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Contents Frequently Asked Questions Introduction How to plan a Publicity Campaign General Rules Posters and Flyers What’s On calendar Social Networking Website Union Media College Media New Students and Freshers’ Fair Union Brand Appendix One - Publicity Policy
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This manual will:
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Outline the rules surrounding publicising your events and activities
Give of an overview of the types of marketing opportunities that you can utilise at Imperial
Explain the Union branding guidelines
Frequently Asked Questions How do we set up our own website? Page 11 talks you through this process and explains that all websites need to be on our webserver.
Where do I find the Union logo to put on our publicity materials? Page 18 explains where to find this, and the rules surrounding its use.
Where can I put posters around College? Page 8 for a list of rules on posters and locations where they are allowed.
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Introduction The purpose of this booklet This booklet is your guide to promoting and publicising your events and activities, to both people internal to Imperial and beyond. This booklet is intended as a reference guide for organisers of any event, social activity, show, concert, trip or tour. Information on how to plan a publicity campaign, procedures and rules for posters, flyers, websites and social networking groups are discussed, as well as how to make use of the Union and College media outlets. Other training manuals exist which will aid those who may be reading this booklet: particularly Event Budgeting and Requesting Spaces; full information is given online at imperialcollegeunion.org/training.
Important Contacts If you need any specific help with anything related to what is contained in this booklet, you can get in contact with the Deputy President (Clubs & Societies) the Student Activities Manager or the Union President. General enquiries can be directed to the Student Activities Centre by emailing activities.centre@imperial.ac.uk.
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How to Plan a Publicity Campaign The benefits of gaining good publicity for your group or for an event that you may be running should never be underestimated. There are four areas to consider when planning a publicity campaign:
Identifying your target audience Publicity is only going to be effective if it is reaching the people who can potentially come to the event. Things to think about are: AA Who is likely to come? AA What type of event are you running? AA Will it appeal to students or nonstudents? AA Can you market it to students at other Universities? AA Who has come in the past or to similar events? AA Where can they be exposed to publicity? AA What sort of publicity are they most likely to respond to? AA When is the best time to let them know about the event? AA Can you collaborate with another group on campus to jointly organise an event or activity? AA Are there other groups on campus who can help with the publicity?
Timeline The most important thing is to remember to plan thoroughly in advance. The best thing to do is to draw up a Timeline for publicity, with clear deadlines leading up to the event itself. This way you can ensure that things can be foreseen and checked off once they are done. The main things to consider are: AA W ill people be able to book or buy tickets in advance? If so, advertising will need to happen earlier. AA How many other events are going on? If there are a lot, you will need to find a way to ensure that people notice yours. AA What are the lead times for companies you are planning to use, e.g. printing, t-shirts? Companies cannot normally make and deliver flyers or t-shirts within a day of you sending a design to them. AA Do not trust estimated delivery times. Deliveries will take longer than you might like, especially if it was free or ‘included’.
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Resources
You must have a budget for the publicity campaign. This should be clear in the Event Budget which the Club, Society or Project Treasurer puts together when initial planning happens. It is vital that the budget is adhered to. If roles are delegated, the person in charge will need to be very clear about the amount of money people are allowed to spend. If they spend above their allocated budget, the organisers do not have to refund them.
Think about what things you have at your disposal to let people know about what you do; this can be sponsors, a good network of ex-members, the facilities (such as printing) provided by the Union, your website, and so on.
More information is contained within the Event Budgeting training booklet. Ensure that the methods of publicity are carefully chosen with the budget in mind, for example there is no point in planning to print a thousand colour flyers with a professional company if your event is a small-scale one with a budget of ÂŁ20. In this case, printing a few hundred welldesigned, black and white flyers on the printers in the Student Activities Centre or in College would be a better use of money.
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The Union has a concise set of rules about publicity, found in Appendix One. The key points are: AA All publicity material must carry the Union logo (see the Union Brand section) and the words “Imperial College Union”. AA Display the time, date and location of the event. AA Name the Club, Society, Project or other recognised group as part of Imperial College Union. AA Be no bigger than A2 in size in a printed or physical medium. AA Be in English only or have an English translation of anything said in a foreign language, the translation being equal or greater in prominence. AA Not contain any offensive language, including implied offensive language. AA Not contain material that may bring the Union or College into disrepute, is libellous, contravene copyrighted materials or registered trademarks. AA Contain any material that contravenes the law or the Union’s Equal Opportunities policy. The full policy is available in Appendix One.
