A black and white logo Description automatically generatedBUMC 23/24 Pre-AGM Meeting Minutes  

Date:20th Feb 2024 

Minute Taker: Helene Rittscher  

 

Participants: 

Amy Gonclaves (AG) - Chair  

Helene Rittscher (HR) - Secretary  

Tom Morgan (TM) - Gear Secretary  

Emma Wilkes (EW)- Media Secretary  

Jack Ingram (JI) - Social Secretary  

Heather Dalgleish (HD) - Walking Secretary  

Hanna Williams (HW) - Walking Secretary  

Beth Burnett (BB) - Climbing Secretary 

Anissa Mayouf (AM) - Climbing Secretary  

William Garnett (WG) - Orienteering Secretary  

Josh Nicholas (JN) - Orienteering Secretary  

 

Demographics on the Feedback form  

Feedback forms  

  • 96.2% Undergrads  

  • We need to push postgrad club membership 

  • May be able speak to the SU to improve postgrad uptake  

  • This year we have  

  • Created a postgrad group chat  

  • Postgrad session in freshers  

  • Close to 50/50 split for males/females 

  • 92.3% UK students 

  • We may be able to improve this by being included on the international student newsletter  

  • Large fresher intake this year 

  • Disability inclusivity  

  • We should reshare the welfare and inclusivity officer (Helene Rittscher) so people know who to contact  

  • Which activities do people participate in? 

  • Climbing appears to be highest followed by walking, orienteering, and winter mountaineering 

  • People are happy with how well the club communicates  

  • Feedback on what the club has done well 

  • People think we generally did better in inclusivity  

  • Better in communication / event advertising  

  • Good socials  

  • Variety of events  

  • Good club stash  

  • Nice feedback on trips  

  • Feedback on what the club could improve upon  

  • More advance warning of trips  

  • Too many messages on the chats  

  • Better treatment of committee (responsibilities on trips could be clearer) 

  • More opportunities for advanced mountaineering skills (outside of ISB) 

  • We have pencilled in some learn to trad  

  • Need more drivers 

  • More weekend trips doing scrambling etc  

  • Better organization once on the trip  

 

AGM Agenda  

  • Committee Introductions  

  • Stats from the feedback form  

  • What we’ve done well this year  

  • What we could improve on this year  

  • Transport  

  • First Aid  

  • WhatsApp 

  • Amy’s Trip planning framework