Activities Board

Introduction

The Activities Board (AB) are an amazingly hard-working collection of project and campaigns coordinators, the alumni coordinator, conference coordinators and BMA-MSC Rep, helped along by the Vice President for Projects and Campaigns Director.

The IFMSA

Not sure what this global body can do for you or your activity? See the file attached to this page for a detailed explanation. Let us know what you think of it!

Medsin Activities Fund

In 2008 Medsin created for the first time a fund for projects and campaigns to request support for an event or set of activities. Project and campaigns can apply through their national coordinators for up to £250 in each round

Please note funding for transport, socials, food, drink or conferences is not applicable and you may not receive the full funding that you apply for.

The application form can be found at the top of this page along with general information and guidance notes for applicants.

Please note the deadlines for each round of applications this year:

Round 1: Deadline October 2009 PASSED

Round 2: Opens 7th December 2009 Deadline 30th December 2009

Round 3: Opens 1st March 2010 Deadline 15th March 2010

Round 4: Opens 3rd May 2010 Deadline 17th May 2010

What do they actually do?

The AB has two main roles:

  • To liaise with the Medsin National Committee to ensure Medsin's national projects, campaigns and activities are served as well as possible at national and local levels.
  • To provide a national forum for the exchange of ideas, enthusiasm and problem-solving skills within and between the national projects, campaigns and activities, to allow for their success and development.

Medsin GAIN!

Medsin GAIN (Global Advocacy in Networks) is a proposal to facilitate partnerships between Medsin Projects and Campaigns - for instance through community projects abroad we hope to ensure the campaign issues we work on are informed by grassroots evidence and experience. Visit www.medsin.org/activitiesboard/GAIN for more information!

Recent activities

Minutes of recent meetings are attached to this page.

You will also find two powerpoints entitled 'Introduction to Medsin National' and 'Working Together' produced recently by the Activities Board here

When do the AB meet?

The Activities Board met at least once during Medsin's two General Assemblies (in Autumn & Spring) and during Medsin's National Conference in October and Global Health Conference in March. In addition, the AB meet for an entire weekend every Jan/Feb time.

In 2008 the AB met in Birmingham on the 28th/29th of January. Minutes from the meeting are attached to this page.

In 2009 the AB met in Manchester on the 19th & 20th of January.

THIS YEAR the AB will meet in London 23rd/24th January.

Newsletter

The activities board now has a bi-annual newsletter to let you know about all the brilliant things that projects and campaigns have been up to!

Project & Campaign Reports

You can also find the annual reports from the our activities here

For further information

Click here for more information about Medsin projects and campaigns.

To find out how your project or campaign could become nationally recognised and part of the Activities Board, please contact the National Committee and refer to the guidelines in Medsin's Constitution.

Last updated on Thursday 28 January 2010 at 15:06.