Officer Meeting Tommorow

There will be a mandatory officer meeting Thursday the 26th at 4.00 pm in GC 314.

Calendar of Events

Spring 2007

• January 13 - 24th Annual Scottish Festival & Highland Games
• March 4/5 - (Sat/Sun) Dance Marathon 2006

Future revivial of MG in North America

China's oldest carmaker plans to build an assembly plant in southern Oklahoma to help revive a historic English automotive brand MG. Click the link below for more info. For pictures of classic MG cars, please click on the link "British Car Club of Miami" on the left-side link bar.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13826030/from/ET/

England: World Cup 2006

10 June 2006 England vs Paraguay (win 1-0)
15 June 2006 England vs Trinidad & Tobago (win 2-0)
20 June 2006 England vs Sweden (tie 2-2)
25 June 2006 England vs Ecuador (win 1-0)
1 July 2006 England vs Portugal (loss 1-3 penalty kicks)

Officer elections for 2006-2007 school year

If you wish to become more active on campus and enhance your undergraduate years with priceless opportunities and experiences, consider joining a club or society and become active.

We are now accepting nominations for officer positions. These are the positions available:

President

The president is the head officer who's primary task is to effectively run the organization, working with fellow officers in progressing the club and its mission. The president conducts meetings and meets with fellow officers regularly to assess duties and plan activities.

Vice-president

The vice-president is second in charge. He/she is just as involved as the president and is responsible for communication to members through email and the blog.

Secretary

The secretary keeps accurate minutes of all general meetings, or "food nights" as we call them. He/she maintains general club records.

SOC Representative

The SOC Rep. represents BASA at Student Organization Council meetings once a month for a total of four meetings. Meetings are always at 5:30 PM and run for one hour.

Webmaster

Maintains the BASA web site and updates with current events and photos. We have a web site "how to" guide by the way.

The following people are currently running for positions:

President: Brent Capley

Vice-president: Jesica Thavarajah

Secretary:

SOC Representative:

Webmaster:

* interested parties should contact fiubasa@aol.com no later than April 26 for a brief overview of the benefits of participation in the British-American Students Association. Election results will appear by May 1.

2006-2007 Board Update (6/15/06)
Student Advisor: Helyett Harris
President: Brent Capley
Vice-President: Jessica Thavarajah
Secretary: Robert Dunn
SOC Representative: William Sotomayor

Upcoming European Conference

Conference this Friday and Saturday (7 and 8 April) titled “The European Union Constitution: Where are We Now?” including a visit from the Vice President of the European Commission.

Please see the following website for a detailed program, which you will find on the left-side link bar. The British Consul of Miami, Keith Allan, will also be in attendance.

BASA in the press

You can disregard this entry for the time being; in the future we'll be updating it with links and whatnot -- a scrapbook, of sorts -- pointing to news mentions and other miscellaneous recognition BASA receives.

Don't worry, you'll always be able to find a link to it in the blog's sidebar.

• We were featured in FIU's Beacon newspaper on 2/20/06.

Pub Nite @ the Playwright

This coming Friday, March 10, we're having a very special event at The Playwright Irish Pub & Restaurant in Miami Beach @ 7 PM with live music, pool, and great food (not limited at all to British cuisine...they have a very diverse menu).

The ambience of the pub is very lively (lots of TVs) and its sure to be a great event. Check out their website at www.playwrightirishpub.com.

Pub Night Photos

Just a little heads-up: photos from last Friday's Pub Night are up, and it looks like good times were had by all... but me. Because I didn't make it out.

But you don't have to be like me. Be like Brent over there. C'mon out next time. Watch this space, or sign up for our mailing list and we'll let you know when it's coming up.

And then there's no excuse for missing it.

FIU baseball this Friday!

BASA will be meeting this coming Friday (March 3) to see the Golden Panthers bust the New York Tech Bears at the FIU Baseball Stadium. We'll be meeting at 6:45 PM for the first pitch at 7 PM. FIU students have free admission. Look for the BASA shirts!