This is the site for National Conference 2011

 

What is National Conference?

NUS National Conference is the sovereign body of the organisation. It sets policy for the year ahead in each of the 5 zones and elects the President, Vice Presidents and Block of 15 representatives on the National Executive Council. It is also where the budget for the year ahead is decided through the Annual General Meeting (AGM).

 

The following documents were made available throughout the year.

CD1 – Notice of Conference

This document introduces the key dates and processes.

Delegate Leader's Guide

CD2 – Delegate Entitlement

This outlines how many delegates each union in membership can send and outlines the formula used within the calculation.

CD3 – Minutes of the last Conference

The record of National Conference 2010, the policy passed and the election results.

CD 4 – Order Paper (Agenda)

The outline of timings for the Conference. Note that this is subject to change by the will of delegates, and often does get altered dramatically over the course of the event.

Registration starts from 10am on 12th April. Conference closes at 2pm on 14th April, followed by leaving speeches.

Agenda

CD 5- Zone Reports and Initial Policy recommendations

Due in December this is the first report of the zones and their initial policy recommendations based on discussions at Zone Conferences.

• Policy recommendations only (without the reports)

The accounts of the past year and also the financial estimates jointly proposed by the Trustee Board and National Executive Council.

CD 6 – Accounts and Estimates

 

CD 7 – Reports of the Trustee Board, National Executive Council, Democratic Procedures Committee & Chief Returning Officer

Reports of various committees and individuals to conference. Note these are released in several sections.

NEC, Trustee Board and Nominations Committee reports

Chief Returning Officer Report

Democratic Procedures Committee Report
 

CD 8 – Adoptions of Nations, Liberation Campaigns & Student Sections

Policy passed at autonomous conferences is sent to National Conference to be adopted by the organisation as a whole.

CD 9 – Policy due to Lapse

Policy is valid for 3 years unless conference challenges it lapsing. Policy from 2008 lapsed at this conference.

CD 10 – Final Proposals, Amendments and Ordinary Motions

The final document of the policy recommendations, any amendments to these and the ordinary motions supplied by unions.

CD 11 – Election Schedules and Regulations

Rules on how to run for elected positions at National Conference.

CD 12 – Manifestos

The Manifestos of full time officers and block of 15 National Executive Council members

CD 12a - Full Time Officer Manifestos

CD 12b - NEC (Block of 15) Manifestos

CD 13 – Minutes, Resolutions and Election results