Wednesday, March 12th, 2008 17:00

The Cambridge Union Society - Kennedy Room

All members of our society are encouraged to stand for election or if not to come and vote. For most positions, we are currently still looking for enthusiastic candidates. If you like to stand, please email Alexander Badinski (ab582@cam.ac.uk).

• President
  * Represents the Society as a whole
  * Coordinates the Committee's work and sets the Society's agenda
  * Liases other bodies of the University
  * Assumes the responsibility for all tasks that do not explicitly belong to the portfolio of another Committee member
• CMEC Executive
  * Organises the annual CMEC at his/her discretion in consultation with the Committee
  * Acquires CMEC-specific sponsorship in coordination with the Treasurer
  * Establishes a sub-committee of his/her own
• Secretary
  * Ensures a smooth administration of the Society
  * Manages all correspondence that does not pertain to individual Committee members
  * Manages the Society's membership
  * Takes minutes at Committee meetings and circulates them subsequently
  
• Treasurer
  * Manages the Society's accounts in close coordination with the President
  * Administers bank accounts and chequebooks
  * Acquires public and private sponsorship for the Society
  * Supports the Secretary in membership issues
• Events Officer
  * Organises the Society's social events on his/her own responsibility in close coordination with the Committee
  * Organises all other Society events that may be held at the Committee's discretion
  * Establishes a sub-committee of his/her own
  
• Public Relations Officer
  * Deals with the Society's PR activities
  * Advertises social events and other events of interest to the Society's membership
  * Coordinates and publishes the weekly newsletter
  
• AEGEE Officer
  * Manages the Society's relations with AEGEE-Europe in coordination with the Committee
  * Is technically the President of AEGEE-Cambridge
  * Organises AEGEE-specific events in collaboration with the Ents Officer
  
• Speakers Officer
  * Organises talks with speakers from within the University and from outside
  * Coordinates the visits of external speakers
  * Acquires speakers-specific sponsorship in collaboration with the Treasurer
  
• IT Officer
  * Manages the Society's IT business
  * Is in overall charge of the website
  * Manages the mailing lists
  * Upgrades and improves the website
  * Provides Society-related IT support to the Committee and individual Committee members, if necessary
  * Manages the membership database in collaboration with the Secretary
  

European Food Fair

Wednesday, November 14th, 2007 19:30-22:00

The Cambridge Union Society

CUEUS in collaboration with The Cambridge Union cordially invites you to an evening of cross-cultural gaiety and merriment at the 2007 European Food Fair. Come to sample back-to-back food from the Central European, Cypriot, French, and Russian societies (more to be confirmed). The Union bar will be open for our use and free Fez International Night tickets will be given out at the end of the evening for those who want to finish the night off in style, Wonderful food and a chilled, friendly and diverse crowd awaits you at the now legendary European Food Fair!

In advance: £4 for participating societies, £6 for non-members
On the door: £5 for participating societies, £7 for non-members

To book send (or leave in pigeon hole) a cheque made out to CU European Union Society to Felix Nissen (Churchill), Olga Polunina (Trinity), Leanne Sheen (Girton, MML) or Olesya Kryshevich (Newnham) by Sunday 11th of November with your name, email and college on the back. Any questions please email Leanne Sheen (lms62).

Quentin Davies MP will speak on "The EU Reform Treaty"

Thursday, November 1st, 2007 5pm

The McCrum Lecture Theatre (behind the Eagle pub)

Quentin Davies MP (Labour MP for Grantham and Stamford) will speak about the recently agreed Reform treaty and the implications it has for both the UK and the EU.

Quentin Davies has been an MP since 1987, initially sitting on the Conservative benches. He was the Chairman of the Conservative Group for Europe from March 2006 until June 2007, at which point he left the Conservative party and joined the Labour party. Prior to his political career Mr Davies worked in the diplomatic service, spending time at the Moscow embassy.

CUEUS/Aegee Meal & Film night

Sunday, October 21, 2007 6:30pm - 11:00pm

Granta pub (Queen's Road) and then Newnham College.

Meeting at the Granta pub at approximately 6.30 for a meal and/or drinks and then moving on to Newnham to watch a film between 8.30-9pm. If you don't want to come to the meal but want to watch the film or vica versa then that's fine.

We will be watching "Todo sobre mi madre" ("All about My Mother"), a 1999 film by Almodovar, in Spanish with English subtitles.

