University of Galway Mountaineering Club - User contributions [en]

Constitution

2023-04-06T11:28:36Z

Fionn: Fix grammer and remove duplicate of the word Galway

'''Version:''' 2.6 '''Last AGM/EGM:''' 22nd March 2023

== Article 1. Policy Statements ==

1.1 The title of this Club shall be University of Galway Mountaineering Club (UG MC), henceforth referred to as ‘The Club’.

1.2 Membership of The Club is limited to students, staff and alumni of the University of Galway, members of the Galway Mountain Rescue Team and members of Atlantic Technical University (ATU).

1.3 The aim of the club will be to provide a means for the safe and enjoyable practice of all mountaineering – related activities as appropriate for its members.

1.4 This document should be made available for viewing to all club members (via the club website) in an uneditable format only.

== Article 2. Affiliations ==

2.1 The club shall be affiliated with Mountaineering Ireland.

2.2 The club shall also be affiliated with the Galway Mountain Rescue Team.

2.3 The club shall also be affiliated with the University of Galway Rover Society.

== Article 3. Annual General Meetings (AGM) ==

3.1 The annual general meeting of the club will be held every year before the beginning of the summer exams.

3.2 A minimum of two weeks’ notice has to be given to all club members.

3.3 The AGM is to be chaired by the captain of the club.

3.4 Club members should be given the opportunity to submit motions or topics for discussion regarding the club and its operation ahead of the AGM to the captain. The agenda should be made available to the club members in advance.

3.5 The format of the AGM will be as follows:

*Captain’s report – a report on the general operation of the club over the year
*Treasurer’s report – a report on the financial operation of the club over the year
*Motions / Discussions / Voting if necessary
*Elections

3.6 Voting on motions may be done by a show of hands.

3.7 The minutes of the AGM are to be made available to all club members.

== Article 4. The Committee ==

4.1 The club is to be run each year by the committee - as elected at the Annual General Meeting.

4.2 The committee will consist of a number of club members dedicated to running the club. The committee elected must have a Captain, a Treasurer and a Secretary and these positions must be filled at the AGM.

4.3 The Captain will be responsible for the overall operation and direction of the club.

4.4 The Treasurer will be responsible for the finances of the club.

4.5 The Secretary will be responsible for communication in the club.

4.6 The remaining committee positions will be titled as follows and should be available for candidates at the AGM:

*Hiking Vice Captain
*Hiking Training & Safety Officer
*Climbing Vice Captain
*Climbing Training & Safety Officer
*Public Relations Officer
*Equipment Officer
*Trips Officer
*First Year Representative
*Ordinary Committee Member
*ATU Officer

4.7 All committee members, with the exception of the First Year Representative are to be available for election each year at the AGM.

4.8 ATU Officer has to be an ATU student, if none are put for election then the position remains unfilled

4.9 All members must be nominated by another club member and then seconded before they can stand for election at the AGM.

4.10 Voting at the AGM (or at any EGM) will be by secret ballot for the election of committee positions.

4.11 A “Re-open nominations” option will be open for all elections. It is not desirable, but a committee position may be left vacant if there is no one to fill it at an AGM, however, the core positions must always be filled as previously stated.

4.12 The Club Captain, Secretary, Treasurer and Vice Captains can be elected at an AGM or EGM only.

4.13 The committee may appoint up to a maximum of three other committee members each year by majority vote at the committee meeting without calling an EGM.

4.14 Committee Meetings will be organised as deemed necessary by the club captain. They must be announced to all committee members.

4.15 In the absence of the captain, either of the vice captains, treasurer or secretary, may chair the meeting.

4.16 If an important vote is to be taken at the committee meeting, at least two thirds of the current committee must be present to vote.

4.17 Upon election onto the committee after the AGM, any new committee members may sit in on any remaining meetings of that year for a smoother transition period.

4.18 The committee will have a designated role of Environmental Officer, as specified by Mountaineering Ireland. This role will be assigned to one of the existing committee positions.

4.19 The committee will have an advisor and they will be appointed by the outgoing committee. They must be an experienced committee member from a recent committee. They will be elected at an AGM/EGM

4.20 The Committee Advisor will have no vote on the committee and will only serve to offer advice to the current committee based on previous learnings of older committees. They will attend committee meetings.

4.21 A maximum of two OCM, Ordinary Committee Members, can be appointed onto the committee.

4.22 Any payment from the club (Including card payment) must be approved by the Captain and the Treasurer.

== Article 5. Emergency General Meetings (EGMs) ==

5.1 An EGM of the club must be called to re-elect the Captain, Secretary, Treasurer or either of the Vice-Captains if necessary during the course of the year.

5.2 An EGM may also be called for a change in the constitution, requiring a written request to the committee with at least 30 signatures of club members.

5.3 A minimum of seven days notice must be given to all club members of an EGM and the agenda must be made available in advance of the meeting.

== Article 6. Dismissal of a Club Officer ==

6.1 Any officer of the committee may be dismissed by the membership, by the passing of a motion of no confidence by a majority of members at an official meeting of the committee

6.2 A motion of no confidence shall be proposed by one member of the committee and seconded by another member of the committee.

6.3 The accused shall be notified of the motion at least three academic days before the hearing of charges at an official meeting of the club.

6.4 The accused shall be granted an opportunity to plead their case to the committee before voting occurs.

6.5 The dismissal of a member as an officer does not affect the right of that member to stand for future elections and they may still hold their position as a member of the club.

6.6 If any committee member misses three committee meetings in a row without a valid excuse, they must be dismissed from the committee.

== Article 7. Club Events ==

7.1 All decisions relating to the organisation and funding of club events are the responsibility of the committee and the committee only.

7.2 The determination of what is and what is not a club event shall be the responsibility of the committee, and the committee alone.

7.3 All members who wish to partake in climbing related activities and/or climbing areas must have passed a club climbing assessment. Members may be asked to present their assessment card as proof of assessment at any time by any committee member.

== Article 8. Behaviour of Club Members ==

8.1 Members must agree to abide by all rules and regulations set out in this document and must behave in accordance with the University of Galway Code of Conduct when taking part in club activities.

8.2 Club members must take direction from walk leaders and/or climbing instructors at all times when participating in club activities and/or on behalf of the club.

8.3 If a club member endangers himself or herself or another club member during a club event, they may be cautioned, and following two such cautions they may be banned from future club activities.

8.4 In exceptional circumstances, a club member may be banned from all future activities without any warnings.

8.5 It is up to walk leaders and/or climbing instructors to judge when a club member has endangered themselves or others. They must notify a member of the committee to deal with this.

8.6 Club members must note that our outdoor activities are of an extreme nature and can be dangerous. Participants should be aware of these risks and accept responsibility for their own actions and involvement.

8.7 The committee will have the final call on all involvement in the club and have the right to prevent people from participating in club activities if they deem there to be a valid threat to themselves or other club members in any way.

== Article 9. Equipment ==

9.1 Failure to wear the necessary gear for hiking as specified in the gear list found on our website and/or wearing inappropriate items as listed in the gear list may lead to exclusion of a member from the event (such as the Sunday hike). Gear will be examined and deemed appropriate by committee members, prior to boarding the bus.

9.2 Through the University of Galway Sports Unit, the club claims ownership of all the equipment it owns or purchases for use.

9.3 In order to borrow an item of club equipment for use outside of a club event, club members must request to do so via the online system and inform the captain and equipment officer. The equipment officer may apply conditions to the borrowing of an item of club gear at his/her discretion. Club gear must be returned in the same condition it is given out.

9.4 Club members who borrow gear can be liable to pay for the replacement or repair of gear if lost or damaged. It is up to the decision of the committee whether the club member will be charged.

9.5 All other issues related to equipment and its use (taking article 9.6 into account) are the responsibility of the current committee and the committee alone.

9.6 Failure to wear the necessary gear for climbing and/or wearing inappropriate items, as specified by the committee (or their nominated representatives), may lead to exclusion of a member from the event.

9. 7 The club’s mountaineering quality tents will only be used at the Maamturks Challenge and in mountain situations where the use of such a tent would be required in order to ensure their longevity. It shall be the decision of the committee to decide if a certain situation is a valid use of the tents.”

9.8 All members borrowing club equipment for private use will be required to leave a minimum €5 deposit with the committee. This will be refunded following the return of the equipment to a satisfactory standard as deemed so by the committee.

9.9 All members borrowing club ropes will be charged €2 per day of use.

9.10 Failure to abide by any of the above rules (within section 9) will result in a six month gear ban.

== Article 10. Data Protection ==

10.1 An official data protection policy for the club will be kept separate from this constitution and maintained jointly by the committee and webmaster team.

10.2 The committee will be responsible for ensuring all members' details are securely stored by the club, all mailing lists will be blind cc’d to protect members' details.

10.3 Incident reports should be kept in a safe place as per the length of time which is the statute of limitations (currently 6 years) unless the committee decides to extend this. Medical forms should be kept for one year.

== Article 11. Insurance ==

11.1 University of Galway Sports Club Insurance covers members on club events only.

11.2 A safety form is signed annually by all club members, both hikers and climbers and kept in club records. The safety forms are to be reviewed by committee members and filed in a secure location.

11.3 The club will make Mountaineering Ireland membership available for all club members at the appropriate rates but it will not be subsidised by the club.

11.4 While insurance will not cover non-members, members of the public may take part in club activities on ‘visitor’ status for up to three events but they must sign an indemnity waiver to acknowledge that they will not fall under club insurance.

11.5 In the event of an incident of any serious nature, the sports unit should be informed at the earliest convenience and an incident report should be submitted to the sports unit.

== Article 12. Maamturks Challenge ==

12.1 The Maamturks Challenge is an annual event in the Club calendar that takes place in spring. The club commits to holding this event every year, when/if possible. It may be cancelled due to extraordinary circumstances.

== Article 13. Amendments ==

13.1 Any amendments to this document can only be made at an AGM or EGM of the club by a majority vote of those present.

13.2 Amendments and the reasoning will be noted in the appendix.

13.3 New points will be added under new numbers and the number of any points removed will be re-used for different points.

13.4 When updated, the revision number and date on the cover page should be updated as required to avoid any confusion. The file name should also be changed.

13.5 The committee will be the owners of this document. It is the responsibility of the current committee to ensure the proper updating of this document as necessary.

13.6 The committee has the discretion to change the wording of any article without altering the meaning of the article, in relation to spelling and grammar mistakes.

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== Appendix ==

Any amendments, reasonings or relevant notes should be recorded here.

'''EGM, 12th October 2015'''

RE: 11.3: It was decided that Mountaineering Ireland membership was too costly in times of less funding to provide it for free for members of the committee and last year’s captain as has been the custom. The club will remain affiliated with Mountaineering Ireland and will continue to offer it, but interested will have to pay the membership fee (~€20) themselves.

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'''AGM, 11th April 2016'''

RE: 4.18: It was decided to introduce the role of Environmental Officer based on requirements by Mountaineering Ireland to have one in the club. As the committee was already large, it was decided that this role could be given to one of the members already sitting on the committee. This would be at the discretion of the current committee.

RE 4.19 & 4.20: In order to allow for continuity and lessons learned to stay with the club, it was decided to introduce a Committee Advisor who would be an experienced committee member who could offer advice when needed.

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'''EGM, 23th November 2016'''

RE: 1.4: To allow the constitution to be hosted on the Wiki.

RE: 4.6: Ordinary committee member was added to the list of positions available for election at an AGM.

RE: 4.21: It was officially noted that a maximum of three OCMs could be appointed to a committee at any one time. This was to prevent the committee from becoming too large.

RE: 9.5: No point related to climbing gear was in the constitution. It was decided at the EGM that this point would be written at the first committee meeting of 2nd semester.

RE: 11.1: It was noted that club insurance only covers members at an official club event. It is up to the committee to decide beforehand if an event is an official club event. Generally, these events would be open to all members and suitable to advertised.

RE: 13.6: Allows the committee to change spelling mistakes without an AGM/EGM.

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'''AGM, 29th March 2017'''

RE: 1.2: This motion will allow GMIT members to join club activities. The exact nature of how still needs to be sorted.

RE: 4.6: Amalgamation of the climbing & hiking registrar positions.

RE: 4.6: GMIT Officer added.

RE 9.6: Line added about charging committee members.

RE 4.12: Word Maximum added.

RE 4.19: Allowed advisor to be elected at an AGM/EGM.

RE 9.4: (taking article 9.6 into account) added.

RE 9.6: Whole article added.

RE 9.7: Whole article added.

RE 7.3: Whole article added.

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'''AGM, 19th April 2018'''

RE 9.3: Removal of "or a Senior Committee Member". Only the equipment officer will have the ability to give out gear.

RE 9.3: Addition of "Gear must be returned in the same condition as it was given out".

RE 9.3: Addition of note stating club gear cannot be used for caving.

RE 9.7: Addition of the word "minimum".

RE 9.8: Whole article added. This is to support the upkeep of club ropes.

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'''AGM, 2nd April 2019'''

RE 4.22 Added to allow debit card use for the club.

RE 6.6 Proposed by Fionn Delahunty, designed to ensure that committee positions are active.

RE 9.3 Introduction of an online system.

RE 9.10 Ensuring rules are kept.

RE 10 - 10.3 Updated to reflect GDPR.

Registrar changed to Trip Officer.

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'''EGM, 17th October 2022'''

Updated name of National University of Ireland, Galway to University of Galway.

Updated name of Galway Mayo Institute of Technology to Atlantic Technical University.

RE 4.21 Increased number of OCMs from 3 to 4.

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'''AGM, 22nd March 2023'''

Added 4.8 ATU officer must be atu student

RE 4.21 Decreased number of OCMs from 4 to 2

RE 9.3 Removed club equipment not allowed to be used for caving

== Minutes ==
[https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/12TFpLqkmbQ5wZ6ZG59-dXlkx2VEZCPwM?usp=sharing Folder of EGM/AGM Minutes]

Rover Store

2023-04-04T15:03:46Z

Fionn:

The Rover Store is a mythical place full of quality tentage. It is located in the O'Halloran House, the weird bungalow between the Kingfisher and the Concourse.

==O'Halloran House==
O'Halloran House is split into at least 3 sections which are not connected to each other. At the front is the Rover Soc and Astro Soc stores. On the east end there is a rock cutting lab, on the west end there is another rock cutting lab. There is rumoured to be an upstairs to the building but no one knows how to get up there, the only evidence is there is a single upstairs window in the east gable end of the building. When security was asked if there was an upstairs they denied it raising even more suspicion as to what or who is kept up there.

==History==
Rover soc first got access to the house in 2016, which at the time it shared with the computer society. The wardrobe (if it still exists) was bought for five euros in a local charity shop and just about fitted into the back of a car. Prior to the house, the society had access to a locker in the back of the kingfisher which now stores the Maamturks equipment. It swapped this locker with the Mountaineering club for access to one of the large climbing lockers. A member of the society accidentally left milk in this locker, and the Kingfisher was forced to club the lock to access it because the smell was so bad.

Rover Store

2023-04-04T15:00:43Z

Fionn: Added history

The Rover Store is a mythical place full of quality tentage. It is located in the O'Halloran House, the weird bungalow between the Kingfisher and the Concourse.

==O'Halloran House==
O'Halloran House is split into at least 3 sections which are not connected to each other. At the front is the Rover Soc and Astro Soc stores. On the east end there is a rock cutting lab, on the west end there is another rock cutting lab. There is rumoured to be an upstairs to the building but no one knows how to get up there, the only evidence is there is a single upstairs window in the east gable end of the building. When security was asked if there was an upstairs they denied it raising even more suspicion as to what or who is kept up there.

==History==
Rover soc first got access to the house in 2016, which at the time it shared with the computer society. The wardrobe (if it still exists) was bought for five euros in a local charity shop and just about fitted into the back of a car. Prior to the house, the society had access to a locker in the back of the kingfisher which now stores the Maamturks equipment. It swapped this locker with the mountaineering club for access to one of the large climbing lockers. A member of the society accidentally left milk in this locker, and the kingfisher was forced to club the lock to access it because the smell was so bad.

Trips

2023-03-28T13:51:05Z

Fionn: Corrected Semester one trip 2019

'''Trips & Hostels'''

Note: Please feel free to add any years you can, plus the name of the hostel.

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2022/2023

*Semester 1: Buncrana (Tullyarvan Mill Hostel)
*[https://nuigmc.com/wiki/index.php?title=Snowboner_2023 Semester 2: Snowdonia (YHA Snowden Ranger Hostel)]

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2021/2022

*Semester 1: No trip due to Covid-19
*Semester 2: Mournes (The Hutt Hostel)

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2020/2021

No trips due to Covid-19
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2019/2020

*Semester 1: Donegal (Dooey Hostel, Glencolumbkille)
*Semester 2: No trip due to Covid-19

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2018/2019

*Semester 1: Dingle (Dún Chaoin Youth Hostel)
*Semester 2: The Lake District (Denton House, Keswick)

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2017/2018

*Semester 1: Mournes (The Hutt Hostel)
*Semester 2: Wales (YHA Snowdon Bryn Gwynant)

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2016/2017

*Semester 1: Killarney (The Railway Hostel)
*Semester 2: Dingle (Dún Chaoin Youth Hostel)

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2015/2016

*Semester 1:Donegal (Aras Ghlenn Cholm Cille )
*Semester 2:Wales (Corris )

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2014/2015

*Semester 1: Dingle (Rainbow hostel)
*Christmas: Scotland, Fort William (Inchree)
*Semester 2: The Lake District (YHA Buttermere)

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2013/2014

*Semester 1: Mournes (Hutt hostel)
*Semester 2: Killarney(Fossa Camping park)

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2012/2013

*Semester 1: Dingle
*Semester 2: Wales

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2011/2010
*Semester 1:
*Semester 2: Scotland
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2010/2009
*Wicklow: Rathdrum
*Tipperary: The mountain Lodge

'''Also see [https://nuigmc.com/wiki/index.php?title=Adventures Adventures] for more camping and hotels locations.'''

User talk:RoryMcGowan

2023-03-24T13:21:23Z

Fionn: Welcome!

'''Welcome to ''NUIG Mountaineering Wiki''!'''
We hope you will contribute much and well.
You will probably want to read the [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:Contents help pages].
Again, welcome and have fun! [[User:Fionn|Fionn]] ([[User talk:Fionn|talk]]) 13:21, 24 March 2023 (GMT)

The Bugle

2023-02-22T17:51:02Z

Fionn: Add Chael fucking shit up

[[File:bugle.JPG|thumb|upright=0.6|The Bugle being played by the [https://nuigmc.com/wiki/index.php?title=Committee_2022/2023 22/23 Hiking VC] ]]

The Bugle is a famous piece of club apparatus, rediscovered and popularised by the club in 2022. It was brought on many hikes, including the Buncrana 22 club trip, and is identifiable by the Mountaineering Club sticker near the horn end, and a leather strap handle. It has been experimentally verified to be capable of producing 3 distinct notes, though some theorise it is capable of more.

== History ==
The Bugle was purchased in a second-hand shop by Fionn Delahunty and was the Rover Bugle. It's life before the second-hand shop is lost to time. The bugle made occasional appearances in the years that followed. Chael O Brien is documented for bringing the Bugle on the club's weekly hikes, he also started the 2019 Maamturks challenge with it.

During this time, Chael lost the mouth section of the Bugle and was forced to replace it.

In 2022 Jack Reidy came into possession of the bugle and it became the Mountaineering Cub Bugle. It came on all the hikes and its call could be heard across the mountains and valleys of Connemara and the Kingfisher. During this time the current members of the club were unaware of the Rover legacy of the bugle and thought it was the Mountaineering Club bugle.

== Controversy ==
The bugle was brought to the 2022/23 Semester 1 Club Trip to Buncranna in Donegal. During a particularly wet hike, the mountaineering club sticker on the bugle peeled away to reveal a rover soc sticker below. This created quite a stir causing Rover Soc to claim the bugle as theirs and the Mountaineering Cub insisted it belonged to the club.

During the first Maamturks 2023 Planning meeting in November 2022, Aodhán asked Fionn about the history of the bugle. He revealed that it was originally the Rover Soc Bugle.

== Legacy ==
In 2016, Rover Soc purchased a [https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSuZR4Z7aWC-o29jwoBAIX2WHLID5-_Np4pDQ&usqp=CAU Kudu Horn], which was traditionally used by scouts. It was purchased with some difficulty considering it's illegal in Europe as the antelope is endangered. It was purchased in the middle east and shipped to Ireland, with some surprise and questions when it arrived at the Soc Box. A hole was drilled in it so it could produce sound, but only one club member (James O'Connell) was ever able to use it (this was after practising for two hours in the backseat of Fionn's car). The horn was stolen the following year from Rover soc's gear shed. It was never recovered, but the primary suspect is the Computer society. As the only other people with access to the building. Should you ever find a Kudu horn at a house party, you'll know it's Rover socs.

In January 2023, Rover Soc purchased a cow horn from a far-right french scout shop under the guise of buying neckers. While this horn looks very cool and is easier to play. It is only capable of one note.

In February 2023, Jack Reidy acquired a new bugle from his Grandfathers house which is supposedly even more difficult to play than the original

== Further Reading ==

The Bugle

2023-02-22T17:49:32Z

Fionn: Add kudu horn

[[File:bugle.JPG|thumb|upright=0.6|The Bugle being played by the [https://nuigmc.com/wiki/index.php?title=Committee_2022/2023 22/23 Hiking VC] ]]

The Bugle is a famous piece of club apparatus, rediscovered and popularised by the club in 2022. It was brought on many hikes, including the Buncrana 22 club trip, and is identifiable by the Mountaineering Club sticker near the horn end, and a leather strap handle. It has been experimentally verified to be capable of producing 3 distinct notes, though some theorise it is capable of more.

== History ==
The Bugle was purchased in a second-hand shop by Fionn Delahunty and was the Rover Bugle. It's life before the second-hand shop is lost to time. The bugle made occasional appearances in the years that followed. Chael O Brien is documented for bringing the Bugle on the club's weekly hikes.

In 2022 Jack Reidy came into possession of the bugle and it became the Mountaineering Cub Bugle. It came on all the hikes and its call could be heard across the mountains and valleys of Connemara and the Kingfisher. During this time the current members of the club were unaware of the Rover legacy of the bugle and thought it was the Mountaineering Club bugle.

== Controversy ==
The bugle was brought to the 2022/23 Semester 1 Club Trip to Buncranna in Donegal. During a particularly wet hike, the mountaineering club sticker on the bugle peeled away to reveal a rover soc sticker below. This created quite a stir causing Rover Soc to claim the bugle as theirs and the Mountaineering Cub insisted it belonged to the club.

During the first Maamturks 2023 Planning meeting in November 2022, Aodhán asked Fionn about the history of the bugle. He revealed that it was originally the Rover Soc Bugle.

== Legacy ==
In 2016, Rover Soc purchased a [https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSuZR4Z7aWC-o29jwoBAIX2WHLID5-_Np4pDQ&usqp=CAU Kudu Horn], which was traditionally used by scouts. It was purchased with some difficulty considering it's illegal in Europe as the antelope is endangered. It was purchased in the middle east and shipped to Ireland, with some surprise and questions when it arrived at the Soc Box. A hole was drilled in it so it could produce sound, but only one club member (James O'Connell) was ever able to use it (this was after practising for two hours in the backseat of Fionn's car). The horn was stolen the following year from Rover soc's gear shed. It was never recovered, but the primary suspect is the Computer society. As the only other people with access to the building. Should you ever find a Kudu horn at a house party, you'll know it's Rover socs.

In January 2023, Rover Soc purchased a cow horn from a far-right french scout shop under the guise of buying neckers. While this horn looks very cool and is easier to play. It is only capable of one note.

In February 2023, Jack Reidy acquired a new bugle from his Grandfathers house which is supposedly even more difficult to play than the original

== Further Reading ==

User talk:ClubDomination2025

2023-02-16T12:38:01Z

Fionn: Welcome!

Captains

2023-02-03T11:18:19Z

Fionn: Added captains 50 51

Captains
*1. ?Tony Whilde 1970-71
*2. Tony Whilde 1971-72
*3. ?Tony Whilde 1972-73
*4. Barbara Buckley 1973-74
*5. Jane Watt 1974-75
*6. Jane Watt 1975-76
*7. John Carroll 1976-77
*8. Gerry Murray 1977-78
*9. Justin Brophy 1978-79
*10. Mairéad Ryan 1979-80
*11. Peadar O’Duffy 1980-81
*12. Ronan Gill 1981-82
*13. Paul Horan 1982-83
*14. Harry Walsh 1983-84
*15. John O’Shea 1984-85
*16. Elsa Hodgins 1985-86
*17. Seamus O’Mahony 1986-87
*18. Enda Mooney 1987-88
*19. Seán O’Brien 1988-89
*20. Joe Plunkett 1989-90
*21. Neil Mooney 1990-91
*22. Aethna Cooke 1991-92
*23. Ollwyn Gallagher 1992-93
*24. Martin Butler 1993-94
*25. Andrew McCarthy 1994-95
*26. Luke Hughes 1995-96
*27. Michéal Bolger 1996-97
*28. Sadbh Baxter 1997-98
*29. Ronan Concannon 1998-99
*30. Aoife Geraghty 1999-00
*31. Cathal Berry 2000-01
*32. Mark O’Callaghan 2001-02
*33. Niall McCurry 2002-03
*34. Thomas Reynolds 2003-04
*35. Michael Mannion 2004-05
*36. Sinéad Quinn 2005-06
*37. Liam Ó hAisibéil 2006-07
*38. Johnny Galway 2007-08
*39. Paul O’Flynn 2008-09
*40. Chiara Saladino 2009-10
*41. Istvan Andorko 2010-11
*42. Aengus Finnegan 2011-12
*43. Ronan McCaffrey 2012-13
*44. Nigel Burke 2013-14
*45. Cathal Breathnach 2014-15
*46. Ruairi O'Hogartaigh 2015 -16
*47. Jéromine Schmidt 2016 -17
*48. Ciara Mc Ellistrim 2017-18
*49. Gerard Mangan 2018-19
*50. Gerard Mangan 2019-20
*51. Cian Gleeson 2020-21
*52. Ciara Wall 2021-22
*53. Neil Dozio 2022-23

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Originally compiled October/November 2010, with the help of many current and former members. Particular thanks go to: Mark O’Callaghan, Pádraig Keirns, Marie Boran, Stephen McGrath, Aongus Ó hAonghusa, Richard Coughlan, Pat Mullany, Alacoque Sullivan, Ger O’Regan, Enda Mooney and Hermann Rasche.

