| The AGM was attended by the President and 90 members, the main items were as follows: |
Members assembling in the hall
The AGM in progress: Jerry Cope (standing in for secretary), Jean Stirk (president), Walter Eves (chairman), Isabel Leslie (treasurer)
Members browsing the stalls |
| Minutes of the 30th AGM | Approved without comment. You can read them here. |
| Accounts | Presented by Treasurer Isabel Leslie. |
| Report of the Committee | A detailed report had already been circulated to members with the March 09 journal and can also be read here. A further Review of Society Activities and Achievements was circulated at the meeting. |
| Josephine Birchenough Bursary Award | Prizes were awarded in respect of recent journal articles: to Ann Rawlinson (£60 prize); Barry Langridge (£30); also to Margaret Furlonger (£10?). |
| Honorary Members | No honorary memberships were awarded this year, but Certificates of Thanks were awarded to Brian Perryman and Geoff Webb in recognition of their work for the Society. |
| President & Vice Presidents | No changes. |
| Election of Society Committee | No changes for 2009-10 apart from the retirement of Maureen Wilkins as Society Projects representative, replaced by Bob Woodward. For the current committee, see the Society Officers page. |
Any Other Business
A question from the floor concerned the Society's policy towards the depositing of copies of its own publications in the Society Library - the current policy being to allow six months of sales before publications are available for free access at the Library. Apparently some recent publications hadn't been made available after this six month period, which had prompted the question.
This provoked a lively discussion about whether the six-month policy should be extended for certain publications that are selling well, and also whether a look-up service for members based at the Library should be established. If so, this would inevitably involve using the Society's own publications. Votes were taken from the floor, which established that a majority of the AGM attendees were in favour of retaining the six-month period, and also that a majority were in favour of establishing a look-up service. These votes are not binding but may assist the committee, who will discuss the issues further; also as to whether the proposed look-up service should be fee-based. |
Talk by David Cufley: "Where would we be without Vincent, Keyes & Mayhew?"