Annual General Meeting 17 December 2024 - Minutes

17 December 2024

 

  1. The Chair welcomed the members to the meeting, there being 29 in attendance. 
  2. The Minutes of the Meeting held on 29 April 2024 were approved.
  3. Matters arising: the Urban Design Group was waiting to hear from the Charity Commission regarding its application to transition into a Charitable Incorporated Organisation.  Louise Thomas advised that Geoff Noble had agreed to be the Trustee representative of the Editorial Board in the new organisation. 
  4. The proposal to appoint Andrew Thurburn as accountant for the financial year ending 28 February 2024 was approved.
  5. The Annual Report and Accounts for 2024 as approved by the Urban Design Group Trustees were presented by the Chair, Paul Reynolds, and the Treasurer Louise Thomas.
    Paul Reynolds announced
            (a) Ipswich as the venue for the 2025 Conference.
            (b) The appointment of new staff. 
  6. Member Survey – results of the survey were presented by Ana McMillin, 
  7. General Discussion - which included the potential to attract new and younger members, the vaue of in person events, the benefit obtained from short timely summaries of latest developments or news, and the promotionof the journal, including addressing the public at large.
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