There is some evidence that the origins of the club go back to 1968, but it is not known who was captain before 1970, if indeed there was such a structure in place. This list of names is not definitive, nor is its chronology, but is the closest I’ve been able to come to such a definitive list at the present time.

Aengus Finnegan Secretary 10-11

Captains

2023-02-03T09:21:56Z

Fionn: Updated to recent years

Captains
*1. ?Tony Whilde 1970-71
*2. Tony Whilde 1971-72
*3. ?Tony Whilde 1972-73
*4. Barbara Buckley 1973-74
*5. Jane Watt 1974-75
*6. Jane Watt 1975-76
*7. John Carroll 1976-77
*8. Gerry Murray 1977-78
*9. Justin Brophy 1978-79
*10. Mairéad Ryan 1979-80
*11. Peadar O’Duffy 1980-81
*12. Ronan Gill 1981-82
*13. Paul Horan 1982-83
*14. Harry Walsh 1983-84
*15. John O’Shea 1984-85
*16. Elsa Hodgins 1985-86
*17. Seamus O’Mahony 1986-87
*18. Enda Mooney 1987-88
*19. Seán O’Brien 1988-89
*20. Joe Plunkett 1989-90
*21. Neil Mooney 1990-91
*22. Aethna Cooke 1991-92
*23. Ollwyn Gallagher 1992-93
*24. Martin Butler 1993-94
*25. Andrew McCarthy 1994-95
*26. Luke Hughes 1995-96
*27. Michéal Bolger 1996-97
*28. Sadbh Baxter 1997-98
*29. Ronan Concannon 1998-99
*30. Aoife Geraghty 1999-00
*31. Cathal Berry 2000-01
*32. Mark O’Callaghan 2001-02
*33. Niall McCurry 2002-03
*34. Thomas Reynolds 2003-04
*35. Michael Mannion 2004-05
*36. Sinéad Quinn 2005-06
*37. Liam Ó hAisibéil 2006-07
*38. Johnny Galway 2007-08
*39. Paul O’Flynn 2008-09
*40. Chiara Saladino 2009-10
*41. Istvan Andorko 2010-11
*42. Aengus Finnegan 2011-12
*43. Ronan McCaffrey 2012-13
*44. Nigel Burke 2013-14
*45. Cathal Breathnach 2014-15
*46. Ruairi O'Hogartaigh 2015 -16
*47. Jéromine Schmidt 2016 -17
*48. Ciara Mc Ellistrim 2017-18
*49. Gerard Mangan 2018-19
*50. 2019-20
*51. 2020-21
*52. Ciara Wall 2021-22
*53. Neil Dozio 2022-23

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Originally compiled October/November 2010, with the help of many current and former members. Particular thanks go to: Mark O’Callaghan, Pádraig Keirns, Marie Boran, Stephen McGrath, Aongus Ó hAonghusa, Richard Coughlan, Pat Mullany, Alacoque Sullivan, Ger O’Regan, Enda Mooney and Hermann Rasche.

There is some evidence that the origins of the club go back to 1968, but it is not known who was captain before 1970, if indeed there was such a structure in place. This list of names is not definitive, nor is its chronology, but is the closest I’ve been able to come to such a definitive list at the present time.

Aengus Finnegan Secretary 10-11

Committee

2023-02-03T09:19:48Z

Fionn: Added link to new committee

A list of current and previous committees
*[https://nuigmc.com/wiki/index.php?title=Committee_2022/2023 Committee 2022/2023]
*[http://nuigmc.com/wiki/index.php?title=Committee_2018/2019 Committee 2018/2019]
*[http://nuigmc.com/wiki/index.php?title=Committee_2017/2018 Committee 2017/2018]
*[http://nuigmc.com/wiki/index.php?title=Committee_2016/2017 Committee 2016/2017]
*[http://nuigmc.com/wiki/index.php?title=Committee_2015/2016 Committee 2015/2016]
*[http://nuigmc.com/wiki/index.php?title=Committee_2014/2015 Committee 2014/2015]
*[http://nuigmc.com/wiki/index.php?title=Committee_2013/2014 Committee 2013/2014]
*[http://nuigmc.com/wiki/index.php?title=Committee_2012/2013 Committee 2012/2013]
*[http://nuigmc.com/wiki/index.php?title=Committee_2011/2012 Committee 2011/2012]
*[http://nuigmc.com/wiki/index.php?title=Committee_2010/2011 Committee 2010/2011]
*[http://nuigmc.com/wiki/index.php?title=Committee_2009/2010 Committee 2009/2010]
*[http://nuigmc.com/wiki/index.php?title=Committee_2008/2009 Committee 2008/2009]

Constitution

2019-09-19T10:10:42Z

Fionn: AGM 2019

'''Version:''' 2.4 '''Last AGM/EGM:''' 25th March 2019

== Article 1. Policy Statements ==

1.1 The title of this Club shall be National University of Ireland, Galway Mountaineering Club (NUIG MC), henceforth referred to as ‘The Club’.

1.2 Membership of The Club is limited to students, staff and alumni of NUI Galway, members of Galway Mountain Rescue Team and members of Galway Mayo Institution of technology.

1.3 The aim of the club will be to provide a means for safe and enjoyable practice of all mountaineering – related activities as appropriate for its members.

1.4 This document should be made available for viewing to all club members (via the club website) in an uneditable format only.

== Article 2. Affiliations ==

2.1 The club shall be affiliated to Mountaineering Ireland.

2.2 The club shall also be affiliated to the Galway Mountain Rescue Team.

2.3 The club shall also be affiliated to the NUI Galway Rover Society.

== Article 3. Annual General Meetings (AGM) ==

3.1 The annual general meeting of the club will be held every year before the beginning of the summer exams.

3.2 A minimum of two weeks’ notice has to be given to all club members.

3.3 The AGM is to be chaired by the captain of the club.

3.4 Club members should be given the opportunity to submit motions or topics for discussion regarding the club and its operation ahead of the AGM to the captain. The agenda should be made available to the club members in advance.

3.5 The format of the AGM will be as follows:

*Captain’s report – a report on the general operation of the club over the year
*Treasurer’s report – a report on the financial operation of the club over the year
*Motions / Discussions / Voting if necessary
*Elections

3.6 Voting on motions may be done by a show of hands.

3.7 The minutes of the AGM are to be made available to all club members.

== Article 4. The Committee ==

4.1 The club is to be run each year by the committee - as elected at the Annual General Meeting.

4.2 The committee will consist of a number of club members dedicated to running the club. The committee elected must have a Captain, a Treasurer and a Secretary and these positions must be filled at the AGM.

4.3 The Captain will be responsible for the overall operation and direction of the club.

4.4 The Treasurer will be responsible for the finances of the club.

4.5 The Secretary will be responsible for communication in the club.

4.6 The remaining committee positions will be titled as follows and should be available for candidates at the AGM:

*Hiking Vice Captain
*Hiking Training & Safety Officer
*Climbing Vice Captain
*Climbing Training & Safety Officer
*Public Relations Officer
*Equipment Officer
*Trips Officer
*First Year Representative
*Ordinary Committee Member
*GMIT Officer

4.7 All committee members, with the exception of the First Year Representative are to be available for election each year at the AGM.

4.8 All members must be nominated by another club member and then seconded before they can stand for election at the AGM.

4.9 Voting at the AGM (or at any EGM) will be by secret ballot for the election of committee positions.

4.10 A “Re-open nominations” option will be open for all elections. It is not desirable but a committee position may be left vacant if there is no one to fill it at an AGM, however the core positions must always be filled as previously stated.

4.11 The Club Captain, Secretary, Treasurer and Vice Captains can be elected at an AGM or EGM only

4.12 The committee may appoint up to a maximum of three other committee members each year by majority vote at the committee meeting without calling an EGM.

4.13 Committee Meetings will be organised as deemed necessary by the club captain. They must be announced to all committee members.

4.14 In the absence of the captain, either of the vice captains, treasurer or secretary, may chair the meeting.

4.15 If an important vote is to be taken at the committee meeting, at least two thirds of the current committee must be present to vote.

4.16 Upon election onto the committee after the AGM, any new committee members may sit in on any remaining meetings of that year for a smoother transition period.

4.17 The committee will have a designated role of Environmental Officer, as specified by Mountaineering Ireland. This role will be assigned to one of the existing committee positions.

4.18 The committee will have an advisor and they will be appointed by the outgoing committee. They must be an experienced committee member from a recent committee.They will be elected at an AGM/EGM

4.19 The Committee Advisor will have no vote on the committee and will only serve to offer advice to the current committee based on previous learnings of older committees. They will attend committee meetings.

4.20 A maximum of three OCM, Ordinary Committee Members, can be appointed onto the committee.

4.21 In a case if a core committee position cannot be filled at an AGM, the current holder of that position will continue to hold that role until a replacement can be elected at a later EGM or AGM.

4.22 Any payment from the club (Including card payment) must be approved by the Captain and the Treasurer.

== Article 5. Emergency General Meetings (EGMs) ==

5.1 An EGM of the club must be called to re-elect the Captain, Secretary, Treasurer or either of the Vice-Captains if necessary during the course of the year.

5.2 An EGM may also be called for a change in the constitution, requiring a written request to the committee with at least 30 signatures of club members.

5.3 A minimum of seven days’ notice must be given to all club members of an EGM and the agenda must be made available in advance of the meeting.

== Article 6. Dismissal of a Club Officer ==

6.1 Any officer of the committee may be dismissed by the membership, by the passing of a motion of no confidence by a majority of members at an official meeting of the committee

6.2 A motion of no confidence shall be proposed by one member of the committee and seconded by another member of the committee.

6.3 The accused shall be notified of the motion at least three academic days before the hearing of charges at an official meeting of the club.

6.4 The accused shall be granted an opportunity to plead their case to the committee before voting occurs.

6.5 The dismissal of a member as an officer does not affect the right of that member to stand for future elections and they may still hold their position of a member in the club.

6.6 If any committee member misses three committee meetings in a row without valid excuse, they must be dismissed from the committee.

== Article 7. Club Events ==

7.1 All decisions relating to the organisation and funding of club events are the responsibility of the committee and the committee only.

7.2 The determination of what is and what is not a club event shall be the responsibility of the committee, and the committee alone.

7.3 All members who wish to partake in climbing related activities and/or climbing areas must have passed an club climbing assessment. Members may be asked to present their assessment card as proof of assessment at any time by any committee member.

== Article 8. Behaviour of Club Members ==

8.1 Members must agree to abide by all rules and regulations set out in this document and must behave in accordance with the NUIG Code of Conduct when taking part in club activities.

8.2 Club members must take direction from walk leaders and/or climbing instructors at all times, when participating in club activities and/or on behalf of the club.

8.3 If a club member endangers himself or herself or another club member during a club event, they may be cautioned, and following two such cautions they may be banned from future club activities.

8.4 In exceptional circumstances, a club member may be banned from all future activities without any warnings.

8.5 It is up to walk leaders and/or climbing instructors to judge when a club member has endangered themselves or others. They must notify a member of the committee to deal with this.

8.6 Club members must note that our outdoor activities are of an extreme nature and can be dangerous. Participants should be aware of these risks and accept responsibility for their own action and involvement.

8.7 The committee will have the final call on all involvement in the club and have the right to prevent people participating in club activities if they deem there to be a valid threat to themselves or other club members in any way.

== Article 9. Equipment ==

9.1 Failure to wear the necessary gear for hiking as specified in the gear list found on our website and/or wearing inappropriate items as listed in the gear list may lead to exclusion of a member from the event (such as the Sunday hike). Gear will be examined and deemed appropriate by committee members, prior to boarding the bus.

9.2 Through the NUI Galway Sports Unit, the club claims ownership of all the equipment it owns or purchases for use.

9.3 In order to borrow an item of club equipment for use outside of a club event, a club members must request to do so via the online system and inform the captain and equipment officer. The equipment officer may apply conditions to the borrowing of an item of club gear at his/her discretion. Club gear must be returned in the same condition it is given out and cannot be used for caving.

9.4 Club members who borrow gear can be liable to pay for the replacement or repair of gear if lost or damaged. It is up to the decision of the committee whether the club member will be charged.

9.5 All other issues related to equipment and its use (taking article 9.6 into account) are the responsibility of the current committee and the committee alone.

9.6 Failure to wear the necessary gear for climbing and/or wearing inappropriate items, as specified by the committee (or their nominated representatives), may lead to exclusion of a member from the event.

9. 7 The club’s mountaineering quality tents will only be used at the Maamturks Challenge and in mountain situations where use of such a tent would be required in order to ensure their longevity. It shall be the decision of the committee to decide if a certain situation is a valid use of the the tents.”

9.8 All members borrowing club equipment for private use will be required to leave a minimum €5 deposit with the committee. This will be refunded following the return of the equipment in a satisfactory standard as deemed so by the committee.

9.9 All members borrowing club ropes will be charged €2 per day of use.

9.10 Failure to abide by any of the above rules (within section 9) will result in a six month gear ban.

== Article 10. Data Protection ==

10.1 An official data protection policy for the club will be kept separate to this constitution and maintained jointly by the committee and webmaster team.

10.2 The committee will be responsible for ensuring all members details are securely stored by the club, all mailing lists will be blind cc’d to protect members details.

10.3 Incident reports should be kept in a safe place as per length of time which is the statute of limitations (currently 6 years) unless the committee decides to extend this. Medical forms should be kept for one year.

== Article 11. Insurance ==

11.1 NUIG Sports Club Insurance covers members on club events only.

11.2 A safety form is signed annually by all club members, both hikers and climbers, and kept in club records. The safety forms are to be reviewed by committee members and filed in a secure location.

11.3 The club will make Mountaineering Ireland membership available for all club members at the appropriate rates but it will not be subsidised by the club.

11.4 While insurance will not cover non-members, members of the public may take part in club activities on ‘visitor’ status for up to three events but they must sign an indemnity waiver to acknowledge that they will not fall under club insurance.

11.5 In the event of an incident of any serious nature, the sports unit should be informed at the earliest convenience and an incident report should be submitted to the sports unit.

== Article 12. Maamturks Challenge ==

12.1 The Maamturks Challenge is an annual event in the Club calendar that takes place in spring. The club commits to holding this event every year, when/if possible. It may be cancelled due to extraordinary circumstances.

== Article 13. Amendments ==

13.1 Any amendments to this document can only be made at an AGM or EGM of the club by a majority vote of those present.

13.2 Amendments and the reasoning will be noted in the appendix.

13.3 New points will be added under new numbers and the number of any points removed will be re-used for different points.

13.4 When updated, the revision number and date on the cover page should be updated as required to avoid any confusion. The file name should also be changed.

13.5 The committee will be the owners of this document. It is the responsibility of the current committee to ensure the proper updating of this document as necessary.

13.6 The committee has the discretion to change the wording of any article without altering the meaning of the article, in relation to spelling and grammar mistakes.

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== Appendix ==

Any amendments, reasoning’s or relevant notes should be recorded here.

'''EGM, 12th October 2015'''

RE: 11.3: It was decided that Mountaineering Ireland membership was too costly in times of less funding to provide it for free for members of the committee and last year’s captain as has been the custom. The club will remain affiliated to Mountaineering Ireland and will continue to offer it, but interested will have to pay the membership free (~€20) themselves.

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'''AGM, 11th April 2016'''

RE: 4.17: It was decided to introduce the role of Environmental Officer based on requirements by Mountaineering Ireland to have one in the club. As the committee was already large, it was decided that this role could be given to one of the members already sitting on the committee. This would be at the discretion of the current committee.

RE 4.18 & 4.19: In order to allow for continuity and lessons learned to stay with the club, it was decided to introduce a Committee Advisor who would be an experienced committee member who could offer advice when needed.

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'''EGM, 23th November 2016'''

RE: 1.4: To allow the constitution be hosted on the Wiki.

RE: 4.6 & 4.7: Ordinary committee member was added to the list of positions available for election at an AGM.

RE: 4.20: It was officially noted that a maximum of three OCMs could be appointed to a committee at any one time. This was to prevent the committee becoming to large.

RE: 9.5: No point related to climbing gear was in the constitution. It was decided at the EGM that this point would be written at the first committee meeting of 2nd semester.

RE: 11.1: It was noted that club insurance only cover members on an official club event. It is up to the committee to decide before hand if a event is an official club event. Generally these event would be open to all members and suitable advertised

RE: 13.6: Allows the committee to change spelling mistakes without an AGM/EGM.

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'''AGM, 29th March 2017'''

RE: 1.2: This motion will allow GMIT members to join on club activities. The exact nature of how still needs to be sorted

RE: 4.6: Amalgamation of the climbing & hiking registrar positions.

RE: 4.6: GMIT Officer added

RE 9.6: Line added about charging committee members.

RE 4.12: Word Maximum added

RE 4.18: Allowed advisor to be elected at an AGM/EGM

RE 9.4: (taking article 9.6 into account) added

RE 9.6: Whole article added

RE 9.7: Whole article added

RE 7.3: Whole article added

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'''AGM, 19th April 2018'''

RE 9.3: Removal of "or a Senior Committee Member". Only the equipment officer will have the ability to give out gear.

RE 9.3: Addition of "Gear must be returned in the same condition as it was given out".

RE 9.3: Addition of note stating club gear cannot be used for caving.

RE 9.7: Addition of word "minimum"

RE 9.8: Whole article added. This is to support the upkeep of club ropes.

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'''AGM, 25th March 2019'''

RE 4.21 Proposed by Cathal Breathnach, designed to ensure that no core role is left unfilled and the club doesn't have to shut down.

RE 6.6 Proposed by Fionn Delahunty, designed to ensure that committee positions are active.

RE 9.3 Introduction of an online system.

RE 9.10 Ensuring rules are kept

RE 10 - 10.3 Updated to reflect GDPR

Registrar changed to trip officer

RE 4.21 Added to reflect new debit card for the club.

== Minutes ==

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AHueTE4A1kCB10Rkn9Fu1aLW62mMvylADyP4x-75RxQ/edit?usp=sharing Minutes of EGM - 23/11/16]

[https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6Spe_UuR_r6YTlyZjhrTW9hY0E/view?usp=sharing AGM - 29/3/17]

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1B7K3vVfnrPtgWfZhzzKwAVAhTxd2LNWtqTsBrHCF_E8/edit?usp=sharing AGM 19/4/18]

Constitution

2019-09-19T09:59:04Z

Fionn:

'''Version:''' 2.4 '''Last AGM/EGM:''' 25th March 2019

== Article 1. Policy Statements ==

1.1 The title of this Club shall be National University of Ireland, Galway Mountaineering Club (NUIG MC), henceforth referred to as ‘The Club’.

1.2 Membership of The Club is limited to students, staff and alumni of NUI Galway, members of Galway Mountain Rescue Team and members of Galway Mayo Institution of technology.

1.3 The aim of the club will be to provide a means for safe and enjoyable practice of all mountaineering – related activities as appropriate for its members.

1.4 This document should be made available for viewing to all club members (via the club website) in an uneditable format only.

== Article 2. Affiliations ==

2.1 The club shall be affiliated to Mountaineering Ireland.

2.2 The club shall also be affiliated to the Galway Mountain Rescue Team.

2.3 The club shall also be affiliated to the NUI Galway Rover Society.

== Article 3. Annual General Meetings (AGM) ==

3.1 The annual general meeting of the club will be held every year before the beginning of the summer exams.

3.2 A minimum of two weeks’ notice has to be given to all club members.

3.3 The AGM is to be chaired by the captain of the club.

3.4 Club members should be given the opportunity to submit motions or topics for discussion regarding the club and its operation ahead of the AGM to the captain. The agenda should be made available to the club members in advance.

3.5 The format of the AGM will be as follows:

*Captain’s report – a report on the general operation of the club over the year
*Treasurer’s report – a report on the financial operation of the club over the year
*Motions / Discussions / Voting if necessary
*Elections

3.6 Voting on motions may be done by a show of hands.

3.7 The minutes of the AGM are to be made available to all club members.

== Article 4. The Committee ==

4.1 The club is to be run each year by the committee - as elected at the Annual General Meeting.

4.2 The committee will consist of a number of club members dedicated to running the club. The committee elected must have a Captain, a Treasurer and a Secretary and these positions must be filled at the AGM.

4.3 The Captain will be responsible for the overall operation and direction of the club.

4.4 The Treasurer will be responsible for the finances of the club.

4.5 The Secretary will be responsible for communication in the club.

4.6 The remaining committee positions will be titled as follows and should be available for candidates at the AGM:

*Hiking Vice Captain
*Hiking Training & Safety Officer
*Climbing Vice Captain
*Climbing Training & Safety Officer
*Public Relations Officer
*Equipment Officer
*Registrar
*First Year Representative
*Ordinary Committee Member
*GMIT Officer

4.7 All committee members, with the exception of the First Year Representative are to be available for election each year at the AGM.

4.8 All members must be nominated by another club member and then seconded before they can stand for election at the AGM.

4.9 Voting at the AGM (or at any EGM) will be by secret ballot for the election of committee positions.

4.10 A “Re-open nominations” option will be open for all elections. It is not desirable but a committee position may be left vacant if there is no one to fill it at an AGM, however the core positions must always be filled as previously stated.

4.11 The Club Captain, Secretary, Treasurer and Vice Captains can be elected at an AGM or EGM only

4.12 The committee may appoint up to a maximum of three other committee members each year by majority vote at the committee meeting without calling an EGM.

4.13 Committee Meetings will be organised as deemed necessary by the club captain. They must be announced to all committee members.

4.14 In the absence of the captain, either of the vice captains, treasurer or secretary, may chair the meeting.

4.15 If an important vote is to be taken at the committee meeting, at least two thirds of the current committee must be present to vote.

4.16 Upon election onto the committee after the AGM, any new committee members may sit in on any remaining meetings of that year for a smoother transition period.

4.17 The committee will have a designated role of Environmental Officer, as specified by Mountaineering Ireland. This role will be assigned to one of the existing committee positions.

4.18 The committee will have an advisor and they will be appointed by the outgoing committee. They must be an experienced committee member from a recent committee.They will be elected at an AGM/EGM

4.19 The Committee Advisor will have no vote on the committee and will only serve to offer advice to the current committee based on previous learnings of older committees. They will attend committee meetings.

4.20 A maximum of three OCM, Ordinary Committee Members, can be appointed onto the committee.

4.21 In a case if a core committee position cannot be filled at an AGM, the current holder of that position will continue to hold that role until a replacement can be elected at a later EGM or AGM.

== Article 5. Emergency General Meetings (EGMs) ==

5.1 An EGM of the club must be called to re-elect the Captain, Secretary, Treasurer or either of the Vice-Captains if necessary during the course of the year.

5.2 An EGM may also be called for a change in the constitution, requiring a written request to the committee with at least 30 signatures of club members.

5.3 A minimum of seven days’ notice must be given to all club members of an EGM and the agenda must be made available in advance of the meeting.

== Article 6. Dismissal of a Club Officer ==

6.1 Any officer of the committee may be dismissed by the membership, by the passing of a motion of no confidence by a majority of members at an official meeting of the committee

6.2 A motion of no confidence shall be proposed by one member of the committee and seconded by another member of the committee.

6.3 The accused shall be notified of the motion at least three academic days before the hearing of charges at an official meeting of the club.

6.4 The accused shall be granted an opportunity to plead their case to the committee before voting occurs.

6.5 The dismissal of a member as an officer does not affect the right of that member to stand for future elections and they may still hold their position of a member in the club.

6.6 If any committee member misses three committee meetings in a row without valid excuse, they can be dismissed from the committee by vote of the committee.

== Article 7. Club Events ==

7.1 All decisions relating to the organisation and funding of club events are the responsibility of the committee and the committee only.

7.2 The determination of what is and what is not a club event shall be the responsibility of the committee, and the committee alone.

7.3 All members who wish to partake in climbing related activities and/or climbing areas must have passed an club climbing assessment. Members may be asked to present their assessment card as proof of assessment at any time by any committee member.

== Article 8. Behaviour of Club Members ==

8.1 Members must agree to abide by all rules and regulations set out in this document and must behave in accordance with the NUIG Code of Conduct when taking part in club activities.

8.2 Club members must take direction from walk leaders and/or climbing instructors at all times, when participating in club activities and/or on behalf of the club.

8.3 If a club member endangers himself or herself or another club member during a club event, they may be cautioned, and following two such cautions they may be banned from future club activities.

8.4 In exceptional circumstances, a club member may be banned from all future activities without any warnings.

8.5 It is up to walk leaders and/or climbing instructors to judge when a club member has endangered themselves or others. They must notify a member of the committee to deal with this.

8.6 Club members must note that our outdoor activities are of an extreme nature and can be dangerous. Participants should be aware of these risks and accept responsibility for their own action and involvement.

8.7 The committee will have the final call on all involvement in the club and have the right to prevent people participating in club activities if they deem there to be a valid threat to themselves or other club members in any way.

== Article 9. Equipment ==

9.1 Failure to wear the necessary gear for hiking as specified in the gear list found on our website and/or wearing inappropriate items as listed in the gear list may lead to exclusion of a member from the event (such as the Sunday hike). Gear will be examined and deemed appropriate by committee members, prior to boarding the bus.

9.2 Through the NUI Galway Sports Unit, the club claims ownership of all the equipment it owns or purchases for use.

9.3 In order to borrow an item of club equipment for use outside of a club event, a club member must obtain approval of the equipment officer to borrow the item. The equipment officer may apply conditions to the borrowing of an item of club gear at his/her discretion. Club gear must be returned in the same condition it is given out and cannot be used for caving. Club members who borrow gear can be liable to pay for the replacement or repair of gear if lost or damaged. It is up to the decision of the committee whether the club member will be charged.

9.4 All other issues related to equipment and its use (taking article 9.6 into account) are the responsibility of the current committee and the committee alone.

