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Future events

Ben Reid — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:15:52 GMT

Ben Reid:

One of the greatest aspects of IVFDF is its variety. Each year the festival is organised by a different group (usually associated with a university) with its own flavour and style. It also means that there is always the opportunity for any group that fancies a go to host the festival.

The festival is organised on a 3 year rolling schedule to allow each group plenty of time to make arrangements.
This means that at any point there will usually be 2 or 3 festival committees in existence, one finishing (or in final preparations), one preparing for the next year and potentially one just starting their planning.

If you would like to host and organise the festival all that is required is to come along to the [[Representatives meeting|AGM]] (held each year at the festival) with a basic plan for what you would like to do. The AGM will choose between the various proposals.

If you would like to host the festival but are unsure if your group is up to the task you are welcome to as much or as little help as you feel you require.

Future festivals:

* [[2009, Exeter]]
* [[2010, Durham]]

[[Category:Future Events]]

Mailing lists

Ben Reid — Thu, 02 Mar 2006 00:19:50 GMT

Ben Reid:

<h2>ivfdf-news</h2>
Keep up-to date with announcements about IVFDF. This has a very small number of messages a year.

To be kept up to date with IVFDF news, join the ivfdf-news mailing list. Messages sent by list members to ivfdf-news@ivfdf.org will be forwarded to all list members.

<h3>To subscribe</h3>
You can either use the [http://lists.ivfdf.org/mailman/listinfo/ivfdf-news on-line web subscription service] or you can send mail to ivfdf-news-request@ivfdf.org the word 'subscribe' as subject or in message body

<h3>To unsubscribe</h3>
You can either use the [http://lists.ivfdf.org/mailman/listinfo/ivfdf-news on-line web service] or you can send mail to ivfdf-news-request@ivfdf.org the word 'unsubscribe' as subject or in message body

<h2>ivfdf-consititution</h2>
Discussion about changes to the IVFDF [[constitution]] proposed for the reps meeting at the Sheffield IVFDF2003. This list has been disbanded now that the changes have been implemented.

[[Category:Mailing Lists]]

Mailing lists

Ben Reid — Thu, 02 Mar 2006 00:19:29 GMT

Ben Reid: ivfdf-constitution list now disbanded

<h2>ivfdf-news</h2>
Keep up-to date with announcements about IVFDF. Very small nubmer of messages a year.

To be kept up to date with IVFDF news, join the ivfdf-news mailing list. Messages sent by list members to ivfdf-news@ivfdf.org will be forwarded to all list members.

<h3>To subscribe</h3>
You can either use the [http://lists.ivfdf.org/mailman/listinfo/ivfdf-news on-line web subscription service] or you can send mail to ivfdf-news-request@ivfdf.org the word 'subscribe' as subject or in message body

<h3>To unsubscribe</h3>
You can either use the [http://lists.ivfdf.org/mailman/listinfo/ivfdf-news on-line web service] or you can send mail to ivfdf-news-request@ivfdf.org the word 'unsubscribe' as subject or in message body

<h2>ivfdf-consititution</h2>
Discussion about changes to the IVFDF [[constitution]] proposed for the reps meeting at the Sheffield IVFDF2003. This list has been disbanded now that the changes have been implemented.

[[Category:Mailing Lists]]

Main Page

Ben Reid — Thu, 23 Feb 2006 21:02:29 GMT

Ben Reid: Changed border to match new style

<h1>What is IVFDF?</h1>

IVFDF stands for 'Inter Varsity Folk Dance Festival' it is an exciting and dynamic festival held at a different university each year. IVFDF has been running since 1951 and is the country's longest continually running folk festival. The tour so far spans over 20 locations as far apart as Exeter in the south and Glasgow in the north. You don't have to be a student to go, just vaguely young or energetic. The Festival is particularly aimed at students, but it is open to everyone and caters for a wide range of ages and interests with numerous ceilidhs and workshops covering a wide range of dance styles - Scottish Country, Highland, Morris, Rapper Sword, Irish, and Playford are typical examples, with plenty of more exotic workshops varying from year to year.

The keyword is <b>FESTIVAL</b>: basically, hundreds of people attending for three days and two nights of intense dancing, playing music and singing, until they are unbelievably exhausted; A non-stop weekend of music and dance from the British Isles and beyond - there is the option of sleep for those who can bear to miss something.

<h2>Who goes to IVFDF?</h2>
In general the answer is anyone with an interest in lively, young, energetic folk music and dance. Because the festival is aimed in particular at universities it is attended by large numbers of students, ex-students and staff from all around the country - although in some cases ex-student means 30 years or so. But just because it is aimed at students does not mean that we limit who can attend. Anyone who is willing to enjoy and participate is welcome.

