The Annual General Meeting of the British Orthodontic Society will be held at 5.15 pm on Saturday 24th September in the Queen's Suite, Harrogate International Centre
AGENDA
1. Apologies for absence
2. Minutes of the AGM held on 18th September 2010
Copies of the Minutes of the AGM on 18th September 2010 will be available at the meeting.
The Minutes will also be available to download from the BOS Website.Anymember who wishes to receive a copy of the Minutes prior to the meeting may apply to the Secretary.
3. Matters arising
4. Elections for awards
Recommendations of the Board:
Honorary Membership: Tim Newton
Distinction Award: Laura Mitchell
Life membership: Chris Wright,Liz Devenish
Special Service Award: Chris Sutherland, Rye Mattick, Gavin Barry, Louise Harper, David Morris
Recognition Award: Stuart Parkinson, Mark Simon, Tony Oxley
5. Chairman's Report
6. Secretary’s Report
7. Treasurer’s Report (including subscriptions for 2012)
A short summary will be given at the meeting.The full reports will be available on the BOS website.
8. Proposed amendments to the Articles of Association:
See Appendix below
9. Appointment of President for 2013
Nomination:John Muir
10. Election of Officers for 2012
Chairman Nigel Hunt (elected at AGM 2010)
Treasurer Alison Murray (elected at AGM 2008)
Honorary Secretary David Tidy (elected at AGM 2008)
11. Any other business
12. Date and place of next AGM
British Orthodontic Conference,
Bournemouth Conference Centre, September 2012
Any member not attending the AGM may vote by proxy.You may appoint another member of the Society or the Chairman as your proxy.If you appoint the Chairman, you may stipulate how he should vote on your behalf on items 4,5,7,&8.Please inform the Honorary Secretary in writing by Friday 16th September 2011 the name of your proxy or if you wish to appoint the Chairman.
David Tidy, Hon Secretary
30th July 2011
Appendix
Proposed amendments to the Articles of Association:
It is proposed that the words struckthrough be deleted and the words in italics be inserted:
Article11. The Board may approve applications for Retired membership from any member who:-
(a)retired from all active clinical or remunerated administrative or research work in dentistry; and
(b)is over 55 years of age.
The Board may approve applications for Retired membership from any member who:-
(a) is no longer registered as a dentist
(b) is over 55 years of age.
Article 41. Only membersin the grades of Full Member, Life Member and Retired Member All classes of member shall be entitled to vote (in person or by proxy) on issues affecting the business of the Society.
Secretary's note:The purpose of these amendments is as follows:
- to clarify the criteria for retired membership
- to extend the vote to all members of the Society. It is considered that the exclusion of International members and Associate members is no longer appropriate