9.5 Failure to wear the necessary gear for climbing and/or wearing inappropriate items, as specified by the committee (or their nominated representatives), may lead to exclusion of a member from the event.

9. 6 The club’s mountaineering quality tents will only be used at the Maamturks Challenge and in mountain situations where use of such a tent would be required in order to ensure their longevity. It shall be the decision of the committee to decide if a certain situation is a valid use of the the tents.”

9.7 All members borrowing club equipment for private use will be required to leave a minimum €5 deposit with the committee. This will be refunded following the return of the equipment in a satisfactory standard as deemed so by the committee.

9.8 All members borrowing club ropes will be charged €2 per day of use.

== Article 10. Data Protection ==

10.1 All members’ personal data and contact details will be stored in a secure location by the club. Mailing lists for the clubs will be blind cc’d to protect members contact details.

10.2 Medical forms will be deleted each year

10.3 Incident reports should be kept in a safe place for future reference and accident prevention.

== Article 11. Insurance ==

11.1 NUIG Sports Club Insurance covers members on club events only.

11.2 A safety form is signed annually by all club members, both hikers and climbers, and kept in club records. The safety forms are to be reviewed by committee members and filed in a secure location.

11.3 The club will make Mountaineering Ireland membership available for all club members at the appropriate rates but it will not be subsidised by the club.

11.4 While insurance will not cover non-members, members of the public may take part in club activities on ‘visitor’ status for up to three events but they must sign an indemnity waiver to acknowledge that they will not fall under club insurance.

11.5 In the event of an incident of any serious nature, the sports unit should be informed at the earliest convenience and an incident report should be submitted to the sports unit.

== Article 12. Maamturks Challenge ==

12.1 The Maamturks Challenge is an annual event in the Club calendar that takes place in spring. The club commits to holding this event every year, when/if possible. It may be cancelled due to extraordinary circumstances.

== Article 13. Amendments ==

13.1 Any amendments to this document can only be made at an AGM or EGM of the club by a majority vote of those present.

13.2 Amendments and the reasoning will be noted in the appendix.

13.3 New points will be added under new numbers and the number of any points removed will be re-used for different points.

13.4 When updated, the revision number and date on the cover page should be updated as required to avoid any confusion. The file name should also be changed.

13.5 The committee will be the owners of this document. It is the responsibility of the current committee to ensure the proper updating of this document as necessary.

13.6 The committee has the discretion to change the wording of any article without altering the meaning of the article, in relation to spelling and grammar mistakes.

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== Appendix ==

Any amendments, reasoning’s or relevant notes should be recorded here.

'''EGM, 12th October 2015'''

RE: 11.3: It was decided that Mountaineering Ireland membership was too costly in times of less funding to provide it for free for members of the committee and last year’s captain as has been the custom. The club will remain affiliated to Mountaineering Ireland and will continue to offer it, but interested will have to pay the membership free (~€20) themselves.

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'''AGM, 11th April 2016'''

RE: 4.17: It was decided to introduce the role of Environmental Officer based on requirements by Mountaineering Ireland to have one in the club. As the committee was already large, it was decided that this role could be given to one of the members already sitting on the committee. This would be at the discretion of the current committee.

RE 4.18 & 4.19: In order to allow for continuity and lessons learned to stay with the club, it was decided to introduce a Committee Advisor who would be an experienced committee member who could offer advice when needed.

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'''EGM, 23th November 2016'''

RE: 1.4: To allow the constitution be hosted on the Wiki.

RE: 4.6 & 4.7: Ordinary committee member was added to the list of positions available for election at an AGM.

RE: 4.20: It was officially noted that a maximum of three OCMs could be appointed to a committee at any one time. This was to prevent the committee becoming to large.

RE: 9.5: No point related to climbing gear was in the constitution. It was decided at the EGM that this point would be written at the first committee meeting of 2nd semester.

RE: 11.1: It was noted that club insurance only cover members on an official club event. It is up to the committee to decide before hand if a event is an official club event. Generally these event would be open to all members and suitable advertised

RE: 13.6: Allows the committee to change spelling mistakes without an AGM/EGM.

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'''AGM, 29th March 2017'''

RE: 1.2: This motion will allow GMIT members to join on club activities. The exact nature of how still needs to be sorted

RE: 4.6: Amalgamation of the climbing & hiking registrar positions.

RE: 4.6: GMIT Officer added

RE 9.6: Line added about charging committee members.

RE 4.12: Word Maximum added

RE 4.18: Allowed advisor to be elected at an AGM/EGM

RE 9.4: (taking article 9.6 into account) added

RE 9.6: Whole article added

RE 9.7: Whole article added

RE 7.3: Whole article added

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'''AGM, 19th April 2018'''

RE 9.3: Removal of "or a Senior Committee Member". Only the equipment officer will have the ability to give out gear.

RE 9.3: Addition of "Gear must be returned in the same condition as it was given out".

RE 9.3: Addition of note stating club gear cannot be used for caving.

RE 9.7: Addition of word "minimum"

RE 9.8: Whole article added. This is to support the upkeep of club ropes.

== Minutes ==

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AHueTE4A1kCB10Rkn9Fu1aLW62mMvylADyP4x-75RxQ/edit?usp=sharing Minutes of EGM - 23/11/16]

[https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6Spe_UuR_r6YTlyZjhrTW9hY0E/view?usp=sharing AGM - 29/3/17]

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1B7K3vVfnrPtgWfZhzzKwAVAhTxd2LNWtqTsBrHCF_E8/edit?usp=sharing AGM 19/4/18]

Captains

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Captains
*1. ?Tony Whilde 1970-71
*2. Tony Whilde 1971-72
*3. ?Tony Whilde 1972-73
*4. Barbara Buckley 1973-74
*5. Jane Watt 1974-75
*6. Jane Watt 1975-76
*7. John Carroll 1976-77
*8. Gerry Murray 1977-78
*9. Justin Brophy 1978-79
*10. Mairéad Ryan 1979-80
*11. Peadar O’Duffy 1980-81
*12. Ronan Gill 1981-82
*13. Paul Horan 1982-83
*14. Harry Walsh 1983-84
*15. John O’Shea 1984-85
*16. Elsa Hodgins 1985-86
*17. Seamus O’Mahony 1986-87
*18. Enda Mooney 1987-88
*19. Seán O’Brien 1988-89
*20. Joe Plunkett 1989-90
*21. Neil Mooney 1990-91
*22. Aethna Cooke 1991-92
*23. Ollwyn Gallagher 1992-93
*24. Martin Butler 1993-94
*25. Andrew McCarthy 1994-95
*26. Luke Hughes 1995-96
*27. Michéal Bolger 1996-97
*28. Sadbh Baxter 1997-98
*29. Ronan Concannon 1998-99
*30. Aoife Geraghty 1999-00
*31. Cathal Berry 2000-01
*32. Mark O’Callaghan 2001-02
*33. Niall McCurry 2002-03
*34. Thomas Reynolds 2003-04
*35. Michael Mannion 2004-05
*36. Sinéad Quinn 2005-06
*37. Liam Ó hAisibéil 2006-07
*38. Johnny Galway 2007-08
*39. Paul O’Flynn 2008-09
*40. Chiara Saladino 2009-10
*41. Istvan Andorko 2010-11
*42. Aengus Finnegan 2011-12
*43. Ronan McCaffrey 2012-13
*44. Nigel Burke 2013-14
*45. Cathal Breathnach 2014-15
*46. Ruairi O'Hogartaigh 2015 -16
*47. Jéromine Schmidt 2016 -17
*48. Ciara Mc Ellistrim 2017-18
*49. Gerard Mangan 2018-19
---

Compiled October/November 2010, with the help of many current and former members. Particular thanks go to: Mark O’Callaghan, Pádraig Keirns, Marie Boran, Stephen McGrath, Aongus Ó hAonghusa, Richard Coughlan, Pat Mullany, Alacoque Sullivan, Ger O’Regan, Enda Mooney and Hermann Rasche.

There is some evidence that the origins of the club go back to 1968, but it is not known who was captain before 1970, if indeed there was such a structure in place. This list of names is not definitive, nor is its chronology, but is the closest I’ve been able to come to such a definitive list at the present time.

Aengus Finnegan Secretary 10-11

Changelog

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'''Changelog'''
All notable changes to NUIG Mountaineering club related web applications.

The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/)
and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).

'''* 2018-02-25'''
'''* Fionn D'''
* New email mailing list for admins at nuigmc.com which sends to all current webmasters
* Cleaned up FTP into nice new folders
* Created this page!

Changelog

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'''Changelog'''
All notable changes to NUIG Mountaineering club related web applications.

The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/)
and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).

'''* 2018-02-25
* Added
* Fionn D'''
* New email mailing list for admins at nuigmc.com which sends to all current webmasters
* Cleaned up FTP into nice new folders
* Created this page!

Changelog

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'''Changelog'''
All notable changes to NUIG Mountaineering club related web applications.

The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/)
and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).

2018-02-25
Added
Fionn D
- New email mailing list for admins at nuigmc.com which sends to all current webmasters
- Cleaned up FTP into nice new folders
- Created this page!

Changelog

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# Changelog
All notable changes to NUIG Mountaineering club related web applications.

The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/)
and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).

## 2018-02-25
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Webmaster

2018-02-25T12:22:55Z

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This page/pages are related to documentation for NUIGMC webmasters.

Hello world,

Don't blow anything up! - Nigel, the first of the webmasters

Helpful Websites

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==Club website==

'''Club Web Page''' http://nuigmc.com

'''Club Forum''' http://nuigmc.com/Forum

'''Club Facebook''' https://www.facebook.com/NUIGMountaineeringClub/

'''Club Twitter''' https://twitter.com/nuigmc

'''Club calendar''' http://nuigmc.com/eventspage/

'''Club Blog''' -- No longer active --

'''Club Youtube Channel''' https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqa6Jm-EpnMMCP26v2lMc6A

'''Club Vimeo''' https://vimeo.com/search?q=nuig+mountaineering+club

'''Club Flickr''' https://www.flickr.com/photos/140307003@N05/

'''Maamturks Challenge''' http://nuigmc.com/maamturks

==Climbing==

'''Booking a climbing lession''' http://www.nuigmc.com/climbing/

'''Irish Climbing''' http://climbing.ie/

'''Irish Climbing Fourm''' http://forum.climbing.ie/

'''Climbing Route Database Ireland''' http://wiki.climbing.ie/index.php/Irish_Climbing_Route_Database

'''Uk Climbing Forum''' http://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/

==Hiking==

'''Connemara mountain weather''' http://www.myweather2.com/Hill-and-Mountain/Ireland/Connemara-National-Park.aspx

'''YR Weather''' http://www.yr.no/place/Ireland/Connacht/Maam_Cross/

'''Met Eireann''' http://www.met.ie/

'''Hiking info''' http://nuigmc.com/start-hiking/

'''Hiking gear list''' http://nuigmc.com/start-hiking/sunday-hike-gear-list/

'''Mountain Views''' http://mountainviews.ie/

==More Helpful Websites==

'''Mountaineering Ireland''' http://www.mountaineering.ie/

'''Mountain Views''' http://mountainviews.ie

==Gear==

'''Outdoor gear exchange UK''' https://www.facebook.com/groups/usedgearexchangeuk/

'''Sportpursuit''' https://www.sportpursuit.com/

'''Rock n Run''' http://www.rockrun.com/

'''Alpkit''' https://www.alpkit.com/

'''EpicTV''' http://www.epictv.com/

Committee 2017/2018

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*'''Ciara McEllistrim'''
**'''Position: Captain.'''
**'''Email: Captain@NUIGMC.com'''
Ciara, better known as Captain Kerrygold, has been a climber since 2015, and a hiker since not long after. While her pace is very slow, other hikers have realised she is useful to bring along, since her hair emits over 700 lumens of light, making her better than almost all headtorches. Having become bored wrestling with pebbles, she has taken to wrestling with the steering wheel of her car. Undecided as to whether she would rather drive like a granny or a fighter pilot, she combines the two styles, flying around corners at high speed. Safety first: Do not feed after midnight Do not offer to sell her a duck Do not attempt to play poker with her Do not leave alone in a room with Pierce Hosey, as they will both be confused and believe they are looking in a mirror
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*'''Marc Higgins'''
**'''Position Treasurer'''
**'''Email:Treasurer@nuigmc.com'''
Aka. Big Mac is currently working on ways to improve the well know big mac. Through his PhD in beef he has had promising results with adding a third level to infamous Big Mac. There was high hope for him as a graduate of Mcdonald's IT when he discovered a 5th way of shaping their chicken nuggets. All this study and research has taken it toll on Marc causing him to become fatigued in scotland due to small quantities of snow. He was able to recover quickly thanks to the support of his loving future wife, a red mazda CX 5.
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*'''Pierce Hosey'''
**'''Position: Secretary.'''
**'''Email: Secretary@nuigmc.com'''
Took the secretary position as he heard it was important, upon finding out what the word secretary means he stepped aside as he cannot read or write.
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*'''Emmet McCourt'''
**'''Position Hiking Vice Captain
**Email: Hikingvc@nuigmc.com'''
AKA Anything beginning with E, He is a true and true hiker who has recently started climbing. Has an extremely sexy accent that seems to only attract Kevin. He has fantastic stories of all the people he has met in the hostels in the past and the craic they had all night.
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*'''Colin Delahunt'''
**'''Position Climbing Vice Captain.'''
**'''Email: Climbingvc@nuigmc.com'''
Aka The Human Mop. He thinks long unkept hair and longboarding makes him look cool. His favorite pastime is to ask david to get thing from the top or bottom shelf when he is wearing his uniform. Still trying to figure out what people older than him do for fun
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*'''Ellen King'''
**'''Position Public relations officer.'''
**'''Email: Pro@nuigmc.com'''
Aka D4, loves to ride horses. They seem to get more action than so other people in her life. Will sleep through anything but Darude Sandstorm which will wake her from even the most whisky induced comas. Has a tendency to damage items in the houses she rents, mainly breaking the legs off tables and not even in the mountaineering way. Warning do not highfive while drunk, will aim for face.
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*'''Gerard Mangan
**'''Position Equipment Officer.'''
**'''Email: Equipment@nuigmc.com'''
Aka Gerry Adams/Quartermaster(Q), has an odd love of gear, He just can't get enough of those big bros. In a recent survey it has come to light that he “gets enough”. His pastimes include moon game and cleaning his gear by use of his tongue.
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*'''Cormac Horan
**Position Hiking Training safety officer.'''
'''**Email: Hikingtso@nuigmc.com'''

Aka, Cory. Joined club 2016 'till present. He participated.
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*'''Ben Nolan'''
** '''Position Climbing Training Safety Officer.'''
**'''Email: Climbingtso@nuigmc.com'''
Aka Jon Snow. He gets his alias, not from the sight resemblance of jon snow but because he knows nothing. As a newish member, he has embodied the true meaning of the club: Get some americans, fool around with them for a semester, never see them again and wait for the next batch to come in. This is why he spends hours curling his hair into the perfect bob every morning.
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*'''Cathal Breathnach'''
**'''Position Committee adviser.'''
**'''Email: Advisor@nuigmc.com'''
Cathal Breathnach Aka Charlie is an old young member of NUIG MC. He has a strange habit of getting into incidents with reindeer. The last one left him with a broken arm. He is the lead singer of the boy band called Rover Bandits. There was some tension in the band when one member fired a projectile at him in the Róisin. May have a rivalry with Tommy.
----

*'''Orla Mulligan'''
**'''Position Ordinary Committee Member.'''
**'''Email:'''
She is a loveable creature who like to dress up as Bambi or something like that. (No one could tell what she was and were too polite to say it. May have been a cat or a deer, who knows) Loves going for ski holidays but for the life of her can't remember the night. Rumor has it there is a terminator picture of her floating around the internet.
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*'''Thomas Dunford'''
**'''Position Ordinary Committee Member.'''
**'''Email:'''
Aka Huggy Bear Is currently in a band called the Cider Wasps. He was allowed to join back in 2013 as a participating member, after the other members felt sorry for him. He regularly show up to gigs with them where he receives an unplugged mic. One of his favourite pastimes is telling people he in a band within the first 5 mins of meeting him. He has recently became friends with Colin where they spend long hours measuring the length of their mop top to see who’s is longer. While Colin is winning Tommy claims volume is what really matters.
----
*'''David Langley'''
**'''Position Registrar.'''
**'''Email: Registrar@nuigmc.com'''
Aka Treebeard, is a little bit whipped by his entire house. He cooks, cleans and wears a sexy french maids outfit when at their house. Has a strange obsession with trees. Not really sure what to make of it...

Committee 2017/2018

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*'''Ciara McEllistrim'''
**'''Position: Captain.'''
**'''Email: Captain@NUIGMC.com'''
Ciara, better known as Captain Kerrygold, has been a climber since 2015, and a hiker since not long after. While her pace is very slow, other hikers have realised she is useful to bring along, since her hair emits over 700 lumens of light, making her better than almost all headtorches. Having become bored wrestling with pebbles, she has taken to wrestling with the steering wheel of her car. Undecided as to whether she would rather drive like a granny or a fighter pilot, she combines the two styles, flying around corners at high speed. Safety first: Do not feed after midnight Do not offer to sell her a duck Do not attempt to play poker with her Do not leave alone in a room with Pierce Hosey, as they will both be confused and believe they are looking in a mirror
----
*'''Marc Higgins'''
**'''Position Treasurer'''
**'''Email:Treasurer@nuigmc.com'''
Aka. Big Mac is currently working on ways to improve the well know big mac. Through his PhD in beef he has had promising results with adding a third level to infamous Big Mac. There was high hope for him as a graduate of Mcdonald's IT when he discovered a 5th way of shaping their chicken nuggets. All this study and research has taken it toll on Marc causing him to become fatigued in scotland due to small quantities of snow. He was able to recover quickly thanks to the support of his loving future wife, a red mazda CX 5.
----
*'''Pierce Hosey'''
**'''Position: Secretary.'''
**'''Email: Secretary@nuigmc.com'''
Took the secretary position as he heard it was important, upon finding out what the word secretary means he stepped aside as he cannot read or write.
----
*'''Emmet McCourt'''
**'''Position Hiking Vice Captain.'''
**""Email: Hikingvc@nuigmc.com""
AKA Anything beginning with E, He is a true and true hiker who has recently started climbing. Has an extremely sexy accent that seems to only attract Kevin. He has fantastic stories of all the people he has met in the hostels in the past and the craic they had all night.
----
*'''Colin Delahunt'''
**'''Position Climbing Vice Captain.'''
**'''Email: Climbingvc@nuigmc.com'''
Aka The Human Mop. He thinks long unkept hair and longboarding makes him look cool. His favorite pastime is to ask david to get thing from the top or bottom shelf when he is wearing his uniform. Still trying to figure out what people older than him do for fun
----
*'''Ellen King'''
**'''Position Public relations officer.'''
**'''Email: Pro@nuigmc.com'''
Aka D4, loves to ride horses. They seem to get more action than so other people in her life. Will sleep through anything but Darude Sandstorm which will wake her from even the most whisky induced comas. Has a tendency to damage items in the houses she rents, mainly breaking the legs off tables and not even in the mountaineering way. Warning do not highfive while drunk, will aim for face.
----
*'''Gerard Mangan
**Position Equipment Officer.
**Email: Equipment@nuigmc.com'''
Aka Gerry Adams/Quartermaster(Q), has an odd love of gear, He just can't get enough of those big bros. In a recent survey it has come to light that he “gets enough”. His pastimes include moon game and cleaning his gear by use of his tongue.
----
*'''Cormac Horan
**Position Hiking Training safety officer.'''
'''**Email: Hikingtso@nuigmc.com'''
Aka, Cory. Joined club 2016 'till present. He participated.
----
*'''Ben Nolan'''
** '''Position Climbing Training Safety Officer.'''
**'''Email: Climbingtso@nuigmc.com'''
Aka Jon Snow. He gets his alias, not from the sight resemblance of jon snow but because he knows nothing. As a newish member, he has embodied the true meaning of the club: Get some americans, fool around with them for a semester, never see them again and wait for the next batch to come in. This is why he spends hours curling his hair into the perfect bob every morning.
----
*'''Cathal Breathnach'''
**'''Position Committee adviser.'''
**'''Email: Advisor@nuigmc.com'''
Cathal Breathnach Aka Charlie is an old young member of NUIG MC. He has a strange habit of getting into incidents with reindeer. The last one left him with a broken arm. He is the lead singer of the boy band called Rover Bandits. There was some tension in the band when one member fired a projectile at him in the Róisin. May have a rivalry with Tommy.
----

*'''Orla Mulligan'''
**'''Position Ordinary Committee Member.'''
**'''Email:'''
She is a loveable creature who like to dress up as Bambi or something like that. (No one could tell what she was and were too polite to say it. May have been a cat or a deer, who knows) Loves going for ski holidays but for the life of her can't remember the night. Rumor has it there is a terminator picture of her floating around the internet.
----
*'''Thomas Dunford'''
**'''Position Ordinary Committee Member.'''
**'''Email:'''
Aka Huggy Bear Is currently in a band called the Cider Wasps. He was allowed to join back in 2013 as a participating member, after the other members felt sorry for him. He regularly show up to gigs with them where he receives an unplugged mic. One of his favourite pastimes is telling people he in a band within the first 5 mins of meeting him. He has recently became friends with Colin where they spend long hours measuring the length of their mop top to see who’s is longer. While Colin is winning Tommy claims volume is what really matters.
----
*'''David Langley'''
**'''Position Registrar.'''
**'''Email: Registrar@nuigmc.com'''
Aka Treebeard, is a little bit whipped by his entire house. He cooks, cleans and wears a sexy french maids outfit when at their house. Has a strange obsession with trees. Not really sure what to make of it...

Trips

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'''Trips & Hostels'''

Note: Please feel free to add any years you can, plus the name of the hostel.

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2016/2017

*Semester 1: Killarney (The Railway Hostel)
*Semester 2: Dingle (Dún Chaoin Youth Hostel)

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2015/2016

*Semester 1:Donegal (Aras Ghlenn Cholm Cille )
*Semester 2:Wales (Corris )

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2014/2015

*Semester 1: Dingle (Rainbow hostel)
*Christmas: Scotland, Fort William (Inchree)
*Semester 2: The Lake District (YHA Buttermere)

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2013/2014

*Semester 1: Mournes (Hutt hostel)
*Semester 2: Killarney(Fossa Camping park)

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2012/2013

*Semester 1: Dingle
*Semester 2: Wales

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2011/2010
*Semester 1:
*Semester 2: Scotland
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2010/2009
*Wicklow: Rathdrum
*Tipperary: The mountain Lodge

'''Also see [http://nuigmc.com/wiki/index.php?title=Adventures Adventures] for more camping and hotels locations.'''

Committee

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A list of current and previous committees
*[http://nuigmc.com/wiki/index.php?title=Committee_2017/2018 Committee 2017/2018]
*[http://nuigmc.com/wiki/index.php?title=Committee_2016/2017 Committee 2016/2017]
*[http://nuigmc.com/wiki/index.php?title=Committee_2015/2016 Committee 2015/2016]
*[http://nuigmc.com/wiki/index.php?title=Committee_2014/2015 Committee 2014/2015]
*[http://nuigmc.com/wiki/index.php?title=Committee_2013/2014 Committee 2013/2014]
*[http://nuigmc.com/wiki/index.php?title=Committee_2012/2013 Committee 2012/2013]
*[http://nuigmc.com/wiki/index.php?title=Committee_2011/2012 Committee 2011/2012]
*[http://nuigmc.com/wiki/index.php?title=Committee_2010/2011 Committee 2010/2011]
*[http://nuigmc.com/wiki/index.php?title=Committee_2009/2010 Committee 2009/2010]
*[http://nuigmc.com/wiki/index.php?title=Committee_2008/2009 Committee 2008/2009]

People

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== The 2017-2018 Committee ==
See [http://nuigmc.com/wiki/index.php?title=Committee_2017/2018 committee 17/18]

== James Mulhall ==
Aka The Traitor was a promising young first-year student who was studying general science. There was high hope for James to take a senior position on the committee in 2016-17. Unfortunately, a terrible accident occurred and James heard about UCD. Driven mad with the poor living conditions of Corrib village, James soon turned to the Darkside. He is now UCD puppet with a mission of causing as much mayhem as possible for NUIG MC. His most recent attempt to sabotage was the 2016 first semester trip to Kerry, which failed miserably as the craic was still had, but be weary this is the first of many attempts to come so please keep an eye out for this suspicious individual.

== Liam Lang ==
Aka Lila is the 2016/17 Hiking vice Captain. This is quite an extraordinary achievement for Liam, who once got lost walking to Tesco. He is currently studying Engineering with the dream of becoming a head civil engineer on Trump's great wall. Often times this strange individual can be found steaming some sort of semi-edible food while continually repeating the phrase "It's fine". He has high hopes for the club in the future and dreams of turning it into the form filling club (FFC for short). It is actually a lie that Liam was born with his beard. There is photographic proof of this, although it is rarely seen.

== Damien Egan ==
Aka Damo/Shnake is currently studying Engineering with Liam. It's been rumored that this is how Damo got such an important role on the committee when he is clearly more interested in table tennis. There is an unusual correlation between his attempts of climbing at the kingfisher and the number of injuries at the wall. The most popular theory for this is being from Athlone he has an irresistible impulse to cause damage. If you see this person DO NOT FEED. He may become violent with you in order to get access to the rest of your food. Spray with cold water to deter .

== Hannah Jansen ==
Aka The juggler is possibly the exact opposite of Lila. Lila has no the idea of where he's going, Hannah, on the other hand, has no idea where she from. This is due to the PTSD she is suffering from her days as an elite Swedish commando. She was conscripted into the army for 2-4 years. No one is quite how many but all we know is its multiple. She recently turned 21 and instead of cash as a present she asks everyone attending to give IKEA vouchers. Also, likes horses.

== Francesca Rocca McAllister ==
Aka Tinderella is a bubbly, loving person until she plays spoons. Upon entering a game of spoons, she will viciously attack her opponent until the match end, returning to here natural docile state (swiping on tinder). Usually only seen hiking but has recently started to attend climbing to much confusion of the regular members. Fran has a long lost brother Fernando who is quite evil with a thick moustache, do not approach if seen.

