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Present:
Fiona Warriner,
Fiona Menger, Nicola Head, James Faraday, Jenny Hutchinson, Anna
McKinney, Jill Bulmer, Laura Hailstone, Laura Murphy, Ruth Symes, Kate
Laws
Apologies: Lynn Watson, Lindsey Thomas, Hayley Fawcett, Rachel Leisk, Jo Woodcock,
Debbie Short, Caroline Wright, Marj Robinson
1. Minutes of last AGM:
Accepted
2.
Acting Chair’s
report:
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Thanks were
given to all NESTA reps, especially Lynne and Fiona Menger. Thanks
also to Gillian for all her work and to Marj for helping the new
committee members.
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Thank you to
Kate Laws for taking over the Chair role.
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Thanks to Hayley
Fawcett for standing as rep and acting as vice chair while Nicola
was on maternity leave.
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Five courses did
not run. Six courses offered. Need to promote NESTA again.
3.
Treasurer's Report:
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Thanks to
Lynne for doing treasury role and saving NESTA.
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Accounts not
signed off at end of year by accountant as accountant off sick.
Will go to accountants in May.
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08-09
membership= 146; this year there are 138 members –plus 18
received late and not yet processed.
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Bank balance
on 30.03.09 was £2603.47 (including incomings and outgoings for
2008-2009 but not membership incomes/course fees received).
Actual bank balance on 18.05.09 is £6148.47 (including
membership course/course fees received).
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Agreed
non-practising members can attend courses at SALT rate. They can
access course details on NESTA web site.
4.
Memberships:
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Feedback
from treasurer: 138 members –plus 18 received late and not yet
processed.
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Need to put
applicants’ membership number on membership list so treasurer
can check if they are members when they apply for courses.
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Information
for reps: there is 09 at end of each membership number so
is easy to see which memberships are still current.
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Processing
memberships is taking the treasurer a long time – have agreed it
should be part of the vice-treasurer’s role from now on. Need a
vice treasurer soon as Fiona Menger will be on maternity leave.
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Action:
some departments do not have NESTA reps: need to contact depts
and universities.
5.
Review of
Course costings:
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New course
costings were agreed 2 years ago but not implemented until recently,
and are now working well. Admin fee has been taken off course
costings to reduce bank balance: agreed today:
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To now take
off £350 off cost of each course
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Remove £60
minimum price for courses and r/v later this year.
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To think
about running some smaller courses for free, such as a free
training session with Propeller (the company which makes REACT).
6.
Committee/Elections:
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Committee this
year:
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Chair: Kate
laws (to continue for one more year, then Nicola Head to stand
for chair next year)
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Vice Chair:
Welcome back Nicola Head, who has agreed to be vice chair this
year.
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Treasurer:
Lynne Watson
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Vice treasurer:
Rachael Leisk
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Secretary:
Laura Hailstone
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Vice Secretary:
Fiona Warriner
7. System of free places for reps and committee members:
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If a
rep/committee member would like a free place on a course, they need
to discuss it at the rep meeting prior to the course to see if
feasible. This then needs to be minuted.
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Committee member
may have one free place per two year stint on committee.
8.
Review of role descriptions:
Changes agreed:
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Marj (admin.support)
to send out application forms for NESTA membership each year.
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Vice treasurer to
process completed membership forms and send out membership cards.
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Agreed to amend
role descriptions at next reps meeting.
9. AOB: None
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