Governing Structure
The organisation is made up of five elected committee members, who are usually students or recent graduates. The team for 2024/25 is as follows: * Chair: Jack Walsh * Training & Opportunities Officer: Joe McFadden * Communications Officer: Matthew Stothard * Conference & Events Officer: * Sponsorship Officer: Libby Elliott * Membership Officer: Rory Bucherri The executive committee is supported by a team of eight regional officers and overseen by a trustee board of established journalists, some of which are elected and some appointed. The trustee board is currently made up of the following: * Aubrey Allegretti * Jem Collins * Geri Scott * Richard Brooks * Ollie Cole * Anttoni Numminen * James Mole * Emma PenneyNational Awards
The Student Publication Association runs a national awards scheme for students in the UK and Republic of Ireland, which been in place since 2013. Since the closure of the Guardian Student Media Awards in 2016 the awards have become the only full set of journalism awards for students in the UK. They are judged by professional journalists across the industry and in 2024, a record 1246 entries were received.#SPANC
In addition to a number of smaller regional conferences, the organisation holds an annual national conference during the Easter holidays. The conference is held across three days at a UK university, and features talks and workshops from professional journalists, as well as the annual SPA Awards presentation evening. Currently, the conference has been held in: * Southampton (2013) * Nottingham Trent (2014) * Southampton (2015) * Loughborough (2016) * Leeds (2017) * Cardiff (2018) * York (2019) * Online (2020) * Online (2021) * Sheffield (2022) * Glasgow (2023) * Bristol (2024) * Exeter (2025)See also
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