==Ruairi O'Hogartaigh (RORO)==
[[http://nuigmc.com/wiki/index.php?title=Ruair%C3%AD]]
Aka Veggie Monster. Ruairi has kept the fact he is a veggie monster a closely guarded secret. Never getting tired, never getting cold(often seen in shorts), not eating anything from an animal and shedding their skin at a full moon are some traits of a Veggie monster. Never seen on hikes as he is always 2 Kilometers ahead of the group with his superior Veggie monster speed. It is rumored that he has a lair somewhere in the Connemara Mountain range. Their main food source is Bananas and Oreos, peanut butter and bananas, rice and bananas and their most favorite is bananas and banana bread. Beware of Phillipe! Also is a VEGAN, he asked us to let ye know

http://imgur.com/Xbo9W0T.png

''Ruairi can often be seen cycling, or walking very fast''

==Daddio==
Aka Padhraic Mac Maghnuis is possibly the best climber in NUIG. When asked about when he gets his talent from he responds "I owe my shit looks, oversized ego and amazing climbing skill to the ropes and harness I found in my parent's room when I was younger". He was born with the name Padhraic Mac Maghnuis but changed it in 2016 to Daddio to fit into his role as the clubs daddy. Favorite game is spoons, loves a bit of man on man.

== Pierce Hosey==
Aka Posies is a climber and reputed ginger.
Often seen trying to attract girls by talking about 'cracks' and 'nuts', he has been known to have to turn back from attempting to hike up hills as small as 20m.
Some say that he is simply terrified of solid ground.
A simple man from Carlow, Pierce has not yet been introduced to concepts such as electricity or fire, and as such should be treated with caution.
Not to be confused with [http://nuigmc.com/wiki/index.php?title=People#Ciara_Mc_Ellistrim Ciara Mc Ellistrim].

==Rover Bandits==

'''Cathal Breathnach'''
Aka Charley is an old young member of NUIG MC. He has a strange habit of getting into incidents with reindeer. The last one left him with a broken arm. He is the lead singer of the boy band called Rover Bandits.

'''James O’Connell'''
Aka Jiggles is the first Kerry man ever to go aboard. Due to the lack of traveling that Kerry people do, James immune system is very vulnerable. This causes him to regularly get food poisoning when in a foreign country. As with all male Kerry people they reproduce through their toes, which explains his weird obsession with feet. The lead drummer in Rover Bandits.

'''Fionn Delahunty'''
Aka Fino is the Designated driver/Lead Guitarists of the Rover Bandits. Fionn uses to be a very reckless and had not a care in the world, was until he ran into the land shark. Since then he has become a much more serious character in the club and has started the land shark survivors group.

==Cécile Collot==
Aka Spider thing is a strange creature who dwells at the club. Due to evolution she does not a have a backbone, which allows her to contort her body into various shapes that would be impossible for humans. She does not understand how belaying works and regularly will sit and chat extremely loudly to anyone nearby. she likes to keep the new members involved in "real climbing". this usually starts during their lesson which she regularly interrupts. Major rover bandits fan and is rumored to have a crush on their lead guitarist.

==Kevin Normoyle==
Aka Boy Racer. He claims of being from Limerick and has a big talk but can't walk the walk. Has actually never stabbed anyone, this is because he is actually from Clare. When he was younger, he dreamed of being a boy racer.Spinning alloys, modded exhausts, the whole nine yards. This dream was crushed after all the haters seen his cameo in an RTE movie. Loves cribbing about foreign countries and peoples. Despite this, he very much loves the environment and nominated himself to be the club's environmental safety officer

Committee 2017/2018

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*'''Ciara McEllistrim'''
**'''Position: Captain.'''
**'''Email: Captain@NUIGMC.com'''
Ciara, better known as Captain Kerrygold, has been a climber since 2015, and a hiker since not long after. While her pace is very slow, other hikers have realised she is useful to bring along, since her hair emits over 700 lumens of light, making her better than almost all headtorches. Having become bored wrestling with pebbles, she has taken to wrestling with the steering wheel of her car. Undecided as to whether she would rather drive like a granny or a fighter pilot, she combines the two styles, flying around corners at high speed. Safety first: Do not feed after midnight Do not offer to sell her a duck Do not attempt to play poker with her Do not leave alone in a room with Pierce Hosey, as they will both be confused and believe they are looking in a mirror
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*'''Marc Higgins'''
**'''Position Treasurer'''
**'''Email:Treasurer@nuigmc.com'''
Aka. Big Mac is currently working on ways to improve the well know big mac. Through his PhD in beef he has had promising results with adding a third level to infamous Big Mac. There was high hope for him as a graduate of Mcdonald's IT when he discovered a 5th way of shaping their chicken nuggets. All this study and research has taken it toll on Marc causing him to become fatigued in scotland due to small quantities of snow. He was able to recover quickly thanks to the support of his loving future wife, a red mazda CX 5.
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*'''Pierce Hosey'''
**'''Position: Secretary.'''
**'''Email: Secretary@nuigmc.com'''
Took the secretary position as he heard it was important, upon finding out what the word secretary means he stepped aside as he cannot read or write.
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*'''Emmet McCourt'''
**'''Position Hiking Vice Captain.'''
**""Email: Hikingvc@nuigmc.com""
AKA Anything beginning with E, He is a true and true hiker who has recently started climbing. Has an extremely sexy accent that seems to only attract Kevin. He has fantastic stories of all the people he has met in the hostels in the past and the craic they had all night.
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*'''Colin Delahunt'''
**'''Position Climbing Vice Captain.'''
**'''Email: Climbingvc@nuigmc.com'''
Aka The Human Mop. He thinks long unkept hair and longboarding makes him look cool. His favorite pastime is to ask david to get thing from the top or bottom shelf when he is wearing his uniform. Still trying to figure out what people older than him do for fun
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*'''Ellen King'''
**'''Position Public relations officer.'''
**'''Email: Pro@nuigmc.com'''
Aka D4, loves to ride horses. They seem to get more action than so other people in her life. Will sleep through anything but Darude Sandstorm which will wake her from even the most whisky induced comas. Has a tendency to damage items in the houses she rents, mainly breaking the legs off tables and not even in the mountaineering way. Warning do not highfive while drunk, will aim for face.
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*'''Gerard Mangan
**Position Equipment Officer.
**Email: Equipment@nuigmc.com'''
Aka Gerry Adams/Quartermaster(Q), has an odd love of gear, He just can't get enough of those big bros. In a recent survey it has come to light that he “gets enough”. His pastimes include moon game and cleaning his gear by use of his tongue.
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*'''Cormac Horan
**Position Hiking Training safety officer.'''
'''**Email: Hikingtso@nuigmc.com'''
Aka, Cory. Joined club 2016 'till present. He participated.
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*'''Ben Nolan'''
** '''Position Climbing Training Safety Officer.'''
**'''Email: Climbingtso@nuigmc.com'''
Aka Jon Snow. He gets his alias, not from the sight resemblance of jon snow but because he knows nothing. As a newish member, he has embodied the true meaning of the club: Get some americans, fool around with them for a semester, never see them again and wait for the next batch to come in. This is why he spends hours curling his hair into the perfect bob every morning.
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*'''Cathal Breathnach""
**'''Position Committee adviser.'''
**'''Email: Advisor@nuigmc.com'''
Cathal Breathnach Aka Charlie is an old young member of NUIG MC. He has a strange habit of getting into incidents with reindeer. The last one left him with a broken arm. He is the lead singer of the boy band called Rover Bandits. There was some tension in the band when one member fired a projectile at him in the Róisin. May have a rivalry with Tommy.
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*'''Orla Mulligan'''
**'''Position Ordinary Committee Member.'''
**'''Email:'''
She is a loveable creature who like to dress up as Bambi or something like that. (No one could tell what she was and were too polite to say it. May have been a cat or a deer, who knows) Loves going for ski holidays but for the life of her can't remember the night. Rumor has it there is a terminator picture of her floating around the internet.
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*'''Thomas Dunford'''
**'''Position Ordinary Committee Member.'''
**'''Email:'''
Aka Huggy Bear Is currently in a band called the Cider Wasps. He was allowed to join back in 2013 as a participating member, after the other members felt sorry for him. He regularly show up to gigs with them where he receives an unplugged mic. One of his favourite pastimes is telling people he in a band within the first 5 mins of meeting him. He has recently became friends with Colin where they spend long hours measuring the length of their mop top to see who’s is longer. While Colin is winning Tommy claims volume is what really matters.
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*'''David Langley'''
**'''Position Registrar.'''
**'''Email: Registrar@nuigmc.com'''
Aka Treebeard, is a little bit whipped by his entire house. He cooks, cleans and wears a sexy french maids outfit when at their house. Has a strange obsession with trees. Not really sure what to make of it...

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First ascents

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List of recorded first ascents by club members.

*[http://wiki.climbing.ie/index.php/Ballyryan €40 PATAGONIA HAT Diff] - Adam West & Fionn Delahunty 16/04/2017

Quotes

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'''This is a page to record some of the best quotes you hear club members saying!'''

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Cathal: "What do you keep in your freezer Ruairi?"

Ruairi: "Bananas."

-The Cellar bar, 3rd November 2016

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Pierce invites Cormac to his 21st.

Cormac reply on Facebook: "Sorry Pierce I have to shampoo my carpets on Saturday."

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"Don't be pussy." - Andrejs

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"Irish and British OS maps are exactly the same size" - Pierce Hosey, 27/11/16

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"My feet are killing me" - Emmet McCourt, first hike after being voted in as the next hiking vice captain

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"Why is the tiger off the bus"- Pierce Hosey (Dingle 2017)

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"I nominate Adam West"-Every AGM.

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“He gets enough anyway it’s fine” Ellen talking about Ger.

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“Is that what people your age find fun?” Colin to Mary at Maamturks.

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"The mop is immortal. The mop controls this human." Colin when asked to cut his hair.

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"I hope to be a woman by next September" Cathal

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"Shut up, I have a REC5 and I can lick my own cuts" - Fionn

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Constitution

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Fionn: /* Appendix */

'''Version:''' 2.2 '''Last AGM/EGM:''' 29th March 2017

== Article 1. Policy Statements ==

1.1 The title of this Club shall be National University of Ireland, Galway Mountaineering Club (NUIG MC), henceforth referred to as ‘The Club’.

1.2 Membership of The Club is limited to students, staff and alumni of NUI Galway, members of Galway Mountain Rescue Team and members of Galway Mayo Institution of technology.

1.3 The aim of the club will be to provide a means for safe and enjoyable practice of all mountaineering – related activities as appropriate for its members.

1.4 This document should be made available for viewing to all club members (via the club website) in an uneditable format only.

== Article 2. Affiliations ==

2.1 The club shall be affiliated to Mountaineering Ireland.

2.2 The club shall also be affiliated to the Galway Mountain Rescue Team.

2.3 The club shall also be affiliated to the NUI Galway Rover Society.

== Article 3. Annual General Meetings (AGM) ==

3.1 The annual general meeting of the club will be held every year before the beginning of the summer exams.

3.2 A minimum of two weeks’ notice has to be given to all club members.

3.3 The AGM is to be chaired by the captain of the club.

3.4 Club members should be given the opportunity to submit motions or topics for discussion regarding the club and its operation ahead of the AGM to the captain. The agenda should be made available to the club members in advance.

3.5 The format of the AGM will be as follows:

*Captain’s report – a report on the general operation of the club over the year
*Treasurer’s report – a report on the financial operation of the club over the year
*Motions / Discussions / Voting if necessary
*Elections

3.6 Voting on motions may be done by a show of hands.

3.7 The minutes of the AGM are to be made available to all club members.

== Article 4. The Committee ==

4.1 The club is to be run each year by the committee - as elected at the Annual General Meeting.

4.2 The committee will consist of a number of club members dedicated to running the club. The committee elected must have a Captain, a Treasurer and a Secretary and these positions must be filled at the AGM.

4.3 The Captain will be responsible for the overall operation and direction of the club.

4.4 The Treasurer will be responsible for the finances of the club.

4.5 The Secretary will be responsible for communication in the club.

4.6 The remaining committee positions will be titled as follows and should be available for candidates at the AGM:

*Hiking Vice Captain
*Hiking Training & Safety Officer
*Climbing Vice Captain
*Climbing Training & Safety Officer
*Public Relations Officer
*Equipment Officer
*Registrar
*First Year Representative
*Ordinary Committee Member
*GMIT Officer

4.7 All committee members, with the exception of the First Year Representative are to be available for election each year at the AGM.

4.8 All members must be nominated by another club member and then seconded before they can stand for election at the AGM.

4.9 Voting at the AGM (or at any EGM) will be by secret ballot for the election of committee positions.

4.10 A “Re-open nominations” option will be open for all elections. It is not desirable but a committee position may be left vacant if there is no one to fill it at an AGM, however the core positions must always be filled as previously stated.

4.11 The Club Captain, Secretary, Treasurer and Vice Captains can be elected at an AGM or EGM only

4.12 The committee may appoint up to a maximum of three other committee members each year by majority vote at the committee meeting without calling an EGM.

4.13 Committee Meetings will be organised as deemed necessary by the club captain. They must be announced to all committee members.

4.14 In the absence of the captain, either of the vice captains, treasurer or secretary, may chair the meeting.

4.15 If an important vote is to be taken at the committee meeting, at least two thirds of the current committee must be present to vote.

4.16 Upon election onto the committee after the AGM, any new committee members may sit in on any remaining meetings of that year for a smoother transition period.

4.17 The committee will have a designated role of Environmental Officer, as specified by Mountaineering Ireland. This role will be assigned to one of the existing committee positions.

4.18 The committee will have an advisor and they will be appointed by the outgoing committee. They must be an experienced committee member from a recent committee.They will be elected at an AGM/EGM

4.19 The Committee Advisor will have no vote on the committee and will only serve to offer advice to the current committee based on previous learnings of older committees. They will attend committee meetings.

4.20 A maximum of three OCM, Ordinary Committee Members, can be appointed onto the committee.

== Article 5. Emergency General Meetings (EGMs) ==

5.1 An EGM of the club must be called to re-elect the Captain, Secretary, Treasurer or either of the Vice-Captains if necessary during the course of the year.

5.2 An EGM may also be called for a change in the constitution, requiring a written request to the committee with at least 30 signatures of club members.

5.3 A minimum of seven days’ notice must be given to all club members of an EGM and the agenda must be made available in advance of the meeting.

== Article 6. Dismissal of a Club Officer ==

6.1 Any officer of the committee may be dismissed by the membership, by the passing of a motion of no confidence by a majority of members at an official meeting of the committee

6.2 A motion of no confidence shall be proposed by one member of the committee and seconded by another member of the committee.

6.3 The accused shall be notified of the motion at least three academic days before the hearing of charges at an official meeting of the club.

6.4 The accused shall be granted an opportunity to plead their case to the committee before voting occurs.

6.5 The dismissal of a member as an officer does not affect the right of that member to stand for future elections and they may still hold their position of a member in the club.

6.6 If any committee member misses three committee meetings in a row without valid excuse, they can be dismissed from the committee by vote of the committee.

== Article 7. Club Events ==

7.1 All decisions relating to the organisation and funding of club events are the responsibility of the committee and the committee only.

7.2 The determination of what is and what is not a club event shall be the responsibility of the committee, and the committee alone.

7.3 All members who wish to partake in climbing related activities and/or climbing areas must have passed an club climbing assessment. Members may be asked to present their assessment card as proof of assessment at any time by any committee member.

== Article 8. Behaviour of Club Members ==

8.1 Members must agree to abide by all rules and regulations set out in this document and must behave in accordance with the NUIG Code of Conduct when taking part in club activities.

8.2 Club members must take direction from walk leaders and/or climbing instructors at all times, when participating in club activities and/or on behalf of the club.

8.3 If a club member endangers himself or herself or another club member during a club event, they may be cautioned, and following two such cautions they may be banned from future club activities.

8.4 In exceptional circumstances, a club member may be banned from all future activities without any warnings.

8.5 It is up to walk leaders and/or climbing instructors to judge when a club member has endangered themselves or others. They must notify a member of the committee to deal with this.

8.6 Club members must note that our outdoor activities are of an extreme nature and can be dangerous. Participants should be aware of these risks and accept responsibility for their own action and involvement.

8.7 The committee will have the final call on all involvement in the club and have the right to prevent people participating in club activities if they deem there to be a valid threat to themselves or other club members in any way.

== Article 9. Equipment ==

9.1 Failure to wear the necessary gear for hiking as specified in the gear list found on our website and/or wearing inappropriate items as listed in the gear list may lead to exclusion of a member from the event (such as the Sunday hike). Gear will be examined and deemed appropriate by committee members, prior to boarding the bus.

9.2 Through the NUI Galway Sports Unit, the club claims ownership of all the equipment it owns or purchases for use.

9.3 In order to borrow an item of club equipment for use outside of a club event, a club member must obtain approval of the equipment officer or a senior committee member to borrow the item. The equipment officer may apply conditions to the borrowing of an item of club gear at his/her discretion. Club members who borrow gear can be liable to pay for the replacement or repair of gear if lost or damaged. It is up to the decision of the committee whether the club member will be charged.

9.4 All other issues related to equipment and its use (taking article 9.6 into account) are the responsibility of the current committee and the committee alone.

9.5 Failure to wear the necessary gear for climbing and/or wearing inappropriate items, as specified by the committee (or their nominated representatives), may lead to exclusion of a member from the event.

9. 6 The club’s mountaineering quality tents will only be used at the Maamturks Challenge and in mountain situations where use of such a tent would be required in order to ensure their longevity. It shall be the decision of the committee to decide if a certain situation is a valid use of the the tents.”

9.7 All members borrowing club equipment for private use will be required to leave a €5 deposit with the committee. This will be refunded following the return of the equipment in a satisfactory standard as deemed so by the committee.

== Article 10. Data Protection ==

10.1 All members’ personal data and contact details will be stored in a secure location by the club. Mailing lists for the clubs will be blind cc’d to protect members contact details.

10.2 Medical forms will be shredded each year

10.3 Incident reports should be kept in a safe place for future reference and accident prevention.

== Article 11. Insurance ==

11.1 NUIG Sports Club Insurance covers members on club events only.

11.2 A safety form is signed annually by all club members, both hikers and climbers, and kept in club records. The safety forms are to be reviewed by committee members and filed in a secure location.

11.3 The club will make Mountaineering Ireland membership available for all club members at the appropriate rates but it will not be subsidised by the club.

11.4 While insurance will not cover non-members, members of the public may take part in club activities on ‘visitor’ status for up to three events but they must sign an indemnity waiver to acknowledge that they will not fall under club insurance.

11.5 In the event of an incident of any serious nature, the sports unit should be informed at the earliest convenience and an incident report should be submitted to the sports unit.

== Article 12. Maamturks Challenge ==

12.1 The Maamturks Challenge is an annual event in the Club calendar that takes place in spring. The club commits to holding this event every year, when/if possible. It may be cancelled due to extraordinary circumstances.

== Article 13. Amendments ==

13.1 Any amendments to this document can only be made at an AGM or EGM of the club by a majority vote of those present.

13.2 Amendments and the reasoning will be noted in the appendix.

13.3 New points will be added under new numbers and the number of any points removed will be re-used for different points.

13.4 When updated, the revision number and date on the cover page should be updated as required to avoid any confusion. The file name should also be changed.

13.5 The committee will be the owners of this document. It is the responsibility of the current committee to ensure the proper updating of this document as necessary.

13.6 The committee has the discretion to change the wording of any article without altering the meaning of the article, in relation to spelling and grammar mistakes.

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== Appendix ==

Any amendments, reasoning’s or relevant notes should be recorded here.

'''EGM, 12th October 2015'''

RE: 11.3: It was decided that Mountaineering Ireland membership was too costly in times of less funding to provide it for free for members of the committee and last year’s captain as has been the custom. The club will remain affiliated to Mountaineering Ireland and will continue to offer it, but interested will have to pay the membership free (~€20) themselves.

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'''AGM, 11th April 2016'''

RE: 4.17: It was decided to introduce the role of Environmental Officer based on requirements by Mountaineering Ireland to have one in the club. As the committee was already large, it was decided that this role could be given to one of the members already sitting on the committee. This would be at the discretion of the current committee.

RE 4.18 & 4.19: In order to allow for continuity and lessons learned to stay with the club, it was decided to introduce a Committee Advisor who would be an experienced committee member who could offer advice when needed.

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'''EGM, 23th November 2016'''

RE: 1.4: To allow the constitution be hosted on the Wiki.

RE: 4.6 & 4.7: Ordinary committee member was added to the list of positions available for election at an AGM.

RE: 4.20: It was officially noted that a maximum of three OCMs could be appointed to a committee at any one time. This was to prevent the committee becoming to large.

RE: 9.5: No point related to climbing gear was in the constitution. It was decided at the EGM that this point would be written at the first committee meeting of 2nd semester.

RE: 11.1: It was noted that club insurance only cover members on an official club event. It is up to the committee to decide before hand if a event is an official club event. Generally these event would be open to all members and suitable advertised

RE: 13.6: Allows the committee to change spelling mistakes without an AGM/EGM.

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'''AGM, 29th March 2017'''

RE: 1.2: This motion will allow GMIT members to join on club activities. The exact nature of how still needs to be sorted

RE: 4.6: Amalgamation of the climbing & hiking registrar positions.

RE: 4.6: GMIT Officer added

RE 9.6: Line added about charging committee members.

RE 4.12: Word Maximum added

RE 4.18: Allowed advisor to be elected at an AGM/EGM

RE 9.4: (taking article 9.6 into account) added

RE 9.6: Whole article added

RE 9.7: Whole article added

RE 7.3: Whole article added

== Minutes ==

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AHueTE4A1kCB10Rkn9Fu1aLW62mMvylADyP4x-75RxQ/edit?usp=sharing Minutes of EGM - 23/11/16]

[https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6Spe_UuR_r6YTlyZjhrTW9hY0E/view?usp=sharing AGM - 29/3/17]

Constitution

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Fionn: /* Article 7. Club Events */

'''Version:''' 2.2 '''Last AGM/EGM:''' 29th March 2017

== Article 1. Policy Statements ==

1.1 The title of this Club shall be National University of Ireland, Galway Mountaineering Club (NUIG MC), henceforth referred to as ‘The Club’.

1.2 Membership of The Club is limited to students, staff and alumni of NUI Galway, members of Galway Mountain Rescue Team and members of Galway Mayo Institution of technology.

1.3 The aim of the club will be to provide a means for safe and enjoyable practice of all mountaineering – related activities as appropriate for its members.

1.4 This document should be made available for viewing to all club members (via the club website) in an uneditable format only.

== Article 2. Affiliations ==

2.1 The club shall be affiliated to Mountaineering Ireland.

2.2 The club shall also be affiliated to the Galway Mountain Rescue Team.

2.3 The club shall also be affiliated to the NUI Galway Rover Society.

== Article 3. Annual General Meetings (AGM) ==

3.1 The annual general meeting of the club will be held every year before the beginning of the summer exams.

3.2 A minimum of two weeks’ notice has to be given to all club members.

3.3 The AGM is to be chaired by the captain of the club.

3.4 Club members should be given the opportunity to submit motions or topics for discussion regarding the club and its operation ahead of the AGM to the captain. The agenda should be made available to the club members in advance.

3.5 The format of the AGM will be as follows:

*Captain’s report – a report on the general operation of the club over the year
*Treasurer’s report – a report on the financial operation of the club over the year
*Motions / Discussions / Voting if necessary
*Elections

3.6 Voting on motions may be done by a show of hands.

3.7 The minutes of the AGM are to be made available to all club members.

== Article 4. The Committee ==

4.1 The club is to be run each year by the committee - as elected at the Annual General Meeting.

4.2 The committee will consist of a number of club members dedicated to running the club. The committee elected must have a Captain, a Treasurer and a Secretary and these positions must be filled at the AGM.

4.3 The Captain will be responsible for the overall operation and direction of the club.

4.4 The Treasurer will be responsible for the finances of the club.

4.5 The Secretary will be responsible for communication in the club.

4.6 The remaining committee positions will be titled as follows and should be available for candidates at the AGM:

*Hiking Vice Captain
*Hiking Training & Safety Officer
*Climbing Vice Captain
*Climbing Training & Safety Officer
*Public Relations Officer
*Equipment Officer
*Registrar
*First Year Representative
*Ordinary Committee Member
*GMIT Officer

4.7 All committee members, with the exception of the First Year Representative are to be available for election each year at the AGM.

4.8 All members must be nominated by another club member and then seconded before they can stand for election at the AGM.

4.9 Voting at the AGM (or at any EGM) will be by secret ballot for the election of committee positions.

4.10 A “Re-open nominations” option will be open for all elections. It is not desirable but a committee position may be left vacant if there is no one to fill it at an AGM, however the core positions must always be filled as previously stated.

4.11 The Club Captain, Secretary, Treasurer and Vice Captains can be elected at an AGM or EGM only

4.12 The committee may appoint up to a maximum of three other committee members each year by majority vote at the committee meeting without calling an EGM.

4.13 Committee Meetings will be organised as deemed necessary by the club captain. They must be announced to all committee members.

4.14 In the absence of the captain, either of the vice captains, treasurer or secretary, may chair the meeting.

4.15 If an important vote is to be taken at the committee meeting, at least two thirds of the current committee must be present to vote.

4.16 Upon election onto the committee after the AGM, any new committee members may sit in on any remaining meetings of that year for a smoother transition period.

4.17 The committee will have a designated role of Environmental Officer, as specified by Mountaineering Ireland. This role will be assigned to one of the existing committee positions.

4.18 The committee will have an advisor and they will be appointed by the outgoing committee. They must be an experienced committee member from a recent committee.They will be elected at an AGM/EGM

4.19 The Committee Advisor will have no vote on the committee and will only serve to offer advice to the current committee based on previous learnings of older committees. They will attend committee meetings.

4.20 A maximum of three OCM, Ordinary Committee Members, can be appointed onto the committee.

== Article 5. Emergency General Meetings (EGMs) ==

5.1 An EGM of the club must be called to re-elect the Captain, Secretary, Treasurer or either of the Vice-Captains if necessary during the course of the year.

