NUSSL Convention -> AGM

NUSSL AGM (Annual General Meeting) took place on the second morning of the Convention. This is where the minutes & accounts are approved, the EGM decision was ratified, motions are discussed and students are elected onto the NUSSL Committees.

There were two motions this year, both of an Ethical & Environmental nature. They are as follows:-

1) "Despite current equal pricing options, less than 1% of Students' Unions purchased recycled A4 paper pads last year." - Stephen Dowson, Chair of the E&E Committee (pictured left). This surprising statistic was the basis for the first motion, which believes that NUSSL should continue its work ensuring that Students' Unions solely use recycled paper. The motion resolves to introduce a strategy which makes recycled paper the preferred choice of Unions by 2010.

2) The second motion came from the Union of East Anglia and was concerned that NUSSL 'Ethical Choice' branding of ethical products was unclear. UEA suggested that NUSSL implement a traffic-light system which rates a product on whether it has been grown organically, how far it has travelled and whether it was produced in a fair-trade environment.

Both motions passed and NUSSL's exceptional environmental progression continues.

The Elections followed the motions and seats for all of the Committees were healthily-contested. Congratulations to Graham (Leicester), Jay (Brunel) Andrew (UEA) and the rest!

My favourite candidate question was for the Business & Enterprise Committee candidates: "Who would win in a fight between Sir Alan Sugar and Donald Trump?"

And my favourite candidate answer came from Andrew (UEA)...

Question: "Do you have any party affiliations?"

Answer: "I'm still quite affiliated to the party last night."

Legend!