If you would like to find out more details on participating organisations can be found on their individual [[Links|web sites]] or a full list of [[Links|members]] who attended the last [[Representatives meeting|reps meeting]] can be found at the start of the [[minutes]] for each IVFDF [[Representatives meeting]].

<h2>Finding out more about IVFDF</h2>
This site contains prolific quantities of information about the festival including a complete [[history]], [[:Category:Photo|photos]] and details of the [[constitution]] however if that is not enough for you there is also a [[mailing lists|mailing list]] available
that you can join and an [[Announce mailing list|archive]] of postings to the mailing list is available on the site.

<h2>Next Festival</h2>
The next IVFDF to be held will be 24th - 26th February [[2006, Cambridge|2006 in Cambridge]] ([http://www.ivfdf.ucam.org/ Festival WebSite]).

<h2>Latest News</h2>
There is also an archive of [[old news|older news]].

<table class="news">

<tr><th width="100">5 March 2005</th><td>IVFDF Central is expecting to more to a new host "sometime soon" which should mean that there are some updates and improvements to this site, and the archives. Watch this space ..... </td></tr>

<tr><th>2 March 2005</th><td>Another year another festival. [[2005, East Anglia|UEA]] did an amazing job this year despite last minute workshop cancellations and snow still managed to produce an amazing festival.</td></tr>

<tr><th>1 March 2004</th><td>Recovering after another excellent Festival in [[2004, Exeter|Exeter]], where the new [[constitution]] was approved.</td></tr>

</table>

[[Category:About IVFDF]]

Old news

Ben Reid — Thu, 23 Feb 2006 21:02:08 GMT

Ben Reid: Changed border to match new style

<table class="news" border="0">

<tr><th width="100">
5 March 2005
</th><td>
IVFDF Central is expecting to more to a new host "sometime soon" which should mean that there are some updates and improvements to this site, and the archives. Watch this space .....
</td></tr>

<tr><th>
2 March 2005
</th><td>
Another year another festival. [[2005, East Anglia|UEA]] did an amazing job this year despite last minute workshop cancellations and snow still managed to produce an amazing festival.
</td></tr>

<tr><th>
1 March 2004
</th><td>
Recovering after another excellent Festival in [[2004, Exeter|Exeter]], where the new [[constitution]] was approved.
</td></tr>

<tr><th>
10 Feb 2004
</th><td>
We have discoverd the lady who created the first IVFDF in 1951, a Ms Graham of Hull, she is still alive and well it is inteded that someone will meet with her to find out more about the origins of the festival.
</td></tr>

<tr><th>
19 Jan 2004
</th><td>
Version 4.1 Proposed Revision of IVFDF Consititution, is available along with a version to print it is important that you look at this and make sure that it provides what you/your dance society will need from IVFDF in the future.
</td></tr>

<tr><th>
20 Nov 2003
</th><td>
Version 4 Proposed Revision of IVFDF Consititution, is on the IVFDF-constitution mailing list archive. Web version will be posted soon.
</td></tr>

<tr><th>
17 Oct 2003
</th><td>
Version 3 of Proposed Revision of IVFDF Consititution, posted in time for meeting this weekend.
</td></tr>

<tr><th>
1 Sep 2003
</th><td>
Proposed Revision of IVFDF Consititution, Andrew Swaine (Cambridge) has produced a proposal for an entire rewrite of the IVFDF constitution for discussion at the meeting in October it is available in the Discussion Documents section of Information Point. Please feel free to comment on this via the IVFDF-constitution mailing list before then.
</td></tr>

<tr><th>
10 Jun 2003
</th><td>
ICBINI (I Can't Believe It's Not IVFDF) - Bristol (Rag Morris and the University of Bristol Folk Club) have requested to run this event and have plans in place for the 22nd November 2003 watch out for postings on the IVFDF-news mailing list with more information.
</td></tr>

<tr><th>
17 May 2003
</th><td>
Sheffield Ceilidh Soc have suggested a provisional date for the autumn Reps Meeting to discuss improvements to the IVFDF constitution. 17th to 18th October, in Sheffield there will also be a Ceilidh Soc ceilidh on the Saturday night
</td></tr>

<tr><th>
28 Feb 2003
</th><td>
Relocation of IVFDF-news list to new server. Now available as ivfdf-news at ivfdf dot org.

Ongoing updates to gallery and archives of old festival programmes, thanks to (amongst others) Rag Morris, Ann Parker, Ian Thompson, Brian Quinion/Sheffield, Richard Mason/Exeter for providing source materials/photos.
</td></tr>

<tr><th>
4 Dec 2002
</th><td>
We've launched an extra mailing list to discuss potential constitutional changes that are being proposed for the Representatives Meeting at Sheffield in 2003. Also we now have on-line archives of both this IVFDF-constitution and the IVFDF-news mailing list.
</td></tr>

<tr><th>
11 Nov 2002
</th><td>
You are looking at our newly revised website, we hope you find this a useful resource. Please contact us with any comments or suggestions!

