The Annual General Meeting of the Australian Institute of Biology Inc. was held on Monday, September 18th, 2000 in the Union Building, Adelaide University, commencing at 5.30 pm.
Minutes
Those present included the following members of the Executive: Prof J. Finlay-Jones (in Chair), Dr M. Davies, Dr H. Ward, Dr J.Wright, Dr B. Hill, Ms A. Levy. Apologies were received from 5 members.
The minutes of the Annual General Meeting held on 25 September 1999 had been circulated and were taken as read. The minutes were accepted as a true and correct record of that meeting (Moved M. Davies, seconded, H. Ward).
There was none.
There was no correspondence requiring discussion at the Meeting.
The Treasurer’s report was tabled (copy attached to official copy of minutes).
It was noted that there had only been one issue of the Australian Biologist in 1999/2000 and so journal expenditure was low in comparison with previous years. M. Davies suggested that the Item referring to depreciation of equipment (the computer currently being used by the Executive Editor) be written off as an asset from 1/7/00 because of its age and lack of commercial value. The report was received and accepted. (Moved J. Finlay-Jones, seconded M. Davies)
The Annual Report (including reports from the President, Secretary and Registrar) was tabled (copy attached to official copy of minutes). J. Finlay-Jones commented on the low number of student members in 1999/2000. A virtual symposium is planned for 2000 and a joint symposium co-hosted with a CRC in 2001. David Greig suggested that secondary school students be encouraged to participate in the virtual symposium, particularly in the Biotechnology areas.
The Executive concluded that the major challenge for 2000/2001 was achieving the balance between publication of the journal and the newsletter and development of the web site. J. Finlay-Jones commented that the roles of the Scientific Editor and Executive Editor need to be clarified. B. Hill suggested that one strategy for the journal might be to choose a particular theme and appoint guest editors for individual issues.
The report was received and accepted. (Moved J. Finlay-Jones, seconded, M. Davies)
The following were declared elected, being the only nominations for the positions:
Deputy Vice-President: Dr Jane Wright.
Area Representatives for:
Victoria:
Northern Territory:
Queensland:
New South Wales:Dr Peter Temple-Smith
Dr Peter Whitehead
Dr Donna Satterwaite
Mr Alan Stewart
The meeting noted that the Executive would seek secondments to the vacant positions.
The meeting endorsed the motion that David Pang be appointed as auditor (moved A. Levy, seconded M. Davies).
The Executive Committee moved that annual subscriptions be increased by $5/member ($10 for Fellows). The fees from 2001 will be: Fellows($70), Members($50), Associate Members ($35), Student Member ($20), Retired Member ($30), Retired Fellow ($45), Retired Associate Member ($20). Motion carried.
The Executive recorded its thanks to Graham Andrews for his valuable contributions to the production of the journal in his role as Executive Editor for the past 14 years.
A vote of thanks was recorded to Professor John Finlay-Jones.
The meeting closed at 6.40 p.m.
Dr Helena Ward
Honorary Secretary
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