Nouse's bid for the SPA National Conference 2019

#Yorkforspanc

Nouse’s bid for the SPA National Conference

Amelie Rothwell

Joseph Silke Co-Chair

Chay Quinn Co-Chair

Andrew Young

Emily Taylor

Meet the committee

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Our committee is comprised of the best student journalists in the country with a wide range of fields covered. I decided to bid for SPANC because this committee can not only showcase the brilliant work that our student media does here at York, but also give student publications a great experience where they can gain skills and make connections. - Chay Quinn, Co-Chair

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York Student Media Nouse The campus broadsheet has been running for 54 years and 482 editions. Nouse prints nine times a year as well as providing coverage of events such as Freshers’ Week, College Varsity and Roses.

The Lemon Press The satirists-in-chief celebrate their tenth anniversary this year and can always be found to poke fun at the powers that be. The Lemon Press prints four times a year.

York Vision After splitting from Nouse in the 1980s, the campus tabloid became known for it’s anarchic sense of humour and accessible style. Vision have won many awards and the rivalry between Nouse and Vision exists even in national newsrooms.

The Yorker A student-run limited company, providing both local and campus news, features and reviews, as well as boasting thriving arts, lifestyle and politics sections.

HARD Magazine A material and digital platform for the art-interested and culturally-buzzing creative community at the University of York.

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Circulation Circulation is the University of York’s only music publication, producing one issue a term. They provide interviews, reviews, comment and more on a wide range of music.

Unknown Magazine An art publication launched in December 2013.

Hard brings together material from Film, Literature, Music, Philosophy, Theatre and Visual art.

YSTV Students write, produce, present and direct all the programmes for the campus TV station. YSTV broadcasts both live and pre-recorded shows online with their on-demand service.

URY The student radio station broadcasts 24 hours a day during term time. Presenters cover a wide range of content including different genres and shows tailor-made to different demographics.

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location York is in North Yorkshire and is an ideal location for national events. York Station is in the middle of the Inter City East Coast line between London King’s Cross and Inverness meaning there is easy access to the city from London and the surrounding areas and, crucially, Scottish stations.

The station is situated in the middle of the city centre and is a walkable distance away from the University with many sights of historic York along the way. There is also a regualr bus which will take you to outside the Library.

There are direct trains every day from Edinburgh, Glasgow, Newcastle, Sunderland and Durham.

There is also easy access from Leeds (22mins via rail), Sheffield (46 mins via rail) and other Yorkshire locations.

Glasgow Edinburgh

Durham

Belfast

YORK Leeds Manchester

Dublin

Rail is the best option due to the direct train to King’s Cross. If you would like to drive, parking on campus can be arranged. York is close to both the A1 and the M1 making travel from the South straightforward.

Nottingham

Cardiff

York location and public transport links makes this beautiful city a fantastic choice to host SPANC ‘19.

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Exeter

London Southampton

SPRING LANE BUILDING The Spring Lane Building opened its doors in October 2016 after a £13.8 million investment.

The building has modern meeting spaces, including a 350-seat lecture theatre, 26 seminar rooms, and versatile meeting areas.

With its state-of-the-art audio-visual facilities and easy accessibility at the heart of campus, it is the ideal location for SPANC ‘19.

facilities The Spring Lane Building can easily accommodate the delegates for both the large and small events of the conference.

Due to its prime location in the middle of the University campus, the building can function as the centre of the conference.

The building is readily accessible from anywhere on campus and from town by foot or bus. The 66 and 66a buses stop directly outside.

The large 350-seat lecture theatre is perfect for the keynotes, the welcome and leaving addresses, and the AGM. The building’s smaller seminar rooms are suitable for the training sessions and speaker sessions throughout the conference.

The 350-seat lecture theatre and the smaller seminar rooms are all in one building, allowing delegates to move freely between sessions.

The Spring Lane Building is ideal for SPANC ‘19 due to its amazing facilities, ready accessibility and modern AV equipment.

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catering Our University Catering can provide food and drink for the entire event. We will provide lunch on the afternoons of the 6 and 7 April as well as a formal dinner at the SPA Awards Night on 6 April and breakfast on 7 April.

Working Lunch (served on Saturday and Sunday) £4.20pp • A sandwich on white, granary or wholemeal, thick sliced bread • A portion of wrap • A piece of fresh fruit or Salad Box (alternative to Working Lunch) £3.95pp Choose from: • Cheddar cheese ploughman’s (V) • Ham, egg, beetroot • Peking duck • Maritime tuna salad • Indian Bento Breakfast (served on Sunday) £3.90pp A selection of hot breakfast rolls including a bacon bap, free-range pork sausage bap and mushroom with swiss cheese bagel. Served with sauce sachets, tea and coffee

Formal Dinner (served on Saturday night): £33.00pp Starter Hot roast Whitby salmon served with heritage potato salad and a Yorkshire lemon oil or Vegetable terrine with roast artichokes and balsamic dressing (V) Mains Parmesan crusted chicken breast served with herb polenta or Butternut squash and caraway lentil roast (V) Desserts Traditional sticky toffee pudding

ENTERTAINMENT There are many great entertainment options we can provide for SPANC ‘19. Along with the formal in the Roger Kirk Centre, there are half a dozen exciting entertainment events available to delegates across the weekend, most of which can be easily accessible on University campus.

These events can provide great ice-breaking opportunities for delegates at the conference to get to know each other and network with other students and leaders in the industry.

