March 2010 - ICRadio-Announce

AGM - Final Call
by Fowler, Daniel 24 Mar '10

24 Mar '10

Good morning, Final reminder about our AGM tonight. We will be starting a 6PM in the Shared Studio It is really important that you come along, the future of our radio station (for at least another year...) will be decided! Cheers Dan Station Manager IC RADIO www.icradio.com

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FW: IC Radio AGM
by Birkett, Christopher 22 Mar '10

22 Mar '10

Erm, small technical problem, I think the description of tech manager that was meant to go out is: TECHNICAL MANAGER To be a good technical manager, you need to have a passion for broken technology and error messages ... only kidding! :P Most of our stuff 'just works' and keeps on working with little/no maintenance, but when things go wrong, it's your job to sort it out. If you're the hands-on type who enjoys taking things apart, you'll be pleased to know the eject buttons in the CD players could do with a little attention! Also our digital playout system needs improving, and we've just bought ourselves some shiny new servers and there's a lot of stuff we could make them do. Some knowledge of Linux/programming/networks is ideal, but by no means essential - you can learn on the job or by asking ex-techs (if you're a Computing or ISE student, this will put you literally miles ahead of the people on your course). All in all it's great fun, and only takes as much time as you want to put in (as with all things though, the more you put in, the more you'll get out of it and the better the station will be!). If you think you have what it takes, run for Technical Manager! ... :P -----Original Message----- From: Fowler, Daniel Sent: 22 March 2010 13:09 To: Birkett, Christopher Subject: RE: IC Radio AGM redface.dom/balls ________________________________________ From: Birkett, Christopher Sent: 22 March 2010 13:07 To: Fowler, Daniel Subject: RE: IC Radio AGM Dan you muppet :P you sent completely the wrong paragraph for tech manager!!! Aaaargh!!! -----Original Message----- From: icradio-announce-bounces(a)imperial.ac.uk [mailto:icradio-announce-bounces@imperial.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Fowler, Daniel Sent: 22 March 2010 13:05 To: announce(a)icradio.com Subject: [icradio] IC Radio AGM Good afternoon, Hope everyone is well On Wednesday we will be holding our AGM. By Union "law" we need to have a high percentage of our members attend (70% I think) for it to be official - Because of this we usually make it good fun, get the serious stuff out of the way nice and early and then have a few drinks. It is the event where we will chose next years new committee, positions which anyone in radio can stand for, ranging from Head of Music to Station Manager. The AGM will start on Wednesday at 6PM in the shared studio To give you an idea of some of the jobs that need doing next year I got this years committee to write a few short paragraphs: Head of Programming (Andy) The HoP carries out most of their work in the first few weeks of term and is responsible for: 1. Coordinating the training of new presenters 2. Arranging a show time for each show 3. General upkeep of the schedule (eg. deleting show slots that are no longer being used to give to new presenters) At the beginning of each term, the HoP finds themself almost giving shows away to anybody who wants one. As time passes and a working radio schedule is constructed, the HoP can work on tweaking the schedule. This could be done by moving shows of similar genres so as they are broadcast consecutively or at the same time on different days. Being a committee member, the HoP also helps with decision making on issues as varied as new website designs to what equipment should be bought. Head of Music (Lia) Being head of music means you control all music! You are the BOSS. Well, actually, its not that glamourous...you deal with music going in and music going out. Music going in = promo cds, mp3's, music going out = sustain, playlists, music team blog. For this you must be master at excel and googlemail to keep everything in check. You get to be head honcho of the music team; a dedicated group of awesome peoples who'll review cd's and interview bands and sometimes even help rip cd's into the sustain service. You must be organised, sociable, have a broad interest in music (none of this 'it isn't alternative enough' crap) and be willing to be contactable 24-7 when people forget where their gig is or suddenly need the digital recorder! A good knowledge in cubase/audacity is good for mixing and editing interviews. Also, there is a lot of blagging involved and ass kissing - its media darling! All in all it's a really good position; you get to keep in touch with whats going on in music, every now and again you'll get some really great bands come in a do live sessions or a funny interview. And most importantly, your music team will become close friends. IC Radio Treasurer (COnnor) The position of treasurer is a vital one in icradio given the amount of money we have and the type of equipment we have to buy. Essebtially you have to have a financial head on you with a sound judgement on what should and should not be bought for the greater good of the society. The biggest part of the role is compilig the budget proposal. Aprt from that and reimbursing other members it's a way to be fully involve in the icradio, without being too technical! Also if you're a cynic, it's a top asset to have on your CV and for interviews!! Technical Manager (Chris) I'm not going to try and make this position sound TOO appealing, as I think Oli would make the perfect technical manager and I really like the idea of handing over to him... No pressure Oli, do whatever you want to do, but IF you choose to run for tech manager you will have infinite support from me and you will LOVE it, plus it'll put you miles ahead of everyone else on your course trust me :P Station Manager (me, Dan) As Station Manager you are the representative for IC RADIO. You have to be able to communicate with the Union, national organisations and most importantly the members of this society. It is a massively rewarding position, but also a big time sink. If anything happens with the society then you have to be there, leading from the front. Good time management is a must, as is a desire to really improve our society and drive it forwards. Being the premier officer in a society as big as ours isn't an easy job, but it is an experience you won't forget or regret. Thanks Dan Fowler Station Manager IC RADIO _______________________________________________ ICRadio-Announce mailing list ICRadio-Announce(a)imperial.ac.uk https://mailman.ic.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/icradio-announce

