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Roles and Responsibilties in the community

UK Higher Education Community

Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (Student Observer on the QAA Board of Directors) (2004-2006)
Higher Education Academy, Research and Teaching Forum (04-05 NPC Representitive, 05-06 ordinary member)
National Postgraduate Committee (Project Officer)
* Management Sub-committee
* Constitutional Sub-committee
LTSN working group on Part Time Teachers (NPC Representitive)
NUS Mature Students Conference 2005 (Lancaster Delegeate)
Mature Students Union Conference (2005) (NPC Observer & Lancaster Delegate)
UK Council of Graduate Education (UKCGE) Winter Conference 2005 (NPC Representitive)
Lancaster University Proxy for NPC OGMs (03-05)
Lancaster University Delegate for NUS (04 Extraordinary Conference)

University & Student Community

University Court (AGM 04, EGM 05)
University Senate (03-04)
Graduate School Committee (04)
Graduate Student Association Vice-President (03-04)
Graduate Student Association Education and Welfare Sub-Committee (Convenor) (03-04)
LUSU Accademic Council (03-04)
Societies Council (2003-2006)
LUSU Societies Management Committee (2004-2005)
Societies Union Executive Committee (2005-2007)
Member of the Students' Union Committee on Reform of the union (2003-2004)
Lancaster University Students' Union Council (03-05) (Graduate Student Rep)
CAKES Team (Computing Department PhD Social and Seminar organising committee)
Honourary Member of the CSSE Student Club (2002 to present)
Student Rep (for Clayton Campus) on the Board of the Faculty of Information Technology (2002)
Student Rep (for undergraduate students) on the Faculty of Information Technology's Education Board (2001)
Honours Year Rep for Computer Science to school of CSSE (2002)
3rd Year Rep for Computer Science to school of CSSE (2001)
President of the CSSE student club 2000
Co-Founder of the SCS (later CSSE Student Club) 1999
1st Year Rep for Computer Science to school of CSSE (1999)
Mutvision Executive Committee (Student Television) (1999-2000)

"Union Council Resolves: 2. To thank Andre Oboler for the thousands of hours of work he has done himself." Union Council Resolution (passed), Meeting of December 8th 2005
(Sorry, had to put this some where!)

Jewish Community

UK representative at the 14th Young Jewish Leadership Diplomatic Seminar (2006, Jerusalem)
Board of Deputies of British Jews (UJS Deputy) (04-05)
Union of Jewish Students (National Secretary) (04-05)
* National Executive Committee
* Constitutional Sub-committee
Lancaster JSOC Co-Chair (03-04), Education Officer (04-05), Chair (05-06)
UK delegate to WUJS congress 2005-2006
Australian Union of Jewish Students Winter Conference 2005 (Invited speaker)
Limmud Oz (Invited speaker on technology and society)
CEO of Israel and Zionism on the Web see the about page
Participant at ZF's "From Fear to Freedom" seminar (examining international terrorism)
Delegate at UJS Annual Conference 2003 and 2004
Delegate at UJS Spring Conference 2004, 2005, 2006
Participant at UJS APET 2004, 2005, 2006
Hineni Youth and Welfare (Melbourne): Secretary, Senior Leader & Leader taking grades 3&4 (1999)
* Special responsibilities: Security for St Kild Shule during Hineni activites, purchasing and resource control
Completed Hillel Institute's Leadership Program (1999)

Diversity and Equality

Lancaster University Chaplaincy Center Management Committee (2003-2006)
National Holocaust Memorial Day, Lancaster organising committee (part of NCBI Lancaster)(2004-2007)
Lancaster District Diversity Festival Steering Group member
* Festival Steering Group (Chair)
* Publicity Committee
* Diverse (Festival News Paper) Co-ordinator
* Religious Groups & Interfaith Event organising committee member
Worlds Aids Day 2005 Lancaster Event at Priory Church (invited speaker on behalf of the Jewish Community)
LUSU (Students' Union) Relgious Societies Steering Group Chair(2004-2007)
Wyre Borough Council Holocaust Memorial Day 2005 (invited speaker)
NUS Mature Students Conference 2005 (Invited speaker on QAA and NPC)
International Student Festival 2006 (Invited speaker on International Postgraduate Students)
National Postgraduate Committee Conference 2006 (Invited speaker on International Students)

School Community (Mount Scopus Memorial College)

President of the Scopus Chess Club (1995-1996)
Organiser (and teacher) of Junior Primary Chess Program
Producer 3MS Student Radio / Management Team (1996 - 1998)
Director of Visual Projections (1997, 1998)
Senior Video Crew member (1997, 1998)
Assistant Stage Manager (at Melbourne Convention Center) (1998)
Out Reach Leader (1997)
School Camp Leader (took year 7)
Shabbaton Leader (took year 7)
Completed Year 10 Leadership program
Completed Year 11 Leadership Seminar

Scouts (1993 - 1997)

Patrol Leader
Jamboree Patrol Leader, 16th Asia Pacific Jamboree
Assistant Troop Leader
Secertary Saxon Venturer Unit
Treasurer Saxon Venturer Unit
Joey Scout Helper (leader's assistant)
Completed District Leadership Training Course