Annual General Meeting this MONDAY - 6pm - Keble JCR 2

E-mail newsletter sent by Fahran Wallace, Friday 5th March 2010 @ 4:12am

Evening all!

Firstly, did anyone accidentally take home an extra bod-card on Wednesday? If you did, please reply so we can get it back to the owner!

As I mentioned on Wednesday, we're moving our AGM to Monday, after it transpired lots of the candidates/current committee members weren't available.

So Monday it is, in Keble JCR 2 (Please note: we have TWO whole JCRs - this is the second one, above the O'Reilly theatre). If you don't know where it is, please come to Keble lodge at 5:55pm and we'll take you up. The meeting will start at 6:00pm.

Afterwards we'll be partaking in Curry/Further Merriment at various restaurants/pubs/who knows?. If you're running for a committee position, it'd be awesome if you'd come to the curry afterwards, so we can get to know you a bit.

If you're going for a position, please prepare a few sentences about why you think you should get the job. Doesn't have to be much, but if you prepare well, you're much more likely to get it!
We'll be voting in the new committee (by show of hands, with the candidates closing their eyes), and also passing (hopefully) a revised constitution (nothing major, just some adjustments to include the new committee positions). We'll also discuss any ideas people have for the future of Alts, as well as hearing the President's and Treasurer's reports. The new committee will take office at the beginning of next term.

Just to let you know, we vote for the most senior positions first, going down in approximate order of importance. This means that if you don't get your desired position, you can volunteer for ones further down the list. It means you won't get kicked out of the senior committee entirely.
Having said this, it's probably a bad idea just to trail down the list, volunteering for everything. Pick one or two things you'd like to do, and go for them with a clear agenda in mind.

Thanks again to everyone who's volunteered for a position - having a big crowd to look after Alts is a great help.

Just in case you've forgotten to e-mail, and were contemplating running for something, the positions are as follows - please hit reply right now if you want to volunteer and haven't told us!:

• President - responsible for: Keeping this joint generally afloat, liasing with the rink, booking sessions, sending these e-mails, doing paperwork, organising the committee's efforts, being there every Wednesday of your life, and a good number of Fridays, doing little stuff such as organising stash, and organising any improvements you think would be a good idea.

• Secretary -  responsible for: Taking minutes at meetings, doing the paperwork that the President doesn't have time / can't be bothered to do, kicking the President up the backside (in a nice way) when they forget stuff. Massaging the President's ego. Being generally helpful. Pencil skirt optional.

• Treasurer - responsible for:  The club's finanaces, depositing Wednesday's money, keeping track of our accounts, writing occasional account summaries for the Sports Fed. Must be able to cope with a spreadsheet.

• Vice President -  responsible for: The running of Friday sessions. It means that you act as the President for Fridays, but get none of the paperwork. All the joy of running a night, none of the organisational hassle. Must be available every Friday night.

• Vice Treasurer -  responsible for: The money box on Fridays - make sure that the money is taken properly, and checked into the bank account. Must be available every Friday night.

• Safety Officer: responsible for: Making sure our risk assessment is up to date. Actually does: very, very little. It is recommended that you fall over a lot on the ice, just for humour value.

• Web Master - responsible for: Maintaining and updating our beautiful website. As much or as little work as you want, from just changing datestamps to redesigning, if you're morbidly enthusiastic. It's just a Weebly WYSIWYG, so it's really easy to maintain.

• Equipment Officer - responsible for: Moving the kit around at the beginning and end of each session. Must attend most sessions.

• Music Rep - responsible for: Preparing generally liked playlists every week. Must have reasonably non-offensive music tastes, and be open to suggestions. (If you play Cliff Richard or Boyzone in anything other than a highly ironic way, you will be shot on sight). Be warned - if we hate your tastes, we will impeach you. Possibly with sharp objects.

• Social Secretary - responsible for: Arranging various pub trips / black tie dinners / AGM venues /  social events throughout the year.

• Photograpy Officer - responsible for: Taking many pretty / awesome photos of Alts for various publications / our own enjoyment

Currently the only positions no-one's gone for are Vice Treasurer and Photography. We really need a Vice Treasurer, as they're one of the core Friday members. There must be someone up to the challenge! We'd also like a lot of minions, who are trained to run the box, to make sure we're covered when lots of the committee are on the ice.

G'night everyone =D
Fahran
El Presidente (but not for much longer ='(   )

Cuppers Debrief, and AGM Details!

