1. YEA-V COMMITTEE NOMINATION QUESTIONS TEMPLATE YEA-V AGM 2008 Tuesday, 10 June 2008

2. AGM SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION YEA-V AGM Invitation Why join YEA-V Committee YEA-V AGM Agenda YEA-V Committee Roles and Responsibilities for 2008-09 YEA-V AGM guidelines and procedures

3. ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Details of Roles and responsibilities available Positions available: (Executive Committee) –Chair (Elected from outgoing committee) –Vice Chair –National Representative (Elected from outgoing committee) 2 year term not up for election this year –Honorary Treasurer –Secretary

4. ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Positions available: (General Committee) –Events Coordinator –IT Officer –Communications and Publicity –Environments Officer –General Committee member

5. General Questions Name? Work / Study? Background (Discipline) How did you find out about YEA-V? Are you generally available and willing to attend and help out at monthly meetings, monthly events, School / Uni presentations, etc.? What role on the committee are you interested in?

6. Vice Chair If you are interested in this position, please answer the following questions: –What skills do you think you could bring to this role? ie. financial, leadership, organisational. –Have you been involved with any other committees in the past? If so, what was your role. –What do you hope to gain from being involved with YEA-V? –Provide an example of where you have had to negotiate or communicate with a range of people with different backgrounds diplomatically? –Are you available to attend regular (1 per month) meetings on weeknights?

7. National Representative If you are interested in this position, please answer the following questions: –What skills do you think you could bring to this role? ie. financial, leadership, time management. –What has been your prior involvement with YEA? –What do you hope to gain from being involved with YEA-V in the next 2 years? –Please provide an example of where you have had to negotiate or communicate with a varied range of people with different backgrounds to get a message across? –Are you available to travel for 3 days interstate, quarterly?

8. Treasurer If you are interested in this position, please answer the following questions: –Have you had exposure to budgeting and financial management, and if so, what background do you have in these areas? –What skills do you think you could bring to this role? ie. financial, leadership, time management. –Have you been involved with any other committees in the past? If so, what was your role? –What do you hope to gain from being involved with YEA-V?

9. Secretary If you are interested in this position, please answer the following questions: –What skills do you think you could bring to this role? ie. organisational, leadership, time management. –What is your understanding of the time commitment required of this role? –Have you been involved with any other committees in the past? If so, what was your role? –What do you hope to gain from being involved with YEA-V?

10. Events Coordinator If you are interested in this position, please answer the following questions: –What skills do you think you could bring to this role? ie. organisational, financial, time management. –Have you been in the past or are you currently involved with organising events? –Give an example of an event you have organised for you and your friends and how you went about it. –Have you been involved with any other committees in the past? If so, what was your role? –What do you hope to gain from being involved with YEA-V?

11. IT Officer If you are interested in this position, please answer the following questions: –What skills do you think you could bring to this role? ie. computer based, eye for detail, organisational, time management. –Are you generally familiar with design or web design? Note: java script skills etc are not required for this role –Are you available for regular (weekly) updates of information to be put on the website? –Have you been involved with any other committees in the past? If so, what was your role? –What do you hope to gain from being involved with YEA-V?

12. Communications / Publicity If you are interested in this position, please answer the following questions: –What skills do you think you could bring to this role? ie. marketing, publicity, organisational. –Are you regularly available to collate input for a monthly newsletter? –Have you been involved with any other committees in the past? If so, what was your role? –What do you hope to gain from being involved with YEA-V?

13. Environment Officer If you are interested in this position, please answer the following questions: –What skills do you think you could bring to this role? ie. communication, organisational. –What knowledge do you have regarding the environment? If limited, do you have a willingness to learn more? –Have you been involved with any other committees in the past? If so, what was your role? –What do you hope to gain from being involved with YEA-V?

14. General Committee If you are interested in this position, please answer the following questions: –What skills do you think you could bring to this role? ie. organisational, leadership, time management. –Have you been involved with any other committees in the past? If so, what was your role. –What do you hope to gain from being involved with YEA-V? –What sort of time commitment are you able to contribute over the course of the year?