From 9a03ce048d14eeaf68f578ca93e4eb894221b5c2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nanda128 Date: Sat, 24 May 2025 16:46:53 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] publicity/showcase: improve formatting and readability in Publicity and Showcases documents --- Committee/2024-2025/Budget/09._Publicity.md | 43 +++++++++---------- Committee/2024-2025/Budget/13._Showcases.md | 47 ++++++++++----------- 2 files changed, 43 insertions(+), 47 deletions(-) diff --git a/Committee/2024-2025/Budget/09._Publicity.md b/Committee/2024-2025/Budget/09._Publicity.md index c853b5a..4e47089 100644 --- a/Committee/2024-2025/Budget/09._Publicity.md +++ b/Committee/2024-2025/Budget/09._Publicity.md @@ -1,21 +1,20 @@ ## Publicity -Over the course of the year, we ran a total of 25 events, all listed on wolves and announced on Discord. +Over the course of the year, we ran a total of 25 events, all listed on wolves and announced on Discord. -We ran regular weekly activities on Wednesday, -using our Discord Server and emails to inform our members of upcoming events and opportunities. -Our Discord server was our social hub of communication between members and committee -and has now grown to have ~300 members. +We ran regular weekly activities on Wednesday, using our Discord Server and emails to inform our members of upcoming events and opportunities. +Our Discord server was our social hub of communication between members and committee +and has now grown to have ~300 members. -We also collaborated a lot with other societies, which helped bring a lot of new eyes to us and to what we do. +We also collaborated a lot with other societies, which helped bring a lot of new eyes to us and to what we do. -We used posters for larger events, since we began putting more effort and quality into the creation of our posters. -This helped create a more professional image for our society and helped us stand out from other societies. +We used posters for larger events, since we began putting more effort and quality into the creation of our posters. +This helped create a more professional image for our society and helped us stand out from other societies. ### Other Societies -We worked with several Societies over the last year -which has meant more advertising for our society in addition to helping other societies grow. -This includes collaborations and larger-scale events like our Birthday event, SISTEM, and our Unity Workshop. +We worked with several Societies over the last year +which has meant more advertising for our society in addition to helping other societies grow. +This includes collaborations and larger-scale events like our Birthday event, SISTEM, and our Unity Workshop. ![Games Soc poster on the Birthday Event](Pictures/09._Publicity_01.png) ![Poster for SISTEM Event](Pictures/09._Publicity_02.png) @@ -23,23 +22,21 @@ This includes collaborations and larger-scale events like our Birthday event, SI ### Posters -This year included a shift in our approach to posters. -We decided to put more effort and quality into the creation of our posters, -which also made them difficult to create for weekly events. -Thus, -we could ensure that our larger events had more powerful visuals -and helped communicate to our members that this event is more significant than our weekly events. +This year included a shift in our approach to posters. +We decided to put more effort and quality into the creation of our posters, which also made them difficult to create for weekly events. +Thus, we could ensure that our larger events had more powerful visuals +and helped communicate to our members that this event is more significant than our weekly events. -Posters can be found [on our forgejo][0] +Posters can be found [on our forgejo][0] ### Event Announcements -We primarily used Discord and Emails for our event announcements, -while prompting our users to sign up for events on Wolves. -This helped us keep track of who was attending our events and allowed us to send out reminders to our members. -Our Discord server also allowed us to quickly issue reminders or updates to our members, which greatly improved our communication. +We primarily used Discord and Emails for our event announcements, +while prompting our users to sign up for events on Wolves. +This helped us keep track of who was attending our events and allowed us to send out reminders to our members. +Our Discord server also allowed us to quickly issue reminders or updates to our members, which greatly improved our communication. -Event Announcements can be found [on our forgejo][1] +Event Announcements can be found [on our forgejo][1] [0]: https://forgejo.skynet.ie/Computer_Society/open-goverance/src/branch/main/Events/2024-2025/Posters [1]: