The Chair Team is changing its members during every Autumn Agora. The newly elected team is preparing for the statutory events that are coming, because preparation is the key to a successful event, in this case first of all for the European Planning Meeting (EPM). They have responsibilities that need to be respected so that the event goes on as planned. The AEGEEan got in touch with Tom, Andrea, Svenja and Gianmarco in order to find out more about the new team.
As many of us already know, the Chair Team was elected during Autumn Agora Cagliari. It is represented by four people: the Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson, Secretary and IT Responsible. The Chairperson, in this case Tom Simons (AEGEE-Enschede), as well as the Vice-Chairperson, Andrea Ugrinoska (AEGEE-Skopje), lead the meetings. The Secretary, Svenja van der Tol (AEGEE-Nijmegen), is responsible for taking the minutes of the sessions and the IT responsible, Gianmarco Rodriguez Aviles (AEGEE-Genova), has to take care of all technology needed during the events. The Chair Team is responsible for two Agorae and one European Planning Meeting (EPM).
The first event where the Chair Team will have to deal with their responsibilities is right around the corner. There are only few weeks left until the EPM in Burgos will take place. The Chair Team already had their meetings on Skype, discussing who is going to do what, and also one in Brussels, but unfortunately not everyone could make it there. Of course, that does not represent an impediment, because there is always time to send an e-mail, and many other ways to keep in touch. They work really close, all together, like they should, also with the CD, local organisers and content managers.
When asked about how he is preparing for the statutory event as the new IT responsible, Gianmarco said: ”I have to start at the point where Fotis, the previous IT responsible, left off and contribute with my knowledge everywhere it is necessary. If anything bad were to happen during the statutory event, I will use my superpowers to fix the things.”
Apparently, the Chair Team does not have so many things to be stressed about, yet. They started to work on everything on time, and if the rythm is the same, everything will go smoothly. Even so, Andrea said that “as much as we planned everything, there will always be some last moment cancellations and need for adopting, and this is something that we cannot avoid anyhow. But we are fully aware and ready for it”.
Being elected as the new Chair Team made them jump, scream and everything that a happy person does. There is no limit when a person is excited about something, even less when it is something that they wanted really, really bad. Their excitement motivates them to keep on working on the things they love and wanted for a long time.
Svenja is also ready for the EPM, because the previous secretary shared with her “all the tips and tricks” in order for her to be “as prepared for the statutory events as she should be”.
All the previous Chair Team members shared their practices, ideas, tips with the new elected one, in order to continue the good job.
Even though they do not know each other very well, Tom said that he is “confident we will have a great time with the entire team”. They will not work only on their position, but also on everything that is necessary, and on enjoying their time together and creating great friendships.
Good practices have been exchanged, notes have been made, plans have been established. Now let the EPM come, because the new Chair Team is ready to show what they can do on their first event. As Andrea said: ”If we’re doing something, we better do it the best way there is!”
Written by Raluca Radu, AEGEE-Cluj-Napoca