the venue, and being the first point of contact if anyone has any problems. Sorting the band drinks (a sacrosanct task), making sure the desk duty is done and keeping on good terms with the staff are the main responsibilities. That isn't to say that you *personally* have to babysit the entire ceilidh - as long as you make sure they're done, you can still enjoy the ceilidh.”</p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 14px;padding:0px"><b>Music Officer</b><br></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 14px;padding:0px">Special powers: leading people to sessions with their magic pipe** (or instrument of your choice :), conjuring ceilidh bands</p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 14px;padding:0px">“The music officer runs music workshops before the session or organises someone else to teach.</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 14px;padding:0px">They organise who will be in the ceilidh scratch bands and book professional bands for 1-2 ceilidhs per term – (they make sure they know when and where to go, agree on payment and tell the treasurer). They also organise scratch bands when requests come in to CeilidhSoc, and negotiate payment.”</p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 14px;padding:0px"><b>Equipment Officer</b><br></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 14px;padding:0px">Special powers: Equipment tetris, controlling how the band sounds.</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 14px;padding:0px">
“Equipment officer doesn't have to be a sound engineer themselves, but their job is to ensure that an engineer and PA driver are available for each ceilidh. They also look into buying new equipment and generally look after all the technical bits and bobs.”</p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 14px;padding:0px"><b>Social sec/Inclusion</b><br></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 14px;padding:0px">Special powers: being friends with 'everyone' :)</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 14px;padding:0px">
“I've been trying to make people who are new to ceilidhs feel they're part of the group in ceilidhs, so they don't feel excluded because of the fact they don't know what to do or how to dance. I sometimes invited them to dance with me, and other times I would try to find them a skilled partner for the next dance so they could properly learn. Basically, my job was to try to make everyone feel included, hence the name of the position.”</p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 14px;padding:0px"><b>Publicity officer</b><br></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 14px;padding:0px">Special powers: making pretty posters, spreading news like wildfire.</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 14px;padding:0px">
<b>Web Officer</b><br></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 14px;padding:0px">Special powers: the power to legitimately be on Facebook whilst working because they’re 'doing society work'!</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 14px;padding:0px">
THIS YEAR THERE IS ALSO THE CHANCE TO COME ALONG AND DISCUSS <b>CHANGING OUR CONSTITUTION</b> SO AS TO APPOINT A <b>DANCE OFFICER</b>! We envisage this role suiting one of our enthusiastic ceilidh dancers who can organise workshops over the year and be the general go to person for anything dance related. <br>
</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 14px;padding:0px">If anything tickles your fancy or you’d just like to come along and have your say about how your society is run and who by then come along to <b>THE OCTAGON CENTRE TV LOUNGE</b> in the <b>OCTAGON </b>at <b>7PM </b>on <b>TUESDAY MARCH 25TH</b>. <br>
</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 14px;padding:0px">Nominations will be taken on the night and we’ll battle it out from there! <br></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 14px;padding:0px">See you <b>Tuesday 25th</b>! </p><p style="margin:0px 0px 14px;padding:0px">
Remember there's still a session in the Shakespeare Pub from 9pm or when we finish arguing and fighting.<br></p>
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