AGM NEWS
[ Home
] [ Our Library Location ] [The
Society Library ] [ Branches ] [NI
Roots ] [ Society Publications ]
[ Scots
Irish Link ] [ WWW Links ] [ Forms
] [ Society News ]
[ Members Family Trees ]
[ Members Websites ] [ Members
Feedback ]
SOCIETY
AGM
2002
(Pictures
below)
This
year, the Society AGM was organised by the the Bangor Branch and held in The Walter Nelson
Complex in
Groomsport, County Down on 18 May 2002.
Following Registration, all members enjoyed tea/coffee and scones before
visiting the various Branch
displays.
The AGM itself started around 1200 with a welcome from the Bangor Chairman, Rob
Davison.
The
President, John Bassett, gave his address and during this outlined some of the
many opportunities
and
pitfalls facing the genealogist and how these have and will change.
Following three years as President
and
with a large business workload over the next year, he also informed members that
he would not be
standing
for re-election.
The
meeting continued with reports from :
General
Secretary
Membership
Secretary
Treasurer
Librarian
Webmaster
Development
Officer
Society
Office Team
FULS
Executive Committee Member
Editorial
Team
NI
Scots Link
Individual
Branch Secretary's Reports
The
Chairperson then declared all electable posts vacant and asked the outgoing
President to conduct
the
election.
Those
elected were:
Randall Gill as
President
Jeanne
Jordan as Vice President
Ann Robinson as Chairperson
Rosemary
Sibbett as Vice Chairperson
Georgie
Siberry as General Secretary
Rosemary
Sibbett as Membership Secretary
John
Bassett as Minutes Secretary
Robert
Guthrie as Treasurer
Randall
Gill as Librarian
Alan
Hyndman as Webmaster
Noel
Redmond as Development Officer
Ann
Robinson as FULS Executive Committee Member
Unfortunately
the posts of Publicity Officer and Grants Officer were again not filled.
Before
discussing the AOB, the meeting adjourned for a very pleasant lunch made by the
ladies of the
Church.
Following
the conclusion of business at around 1530, many members left to visit the Cockle
Row Cottages
adjacent
to the Halls.
A
Few Pictures
(Double
click on pictures to see full size)
John
Bassett, Retiring President and Randall Gill, the New President
Business
stops (briefly) for lunch
What's
the Development Officer planning??
Time
to investigate
| 
