{"id":404,"date":"2026-07-17T19:02:20","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T23:02:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bionilug.com\/?page_id=404"},"modified":"2026-07-17T19:10:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T23:10:21","slug":"bionilug-departments-and-secretaries","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bionilug.com\/?page_id=404","title":{"rendered":"BioniLUG Departments and Secretaries"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The following departments has been approved by the BioniLUG Congress with the named secretaries appointed by the President and approved by Congress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Department of Events &amp; Exhibitions<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Secretary of Events &amp; Exhibitions<\/strong> &#8211; Dan (danny316p) &#8211; <em>Acting<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Responsible for identifying and coordinating BioniLUG&#8217;s participation in physical events, and for organizing collaborative builds intended for display. Specific responsibilities include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Researching and maintaining a list of upcoming conventions, exhibitions, and public displays relevant to the membership<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Coordinating collaborative builds intended for display at events, including identifying a point person for each build and managing timelines<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Drumming up member interest in attending events and encouraging members to bring or send their creations for group displays<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ensuring at least one member serves as a designated coordinator at each event, responsible for collecting attendance and participation records<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Submitting participation records to the Secretary of Web &amp; Records for tracking against member good-standing requirements<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Submitting event recaps, photos, and documentation to the Secretary of Social Media for publication and to the Secretary of Web &amp; Records for archiving<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Designating additional events not specified in the bylaws as counting towards the member participation requirement\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Department of Member Engagement<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Secretary of Member Engagement<\/strong> &#8211; Margit<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Responsible for organizing BioniLUG&#8217;s regular membership meetings and virtual programming, ensuring members who cannot attend physical events have meaningful ways to participate and meet good-standing requirements. Specific responsibilities include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Scheduling at least six general membership meetings per calendar year per Section 11.1, including setting agendas and publishing notice at least 7 days in advance<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Running meetings or designating another member to run the meetings<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Organizing virtual activities such as building challenges, contests, polls, and other online programming<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tracking attendance and participation in meetings and virtual activities and submitting records to the Secretary of Web &amp; Records<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Submitting contest results, challenge highlights, and activity recaps to the Secretary of Social Media for publication and promotion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Designating additional activities not specified in the bylaws as counting towards the member participation requirement\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Department of Social Media<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Secretary of Social Media<\/strong> &#8211; Alex (alex_mocs)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Responsible for managing BioniLUG&#8217;s public-facing social media presence and ensuring consistent, engaging content that reflects the group&#8217;s activity and community. Specific responsibilities include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Publishing at least one meaningful update per month across BioniLUG&#8217;s active social media accounts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>lActively soliciting creations, works-in-progress, and highlights from members to feature on the group&#8217;s accounts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Promoting upcoming events, activities, contests, and collaborative builds<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Publishing event recaps, contest results, and member spotlights as provided by other Secretaries<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Coordinating with the President or Community Ambassador on any announcements involving The LEGO Group or Fan CoLab<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Recommend additional members to Congress for having access to social media accounts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Coordinate with members with account access to ensure consistent updates across platforms<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Department of Web &amp; Records<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Secretary of Web &amp; Records<\/strong> &#8211; Jason (Xccj)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Responsible for maintaining BioniLUG&#8217;s website, public calendar, and historical archive, as well as tracking member participation for good-standing purposes. Specific responsibilities include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Keeping the BioniLUG website current, including removing or archiving stale content and resolving broken links<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Maintaining a public calendar of all upcoming BioniLUG events and activities, sourced from the Secretaries of Events &amp; Exhibitions and Digital Engagement<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Maintaining a historical archive of past events, activities, collaborative builds, and group milestones<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tracking member participation against good-standing requirements (minimum 2 activities per year per Section 2.4) using records submitted by the Secretaries of Events &amp; Exhibitions and Digital Engagement<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Flagging members who are at risk of falling short of participation requirements to the President in advance of year-end<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Department of Branding &amp; Merchandise<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Secretary of Branding &amp; Merchandise<\/strong> &#8211; Ben (ChocolateFrogs)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Responsible for developing and maintaining BioniLUG&#8217;s visual identity and producing branded materials for use at events and across the group&#8217;s online presence. Specific responsibilities include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Developing and maintaining a BioniLUG style guide, including logos, color schemes, typography, and other visual standards, for use by other Secretaries and members<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Designing branded materials for events, including banners, signage, table displays, and any other physical promotional materials<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Designing apparel and merchandise concepts for member purchase, submitting final designs to the President for production and ordering<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Producing templates and assets for other Secretaries to use, including social media graphics, website visuals, and announcement layouts, to ensure a consistent look across all BioniLUG channels<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Working collaboratively with other Secretaries when new materials are needed rather than setting or enforcing standards unilaterally<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ensuring all BioniLUG branding is clearly distinguishable from official LEGO trademarks and does not infringe on the intellectual property of The LEGO Group or any other rights holder<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The following departments has been approved by the BioniLUG Congress with the named secretaries appointed by the President and approved by Congress. Department of Events &amp; Exhibitions Secretary of Events &amp; Exhibitions &#8211; Dan (danny316p) &#8211; Acting Responsible for identifying and coordinating BioniLUG&#8217;s participation in physical events, and for organizing collaborative builds intended for display. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/bionilug.com\/?page_id=404\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">BioniLUG Departments and Secretaries<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-404","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bionilug.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/404","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bionilug.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bionilug.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bionilug.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bionilug.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=404"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bionilug.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/404\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":405,"href":"https:\/\/bionilug.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/404\/revisions\/405"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bionilug.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=404"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}