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Posters & Flyers Posters and flyers are a very popular means of advertising. Pros:
AA Easy to make and design. AA Can be widely disseminated. AA Eye-catching. Cons:
AA Overkill – there are hundreds of posters and thousands of flyers being given out during busy times (usually the second half of the Autumn and Spring terms). Your posters will have to be well-designed and high-quality to even be noticed. AA Space – there often is not much space in which to put posters during busy periods.
Poster Rules AA Be put up using blu-tack or an equivalent and cannot be put up with Sellotape or glue. AA Cannot be put up closer together than five metres apart or on adjacent poster boards. AA Cannot be put up on glass or open brickwork. AA Cannot cover up other in-date posters. AA Cannot indicate that an event is open to the general public unless previously agreed by the Union President. AA Must be removed within five College days of the event being advertised having taken place. The places where posters are allowed to be put up are:
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AA The Union Building with the exception of the Student Activities Centre, Bars, Metric, activity spaces and the Union Dining Hall. AA The Junior Common Room in the Sherfield Building, apart from the window areas. AA On the communal noticeboards along the Sherfield Walkway (where there are pictures of ‘blank open notebooks’). AA Stairway noticeboards at St. Mary’s campus, on each floor. AA Glass noticeboards in the Sir Alexander Fleming Building and in UMO student post room. AA Reynolds Building first floor walls and basement walls. AA Academic departments and halls of residence with the permission of the department or hall warden. If groups break the poster rules, your posters will be taken down and you can be fined £5 per poster. Remember, these rules have been agreed with College, and it is more often than not College staff who keep an eye out for offending posters, so do not try to get away with it. If you think your posters have been removed unfairly, please get in touch with the Deputy President (Clubs & Societies).
What’s On calendar The What’s On calendar on the Union website, imperialcollegeunion.org/whats-on is a great way to advertise events. The only events which should be added to the What’s On calendar are ones that every student can go to, regardless of whether they are a member of the group hosting the event. This might be social activities, introductory sessions, concerts or performances. Please don’t put in events which only certain groups of students can attend. Please put what group is organising the event in the title! Some of the events in the system are ‘Taster Session’ or ‘Welcome Dinner’, which is quite vague when there are so many different groups. To add an event to the What’s On Calendar use the functionality within eActivities.
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Social networking There is more to advertising than making posters and flyers, and setting up a website. Social media is a great way to publicise your events if used appropriately. Make sure you actually use the social media you set up, otherwise it will look as if your group is inactive.
Twitter Make sure you follow Imperial College Union on Twitter @icunion, as well as the College @imperialcollege. Be sure to advertise your events and activities on Twitter, the Union or College might even retweet your adverts.
Facebook Facebook can also be used to great effect for promoting your group. It is especially good at reaching very large numbers of people. Make sure you create an official Facebook group for your Club, Society or Project and keep an event page up to date. Also make sure you link your page to the offical Freshers group to advertise to new students, and don’t forget the Graduate Students’ Union group for the postgraduates.
Flickr and YouTube Flickr and YouTube are external websites which can be used to raise your Club,
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Society or Project’s profile. You can upload photos or videos for people to see and get a taste of what to expect, or embed them in your Facebook event page. If your group has got some photos or videos you would like to share, then you can upload photos to Flickr or videos to YouTube. Tagging these with #impics result in your group being featured in Union or College publications, they also feed directly to the Union and College websites.
Websites All Clubs, Societies & Projects will have their own pages on the Union website imperialcollegeunion.org. Memberships and other products can be sold on the website, these can be setup using eActivities, details available in the Principal Officers booklet. Some groups will also have a website of their own and this is an important asset to have if you want to raise the profile of a group or event. Each Club, Society & Project is entitled to some webspace on the Union webserver at www.union.ic.ac.uk. This allows for much more flexible site-building than on imperialcollegeunion.org, and for this reason is utilised by many groups.
