Museums Computer Group
Minutes of the 2010 Annual General Meeting
Museum of London
Friday 26th November 2010
Minutes of the 2009 AGM
The minutes of the 2009 AGM at the V&A Wednesday 2 nd December 2009
were accepted as a true record
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Apologies for absence
Apologies for absence were received from Mike Ellis, Dave Patten, Linda
Spurdle & Angus Kneale.
Report from the Chair
Ross reported that MCG had seen a number of changes over the last year.
Our new constitution defined several new classes of membership allowing
people to choose either loose or tight connections with the group and offered
the opportunity to develop the services we offered members.
Our new graphic identity and the image and brand it supports have been
broadly welcomed by members. It establishes MCG as a professional group
with its roots firmly in the academic sector with the ability – a result of its wide
membership base – to draw from the academic and commercial sector as
well.
Ross thanked Flow Associates for the workshop they ran to help us focus on
our core values and develop the new MCG identity.
Finance Report
In the absence of the treasurer the secretary presented the accounts for
31DEC2009.
Income of £2129 had been balanced against spending of £6471 - mainly on
meetings - with the result that our funds had reduced to £3199. The group
was moving to a new funding model whereby the costs of meetings would be
better balanced so meetings were expected to cost the group less in the
future.
Secretary’s Report
The secretary reported that the new membership levels were currently about
120 comprising in the main of delegates attending UKMW10 and online
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Minutes of the 2010 Annual General Meeting
Museum of London
Friday 26th November 2010
applications. Corporate membership was still small but it was hoped this
would increase as we found ways of providing simpler payment methods.
Some further changes to the constitution were proposed to clarify the status of
MCG as a non-profit organisation and better define purpose. There were also
some changes to the schedules to update committee membership roles and
other typographical corrections. The proposed changes had been up on the
MCG site.
The meeting agreed the changes to the Constitution.
Communications
Mia commented that the changes to the web site seem to have been well
received especially the regular blog series. MCG’s intention was to give
people a platform to develop ideas and share experience and we were always
looking for new people to submit blogs for the site.
Events
Gemma reported on a very successful year for events. The spring meeting at
the Birmingham Archives and UKMW09 at the V&A were both well received.
On behalf of the Group she thanked everyone involved for all the work they
had put into make our event work well. Gemma especially thanked the host
organisations and their representatives. Their help and support was
invaluable.
Elections
Ross explained that the MCG committee was now organised into the several
sections consisting of three specialist sections, Communications, Events and
Projects and Research supported by an Executive and Administrative group
consisting of the Chair, Treasurer and Secretary.
Ross noted that Linda Ellis had decided to stand down from the committee
and thanked her for her help and support.
No elections were required so the following nominated members were voted
to the committee.
Denise Drake (Proposed Angelina Russo/Seconded –Mia Ridge),
Mike Ellis (Gordon McKenna/Angela Murphy)
Mia Ridge (Gemma Sturtridge/Robert Bud)
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Minutes of the 2010 Annual General Meeting
Museum of London
Friday 26th November 2010
Following a short discussion inviting members who missed to join the
committee Carolyn Royston offered to stand, was seconded by Ross Parry,
and voted onto the committee.
MCG Committee 2011
Chair
Ross PARRY (2011)
Treasurer
Angus KNEALE (2012)
Secretary
John WILLIAMS (2012)
Ordinary Members
Rhiannon LOOSELEY (2011)
Dave PATTEN (2011)
Gemma STURTRIDGE (2011)
Linda SPURDLE (2011)
Angelina RUSSO (2011)
Mia Ridge (2013)
Denise Drake (2013)
Carolyn Royston (2013)
Any other business
There was no other business and the meeting was closed.
Chair
Secretary
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