Following on from the previous postings the Steering Committee has met, and worked very hard during their first meeting stretched out over the Friday, Saturday and Sunday of last week. The outcome, the preliminary order paper for Conference, will be published tomorrow and despatched to all branches, regional forums and other units as CD5/6.
That's the fact! The interesting bit, though, is that every unit may now submit amendments to any motion in the paper. It is essential that any unit wanting to make amendments reads, and understands, the rules which are given in full within the document.
So that is the next step; but there's more that can be done right now! Are your branch delegates prepared for the Conference? Now's the time for a bit of training, which your Regional Forum is probably providing in the next month. Why not ask them?
The timetable for the rest of the run-up to Conference is:
16 February Preliminary Order Paper (CD5/6) mailed with OFF 6-7 (these are the forms for submitting amendments). All units will receive these papers, but they are also downloadable.
16 February Ballot papers for the Executive Committee Members for the Regions and for Student Academic Links are mailed out.
23 February Deadline for receiving nominations for OUSA Officers and the Societies Representative to the Executive Committee.
9 March Deadline for provisional registration of delegates to Conference(Please note this one especially!)
9 March Deadline for the submission of amendments to motions
9/11 March Steering Committee meets for the second time. Final Order Paper produced.
16 March Provisional attenders list completed.
23 March Final Mailing for Conference.
13/15 April OUSA Annual Conference and AGM, Warwick University
There's still time for members to become delegates to Conference, speak with your branch officers, if they have not already been elected.
Regards
John
Vice President Constitutions
Open University Students Association
www.ousa.org.uk
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