Clubroom

Clubroom Location

In the basement of the AMS Nest, next to the Grand Noodle Emporium, just around the corner from The Pit. The room number is LL201. This map will guide you.

Open Hours

The clubroom is open for specific gear hours, (see Gear Rental), executive meetings, clubroom workhikes, and general hours. Check out the Gear Rental page for info on how and when to rent gear or else read below to learn more.

Executive Meetings

The elected Club Executive meets once a week to discuss upcoming events and generally make the Club run as smoothly as possible. Sometimes this involves mostly putting out fires, and sometimes it involves far-ranging philosophical discussion. If you would like to attend an Exec meeting you are welcome to come. They are open to all VOC members. Email info@ubc-voc.com if you want to learn when the exec meetings are. If you have something to present, talk to the president or secretary before the meeting so it can be scheduled.

If you just want to renew your membership, probably this can be done without interrupting the meeting and you should do it after in most cases. If you want to take out gear, this is not the time to do it.

The minutes from past exec meetings are available for members to read. They are found on the VOC's internal message board.

If you're interested in what the exec did the previous years, you could check out the exec reports.

Clubroom workhikes

Often exec will be working on a variety of tasks during open clubroom hours. If you are interested in sitting on/helping out you are welcome to (it also counts as a workhike!). Below is a list of some of the things we might be working on:

• Maintain the club gear, such as ski tuning, fixing bindings, inspecting equipment, etc.
• Doing research through the archives, reading old journal articles, organizing and documenting what we have.
• Planning big trips such as Rock Party, Glacier School, Longhike, the Winter Formal and the AGM.
• Working on expanding the information and content structure of the VOC Wiki
• Project work for Huts & Trails, such as design work, project briefs, grant writing, construction scheduling, and budgeting.
• Developer tasks, such as upgrading the VOC Main Website, the Hut Registration system or the VOC Wiki.
• Edit trips reports for the next VOCJ
• Committees sometimes meet during the open clubroom times and you are welcome to join in and help them out, or even better, join the committee!

General hours

If there is someone in the clubroom, it is appropriate to ask whether you may:

• read a book from our Library
• activate your VOC membership
• buy swag or pay for other things you might need to pay for
• get advice for how to do things, like organizing a trip, how to pack better, how to reduce faff, etc.
• wax/sharpen your skis (bring $5 to cover the cost of wax/base cleaner/ptex you use)
• do other gear maintenance stuff with the equipment we have
• just hang out with other VOCers!

NOTE: It is at the discretion of the exec member in the clubroom whether these things are possible. Execs try to be accommodating but we also have things to do. It is generally NOT appropriate to ask to borrow or return gear. Please email the quartermasters if you cannot make any gear hours (gear@ubc-voc.com).

Gear Rental

See Gear Rental