5.2 An EGM may also be called for a change in the constitution, requiring a written request to the committee with at least 30 signatures of club members.

5.3 A minimum of seven days’ notice must be given to all club members of an EGM and the agenda must be made available in advance of the meeting.

== Article 6. Dismissal of a Club Officer ==

6.1 Any officer of the committee may be dismissed by the membership, by the passing of a motion of no confidence by a majority of members at an official meeting of the committee

6.2 A motion of no confidence shall be proposed by one member of the committee and seconded by another member of the committee.

6.3 The accused shall be notified of the motion at least three academic days before the hearing of charges at an official meeting of the club.

6.4 The accused shall be granted an opportunity to plead their case to the committee before voting occurs.

6.5 The dismissal of a member as an officer does not affect the right of that member to stand for future elections and they may still hold their position of a member in the club.

6.6 If any committee member misses three committee meetings in a row without valid excuse, they can be dismissed from the committee by vote of the committee.

== Article 7. Club Events ==

7.1 All decisions relating to the organisation and funding of club events are the responsibility of the committee and the committee only.

7.2 The determination of what is and what is not a club event shall be the responsibility of the committee, and the committee alone.

7.3 All members who wish to partake in climbing related activities and/or climbing areas must have passed an club climbing assessment. Members may be asked to present their assessment card as proof of assessment at any time by any committee member.

== Article 8. Behaviour of Club Members ==

8.1 Members must agree to abide by all rules and regulations set out in this document and must behave in accordance with the NUIG Code of Conduct when taking part in club activities.

8.2 Club members must take direction from walk leaders and/or climbing instructors at all times, when participating in club activities and/or on behalf of the club.

8.3 If a club member endangers himself or herself or another club member during a club event, they may be cautioned, and following two such cautions they may be banned from future club activities.

8.4 In exceptional circumstances, a club member may be banned from all future activities without any warnings.

8.5 It is up to walk leaders and/or climbing instructors to judge when a club member has endangered themselves or others. They must notify a member of the committee to deal with this.

8.6 Club members must note that our outdoor activities are of an extreme nature and can be dangerous. Participants should be aware of these risks and accept responsibility for their own action and involvement.

8.7 The committee will have the final call on all involvement in the club and have the right to prevent people participating in club activities if they deem there to be a valid threat to themselves or other club members in any way.

== Article 9. Equipment ==

9.1 Failure to wear the necessary gear for hiking as specified in the gear list found on our website and/or wearing inappropriate items as listed in the gear list may lead to exclusion of a member from the event (such as the Sunday hike). Gear will be examined and deemed appropriate by committee members, prior to boarding the bus.

9.2 Through the NUI Galway Sports Unit, the club claims ownership of all the equipment it owns or purchases for use.

9.3 In order to borrow an item of club equipment for use outside of a club event, a club member must obtain approval of the equipment officer or a senior committee member to borrow the item. The equipment officer may apply conditions to the borrowing of an item of club gear at his/her discretion. Club members who borrow gear can be liable to pay for the replacement or repair of gear if lost or damaged. It is up to the decision of the committee whether the club member will be charged.

9.4 All other issues related to equipment and its use (taking article 9.6 into account) are the responsibility of the current committee and the committee alone.

9.5 Failure to wear the necessary gear for climbing and/or wearing inappropriate items, as specified by the committee (or their nominated representatives), may lead to exclusion of a member from the event.

9. 6 The club’s mountaineering quality tents will only be used at the Maamturks Challenge and in mountain situations where use of such a tent would be required in order to ensure their longevity. It shall be the decision of the committee to decide if a certain situation is a valid use of the the tents.”

9.7 All members borrowing club equipment for private use will be required to leave a €5 deposit with the committee. This will be refunded following the return of the equipment in a satisfactory standard as deemed so by the committee.

== Article 10. Data Protection ==

10.1 All members’ personal data and contact details will be stored in a secure location by the club. Mailing lists for the clubs will be blind cc’d to protect members contact details.

10.2 Medical forms will be shredded each year

10.3 Incident reports should be kept in a safe place for future reference and accident prevention.

== Article 11. Insurance ==

11.1 NUIG Sports Club Insurance covers members on club events only.

11.2 A safety form is signed annually by all club members, both hikers and climbers, and kept in club records. The safety forms are to be reviewed by committee members and filed in a secure location.

11.3 The club will make Mountaineering Ireland membership available for all club members at the appropriate rates but it will not be subsidised by the club.

11.4 While insurance will not cover non-members, members of the public may take part in club activities on ‘visitor’ status for up to three events but they must sign an indemnity waiver to acknowledge that they will not fall under club insurance.

11.5 In the event of an incident of any serious nature, the sports unit should be informed at the earliest convenience and an incident report should be submitted to the sports unit.

== Article 12. Maamturks Challenge ==

12.1 The Maamturks Challenge is an annual event in the Club calendar that takes place in spring. The club commits to holding this event every year, when/if possible. It may be cancelled due to extraordinary circumstances.

== Article 13. Amendments ==

13.1 Any amendments to this document can only be made at an AGM or EGM of the club by a majority vote of those present.

13.2 Amendments and the reasoning will be noted in the appendix.

13.3 New points will be added under new numbers and the number of any points removed will be re-used for different points.

13.4 When updated, the revision number and date on the cover page should be updated as required to avoid any confusion. The file name should also be changed.

13.5 The committee will be the owners of this document. It is the responsibility of the current committee to ensure the proper updating of this document as necessary.

13.6 The committee has the discretion to change the wording of any article without altering the meaning of the article, in relation to spelling and grammar mistakes.

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== Appendix ==

Any amendments, reasoning’s or relevant notes should be recorded here.

'''EGM, 12th October 2015'''

RE: 11.3: It was decided that Mountaineering Ireland membership was too costly in times of less funding to provide it for free for members of the committee and last year’s captain as has been the custom. The club will remain affiliated to Mountaineering Ireland and will continue to offer it, but interested will have to pay the membership free (~€20) themselves.

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'''AGM, 11th April 2016'''

RE: 4.17: It was decided to introduce the role of Environmental Officer based on requirements by Mountaineering Ireland to have one in the club. As the committee was already large, it was decided that this role could be given to one of the members already sitting on the committee. This would be at the discretion of the current committee.

RE 4.18 & 4.19: In order to allow for continuity and lessons learned to stay with the club, it was decided to introduce a Committee Advisor who would be an experienced committee member who could offer advice when needed.

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'''EGM, 23th November 2016'''

RE: 1.4: To allow the constitution be hosted on the Wiki.

RE: 4.6 & 4.7: Ordinary committee member was added to the list of positions available for election at an AGM.

RE: 4.20: It was officially noted that a maximum of three OCMs could be appointed to a committee at any one time. This was to prevent the committee becoming to large.

RE: 9.5: No point related to climbing gear was in the constitution. It was decided at the EGM that this point would be written at the first committee meeting of 2nd semester.

RE: 11.1: It was noted that club insurance only cover members on an official club event. It is up to the committee to decide before hand if a event is an official club event. Generally these event would be open to all members and suitable advertised

RE: 13.6: Allows the committee to change spelling mistakes without an AGM/EGM.

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'''AGM, 29th March 2017'''

*RE: 1.2: This motion will allow GMIT members to join on club activities. The exact nature of how still needs to be sorted
*RE: 4.6: Amalgamation of the climbing & hiking registrar positions.
*RE: 4.6: GMIT Officer added
*RE 9.6: Line added about charging committee members.
*RE 4.12: Word Maximum added
*RE 4.18: Allowed advisor to be elected at an AGM/EGM
*RE 9.4: (taking article 9.6 into account) added
*RE 9.6: Whole article added
*RE 9.7: Whole article added

== Minutes ==

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AHueTE4A1kCB10Rkn9Fu1aLW62mMvylADyP4x-75RxQ/edit?usp=sharing Minutes of EGM - 23/11/16]

[https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6Spe_UuR_r6YTlyZjhrTW9hY0E/view?usp=sharing AGM - 29/3/17]

Constitution

2017-03-31T11:24:19Z

Fionn:

'''Version:''' 2.2 '''Last AGM/EGM:''' 29th March 2017

== Article 1. Policy Statements ==

1.1 The title of this Club shall be National University of Ireland, Galway Mountaineering Club (NUIG MC), henceforth referred to as ‘The Club’.

1.2 Membership of The Club is limited to students, staff and alumni of NUI Galway, members of Galway Mountain Rescue Team and members of Galway Mayo Institution of technology.

1.3 The aim of the club will be to provide a means for safe and enjoyable practice of all mountaineering – related activities as appropriate for its members.

1.4 This document should be made available for viewing to all club members (via the club website) in an uneditable format only.

== Article 2. Affiliations ==

2.1 The club shall be affiliated to Mountaineering Ireland.

2.2 The club shall also be affiliated to the Galway Mountain Rescue Team.

2.3 The club shall also be affiliated to the NUI Galway Rover Society.

== Article 3. Annual General Meetings (AGM) ==

3.1 The annual general meeting of the club will be held every year before the beginning of the summer exams.

3.2 A minimum of two weeks’ notice has to be given to all club members.

3.3 The AGM is to be chaired by the captain of the club.

3.4 Club members should be given the opportunity to submit motions or topics for discussion regarding the club and its operation ahead of the AGM to the captain. The agenda should be made available to the club members in advance.

3.5 The format of the AGM will be as follows:

*Captain’s report – a report on the general operation of the club over the year
*Treasurer’s report – a report on the financial operation of the club over the year
*Motions / Discussions / Voting if necessary
*Elections

3.6 Voting on motions may be done by a show of hands.

3.7 The minutes of the AGM are to be made available to all club members.

== Article 4. The Committee ==

4.1 The club is to be run each year by the committee - as elected at the Annual General Meeting.

4.2 The committee will consist of a number of club members dedicated to running the club. The committee elected must have a Captain, a Treasurer and a Secretary and these positions must be filled at the AGM.

4.3 The Captain will be responsible for the overall operation and direction of the club.

4.4 The Treasurer will be responsible for the finances of the club.

4.5 The Secretary will be responsible for communication in the club.

4.6 The remaining committee positions will be titled as follows and should be available for candidates at the AGM:

*Hiking Vice Captain
*Hiking Training & Safety Officer
*Climbing Vice Captain
*Climbing Training & Safety Officer
*Public Relations Officer
*Equipment Officer
*Registrar
*First Year Representative
*Ordinary Committee Member
*GMIT Officer

4.7 All committee members, with the exception of the First Year Representative are to be available for election each year at the AGM.

4.8 All members must be nominated by another club member and then seconded before they can stand for election at the AGM.

4.9 Voting at the AGM (or at any EGM) will be by secret ballot for the election of committee positions.

4.10 A “Re-open nominations” option will be open for all elections. It is not desirable but a committee position may be left vacant if there is no one to fill it at an AGM, however the core positions must always be filled as previously stated.

4.11 The Club Captain, Secretary, Treasurer and Vice Captains can be elected at an AGM or EGM only

4.12 The committee may appoint up to a maximum of three other committee members each year by majority vote at the committee meeting without calling an EGM.

4.13 Committee Meetings will be organised as deemed necessary by the club captain. They must be announced to all committee members.

4.14 In the absence of the captain, either of the vice captains, treasurer or secretary, may chair the meeting.

4.15 If an important vote is to be taken at the committee meeting, at least two thirds of the current committee must be present to vote.

4.16 Upon election onto the committee after the AGM, any new committee members may sit in on any remaining meetings of that year for a smoother transition period.

4.17 The committee will have a designated role of Environmental Officer, as specified by Mountaineering Ireland. This role will be assigned to one of the existing committee positions.

4.18 The committee will have an advisor and they will be appointed by the outgoing committee. They must be an experienced committee member from a recent committee.They will be elected at an AGM/EGM

4.19 The Committee Advisor will have no vote on the committee and will only serve to offer advice to the current committee based on previous learnings of older committees. They will attend committee meetings.

4.20 A maximum of three OCM, Ordinary Committee Members, can be appointed onto the committee.

== Article 5. Emergency General Meetings (EGMs) ==

5.1 An EGM of the club must be called to re-elect the Captain, Secretary, Treasurer or either of the Vice-Captains if necessary during the course of the year.

5.2 An EGM may also be called for a change in the constitution, requiring a written request to the committee with at least 30 signatures of club members.

5.3 A minimum of seven days’ notice must be given to all club members of an EGM and the agenda must be made available in advance of the meeting.

== Article 6. Dismissal of a Club Officer ==

6.1 Any officer of the committee may be dismissed by the membership, by the passing of a motion of no confidence by a majority of members at an official meeting of the committee

6.2 A motion of no confidence shall be proposed by one member of the committee and seconded by another member of the committee.

6.3 The accused shall be notified of the motion at least three academic days before the hearing of charges at an official meeting of the club.

6.4 The accused shall be granted an opportunity to plead their case to the committee before voting occurs.

6.5 The dismissal of a member as an officer does not affect the right of that member to stand for future elections and they may still hold their position of a member in the club.

6.6 If any committee member misses three committee meetings in a row without valid excuse, they can be dismissed from the committee by vote of the committee.

== Article 7. Club Events ==

7.1 All decisions relating to the organisation and funding of club events are the responsibility of the committee and the committee only.

7.2 The determination of what is and what is not a club event shall be the responsibility of the committee, and the committee alone.

== Article 8. Behaviour of Club Members ==

8.1 Members must agree to abide by all rules and regulations set out in this document and must behave in accordance with the NUIG Code of Conduct when taking part in club activities.

8.2 Club members must take direction from walk leaders and/or climbing instructors at all times, when participating in club activities and/or on behalf of the club.

8.3 If a club member endangers himself or herself or another club member during a club event, they may be cautioned, and following two such cautions they may be banned from future club activities.

8.4 In exceptional circumstances, a club member may be banned from all future activities without any warnings.

8.5 It is up to walk leaders and/or climbing instructors to judge when a club member has endangered themselves or others. They must notify a member of the committee to deal with this.

8.6 Club members must note that our outdoor activities are of an extreme nature and can be dangerous. Participants should be aware of these risks and accept responsibility for their own action and involvement.

8.7 The committee will have the final call on all involvement in the club and have the right to prevent people participating in club activities if they deem there to be a valid threat to themselves or other club members in any way.

== Article 9. Equipment ==

9.1 Failure to wear the necessary gear for hiking as specified in the gear list found on our website and/or wearing inappropriate items as listed in the gear list may lead to exclusion of a member from the event (such as the Sunday hike). Gear will be examined and deemed appropriate by committee members, prior to boarding the bus.

9.2 Through the NUI Galway Sports Unit, the club claims ownership of all the equipment it owns or purchases for use.

9.3 In order to borrow an item of club equipment for use outside of a club event, a club member must obtain approval of the equipment officer or a senior committee member to borrow the item. The equipment officer may apply conditions to the borrowing of an item of club gear at his/her discretion. Club members who borrow gear can be liable to pay for the replacement or repair of gear if lost or damaged. It is up to the decision of the committee whether the club member will be charged.

9.4 All other issues related to equipment and its use (taking article 9.6 into account) are the responsibility of the current committee and the committee alone.

9.5 Failure to wear the necessary gear for climbing and/or wearing inappropriate items, as specified by the committee (or their nominated representatives), may lead to exclusion of a member from the event.

9. 6 The club’s mountaineering quality tents will only be used at the Maamturks Challenge and in mountain situations where use of such a tent would be required in order to ensure their longevity. It shall be the decision of the committee to decide if a certain situation is a valid use of the the tents.”

9.7 All members borrowing club equipment for private use will be required to leave a €5 deposit with the committee. This will be refunded following the return of the equipment in a satisfactory standard as deemed so by the committee.

== Article 10. Data Protection ==

10.1 All members’ personal data and contact details will be stored in a secure location by the club. Mailing lists for the clubs will be blind cc’d to protect members contact details.

10.2 Medical forms will be shredded each year

10.3 Incident reports should be kept in a safe place for future reference and accident prevention.

== Article 11. Insurance ==

11.1 NUIG Sports Club Insurance covers members on club events only.

11.2 A safety form is signed annually by all club members, both hikers and climbers, and kept in club records. The safety forms are to be reviewed by committee members and filed in a secure location.

11.3 The club will make Mountaineering Ireland membership available for all club members at the appropriate rates but it will not be subsidised by the club.

11.4 While insurance will not cover non-members, members of the public may take part in club activities on ‘visitor’ status for up to three events but they must sign an indemnity waiver to acknowledge that they will not fall under club insurance.

11.5 In the event of an incident of any serious nature, the sports unit should be informed at the earliest convenience and an incident report should be submitted to the sports unit.

== Article 12. Maamturks Challenge ==

12.1 The Maamturks Challenge is an annual event in the Club calendar that takes place in spring. The club commits to holding this event every year, when/if possible. It may be cancelled due to extraordinary circumstances.

== Article 13. Amendments ==

13.1 Any amendments to this document can only be made at an AGM or EGM of the club by a majority vote of those present.

13.2 Amendments and the reasoning will be noted in the appendix.

13.3 New points will be added under new numbers and the number of any points removed will be re-used for different points.

13.4 When updated, the revision number and date on the cover page should be updated as required to avoid any confusion. The file name should also be changed.

13.5 The committee will be the owners of this document. It is the responsibility of the current committee to ensure the proper updating of this document as necessary.

13.6 The committee has the discretion to change the wording of any article without altering the meaning of the article, in relation to spelling and grammar mistakes.

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== Appendix ==

Any amendments, reasoning’s or relevant notes should be recorded here.

'''EGM, 12th October 2015'''

RE: 11.3: It was decided that Mountaineering Ireland membership was too costly in times of less funding to provide it for free for members of the committee and last year’s captain as has been the custom. The club will remain affiliated to Mountaineering Ireland and will continue to offer it, but interested will have to pay the membership free (~€20) themselves.

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'''AGM, 11th April 2016'''

RE: 4.17: It was decided to introduce the role of Environmental Officer based on requirements by Mountaineering Ireland to have one in the club. As the committee was already large, it was decided that this role could be given to one of the members already sitting on the committee. This would be at the discretion of the current committee.

RE 4.18 & 4.19: In order to allow for continuity and lessons learned to stay with the club, it was decided to introduce a Committee Advisor who would be an experienced committee member who could offer advice when needed.

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'''EGM, 23th November 2016'''

RE: 1.4: To allow the constitution be hosted on the Wiki.

RE: 4.6 & 4.7: Ordinary committee member was added to the list of positions available for election at an AGM.

RE: 4.20: It was officially noted that a maximum of three OCMs could be appointed to a committee at any one time. This was to prevent the committee becoming to large.

RE: 9.5: No point related to climbing gear was in the constitution. It was decided at the EGM that this point would be written at the first committee meeting of 2nd semester.

RE: 11.1: It was noted that club insurance only cover members on an official club event. It is up to the committee to decide before hand if a event is an official club event. Generally these event would be open to all members and suitable advertised

RE: 13.6: Allows the committee to change spelling mistakes without an AGM/EGM.

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'''AGM, 29th March 2017'''

*RE: 1.2: This motion will allow GMIT members to join on club activities. The exact nature of how still needs to be sorted
*RE: 4.6: Amalgamation of the climbing & hiking registrar positions.
*RE: 4.6: GMIT Officer added
*RE 9.6: Line added about charging committee members.
*RE 4.12: Word Maximum added
*RE 4.18: Allowed advisor to be elected at an AGM/EGM
*RE 9.4: (taking article 9.6 into account) added
*RE 9.6: Whole article added
*RE 9.7: Whole article added

== Minutes ==

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AHueTE4A1kCB10Rkn9Fu1aLW62mMvylADyP4x-75RxQ/edit?usp=sharing Minutes of EGM - 23/11/16]

[https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6Spe_UuR_r6YTlyZjhrTW9hY0E/view?usp=sharing AGM - 29/3/17]

Constitution

2017-03-31T11:19:58Z

Fionn:

'''Version:''' 2.2 '''Last AGM/EGM:''' 29th March 2017

== Article 1. Policy Statements ==

1.1 The title of this Club shall be National University of Ireland, Galway Mountaineering Club (NUIG MC), henceforth referred to as ‘The Club’.

1.2 Membership of The Club is limited to students, staff and alumni of NUI Galway, members of Galway Mountain Rescue Team and members of Galway Mayo Institution of technology.

1.3 The aim of the club will be to provide a means for safe and enjoyable practice of all mountaineering – related activities as appropriate for its members.

1.4 This document should be made available for viewing to all club members (via the club website) in an uneditable format only.

== Article 2. Affiliations ==

2.1 The club shall be affiliated to Mountaineering Ireland.

2.2 The club shall also be affiliated to the Galway Mountain Rescue Team.

2.3 The club shall also be affiliated to the NUI Galway Rover Society.

== Article 3. Annual General Meetings (AGM) ==

3.1 The annual general meeting of the club will be held every year before the beginning of the summer exams.

3.2 A minimum of two weeks’ notice has to be given to all club members.

3.3 The AGM is to be chaired by the captain of the club.

3.4 Club members should be given the opportunity to submit motions or topics for discussion regarding the club and its operation ahead of the AGM to the captain. The agenda should be made available to the club members in advance.

3.5 The format of the AGM will be as follows:

*Captain’s report – a report on the general operation of the club over the year
*Treasurer’s report – a report on the financial operation of the club over the year
*Motions / Discussions / Voting if necessary
*Elections

3.6 Voting on motions may be done by a show of hands.

3.7 The minutes of the AGM are to be made available to all club members.

== Article 4. The Committee ==

4.1 The club is to be run each year by the committee - as elected at the Annual General Meeting.

4.2 The committee will consist of a number of club members dedicated to running the club. The committee elected must have a Captain, a Treasurer and a Secretary and these positions must be filled at the AGM.

4.3 The Captain will be responsible for the overall operation and direction of the club.

4.4 The Treasurer will be responsible for the finances of the club.

4.5 The Secretary will be responsible for communication in the club.

4.6 The remaining committee positions will be titled as follows and should be available for candidates at the AGM:

*Hiking Vice Captain
*Hiking Training & Safety Officer
*Climbing Vice Captain
*Climbing Training & Safety Officer
*Public Relations Officer
*Equipment Officer
*Registrar
*First Year Representative
*Ordinary Committee Member
*GMIT Officer

4.7 All committee members, with the exception of the First Year Representative are to be available for election each year at the AGM.

4.8 All members must be nominated by another club member and then seconded before they can stand for election at the AGM.

4.9 Voting at the AGM (or at any EGM) will be by secret ballot for the election of committee positions.

4.10 A “Re-open nominations” option will be open for all elections. It is not desirable but a committee position may be left vacant if there is no one to fill it at an AGM, however the core positions must always be filled as previously stated.

4.11 The Club Captain, Secretary, Treasurer and Vice Captains can be elected at an AGM or EGM only

4.12 The committee may appoint up to a maximum of three other committee members each year by majority vote at the committee meeting without calling an EGM.

4.13 Committee Meetings will be organised as deemed necessary by the club captain. They must be announced to all committee members.

4.14 In the absence of the captain, either of the vice captains, treasurer or secretary, may chair the meeting.

4.15 If an important vote is to be taken at the committee meeting, at least two thirds of the current committee must be present to vote.

4.16 Upon election onto the committee after the AGM, any new committee members may sit in on any remaining meetings of that year for a smoother transition period.

4.17 The committee will have a designated role of Environmental Officer, as specified by Mountaineering Ireland. This role will be assigned to one of the existing committee positions.

4.18 The committee will have an advisor and they will be appointed by the outgoing committee. They must be an experienced committee member from a recent committee.They will be elected at an AGM/EGM

4.19 The Committee Advisor will have no vote on the committee and will only serve to offer advice to the current committee based on previous learnings of older committees. They will attend committee meetings.

4.20 A maximum of three OCM, Ordinary Committee Members, can be appointed onto the committee.

== Article 5. Emergency General Meetings (EGMs) ==

5.1 An EGM of the club must be called to re-elect the Captain, Secretary, Treasurer or either of the Vice-Captains if necessary during the course of the year.

5.2 An EGM may also be called for a change in the constitution, requiring a written request to the committee with at least 30 signatures of club members.

5.3 A minimum of seven days’ notice must be given to all club members of an EGM and the agenda must be made available in advance of the meeting.

== Article 6. Dismissal of a Club Officer ==

6.1 Any officer of the committee may be dismissed by the membership, by the passing of a motion of no confidence by a majority of members at an official meeting of the committee

6.2 A motion of no confidence shall be proposed by one member of the committee and seconded by another member of the committee.

6.3 The accused shall be notified of the motion at least three academic days before the hearing of charges at an official meeting of the club.

6.4 The accused shall be granted an opportunity to plead their case to the committee before voting occurs.

6.5 The dismissal of a member as an officer does not affect the right of that member to stand for future elections and they may still hold their position of a member in the club.

6.6 If any committee member misses three committee meetings in a row without valid excuse, they can be dismissed from the committee by vote of the committee.

== Article 7. Club Events ==

7.1 All decisions relating to the organisation and funding of club events are the responsibility of the committee and the committee only.

7.2 The determination of what is and what is not a club event shall be the responsibility of the committee, and the committee alone.

== Article 8. Behaviour of Club Members ==

8.1 Members must agree to abide by all rules and regulations set out in this document and must behave in accordance with the NUIG Code of Conduct when taking part in club activities.

8.2 Club members must take direction from walk leaders and/or climbing instructors at all times, when participating in club activities and/or on behalf of the club.

8.3 If a club member endangers himself or herself or another club member during a club event, they may be cautioned, and following two such cautions they may be banned from future club activities.

8.4 In exceptional circumstances, a club member may be banned from all future activities without any warnings.

8.5 It is up to walk leaders and/or climbing instructors to judge when a club member has endangered themselves or others. They must notify a member of the committee to deal with this.

8.6 Club members must note that our outdoor activities are of an extreme nature and can be dangerous. Participants should be aware of these risks and accept responsibility for their own action and involvement.

8.7 The committee will have the final call on all involvement in the club and have the right to prevent people participating in club activities if they deem there to be a valid threat to themselves or other club members in any way.

