British Alumni Society Activity Report 2008 -2009

Summary Overview of activities 2008 -2009 n n n Administrative & Legal Membership Communication Projects & Events Development & Networking Managment board individual reports British Alumni Society - Activity Report 2008 -2009

Administrative & Legal issues: n Completion of the KRS registration process (2008) n Registration of BAS with Statistic Office, Inland Revenue and other regulators (2009) n BAS bank account set up and run n Monthly Management Board meetings n Cooperation with new Coordinator and tasks re-assignment British Alumni Society - Activity Report 2008 -2009

Administrative & Legal issues: n Development of existing Partnerships with: ¨ The British Embassy n n ¨ Joint projects developed and carried out – grants received New communications contributions by BAS The British Council n Memorandum of understanding signed n Grant for assistance in running BAS received British Alumni Society - Activity Report 2008 -2009

Membership-oriented activites: n BAS representatives at major Alumni and Student events: Bratislava for Chevening 25 th Anniversary ¨ Budapest for CEU Alumni ¨ UK for Polish Student Societies meeting ¨ n Open Meetings in Warsaw and Kraków 4 th Thursday of every month in Warsaw ¨ Joint meetings in Kraków with the MBA club ¨ n 100 new applications over last year, accompanied by growing cohesion of the existing membership British Alumni Society - Activity Report 2008 -2009

Communication: Constant improvement of existing web-based services for BAS members British Alumni Society - Activity Report 2008 -2009

Projects & Events for BAS members: n 2008 AGM at the Ambasador’s Residence in Warsaw n Public-Private Partnership Conference at the Polish Parliament n Mentoring Workshop and a roll-out of the Mentoring Programme n Group meetings: Science & Innovation, NGO, EU/Political British Alumni Society - Activity Report 2008 -2009

Development & Networking n Cooperation with Alumni organizations from Ukraine, Russia, Slovakia, Czech Republic and Hungary n Working with other groups of similar interest and membership (Polish Professionals in London and the Polish City Club) n Strenghtening our membership locally: ¨ Interest Groups ¨ Mentoring Scheme ¨ The Kraków Group Networking for Success British Alumni Society - Activity Report 2008 -2009

Managment board individual reports Sylwester Janik – BAS President n Representation of BAS in all legal aspects n Representation of BAS at important events n 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 n Chairing MB meetings Krystyna Pęczek – BAS Vicepresident n New division of Board activities after MM quits. n Active work on BAS projects to receive grants from the British Embassy n Coordination of S&I group activities. 2 meetings held in February and July of 2009 n Overseeing the setting up of the EU & Political group n Recruiting, evaluation and recommendation of Chevening candidates.

Managment board individual reports Karol Lasocki - Membership Officer n n n n 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

Managment board individual reports Leszek Jędrych - Finance and Fundraising Officer n n n 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.

Managment board individual reports Andrzej Suski - Membership Benefits Officer n n n 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 Linked. In group moderator Work on the prototype of the BAS membership card:

Managment board individual reports Krzysztof Piskorski - Events Officer, acting Communications Officer: n Organisation: ¨ ¨ ¨ n Help in preparation and running (www reports, photographic documentation, overseeing the work of the Coordinator): ¨ ¨ ¨ n n n AGM 2008 – December 2008 BAS Mentoring Project (with AS) – March 2009 BAS participation at Education Fairs - November 2009 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

Managment board individual reports Aleksandra Męcińska – Secretary of the Board, acting Liaisons Officer n Handing over of legal and financial BAS matters to the appropriate MB Members upon BAS registration n Introduction of the recruited Coordinator to her duties, handing-over of responsibilities for mailings and database up-keep n Cooperation with Embassy and British Council representatives n Communication and cooperation with BAS members: ¨ ¨ ¨ n n 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

Managment board individual reports Mariusz Markisz - Development Officer n Active in establishing contacts and building relations with British Alumni associations and groups in neighbouring countries (Russia, Ukraine, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia) n Representing BAS at the FCO organised 25 th anniversary of the Chevening Scholarship n Representing BAS at various Polish-British business and industry events n 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! Comments, project proposals, event ideas: coordinator@bas. org. pl British Alumni Society - Activity Report 2008 -2009