2002

Minutes - Spring meeting AGM

Wednesday 17 April, 2002

The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery, Stoke-on-Trent

1. The minutes of the AGM held 7th June 2001 were approved by the meeting. Apologies for absence were received from Alex Bromley, Lisa Gaunt, Sue Julian-Ottie, Mike Lowndes, Charles Pettitt, Debbie Richards.

2. Sue Gordon, Chair of the MCG, made a brief report on the Group's activities over the past year. She thanked the Secretary, Stuart Mann, for the work he had done in setting up a new membership database and Bill Pettitt and Manchester University Computing Services for hosting the MCG web site and also Ian Morrison, the outgoing Webmaster, for setting up and hosting the Group's early web pages. An appeal was made for a volunteer to develop the MCG web site and for ideas for features that the membership might find useful. The next issue of MCG Newsletter will be in three colours and on good quality paper rather than the current photocopied pages. Articles for the Newsletter, due out in the autumn are required: reports from conferences, project news or any other topic that would be of interest to MCG members are welcome and should be sent to the Newsletter Editor, Sue Julian-Ottie. It is hoped that the next MCG meeting will take place in London in the autumn.

3. The Secretary/Treasurer reported on the state of the Groups finances. The MCG bank account is in credit and includes monies from the 2001 UK Museums and the Web conference. These will be put towards the next UK Museums and the Web conference. Membership currently stands at 147 paid up members. The Chair proposed John Chester of West Lords, Eastbourne as honorary auditor for the MCG accounts. Ian Morrison seconded and Mr Chester was elected unopposed by the meeting.

4. In the absence of the co-opted member for the 2001 UK Museums and the Web conference, Mike Lowndes, Sue Gordon gave a short report on progress towards the next conference, to take place this winter: A number of venues had been investigated but none had so far been found that could accommodate 300 plus delegates and a trade exhibition in London at a reasonable cost. Two further suggestions were being followed up. Sue Gordon made an appeal to the meeting for more ideas for possible venues.

5. Questions from the floor: Sande Nutall asked if the Group was considering introducing corporate membership. Stuart Mann said that this had been considered but to save on administration would not be introduced this year. Sue Gordon pointed out that a single Personal Membership could be used by several members of the same organisation provided only one person at a time attended meetings and quoted the membership number when they did so. If the demand for corporate membership is sufficient the Committee will consider introducing this next year.

6. Elections to the MCG Committee:

Ian Morrison stood down as Webmaster.
Mike Lowndes was proposed for the post of Webmaster by Ian Morrison, seconded by Angus Kneale, and elected by the meeting unopposed.
Ian Morrison was proposed for the post of Ordinary Member by Stuart Mann, seconded by Malcolm Chapman and elected unopposed.
David Dawson was proposed for the post of Ordinary Member by Alex Bromley, seconded by Sandy Nuttall and elected unopposed.

7. There was no other business.

Sue Gordon, 20/4/2002

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