<p>Hello,<br /><br />It's that time of year again where the sun isn't out, the birds aren't singing, and it's very wet. What am I talking about? I hear you cry, Elections!<br /><br />Interested in helping shape Swansea University's Society of the Year? Good then keep on reading! :)<br /><br />If you have been a student member from at least the 1st of November and are expecting to still be a student in September of 2015 then you can run!<br /><br />Nominations for positions on the executive committee, which lasts a whole calendar year, will be open on the 15th of November at 00:00, that's this Saturday, and will end on the 28th of November at 23:59. The standard rules apply, to be nominated for a position you must have 2 other student members put your name forward, an email must be sent to vote@sucs.org. Those students must have been members from 2 weeks before nominations open, so the 1st of November in this case.<br /><br />Here's a list of positions and what you can expect to be doing:<br /><br />NONE OF THESE POSITIONS ARE TECHNICAL ROLES. NO EXPERIENCE WITH COMPUTERS REQUIRED.<br /><br />President (president@sucs.org):<br />* Responsible for the overall running of the society.<br />* A spokesperson for the society, able to promote the society&rsquo;s interests in outside circles. The main point of contact for liaison with the SU.<br />* Responsible for calling committee meetings and full society meetings.<br />* Supporting the other committee members in their roles.<br />* Joint responsibility (with Treasurer) of authorising all payments.<br />* Ensure that the aims and objectives are being achieved.<br /><br />Treasurer (treasurer@sucs.org):<br />* Responsible for the financial affairs of the society.<br />* Manage a record of the society&rsquo;s finances.<br />* Able to present the finances of the society to the Societies and Services Officer upon request.<br />* Joint responsibility (with President) of authorising all payments.<br />* Leading on applications for grant funding (with President).<br />* Requesting cheques/petty cash/bank transfers from the Finance Office.<br /><br />Secretary (secretary@sucs.org):<br />* Responsible for the administration of the society.<br />* Minute-taker for all meetings of the committee and the whole society.<br />* Responsible for notifying members of Annual General Meetings/Elections.<br />* Maintain all records of the society.<br /><br />Publicity (publicty@sucs.org):<br />* Responsible for organising society events<br />* Working with the president to complete room bookings<br />* Promoting the society<br />* Be the societies PR person<br /><br />Once the nominations have closed the mandatory 2 day break will be enforced. Online voting will begin on 01/12/2014 at 00:00 and will close on 07/12/2014 at 23:59.<br /><br />Our returning officer is Nicholas Corlett (worldinsideme) so any queries should be directed at him via the email address vote@sucs.org. All the election rules can be found in our constitution which is at https://sucs.org/About/Constitution.<br /><br />Good luck and have fun!</p>