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16th - 22nd November 2008
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Minutes of the OUDS Committee Meeting held at 1pm on 8th May 2008 in the Platnauer Room, Brasenose College.
Present: Mark Cartwright (President), Sam Sampson (Drama Officer) Will Cudmore (Secretary), Kabir Soorya (Webmaster), Dr Sos Eltis. Dr Adam Swift and Toby Pitts-Tucker arrived later.
Minutes of the OUDS Committee Meeting held at 1pm on 24th April 2008 in Lecture Room A, Magdalen College.
Present: Mark Cartwright (President), Rhys Jones, Will Measham, Sam Sampson (Drama Officer) Will Cudmore (Secretary. Katie Sanderson (Treasurer), Toby Pitts-Tucker, Dan Carall-Green and Sophie Ivatts arrived later.
After extensive deliberation the committee decided to make this annual award to CHARLOTTE BAYLEY of ST. CATHERINE'S COLLEGE. Our congratulations to her and our thanks to all the other applicants.
Minutes of the OUDS Committee Meeting held at 12.30pm on 5th March 2008 in the Burton Taylor Studio, Gloucester Green, Oxford.
Present: Mark Cartwright (President), Toby Pitts-Tucker, Will Measham, Sam Sampson (Drama Officer) Will Cudmore (Secretary), Lili Carr. Katie Sanderson (Treasurer) and Dr Swift arrived later.
I hereby declare that nominations for elections to the committee of the Oxford University Dramatic Society for the academic year 2008-09 are now open.
The deadline for nominations is FRIDAY OF 3RD WEEK, TRINITY 2008 (9th May) AT 5PM. No late nominations will be considered.
The positions available for nomination are those of President, Secretary, Treasurer, Webmaster and FOUR ordinary committee members.
The OUDS would like to express its particular support for any candidate who has an interest, if elected, in running the extensive Education and Access projects that the OUDS engages in each year. For more information on OUDS E&A, please contact rhys@ouds.org
Interested parties should contact the relevant member of the current committee for details of what their position entails. These people can be reached by using the email address [position]@ouds.org.
Each applicant will be required to submit a manifesto on a single sheet of A4, detailing their reasons for running along with what they feel they would bring to the committee (both in terms of ideas and experience). Candidates for any of the three Officer positions (President, Secretary, and Treasurer) must make sure to mention how they plan to fulfill their duties as set out in the OUDS constitution(http://www.ouds.org/constitution.php). Candidates for Treasurer must, in addition, gain the the endorsement of the Senior Treasurer, Dr. Adam Swift of Balliol or their lack of endorsement will be made clear to voters.
A manifesto must be emailed, along with your mobile number, your course and year of study to elections@ouds.org, and a hard copy sent to the Returning Officer, Will Cudmore of Magdalen, by 5PM on Friday of the 3rd Week of Trinity Term, that is, May 9th, 2008. Please also include a summary of your manifesto in no more than THIRTY words.
All candidates must attend a hustings session to be held at the society's Annual General Meeting on the Sunday beginning 4th Week of Trinity Term, that is, 11th May 2008.
Campaign Guidelines:
The OUDS wishes to make sure that the election is competitive but highly fair. As such, all campaign materials including posters, fliers and emails must be screened by the Returning Officer. Though there will be more specific rules handed out once nominations are closed, in general the rules are as follows:
No candidate may spend more than twenty pounds on election materials.
Any poster or other print material must be approved by the Returning Officer.
All emails to persons enticing them to vote must be CC'd to elections@ouds.org.
All campaign emails must be to persons known to the sender personally.
The use of facebook or similar sites is strictly banned. Electronic campaigning shall be limited to the use of the candidate's own herald email account.
NO CAMPAIGNING OF ANY KIND MAY TAKE PLACE UNTIL AFTER NOMINATIONS HAVE CLOSED.
Infringement of these rules will result in that candidate's nomination being withdrawn.
Any queries on electoral matters should be directed to the Returning Officer by email at elections@ouds.org.
Minutes of the OUDS Committee Meeting held at 1pm on 15th February 2008 in Lecture Room 1, Stamford House, Brasenose College.
Present: Mark Cartwright (President), Toby Pitts-Tucker, Will Measham, Rhys Jones, Sam Sampson (Drama Officer) Will Cudmore (Secretary), Sophie Ivatts, Dr Eltis. Dr Swift arrived later.
