CU Debating Society: AGM Information; We did really well at National Championships

The 265 People on the CUDS Mailing List, In this email: a.. Weekly Meetings b.. AGM Date and Provisions for Proxy Voting c.. Semi-Finalists at Nationals d.. Judging at Ashbury College e.. Want to attend Guelph Novice? Weekly Meetings 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. The best way to find out who is coming to a particular meeting is to network via the CUDS forum. CUDS: Semi-Finalists at Nationals For the second year running, the Carleton University Debating Society placed a strong finish at the National Debating Championship, with the team of Padraic Ryan and Ike Awgu finishing fourth overall, and as second-place Novice team. The two finished the qualifier rounds with a 5-1 record and a 7th place ranking. Beating Alberta law in the quarter-finals, they lost their semi-final round to a team from York University. Individually, Ryan finished as 15th place speaker, and Awgu, who was attending his first tournament, 25th. Congratulations to both, and the rest of the CUDS contingent, for another successful showing at the National Championships. AGM Date and Provisions for Proxy Voting The CUDS Annual General Meeting is set for April 2nd at 5:00 in the usual Friday room, 411 Southam Hall. More information on what promises to be an interminable session of ribald debauchery awaits on the forum. If you need to vote by proxy, please indicate as much on the thread. At this AGM, CUDS will elect our executive for the 2004-05 school year. These are the positions and their attendant responsibilities, straight from the CUDS constitution: a.. 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. b.. 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 (other debating societies, media, etc.) with regards to CUDS events. c.. Vice-President Debate - Responsible for organizing CUDS participation in external debating events and organizing internal CUDS events. d.. Vice-President Fundraising - Responsible for fundraising initiatives both external and internal to the University. e.. Secretary Treasurer - Responsible for keeping and maintaining Society records and managing Society funds. f.. Novice Representative - Responsible for representing the interests of novice members on the executive. To be eligible, a candidate must hold novice status, as defined by CUSID, and is elected by fellow novices. If you are interested in running for a position, let the CUDS community know by posting to the relevant thread on the CUDS forum. To run for an executive position, you must be a full member of the club-this includes paying your $5 membership fee. Judging at Ashbury College Ashbury College, a private Ottawa secondary school, will be hosting the provincial debating championships April 3. Many of you indicated on the forum that you were interested in volunteering to judge at the event. Visit the appropriate thread to ensure that you have contacted the appropriate staff member at Ashbury if you want to sign up. Want to attend Guelph Novice? Guelph's Novice Tournament, March 26-28, at the University of Guelph in Guelph, Ontario promises to be the last novice-exclusive tournament of the year. Sign up for this self-financed tournament on the CUDS forum. See how this tournament fits into CUDS' year. Joshua Prowse Vice President (Communications) - VPCom(a)CarletonDebate.org Carleton University Debating Society (CUDS) - www.CarletonDebate.org