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THE SE BRANCH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING The Twenty Fifth Annual General Meeting of the South East Branch of The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators was commenced shortly after the appointed start time of 6.15pm on Tuesday 11th March 2008 at Reigate Manor Hotel. Apologies for absence had been received from a number of Branch members, and these were read out before the minutes of the previous year's AGM were approved. There were no matters arising from those minutes, so the Chairman introduced her 2007 report, which had also been circulated to those in attendance (and is reproduced below). Ian Wilson, who had been elected as PR Officer by the committee in January, gave a short verbal report setting out some encouraging objectives for the forthcoming year. In particular, the committee hopes to focus on introducing new members to the Branch and making sure that they are properly welcomed. The Branch Treasurer, Jon Hills, had unfortunately had to give his apologies at the last minute, but had provided a brief written report on Branch's finances. In essence, the Branch balance sheet at 31st December 2007 was healthy, with income for the year marginally exceeding expenditure. It was noted that one member felt it would have been preferable if the various reports could have been available in advance of the meeting, and this will be borne in mind for future years. The main business of the AGM was to confirm the results of the committee elections. It had not been necessary to hold a contested election, so those standing (Murray Armes, Colin Featherstone, Lee Knight, Richard Inniss and Derek Ross) were declared elected. Robin Orme and Jane Ryland both stood down from the committee, and were thanked for their exceptional contribution throughout their years of service. No other business had been validly raised, so the AGM was drawn to a close. |
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