CUDS Members,

In this email:

• Meetings Resume Following Reading Week Break
• Confirmation of Dorchester Cup Volunteers List
• Call for interest in attending Nationals at McGill
• CUDS Executive Elections

Meetings Resume Following Reading Week Break

The weekly CUDS meetings resume following the reading week break at their regular times and places.

CUDS has two weekly regular meetings in 411 Southam Hall at 5:30pm Wednesday & 2:30pm Friday.  Everyone is welcome to come out; no experience is required. Feel free to come late or leave early if necessary. These meetings are in addition to CUDS President Mike Powell's case-building session in the Mike's Place grad bar every Wednesday between 1:00 and 2:30 pm.

Confirmation of Dorchester Cup Volunteers List

Carleton's Lord Dorchester Cup is coming up on the weekend of March 5-7.  Mark this date on your calendars! The following people are signed up to volunteer at the tournament.  Email Dorchester Volunteers Co-ordinator Marion if you want to volunteer (even for only part of the weekend) and are not on the list.  Also, as you have been told, must email Marion to confirm that you will be available, even if you're on this list! 

1. Ben Piper
2. Rod ESQ
3. Damien Cote
4. Jean
5. Dan Moak
6. Grant McSheffrey
7. Bart Paudyn
8. Liam Lynch
9. Greta Hall
10. Luke Cote
11. Jean-Pierre
12. Haben Kalaty
13. Salmon Sakir

This is in addition to the following dinos/future dinos (aka organising committee members):

1. Emilie
2. Andrew Christie
3. Jerret Myers
4. Aaron Rodericks (Arod)
5. Marion S.
6. Padraic Ryan
7. Mike Dewar
8. Josh Prowse
9. Mike Powell
10. Paul Canniff
11. Allen Middlebro

Call for interest in attending Nationals at McGill

If you would like to attend the 2004 Canadian National Debating Championships from March 19-21 at McGill University in Montréal, express interest by posting to the relevant thread on the CUDS forum.  View the CUDS schedule to see how this tournament fits into our year.  If you do not have access to the forum, sign up and then email me your user name to be granted access. 

CUDS Executive Elections

At the end of this semester, CUDS will elect our executive for the 2004-05 school year.  Keep these elections in mind.  These are the positions and their attendant responsibilities, straight from the CUDS constitution:

• President – Responsible for overall leadership of the Society, coordination of executive duties, chairing meetings, communications with CUSID and the University. Will be the vote holder for CUSID meetings. Official voice of the Society. Tie breaking vote in cases of ties. May delegate responsibilities as need be.
• Vice-President Communications – Responsible for recruitment and promotions. Also responsible for maintenance of web site. Responsible for keeping membership informed of all upcoming events. Will also liaison with external groups (i.e. other debating societies, media, etc.) with regards to CUDS events.
• Vice-President Debate – Responsible for organizing CUDS participation in external debating events and organizing internal CUDS events.
• Vice-President Fundraising – Responsible for fundraising initiatives both external and internal to the University.
• Secretary Treasurer – Responsible for keeping and maintaining Society records and managing Society funds.
• Novice Representative - Represents and works for the concerns of new, inexperienced, and novice members of the Society.