The Webserver The root of the website is at union.ic.ac. uk; each Management Group has it’s own sub-directory, for example union. ic.ac.uk/arts, and each Club, Society & Project is assigned a subdirectory under this, for example www.union.ic.ac.uk/ arts/choir. The webserver runs up-to-date versions of Apache, PHP and MySQL, and uploads to the site are carried out using SFTP or rsync. Database management can be carried out using phpMyAdmin. There are some rules governing the use and management of webspace which can be found in the Union’s Web Policy.
Obtaining webspace First, check if your Club, Society or Project already has some webspace assigned to it. Your Management Group Chair should be able to do this. If it has not, you will need to email the Union System Administrator at union. sysadmin@imperial.ac.uk and request that it be set up. If you need to change the list of users who are able to edit your Club, Society or Project’s webspace, you will need to email the Union System Administrator from your Club, Society or Project account stating the following: AA ICT username(s) of any users requiring access AA The folder you wish to edit (e.g. /arts/ choir) AA The reason for your request (e.g. New Club, Society or Project web-editor)
Editing webspace Access to the webserver is by College login. However, first you need to be added to the list of authorised users as described in the previous section. Once you have been given access, you can upload files to the webserver over SFTP. A good SFTP client for Windows is WinSCP. See www.union.ic.ac.uk/ sysadmin for more information.
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MySQL A MySQL server is available on request that can be used in conjunction with PHP to create a dynamic website. Many Clubs, Societies & Projects use it as a back-end database to host forums, wikis or picture galleries. To have a database created, you will need to send a request to the Union Sysadmin, and tell them which Club, Society or Project it is for. Administration of the database can be carried out using phpMyAdmin.
Important notes All Clubs, Societies & Projects’ websites must be hosted on the Union’s server. Clubs, Societies & Projects with existing domain names should redirect from them to their www.union.ic.ac.uk address.
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Union Media Felix Felix is the student newspaper of Imperial College, published once a week, on Fridays during term time. It is free and full of news, reviews, events, features, comments and games. The Felix Editor is a sabbatical and works full-time to ensure that Felix is published every week. Felix is probably the most widely-read publication on campus, read by virtually every student and staff member at Imperial either in its print format or online at felixonline.co.uk. As such, Felix is an excellent place to try to feature your Club, Society or Project and your events or trips. There are four main ways in which to do this: 1. Write an article If you want to write an article, you need to remember that Felix is meant to be interesting to read. Therefore, try to restrain yourself from sending in articles which are purely propaganda for your group or event as this is unlikely to be interesting to most people. For example, if you want to publicise a play you are putting on, an article about the playwright and their works would more likely be published than something which rambles on about how wonderful your production is.
If you are a sports club and you have success in your leagues or competitions, make sure you send in reports of these as soon after the event as possible. Send articles or questions to the Felix Editor by emailing felix@imperial.ac.uk. 2. Get Felix to review the event If your event is a performance of some sort, you can get in touch with the Felix Editor and offer free reviewers tickets. You will need to do this well in advance so that there is a better chance of reviewers being available at the time you want. 3. Purchase some advertising space If you want to be able to shamelessly plug an event, you can purchase advertising space in Felix. This will cost money. AA It should be remembered that Felix is a media publication. Therefore, if your group misbehaves, Felix may publish details of this, so try to ensure that you feature in Felix for the right reasons!
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IC Radio IC Radio is the Union’s Radio Station which broadcasts online at icradio.com. Get in touch with the IC Radio Station Manager icradio@imperial.ac.uk.
IC tv IC tv is the student television station. They broadcast on TV screens in the JCR and episodes can be viewed online at imperialcollege.tv. Contact the Station Manager for more information: stoic@ imperial.ac.uk
Union Newsletter This is a weekly email sent out to all 15,500 students. it details events happening in and around the Union the following week or near future. Email the Marketing & Communications Manager if you want to be included in the newsletter (though there is no guarantee that you will be).
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College Media The College has a Communications department, who are responsible for College’s publicity as well as protecting the College’s reputation and brand. As a result, College media advertise events or activities which support the academic mission of the College. If an event sounds like it might be something they would be interested in covering, they can be contacted through the Deputy President (Clubs & Societies), Abigail de Bruin, dpcs@imperial.ac.uk.
