About the NEC

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The National Executive Committee is made up of 27 representatives who are elected at National Conference or at regional or liberation campaign conferences. Guided by the constitution they implement the policy and objectives of NUS and direct the work of its staff.

The NEC must meet at least three times in a financial year. The National President may call Executive meetings and he or she must also call a meeting on receipt of a written request from four members of the Executive. Quorum is reached by the attendance of at least half of the Committee.

All members of the NEC are expected to attend NEC meetings, National Council and Annual Conferences and any extraordinary conferences. An NEC member can only be removed by a vote of no confidence at a National Conference, although they can have areas of responsibility removed by a vote at National Council.

Contacting the NEC The NEC can be contacted for help or advice, to speak at meetings, or to visit your college. However, if you are seeking help on an issue as an individual, please speak to your students' union or association first, as NUS normally deals with cases referred to us by students' unions only. Your own union is likely to be able to provide the help or advice you may be seeking on individual matters.

1. By post: Apart from the Presidents of NUS Scotland and Wales and the Convenor of Northern Ireland, all members of the NEC can be contacted at:
2nd Floor, Centro 3
19 Mandela Street
London NW1 0DU

2. By telephone:
NUS Headquarters Tel: 0871 221 8221, text phone: 020 7380 6649
NUS Scotland Tel: 0131 556 6598
UCMC/NUS Wales Tel: 029 2068 0070
NUS-USI NI Tel: 028 9024 4641

3. By fax:
NUS HQ Fax: 0871 221 8222
NUS Scotland Fax: 0131 557 5679
UCMC/NUS Wales Fax: 029 2075 7083
NUS-USI NI Fax: 028 9043 9659

4. By email: NUS President: president@nus.org.uk General: nusuk@nus.org.uk NUS Wales: office@nus-wales.org.uk NUS Scotland: mail@nus-scotland.org.uk NUS-USI Northern Ireland: info@nistudents.org

Finding out about NUS policy The NEC ensure that NUS policy is put into practice. Policy itself, however, is discussed and set by NUS Annual Conference. NUS Scotland and Wales and NUS-USI in Northern Ireland also pass policies within their own jurisdictions, as do the liberation campaigns. To ask a question about NUS policy you can contact the National Secretary or another NEC member with responsibility for that issue. If you are unsure whom to contact, speak to your Regional Officer or Development and Training Officer who may be able to help. Even if they can't, they will certainly know who can.

NEC 2007/2008

National President - Gemma Tumelty
National Secretary - Stephen Brown
National Treasurer - Dave Lewis
VP Further Education - Beth Walker
VP Education - Wes Streeting
VP Welfare - Ama Uzowuru

Disabled Students' Officer - Alex Kemp
UCMC / NUS Wales President - Ben Gray
NUS Scotland President - James Alexander
National Women's Officer - Kat Stark
Convenor of NUS-USI - Katie Morgan
International Students Officer - Evita Situma
Black Students Officer - Ruqayyah Collector
LGBT Officer (Open Place) - Scott Cuthbertson
LGBT Officer (Women's Place) - Claire Anderson

Block of twelve

Sofie Buckland
Richard 'Bubble' Budden
Katie Curtis
Adam McNicholas
Ciaran Norris
Rob Owen
Benedict Pringle
Daniel Rosenstone
Sam Rozati
Tom Stubbs
Fatema Suleman
George Woods

NEC Responsibilities

Note: the National President sits on all committees.

Anti-Racism/Fascism
Co-Convenor: Ruquyyah Collector, Daniel Rosenstone
Allocated: George Woods, Ama Uzowuru, Kat Stark, Rob Owen, Alex Kemp

Higher Education Zone
Convenor: Wes Streeting
Allocated: Stephen Brown, Katie Curtis, Ben Gray, James Alexander, Beth Walker, George Woods, Ben Pringle, Rob Owen, Evita Situma, Sofie Buckland, Tom Stubbs, Ruquayyah Collector

Further Education
Convenor:Beth Walker
Allocated: Wes Streeting (Ex officio), Ama Uzowuru, Katie Curtis, James Alexander, Ciaran Norris, Scott Cuthbertson, Katie Morgan, Alex Kemp

Strong and active
Convenor: Stephen Brown
Allocated: Richard Budden, Fatema Suleman, Dave Lewis, Adam McNicholas, Sam Rozati, Ciaran Norris, Ben Gray, Tom Stubbs

Welfare
Convenor: Ama Uzowuru
Allocated: Richard Budden, Fatema Suleman, Daniel Rosenstone, Claire Anderson, Kat Stark, Scott Cuthbertson, Alex Kemp, Evita Situma

Society & Citizenship
Convenors: Kat Stark & Adam McNicholas
Allocated: Rob Owen, Ben Pringle, George Woods, Ama Uzowuru, Daniel Rosenstone, Dave Lewis, Claire Anderson, Sofie Buckland, Ruquayyah Collector

NUS London
Daniel Rosenstone, George Woods

NUS South
Katie Curtis, Richard Budden, Tom Stubbs

NUS Midlands & East
Ben Pringle, Fatema Suleman

NUS North
Rob Owen, Adam McNicholas, Ciaran Norris

Additional Responsibilities
European Students' Union (ESIB) - Ben Gray
National Union of Teachers Scholarship (NUT) - Katie Curtis
British Medical Association (BMA) - Katie Curtis
National Postgraduate Committee (NPC) - Tom Stubbs
Mature Students - Richard Budden
Ethical & Environmental - George Woods, Dave Lewis (Co-convenors)
TUC Youth Forum - Richard Budden
NUS Services Board - Fatema Suleman
British University Sport Association (BUSA) - Dave Lewis
Governance Steering Group - Adam McNicholas
Finance Committee - Ben Gray