Annual General Meeting 2020

The ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTEENTH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE CLUB will be held as an online meeting on Wednesday 23rd September 2020 at 7.00pm. John N. Amoore Honorary Secretary AGENDA

1. Welcome – By the President of the OEC – By the Lord Provost
2. Apologies for absence
3. Minute of the AGM held on 25th September 2019 (printed on pages 141 and 142 of Volume 15 of the Book of the Old Edinburgh Club)
4. Intimation of items for inclusion under 11: Other Competent Business
5. Annual Report
6. Secretary’s Report
7. Treasurer’s Report
8. Re-elect Stuart Lockhart as Independent Examiner
9. Editor’s Report
10. Election of Office Bearers and Council:
    • Honorary President Lord Cullen of Whitekirk
    • President: Rev W Peter Graham
    • Vice Presidents: Dr Edward Duvall
    • Hon. Treasurer: Mr Mike Harrison
    • Hon. Secretary & Minutes Secretary: Dr John N. Amoore
    • Editor Dr Wilson Smith
    • Membership Secretary: Mr Jerry Ozaniec
    • Programme Secretary: Professor Richard Rodger
    • Publicity Officer: Mrs Pat Jones
    • Council Members: Any nominations.
    Any member wishing to make a nomination for an office bearer or an ordinary member of Council is invited to send the name of the nominee together with a note of their agreement to stand for election to the Honorary Secretary by 19 September 2020. Nominations may also be made at the AGM provided the nominee is present or has agreed in writing to stand. Please Note: The following members have previously been elected to serve on Council for three years (date of election in brackets): Diana Leat (2019), Dr Neil MacGillvray (2019), Ms Alison Macdonald (2019) and Mr Steven Robb (2018). Ms Asma Khan, elected to Council in 2019, resigned from Council in August 2020.
11. Any other competent business of which notice is given at the start of the meeting

At the close of the formal business there will be a presentation by Simon Milne, Regius Keeper of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, on the Garden in this its 350th year.