E-mail newsletter sent by Fahran Wallace, Thursday 25th February 2010 @ 3:28pm

Good afternoon everyone - I hope you slept well after last night!

Last night's Cuppers went off without a hitch, so a huge thankyou to everyone who made this possible:

• To our Blues referees (men and ladies), we are hugely thankful for making our life so much easier.
• The Rink Guys, Shaun and Ricky, who stayed up stupidly late voluntarily.
• Alex Merry, for sacrificing the opportunity to play on a team, in order to make the night run smoothly.
• The whole committee, for being generally organised, enthusiastic and awesome.
• Everyone who played in the tournament, you guys, the dedicated folk of Alts. It wouldn't be possible without your enthusiasm, dedication, and all-out willingness to wreck your sleep cycles. Thank you.

This e-mail covers both Cuppers, and the election of the new commitee - if you want to help out with Alts next year, please come along and volunteer for a position. It's lots of fun, alarmingly little work, and looks awesome on your CV.

See you next week, and thanks once again for making Cuppers amazing (and very little work!),

Fahran
El Presidente

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Cuppers Deadline extended

E-mail newsletter sent by Sammo, Tuesday 23rd February 2010 @ 7:51pm

Hey everyone!

So, following the deadline, 17 awesome awesome teams got their applications in to take part in cuppers. However, because we've decided that we don't like the number 17, we're going to extend the deadline for cuppers applications to 10:30am tomorrow. This means that, if you get me your team name with your team members' names and bod card numbers (the later can be provided after the deadine if necessary), by no later than 10:30am tomorrow, then we'll let you play!

Also, don't forget - free cuppers entry if you buy a ticket to Varsity Ice Hockey this weekend! It's SO worth it!

Regards,
Smo
Secretary/Vice President

Cuppers Registration Deadline looming!

E-mail newsletter sent by Sammo, Monday 22nd February 2010 @ 8:57pm

Good evening everyone!

It is now 8:45pm. The more mathematically inclined of you will realise that this means that there are 75 precious minutes to get me your cuppers registration. You will not be allowed to play if you don't let me know before then! At this stage, if you don't have all the bod card numbers, or even the exact team members' names, then email me anyway and clarify these details when you have them. The most important thing is that we know that there is a team called X that is playing and therefore can be processed into the tournament!

Currently registered teams:
Oriel Lions
Oriel Freshers
St. John's A
St. John's B
Queen's A
Mother Puckers
What the puck?
Keble Komets
Keble Knights
Magdelen A

If I don't have you on here, then I didn't receive your email, so make sure you email me at samuel.swinnerton@queens.ox.ac.uk. The email is repeated at the bottom for the more forgetful of you.

I have 6 individuals from Brookes, Nuffield, Somerville, New, Corpus Christi and Keble each that have been made into a conglomerate team. If there's any more individuals, or even groups of arbitrary people that want making in a random team, let me know BEFORE 10PM TONIGHT so I can do so!

On a less impending note: FREE CUPPERS ENTRY when you buy a ticket for Varsity Ice Hockey for £8! Tickets will be on sale at the tournament, so bring lots of lovely monies with you! The Blues are coming down just especially to sell them to you (and kick your ass should you lift the puck).

I implore you to look over the rules before coming to cuppers (*that's the new version that Fahran sent around, not the one from last year!*). We will have referees and varying degrees of penalties for offenders!

See you at cuppers!
Smo
Secretary/Vice President

P.S, it was 8:45pm when I started typing this email, it's now 8:55pm, so you have 65 minutes!

Send in your Cuppers teams!

E-mail newsletter sent by Fahran Wallace, Sunday 21st February 2010 @ 1:13pm

Tomorrow's deadline looms! Please submit your Cuppers team lineup to samuel.swinnerton@queens.ox.ac.uk NO LATER than 10pm on Monday!

We need:
• Team Name
• All full player names
• Bod Card Numbers
• College
• Details relating to why a non-College/Oxford member should be allowed to play, if it’s a bit hazy.
• Theme music for the semis/final (optional) - you'll just get stuck with O Fortuna or similar if you don't suggest anything. We'll have spotify, so suggestions on the night are welcome too!

Also, if you don't have a team but want to participate, PLEASE e-mail us in advance so we can assign you one - we don't want to be messing round creating teams on the night!

Please turn up at 11:15pm at the latest, or at 10:45pm if you have any problems (one of your team members has broken a leg etc.), committee will be on hand to help you.

All the best, and see you on Wednesday!
Fahran
El Presidente