External Engagement Zone (22nd February 2017)

Minutes from the last meeting were approved

The action for international volunteering was moved to the next meeting

Officer Report from Serban:

- Union's semester I First round of funding 

- Global Entrepreneurship Week

- External Engagement student groups conference 6.10.16

- BESTI board conversion into SEG (Student Enterprise Group) - ongoing

- British Art Show

- Student Groups affiliation meeting 20.10.16

- External Engagement Zone meeting 25.10.16

- Enterprise Fund 

- Briefed the candidate for Enterprise Officer 2017 

- Briefed one candidate for Union President 2017

- Student groups affiliation meeting 20.02.17

- External Engagement Zone meeting 22.02.17

- Youtech conference with Fish on Toast - ongoing; to extend invitation of collaboration to enterprise societies. 

- NACUE - ongoing 

Zone Name

There was a discussion for ideas for the name of the zone as it didn’t really explain everything it does, but the committee decided that unless a good name could be found it shouldn’t be changed for the sake of it.

Dan shared a video on what training can be accessed on the Union’s online Learning Management System (LMS)

EVA’s

Dan explained that zones are being given the opportunity to create a zone specific award at the Excellence in Volunteering Awards, there was a lot of discussion around what could be most appropriate for the zone. Some thing around “Social Impact Award” appeared to be the most popular option.

AOB

Andy Kendell has been recruited as the new staff coordinator for the zone, he will take up his position on 22^nd March 2017 and introductions will take place then.