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IC Radio AGM
by Fowler, Daniel 22 Mar '10

22 Mar '10

Good afternoon, Hope everyone is well On Wednesday we will be holding our AGM. By Union "law" we need to have a high percentage of our members attend (70% I think) for it to be official - Because of this we usually make it good fun, get the serious stuff out of the way nice and early and then have a few drinks. It is the event where we will chose next years new committee, positions which anyone in radio can stand for, ranging from Head of Music to Station Manager. The AGM will start on Wednesday at 6PM in the shared studio To give you an idea of some of the jobs that need doing next year I got this years committee to write a few short paragraphs: Head of Programming (Andy) The HoP carries out most of their work in the first few weeks of term and is responsible for: 1. Coordinating the training of new presenters 2. Arranging a show time for each show 3. General upkeep of the schedule (eg. deleting show slots that are no longer being used to give to new presenters) At the beginning of each term, the HoP finds themself almost giving shows away to anybody who wants one. As time passes and a working radio schedule is constructed, the HoP can work on tweaking the schedule. This could be done by moving shows of similar genres so as they are broadcast consecutively or at the same time on different days. Being a committee member, the HoP also helps with decision making on issues as varied as new website designs to what equipment should be bought. Head of Music (Lia) Being head of music means you control all music! You are the BOSS. Well, actually, its not that glamourous...you deal with music going in and music going out. Music going in = promo cds, mp3's, music going out = sustain, playlists, music team blog. For this you must be master at excel and googlemail to keep everything in check. You get to be head honcho of the music team; a dedicated group of awesome peoples who'll review cd's and interview bands and sometimes even help rip cd's into the sustain service. You must be organised, sociable, have a broad interest in music (none of this 'it isn't alternative enough' crap) and be willing to be contactable 24-7 when people forget where their gig is or suddenly need the digital recorder! A good knowledge in cubase/audacity is good for mixing and editing interviews. Also, there is a lot of blagging involved and ass kissing - its media darling! All in all it's a really good position; you get to keep in touch with whats going on in music, every now and again you'll get some really great bands come in a do live sessions or a funny interview. And most importantly, your music team will become close friends. IC Radio Treasurer (COnnor) The position of treasurer is a vital one in icradio given the amount of money we have and the type of equipment we have to buy. Essebtially you have to have a financial head on you with a sound judgement on what should and should not be bought for the greater good of the society. The biggest part of the role is compilig the budget proposal. Aprt from that and reimbursing other members it’s a way to be fully involve in the icradio, without being too technical! Also if you’re a cynic, it’s a top asset to have on your CV and for interviews!! Technical Manager (Chris) I'm not going to try and make this position sound TOO appealing, as I think Oli would make the perfect technical manager and I really like the idea of handing over to him... No pressure Oli, do whatever you want to do, but IF you choose to run for tech manager you will have infinite support from me and you will LOVE it, plus it'll put you miles ahead of everyone else on your course trust me :P Station Manager (me, Dan) As Station Manager you are the representative for IC RADIO. You have to be able to communicate with the Union, national organisations and most importantly the members of this society. It is a massively rewarding position, but also a big time sink. If anything happens with the society then you have to be there, leading from the front. Good time management is a must, as is a desire to really improve our society and drive it forwards. Being the premier officer in a society as big as ours isn't an easy job, but it is an experience you won't forget or regret. Thanks Dan Fowler Station Manager IC RADIO

