PRESIDENTS’ADDRESS Whoa, where did the time go?! It seems like yesterday we were begging you to sign up to join our organisation at the student association fairs, and we are so pleased that you gave us your time. I hope you didn’t regret joining us, but if you did - sorry - no refunds. We were discussing the other day, in fact, about what a fantastic year it has been. An organisation is only as good as its members, and we are beyond lucky to have such a fantastic bunch of people willing to dedicate their spare time to foreign affairs. It is very difficult to choose highlights, because there have been so many, and every committee seems to have pushed the boundaries of what we thought we could achieve. But if there is one highlight we can all bask in, share and brag about to our friends, it is this one: UPF has a record of 800 new members since August. At the time of writing, we still have a good month left in Lund and lots of great activities on the horizon. We are sure that the UPF ball on May 5th and the Annual Election Meeting on May 12th are already in your calendars, and we look forward to sharing those occasions with you. For an organisation like ours, the members are everything. Whether you’re a board member, active in a committee, or occasionally attend a lecture when you have the time, you’re the backbone of UPF! It’s thanks to all of you that we can look back at the year with such pride. To the two of us, at least, UPF has become somewhat of a home away from home in Lund, and while we’re sad to be leaving, we’re confident that you will take the baton forward and continue to do great things. Once again, on behalf of the board, thank you for a great year!
BOARD 2017-2018 President: Ebba Coghlan president@upflund.se Vice President: James Davies vice.president@upflund.se Treasurer: Tobias Adolfsson treasurer@upflund.se Secretary: Leon Klingborg secretary@upflund.se Lecture Committee: Jonatan Pupp Ellen Boije aF Gennäs Erre Eleonora Hallberg lecture@upflund.se PR committee: Tilda Kajbjer Erik Helldén pr@upflund.se Activity Committee: Soha Kadhim Lovisa Ziegler activity@upflund.se Magazine Committee: Zigne Edström Vide Wassberg magazine@upflund.se Webzine Committee: Joseph Aivalikli Mårten Randau webzine@upflund.se Radio UPF: Hanna Kanon Anna Bernhardsson radio@upflund.se Career Committee: MAXIMIN ORSERO MAGGIE HUYNH career@upflund.se Travel Committee: GLENN LIO TOVE JÖRGENSEN travel@upflund.se
Ebba Coghlan and James Davies President & Vice President
UFS Representative: Julia Bergström lund@ufsverige.org Head of IT: Christopher Andersson It@upflund.se
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