== Article 9. Equipment ==

9.1 Failure to wear the necessary gear for hiking as specified in the gear list found on our website and/or wearing inappropriate items as listed in the gear list may lead to exclusion of a member from the event (such as the Sunday hike). Gear will be examined and deemed appropriate by committee members, prior to boarding the bus.

9.2 Through the NUI Galway Sports Unit, the club claims ownership of all the equipment it owns or purchases for use.

9.3 In order to borrow an item of club equipment for use outside of a club event, a club member must obtain approval of the equipment officer or a senior committee member to borrow the item. The equipment officer may apply conditions to the borrowing of an item of club gear at his/her discretion. Club members who borrow gear can be liable to pay for the replacement or repair of gear if lost or damaged. It is up to the decision of the committee whether the club member will be charged.

9.4 All other issues related to equipment and its use (taking article 9.6 into account) are the responsibility of the current committee and the committee alone.

9.5 Failure to wear the necessary gear for climbing and/or wearing inappropriate items, as specified by the committee (or their nominated representatives), may lead to exclusion of a member from the event.

9. 6 The club’s mountaineering quality tents will only be used at the Maamturks Challenge and in mountain situations where use of such a tent would be required in order to ensure their longevity. It shall be the decision of the committee to decide if a certain situation is a valid use of the the tents.”

== Article 10. Data Protection ==

10.1 All members’ personal data and contact details will be stored in a secure location by the club. Mailing lists for the clubs will be blind cc’d to protect members contact details.

10.2 Medical forms will be shredded each year

10.3 Incident reports should be kept in a safe place for future reference and accident prevention.

== Article 11. Insurance ==

11.1 NUIG Sports Club Insurance covers members on club events only.

11.2 A safety form is signed annually by all club members, both hikers and climbers, and kept in club records. The safety forms are to be reviewed by committee members and filed in a secure location.

11.3 The club will make Mountaineering Ireland membership available for all club members at the appropriate rates but it will not be subsidised by the club.

11.4 While insurance will not cover non-members, members of the public may take part in club activities on ‘visitor’ status for up to three events but they must sign an indemnity waiver to acknowledge that they will not fall under club insurance.

11.5 In the event of an incident of any serious nature, the sports unit should be informed at the earliest convenience and an incident report should be submitted to the sports unit.

== Article 12. Maamturks Challenge ==

12.1 The Maamturks Challenge is an annual event in the Club calendar that takes place in spring. The club commits to holding this event every year, when/if possible. It may be cancelled due to extraordinary circumstances.

== Article 13. Amendments ==

13.1 Any amendments to this document can only be made at an AGM or EGM of the club by a majority vote of those present.

13.2 Amendments and the reasoning will be noted in the appendix.

13.3 New points will be added under new numbers and the number of any points removed will be re-used for different points.

13.4 When updated, the revision number and date on the cover page should be updated as required to avoid any confusion. The file name should also be changed.

13.5 The committee will be the owners of this document. It is the responsibility of the current committee to ensure the proper updating of this document as necessary.

13.6 The committee has the discretion to change the wording of any article without altering the meaning of the article, in relation to spelling and grammar mistakes.

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== Appendix ==

Any amendments, reasoning’s or relevant notes should be recorded here.

'''EGM, 12th October 2015'''

RE: 11.3: It was decided that Mountaineering Ireland membership was too costly in times of less funding to provide it for free for members of the committee and last year’s captain as has been the custom. The club will remain affiliated to Mountaineering Ireland and will continue to offer it, but interested will have to pay the membership free (~€20) themselves.

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'''AGM, 11th April 2016'''

RE: 4.17: It was decided to introduce the role of Environmental Officer based on requirements by Mountaineering Ireland to have one in the club. As the committee was already large, it was decided that this role could be given to one of the members already sitting on the committee. This would be at the discretion of the current committee.

RE 4.18 & 4.19: In order to allow for continuity and lessons learned to stay with the club, it was decided to introduce a Committee Advisor who would be an experienced committee member who could offer advice when needed.

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'''EGM, 23th November 2016'''

RE: 1.4: To allow the constitution be hosted on the Wiki.

RE: 4.6 & 4.7: Ordinary committee member was added to the list of positions available for election at an AGM.

RE: 4.20: It was officially noted that a maximum of three OCMs could be appointed to a committee at any one time. This was to prevent the committee becoming to large.

RE: 9.5: No point related to climbing gear was in the constitution. It was decided at the EGM that this point would be written at the first committee meeting of 2nd semester.

RE: 11.1: It was noted that club insurance only cover members on an official club event. It is up to the committee to decide before hand if a event is an official club event. Generally these event would be open to all members and suitable advertised

RE: 13.6: Allows the committee to change spelling mistakes without an AGM/EGM.

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"AGM, 29th March 2017"

RE: 1.2: This motion will allow GMIT members to join on club activities. The exact nature of how still needs to be sorted
RE: 4.6: Amalgamation of the climbing & hiking registrar positions.
RE: 4.6: GMIT Officer added
RE 9.6: Line added about charging committee members.
RE 4.12: Word Maximum added
RE 4.18: Allowed advisor to be elected at an AGM/EGM
RE 9.4: (taking article 9.6 into account) added
RE 9.6: Whole article added

== Minutes ==

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AHueTE4A1kCB10Rkn9Fu1aLW62mMvylADyP4x-75RxQ/edit?usp=sharing Minutes of EGM - 23/11/16]

[https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6Spe_UuR_r6YTlyZjhrTW9hY0E/view?usp=sharing AGM - 29/3/17]

Captains

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Fionn:

Captains
*1. ?Tony Whilde 1970-71
*2. Tony Whilde 1971-72
*3. ?Tony Whilde 1972-73
*4. Barbara Buckley 1973-74
*5. Jane Watt 1974-75
*6. Jane Watt 1975-76
*7. John Carroll 1976-77
*8. Gerry Murray 1977-78
*9. Justin Brophy 1978-79
*10. Mairéad Ryan 1979-80
*11. Peadar O’Duffy 1980-81
*12. Ronan Gill 1981-82
*13. Paul Horan 1982-83
*14. Harry Walsh 1983-84
*15. John O’Shea 1984-85
*16. Elsa Hodgins 1985-86
*17. Seamus O’Mahony 1986-87
*18. Enda Mooney 1987-88
*19. Seán O’Brien 1988-89
*20. Joe Plunkett 1989-90
*21. Neil Mooney 1990-91
*22. Aethna Cooke 1991-92
*23. Ollwyn Gallagher 1992-93
*24. Martin Butler 1993-94
*25. Andrew McCarthy 1994-95
*26. Luke Hughes 1995-96
*27. Michéal Bolger 1996-97
*28. Sadbh Baxter 1997-98
*29. Ronan Concannon 1998-99
*30. Aoife Geraghty 1999-00
*31. Cathal Berry 2000-01
*32. Mark O’Callaghan 2001-02
*33. Niall McCurry 2002-03
*34. Thomas Reynolds 2003-04
*35. Michael Mannion 2004-05
*36. Sinéad Quinn 2005-06
*37. Liam Ó hAisibéil 2006-07
*38. Johnny Galway 2007-08
*39. Paul O’Flynn 2008-09
*40. Chiara Saladino 2009-10
*41. Istvan Andorko 2010-11
*42. Aengus Finnegan 2011-12
*43. Ronan McCaffrey 2012-13
*44. Nigel Burke 2013-14
*45. Cathal Breathnach 2014-15
*46. Ruairi O'Hogartaigh 2015 -16
*47. Jéromine Schmidt 2016 -17
*48. Ciara Mc Ellistrim 2017-18

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Compiled October/November 2010, with the help of many current and former members. Particular thanks go to: Mark O’Callaghan, Pádraig Keirns, Marie Boran, Stephen McGrath, Aongus Ó hAonghusa, Richard Coughlan, Pat Mullany, Alacoque Sullivan, Ger O’Regan, Enda Mooney and Hermann Rasche.

There is some evidence that the origins of the club go back to 1968, but it is not known who was captain before 1970, if indeed there was such a structure in place. This list of names is not definitive, nor is its chronology, but is the closest I’ve been able to come to such a definitive list at the present time.

Aengus Finnegan Secretary 10-11

Captains

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Fionn:

Captains
*1. ?Tony Whilde 1970-71
*2. Tony Whilde 1971-72
*3. ?Tony Whilde 1972-73
*4. Barbara Buckley 1973-74
*5. Jane Watt 1974-75
*6. Jane Watt 1975-76
*7. John Carroll 1976-77
*8. Gerry Murray 1977-78
*9. Justin Brophy 1978-79
*10. Mairéad Ryan 1979-80
*11. Peadar O’Duffy 1980-81
*12. Ronan Gill 1981-82
*13. Paul Horan 1982-83
*14. Harry Walsh 1983-84
*15. John O’Shea 1984-85
*16. Elsa Hodgins 1985-86
*17. Seamus O’Mahony 1986-87
*18. Enda Mooney 1987-88
*19. Seán O’Brien 1988-89
*20. Joe Plunkett 1989-90
*21. Neil Mooney 1990-91
*22. Aethna Cooke 1991-92
*23. Ollwyn Gallagher 1992-93
*24. Martin Butler 1993-94
*25. Andrew McCarthy 1994-95
*26. Luke Hughes 1995-96
*27. Michéal Bolger 1996-97
*28. Sadbh Baxter 1997-98
*29. Ronan Concannon 1998-99
*30. Aoife Geraghty 1999-00
*31. Cathal Berry 2000-01
*32. Mark O’Callaghan 2001-02
*33. Niall McCurry 2002-03
*34. Thomas Reynolds 2003-04
*35. Michael Mannion 2004-05
*36. Sinéad Quinn 2005-06
*37. Liam Ó hAisibéil 2006-07
*38. Johnny Galway 2007-08
*39. Paul O’Flynn 2008-09
*40. Chiara Saladino 2009-10
*41. Istvan Andorko 2010-11
*42. Aengus Finnegan 2011-12
*43. Ronan McCaffrey 2012-13
*44. Nigel Burke 2013-14
*45. Cathal Breathnach 2014-15
*46. Ruairi O'Hogartaigh 2015 -16
*47. Jéromine Schmidt 2016 -17
*48. Ciara Mc Ellistrim 2017-18

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Compiled October/November 2010, with the help of many current and former members. Particular thanks go to: Mark O’Callaghan, Pádraig Keirns, Marie Boran, Stephen McGrath, Aongus Ó hAonghusa, Richard Coughlan, Pat Mullany, Alacoque Sullivan, Ger O’Regan, Enda Mooney and Hermann Rasche.

There is some evidence that the origins of the club go back to 1968, but it is not known who was captain before 1970, if indeed there was such a structure in place. This list of names is not definitive, nor is its chronology, but is the closest I’ve been able to come to such a definitive list at the present time.

Aengus Finnegan Secretary 10-11

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Completed by Fionn Delahunty from 2011 - Current

Captains

2017-03-29T22:47:30Z

Fionn:

Captains
*1. ?Tony Whilde 1970-71
*2. Tony Whilde 1971-72
*3. ?Tony Whilde 1972-73
*4. Barbara Buckley 1973-74
*5. Jane Watt 1974-75
*6. Jane Watt 1975-76
*7. John Carroll 1976-77
*8. Gerry Murray 1977-78
*9. Justin Brophy 1978-79
*10. Mairéad Ryan 1979-80
*11. Peadar O’Duffy 1980-81
*12. Ronan Gill 1981-82
*13. Paul Horan 1982-83
*14. Harry Walsh 1983-84
*15. John O’Shea 1984-85
*16. Elsa Hodgins 1985-86
*17. Seamus O’Mahony 1986-87
*18. Enda Mooney 1987-88
*19. Seán O’Brien 1988-89
*20. Joe Plunkett 1989-90
*21. Neil Mooney 1990-91
*22. Aethna Cooke 1991-92
*23. Ollwyn Gallagher 1992-93
*24. Martin Butler 1993-94
*25. Andrew McCarthy 1994-95
*26. Luke Hughes 1995-96
*27. Michéal Bolger 1996-97
*28. Sadbh Baxter 1997-98
*29. Ronan Concannon 1998-99
*30. Aoife Geraghty 1999-00
*31. Cathal Berry 2000-01
*32. Mark O’Callaghan 2001-02
*33. Niall McCurry 2002-03
*34. Thomas Reynolds 2003-04
*35. Michael Mannion 2004-05
*36. Sinéad Quinn 2005-06
*37. Liam Ó hAisibéil 2006-07
*38. Johnny Galway 2007-08
*39. Paul O’Flynn 2008-09
*40. Chiara Saladino 2009-10
*41. Istvan Andorko 2010-11
*42. Aengus Finnegan 2011-12
*43. Ronan McCaffrey 2012-13
*44. Nigel Burke 2013-14
*45. Cathal Breathnach 2014-15
*46. Ruairi O'Hogartaigh 2015 -16
*47. Jéromine Schmidt 2016 -17
*48. Ciara Mc Ellistrim 2017-18

Compiled October/November 2010, with the help of many current and former members. Particular thanks go to: Mark O’Callaghan, Pádraig Keirns, Marie Boran, Stephen McGrath, Aongus Ó hAonghusa, Richard Coughlan, Pat Mullany, Alacoque Sullivan, Ger O’Regan, Enda Mooney and Hermann Rasche.

There is some evidence that the origins of the club go back to 1968, but it is not known who was captain before 1970, if indeed there was such a structure in place. This list of names is not definitive, nor is its chronology, but is the closest I’ve been able to come to such a definitive list at the present time.

Aengus Finnegan Secretary 10-11

Main Page

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Fionn:

== Welcome to the NUIG Mountaineering club Wiki ==

The mountaineering club is one of the oldest and most active clubs in the university. This wiki was set up to become a repository of club information, traditions and history.

You can view the pages in the left hand side bar, if you feel you have something to contribute just click edit and create! You must create an account in the top right hand side to edit or add any pages.

If you want to have a chat about something, just click the discussion tab

'''Real stuff'''

*[http://nuigmc.com/wiki/index.php?title=Constitution Constitution & Rules]
*[http://nuigmc.com/wiki/index.php?title=Committee Past Committees]
*[http://nuigmc.com/wiki/index.php?title=Captains Past Captains]
*[http://nuigmc.com/wiki/index.php?title=Trips Past Trips]
*[http://nuigmc.com/wiki/index.php?title=Archive Archives]
*[http://nuigmc.com/wiki/index.php?title=Helpful_Websites Websites]
*[http://nuigmc.com/wiki/index.php?title=How_to How to use this Wiki]
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'''Just for Fun'''
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*[http://nuigmc.com/wiki/index.php?title=Climbing_equipment_list Climbing Equipment List]
*[http://nuigmc.com/wiki/index.php?title=Resources Resources]
*[http://nuigmc.com/wiki/index.php?title=Cuisine Cuisine]
*[http://nuigmc.com/wiki/index.php?title=Adventures Adventures]
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MediaWiki:Sidebar

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Qualifications

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Fionn:

The following is a list of training courses members of the club have completed.

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_CABKdTo-JNM0g218rYkfIWfmtuCemKvWvOPA0li6PQ/edit?usp=sharing Click here]

*'''MS2:''' Mountain skills level 2
*'''MSA:''' Mountain skills assessment
*'''REC 3/4/5:''' Remote emergency care first aid
*'''SPA:''' Single pitch assessment (Training & Assessment)

Qualifications

2017-03-24T23:39:29Z

Fionn:

The following is a list of training courses members of the club have completed.

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_CABKdTo-JNM0g218rYkfIWfmtuCemKvWvOPA0li6PQ/edit?usp=sharing Click here]

*MS2: Mountain skills level 2
*MSA: Mountain skills assessment
*REC 3/4/5: Remote emergency care first aid
*SPA: Single pitch assessment (Training & Assessment)

Qualifications

2017-03-24T23:39:07Z

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The following is a list of training courses members of the club have completed.

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_CABKdTo-JNM0g218rYkfIWfmtuCemKvWvOPA0li6PQ/edit?usp=sharing Click here]

MS2: Mountain skills level 2
MSA: Mountain skills assessment
REC 3/4/5: Remote emergency care first aid
SPA: Single pitch assessment (Training & Assessment)

Adventures

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Fionn:

Have you gone on any good adventures here in Ireland or in Europe? Why not add them here so other can try them out!

*[http://nuigmc.com/wiki/index.php?title=Western_Way Western Way Walk]
*[http://nuigmc.com/wiki/index.php?title=Glendalough-_IMC Glendalough IMC Hut]
*[http://nuigmc.com/wiki/index.php?title=Trap_door_to_the_abyssus Trap door to the abyssus]

Trap door to the abyssus

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Constitution

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'''Version:''' 2.1 '''Last AGM/EGM:''' 23th November 2016

== Article 1. Policy Statements ==

1.1 The title of this Club shall be National University of Ireland, Galway Mountaineering Club (NUIG MC), henceforth referred to as ‘The Club’.

1.2 Membership of The Club is limited to students, staff and alumni of NUI Galway and members of the Galway Mountain Rescue Team.

1.3 The aim of the club will be to provide a means for safe and enjoyable practice of all mountaineering – related activities as appropriate for its members.

1.4 This document should be made available for viewing to all club members (via the club website) in an uneditable format only.

== Article 2. Affiliations ==

2.1 The club shall be affiliated to Mountaineering Ireland.

2.2 The club shall also be affiliated to the Galway Mountain Rescue Team.

2.3 The club shall also be affiliated to the NUI Galway Rover Society.

== Article 3. Annual General Meetings (AGM) ==

3.1 The annual general meeting of the club will be held every year before the beginning of the summer exams.

3.2 A minimum of two weeks’ notice has to be given to all club members.

3.3 The AGM is to be chaired by the captain of the club.

3.4 Club members should be given the opportunity to submit motions or topics for discussion regarding the club and its operation ahead of the AGM to the captain. The agenda should be made available to the club members in advance.

3.5 The format of the AGM will be as follows:

*Captain’s report – a report on the general operation of the club over the year
*Treasurer’s report – a report on the financial operation of the club over the year
*Motions / Discussions / Voting if necessary
*Elections

3.6 Voting on motions may be done by a show of hands.

3.7 The minutes of the AGM are to be made available to all club members.

== Article 4. The Committee ==

4.1 The club is to be run each year by the committee - as elected at the Annual General Meeting.

4.2 The committee will consist of a number of club members dedicated to running the club. The committee elected must have a Captain, a Treasurer and a Secretary and these positions must be filled at the AGM.

4.3 The Captain will be responsible for the overall operation and direction of the club.

4.4 The Treasurer will be responsible for the finances of the club.

4.5 The Secretary will be responsible for communication in the club.

4.6 The remaining committee positions will be titled as follows and should be available for candidates at the AGM:

*Hiking Vice Captain
*Hiking Training & Safety Officer
*Hiking Registrar
*Climbing Vice Captain
*Climbing Training & Safety Officer
*Climbing Registrar
*Public Relations Officer
*Equipment Officer
*First Year Representative
*Ordinary Committee Member

4.7 All committee members, with the exception of the First Year Representative are to be available for election each year at the AGM.

4.8 All members must be nominated by another club member and then seconded before they can stand for election at the AGM.

4.9 Voting at the AGM (or at any EGM) will be by secret ballot for the election of committee positions.

4.10 A “Re-open nominations” option will be open for all elections. It is not desirable but a committee position may be left vacant if there is no one to fill it at an AGM, however the core positions must always be filled as previously stated.

4.11 The Club Captain, Secretary, Treasurer and Vice Captains can be elected at an AGM or EGM only

4.12 The committee may appoint up to three other committee members each year by majority vote at the committee meeting without calling an EGM.

4.13 Committee Meetings will be organised as deemed necessary by the club captain. They must be announced to all committee members.

4.14 In the absence of the captain, either of the vice captains, treasurer or secretary, may chair the meeting.

4.15 If an important vote is to be taken at the committee meeting, at least two thirds of the current committee must be present to vote.

4.16 Upon election onto the committee after the AGM, any new committee members may sit in on any remaining meetings of that year for a smoother transition period.

4.17 The committee will have a designated role of Environmental Officer, as specified by Mountaineering Ireland. This role will be assigned to one of the existing committee positions.

4.18 The committee will have an advisor and they will be appointed by the outgoing committee. They must be an experienced committee member from a recent committee.

4.19 The Committee Advisor will have no vote on the committee and will only serve to offer advice to the current committee based on previous learnings of older committees. They will attend committee meetings.

4.20 A maximum of three OCM, Ordinary Committee Members, can be appointed onto the committee.

== Article 5. Emergency General Meetings (EGMs) ==

5.1 An EGM of the club must be called to re-elect the Captain, Secretary, Treasurer or either of the Vice-Captains if necessary during the course of the year.

5.2 An EGM may also be called for a change in the constitution, requiring a written request to the committee with at least 30 signatures of club members.

5.3 A minimum of seven days’ notice must be given to all club members of an EGM and the agenda must be made available in advance of the meeting.

== Article 6. Dismissal of a Club Officer ==

6.1 Any officer of the committee may be dismissed by the membership, by the passing of a motion of no confidence by a majority of members at an official meeting of the committee

6.2 A motion of no confidence shall be proposed by one member of the committee and seconded by another member of the committee.

6.3 The accused shall be notified of the motion at least three academic days before the hearing of charges at an official meeting of the club.

6.4 The accused shall be granted an opportunity to plead their case to the committee before voting occurs.

6.5 The dismissal of a member as an officer does not affect the right of that member to stand for future elections and they may still hold their position of a member in the club.

6.6 If any committee member misses three committee meetings in a row without valid excuse, they can be dismissed from the committee by vote of the committee.

== Article 7. Club Events ==

7.1 All decisions relating to the organisation and funding of club events are the responsibility of the committee and the committee only.

7.2 The determination of what is and what is not a club event shall be the responsibility of the committee, and the committee alone.

== Article 8. Behaviour of Club Members ==

8.1 Members must agree to abide by all rules and regulations set out in this document and must behave in accordance with the NUIG Code of Conduct when taking part in club activities.

8.2 Club members must take direction from walk leaders and/or climbing instructors at all times, when participating in club activities and/or on behalf of the club.

8.3 If a club member endangers himself or herself or another club member during a club event, they may be cautioned, and following two such cautions they may be banned from future club activities.

8.4 In exceptional circumstances, a club member may be banned from all future activities without any warnings.

8.5 It is up to walk leaders and/or climbing instructors to judge when a club member has endangered themselves or others. They must notify a member of the committee to deal with this.

8.6 Club members must note that our outdoor activities are of an extreme nature and can be dangerous. Participants should be aware of these risks and accept responsibility for their own action and involvement.

8.7 The committee will have the final call on all involvement in the club and have the right to prevent people participating in club activities if they deem there to be a valid threat to themselves or other club members in any way.

== Article 9. Equipment ==

9.1 Failure to wear the necessary gear for hiking as specified in the gear list found on our website and/or wearing inappropriate items as listed in the gear list may lead to exclusion of a member from the event (such as the Sunday hike). Gear will be examined and deemed appropriate by committee members, prior to boarding the bus.

9.2 Through the NUI Galway Sports Unit, the club claims ownership of all the equipment it owns or purchases for use.

9.3 In order to borrow an item of club equipment for use outside of a club event, a club member must obtain approval of the equipment officer or a senior committee member to borrow the item. The equipment officer may apply conditions to the borrowing of an item of club gear at his/her discretion.

9.4 All other issues related to equipment and its use are the responsibility of the current committee and the committee alone.

9.5 Failure to wear the necessary gear for climbing and/or wearing inappropriate items, as specified by the committee (or their nominated representatives), may lead to exclusion of a member from the event.

== Article 10. Data Protection ==

10.1 All members’ personal data and contact details will be stored in a secure location by the club. Mailing lists for the clubs will be blind cc’d to protect members contact details.

10.2 Medical forms will be shredded each year

10.3 Incident reports should be kept in a safe place for future reference and accident prevention.

== Article 11. Insurance ==

11.1 NUIG Sports Club Insurance covers members on club events only.

11.2 A safety form is signed annually by all club members, both hikers and climbers, and kept in club records. The safety forms are to be reviewed by committee members and filed in a secure location.

11.3 The club will make Mountaineering Ireland membership available for all club members at the appropriate rates but it will not be subsidised by the club.

11.4 While insurance will not cover non-members, members of the public may take part in club activities on ‘visitor’ status for up to three events but they must sign an indemnity waiver to acknowledge that they will not fall under club insurance.

11.5 In the event of an incident of any serious nature, the sports unit should be informed at the earliest convenience and an incident report should be submitted to the sports unit.

== Article 12. Maamturks Challenge ==

12.1 The Maamturks Challenge is an annual event in the Club calendar that takes place in spring. The club commits to holding this event every year, when/if possible. It may be cancelled due to extraordinary circumstances.

== Article 13. Amendments ==

13.1 Any amendments to this document can only be made at an AGM or EGM of the club by a majority vote of those present.

13.2 Amendments and the reasoning will be noted in the appendix.

13.3 New points will be added under new numbers and the number of any points removed will be re-used for different points.

13.4 When updated, the revision number and date on the cover page should be updated as required to avoid any confusion. The file name should also be changed.

13.5 The committee will be the owners of this document. It is the responsibility of the current committee to ensure the proper updating of this document as necessary.

13.6 The committee has the discretion to change the wording of any article without altering the meaning of the article, in relation to spelling and grammar mistakes.

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== Appendix ==

Any amendments, reasoning’s or relevant notes should be recorded here.

'''EGM, 12th October 2015'''

RE: 11.3: It was decided that Mountaineering Ireland membership was too costly in times of less funding to provide it for free for members of the committee and last year’s captain as has been the custom. The club will remain affiliated to Mountaineering Ireland and will continue to offer it, but interested will have to pay the membership free (~€20) themselves.

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'''AGM, 11th April 2016'''

RE: 4.17: It was decided to introduce the role of Environmental Officer based on requirements by Mountaineering Ireland to have one in the club. As the committee was already large, it was decided that this role could be given to one of the members already sitting on the committee. This would be at the discretion of the current committee.

RE 4.18 & 4.19: In order to allow for continuity and lessons learned to stay with the club, it was decided to introduce a Committee Advisor who would be an experienced committee member who could offer advice when needed.

