This is a brief guide to how the club runs. For our official governing docs, please see http://www.mit.edu/~tech-squares/govdocs/.
Officers
Tech Squares has a number of different officer positions. Some of these are elected (each year in the Spring), and some are appointed.
Elected Officers
The Elected Officers make up the Executive Committee (EC) of Tech Squares. The EC deals with and votes on club business that does not need a club vote. In particular, a couple duties of the EC are to approve the graduates of each class and to appoint appointed officers. The Elected Officers are President, Vice President, Treasurer, Vice Treasurer, Class Coordinator, Publicity Coordinator, and Members-at-Large. There are generally 8 people on the EC.
The President and VP are in change of the EC and the overall running of the club. As the President is required to be an MIT student, the VP sometimes does most of the President's job. They chair EC and club meetings.
The Treasurer and VT (if there is one) manage Tech Squares finances. They make sure that callers get paid, set the fees for dances, and report to the club on the club's finances.
The Class Coordinator runs the class and deal with just about anything involving the class.
The Publicity Coordinator handles publicity for the club - both internal like announcements and external like postering.
Appointed Officers
The EC appoints a number of appointed officers. Appointed officers serve a term of at most 1 year, although they can be reappointed to multiple terms. Appointed officers include
- Rounds Coordinators - organize rounds
- Booking Director - book callers for dances
- Rooming Coordinator - reserves rooms for dances
- Webmaster - maintains the club's website
- Historian - takes photos and maintains the club photo gallery
- Secretary - takes minutes and handles club correspondence
The EC may appoint other officers as it feels necessary. Additionally EC members may appoint assistants for themselves (such as Class Assistants or Publicity Assistants).