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Annual General

Meeting 2013


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Economics Finance Business Client

Relations

Marketing

Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President

Executive Executive Executive Executive Executive

Executive Executive Executive Executive ExecutiveSocials IT and Design

Social Secretary IT Director

Social Secretary Design DirectorThe UCL Economics Conference

Director

Conference Team

President Treasurer

About the EFS

As a society we have three main aimsand values where we want to enhanceyour university experience. These values

are intrinsic to anything we do, and areeven represented in out logo:

YOUR

Interests

We take economics, finance and business

beyond the lecture theatre: learn about and

engage in the fields you love!

YOUR

Career

We strive to be a spring board for yourcareer; we are here to help you to find the

right internship and the career that suits you

perfectly!

YOUR

Friends & Network

Your experience at UCL is much more than

just studying; it is about the people you en-

counter. In our socials you can have fun and

meet people from diverse degree courses,

while you can start to build your professionalnetwork!

WHAT WE DO:

Economics: World-class speakers, cutting edge

research and economics for non-economists...

Our events will make you understand what is

shaping the world!

Finance: Senior speakers will give you in- sights

into the financial markets. Investment Banks,

Asset Managers, Hedge Funds, Private Equity

the financial world opens up for you!

Business: Corporate industrials to Man-

agement Consultants, Technology and Media to

Professional Services get to know the

corporate diversity and choose which branch is

the right one for you!

Careers: You will be able to attend employ- er

presentations in our Economics, Finance and

Business branches, to see which career is right

for you! On top of this, we will help you succeed

in getting the perfect internship with loads of

employability workshops such as CV checks,

mock interviews, etc.!

Socials: Join us in our famous EFS parties, to

have fun and meet people from other de- grees

at UCL, while starting to build your professionalnetwork!

Committee Structure


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PRESIDENT

The president is responsible for the entire society and leads the committee. He orshe makes the key decisions and decides the way the society is heading. ThePresident leads the Leadership Committee made out of Vice Presidents andTreasurer and is responsible for the smooth running of each team. As head of the

society, he or she is effectively responsible for every decision made by the society.The president needs to have a clear strategy for the year, interact closely withsponsors and speakers, as well as the UCL Union. The role of president requiressignificant time commitment throughout the entire year.

Contact:[email protected]

TREASURER

As one of the key positions in the society, the treasurer, along with the president, isresponsible for the general management of the society with a special focus onfinance. The treasurer is the main liaison between the society and UCLU, whichmeans it has to deal with both the bureaucracy and the disagreements that pose arisk to the smooth running of events. In addition, given his or her knowledge and

control of the society's funds, the treasurer must be actively involved in theplanning, organization and execution of all the events that incur expenses.Consequently, the treasurer bears full responsibility for the correct management ofthe society's income throughout his or her entire term of service.

Contact: [email protected]

ECONOMICS

Economics is a core part of the EFS. It is the division with one of the mostchallenging tasks: inviting the most prominent economists from around the worldand take the subject beyond and above the lecture theatre. It is not an easy task,but it is hugely rewarding.

This is the role for you if you have a passion for Economics. You will beexchanging emails with the avant-garde of the field and in many cases you will be

the first one to meet them in person. You will learn loads about the latestdevelopment in Economic Thought, you will become an authority in current affairs,and you will have to think about innovative ways to transmit your passion for thesubject to your peers.

As a VP you will have in charge a group of executives, who will help you creativelyand operationally in the planning and execution of events. Managing the team

effectively will perhaps be the biggest of your challenges but also one of the mostworthwhile. You will make friends with like-minded people and you greatly enhanceyour leadership skills.



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FINANCE

The Finance team is in charge of holding finance-related events. There are no limitsto this the team is in charge of organizing any event related to finance. This mayinclude topical events such as an Alternative Investment Series (Private Equity,

Hedge Funds, Venture Capitalists, Sovereign Wealth Funds) or the invitation ofspeakers from Central Banks. While it is not the Finance Teams role to organizecorporate presentations with sponsors, the team can naturally hold innovativefinancial events with Investment Banks such as Case Studies or Trading Games.Furthermore, the Finance Team will hold the UK Investment Banking Seriestogether with the LSE and Imperial Finance Societies this will require getting thesponsorship, marketing and executing the most prestigious national competition in

Investment Banking and Sales & Trading.

The Vice President is in charge of the organization and direction of the team as wellas the organization and execution of the team. As a Leadership Committee member

he or she decides where the team is heading in 2013/2014.The two executives work very closely with the VP. As integral parts of the team, theywill be in charge of the organization of a series of events: contacting of speakers,liaising with firms and execution and marketing of events.