In my humble opinion, "Todo sobre mi madre", considered to be written during Almodovar's mature period, shows his imagination as both a writer and a director. The plot, put most simply, follows one woman's grieving process, focusing on both her love and her loss. The film won Almodovar the prize for best director at the Cannes Film Festival as well as a standing ovation from the audience. In 2000, "Todo sobre mi madre" won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film and BAFTAs for Best Direction and Best Film Not in the English Language. Almodovar shows a talent for combining comedy with tragedy, excess and raw emotion in his unusual take on emotional relationships.

CUEUS Squash.

Monday 15th October, 19:30-21:30

Venue: Blue Room, The Cambridge Union Society.

Come along to the Union this Monday for the CUEUS squash. This is an excellent opportunity to meet existing members of the society and to find out more about the society. Drinks and nibbles will be provided.

This year our squash will be held jointly with the Cambridge Zero Carbon Society

CUEUS Garden Party.

Saturday 16th June, 16:00-19:30

Venue: Riverside Terrace, Magdalene College.

A (hopefully) sunny afternoon of light-hearted mingling and chatting hosted by Cambridge University European Union Society. There will be drinks (alcoholic and not), a band, and nibbles provided by the:

Central European Society
Finnish/Scandinavian Society
French Society
German Society
Russian Society

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Entrance:
£5 (for members of a participating society)
£7 (for non-members)
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CUEUS debate at the Cambridge Union - This House believes in a United States of Europe.

Friday 1st June, 19:00-20:30

Venue: Main chamber of the Cambridge Union, behind the round church.

CUEUS is pleased to invite you to our first event of the term, a debate held in the main chamber of the Cambridge Union society. Please note entrance to this event is FREE. The motion to be debated is:

"This House believes in a United States of Europe"

CUEUS would like to thank Speakupeurope for sponsoring this event, and the Cambridge Union for allowing us to use the main chamber.

The speakers in proposition of the motion will be:

1/ Asa Gunven (Vice-President of the Young European Federalists, guest speaker from Sweden)

2/ Alexander Badinski (President of CUEUS)

3/ Olga Polunina (PR officer for CUEUS and a member of the CU Debating Society).

Speakers in opposition:

1/ Julian Arndts (President of CU Libertarian Society and former President of CU German Society)

2/ Joel Coles (Former member of the CU Debating Society)

3/ Giles Robertson (Member of the CU Debating Society)

CUEUS EGM

Wednesday 9th May, 19:30

Venue: Magdalene College, Cripps Court, Auditorium Seminar Room 3

In our last General Meeting we decided to hold another extraordinary meeting to discuss the difficult question of merging CUEUS and AEGEE- Cambridge. The following items are on the agenda for the EGM:

a) The Relationship between CUEUS and AEGEE-Cambridge and how CUEUS can support AEGEE-Cambridge

b) The election for the remaining open positions of the CUEUS committee. These positions are: 1) Secretary, 2) Fundraising Officer and 3) CMEC President

c) AOB

CUEUS Annual General Meeting (AGM)

Wednesday 7th Mar, From 19:30

Venue: The Junior Parlour, Trinity College.

All members of the society are encouraged to come along to the Annual General Meeting in order to select the CUEUS committee for the coming year. All members of the society are urged to stand, for a list of available posts see here.. If you're interested in standing please send an email to the secretary, Carlijn Bogaardt (cb454) by Tuesday 6th March at 17:00.

EU Information Evening

Tuesday 20th Feb, 19:00-20:30

Venue: The Law Faculty, room LG17.

CUEUS invites the Cambridge delegates to an information evening about the EU. A powerpoint presentation outlining the decision-making procedures of the EU and negotiation strategies will be given by Miguel Medina, a Cambridge PhD student and former MEP's assistant. A copy of the presentation can be found here.

Cambridge Model European Council Squash

Wednesday 7th Feb, 19:00-20:30

Venue: The Cambridge Union (behind the round church), Kennedy Room

CUEUS invites the Cambridge delegates to an informal squash at the Cambridge Union. Come along to meet other delegates, members of the organising committee and the commisoners. This is an excellent opportunity to get any questions you may have answered.

Topics for the proposals can now be viewed here.

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Recent Events

Garden Party

This was held on June 17th, in Magdalene's Fellows Garden. A Quicktime movie of the event is now available.

Gallery

Browse photographs from recent events.

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