RESOLUTIONS

The resolutions from the conference have been broken up into four areas.

RESSOS NETWORK

2005 CONFERENCE

OTHER

MOTIONS NOT CARRIED

RESSOS NETWORK

That Managers doing research and/or casework be eligible for list membership, but that Managers who purely 'manage' are ineligible for list membership and should be removed accordingly.

That space be provided / established on the website for collaborative (online) research projects and for document storage on particular issues, eg, Turn It In, visa restrictions campaign, travel concessions.

M: Jamie S: Justine

That RESSOS be encouraged to request on the email list for formation of working parties to research issues / develop campaign materials.

M: Jamie S: Catherine

That the RESSOS network actively encourage membership by TAFE RESSOS to join the list and attend the conference.

M: Yvonne S: Charlotte

That the resolutions be distributed on the ressos list within a fortnight, together with meeting minutes etc.

M: Jamie S: Daniel

That the RESSOS network begin a process of issuing challenges to the student movement on issues of concern. That the first two challenges be plagiarism and racism.

M: Gina S: Jamie

[motions to NUS National Conference. Forward to supervisors / office bearers as issues of concern]

That Mark and Liz from RMIT co-ordinate a national RESSOS campaign on “Turn It In”.

M: Mel S: Elizabeth

That students who hold representative position in campus student associations, NUS or CAPA or student networks, be ineligible for membership of the Ressos network.

M: Mark S: Joanne

That the Resso email list manager send out the list of all addressees to members at least every 6 months so members can advise the list manager to remove addresses of ineligible members. Further that members resolve to actively advise the list manager in the meantime, to remove addresses of ineligible members.

M: Daniel S: Jess

That the Resso list manager email all unidentified email addresses asking for information on the owner and that ineligible members and emails that are not responded to be removed by Oct 31.

M: Mark S: Dillum

2005 CONFERENCE

That 2005 National RESSOS conference take place in Tasmania and be organised by the Vic/Tas RESSOS network.

M: Jo S: Catherine

That RESSOS conference 2005 hold a public keynote address that student activists and reps be invited to.

M: Mark S: Mel

That there be a theme for the 2005 RESSOS conference.

M: Jo S: Belgin

That the theme of the 2005 RESSOS conference be “Student organizations: Past, Present and Future”.

M: Jo S: Leanne

That the 'host' provides a list of decent places to eat to non-locals.

M: Leanne S: Clare

OTHER

Re: RESSOS Exchange Program - That a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is developed by start of academic year 2005 and taken to the state meeting of RESSOS then the NTEU or relevant trade union for ratification.

M: Elizabeth S: Don / Fran

That NTEU RESSOS at the RESSOS conference endorse a proposal for NTEU conference for student organisation staff as an initial response to the NTEU National Office “special branch” proposal.

M: Liz S: Gina

That RESSOS National conference 2004 submit a submission to the ESOS Review. Further that the submission accept minor changes / additions that delegates consider necessary and be submitted by the end of Friday 1st October 2004.

M: Charlotte S: Sharon

That a $20 gift voucher to a bookshop be offered to the guest speakers at conference, ie, Brian Kelleher, Martin Carol, Liesa Clague, John Kaye, Sue Johnson and Chris Mumbulla.

M: Mel S: Mark

MOTIONS NOT CARRIED

(Motion laid on the table or withdrawn) That the RESSOS conference has a consistent structure regarding presentation which includes provision of question time at the end of each presentation.

M: Adele S: Elizabeth

(Motion laid on the table or withdrawn) That politicians / candidates be invited to attend specific and appropriate sessions of RESSOs to listen rather than speak at us.

M: Cate S: Megan

(motion lost) That RESSOS conference separate information sessions (reportbacks on campaigns, information on community organizations) from research paper panels.

M: Mark S: Jo

(motion lost) That guest speakers be scheduled in a separate session to presentations by RESSO delegates.

M: Adele S: Jamie

(motion lost) That each RESSO delegate is only permitted one presentation at the conference.

M: Adele S: Mark

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