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National Student Radio Chart
by Alam, Roushan 21 Mar '10

21 Mar '10

Hi, We never normally plug shows on here, however later on today IC Radio will be hosting The National Student Radio Chart. The chart is compiled from data from student stations across the country, the chart is then simultaneously broadcast across all participating stations across the country.A different station hosts the chart each week and finally after 38 years of waiting, its coming to South Ken. If you can, do listen in to Dan, Chris and I from 3-5pm on icradio.com, show your support on the email studio(a)studentradiochart.com and lets make a noise that the rest of the country will remember. I won't lie, we could die on our arses, but if we do, be it infront of all of you. An extra note about the AGM - fancy having a role in the station this year? Nominate yourself on the forms in the offices and then please please please come on Weds night for the big AGM to cast your vote and have a proper radio partay. Peace and love, peace and love. Roushan

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Varsity
by Fowler, Daniel 15 Mar '10

15 Mar '10

Hi guys, As you may have noticed by the billboard advert on our shiny new website - www.icradio.com - we are covering this years Varsity. The general plan is to have a big radio show covering the results from the day and getting interviews with various teams and captains in the studio. If people are going to be already going to the games then let me know and we could get some roaming reporting going. We will be broadcasting live from the big rugby game at 19:30 The main radio show will start from 18:00, we'd love to get as many people down as possible and have a really good time. We'll get some beers and drinks in and have a bit of a party. Cheers Dan

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Playlist update and more...
by Agathos, Catherine 13 Mar '10

13 Mar '10

So, following my previous email, we have now made it easier for you guys to select a prefered track and for us to find it :) There's now an additional field called 'Highlight (internal)', it is a tickbox people can check to highlight the track and this will only appear on the members page, i.e. won't affect how your playlists appear on your show's page on the website. So put up your playlists if you haven't yet, and from now on tick the box next to the track you want us to put on sustain! Just to remind you guys, sabbatical elections are still open till midnight tonight. If you haven't voted, please do as you get to donate 25p to the club or society of your choice after voting on: http://www.imperialcollegeunion.org/elections it might not appear as much, but does make a difference if many of you choose ICRadio! (If you're stuck on who to vote for, you can check out interviews with some of the candidates on the last Flagship Show: http://www.icradio.com/schedule/226607 ) Finally, we'll be holding our own elections for committee positions at the AGM on Wednesday 24th, your chance to run for a committee position if you wanna get more invlolved next year or just come down for some radio fun and free drinks :p Lots of love, the Music Team

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Tea + Tunes
by Allinson, Matthew 13 Mar '10

13 Mar '10

There is an ICradio and IC Music Tech social going on in dBs from 8pm this evening : Tea and Tunes Free decks, so take your CDs if you wanna play out, or just enjoy some tea. Also dBs bar will be open if you'd rather having something stronger. Also the Radio AGM is on the 24th (2 wednesdays away). Sign up sheets are going up around radio for anyone who wants a comittee position. Please come and vote, there will be booze. Hope to see you tonight. Matt Allinson Promotions

