2011-2012 Committee

Presidents
Jieni(Jenny) Shen, Long(Tom) Zhang (js840@cam.ac.uk, lz309@cam.ac.uk)

The presidents are the figureheads and representatives of the committee and oversee and direct the operations of the organisation. They organise meetings, mediate debates, motivate team members and allocate tasks to appropriate committee members. Furthermore the presidents formulate and implement strategies aimed at the improvement of the efficiency and effectiveness of the organisation.

Vice Presidents
Julian Ma, Mingliang(Carter) Zhou (jm664, mz274)

The vice presidents are also active in all areas of the committee, helping out departments under pressure. They advise and help the president and other committee members in making decisions as well as communicating decisions between the president and appropriate committee members, therefore coordinating the work between members to ensure tasks are fulfilled efficiently. The vice presidents may also oversee activities of a particular section of the committee in more detail than the president himself.

Secretary
Wei Zhang (zw9268)
Along with the president and vice presidents, she makes up the executive committee. Her roles include:
1.taking minutes in committee meetings
2.writing to-do-lists along with the president for everyone
3.coordinating the executive and general committees
4.keeping records of different documents
5.assisting other committee members in their roles

Junior Treasurer
Yiqi(Kathy) Tang (yt281)

The responsibility of a treasurer in general is to give feedbacks and advice to committee members the account situation at any time. She keeps records of the society’s accounts and works closely with all officers to ensure correct use of funds. She is responsible for budgetary projections and works to minimize operational costs.

External Officer
Flora Lo (hcl40)

The primary role of the External officer is to find sponsorships for the CNYT, a very challenging yet rewarding job. She has to contact a vast array of companies and organisations, patiently and politely introduce the CNYT to them and hope for a contribution of some sort! Once sponsorship has been obtained she is also responsible for maintaining contact with the sponsor to keep them updated on the CNYT's activities and progress.

Entertainment Officers
Dan Shu, Yixin(Emmy) Han, Jingwen Zhao, (ds567, eh389, jz305)

The entertainment team is responsible for the planning and organisation of the entertainment at the CNY ball.
1.The four entz officers will be working closely from the planning stages towards final production, which includes item proposals, costume production and hire, performer recruitment and rehearsals. The performance lasts about two hours for the ball.
2.Basically run the show on the stage. Starting with designing the program as a team, coming up with ideas, looking for performers, choreographers, costumes, item leaders etc followed by organizing auditions, supervising various rehearsals and in charge of the final entertainment on the day of the ball.

Logistics Officer
Sicong Shen, Yiteng Hu, Wesley Mok (ss950, yh302, wskm2)

The logistics officers have a wide variety of tasks related to the running of CNY events, in particular the charity run and CNY ball. Tasks include:
1.Investigating possible venues for the ball, hiring out the venue.
2.Handling paperwork such as legal documents required for serving food/beverages, health and safety measures and communication with city council.
3.Organisation of activities at events such as the ball and run.
4.Organisation of delivery of things such furniture and entertainment systems to be used at the ball. (hiring of such equipment is also the responsibility of the logistics officers)

Ticketing Officer
Xinyi Wu (xw274)

1.Liaison with publicity officers to market tickets
2.Dealing with all the ticket booking and seating request
3.Liase with treasurer for the cheque payments
4.Issuing tickets
4.Allocation of seats
5.Reception and non-dining tickets

Publicity Officers
Fangzhou Liu, Chen Liu (arkliufz@gmail.com, cl486)

The job of the publicity officers is to make the good cause of CNYT known to every single person in Cambridge and beyond! This is done through a number of means:
1.Distribution of flyers, posters etc
2.Organisation of fresher's fair
3.Design and update of CNYT website
4.Spreading the good word of the CNYT to friends/family.
They will also work with the external officer on matters of sponsorship.

Web Master
Fangzhou Liu, Chen Liu

" If your plan is for a year, plant rice.

If your plan is for a decade, plant trees.

If your plan is for a lifetime, educate children."

~~ Confucius

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