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'''EGM, 23th November 2016'''

RE: 1.4: To allow the constitution be hosted on the Wiki.

RE: 4.6 & 4.7: Ordinary committee member was added to the list of positions available for election at an AGM.

RE: 4.20: It was officially noted that a maximum of three OCMs could be appointed to a committee at any one time. This was to prevent the committee becoming to large.

RE: 9.5: No point related to climbing gear was in the constitution. It was decided at the EGM that this point would be written at the first committee meeting of 2nd semester.

RE: 11.1: It was noted that club insurance only cover members on an official club event. It is up to the committee to decide before hand if a event is an official club event. Generally these event would be open to all members and suitable advertised

RE: 13.6: Allows the committee to change spelling mistakes without an AGM/EGM.

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== Minutes ==

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AHueTE4A1kCB10Rkn9Fu1aLW62mMvylADyP4x-75RxQ/edit?usp=sharing Minutes of EGM - 23/11/16]

Constitution

2017-01-11T18:48:22Z

Fionn: /* Article 9. Equipment */

'''Version:''' 2.1 '''Last AGM/EGM:''' 23th November 2016

== Article 1. Policy Statements ==

1.1 The title of this Club shall be National University of Ireland, Galway Mountaineering Club (NUIG MC), henceforth referred to as ‘The Club’.

1.2 Membership of The Club is limited to students, staff and alumni of NUI Galway and members of the Galway Mountain Rescue Team.

1.3 The aim of the club will be to provide a means for safe and enjoyable practice of all mountaineering – related activities as appropriate for its members.

1.4 This document should be made available for viewing to all club members (via the club website) in an uneditable format only.

== Article 2. Affiliations ==

2.1 The club shall be affiliated to Mountaineering Ireland.

2.2 The club shall also be affiliated to the Galway Mountain Rescue Team.

2.3 The club shall also be affiliated to the NUI Galway Rover Society.

== Article 3. Annual General Meetings (AGM) ==

3.1 The annual general meeting of the club will be held every year before the beginning of the summer exams.

3.2 A minimum of two weeks’ notice has to be given to all club members.

3.3 The AGM is to be chaired by the captain of the club.

3.4 Club members should be given the opportunity to submit motions or topics for discussion regarding the club and its operation ahead of the AGM to the captain. The agenda should be made available to the club members in advance.

3.5 The format of the AGM will be as follows:

*Captain’s report – a report on the general operation of the club over the year
*Treasurer’s report – a report on the financial operation of the club over the year
*Motions / Discussions / Voting if necessary
*Elections

3.6 Voting on motions may be done by a show of hands.

3.7 The minutes of the AGM are to be made available to all club members.

== Article 4. The Committee ==

4.1 The club is to be run each year by the committee - as elected at the Annual General Meeting.

4.2 The committee will consist of a number of club members dedicated to running the club. The committee elected must have a Captain, a Treasurer and a Secretary and these positions must be filled at the AGM.

4.3 The Captain will be responsible for the overall operation and direction of the club.

4.4 The Treasurer will be responsible for the finances of the club.

4.5 The Secretary will be responsible for communication in the club.

4.6 The remaining committee positions will be titled as follows and should be available for candidates at the AGM:

*Hiking Vice Captain
*Hiking Training & Safety Officer
*Hiking Registrar
*Climbing Vice Captain
*Climbing Training & Safety Officer
*Climbing Registrar
*Public Relations Officer
*Equipment Officer
*First Year Representative
*Ordinary Committee Member

4.7 All committee members, with the exception of the First Year Representative are to be available for election each year at the AGM.

4.8 All members must be nominated by another club member and then seconded before they can stand for election at the AGM.

4.9 Voting at the AGM (or at any EGM) will be by secret ballot for the election of committee positions.

4.10 A “Re-open nominations” option will be open for all elections. It is not desirable but a committee position may be left vacant if there is no one to fill it at an AGM, however the core positions must always be filled as previously stated.

4.11 The Club Captain, Secretary, Treasurer and Vice Captains can be elected at an AGM or EGM only

4.12 The committee may appoint up to three other committee members each year by majority vote at the committee meeting without calling an EGM.

4.13 Committee Meetings will be organised as deemed necessary by the club captain. They must be announced to all committee members.

4.14 In the absence of the captain, either of the vice captains, treasurer or secretary, may chair the meeting.

4.15 If an important vote is to be taken at the committee meeting, at least two thirds of the current committee must be present to vote.

4.16 Upon election onto the committee after the AGM, any new committee members may sit in on any remaining meetings of that year for a smoother transition period.

4.17 The committee will have a designated role of Environmental Officer, as specified by Mountaineering Ireland. This role will be assigned to one of the existing committee positions.

4.18 The committee will have an advisor and they will be appointed by the outgoing committee. They must be an experienced committee member from a recent committee.

4.19 The Committee Advisor will have no vote on the committee and will only serve to offer advice to the current committee based on previous learnings of older committees. They will attend committee meetings.

4.20 A maximum of three OCM, Ordinary Committee Members, can be appointed onto the committee.

== Article 5. Emergency General Meetings (EGMs) ==

5.1 An EGM of the club must be called to re-elect the Captain, Secretary, Treasurer or either of the Vice-Captains if necessary during the course of the year.

5.2 An EGM may also be called for a change in the constitution, requiring a written request to the committee with at least 30 signatures of club members.

5.3 A minimum of seven days’ notice must be given to all club members of an EGM and the agenda must be made available in advance of the meeting.

== Article 6. Dismissal of a Club Officer ==

6.1 Any officer of the committee may be dismissed by the membership, by the passing of a motion of no confidence by a majority of members at an official meeting of the committee

6.2 A motion of no confidence shall be proposed by one member of the committee and seconded by another member of the committee.

6.3 The accused shall be notified of the motion at least three academic days before the hearing of charges at an official meeting of the club.

6.4 The accused shall be granted an opportunity to plead their case to the committee before voting occurs.

6.5 The dismissal of a member as an officer does not affect the right of that member to stand for future elections and they may still hold their position of a member in the club.

6.6 If any committee member misses three committee meetings in a row without valid excuse, they can be dismissed from the committee by vote of the committee.

== Article 7. Club Events ==

7.1 All decisions relating to the organisation and funding of club events are the responsibility of the committee and the committee only.

7.2 The determination of what is and what is not a club event shall be the responsibility of the committee, and the committee alone.

== Article 8. Behaviour of Club Members ==

8.1 Members must agree to abide by all rules and regulations set out in this document and must behave in accordance with the NUIG Code of Conduct when taking part in club activities.

8.2 Club members must take direction from walk leaders and/or climbing instructors at all times, when participating in club activities and/or on behalf of the club.

8.3 If a club member endangers himself or herself or another club member during a club event, they may be cautioned, and following two such cautions they may be banned from future club activities.

8.4 In exceptional circumstances, a club member may be banned from all future activities without any warnings.

8.5 It is up to walk leaders and/or climbing instructors to judge when a club member has endangered themselves or others. They must notify a member of the committee to deal with this.

8.6 Club members must note that our outdoor activities are of an extreme nature and can be dangerous. Participants should be aware of these risks and accept responsibility for their own action and involvement.

8.7 The committee will have the final call on all involvement in the club and have the right to prevent people participating in club activities if they deem there to be a valid threat to themselves or other club members in any way.

== Article 9. Equipment ==

9.1 Failure to wear the necessary gear for hiking as specified in the gear list found on our website and/or wearing inappropriate items as listed in the gear list may lead to exclusion of a member from the event (such as the Sunday hike). Gear will be examined and deemed appropriate by committee members, prior to boarding the bus.

9.2 Through the NUI Galway Sports Unit, the club claims ownership of all the equipment it owns or purchases for use.

9.3 In order to borrow an item of club equipment for use outside of a club event, a club member must obtain approval of the equipment officer or a senior committee member to borrow the item. The equipment officer may apply conditions to the borrowing of an item of club gear at his/her discretion.

9.4 All other issues related to equipment and its use are the responsibility of the current committee and the committee alone.

9.5 Failure to wear the necessary gear for climbing and/or wearing inappropriate items, as specified by the committee (or their nominated representatives), may lead to exclusion of a member from the event.

== Article 10. Data Protection ==

10.1 All members’ personal data and contact details will be stored in a secure location by the club. Mailing lists for the clubs will be blind cc’d to protect members contact details.

10.2 Medical forms will be shredded each year

10.3 Incident reports should be kept in a safe place for future reference and accident prevention.

== Article 11. Insurance ==

11.1 NUIG Sports Club Insurance covers members on club events only.

11.2 A safety form is signed annually by all club members, both hikers and climbers, and kept in club records. The safety forms are to be reviewed by committee members and filed in a secure location.

11.3 The club will make Mountaineering Ireland membership available for all club members at the appropriate rates but it will not be subsidised by the club.

11.4 While insurance will not cover non-members, members of the public may take part in club activities on ‘visitor’ status for up to three events but they must sign an indemnity waiver to acknowledge that they will not fall under club insurance.

11.5 In the event of an incident of any serious nature, the sports unit should be informed at the earliest convenience and an incident report should be submitted to the sports unit.

== Article 12. Maamturks Challenge ==

12.1 The Maamturks Challenge is an annual event in the Club calendar that takes place in spring. The club commits to holding this event every year, when/if possible. It may be cancelled due to extraordinary circumstances.

== Article 13. Amendments ==

13.1 Any amendments to this document can only be made at an AGM or EGM of the club by a majority vote of those present.

13.2 Amendments and the reasoning will be noted in the appendix.

13.3 New points will be added under new numbers and the number of any points removed will be re-used for different points.

13.4 When updated, the revision number and date on the cover page should be updated as required to avoid any confusion. The file name should also be changed.

13.5 The committee will be the owners of this document. It is the responsibility of the current committee to ensure the proper updating of this document as necessary.

13.6 The committee has the discretion to change the wording of any article without altering the meaning of the article, in relation to spelling and grammar mistakes.

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== Appendix ==

Any amendments, reasoning’s or relevant notes should be recorded here.

'''EGM, 12th October 2015'''

RE: 11.3: It was decided that Mountaineering Ireland membership was too costly in times of less funding to provide it for free for members of the committee and last year’s captain as has been the custom. The club will remain affiliated to Mountaineering Ireland and will continue to offer it, but interested will have to pay the membership free (~€20) themselves.

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'''AGM, 11th April 2016'''

RE: 4.17: It was decided to introduce the role of Environmental Officer based on requirements by Mountaineering Ireland to have one in the club. As the committee was already large, it was decided that this role could be given to one of the members already sitting on the committee. This would be at the discretion of the current committee.

RE 4.18 & 4.19: In order to allow for continuity and lessons learned to stay with the club, it was decided to introduce a Committee Advisor who would be an experienced committee member who could offer advice when needed.

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'''EGM, 23th November 2016'''

RE: 1.4: To allow the constitution be hosted on the Wiki.

RE: 4.6 & 4.7: Ordinary committee member was added to the list of positions available for election at an AGM.

RE: 4.20: It was officially noted that a maximum of three OCMs could be appointed to a committee at any one time. This was to prevent the committee becoming to large.

RE: 9.5:

RE: 11.1: It was noted that club insurance only cover members on an official club event. It is up to the committee to decide before hand if a event is an official club event. Generally these event would be open to all members and suitable advertised

RE: 13.6: Allows the committee to change spelling mistakes without an AGM/EGM.

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== Minutes ==

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AHueTE4A1kCB10Rkn9Fu1aLW62mMvylADyP4x-75RxQ/edit?usp=sharing Minutes of EGM - 23/11/16]

Constitution

2017-01-08T19:36:45Z

Fionn:

'''Version:''' 2.1 '''Last AGM/EGM:''' 23th November 2016

== Article 1. Policy Statements ==

1.1 The title of this Club shall be National University of Ireland, Galway Mountaineering Club (NUIG MC), henceforth referred to as ‘The Club’.

1.2 Membership of The Club is limited to students, staff and alumni of NUI Galway and members of the Galway Mountain Rescue Team.

1.3 The aim of the club will be to provide a means for safe and enjoyable practice of all mountaineering – related activities as appropriate for its members.

1.4 This document should be made available for viewing to all club members (via the club website) in an uneditable format only.

== Article 2. Affiliations ==

2.1 The club shall be affiliated to Mountaineering Ireland.

2.2 The club shall also be affiliated to the Galway Mountain Rescue Team.

2.3 The club shall also be affiliated to the NUI Galway Rover Society.

== Article 3. Annual General Meetings (AGM) ==

3.1 The annual general meeting of the club will be held every year before the beginning of the summer exams.

3.2 A minimum of two weeks’ notice has to be given to all club members.

3.3 The AGM is to be chaired by the captain of the club.

3.4 Club members should be given the opportunity to submit motions or topics for discussion regarding the club and its operation ahead of the AGM to the captain. The agenda should be made available to the club members in advance.

3.5 The format of the AGM will be as follows:

*Captain’s report – a report on the general operation of the club over the year
*Treasurer’s report – a report on the financial operation of the club over the year
*Motions / Discussions / Voting if necessary
*Elections

3.6 Voting on motions may be done by a show of hands.

3.7 The minutes of the AGM are to be made available to all club members.

== Article 4. The Committee ==

4.1 The club is to be run each year by the committee - as elected at the Annual General Meeting.

4.2 The committee will consist of a number of club members dedicated to running the club. The committee elected must have a Captain, a Treasurer and a Secretary and these positions must be filled at the AGM.

4.3 The Captain will be responsible for the overall operation and direction of the club.

4.4 The Treasurer will be responsible for the finances of the club.

4.5 The Secretary will be responsible for communication in the club.

4.6 The remaining committee positions will be titled as follows and should be available for candidates at the AGM:

*Hiking Vice Captain
*Hiking Training & Safety Officer
*Hiking Registrar
*Climbing Vice Captain
*Climbing Training & Safety Officer
*Climbing Registrar
*Public Relations Officer
*Equipment Officer
*First Year Representative
*Ordinary Committee Member

4.7 All committee members, with the exception of the First Year Representative are to be available for election each year at the AGM.

4.8 All members must be nominated by another club member and then seconded before they can stand for election at the AGM.

4.9 Voting at the AGM (or at any EGM) will be by secret ballot for the election of committee positions.

4.10 A “Re-open nominations” option will be open for all elections. It is not desirable but a committee position may be left vacant if there is no one to fill it at an AGM, however the core positions must always be filled as previously stated.

4.11 The Club Captain, Secretary, Treasurer and Vice Captains can be elected at an AGM or EGM only

4.12 The committee may appoint up to three other committee members each year by majority vote at the committee meeting without calling an EGM.

4.13 Committee Meetings will be organised as deemed necessary by the club captain. They must be announced to all committee members.

4.14 In the absence of the captain, either of the vice captains, treasurer or secretary, may chair the meeting.

4.15 If an important vote is to be taken at the committee meeting, at least two thirds of the current committee must be present to vote.

4.16 Upon election onto the committee after the AGM, any new committee members may sit in on any remaining meetings of that year for a smoother transition period.

4.17 The committee will have a designated role of Environmental Officer, as specified by Mountaineering Ireland. This role will be assigned to one of the existing committee positions.

4.18 The committee will have an advisor and they will be appointed by the outgoing committee. They must be an experienced committee member from a recent committee.

4.19 The Committee Advisor will have no vote on the committee and will only serve to offer advice to the current committee based on previous learnings of older committees. They will attend committee meetings.

4.20 A maximum of three OCM, Ordinary Committee Members, can be appointed onto the committee.

== Article 5. Emergency General Meetings (EGMs) ==

5.1 An EGM of the club must be called to re-elect the Captain, Secretary, Treasurer or either of the Vice-Captains if necessary during the course of the year.

5.2 An EGM may also be called for a change in the constitution, requiring a written request to the committee with at least 30 signatures of club members.

5.3 A minimum of seven days’ notice must be given to all club members of an EGM and the agenda must be made available in advance of the meeting.

== Article 6. Dismissal of a Club Officer ==

6.1 Any officer of the committee may be dismissed by the membership, by the passing of a motion of no confidence by a majority of members at an official meeting of the committee

6.2 A motion of no confidence shall be proposed by one member of the committee and seconded by another member of the committee.

6.3 The accused shall be notified of the motion at least three academic days before the hearing of charges at an official meeting of the club.

6.4 The accused shall be granted an opportunity to plead their case to the committee before voting occurs.

6.5 The dismissal of a member as an officer does not affect the right of that member to stand for future elections and they may still hold their position of a member in the club.

6.6 If any committee member misses three committee meetings in a row without valid excuse, they can be dismissed from the committee by vote of the committee.

== Article 7. Club Events ==

7.1 All decisions relating to the organisation and funding of club events are the responsibility of the committee and the committee only.

7.2 The determination of what is and what is not a club event shall be the responsibility of the committee, and the committee alone.

== Article 8. Behaviour of Club Members ==

8.1 Members must agree to abide by all rules and regulations set out in this document and must behave in accordance with the NUIG Code of Conduct when taking part in club activities.

8.2 Club members must take direction from walk leaders and/or climbing instructors at all times, when participating in club activities and/or on behalf of the club.

8.3 If a club member endangers himself or herself or another club member during a club event, they may be cautioned, and following two such cautions they may be banned from future club activities.

8.4 In exceptional circumstances, a club member may be banned from all future activities without any warnings.

8.5 It is up to walk leaders and/or climbing instructors to judge when a club member has endangered themselves or others. They must notify a member of the committee to deal with this.

8.6 Club members must note that our outdoor activities are of an extreme nature and can be dangerous. Participants should be aware of these risks and accept responsibility for their own action and involvement.

8.7 The committee will have the final call on all involvement in the club and have the right to prevent people participating in club activities if they deem there to be a valid threat to themselves or other club members in any way.

== Article 9. Equipment ==

9.1 Failure to wear the necessary gear for hiking as specified in the gear list found on our website and/or wearing inappropriate items as listed in the gear list may lead to exclusion of a member from the event (such as the Sunday hike). Gear will be examined and deemed appropriate by committee members, prior to boarding the bus.

9.2 Through the NUI Galway Sports Unit, the club claims ownership of all the equipment it owns or purchases for use.

9.3 In order to borrow an item of club equipment for use outside of a club event, a club member must obtain approval of the equipment officer or a senior committee member to borrow the item. The equipment officer may apply conditions to the borrowing of an item of club gear at his/her discretion.

9.4 All other issues related to equipment and its use are the responsibility of the current committee and the committee alone.

== Article 10. Data Protection ==

10.1 All members’ personal data and contact details will be stored in a secure location by the club. Mailing lists for the clubs will be blind cc’d to protect members contact details.

10.2 Medical forms will be shredded each year

10.3 Incident reports should be kept in a safe place for future reference and accident prevention.

== Article 11. Insurance ==

11.1 NUIG Sports Club Insurance covers members on club events only.

11.2 A safety form is signed annually by all club members, both hikers and climbers, and kept in club records. The safety forms are to be reviewed by committee members and filed in a secure location.

11.3 The club will make Mountaineering Ireland membership available for all club members at the appropriate rates but it will not be subsidised by the club.

11.4 While insurance will not cover non-members, members of the public may take part in club activities on ‘visitor’ status for up to three events but they must sign an indemnity waiver to acknowledge that they will not fall under club insurance.

11.5 In the event of an incident of any serious nature, the sports unit should be informed at the earliest convenience and an incident report should be submitted to the sports unit.

== Article 12. Maamturks Challenge ==

12.1 The Maamturks Challenge is an annual event in the Club calendar that takes place in spring. The club commits to holding this event every year, when/if possible. It may be cancelled due to extraordinary circumstances.

== Article 13. Amendments ==

13.1 Any amendments to this document can only be made at an AGM or EGM of the club by a majority vote of those present.

13.2 Amendments and the reasoning will be noted in the appendix.

13.3 New points will be added under new numbers and the number of any points removed will be re-used for different points.

13.4 When updated, the revision number and date on the cover page should be updated as required to avoid any confusion. The file name should also be changed.

13.5 The committee will be the owners of this document. It is the responsibility of the current committee to ensure the proper updating of this document as necessary.

13.6 The committee has the discretion to change the wording of any article without altering the meaning of the article, in relation to spelling and grammar mistakes.

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== Appendix ==

Any amendments, reasoning’s or relevant notes should be recorded here.

'''EGM, 12th October 2015'''

RE: 11.3: It was decided that Mountaineering Ireland membership was too costly in times of less funding to provide it for free for members of the committee and last year’s captain as has been the custom. The club will remain affiliated to Mountaineering Ireland and will continue to offer it, but interested will have to pay the membership free (~€20) themselves.

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'''AGM, 11th April 2016'''

RE: 4.17: It was decided to introduce the role of Environmental Officer based on requirements by Mountaineering Ireland to have one in the club. As the committee was already large, it was decided that this role could be given to one of the members already sitting on the committee. This would be at the discretion of the current committee.

RE 4.18 & 4.19: In order to allow for continuity and lessons learned to stay with the club, it was decided to introduce a Committee Advisor who would be an experienced committee member who could offer advice when needed.

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'''EGM, 23th November 2016'''

RE: 1.4: To allow the constitution be hosted on the Wiki.

RE: 4.6 & 4.7: Ordinary committee member was added to the list of positions available for election at an AGM.

RE: 4.20: It was officially noted that a maximum of three OCMs could be appointed to a committee at any one time. This was to prevent the committee becoming to large.

RE: 9.5:

RE: 11.1: It was noted that club insurance only cover members on an official club event. It is up to the committee to decide before hand if a event is an official club event. Generally these event would be open to all members and suitable advertised

RE: 13.6: Allows the committee to change spelling mistakes without an AGM/EGM.

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== Minutes ==

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AHueTE4A1kCB10Rkn9Fu1aLW62mMvylADyP4x-75RxQ/edit?usp=sharing Minutes of EGM - 23/11/16]

Constitution

2017-01-08T19:36:10Z

Fionn:

'''Version:''' 2.1 '''Last AGM/EGM:''' 23th November 2016

== Article 1. Policy Statements ==

1.1 The title of this Club shall be National University of Ireland, Galway Mountaineering Club (NUIG MC), henceforth referred to as ‘The Club’.

1.2 Membership of The Club is limited to students, staff and alumni of NUI Galway and members of the Galway Mountain Rescue Team.

1.3 The aim of the club will be to provide a means for safe and enjoyable practice of all mountaineering – related activities as appropriate for its members.

1.4 This document should be made available for viewing to all club members (via the club website) in an uneditable format only.

== Article 2. Affiliations ==

2.1 The club shall be affiliated to Mountaineering Ireland.

2.2 The club shall also be affiliated to the Galway Mountain Rescue Team.

2.3 The club shall also be affiliated to the NUI Galway Rover Society.

== Article 3. Annual General Meetings (AGM) ==

3.1 The annual general meeting of the club will be held every year before the beginning of the summer exams.

3.2 A minimum of two weeks’ notice has to be given to all club members.

3.3 The AGM is to be chaired by the captain of the club.

3.4 Club members should be given the opportunity to submit motions or topics for discussion regarding the club and its operation ahead of the AGM to the captain. The agenda should be made available to the club members in advance.

3.5 The format of the AGM will be as follows:

*Captain’s report – a report on the general operation of the club over the year
*Treasurer’s report – a report on the financial operation of the club over the year
*Motions / Discussions / Voting if necessary
*Elections

3.6 Voting on motions may be done by a show of hands.

3.7 The minutes of the AGM are to be made available to all club members.

== Article 4. The Committee ==

4.1 The club is to be run each year by the committee - as elected at the Annual General Meeting.

4.2 The committee will consist of a number of club members dedicated to running the club. The committee elected must have a Captain, a Treasurer and a Secretary and these positions must be filled at the AGM.

4.3 The Captain will be responsible for the overall operation and direction of the club.

4.4 The Treasurer will be responsible for the finances of the club.

4.5 The Secretary will be responsible for communication in the club.

4.6 The remaining committee positions will be titled as follows and should be available for candidates at the AGM:

*Hiking Vice Captain
*Hiking Training & Safety Officer
*Hiking Registrar
*Climbing Vice Captain
*Climbing Training & Safety Officer
*Climbing Registrar
*Public Relations Officer
*Equipment Officer
*First Year Representative
*Ordinary Committee Member

4.7 All committee members, with the exception of the First Year Representative are to be available for election each year at the AGM.

4.8 All members must be nominated by another club member and then seconded before they can stand for election at the AGM.

4.9 Voting at the AGM (or at any EGM) will be by secret ballot for the election of committee positions.

4.10 A “Re-open nominations” option will be open for all elections. It is not desirable but a committee position may be left vacant if there is no one to fill it at an AGM, however the core positions must always be filled as previously stated.

4.11 The Club Captain, Secretary, Treasurer and Vice Captains can be elected at an AGM or EGM only

4.12 The committee may appoint up to three other committee members each year by majority vote at the committee meeting without calling an EGM.

4.13 Committee Meetings will be organised as deemed necessary by the club captain. They must be announced to all committee members.

4.14 In the absence of the captain, either of the vice captains, treasurer or secretary, may chair the meeting.

4.15 If an important vote is to be taken at the committee meeting, at least two thirds of the current committee must be present to vote.

4.16 Upon election onto the committee after the AGM, any new committee members may sit in on any remaining meetings of that year for a smoother transition period.

4.17 The committee will have a designated role of Environmental Officer, as specified by Mountaineering Ireland. This role will be assigned to one of the existing committee positions.

4.18 The committee will have an advisor and they will be appointed by the outgoing committee. They must be an experienced committee member from a recent committee.

4.19 The Committee Advisor will have no vote on the committee and will only serve to offer advice to the current committee based on previous learnings of older committees. They will attend committee meetings.

4.20 A maximum of three OCM, Ordinary Committee Members, can be appointed onto the committee.

== Article 5. Emergency General Meetings (EGMs) ==

5.1 An EGM of the club must be called to re-elect the Captain, Secretary, Treasurer or either of the Vice-Captains if necessary during the course of the year.

5.2 An EGM may also be called for a change in the constitution, requiring a written request to the committee with at least 30 signatures of club members.

5.3 A minimum of seven days’ notice must be given to all club members of an EGM and the agenda must be made available in advance of the meeting.

