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UKSEDS AGM 2014
The document summarizes the agenda for the UKSEDS Annual General Meeting on March 22, 2014. The agenda items include committee reports on finances, membership, projects & events, careers & sponsorship, and outreach. It also includes approval of minutes from the 2013 AGM, any new motions, and elections for various committee positions including Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary, Treasurer, and other officers.
UKSEDS AGM 2014
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- 2. 22nd March 2014| Annual General Meeting 1. Committee Reports 2. Approval of minutes of 23rd February 2013 AGM at University of Bristol 3. Motions 4. Elections a) Uncontested positions b) Executive positions c) Officer Positions 5. AOB Agenda
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- 4. 42nd March 2014| Annual General Meeting • Accounts are healthy but too complicated to put on this slide • Registering as a charity • End of last quarter £7000 in the bank Finance
- 5. 52nd March 2014| Annual General Meeting • Rocketry Workshop at Sheffield University • Robotics Workshop at RAL Space • Set up UKSEDS National Rocketry Championship • Created resources for branches to run rocketry projects • This conference Projects & Events
- 6. 62nd March 2014| Annual General Meeting • 5 new branches this year • Interest from 2 more universities • Brand new membership system • More independent members • Discounted membership deal with British Interplanetary Society • New resources for branches to run projects and publicise themselves Membership & Branches
- 7. 72nd March 2014| Annual General Meeting • Secured more sponsorship for NSSC this year • Brand new CV repository • World Space Week careers videos • More careers sessions at NSSC • Strengthened links with SPiN and others Careers & Sponsorship
- 8. 82nd March 2014| Annual General Meeting • Activities at many successful events • Big Bang Fairs in Coventry and Exeter • Cheltenham Science Festival • North-West Astronomy Festival • UK Space Environments Conference • Mission X Blast Off Event • UK Space Design Competition • Strengthened links with ESERO, National STEM Centre, and others • Secured £2000 of funding from the UK Space Agency for 8 events next year Outreach
- 9. 92nd March 2014| Annual General Meeting • Initiated and strengthened links with Vis Viva, EUROAVIA, WARR, DARE and SEDS-USA • Established regular SEDS Earth meetings • Supported SEDS India in establishing their new branches • Attended the European Interparliamentary Space Conference in Brussels • Currently planning International Rocketry Event International
- 10. 102nd March 2014| Annual General Meeting • New website design • Expanded presence on social media • New YouTube channel Public Relations
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- 12. 122nd March 2014| Annual General Meeting • UKSEDS National Student Space Conference 2013, University of Bristol • Committee Reports • Damian Rumble, as outgoing Chair, highlighted events we were involved in such as the Sir Arthur Clarke Awards, UKSEDS Workshop, World Space Week and Farnborough International Airshow. • Accounts (Treasurer) • Totals for 2011/12: • Income: £4632 • Expenditures: £853 • Approval of minutes of 1st April 2012 AGM at University of Kent • Approved • Motions • None Minutes of AGM 2013
- 13. 132nd March 2014| Annual General Meeting Minutes of AGM 2013 • Uncontested positions • Secretary - Ryan Laird • Events Officer - Zoe Versey • Outreach Officer - Samiksha Mestry • Projects Officer - “TJ” Taiwo • Membership Officer - Joseph Dudley • Exec positions • Chair • Connor McCreesh • Jeremy Nickless - elected • Vice-Chair • Jim Sadler - elected • Reetham Singh • Zoe Versey - dropped out • Treasurer • Jeremy Nickless - dropped out • Connor McCreesh • Andrew Lamb - elected • Officer Positions • International • Ciara McGrath - elected • Jocelin Rodriguez • Mansoor Shar • Kevin Laing • Careers • Ahmed Abdi • Ciara McGrath - dropped out • Georgina Coles (by proxy) - elected • Sponsorship • Peter Chingaipe • Ahmed Abdi - elected • PR Officer • Alex Dawn - elected
- 14. 142nd March 2014| Annual General Meeting Approval of Minutes 1 2 0%0% 1. Approve 2. Dispute Countdown 30
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- 16. 162nd March 2014| Annual General Meeting • The membership resolves that: • Any nominee for the position of Chair of the UKSEDS National Committee must be an existing member of the UKSEDS National Committee. • If no such person stands for election, then the requirement shall be withdrawn. • This policy shall come in to effect on Monday, 3rd March 2014. Motion to change the Constitution
