Annual Leave

I'm using the opportunity of free wifi in Vancouver airport to catch up on my blogs..

I have taken annual leave for the past week and visited my friend on her year abroad in Canada. It was great to take time out of the office and chill out a bit.

I stayed at the University of British Columbia, in Vancouver with my friend. Whilst there, I couldn't resist but check out ams-> the student union (sad act I know).

I thought I'd share some of the stuff I am hoping to bring to the Guild from my visit.

-> Elections... ams were running their annual exec elections while I was there. It was really interesting to watch and it would appear that campaigning is pretty similar either side of the pond. I picked up some new ideas though, and I will be catching up with Hannah about how they promoted the election, in addition for some campaigning techniques for this years campaign training.

-> Vancouver/Whistler are set to host the 2o10 winter olympics... the student union are doing a lot to ensure that students in Vancouver are able to get involved and utilise the opportunity. I will be catching up with Sparky about these initiatives for him to pass on to his successor.

->Women's/Student Safety Schemes... there were a number of safety scheme for students on campus, some specifically for women. I will be doing some research and having some meetings about establishing similar stuff here so more on that later.

Anyway I'm happy to be back- sorry if anyone has tried to be in touch while I've been out.