Annual General Meeting 2009

17th Sep 2009

Fellows are invited to attend the AGM to take place within Evolution House, Edinburgh College of Art, 78 Westport, Edinburgh, EH1 2LE/=.

After the formal AGM Business there will be an opportunity to hear from Luke Johnson, the new Chair of RSA.

Luke Johnson has served as Chairman of Channel 4 Television since 2004 and as principal of Risk Capital Partners, a private equity firm, for the last eight years.  He is also an owner/Chairman of Giraffe restaurants, Patisserie Valerie and Synarbor, the UK’s largest teacher recruitment business. He has also owned companies in dentistry and retailing.

Previously he built up PizzaExpress and worked as a stockbroking analyst with Kleinwort Benson.  He studied at Oxford University and has written a weekly column on business for eight years – for the last eighteen months with the Financial Times.  He served as a Governor of the University of the Arts London for six years until 2006. 

He became RSA Chair in April 2009.

For the provision of coffee/tea and biscuits at 5.30pm a prior indication of attendance is requested via Sue Hunter, RSA Scottish Committee Honorary Secretary (see contact details below).   For obvious security reasons the Committee would like as full a list as possible of proposed attendees.  Access assistance is available on request (please state needs clearly in advance). The nearest NCP car parking facilities are at Castle Terrace.  ‎

AGENDA FOR AGM
1. Apologies
2. Minute of Meeting of AGM 2008
3. Chairman’s Report
4. Treasurer’s Report
5. Re-appointment of Honorary Auditor
6. Re-appointment/Noting of Office Bearers & Elections to vacancies on Committee
7. Programme 2008/09 and 2009/10
8. AOCB [any Resolution should be lodged with the Secretary by 11 September 2009]

NOTE: Copies of the Minute of Meeting of AGM 2008, Chairman’s Report,  Final Accounts and Treasurer’s Report will be available at the AGM and will thereafter be available on the website, or by mail in response to written requests to Sue Hunter with a 12"x10" 56p stamped self-addressed envelope.

If you only decide on 17 September that you can attend, this is unlikely to be a serious problem, but for Health and Safety reasons, please be sure to ring Sue Hunter before 3.30pm on the day.

LARGE PRINT VERSION OF THIS DOCUMENT ON REQUEST VIA SUE HUNTER.

Sue Hunter, Hon. Secretary, RSA Scottish Committee
Morton Fraser LLP
30-31 Queen Street
Edinburgh EH2 1JX
email
telephone 0131 247 1054.
 

ELECTIONS OF MEMBERS OF THE RSA SCOTTISH COMMITTEE
Notice is given of up to three vacancies for membership of the Scottish Committee. Nominations are invited for these positions and require the signature of the Nominee, one Proposer and one Seconder. Should there be more nominations than vacancies, a confidential ballot will be administered at the AGM (where postal votes may be counted in the ballot). A Nomination Form is enclosed; nominations must be sent to Kathleen Stewart (postal and email address on form) to be received by 6.00 pm on 17 August 2009.

RSA Scottish Committee 2008-09

Position    Term of Office (* may stand for a further 3 year term)

Chair:  Louise Macdonald, MCIPR   To AGM 2011 (then 1 year as Deputy Chair)

Deputy Chair: Bob Porrer  To AGM 2009

Secretary: Sue Hunter WS NP  To September 2011

Treasurer: Helen Boath CA   To AGM 2010*

Members

Richard Adams     To AGM 2011*

Patricia Armstrong   To AGM 2011*

Stephen Baldry    To AGM 2011*

Gemma Bell    To AGM 2011*

Bill Cairns    To AGM 2010*

June Edgar      Standing for re-election

Frances Gallagher   To AGM 2011*

Jane Kille    To AGM 2011*

Andrew Milligan   To AGM 2010*

Ben Spencer    To AGM 2010*

Kathleen Stewart WS NP    To AGM 2010

Rob Wherrett TD     Standing for re-election

Under the Guidelines for Regional Committees, a Committee should have between six and twelve members, excluding the regional officers. This means that at the AGM in September 2009 up to three vacancies are available for the election of Members of the Committee.

Please print out and return the nomination form.

The Purpose of a Regional Committee
 
The purpose of a regional committee is to support the fulfillment of the Society’s mission and the delivery of its manifesto within a duly defined geographical area.

The Terms of Reference of a Regional Committee

The Terms of Reference of a regional committee are to:

enhance the profile and reputation of the RSA within its region;

encourage all Fellows in its region to contribute actively in a regional programme aimed at meeting the manifesto challenge and the Society’s Shipley mission and the development of policy, themes, projects and programmes;

improve Fellowship satisfaction by improving the Fellowship experience within their region;

work on agreed and published lines to assist in the creation and administration and delivery of national programme events in its region;

exercise sound communications with Fellows within its own, and where appropriate, adjacent regions, and with the Trustee Board and RSA staff;

liaise with RSA staff by submitting names of potential Fellows to receive information and election material;

be responsible for the:

1.       election of a chair and deputy chair in line with published directions;

2.       administration of a properly constituted AGM or EGM;

3.       proper use and management of regional funds;

4.       proper management of risk; and

5.       compliance with the relevant legal obligations.