- 17. 172nd March 2014| Annual General Meeting Motion to change the Constitution 1 2 0%0% 1. Yes 2. No Countdown 30
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- 19. 192nd March 2014| Annual General Meeting Chair 1 2 0%0% 1. Jeremy Nickless 2. ReOpen Nominations (RON) Countdown 30
- 20. 202nd March 2014| Annual General Meeting Vice Chair 1. Ryan Laird 2. RON 1 2 0%0% Countdown 30
- 21. 212nd March 2014| Annual General Meeting Secretary 1. Joseph Dudley 2. RON 1 2 0%0% Countdown 30
- 22. 222nd March 2014| Annual General Meeting Treasurer 1. Robert Garner 2. RON 1 2 0%0% Countdown 30
- 23. 232nd March 2014| Annual General Meeting Careers Officer 1. Portia Bowman 2. RON 1 2 0%0% Countdown 30
- 24. 242nd March 2014| Annual General Meeting Events Officer 1. Zoë Versey 2. RON 1 2 0%0% Countdown 30
- 25. 252nd March 2014| Annual General Meeting International Officer 1. Ciara McGrath 2. RON 1 2 0%0% Countdown 30
- 26. 262nd March 2014| Annual General Meeting Membership Officer 1. Sam Kennedy 2. RON 1 2 0%0% Countdown 30
- 27. 272nd March 2014| Annual General Meeting Projects Officer 1. Teejay Taiwo 2. RON 1 2 0%0% Countdown 30
- 28. 282nd March 2014| Annual General Meeting PR Officer 1. Eliot Fisher 2. RON 1 2 0%0% Countdown 30
- 29. 292nd March 2014| Annual General Meeting Sponsorship Officer 1. Samuel Brocksopp 2. RON 1 2 0%0% Countdown 30
- 30. 302nd March 2014| Annual General Meeting Outreach Officer • Anguraj Duara • Samiksha Mestry
- 31. 312nd March 2014| Annual General Meeting Outreach Officer: Angaraj Duara • I am an Astrophysics student at the University of Leicester. I joined UKSEDS last year. Last summer I visited 10 colleges in India on behalf of UKSEDS and successfully opened 8 new branches of SEDS and included 800 new members. I have worked with both UKSEDS and India SEDS. • As a head of Outreach my main goal would be- • To create better links between India SEDS and UKSEDS, so that members of both these two chapters can work together. • SEDS has been so far mostly for University students. I would like to include A level students as well, so that better roots can be created by involving school students in these activities. • I would also create more Public Outreach programs to involve more general public in Space activities and create more awareness about Space activities. • I believe Astronomical observation nights is the best way to generate interest among general public. Hence I would like to organize regular Telescope observation nights for school students and general public.
- 32. 322nd March 2014| Annual General Meeting Outreach Officer: Samiksha Mestry • I am the UKSEDS Outreach Officer of 2013-2014. I study MEng Space Systems Engineering at the University of Southampton. I joined UKSEDS two years ago to pursue and share my passion for space exploration among the people. Being an Outreach Officer, my aim has been to reach out to people through science fairs and school outreach events and inspire students to choose space studies as their career. Through outreach, I am able to give UKSEDS members an amazing opportunity of volunteering and sharing their interests with us. To achieve this aim, I have organised outreach at: • The Big Bang Fair West Midlands, The Big Bang Fair South West, The Cheltenham Science Festival, The North-West Astronomy Festival, The UK Space Environments Conference, The Mission X Blast Off Event, Salford • I assisted our first Outreach Officer, Maggie Lieu in the Oxfordshire Science Festival and the Big Bang Fair, London. These two events laid the foundation of our outreach programme. The aforementioned events established this programme. Due to this progress, UKSEDS has been awarded the Space for All funding of £2000, thus giving us more opportunities. • Standing for the Outreach Officer for 2014-2015, I have confirmed the following events: • The Oxfordshire Science Festival 2014, The Big Bang Fair 2014, the NEC, School Outreach at TMBS School, Jimmy’s Farm Nature and Science Festival, The Big Bang Fair South West 2014, The Big Bang Fair South East 2014, The LonCon, in collaboration with i4IS • And many more planned for this year. Outreach pack for schools is in process. • UKSEDS has been one of my highest priorities and will always be. Therefore, I want to carry on with my UKSEDS outreach work this year and spread space love!
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