This Friday 21st June is our AGM. Normally we try to get the formal process over and done with quickly. There are some items that you should be aware of:
1) Alan Aked is formally our treasurer, but Rosie is doing most of the day-to-day work of looking after the funds. We could do with someone stepping up to the plate and taking over the treasurer role.
2) I would like to raise the topic of membership fees, so come armed with opinions. We haven’t changed the fees for as long as I can remember and we should consider revising them even if we don’t do it in the end.
3) Ideas for getting more members would be appreciated.
4) We need a picture for the membership card for next year. I have one submission, but the more the merrier.
5) If you have any items that you would like to raise at the meeting, let us know and we can add them to the agenda.
Once the AGM is out of the way, we will to do something interesting (the meeting is billed as “member talks”, but we can be flexible):
1) We can do a Q&A session if we get some Qs, so send in any questions you have about astronomy and we will attempt to answer them (no question is too basic but there may be some that are too complicated – we will try our best!)
2) I will bring my astro-images from over the years. Feel free to bring your own and we can look and admire.
3) If you have any astro-related experiences from the past year to tell us about, we would be happy to hear, whether it be the sighting of Saturn or the discovery of a supernova.
4) I am happy to re-run my beginners’ item from last month if people are interested.
5) If you have any other suggestions let us know.