IC Reporter This is the College newsletter, published every three weeks during term time. It provides news and highlights recent Imperial achievements, with a brief events listing. The newsletter is academic focused and submitted articles have a 300 word limit. The newsletter is circulated to all Imperial students and staff across the campuses so has a wide readership.
Events E-Bulletin This is a weekly email from College Communications that can be subscribed to. It has an event listing around College, but its contents are of a more academic nature, such as talks or special lectures. The bulletin is also listed in the bottom right corner of the main College Homepage. This means any visitor (prospective students, staff, visiting academics) might see this. Again, listings tend to be academic.
Digital signage Across the College are various forms of digital signage and advertising, mainly on screens by lifts and on the tills in commercial outlets. To have your advert appear in on one of the screens in the Union Building contact the marketing & Communications Manager, Shakira Hylton s.hylton@imperial.ac.uk.
Other ideas AA Customised clothing AA Department and Hall newsletters: See online for a complete list of Imperial halls of residences1. AA Emails: Utilise your mailing lists to let people in your group know what events you are holding. However, you need to ensure that you do not overuse them and spam people too often, as this may result in your emails going on a rule to Deleted Items. AA National press: If the event is particularly benevolent or noteworthy, then it is a good idea to get in touch with local/national media. However, keep your expectations realistic and be careful of media ‘spin’. If you have any queries about national press attention, contact the Deputy President (Clubs & Society, preferably before the event takes place.
If you think this would be suitable for your event, then follow the instructions online1. 1: www3.imperial.ac.uk/events/submiteventscalendar
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Important Things to Remember AA Plan ahead. AA Do not waste money; if you spend hundreds of pounds on printing posters and leaflets, but do consider where and when you can distribute them. AA Proof-read; no matter how professional you may want your event to appear, if there are spelling mistakes all over your publicity material, it will not be impressive. AA Shop around for the best deal. AA Know who your target audience is and play on your strengths. AA Have good publicity etiquette: AA Don’t put down someone else’s event if they are at the same time.
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AA Be organised and do not cause stress for other groups (e.g. communicate well and in good time with Felix and stoic tv if you want them to cover your event or group). AA This will make the Club, Society or Project look good in the long term, and the event look that bit better in the short term. AA Be imaginative! There are 300 other Clubs, Societies and Projects wanting a slice of people’s time and money, you need to be able to stand out from the others.
New Students & Freshers’ Fair Every October around 4,500 new students start at Imperial, and the Freshers' Fair provides a unique opportunity to engage with new people and encourage them to join in with your activities. Remember though, around half of these new students are postgraduates, so make sure you tailor what you have to offer accordingly. Freshers' Fair occurs on the very first Tuesday of the Autumn term all over the South Kensington campus, all-day. This is the time when you can attract the most new people to your Club, Society or Project, get them on your mailing lists and get them involved in your activities. You need to ensure you make a positive impression at Freshers' Fair in order to give the Club, Society or Project a steady future. All new students will be sent information from the Union before term begins, including some information about each Club, Society or Project. An issue of Felix will be waiting for each person when they move into halls, including a map of Freshers' Fair. Additionally Felix will be available to pick up around campus, also including a map.
which is relevant to new students will always be posted on the Union's website, imperialcollegeunion.org.
Give ItA Go Give It A Go aims to give students a taste of what our Clubs, Societies & Projects offer. It is a series of free or cheap taster sessions, events and activities which don’t require students to buy membership beforehand. It’s a great way of getting your activities promoted to the entire student body. Give It A Go is run every October and January each year. This years GIAG encouraged almost 3,000 students to take opportunities and attend trips or try new activities before committing to joining one of our 350 Clubs, Societies & Projects. We have an incredible range of things students can do and get involved in and GIAG provided a great way for people to find out about some of the great events our student groups organise. Information on Give It A Go will be circulated during the year. Keep an eye out for it and make sure to have a think about what events or activities you run that could be included.
Information which goes to new students can generally be found online, on the new students pages at www.imperial. ac.uk/students/newstudents. This is the College's main communication method for new students, so take a look to see what information they are receiving. Also, information around the start of the year Publicity 2015/16
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Union Brand This section briefly outlines Imperial College Union’s branding guidelines including what fonts we use, our colour palette, correct usage of our logos and more. If you are producing publicity material if should include the Union’s logo, so it is important you use this correctly. To download the Union logos head to imperialcollegeunion.org/ brand. This page also allows you to download the Union’s complete Brand Guidelines. For any questions on the material contained in this booklet, contact the Marketing & Communications Manager, Shakira Hylton at s.hylton@imperial.ac.uk.
