Julia and Jan for

International Officer

2011/12

Hi internationals,

We are Julia and Jan from Germany and jointly run for the position of international officer. We are both

2nd

years reading Natural Sciences and Mathematics respectively. After enjoying Sidney for one and a

half years, we would like to give something back to the community by committing ourselves to the

position of international officer.

What we will do

Fresher’s week

� Contact internationals before arrival at Sidney: explaining specifics of

Cambridge culture (Black tie, gown and the university system) and giving advice on

mobile phone contracts and setting up bank accounts

� organise social activities before fresher’s week: e.g. watching a movie, going out

for dinner

� pick up people from the train/bus station

� help internationals during fresher’s week: form filling, acting as advisory contacts

� arrange drop-in sessions: we offer first-aid cookies and tea for homesickness!

International Storage room

� Improve accessibility of the international storage room, i.e. more time slots to store your

boxes, access on weekends

Swaps

� organising college swaps: you want to attend formal at every single college before

graduating, don’t you?

� iCUSU formals: we want to advertise the iCUSU formals among Sidney internationals

Why we are the right people for this position

� Since we run for a shared position we will have more time for our job than a single

person

� Since we have different personalities and study different subjects we can cover a

broad scope of different tasks. We both have experience as successful organisers of

events from our positions as SciSoc publicity officer, Allen Society president and Wilson

society secretary

� We are approachable and enthusiastic

Julia & Jan