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PLAYLISTS!!
by Agathos, Catherine 12 Mar '10

12 Mar '10

Yes indeed, it is that time of the week when I nag to you about SUBMITTING YOUR PLAYLISTS!!! I think you all know the importance of this, need to keep companies happy, so that they keep sending us free stuff etc, etc. BUT also so that you guys help us out with updating SUSTAIN It really does help if you just indicate a good song on your playlist, rather than us having to choose 15-20 songs out of the entire stuff played over the previous week. So, for those of you who have put up your playlists, you get brownie points! Keep up the good work but PLEASE remember to mark one (or more) good/favourite/most interesting track -put an asterisk or something... for those of you who have yet to submit your playlist, bad form! please do so soon and every week then after and same as above about special tracks... for those of you who have no idea of what i'm talking about, get back to me and i'll tell you exactly what you gotta do! lots of love, The Music Team PS: PUT UP YOUR PLAYLISTS!!

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Popularity Contest Time Again...
by Fowler, Daniel 11 Mar '10

11 Mar '10

Morning guys, Hope everything is going well. Just a little note to try and get you to vote in this years Sabbatical Elections. Although it may seem pretty irrelevant to 95% of the student populous the guys that get voted in really do have the power to do this that could help radio. I'm not allowed to try and influence voting in anyway but watch out for a few radio members in the candidate lists. Also, for everyone that votes you are given a free donation to a club or society of your choice, you know where to send it! It's only 25p a person but as Tesco says... Log on here to vote - https://www.union.ic.ac.uk/vote/login.php As well as the Sabbatical Elections we will be holding our AGM on Wednesday 24th March. We really need to get as many people down as possible as if we don't have 2/3 of our membership attending the meeting it is officially void. We will be having drinks etc afterwards. If you wish to run for a committee position next year then there will be posters up around radio very very soon..... Cheers Dan Station Manager IC RADIO

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Exciting Times Ahead
by Alam, Roushan 10 Mar '10

10 Mar '10

Why, hello there. Just a quick email about some rather exciting things happening in radio in the next couple of weeks that we really want you to be part of. 17TH MARCH 2010: IC RADIO VARSITY SPECIAL Varisty is the biggest sporting event of the year and at IC Radio we like to cover it in true sports (ahem) journalist fashion. Like last year, we plan on presenting a marathon show from 5-11pm, which will feature scores, updates and match reports from the 20 games happening on the day PLUS live commentary on the JPR Williams Trophy in the evening. Where do you come in? We need people to be our roving reporters at the grounds, bringing us score updates, interviews with players and goal flashes as they happen. We'd like people in the union, people on the buses and people in the crowd who are able to come on air via their mobile phone to bring the atmosphere of this great sporting event onto the radio. Last year it was brilliant and we would like to do it again. If you would like to be part of it hit me with a message (ra708(a)ic.ac.uk) and we will get you involved. The night usually ends in a KFC bargain bucket fueled piss up. Meet in radio at 5pm. 24TH MARCH 2010: IC RADIO AGM I will be honest with you, this is a piss poor name for what is a classic night in IC Radio's calender. Its where you get to have your say on the future of the station by standing and electing people for committee positions. Here is how it works: >BEFORE THE NIGHT: You will start to see forms go up in the studio where you can nominate people for the committee positions. Details of the positions and the beautiful people that held them this year can be found at http://www.icradio.com/about/people >ON THE NIGHT This is our election night. We all get together from 7pm in the studios and run through each of the positions, have a mini hustings and then get down to the vote. The committee members are then announced on the same night before we launch into another fried chicken based after party. For details fire a quick email to the station secretary, Katie at clc08(a)ic.ac.uk. Look forward to seeing you soon. Peace and love, peace and love, Roush x

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