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From: Marina Burrell <[log in to unmask]>
To: Marina Burrell <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: RuSS AGM 2001
Date: 06 April 2001 17:38

For the Attention of RuSS present and potential members

RuSS 2nd Annual General Meeting

You are invited to attend the AGM to be held at 7.00 p.m. on ... (end May - TBC) at (TBC).

We'll try and make it as a social event with refreshments and the annual exhibition. Please make an effort to be present. A
nomination form is enclosed.

Nominations:

Is there anyone out there who would like to take over as Chair, Secretary or Treasurer? MB, AW and NP are no longer willing to hold
these posts. If you know of anyone who may like to be nominated, please complete the form below. We also need to replace L.
Kiseloyva who has left the UK, as she anticipated.

If some of the Management Board members are not happy with what they were doing or want to change their duties, please let us know
in advance.

To assist you in considering nominations, please read the notes below.

AGENDA
1. Chair's welcome.

  2.. Apologies for absence.

  3.. Minutes of 2000 AGM and matters arising from the minutes

  4.. Chair's Report.

  5.. Secretary's Report.

  6.. Treasurer's Report.

  7.. Election of Officers for 2001 - 2002:

Chair - post presently held by Marina Burrell (now resigning)
Secretary- post presently held by Alison Wilson (now resigning)
Treasurer - post presently held by Nina Pavlovsky (now resigning)

8. Election of ordinary members of the Management Board for 2001 - 2002.

Management Board Members are currently: Sally Green, Marion Macleod, Natasha Perry, Tanya Yurasova, Lyudmila Kiselyova (now
resigned), Natasha Smith, Joanna Vernon.

9. Alteration of Constitution, if any.

  10.. Any Other Business.

There are approx. 90 members.

Marina Burrell

Chair

THE RUSSIAN SPEAKING SOCIETY (DUTIES)

The Officers and Management Board of the RuSS have various duties which enable it to be well organised and enjoyable. These duties
entail various jobs which are described briefly below for the benefit of anyone who may be interested in joining the Management
Board. Essentially they are guidelines and allow for delegation and flexibility where possible.

Chair - To take the chair at all meetings, introduce speakers, to control and guide committee meetings, to be prepared to take
decisions as a result of their recommendations. To talk to all members and listen to their views. To keep members informed about
events. To delegate or personally take control of all ventures and accept responsibility for the final outcome. To liaise with the
Cambridge City Council, Ethnic Community Forum, Cambridge Council for Voluntary Services and any other organisations RuSS is
registered with.

(!NEW - suggested) Vice Chair - To assist the Chair at all times, stand in for him/her as required. To assist with the organisation
of events. To contact speakers or tutors for events. Prepare agendas in conjunction with the Chair. To attend external meetings,
conferences, any public relations events in the Chair's absence.

Secretary - Take minutes of meetings and Management Board meetings. Keep the records of all events and any correspondence. Receive
applications for events. Where necessary keep the Press informed.

Treasurer - Enter all transactions in the books, pay all bills, run a current and deposit account with the selected bank. To
account for money collected as entrance fees, payments for promotional materials and RuSS publications. To pay out for meetings
costs, costs incurred by committee members in running the Society - Preparation of the annual statement of accounts for the AGM.

(!NEW - suggested) Membership Secretary - To collect subscriptions and issue membership cards. Maintain a list of members and their
addresses. Reproduction of all communications, address labels and posting.

(!NEW - Suggested) Marketing Manager - To promote RuSS and its activities in the UK and overseas by establishing new contacts and
enhancing the opportunities. To prepare promotional materials, meetings' advertisements and publications for sale. To maintain the
electronic database.

(!NEW - Suggested) RuSS Webmaster - To maintain the RuSS existing website by placing and renewing all current information.

All Officers- To attend three committee meetings each year plus the AGM. To help with routine but important jobs such as preparing
rooms, clearing up afterwards, dealing with refreshments.

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THE RUSSIAN SPEAKING SOCIETY

NOMINATION PAPER

Election of Members of the Board - 2001-2002.

Please obtain your nominee's consent before completing the form.

I wish to nominate ..........................................................................................

to the office of ....................................................................

I have obtained his/her agreement to nomination and have the support of ....................................................... as
seconder.

Signed ........ .......................... Date ..........................................

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Return by 20 May to Marina Burrell at

15 Cob Place, Godmanchester, Huntingdon, Cambs. PE29 2XD. (Email: [log in to unmask])