BUSINESS

As the newest EFS division, the Business division offers room for the mostinnovative ideas and plans. Business is a very large area for which the room of

maneuver of the team is equally large. Events with MNCs, Consultancies,Professional Services and Entrepreneurs are all part of the Team. Events includecompetitions, case studies, office visits and topical events. As with the FinanceTeam, the main corporate presentations are organized by Client Relations, but thebusiness team organizes innovative events with sponsoring companies.

The Vice President is responsible for the team by setting goals, creating a plan anddelegating responsibilities. Moreover, the VP, together with the executives,organizes and executes weakly events and is the contact point for companies.The two executives share the responsibility of organizing events by contactingcompanies and speakers. Moreover, they contribute to the teams goals by creative

ideas.



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CLIENT RELATIONS

Client Relations is in charge of the entire service the EFS provides to its corporatesponsors. This includes drawing up a sponsorship proposal, contacting all existingand potential sponsors and agreeing upon sponsorship. The Client Relations teamis in charge of securing a budget of at least 50,000. Moreover, the Client Relations

team will be in charge to provide up to date information to all sponsors around theyear. The team will organize all corporate events for graduate recruitment by thesponsoring companies.

The Vice President is the head of the team and is in charge of setting the goals and

directions. The whole team will be contributing to the proposal and contactingcompanies to pitch sponsorship and organize events throughout the academic year.The teams structure is very flat, with all team members being exposed to EFSSponsors.


MARKETING

The marketing teams role is the entire image the society gives to the whole studentcommunity of UCL. It is one of the most dynamic and diverse roles as well as onewith the most responsibility. The Marketing Team promotes the society during thewhole year. A crucial role is the marketing during Fresher s Week and Welcome

Fair. Moreover, the team works closely with the events teams to promote thesocietys events to the student community.

The VPs role is general direction of marketing. He or she decides the milestones ofhow the society will market itself during the year. The Executives of the team assistthe VP on all creative and organizational decisions. Moreover, one Executive will bein charge of marketing the events for Economics, Business and Finance teamswhile the other will be assisting Client Relations and Socials!


CONFERENCE

The UCLEFS, nurtures its members on a milk of invaluable career advice, fantasticspeakers and socials too good to remember. The Conference Director isresponsible for exporting the values of the EFS to the world and trying to provide auniversity wide event which epitomizes the excellence of the EFS. As ConferenceDirector you will take the reins at an excitingly innovative time. You are organizinga conference with a few necessities: world class speakers, students from aroundthe world and a chance to provide a fantastic learning or networking experience for

anyone who attends, apart from that anything goes. Such an illustrious societydeserves a prize mantle piece for all to see, can you provide it? Conferencedirectors need to be enthusiastic, diligent, entrepreneurial and be able to deal with

globally renowned speakers to get the big names in. Advice for this position?Think big.



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SOCIALS

As a member of the EFS Social team, you have the opportunity to orchestrate UCLs

most exclusive and talked about events throughout the year. Your role will include

planning, organising and overseeing projects, varying from international trips to theprestigious Christmas Ball. A vital part of this role is the ability to work coherentlyand efficiently within a team and using initiative in pressured situations.

Furthermore, competent communication is essential to the position as you willcollaborate with other members of the committee on a regular basis. Mostimportantly, you must be friendly, confident and sociable. As the EFSs socialrepresentative it is your responsibility to make new members comfortable and anintegral part of the society!

It must be noted that being social secretary of the Economics and Finance society is

not the same as having the same role in a different, smaller society. The EFS notonly has the largest member base at UCL but also the largest budget. Hence, youwill be organising expensive events for hundreds of students, which means there ispressure to produce events of a certain level, which cannot be done half-heartedly.You must have a real desire to contribute to everyone's enjoyment of their time atUCL.

Contact: [email protected]@[email protected]

ITThe role of the IT Director is to manage the web-based presence of the society. Thisincludes looking after domains and the EFS website. The website is currentlyrunning on WordPress, so experience editing and managing WordPress sites isbeneficial as well the use of Photoshop. Moreover, the IT Director will be activelyinvolved with the EFS Smartphone App as well as MyEFS.


DESIGN

The UCLEFS designer is tasked with any design requirements, for print or for onlineadvertising. The designer works closely with Marketing and Social Secretaries, andis given a lot of independence in designing our magazine, The Equilibrium. You willalso work with VPs, designing logos, banners, booklets and sponsorship proposals.Excellent knowledge of design software packages (eg. Photoshop) is essential.


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