Added call for manifestos page for April AGM

Author: martoncnemeth

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+title: 'AGM 2025 - Call for manifestos'
+author: Marton
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+At our next STMU 18:00, 2nd of April, we will be holding our AGM where we vote for our new committee.
+
+The positions available are: President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, Technical Secretary, Social Secretary, Social Media Officer, Graphics Designer, 2nd Year Representative, 3rd Year Representative, 4th Year Representative, Old Person Representative, and EDI Rep.
+
+You can view the submitted manifestos for all roles [here](https://comp-soc.com/news/2025-02-27-april-agm-manifestos/)
+See the following for descriptions of each position.
+
+- **President**:
+
+  - Responsible for the overall conduct of the society.
+  - Responsible for facilitating communication between CompSoc and our sponsors.
+  - Willing to dedicate a lot of time.
+
+- **Vice-President**:
+
+  - Organises monthly STMUs and other miscellaneous events with our sponsors.
+  - Oversees working with our SIGs (Special Interest Groups).
+
+- **Secretary**:
+
+  - Responsible for the administration of the society
+  - Publicising events by newsletters, social media etc
+  - Writing minutes & preparing agendas for AGM, EGM, and weekly meetings
+  - Society merch
+
+- **Treasurer**:
+
+  - Accountable to the committee and members for the finances of the society
+  - Reimburses society members for expenses
+  - Writing annual financial report
+  - (Note that Junior Tresurer is elected at our EGM in October.)
+
+- **2nd year, 3rd year, 4th year, and Old Person representatives**
+
+  - Responsible for communication between their years and the Society, and promotes events to their year.
+  - Year reps are also responsible for any projects they take up throughout the year.
+  - (Note that 1st year rep is elected at our EGM in October.)
+
+- **Technical Secretary**:
+
+  - Maintains technical services and in charge of technical setup for events.
+  - Experience with server management is recommended.
+
+- **Social Secretary**:
+
+  - Plans and organises our social events i.e. our pub nights, bowling, etc.
+
+- **Social Media Officer**
+
+  - In charge of social media accounts!
+  - Responsible for promotion of promotion of events on all social media platforms
+
+- **Graphic Designer**:
+
+  - Responsible for the creation of art, logos, and other designs required by the society for events, merchandise, and other promotional material.
+
+- **EDI Rep**
+  - Implements initiatives to broaden inclusivity at CompSoc
+  - Ensures communication and events at CompSoc are inclusive
+  - Act as a confidential point-of-contact for EDI-related issues
+
+### Want to run for a position?
+
+- Send [email protected] your manifesto (PDF of max 200 words) **by 8:00 PM Tuesday, 1st April 2025** specifying your full name and the role in the title.
+- Prepare a speech. Length is 2 minutes for executive roles (President, Secretary, Treasurer) and 1 minute for the other roles. You may get asked questions afterwards.
+
+CompSoc <3 You!