Delegates arriving on the Friday will be treated to a mixer event at which there will be a variety of cocktails and mocktails available. This will take place in the Students’ Union bar The Lounge, which is next door to the Roger Kirk Centre and is easily accessible. Arriving delegates will get to know other student journalists for the first time over popular drinks.

The City of York has a wide variety of bars and delegates can participate in a bar crawl to get a taste of on of the UK’s most beautiful cities.

Participants can get to know each other as they are guided on a tour of some of York’s most popular nightlife spots.

Students could participate in a pub quiz in The Lounge. A pub quiz is an excellent opportunity for delegates to socialise with student journalists from other universities across the country with a bit of friendly competition, with a prize for the winning team. A quiz will be devised by the committee and will cover a wide range of typical pub quiz topics.

The Award Show on Saturday is one of the centrepieces of the conference and many student groups will come together to make it a night to remember. York Student Television (YSTV) will be able to assist with the production, including a livestream, for free. Entertainment acts on the night will be provided by student groups like ComedySoc, music societies, and DanceSoc. There will be photography on the night provided by Baluga Photography.

York Student Cinema (YSC) can host a movie night on campus in the Exhibition Centre. YSC is one of the University’s most popular societies with state of the art equipment. Delegates can get together to enjoy a journalism themed film in a large theatre with 300 seats.

There will be an afterparty on the Saturday night, bringing one of York’s most popular student club nights to The Lounge especially for SPANC delegates. A music set will be provided especially for the night by the University Radio York (URY) music team.

Accommodation The University of York has a bed and breakfest located on campus with 54 single rooms and 10 double rooms.

In addition to this there is a Travelodge located within a 15 minute walk of campus.

Both accommodations are along bus routes that lead to the city centre and train station.

Both are also within easy walking distance of local pubs and shops.

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Franklin House, UOY Single Ensuite Room w/B+B: £52.80 pppn Double Ensuite room w/B+B: £45pppn Travelodge, Hull Road Double Saver Twin 2 Nights: £34pppn Double Saver Twin 1 Night: £42pppn Double Saver 2 Nights, 1 Person: £47.50 pppn Double Saver 1 Night, 1 Person: £52.00 pppn

Dates The dates we’re suggesting for SPANC are Saturday 6 April and Sunday 7 April, with delegates being able to arrive on Friday 5 April.

As a weekend, it accessible for as many students as possible. Crucially, it is also outside the term time for 44 out of the 62 SPA-affiliated publications.

For those in term time York is an easily travelable location as it is the centre of a large railway network. The city is easy to reach without missing contact hours in a vital time for the students who are still at the backend of their spring term.

Our date will ensure that the higest number of delegates possible can attend SPANC and, most importantly, have a great time socialising and networking with both the fellow student journalists and leaders in the industry.

These dates will also allow the publication volunteer team ample time to organise a fantastic SPANC as York’s spring term ends three weeks before this potential SPANC weekend.

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Budget Our proposal to host SPANC is as follows. After discussions with York Conferences and the relevant authorities for catering, entertainment, venues and decor, we have finalised this provisional budget.

We believe that this budget represents a reasonble price for what would be an accessible and exciting event which can successfully bring a diverse range of student journalists together for a great weekend.

Venue: £1414.40 Tech: £0.00 Catering: £6895.00 Entertainment: £542.00 Total: £8851.40

Ticket Price: £59* *excludes accommodation and includes the most expenive catering options.

See catering for cheaper catering options.

All costs include VAT and were provisionally confirmed in November 2018.

Venue: £1414.40 This includes the room hire fees for the Spring Lane Building for both 6 and 7 April including three seminar rooms with a capacity of thirty and a lecture hall with a capacity of 350. This also covers the hire fee for the Roger Kirk Centre, where the formal dinner will be held.

Tech: £0 Our tech support is included by University AV in the room hire fee and the professional standard of YSTV is also available to help with the production of the SPA awards including the potential for streaming the event.

Catering: £6895.00 This includes lunch and a formal dinner on 6 April as well as breakfast and lunch on the 7 April. All catering can be provided by University Catering (Cucina).

Entertainment: £542.00 Covers decor, photography for the formal dinner, security for the formal dinner and costs resulting from other entertainemnt events such as a pub quiz or cocktail mixer.

Endorsements

Finn Judge Student Activities Officer, YUSU

Peter Hitchens Journalist & Author

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York is a city of great beauty and everyone should see it, so any event which takes place there is a a opportunity for a feast of architecture and history.

A previous Activities Officer described York as “the Fleet Street of student media”. Looking at our alumni success and huge offering of ten outlets, I can’t disagree.

York is all about student-led creativity.

The University campus, where I studied long ago and to which I often return for debates and similar events, is a sylvan, peaceful and convenient place for any activity involving thought and discussion.

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With no journalism course, we still have some of the best media groups. Hosting SPANC would be about harnessing the creativity of our entire country, boosting our collective student voice.

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Endorsements

Helena Horton News Reporter, The Telegraph

Chris Owen Journalist & Editor 15/16, Nouse

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York should absolutely host the SPA National Conference. We have always been lucky to have a thriving student media landscape, with plenty of rival papers to join.

York’s quality student media goes from strength to strength every year, makes a meaningful, positive impact on the campus community, and is respected around the country.

There is much that other student papers can learn from the excellent talent at York and I hope the SPA picks the wonderful goose-filled campus for their conference!

The SPA Conference would benefit from the energy, enthusiasm and collaborative spirit of York’s media societies, and from Union and University management’s commitment to highstandard, student-led journalism in the interest of the public sphere.

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Thank you for your consideration To contact us, please email us at editor@nouse.co.uk or phone us at 07879 655903