General Meeting 2003

MINUTES OF THE GENERAL MEETING
Held at Erskine House, Lorne
Wednesday, 5th February 2003, commencing at 4.30pm

1. Present
   
   There were in excess of 30 members of the Society present.
   
   
2. Apologies
   
   Nil
   
   
3. Minutes of the Previous Meeting (2002 AGM)
   
   The Minutes of the Annual General Meeting held on Thursday 29th August, 2002 at La Trobe University had previously been circulated on the ANZSMS web site.
   
   Moved J. Traeger/S. Duck that these be accepted as a true and correct record.
   
   
4. Business Arising from the Minutes
   
   Nil
   
   
5. President's Report
   
   Margaret Sheil thanked former President John Traeger for his many contributions to the Society.
   
   
6. Treasurer's Report
   
   Veronica Borrett reported an income since last March of $1,500. Approximately $47,000 is in a term deposit account. It is expected that ANZSMS19 will run at a small loss or break even.
   
   
7. Conference Convenor's Report
   
   Richard O'Hair thanked all of the conference organizing committee.
   
   
8. Venues for ANZSMS20 and ANZSMS21
   
   Stewart Walker reconfirmed his willingness to act as convenor for ANZSMS20 (tentatively February 2005). Flinders University, Glenelg, Kangaroo Island, Victor Harbour, Cooper Pedy, Barossa/Claire Valley and Adelaide City were all suggested as potential locations. A suitable venue will be investigated from these options.
   
   A majority preferred a New Zealand conference for ANZSMS21. Bill Henderson (NZ Regional Correspondent) is to be consulted on the viability of organising a conference in New Zealand. Failing this, it was suggested that the conference return to a larger eastern city, such as Sydney.
   
   
9. ANZSMS Membership and Fees
   
   A proposal to separate the membership fee from the conference registration was endorsed by members. A proposal to raise the membership fee to $25 full member and $15 student per annum was endorsed by the meeting. The changes will commence in January 2005. The current membership arrangement ($15 biennially) will be retained until 2005.
   
   
10. ACT correspondent / Public Officer
    
    Paul Greenwood resigned from his positions as the ACT Correspondent and Public Officer of the Society. He will be replaced by Phil Jackson as the ACT Correspondent and by Carolyn McKinley as the Public Officer.
    
    
11. Any Other Business
    
    
    1. History of ANZSMS
       
       Kevin Downard asked for the help of the membership in providing historical documents and details of history of A/NZ contributions to mass spectrometry. He agreed to facilitate the process.
       
       
    2. IMSC18
       
       A bid for IMSC18 to be held in Sydney was endorsed by the meeting. Margaret Sheil agreed to act as the interim chair. A possible committee will include: Steven Blanksby, Gavin Reid, John Traeger, Jim Morrison, Veronica Borrett, Gary Willett, Peter Cullis and Richard O'Hair.
       
       
    3. Travel Subsidies
       
       Kevin Downard agreed to modify the published guidelines. A proposal to raise the international conference subsidy to a nominal $1000 was endorsed.
       
       
    4. Mid-Conference Plenary Lecturer
       
       Jim McCloskey and Richard Smith were suggested as possible candidates and will be approached for their availability in 2004.
    
    
    Kevin Downard
    Secretary