== Article 6. Dismissal of a Club Officer ==

6.1 Any officer of the committee may be dismissed by the membership, by the passing of a motion of no confidence by a majority of members at an official meeting of the committee

6.2 A motion of no confidence shall be proposed by one member of the committee and seconded by another member of the committee.

6.3 The accused shall be notified of the motion at least three academic days before the hearing of charges at an official meeting of the club.

6.4 The accused shall be granted an opportunity to plead their case to the committee before voting occurs.

6.5 The dismissal of a member as an officer does not affect the right of that member to stand for future elections and they may still hold their position of a member in the club.

6.6 If any committee member misses three committee meetings in a row without valid excuse, they can be dismissed from the committee by vote of the committee.

== Article 7. Club Events ==

7.1 All decisions relating to the organisation and funding of club events are the responsibility of the committee and the committee only.

7.2 The determination of what is and what is not a club event shall be the responsibility of the committee, and the committee alone.

== Article 8. Behaviour of Club Members ==

8.1 Members must agree to abide by all rules and regulations set out in this document and must behave in accordance with the NUIG Code of Conduct when taking part in club activities.

8.2 Club members must take direction from walk leaders and/or climbing instructors at all times, when participating in club activities and/or on behalf of the club.

8.3 If a club member endangers himself or herself or another club member during a club event, they may be cautioned, and following two such cautions they may be banned from future club activities.

8.4 In exceptional circumstances, a club member may be banned from all future activities without any warnings.

8.5 It is up to walk leaders and/or climbing instructors to judge when a club member has endangered themselves or others. They must notify a member of the committee to deal with this.

8.6 Club members must note that our outdoor activities are of an extreme nature and can be dangerous. Participants should be aware of these risks and accept responsibility for their own action and involvement.

8.7 The committee will have the final call on all involvement in the club and have the right to prevent people participating in club activities if they deem there to be a valid threat to themselves or other club members in any way.

== Article 9. Equipment ==

9.1 Failure to wear the necessary gear for hiking as specified in the gear list found on our website and/or wearing inappropriate items as listed in the gear list may lead to exclusion of a member from the event (such as the Sunday hike). Gear will be examined and deemed appropriate by committee members, prior to boarding the bus.

9.2 Through the NUI Galway Sports Unit, the club claims ownership of all the equipment it owns or purchases for use.

9.3 In order to borrow an item of club equipment for use outside of a club event, a club member must obtain approval of the equipment officer or a senior committee member to borrow the item. The equipment officer may apply conditions to the borrowing of an item of club gear at his/her discretion.

9.4 All other issues related to equipment and its use are the responsibility of the current committee and the committee alone.

== Article 10. Data Protection ==

10.1 All members’ personal data and contact details will be stored in a secure location by the club. Mailing lists for the clubs will be blind cc’d to protect members contact details.

10.2 Medical forms will be shredded each year

10.3 Incident reports should be kept in a safe place for future reference and accident prevention.

== Article 11. Insurance ==

11.1 NUIG Sports Club Insurance covers members on club events only.

11.2 A safety form is signed annually by all club members, both hikers and climbers, and kept in club records. The safety forms are to be reviewed by committee members and filed in a secure location.

11.3 The club will make Mountaineering Ireland membership available for all club members at the appropriate rates but it will not be subsidised by the club.

11.4 While insurance will not cover non-members, members of the public may take part in club activities on ‘visitor’ status for up to three events but they must sign an indemnity waiver to acknowledge that they will not fall under club insurance.

11.5 In the event of an incident of any serious nature, the sports unit should be informed at the earliest convenience and an incident report should be submitted to the sports unit.

== Article 12. Maamturks Challenge ==

12.1 The Maamturks Challenge is an annual event in the Club calendar that takes place in spring. The club commits to holding this event every year, when/if possible. It may be cancelled due to extraordinary circumstances.

== Article 13. Amendments ==

13.1 Any amendments to this document can only be made at an AGM or EGM of the club by a majority vote of those present.

13.2 Amendments and the reasoning will be noted in the appendix.

13.3 New points will be added under new numbers and the number of any points removed will be re-used for different points.

13.4 When updated, the revision number and date on the cover page should be updated as required to avoid any confusion. The file name should also be changed.

13.5 The committee will be the owners of this document. It is the responsibility of the current committee to ensure the proper updating of this document as necessary.

13.6 The committee has the discretion to change the wording of any article without altering the meaning of the article, in relation to spelling and grammar mistakes.

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== Appendix ==

Any amendments, reasoning’s or relevant notes should be recorded here.

'''EGM, 12th October 2015'''

RE: 11.3: It was decided that Mountaineering Ireland membership was too costly in times of less funding to provide it for free for members of the committee and last year’s captain as has been the custom. The club will remain affiliated to Mountaineering Ireland and will continue to offer it, but interested will have to pay the membership free (~€20) themselves.

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'''AGM, 11th April 2016'''

RE: 4.17: It was decided to introduce the role of Environmental Officer based on requirements by Mountaineering Ireland to have one in the club. As the committee was already large, it was decided that this role could be given to one of the members already sitting on the committee. This would be at the discretion of the current committee.

RE 4.18 & 4.19: In order to allow for continuity and lessons learned to stay with the club, it was decided to introduce a Committee Advisor who would be an experienced committee member who could offer advice when needed.

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'''EGM, 23th November 2016'''

RE: 1.4: To allow the constitution be hosted on the Wiki.

RE: 4.6 & 4.7: Ordinary committee member was added to the list of positions available for election at an AGM.

RE: 4.20: It was officially noted that a maximum of three OCMs could be appointed to a committee at any one time. This was to prevent the committee becoming to large.

RE: 9.5:

RE: 11.1: It was noted that club insurance only cover members on an official club event. It is up to the committee to decide before hand if a event is an official club event. Generally these event would be open to all members and suitable advertised

RE: 13.6: Allows the committee to change spelling mistakes without an AGM/EGM.

== Minutes ==

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AHueTE4A1kCB10Rkn9Fu1aLW62mMvylADyP4x-75RxQ/edit?usp=sharing Minutes of EGM - 23/11/16]

Constitution

2017-01-08T19:33:03Z

Fionn:

'''Version:''' 2.1 '''Last AGM/EGM:''' 23th November 2016

== Article 1. Policy Statements ==

1.1 The title of this Club shall be National University of Ireland, Galway Mountaineering Club (NUIG MC), henceforth referred to as ‘The Club’.

1.2 Membership of The Club is limited to students, staff and alumni of NUI Galway and members of the Galway Mountain Rescue Team.

1.3 The aim of the club will be to provide a means for safe and enjoyable practice of all mountaineering – related activities as appropriate for its members.

1.4 This document should be made available for viewing to all club members (via the club website) in an uneditable format only.

== Article 2. Affiliations ==

2.1 The club shall be affiliated to Mountaineering Ireland.

2.2 The club shall also be affiliated to the Galway Mountain Rescue Team.

2.3 The club shall also be affiliated to the NUI Galway Rover Society.

== Article 3. Annual General Meetings (AGM) ==

3.1 The annual general meeting of the club will be held every year before the beginning of the summer exams.

3.2 A minimum of two weeks’ notice has to be given to all club members.

3.3 The AGM is to be chaired by the captain of the club.

3.4 Club members should be given the opportunity to submit motions or topics for discussion regarding the club and its operation ahead of the AGM to the captain. The agenda should be made available to the club members in advance.

3.5 The format of the AGM will be as follows:

*Captain’s report – a report on the general operation of the club over the year
*Treasurer’s report – a report on the financial operation of the club over the year
*Motions / Discussions / Voting if necessary
*Elections

3.6 Voting on motions may be done by a show of hands.

3.7 The minutes of the AGM are to be made available to all club members.

== Article 4. The Committee ==

4.1 The club is to be run each year by the committee - as elected at the Annual General Meeting.

4.2 The committee will consist of a number of club members dedicated to running the club. The committee elected must have a Captain, a Treasurer and a Secretary and these positions must be filled at the AGM.

4.3 The Captain will be responsible for the overall operation and direction of the club.

4.4 The Treasurer will be responsible for the finances of the club.

4.5 The Secretary will be responsible for communication in the club.

4.6 The remaining committee positions will be titled as follows and should be available for candidates at the AGM:

*Hiking Vice Captain
*Hiking Training & Safety Officer
*Hiking Registrar
*Climbing Vice Captain
*Climbing Training & Safety Officer
*Climbing Registrar
*Public Relations Officer
*Equipment Officer
*First Year Representative
*Ordinary Committee Member

4.7 All committee members, with the exception of the First Year Representative are to be available for election each year at the AGM.

4.8 All members must be nominated by another club member and then seconded before they can stand for election at the AGM.

4.9 Voting at the AGM (or at any EGM) will be by secret ballot for the election of committee positions.

4.10 A “Re-open nominations” option will be open for all elections. It is not desirable but a committee position may be left vacant if there is no one to fill it at an AGM, however the core positions must always be filled as previously stated.

4.11 The Club Captain, Secretary, Treasurer and Vice Captains can be elected at an AGM or EGM only

4.12 The committee may appoint up to three other committee members each year by majority vote at the committee meeting without calling an EGM.

4.13 Committee Meetings will be organised as deemed necessary by the club captain. They must be announced to all committee members.

4.14 In the absence of the captain, either of the vice captains, treasurer or secretary, may chair the meeting.

4.15 If an important vote is to be taken at the committee meeting, at least two thirds of the current committee must be present to vote.

4.16 Upon election onto the committee after the AGM, any new committee members may sit in on any remaining meetings of that year for a smoother transition period.

4.17 The committee will have a designated role of Environmental Officer, as specified by Mountaineering Ireland. This role will be assigned to one of the existing committee positions.

4.18 The committee will have an advisor and they will be appointed by the outgoing committee. They must be an experienced committee member from a recent committee.

4.19 The Committee Advisor will have no vote on the committee and will only serve to offer advice to the current committee based on previous learnings of older committees. They will attend committee meetings.

4.20 A maximum of three OCM, Ordinary Committee Members, can be appointed onto the committee.

== Article 5. Emergency General Meetings (EGMs) ==

5.1 An EGM of the club must be called to re-elect the Captain, Secretary, Treasurer or either of the Vice-Captains if necessary during the course of the year.

5.2 An EGM may also be called for a change in the constitution, requiring a written request to the committee with at least 30 signatures of club members.

5.3 A minimum of seven days’ notice must be given to all club members of an EGM and the agenda must be made available in advance of the meeting.

== Article 6. Dismissal of a Club Officer ==

6.1 Any officer of the committee may be dismissed by the membership, by the passing of a motion of no confidence by a majority of members at an official meeting of the committee

6.2 A motion of no confidence shall be proposed by one member of the committee and seconded by another member of the committee.

6.3 The accused shall be notified of the motion at least three academic days before the hearing of charges at an official meeting of the club.

6.4 The accused shall be granted an opportunity to plead their case to the committee before voting occurs.

6.5 The dismissal of a member as an officer does not affect the right of that member to stand for future elections and they may still hold their position of a member in the club.

6.6 If any committee member misses three committee meetings in a row without valid excuse, they can be dismissed from the committee by vote of the committee.

== Article 7. Club Events ==

7.1 All decisions relating to the organisation and funding of club events are the responsibility of the committee and the committee only.

7.2 The determination of what is and what is not a club event shall be the responsibility of the committee, and the committee alone.

== Article 8. Behaviour of Club Members ==

8.1 Members must agree to abide by all rules and regulations set out in this document and must behave in accordance with the NUIG Code of Conduct when taking part in club activities.

8.2 Club members must take direction from walk leaders and/or climbing instructors at all times, when participating in club activities and/or on behalf of the club.

8.3 If a club member endangers himself or herself or another club member during a club event, they may be cautioned, and following two such cautions they may be banned from future club activities.

8.4 In exceptional circumstances, a club member may be banned from all future activities without any warnings.

8.5 It is up to walk leaders and/or climbing instructors to judge when a club member has endangered themselves or others. They must notify a member of the committee to deal with this.

8.6 Club members must note that our outdoor activities are of an extreme nature and can be dangerous. Participants should be aware of these risks and accept responsibility for their own action and involvement.

8.7 The committee will have the final call on all involvement in the club and have the right to prevent people participating in club activities if they deem there to be a valid threat to themselves or other club members in any way.

== Article 9. Equipment ==

9.1 Failure to wear the necessary gear for hiking as specified in the gear list found on our website and/or wearing inappropriate items as listed in the gear list may lead to exclusion of a member from the event (such as the Sunday hike). Gear will be examined and deemed appropriate by committee members, prior to boarding the bus.

9.2 Through the NUI Galway Sports Unit, the club claims ownership of all the equipment it owns or purchases for use.

9.3 In order to borrow an item of club equipment for use outside of a club event, a club member must obtain approval of the equipment officer or a senior committee member to borrow the item. The equipment officer may apply conditions to the borrowing of an item of club gear at his/her discretion.

9.4 All other issues related to equipment and its use are the responsibility of the current committee and the committee alone.

== Article 10. Data Protection ==

10.1 All members’ personal data and contact details will be stored in a secure location by the club. Mailing lists for the clubs will be blind cc’d to protect members contact details.

10.2 Medical forms will be shredded each year

10.3 Incident reports should be kept in a safe place for future reference and accident prevention.

== Article 11. Insurance ==

11.1 NUIG Sports Club Insurance covers members on club events only.

11.2 A safety form is signed annually by all club members, both hikers and climbers, and kept in club records. The safety forms are to be reviewed by committee members and filed in a secure location.

11.3 The club will make Mountaineering Ireland membership available for all club members at the appropriate rates but it will not be subsidised by the club.

11.4 While insurance will not cover non-members, members of the public may take part in club activities on ‘visitor’ status for up to three events but they must sign an indemnity waiver to acknowledge that they will not fall under club insurance.

11.5 In the event of an incident of any serious nature, the sports unit should be informed at the earliest convenience and an incident report should be submitted to the sports unit.

== Article 12. Maamturks Challenge ==

12.1 The Maamturks Challenge is an annual event in the Club calendar that takes place in spring. The club commits to holding this event every year, when/if possible. It may be cancelled due to extraordinary circumstances.

== Article 13. Amendments ==

13.1 Any amendments to this document can only be made at an AGM or EGM of the club by a majority vote of those present.

13.2 Amendments and the reasoning will be noted in the appendix.

13.3 New points will be added under new numbers and the number of any points removed will be re-used for different points.

13.4 When updated, the revision number and date on the cover page should be updated as required to avoid any confusion. The file name should also be changed.

13.5 The committee will be the owners of this document. It is the responsibility of the current committee to ensure the proper updating of this document as necessary.

13.6 The committee has the discretion to change the wording of any article without altering the meaning of the article, in relation to spelling and grammar mistakes.

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== Appendix ==

Any amendments, reasoning’s or relevant notes should be recorded here.

'''EGM, 12th October 2015'''

RE: 11.3: It was decided that Mountaineering Ireland membership was too costly in times of less funding to provide it for free for members of the committee and last year’s captain as has been the custom. The club will remain affiliated to Mountaineering Ireland and will continue to offer it, but interested will have to pay the membership free (~€20) themselves.

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'''AGM, 11th April 2016'''

RE: 4.17: It was decided to introduce the role of Environmental Officer based on requirements by Mountaineering Ireland to have one in the club. As the committee was already large, it was decided that this role could be given to one of the members already sitting on the committee. This would be at the discretion of the current committee.

RE 4.18 & 4.19: In order to allow for continuity and lessons learned to stay with the club, it was decided to introduce a Committee Advisor who would be an experienced committee member who could offer advice when needed.

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'''EGM, 23th November 2016'''

RE: 1.4: To allow the constitution be hosted on the Wiki.

RE: 4.6 & 4.7: Ordinary committee member was added to the list of positions available for election at an AGM.

RE: 4.20: It was officially noted that a maximum of three OCMs could be appointed to a committee at any one time. This was to prevent the committee becoming to large.

RE: 9.5:

RE: 11.1: It was noted that club insurance only cover members on an official club event. It is up to the committee to decide before hand if a event is an official club event. Generally these event would be open to all members and suitable advertised

RE: 13.6: Allows the committee to change spelling mistakes without an AGM/EGM.

Constitution

2017-01-08T19:32:39Z

Fionn:

'''Version:''' 2.1 '''Last AGM/EGM:''' 23th November 2016

== Article 1. Policy Statements ==

1.1 The title of this Club shall be National University of Ireland, Galway Mountaineering Club (NUIG MC), henceforth referred to as ‘The Club’.

1.2 Membership of The Club is limited to students, staff and alumni of NUI Galway and members of the Galway Mountain Rescue Team.

1.3 The aim of the club will be to provide a means for safe and enjoyable practice of all mountaineering – related activities as appropriate for its members.

1.4 This document should be made available for viewing to all club members (via the club website) in an uneditable format only.

== Article 2. Affiliations ==

2.1 The club shall be affiliated to Mountaineering Ireland.

2.2 The club shall also be affiliated to the Galway Mountain Rescue Team.

2.3 The club shall also be affiliated to the NUI Galway Rover Society.

== Article 3. Annual General Meetings (AGM) ==

3.1 The annual general meeting of the club will be held every year before the beginning of the summer exams.

3.2 A minimum of two weeks’ notice has to be given to all club members.

3.3 The AGM is to be chaired by the captain of the club.

3.4 Club members should be given the opportunity to submit motions or topics for discussion regarding the club and its operation ahead of the AGM to the captain. The agenda should be made available to the club members in advance.

3.5 The format of the AGM will be as follows:

*Captain’s report – a report on the general operation of the club over the year
*Treasurer’s report – a report on the financial operation of the club over the year
*Motions / Discussions / Voting if necessary
*Elections

3.6 Voting on motions may be done by a show of hands.

3.7 The minutes of the AGM are to be made available to all club members.

== Article 4. The Committee ==

4.1 The club is to be run each year by the committee - as elected at the Annual General Meeting.

4.2 The committee will consist of a number of club members dedicated to running the club. The committee elected must have a Captain, a Treasurer and a Secretary and these positions must be filled at the AGM.

4.3 The Captain will be responsible for the overall operation and direction of the club.

4.4 The Treasurer will be responsible for the finances of the club.

4.5 The Secretary will be responsible for communication in the club.

4.6 The remaining committee positions will be titled as follows and should be available for candidates at the AGM:

*Hiking Vice Captain
*Hiking Training & Safety Officer
*Hiking Registrar
*Climbing Vice Captain
*Climbing Training & Safety Officer
*Climbing Registrar
*Public Relations Officer
*Equipment Officer
*First Year Representative
*Ordinary Committee Member

4.7 All committee members, with the exception of the First Year Representative are to be available for election each year at the AGM.

4.8 All members must be nominated by another club member and then seconded before they can stand for election at the AGM.

4.9 Voting at the AGM (or at any EGM) will be by secret ballot for the election of committee positions.

4.10 A “Re-open nominations” option will be open for all elections. It is not desirable but a committee position may be left vacant if there is no one to fill it at an AGM, however the core positions must always be filled as previously stated.

4.11 The Club Captain, Secretary, Treasurer and Vice Captains can be elected at an AGM or EGM only

4.12 The committee may appoint up to three other committee members each year by majority vote at the committee meeting without calling an EGM.

4.13 Committee Meetings will be organised as deemed necessary by the club captain. They must be announced to all committee members.

4.14 In the absence of the captain, either of the vice captains, treasurer or secretary, may chair the meeting.

4.15 If an important vote is to be taken at the committee meeting, at least two thirds of the current committee must be present to vote.

4.16 Upon election onto the committee after the AGM, any new committee members may sit in on any remaining meetings of that year for a smoother transition period.

4.17 The committee will have a designated role of Environmental Officer, as specified by Mountaineering Ireland. This role will be assigned to one of the existing committee positions.

4.18 The committee will have an advisor and they will be appointed by the outgoing committee. They must be an experienced committee member from a recent committee.

4.19 The Committee Advisor will have no vote on the committee and will only serve to offer advice to the current committee based on previous learnings of older committees. They will attend committee meetings.

4.20 A maximum of three OCM, Ordinary Committee Members, can be appointed onto the committee.

== Article 5. Emergency General Meetings (EGMs) ==

5.1 An EGM of the club must be called to re-elect the Captain, Secretary, Treasurer or either of the Vice-Captains if necessary during the course of the year.

5.2 An EGM may also be called for a change in the constitution, requiring a written request to the committee with at least 30 signatures of club members.

5.3 A minimum of seven days’ notice must be given to all club members of an EGM and the agenda must be made available in advance of the meeting.

== Article 6. Dismissal of a Club Officer ==

6.1 Any officer of the committee may be dismissed by the membership, by the passing of a motion of no confidence by a majority of members at an official meeting of the committee

6.2 A motion of no confidence shall be proposed by one member of the committee and seconded by another member of the committee.

6.3 The accused shall be notified of the motion at least three academic days before the hearing of charges at an official meeting of the club.

6.4 The accused shall be granted an opportunity to plead their case to the committee before voting occurs.

6.5 The dismissal of a member as an officer does not affect the right of that member to stand for future elections and they may still hold their position of a member in the club.

6.6 If any committee member misses three committee meetings in a row without valid excuse, they can be dismissed from the committee by vote of the committee.

== Article 7. Club Events ==

7.1 All decisions relating to the organisation and funding of club events are the responsibility of the committee and the committee only.

7.2 The determination of what is and what is not a club event shall be the responsibility of the committee, and the committee alone.

== Article 8. Behaviour of Club Members ==

8.1 Members must agree to abide by all rules and regulations set out in this document and must behave in accordance with the NUIG Code of Conduct when taking part in club activities.

8.2 Club members must take direction from walk leaders and/or climbing instructors at all times, when participating in club activities and/or on behalf of the club.

8.3 If a club member endangers himself or herself or another club member during a club event, they may be cautioned, and following two such cautions they may be banned from future club activities.

8.4 In exceptional circumstances, a club member may be banned from all future activities without any warnings.

8.5 It is up to walk leaders and/or climbing instructors to judge when a club member has endangered themselves or others. They must notify a member of the committee to deal with this.

8.6 Club members must note that our outdoor activities are of an extreme nature and can be dangerous. Participants should be aware of these risks and accept responsibility for their own action and involvement.

8.7 The committee will have the final call on all involvement in the club and have the right to prevent people participating in club activities if they deem there to be a valid threat to themselves or other club members in any way.

== Article 9. Equipment ==

9.1 Failure to wear the necessary gear for hiking as specified in the gear list found on our website and/or wearing inappropriate items as listed in the gear list may lead to exclusion of a member from the event (such as the Sunday hike). Gear will be examined and deemed appropriate by committee members, prior to boarding the bus.

9.2 Through the NUI Galway Sports Unit, the club claims ownership of all the equipment it owns or purchases for use.

9.3 In order to borrow an item of club equipment for use outside of a club event, a club member must obtain approval of the equipment officer or a senior committee member to borrow the item. The equipment officer may apply conditions to the borrowing of an item of club gear at his/her discretion.

9.4 All other issues related to equipment and its use are the responsibility of the current committee and the committee alone.

== Article 10. Data Protection ==

10.1 All members’ personal data and contact details will be stored in a secure location by the club. Mailing lists for the clubs will be blind cc’d to protect members contact details.

10.2 Medical forms will be shredded each year

10.3 Incident reports should be kept in a safe place for future reference and accident prevention.

== Article 11. Insurance ==

11.1 NUIG Sports Club Insurance covers members on club events only.

11.2 A safety form is signed annually by all club members, both hikers and climbers, and kept in club records. The safety forms are to be reviewed by committee members and filed in a secure location.

11.3 The club will make Mountaineering Ireland membership available for all club members at the appropriate rates but it will not be subsidised by the club.

11.4 While insurance will not cover non-members, members of the public may take part in club activities on ‘visitor’ status for up to three events but they must sign an indemnity waiver to acknowledge that they will not fall under club insurance.

11.5 In the event of an incident of any serious nature, the sports unit should be informed at the earliest convenience and an incident report should be submitted to the sports unit.

== Article 12. Maamturks Challenge ==

12.1 The Maamturks Challenge is an annual event in the Club calendar that takes place in spring. The club commits to holding this event every year, when/if possible. It may be cancelled due to extraordinary circumstances.

== Article 13. Amendments ==

13.1 Any amendments to this document can only be made at an AGM or EGM of the club by a majority vote of those present.

13.2 Amendments and the reasoning will be noted in the appendix.

13.3 New points will be added under new numbers and the number of any points removed will be re-used for different points.

13.4 When updated, the revision number and date on the cover page should be updated as required to avoid any confusion. The file name should also be changed.

13.5 The committee will be the owners of this document. It is the responsibility of the current committee to ensure the proper updating of this document as necessary.

13.6 The committee has the discretion to change the wording of any article without altering the meaning of the article, in relation to spelling and grammar mistakes.

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== Appendix ==

Any amendments, reasoning’s or relevant notes should be recorded here.

'''EGM, 12th October 2015'''

RE: 11.3: It was decided that Mountaineering Ireland membership was too costly in times of less funding to provide it for free for members of the committee and last year’s captain as has been the custom. The club will remain affiliated to Mountaineering Ireland and will continue to offer it, but interested will have to pay the membership free (~€20) themselves.

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'''AGM, 11th April 2016'''

RE: 4.17: It was decided to introduce the role of Environmental Officer based on requirements by Mountaineering Ireland to have one in the club. As the committee was already large, it was decided that this role could be given to one of the members already sitting on the committee. This would be at the discretion of the current committee.

RE 4.18 & 4.19: In order to allow for continuity and lessons learned to stay with the club, it was decided to introduce a Committee Advisor who would be an experienced committee member who could offer advice when needed.

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"EGM, 23th November 2016"

RE: 1.4: To allow the constitution be hosted on the Wiki.

RE: 4.6 & 4.7: Ordinary committee member was added to the list of positions available for election at an AGM.

RE: 4.20: It was officially noted that a maximum of three OCMs could be appointed to a committee at any one time. This was to prevent the committee becoming to large.

RE: 9.5:

RE: 11.1: It was noted that club insurance only cover members on an official club event. It is up to the committee to decide before hand if a event is an official club event. Generally these event would be open to all members and suitable advertised

RE: 13.6: Allows the committee to change spelling mistakes without an AGM/EGM.