AGM Minutes: 5th October 2009

STaG AGM

5^th October 2009

In attendance: H. Sloan, A. Blundell, R. Jones, S. Gregson, P. Mannion, M. J. O’Neill, T. MacKay, K. Nesbitt, J. Dyer, F. Andrew, A. Ralston

Also present: B. Clifford, C. Felstead

Agenda

1. The Constitution

2. STaG Nights

3. Peribanez

4. Amnesty International

5. SRC

6. Studio Bookings

7. Schools Workshop

8. AOB

1. The Constitution

There were six minor changes to the constitution, voted in by the STaG Board and other members present. The changes were as follows:

· 5.1.2 has been changed from ‘(i.e. Strathclyde University)’ to ‘(e.g. Strathclyde University

· 6.3.2 will now conclude with the sentence ‘The Method as which these appointments take place will be at the discretion of the Board.’

· 6.3.4 has officially been removed. This point detailed the appointment of the IT Manager, and was deemed to be irrelevant.

· 6.7 will now read ‘carries the final casting vote’ rather than ‘ carries the right of veto’.

· 7.1 will been changed, instead of ‘Monday of Term 3, Week 3 or as close to that date as is possible.’, to ‘the Week after Easter break.’

· There are two new points added to explain the election process in detail, 7.7.1 and 7.7.2. These are to be written up by P. Mannion.

P. Mannion will amend the constitution and a new copy will be emailed to the Board in due course.

2. STaG Nights

Everything is going well. The band Washington Irving have expressed an interest in playing at the event, and many other clubs and societies are becoming involved. The photography society are interested in running a photography competition at STaG Nights, and M. J. O’Neill will email the Art School and other University to generate buzz about the competition. Interviews for Asst. Floor Manager and Asst. Tech Manager are happening at Tuesday’s

Tech Meeting. There has been lots of interest and the plays will be selected by next week.

3. Peribanez

The read through went well. The publicity meeting did not happen this week, but will occur this week. From all reports, everything is going well.

4. Amnesty International

STaG has received an email from Amnesty International, asking us if we want to participate in an event after Christmas. K. Nesbitt has agreed to speak to them to discuss what might be appropriate for the event. All agreed it was a great thing for STaG to be involved.

5. SRC

The SRC has asked us if we would like to participate in Media Week, running from the 9^th -13^th November. There was a suggestion of a horror tour around the university on Friday 13^th. As this is the same week as STaG Nights, we are asking the SRC for more information about the event we could do. H. Sloan will keep in touch, as

this was agreed to be a good idea.

6. Studio Bookings

A. Blundell has booked the Studio provisionally with Minty Donald for the week beginning the 30^th November. A proposal date was suggested for the 19^th October to allow for six weeks to prepare for the performance.

7. Schools Workshop

L. Fenwick was not present, but K. Nesbitt has heard that she has 4 people who are interested in taking workshops to schools. A. Blundell has been appointed as an assistant.

8. AOB

M. J. O’Neill – The publicity committee has floated the idea of having uniform publicity material. R. Jones has worked on some mock-ups for the idea. These will be emailed round this week and any major objections should be voiced to M. J. O’Neill.

S. Gregson – raised the question of posters for the New Talent Nights, and this will be looked into for next week

by M. J. O’Neill and H. Sloan.

S. Gregson – There has been a problem booking rooms for the QMU, so it was agreed that they would only be three people who were allowed to book rooms – J. Dyer, P. Mannion and H. Sloan. All room bookings for the QMU will now go through them.

Thank you for your patience.

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