The Society for the study of flies (Diptera)

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING


SATURDAY 10 NOVEMBER 2018

Oxford University Museum of Natural History, Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3PW


The Chairman will open the AGM at 14:15.

Agenda
1� � Apologies
2� � Approval of the Minutes of the last AGM and matters arising (See Spring 2018 Bulletin 85, pp 35-38, for the Minutes of the 2017 AGM)
3� � Chairman�s Report
4� � Treasurer's Report
5� � Dipterists Digest Editor's Report
6� � A.O.B.
7� � Vote of Thanks to retiring committee members and others
8� � Election of Officers and ordinary members to committee

The Chairman is elected biennially. The Secretary, Treasurer and other Elected Officers with specific responsibilities (detailed below) require annual election.� The constitution currently requires nominations 30 days in advance of the AGM. Ordinary elected committee members serve for two years.

The Officers and Ordinary Members proposed for re-election or election this year, 2018, are as follows:

Officers� � � � � �� � � � � � � � � � � � � � All for re-election
Chairman� � � � � �� � � � � � � � � � � � � � Robert Wolton
Vice Chairman� � � � � �� � � � � � � � � � Howard Bentley
Secretary� � � � � �� � � � � � � � � � � � � � Jane Hewitt (new committee member)
Treasurer� � � � � �� � � � � � � � � � � � � � Phil Brighton
Membership Secretary� � � �� � � � � � John Showers
Indoor Meetings Secretary� �� � � � � � Martin Drake
Bulletin Editor� � � � � �� � � � � � � � � � Darwyn Sumner
Assistant Bulletin Editor� � � �� � � � � � Judy Webb�
Digest Editor� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � Peter Chandler
Publicity Officer� � � � � �� � � � � � Erica McAlister
Website Manager� � � � � �� � � � � � Martin Harvey (succeeding Chris Raper)
Conservation Officer� � � �� � � � � � Vacancy
Training Coordinator (new post)� �� � Matt Harrow (new committee member)
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Ordinary Members � � � � � �� � � � � �For re-election (elected 2016)
� � � � � �� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �Stuart Ball
� � � � � �� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �Peter Boardman
� � � � � �� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �Victoria Burton
� � � � � �� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �Chris Raper
� � � � � �� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �Malcolm Smart�

� � � � � �� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �Already elected (elected 2017)
� � � � � �� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �Martin Harvey
� � � � � �� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �Tony Irwin
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9.� Chairman�s thanks to hosts and formal closing of the Annual General Meeting.