1. CUBO Business Meeting 3 rd July 2014

2. CUBO Chair Frances Stone

3. Executive Opportunities Research vacancy Quality Assurance Sustainability Marketing and Communications  (Chair of Marketing Group) Benchmarking  (Chair of Finance Group) Co-opted conference Host

4. International Affiliations Portfolio Richard Kington

5. CUBO/ACUHO-I Members Kent Leicester Liverpool Manchester Metropolitan Plymouth Queens Belfast Royal Holloway Sheffield St.Andrews Warwick Wolverhampton Aberdeen Birmingham Edinburgh Edinburgh Napier Essex Exeter Glasgow Herriot Watt Hull Kent

6. CUBO Study Visit to Germany 2015 5 days - March or May In liaison with Deutsches Studentenwerk Locations: Berlin, Basel, Freiburg, Mainz and Wuppertal Some of the Possible Themes: Studentenwerk Model, Halls Construction, Energy efficiency, International Students, Student Services

7. Knowledge Sharing Pat McGrath (disguised as Ian Jones)

9. CUBO Finance Group Day Conference held 21 May at LSE Topics: Managing Vacation Income, Funding Universities - Raising Finance in the Market Place and Hot Topics Next event in November 2014

10. CUBO Finance Group: Feedback Very useful to network and get contacts. Great forum An enjoyable day. Good to share ideas and issues with people in similar jobs. Topics very useful

11. CUBO Training & Quality Group Event held on 5 February Next event: Autumn 2014

12. CUBO Training & Quality: Feedback I was able to take away a number of ideas Engaging speakers Great networking Great day – well organised event Enlightened about the apprenticeship schemes Informative sessions

13. Steering Group Pat McGrath: CUBO Knowledge Sharing (Lead) Janet Bryan, Brunel University Kate Concah, University of Exeter Kate Davis, Leeds Metropolitan University Chris Harrison, University of Leicester Sue Pimblett, University of Leeds Eleanor Totman, University of Essex CUBO Marketing Group

14. CUBO Marketing Group (2) 25 March: First CUBO Marketing event Next Event: October 2014, University of Leicester

15. CUBO Marketing Group: Feedback Really useful day and a good variety of speakers/ presentations. A supportive group for an industry that can feel a little isolated within the sprawling structures of a larger university environment Really insightful – will be taking a lot from this. Interactive and enjoyable Stimulated lots of discussion – case studies really useful and practical Very illuminating – lot to take back to dept. Can see where we need to improve. More please! The whole day flowed and all presentations were informative and relevant

16. University Hospitality Seminars Ltd Find out more at: www.universityhospitality.co.ukwww.universityhospitality.co.uk

17. Futureproofing Commercial Success 5 November 2014 Sponsored by: Pinsent Masons Working in partnership with University Business Magazine Line up of Top Speakers Venue: Pinsent Masons HQ, London

18. Date for your Diary CUBO Winter Conference 2014 Thursday, 27 November Halifax Hall Hotel, Sheffield

19. Executive Member Alison Smith

20. Executive Secretary Catherine Anderson Emma Furnival

21. Accounts FY13/14 IncomeItemExpenditure 50,851.00Subscriptions 524.67ACUHO-I matched funding 39,038.00Conference 2013 Surplus 38,161.33Administration (CUBO EO) 3,000.00Campuslife (Sustainability Videos) 22,412.78Administration (Faye Sully) 56.81Interest 2,579.85Awards (Direct Costs) 2,572.75Winter Conference 2013 Surplus 60.00Bank Charges 2,799.40British Property Federation 1,400.00CUBO Study Tour 2013 Subsidy 6,602.23Executive Expenses 270.00Executive Meeting Costs 483.75Finance Group 121.38Finance Steering Group 517.90Marketing Group 598.77Marketing Steering Group 736.00PI Insurance 6,600.00Website (Setup) 432.00Website (Maintenance - 3 Quarters) 95,518.56 84,300.06Sub Totals 11,218.50Net Surplus

22. Membership Proposal This is for information and a vote will be done electronically prior to 1 st August Aim is to: To increase membership (95 HEIs currently) To give more flexibility to bring additional associate members. Eg we have 43 members currently with no extra members; this would be with an opportunity to have one more at no cost More engagement at conferences/training More members would make CUBO more interesting to potential corporate sponsorship

23. Membership Proposal Subscriptions: Currently £475 pa for primary and £100 pa for Associate; there has be no change for last 3 years To move to a tiered system with the costs for One primary member plus: Up to 1 Associate - £500 pa Up to 3 Associates - £650 pa Up to 6 Associates - £800 pa