Logo The Union’s Logo is one of the key parts of our graphic identity and brand. It is important the logo is used consistently and correctly in all communications. The logo is available in black or white. The older blue and orange versions should no longer be used.
Logo safe space
To ensure the logo is best represented and not cluttered there must be a minimum distance around it. This area is called the safe space.
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Font The font we use is called Univers. Univers has a range of different versions that make up the font family. We primarily use Univers Light for all body text and Univers Bold for titles, and highlighting information within body copy. As Univers is a licensed font that is not a standard install on College computers Arial should be used in place of Univers. Univers can be obtained by emailing the Marketing & Communications Manager, Shakira Hylton at s.hylton@imperial.ac.uk.
Univers Light Univers Bold For body text (Optically Kerned -10)
For titles (Optically Kerned -40)
Arial Regular Arial Bold Where possible headings should be kerned to bring the letters together. This can be achieved by using the tracking function in Adobe Creative Suite programs, or character spacing as it is called in Microsoft Office. Typical kerning values for InDesign are listed above.
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Colour Palette Union’s Colour Palette is made up of Primary and Secondary colours. These colours are suggested for use in all promotional material.
Primary Colours C0 R 236 M 100 G 0 Y 0 B 140 K 0
C 67 M 61 Y 51 K 32
C 100 M0 Y 0 K 0
R 44 G 170 B 226
C0 M0 Y 0 K 0
R 255 G 255 B 255
R 79 G 78 B 86
R0 C0 G0 M0 B0 Y 0 K 100 Black
White
Secondary Colours C0 M 64 Y 100 K 0
R 244 G 123 B 32
R 104 C 74 M 100 G 44 B 145 Y 0 K 0
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Appendix One - Publicity Policy Jurisdiction 1. This policy applies to all Union activity, including commercial, welfare, representation, Clubs, Societies & Projects and other recognised groups. This includes their activities which take place beyond Imperial College London facilities and campuses. 2. Publicity material is defined as any communication electronic, paper or otherwise whose purpose is primarily to inform and engage, this may be related to an event or cause or neither. Mailing lists, websites and social media presence are all included, as are unorthodox mediums such as t-shirts, TV programs etc. Authorising publicity material 3. No unauthorised publicity material should be distributed in any public forum. Publicity is authorised by: i. the Sabbatical Officers, ii. the Union Operations Manager and Line Managers, iii. Chairs, Captains or Presidents of Faculty and Constituent Unions, GSU, Clubs, Societies & Projects; other Union Officers and role holders within the Representation Network 4. The persons in 3 may nominate another to authorise on their behalf, but are responsible for their nominee’s actions. The President may remove the authority of anyone to authorise publicity materials. Rules on publicity material 5. Those authorising any publicity material should ensure they adhere to the following rules, and apply them appropriately to the medium being used: i. Carry the current ICU logo and the words “Imperial College Union” or those of the relevant Faculty Union with their President’s permission. This can be found at imperialcollegunion.org/brand ii. Display the time, date and location of the event if applicable. If the material relates to a cause or general activities an expiry date no later than 1 month after the material is used must be visible on paper publications. iii. Name the Club, Society, Project or other recognised group as a Club, Society, Project or other recognised group of Imperial College Union if applicable. iv. If a printed or physical medium be no bigger than A2 in size except under exceptional circumstances where the permission of the Deputy President (Clubs & Societies) should be sought v. Be in English only or have an English translation of anything said in a foreign
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language, the translation being equal or greater in prominence. vi. Not contain any offensive language, including implied offensive language. vii. Not contain material that may bring the Union or College into disrepute, is of a libellous, or potentially libellous nature or which contravenes or is likely to contravene copyrighted materials or registered trademarks. viii. Not contain material that contravenes any UK or EU law, particularly regarding The Equalities Act 2010 or the ICU Equal Opportunities Policy. ix. Not contravene the Equal Opportunities Policy. x. Comply with the College Code of Practice on Freedom of Speech where relevant, when in doubt seek the opinion of the DPCS xi. Not indicate that an event is open to the general public unless previously agreed by the Union President. xii. Indicate if an event is likely not to take place if a minimum number of attendees is not reached or other limiting criteria are not met xiii. Be put on the Union What’s On Calendar, unless open to club members only xiv. Distributing publicity material whose content is produced by groups or organisations external to the Union or College is not usually permitted. Petitions to permit it must be made to the President via the Deputy President (Clubs & Societies) 6. When posters are put up they must: i. Be put up using blu-tack or an equivalent and be properly secured. ii. Not be put up with Sellotape or glue. iii. Not be put up closer together than 5 metres apart or on adjacent poster boards iv. Not be put up on glass or open brickwork v. Not be put up over other in-date posters vi. Be removed within 5 College days of the event being advertised having taken place. 7. When fliers are distributed they must: i. be handed to individual students or be left in position with clearance from the
