British Alumni Society Activity Report 2008-2009.

British Alumni Society

Activity Report 2008-2009

British Alumni Society - Activity Report 2008-2009

Summary

Overview of activities 2008-2009

Administrative & Legal Membership Communication Projects & Events Development & Networking

Managment board individual reports


Administrative & Legal issues:

Completion of the KRS registration process (2008)

Registration of BAS with Statistic Office, Inland Revenue and other

regulators (2009)

BAS bank account set up and run

Monthly Management Board meetings

Cooperation with new Coordinator and tasks re-assignment


Administrative & Legal issues: Development of existing Partnerships with:

The British Embassy

Joint projects developed and carried out – grants received

New communications contributions by BAS

The British Council

Memorandum of understanding signed

Grant for assistance in running BAS received


Membership-oriented activites:

BAS representatives at major Alumni and Student events: Bratislava for Chevening 25th Anniversary Budapest for CEU Alumni UK for Polish Student Societies meeting

Open Meetings in Warsaw and Kraków 4th Thursday of every month in Warsaw Joint meetings in Kraków with the MBA club

100 new applications over last year, accompanied by growing cohesion of the existing membership


Communication:Constant improvement of existing web-based services for BAS members


Projects & Events for BAS members:

2008 AGM at the Ambasador’s Residence in Warsaw

Public-Private Partnership Conference at the Polish Parliament

Mentoring Workshop and a roll-out of the Mentoring Programme

Group meetings: Science & Innovation, NGO, EU/Political


Development & Networking

Cooperation with Alumni organizations from Ukraine, Russia, Slovakia, Czech Republic and Hungary

Working with other groups of similar interest and membership (Polish Professionals in London and the Polish City Club)

Strenghtening our membership locally: Interest Groups Mentoring Scheme The Kraków Group

Networking for Success

Sylwester Janik – BAS President Representation of BAS in all legal aspects Representation of BAS at important events Meetings with HM Ambassador and Director of the British Council to

establish a joint vision of the future of BAS and their support for our organisation

Chairing MB meetings

Krystyna Pęczek – BAS Vicepresident New division of Board activities after MM quits. Active work on BAS projects to receive grants from the British

Embassy Coordination of S&I group activities. 2 meetings held in February

and July of 2009 Overseeing the setting up of the EU & Political group Recruiting, evaluation and recommendation of Chevening

candidates.


Karol Lasocki - Membership Officer

Recruiting almost 100 new BAS Members Organizing BAS networking events - Open Meetings Cooperating with Tomasz Makowski – organizer of Open Meetings

in Kraków Representing BAS at meetings of Polish Societies in the UK in

2009, Education Fairs in 2009, commencing cooperation with LSE Graduates and Oxbridge Society

Representing BAS at the International Studies Conference in Łódź Co-developing cooperation with the British Embassy and British

Council Taking care of BAS legal issues, overseeing and organising BAS

MB meetings



Leszek Jędrych - Finance and Fundraising Officer

Registration of BAS at Polish Inland Revenue (Urząd Skarbowy) Running of BAS accounting and taking care of BAS financial issues

like project budgets control, contacts with the bank and others Preparation and organization of PPP conference in Polish Parliament

– Project Manager & Fundraiser Preparation of BAS marketing materials (notebooks, folders, pens) as

part of PPP conference project Promotion of BAS in different environments; Cooperation with

Embassy and British Council representatives Active work and participation in Management Board Meetings, Open

Meetings, Interest Group Meetings.


Andrzej Suski - Membership Benefits Officer

Organisation and support of all BAS IT infrastructure Mentoring Workshop – organisation and conceptualisation (with

KMP) Organisation and leading the first S&I group meeting "Is the dotcom

boom possible in Poland?" Establishing cooperation between BAS and the MBA club BAS LinkedIn group moderator Work on the prototype of the BAS membership card:

Krzysztof Piskorski - Events Officer, acting Communications Officer:

Organisation: AGM 2008 – December 2008 BAS Mentoring Project (with AS) – March 2009 BAS participation at Education Fairs - November 2009

Help in preparation and running (www reports, photographic documentation, overseeing the work of the Coordinator): PPP Conference – March 2009 S&I Meetings – February and July 2009 EU/Political meeting – July 2009 NGO group Fundraising Workshop – August 2009 LSE Pre-departure event – September 2009

Development and promotion of communication via social networks Cooperation with Embassy Staff – assisting in delivery of

information, pictures and video materials Representing BAS at the CEU Alumni meeting in Budapest – May

2009 and at the Chevening Scholarship Anniversary in Bratislava – October 2009


Aleksandra Męcińska – Secretary of the Board, acting Liaisons Officer

Handing over of legal and financial BAS matters to the appropriate MB Members upon BAS registration

Introduction of the recruited Coordinator to her duties, handing-over of responsibilities for mailings and database up-keep

Cooperation with Embassy and British Council representatives Communication and cooperation with BAS members:

group leaders (EU/Political, NGO), senior BAS members and previous BAS authorities administration of BAS facebook and goldenline communities (shared)

PPP conference – PR services and logistic help Preparation of Newsletters in connection with BAS activities BAS ‘identity kit’ – overseeing the correct use of BAS branding and

all outgoing BAS communication Organisation of BAS NGO Fundraising workshop


Mariusz Markisz - Development Officer Active in establishing contacts and building relations with

British Alumni associations and groups in neighbouring countries (Russia, Ukraine, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia)

Representing BAS at the FCO organised 25th anniversary of the Chevening Scholarship

Representing BAS at various Polish-British business and industry events

Help in establishing the Kraków branch, covering Southern Poland:


11 grudnia 2009 r. utworzono na wniosek członków Stowarzyszenia Oddział Stowarzyszenia Absolwentów

Uniwersytetów Brytyjskich - Polska Południowa z siedzibą w Krakowie. Obszar działania to woj. śląskie, małopolskie,

podkarpackie, opolskie i świętokrzyskie


Thank you for an amazing year!

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British Alumni Society Activity Report 2008-2009.

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