[committee] Cancelling UCC Camp 2019

[Felix von Perger]

Hi Leigh,

Just wanted to let you know that we will be cancelling UCC Camp this year.

Unfortunately we weren't able to find a second camp event manager, 
amidst a general lack of attendees and other volunteers to staff the 
event. It seems also that our BBQ stalls would have been better run 
before the end of semester, although we did get a few signups as a result.

One problem which I believe was significant in this case was that there 
was only a single Student Leadership Training session between the start 
of Semester 1 and the start of the winter break. Many clubs, including 
UCC, have their AGM in March or otherwise at the beginning of the year, 
and thus it is difficult to ensure that enough people will have done the 
training since it comes at quite short notice (especially if people 
already have made plans for the study break). I understand that there is 
another session scheduled for the week before the start of Semester 2, 
however that is not at all useful for clubs wishing to run events during 
the winter break.

I would like to suggest that in future years, the Guild makes an effort 
to schedule more Student Leadership Training sessions after the start of 
Semester 1 or and at the beginning of semester breaks (ie. one session 
immediately after exams, instead of before the start of Sem. 2) so as 
not to put clubs which have AGMs early in the year at a greater 
disadvantage.

Furthermore, club engagement and event attendance has been quite poor in 
general. I'm looking forward to meeting with SOC to discuss (I believe 
they are planning to organise a meeting of some sort in the near 
future), and any tips you may have would be very welcome.

Thanks for your consideration.

Best regards,

Felix von Perger
UCC President