NB: The Auckland Regional AGM will be held on Monday September 24th.
Nominations for nzLARPS committee positions for 2012-2013 are now being taken in this thread.
What are the requirements?
To be on the nzLARPS Auckland committee, you must be a member of nzLARPS, and be part of the Auckland region under nzLARPS definition.
Before you run, please consider the time commitment involved in being on the committee. It is important that you are aware that at the very least, you will be expected to attend a monthly meeting, participate in online discussions, and generally be available to support the society. For the success of the society and larp, the more time and effort you are able to contribute, the better.
How do I nominate someone?
To nominate someone, post below with their name and which position you’re nominating them for. They will need to accept the nomination, and someone needs to second them. You may nominate yourself.
If you are running for a position, you will need to prepare a short speech of at most two minutes length explaining what you intend to do with the role. Voting will happen at the nzLARPS Auckland Regional AGM on September 24th.
The Roles
Auckland Regional Director
Responsible for overall running of committee and society for the region. Promote the vision of the society, chair committee meetings, work for consensus in the committee. Attend meetings as regional representative of the society. Co-ordinate with other regional directors and Society President to ensure cooperation across the country in advancing the aims and visions of the society.
Secretary
Keep all club correspondence in an organized fashion. Send letters as required. Send reminders of meetings to committee members. Take minutes at meetings and distribute to committee members. Communicate decisions made by committee to members.
Treasurer
Responsible for society finances. Keep general ledger to track society expenditure and income. Pay all society accounts. Bank money received. Advise on availability of funds for projects and committee initiatives. Distribute budgets to project owners and receive repayments. Pass accounts to society accountant to be registered with the government. Present financial report of current position at committee meetings.
Gear Officer
Responsible for society-owned equipment. Organise for equipment to be stored, cleaned, repaired, and made available for project events. Keep records of where equipment is kept, ensure all borrowed gear is returned. Advise committee and project owners on what equipment is likely to be useful to current and future projects. Facilitate equipment workshops with project owners.
Marketing Officer
Identify online and offline communities. Devise strategies by which to promote larp games and events to these communities, with a view to recruiting new players into larping and potentially into joining nzLARPS. Coordinate marketing campaigns.
General Officers
General Officers take up responsibilities as required by situations. There are two positions available.
Yay! Treasuring!
Though I would gladly serve another term as a general officer and continue my support of the commitee how I can. When time allows I will gladly accept nominations for a more major position, but for the time being I will have to politely decline the nominations so far.