tMED Election

It's election time for our group. We already have the President and Vice President positions filled (Adam and Robin, respectively), but there are several other positions we are working to fill to help with group functioning. Listed below are the six positions we have available and a short job description for each one. If you are interested in running for a position, please read the description, and write a short (max 300 words) statement outlining why you want to run and/or why you believe you are qualified for the position. Nominations are open until Thursday Oct 18, after which elections will take place via SurveyMonkey over the weekend (using the write-ups submitted). Good luck to everyone!

1. Member at Large, Undergraduate In addition to representing the interests of the tMED members, the Member at Large, Undergraduate is the voice of the undergraduate student members. This is basically like an undergrad student rep. Their role is to help guide the direction the group takes through discussions with students, and bring forward ideas and concerns of the student members to the Executive.

2. Member at Large, Graduate In addition to representing the interests of the tMED members, the Member at Large, Graduate is the voice of the grad student members. Their role is to help guide the direction the group takes through discussions with students, and bring forward ideas and concerns of the student members to the Executive. This position will be filled on as-need basis depending on graduate student membership.

3. Liaison to USST In addition to representing the interests of the tMED members, the Liaison to the U of S Space Design Team will act as a liaison between tMED and the USST. They are required to attend all executive meetings of the USST as a representative of tMED, and report on ongoing activities of either group. They will also be responsible to helping to organize events that these two groups are doing together with the help of the Social Director, help with fundraising for either group where needed, and find ways to allow members from both groups to work together on projects that either group is working on.

4. Social Director In addition to representing the interests of the tMED members, the Social Director is responsible for organizing social activities of tMED. This includes organizing presentations and seminars for the tMED group, working with other student groups to organize joint activities, and organize social events for tMED.

5. Treasurer In addition to representing the interests of the tMED members, the Treasurer is responsible for the financial aspect of tMED. This includes applying for funding from the SMSS for tMED events, keeping detailed accounts of receipts and reimbursements, ensuring that all expenditures are authorized by Council, authorizing expenditures along with the President or Vice-President, attending to the payment of all accounts, preserving the financial records, presenting a detailed account of the yearly expenses and income to the active members, and submitting a detailed budget to the SMSS at the end of the year.

6. Secretary In addition to representing the interests of the tMED members, the Secretary is responsible for helping where needed in the general functioning of the group, as well as taking the minutes of the meetings and ensuring they are posted on the tMED Facebook page and/or blog. For group events, they are responsible for contacting the SMSS Student Group Coordinator for arranging room booking.

All members of the tMED executive council are required to attend all tMED meetings.

Because this is the first year this group is operating again, we are going to ask those of you that are elected to prepare a small document outlining your role during the year and useful information for your role. These documents will be used to help guide the creation of a constitution for our group, and to help your replacement next year. Be creative, have fun! These positions are being created for the first time, so you have the ability to make them as exciting as you wish! Feel free to email us if you have any questions, or bring them up at the meeting next week.