<p>Ryan,</p>
<p>Ideal time for you to gather the officers together, new and old, and get some collective solutions to this problem. It's what we are here for!</p>
<p>There are plenty of things we can do to sort this out, and frankly from what I have heard you say about these new rules being brought in I think that implementing one of them will make the society stronger, whatever form it will take in future.</p>
<p>I am sure that I speak for both the officers and the collective membership in saying you are not alone in this battle and never will be. Grab me at the meeting tonight and I'll run some ideas past you.</p>
<p>Gavin Ewan<br>
Treasurer of the Open Society<br>
<a href="mailto:gavin@jag-podcast.com">gavin@jag-podcast.com</a><br>
<a href="http://www.facebook.com/gavin.ewan">www.facebook.com/gavin.ewan</a><br>
@Jac0byterebel</p>
<p>On 19 Oct 2011 20:36, "Ryan Ward" <<a href="mailto:ry.ward91@gmail.com">ry.ward91@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>
> ok so,<br>
><br>
> The meeting on Thursday will go ahead.<br>
><br>
> I attended a Student Rep Council Meeting. Where an amendment to the constitution was made stating that every society has to have a 3:1 student to non-student ratio, this passed the vote 45 - 9 (i was 1 of 9).<br>
><br>
> now everyone has paid their dues, I am yet to submit them. Enforcing the above this academic year will be very difficult.<br>
><br>
> Our meetings will not be cancelled while access to a venue is maintained. We are fine for the time being.<br>
><br>
> The logic behind this being implemented is to ensure Student Association resources is primarily allocated towards students.<br>
><br>
> I will try to up our student membership and am looking for a poster that will advertise our meetings. that will be displayed on screens around the university and the union itself.<br>
><br>
> I am fighting this as it will affect us in the long-run and I truly believe that the society is a benefit to the university and it's students.<br>
><br>
> --<br>
> I have a few avenues that need exploring.<br>
><br>
> - In response to the Student Association's logic I have put forward the proposal that our grant by the Student Association will only be spent on tangible assets that remain property of the Student Association. (any equipment purchased with society funds remains the Associations property anyway).<br>
><br>
> - We will contact the computing school of the university as a LUG looking for a venue with the support of a few lecturers. This will be set in motion very shortly. <br>
><br>
> In the mean time if anyone is willing to help me find a venue outside the university it would be greatly appreciated. I can't contact them all on my own and battle the Student Association. <br>
><br>
> If you would like to voice their concern about the passing of this amendment then please do not hesitate to contact the Chairs of the Student Association their details can be found at the following URL.<br>
><br>
> <a href="http://www.abertayunion.com/contactus/content/276953/student_exec/">http://www.abertayunion.com/contactus/content/276953/student_exec/</a><br>
><br>
><br>
> Regards,<br>
><br>
> -- <br>
> Ryan Ward<br>
> President of theOS<br>
> University of Abertay Dundee<br>
><br>
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><br>
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