Academic and Industry Events Officer

CompSoc AGM 2026

Nominations Start
24 April 2026 at 18:00 PM
(1 month ago)
Nominations End
4 May 2026 at 18:00 PM
(3 weeks ago)
Voting Start
4 May 2026 at 18:30 PM
(3 weeks ago)
Voting End
8 May 2026 at 16:30 PM
(2 weeks ago)
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The Academic and Industry Events Officer is responsible for organising and promoting academic-focused events for the society, ensuring they are accessible, well-publicised, and aligned with members’ academic and professional interests. The role also involves ensuring that all external speaker engagements follow the required approval processes, maintaining compliance and appropriate standards. A key part of the position is developing and maintaining connections with industry, using these relationships to design events that support members’ professional development and career readiness.

Responsibilities:

  • Organising academic events for the society
  • Publicising academic society events
  • Ensuring the External Speaker process is followed
  • Securing external speakers from industry for talks, panels, and workshops
  • Designing and delivering industry-facing events (e.g. networking events, employer panels, career-focused workshops)

Position Candidates

Lara Glenn

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RON (Re-open Nominations)

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