https://forgejo.skynet.ie/Computer_Society/open-goverance/src/branch/main/Events/2024-2025 diff --git a/Committee/2024-2025/Budget/13._Showcases.md b/Committee/2024-2025/Budget/13._Showcases.md index eeb84e7..0c72980 100644 --- a/Committee/2024-2025/Budget/13._Showcases.md +++ b/Committee/2024-2025/Budget/13._Showcases.md @@ -4,36 +4,35 @@ To prove trip attendance, please see <> -This was a trip made by UL Computer Society to PyCon Ireland 2024, +This was a trip made by UL Computer Society to PyCon Ireland 2024, hosted in the Radisson Blu Hotel in Dublin on November 16th-November 17th, 2024. This section will cover the organization of the trip. -Since we had to find transportation for this trip, preparation for this event took a lot of organization. -Thankfully, we had lots of information from previous years to help us with this. -We arranged transport for all members to and from Dublin & Limerick, and their event tickets. -The cost for both transport and tickets was subsidized from us, -making attendance to the event much cheaper for our members. -We used interest checks and surveys to gauge how many members were interested in attending the event, using that information to know how many tickets we needed to buy. -We were also able to negotiate a group discount for the tickets, which helped us save money. -Once we had the numbers regarding who were planning on attending, -we booked the tickets for the events and the buses from Limerick to Dublin and back. -Things went smoothly, and we were able to adhere to our initial itinerary. -We didn't have to rush coming back to Limerick, since we gave ourselves plenty of time to get back. -This gave us more time for things like unplanned bathroom breaks. +Since we had to find transportation for this trip, preparation for this event took a lot of organization. +Thankfully, we had lots of information from previous years to help us with this. +We arranged transport for all members to and from Dublin & Limerick, and their event tickets. +The cost for both transport and tickets was subsidized from us, making attendance to the event much cheaper for our members. +We used interest checks and surveys to gauge how many members were interested in attending the event, using that information to know how many tickets we needed to buy. +We were also able to negotiate a group discount for the tickets, which helped us save money. +Once we had the numbers regarding who were planning on attending, +we booked the tickets for the events and the buses from Limerick to Dublin and back. +Things went smoothly, and we were able to adhere to our initial itinerary. +We didn't have to rush coming back to Limerick, since we gave ourselves plenty of time to get back. +This gave us more time for things like unplanned bathroom breaks. ### SISTEM -In Semester 2 of this year we helped run an event called SISTEM, -the Student Inter-Society Technology and Enterprise Meetup. -This was a large event that happened in the Kemmy Business School on March 29th, 2025. -Usually, this event is run by multiple societies, across multiple universities in Ireland. -It is the largest event of its kind in Ireland, an entirely-student run event. +In Semester 2 of this year we helped run an event called SISTEM, +the Student Inter-Society Technology and Enterprise Meetup. +This was a large event that happened in the Kemmy Business School on March 29th, 2025. +Usually, this event is run by multiple societies, across multiple universities in Ireland. +It is the largest event of its kind in Ireland, an entirely-student run event. -We had 30-40 people attending, across multiple universities, like UL, UCC, and UCD. -The event also gathered sponsorship from LERO, and assistance from Google. +We had 30–40 people attending, across multiple universities, like UL, UCC, and UCD. +The event also gathered sponsorship from LERO, and assistance from Google. -In addition to the sponsorship and assistance, we also had industry speakers from companies like Google, and LERO at the event. -They would give talks about specific topics they're currently working on, with plenty of time for questions and answers. +In addition to the sponsorship and assistance, we also had industry speakers from companies like Google, and LERO at the event. +They would give talks about specific topics they're currently working on, with plenty of time for questions and answers. -One of the more impressive events that UL Computer Society was able to run this year, -we were able to hit the record for the number of pizzas ordered for an event in UL history. +One of the more impressive events that UL Computer Society was able to run this year, +we were able to hit the record for the number of pizzas ordered for an event in UL history.