Annual General Meeting 2003

MINUTES OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Held at the University of Wollongong
Tuesday, 26th August, 2003, commencing at 5.00pm

1. Present

Margaret Sheil, Stephen Blanksby, Philip Jackson, Todd Mitchell, Larry Hick, Jennifer Beck, Erica Stephenson, Laura Patterson, Thitima Urathamakul, Bethny Morrissey, Michelle Gracanin, Peter Hains, Oliver Bernhard, Roger Kanitz.


2. Apologies

John Traeger, Noel Davies, Kevin Downard, Richard O'Hair, Veronica Borrett.


3. Minutes of the Previous Meeting

The minutes of the 2002 Annual General Meeting held at La Trobe University, Thursday, 29th August, 2002 and previously circulated, were accepted as a true and correct record of the meeting.


4. Business Arising from the Previous Meeting

Nil


5. Society Reports
1. President's Report
   
   Margaret Sheil acknowledged the success of the ANZSMS conference in Lorne in February 2003 and thanked the conference organizers and in particular the chair, Richard O'Hair. She acknowledged the preparation leading up to the bid by the ANZSMS to host the IMSC in 2009 and thanked Stephen Blanksby (Secretary of bid committee) for his work in coordinating the bid.

2. Treasurer's Report
   
   Margaret Sheil presented the Treasurer's Report on behalf of Veronica Borrett. S. Blanksby/O. Bernhard moved that the report be accepted.

3. ANZSMS19 Report
   
   Stephen Blanksby presented the ANZSMS19 Conference Report on behalf of Richard O'Hair.


6. Election of Central Committee

The following members were elected to the committee:

Margaret Sheil	President	(S. Blanksby/T. Mitchell)
Richard O'Hair	Vice-President	(M. Sheil/J. Beck)
Kevin Downard	Secretary	(J. Beck/S. Blanksby)
S. Blanksby	Treasurer	(L. Hick/P. Jackson)
Noel Davies	Committee Member	(S. Blanksby/M. Sheil)
Carolyn McKinlay	Committee Member	(M. Sheil/L. Hick)
John Traeger	Committee Member	(S. Blanksby/M. Sheil)


There being no further nominations, all of the above were elected unopposed.

Carolyn McKinlay was reappointed as the Public Officer.


7. Any Other Business

There being no further business, the President, Margaret Sheil thanked those who had travelled to Wollongong for the meeting.

The meeting closed at 5.30 pm.


Kevin Downard
Secretary