Committee
The committee are students who are elected into positions by the members of the society, and are responsible for the smooth running of the society. Elections for the committee position take place each January. A list of the positions and the responsibilites it holds can be found below. A list of older committee (for historical and laughter reasons, i.e. the pictures can be found below).
The current committee, elected December 2011, is:
Chair: Amanda Rawlins
Secretary: Tom Syder
Treasurer: Eliot Dixon
Equipment & Observing: Callum Bellhouse
Events: Graham Kirkby
Outreach: Sean Elvidge
Webmaster & Publicity: Paul Carter
Details of past committees will appear in the society history section, with the more recent below.
Chairperson
The Chairperson of the society has to co-ordinate and
chair the Committee, arrange regular society meetings
and book rooms as appropriate. They must represent the
Society at General meetings, chair the annual general
meeting, and any Extraordinary General meeting, and
liaise with and provide information to, the VPSA where
appropriate. The chairperson is the key link between
the society and the Guild of students and should attend
Guild Council meetings, and any other meeting that the
Guild council decide you must attend.
Secretary
The Secretary should take minutes at all Committee and
General Meetings, maintain a current record of members
and ensure the guild have membership forms from all
members, including contact lists, which should be distributed
to all members of the society. They should aid in the
e-mailing of members when appropriate, aid in the distribution
of posters and leaflets, assist the Chairperson when
required, deputise in the absence of the Chairperson,
and provide the VPSA with any required information when
necessary.
Treasurer
The treasurer is responsible for the management of the
society's finances, shall provide a report of the finances
when appropriate, shall liaise with the Guild Finance
Office in maintaining and updating the accounts, shall
advise the Committee on the financial implications of
any decisions, and shall have the final word on any
decision that requires any financial transaction.
Events &
Awareness Officer
The external relations officer is responsible for organizing
events outside of the University, trying to organize
sponsorship from external parties, and should raise
awareness of the Society's existence in departments
other than that of the School of Physics and Astronomy.
Equipment and
Observations officer
The responsibility of this officer is to maintain and
carry out safety checks on the equipment used by the
society, keep a log of all equipment and observations,
to carry out training in the use of the equipment and
astronomical techniques. Also they should inform members
about current interesting observations and ensure the
communications officer is aware of any upcoming major
astronomical events. Finally they should train the vice
equipment and Observations officer in the use and maintenance
of equipment.
Communications
Officer
The communications officer is responsible for the e-mailing
of members, and should aid in the distribution of posters and
leaflets when appropriate. Also they should produce a news
magazine at least once per term and produce news briefs when
appropriate. They are also responsible for the management and maintainance of the society's website.
The roles are a guide as to what each position should
do, but in reality responsibilities are shared amongst
the whole Committee.
The 2011 Committee
Chair: Richard Pearson
Secretary: Hannah Middleton
Treasurer: Hayley Floyd
Equipment & Observing: Amanda Rawlins
Outreach & Events: Graham Kirkby
Communications: Eliot Dixon
The 2010 Committee
Chair: Keelia Scott
Secretary: Hannah Middleton
Treasurer: Joseph Walshe
Equipment & Observing: Haley Floyd
Outreach & Events: Sean Elvidge
Communications: Jamie Law
The 2009 Committee
Chair: Sean Elvidge
Secretary: Helen Howlett
Treasurer: Richard Pearson
Equipment & Observing: Eleanor Jenkins
Outreach & Events: Keelia Scott
Communications: Joseph Walshe
Left to Right: Eleanor, Richard, Keelia, Sean, Helen, Joseph
The 2008 Committee
Chair: Elizabeth Jarvis
Secretary: Sean Elvidge
Treasurer: Richard Pearson
Equipment & Observing: Keelia Scott
Outreach & Events: Tony Price
Communications: Helen Howlett
Co-opts: Samuel George, Joseph Walshe
Top Row: Sean, Tony; Bottom Row: Helen, Lizzie, Keelia, Richard
The 2007 Committee
Left-to-right: Sam, Marianne, Lizzie, Adam, Kym, Simon, Richard
Chair: Kym Goss, Secretary: Marianne Beecroft, Treasurer: Simon Menashy, Equipment & Observing: Elizabeth Jarvis, Outreach & Events: Adam Morris, Communications: Heather Audley, Webmaster: Samuel George, Co-opt: Richard Pearson
The 2006 Committee
From left to right: Steve, Kym, Sam, Simon, Beth, Heather and in the front Tom.
The 2005 Committee
Chair: Eleanor Czerepara, Secretary: Mark Rowan, Treasurer: Ranolph Harrison, Equipment: Josh Baxter, Events: Katie, Newsletter: Elizabeth Birmingham, Webmaster: Simon Menashy.
The 2003/2004 Committee
Chair: Samuel George, Secretary: Scott Porter, Treasurer: Doug Neal , Equipment: Eleanor Czerepara, Vice Equipment: Anthony Dearden, Events: Alexandra Simms, Communications: Alexandra Yannacopoulou, Co-opts: Steven Spreckley; Matt Holder
The 2002 Committee
Chair: Thomas Ormston, Secretary: Scott Porter, Treasurer: Samuel George, Equipment: Natalie Mackey, Vice Equipment: Nomsa Maphango, Events & Awareness: Alexandra Sims, Communications: Emma Robinson.
The 2001 Committee
Chair: Thomas Ormston, Secretary: Emma Robinson, Treasurer: Samuel George, Observing: Léon Gaillard, Vice Observing: Natalie Mackey, External Relations: Gwennan Hughes, Communications: Steven Spreckley.
The 2000 Committee
Chair: Michelle Rosental, Secretary: Steven Spreckley, Treasurer: Albert Kennis, External Relations: Léon Gaillard