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area authoriser - flier distribution should never cause a littering problem ii. make every effort to comply with the environmental policy regarding minimising waste and environmental impact iii. not be mail dropped in departmental or hall pigeonholes without explicit permission from the Department or Warden iv. not be distributed in halls or departments without permission of the Department or Warden Electronic media In relation to electronic media: i. Facebook groups/events should be moderated to disallow inappropriate comments wherever possible and groups should note that in using the College name they have the ability to bring the College into disrepute. ii. Responses to Facebook events may be taken as an indicative guest list for events, and may be used as such iii. Fictitious online profiles must not be used, profiles created for publicity of specific events must be in accordance with the requirements in section 5 iv. All websites created for specific publicity purposes should be hosted on the Union’s servers v. Publicity videos and photographic material should apply the requirements of section 5 as appropriate to the medium. Videos and photos uploaded to YouTube and Flickr should be tagged IMP150 Publicity stunts In relation to publicity stunts: i. May not occur on the Queen’s Lawn, Queen’s Lawn Terrace, Prince’s Gardens or Upper Dalby Court without the consent of the College Secretary ii. Should never be offensive or dangerous – including contravening Health & Safety considerations. A risk assessment must have been submitted and approved. iii. Have appropriate permissions sought as required, this includes lecture theatre advertising where the lecturer’s permission must be sought
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Locations 9. The Union, under the Code of Practice with the College, is responsible for student noticeboards along the Sherfield walkway. Without further permission posters may also be placed: i. on Union Building poster boards with the exception of the bar areas and the Union Dining Hall and those covered in glass ii. The Junior Common Room pillars, but not glass, in the Sherfield Building iii. Stairway noticeboards at St. Mary’s, on each floor. iv. Glass notice boards at SAF and in UMO student post room. v. Reynolds First floor walls and basement walls. 10. Permission should be sought from the Head of Department or Warden to display posters in Halls of Residence or Departments. Silwood 11. Posters may be put up in any areas at Silwood which are under management control of the Union or used for Union activity. Posters may put elsewhere in compliance with any rule set by the relevant Head of Department or Warden. 12. The Silwood Union Committee may make such amendments to these rules, including on content and approval of posters as they see fit for their campus, though not any permitting offensive, disreputable or libellous posters. External posters 13. External organisations may only put up posters with the permission of the Union President. Students may only put up posters on behalf of external organisations with explicit permission of the President. Election publicity 14. Election posters must be authorised by the Returning Officer. They do not require the Union’s name or details of events (unless that particular election requires it). They must not use any College, Union or Constituent College Union insignia, including crests and logos. 15. Elections posters are expected to adhere to the other poster rules above, and any additional ones laid down by the Returning Officer or elections committee.
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Enforcement 16. Where any publicity material is deemed in breach of this policy it must be removed within 24 hours. The disciplinary policy may be invoked as a consequences of any breach, especially those with reputational impact on the Union or the College. 17. A ÂŁ5 per violation fine may be issued to any student group or other part of the Union by the Deputy President (Clubs & Societies) if the contents of this policy are not adhered to. . This will include per e-mail sent, per poster and per flyer fines. This will be considered a summary punishment under the Union Disciplinary Policy, and is subject to appeal. Exemption 18. The President may exempt a person or constituent part of the Union from any of these rules, except those requiring use of English and prohibiting offensive, disreputable or libellous publicity.
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