You can find various new resources here; there is now a gallery and the IVFDF Tour is available. We also have links to various related and member organisations.
</td></tr>

</table>

Officers

Ben Reid — Wed, 06 Apr 2005 22:08:58 GMT

Ben Reid:

At IVFDF 2004 following significant constitutional change Information Point, the central fixed contact point for the festival, has been split into 3 people; who now form the Officers of IVFDF. There is an Archivist, Treasurer and Development Officer (to promote the devolvement of youth folk dance).

Originally the single role of Information Point was started after IVFDF has its first year with money problems (which was quite a while ago now). It was decided that there should be a separate 'refloat fund' the purpose of which was to restart the festival if there was a major loss in the previous years and that there should be someone official to turn to in the event to problems (up until then every festival was very much on its own).

<table>
<tr><th align="left">[[Archivist]]</th><td>Brian Quinion, Sheffield</td><td>[mailto:archivist@ivfdf.org]</td></tr>
<tr><th align="left">[[Treasurer]]</th><td>Ian Thompson, Aberdeen</td><td>[mailto:treasurer@ivfdf.org]</td></tr>
<tr><th align="left">[[Development]]</th><td>Aisling O'Brien, Sheffield</td><td>[mailto:development@ivfdf.org]</td></tr>

[[Category:About IVFDF]]

History

Ben Reid — Wed, 06 Apr 2005 22:02:15 GMT

Ben Reid:

Main Page

Ben Reid — Wed, 06 Apr 2005 21:40:41 GMT

Ben Reid:

<h1>What is IVFDF?</h1>

IVFDF stands for 'Inter Varsity Folk Dance Festival' it is an exciting and dynamic festival held at a different university each year. IVFDF has been running since 1951 and is the country's longest continually running folk festival. The tour so far spans over 20 locations as far apart as Exeter in the south and Glasgow in the north. You don't have to be a student to go, just vaguely young or energetic. The Festival is particularly aimed at students, but it is open to everyone and caters for a wide range of ages and interests with numerous ceilidhs and workshops covering a wide range of dance styles - Scottish Country, Highland, Morris, Rapper Sword, Irish, and Playford are typical examples, with plenty of more exotic workshops varying from year to year.

The keyword is <b>FESTIVAL</b>: basically, hundreds of people attending for three days and two nights of intense dancing, playing music and singing, until they are unbelievably exhausted; A non-stop weekend of music and dance from the British Isles and beyond - there is the option of sleep for those who can bear to miss something.

<h2>Who goes to IVFDF?</h2>
In general the answer is anyone with an interest in lively, young, energetic folk music and dance. Because the festival is aimed in particular at universities it is attended by large numbers of students, ex-students and staff from all around the country - although in some cases ex-student means 30 years or so. But just because it is aimed at students does not mean that we limit who can attend. Anyone who is willing to enjoy and participate is welcome.

If you would like to find out more details on participating organisations can be found on their individual [[Links|web sites]] or a full list of [[Membership|members]] who attended the last [[Representatives meeting|reps meeting]] can be found at the start of the [[minutes]] for each IVFDF [[Representatives meeting]].

<h2>Finding out more about IVFDF</h2>
This site contains prolific quantities of information about the festival including a complete [[history]], [[photos]] and details of the [[constitution]] however if that is not enough for you there is also a [[mailing lists]] available that you can join and an [[mailing list archive|archive]] of postings to the mailing list is available on the site.

<h2>Next Festival</h2>
The next IVFDF to be held will be 24th - 26th February [[2006, Cambridge|2006 in Cambridge]] ([http://www.ivfdf.ucam.org/ Festival WebSite]).

<h2>Latest News</h2>
<table>

<tr><td>5 March 2005</td><td>IVFDF Central is expecting to more to a new host "sometime soon" which should mean that there are some updates and improvements to this site, and the archives. Watch this space ..... </td></tr>

<tr><td>2 March 2005</td><td>Another year another festival. [[2005,_Norwich|Norwich]] did an amazing job this year despite last minute workshop cancellations and snow still managed to produce an amazing festival.</td></tr>

<tr><td>1 March 2004</td><td>Recovering after another excellent Festival in [[2004,_Exeter|Exeter]], where the new [[constitution]] was approved.</td></tr>

</table>

[[Category:About IVFDF]]

User:Ben Reid

Ben Reid — Wed, 06 Apr 2005 20:39:59 GMT

Ben Reid:

Regular IVFDF goer and incumbent webmaster for [http://www.ceilidhsoc.org Sheffield Ceilidhsoc]...