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EVENTS
Purpose
1. The purpose of this paper is to advise Board members of the events
attended by the Chief Executive, Chairman and Deputy Chairman since the
meeting of 3 July 2001 and to inform them of forthcoming engagements
and Press & Public Relations Events.
Board Action
2. The Board is asked to:
(1) note the contents of the paper.
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ROGER CROFTS’ ENGAGEMENTS SINCE BOARD MEETING ON 3 JULY
2001
JULY 2001
5
Attended Royal Holloway Institute for Environmental Research
Advisory Committee, London
Attended meeting on the Financial and Management Planning
Review of the Joint Nature Conservation Committee, London
6
Lead Non-Departmental Public Bodies Executive Forum meeting
with senior officials, Scottish Executive, Edinburgh
9
Chaired Non-Departmental Public Bodies Executive Forum,
Edinburgh
10
Chaired IUCN UK Executive Committee meeting, Edinburgh
11
Attended Research Assessment Exercise Panel Meeting for
Geography Users, London
13
Met Tricia Henton, Chief Executive, Scottish Environmental
Protection Agency
16
Met Rhona Brankin, Minister for the Environment and Rural
Affairs
17-20
Visited Aviemore, Elgin, Inverness, Ullapool and Portree Area
Offices
25-27
Visited Argyll and Stirling Area offices: Islay, Lochgilphead and
Oban
30
Met with Tricia Henton, Chief Executive and Ken Collins,
Chairman of the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency
Met Tim Birley on review of sustainable development.
August 2001
1
Met Robert Black, Auditor General for Scotland
3
Met Management Group, Scottish Environment LINK
10
Met with Central Scotland Countryside Trust
14-16
Attended Board meeting and visits
2
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17
Attended Research Assessment Exercise Geography Users,
London
20
Meeting David Arnold-Foster, Chief Executive, English Nature.
22-23
Visited SNH's Aberdeen office, and visited farms of with Peter
Chapman and Geordie Burnett-Stuart
24&27
Annual Leave
28-31
Meet Director General, and senior officials at IUCN, Switzerland
and WCPA representatives, Switzerland and Austria.
SEPTEMBER 2001
1
Attend Scottish Wildlife and Countryside Fair, Vane Farm
ROGER CROFTS’ FORTHCOMING EVENTS
SEPTEMBER
5
Attend Induction Course, Perth
6-7
Attend British Association Seminar, Glasgow
11-12
SNH/SEPA Conference, Edinburgh
14
Attend Chief Executive’s Meeting, York
19-30
Annual Leave
OCTOBER
1-5
World Commission on Protected Areas Steering Committee
Meeting
11
Chair IUCN UK Committee, Cambridge
12
Attend Royal Society of Edinburgh, New Fellows Dinner
15
Attend dinner hosted by English Nature for Professor Hardy
Vogtmann, President of Federal Agency for Nature
Conservation, Germany
19-20
Attend National Trust for Scotland Council Meeting, Inverness
23
Attend Board Seminar, Battleby
24
Attend Royal Holloway External Advisory Committee, Surrey
3
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25
Chair IUCN Protected Areas Seminar, London
26
Attend EcoSystems Seminar, TBC
27
Speak at Scottish Association of Geography Teachers
Conference, Edinburgh
31
Visit Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Banchory and Macaulay
Land Use Research Institute.
4
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JOHN MARKLAND’S ENGAGEMENTS SINCE BOARD MEETING ON
JULY 2001
JULY 2001
4
Visited Galashiels Area office
5
Visited Dumfries Area office
Meeting Southern Upland Partnership
Chaired launch of post foot and mouth disease grant scheme Moffat
11-13
Visited Aviemore, Inverness, Golspie and Fort William
Area offices
16
Met Rhona Brankin, Minister for the Environment and Rural
Affairs
Attended preliminary meeting of Appointments Panel for SNH
Chief Executive
18-27
Annual Leave
30
Met Tricia Henton, Chief Executive and Ken Collins, Chairman
of the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency
AUGUST 2001
3-8 August
Annual Leave
9
Attended the release of Red Kites at Forest Enterprise office,
Newton Stewart
10
Attend Board Briefing meeting.
13
Filming - Environmental input into video presentation to bring the
2009 Ryder Cup to Scotland
14-16
Attended Board meeting and visits
17
Attended Water Framework Directive seminar at Battleby
20
Attended Institute for Contemporary Scotland Environment
Committee meeting
21
Met Secretary of Scottish Executive Education Department Environmental Education
5
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22
Attended Cairngorms National Park meeting, Grantown-on-Spey
Radio and TV Interviews - publication of SNH advice on
Cairgorms National Park
23
Attended dinner for the Ryder Cup Committee, Stirling
27
Visited SNH Ayr Office
28
Visited SNH Dunoon Office
29
Attended the North Areas Board meeting, Aviemore
31
Attend Highland Birchwoods Meeting - Battleby
SEPTEMBER
1
Presentation at SNH stand, Scottish Wildlife & Countryside Fair
3 /4
Attend Board Briefing and meeting, Perth
JOHN MARKLAND’S FORTHCOMING ENGAGEMENTS
SEPTEMBER
5
Attend National Lottery Fund event, Edinburgh
6
Attend Cairngorms Partnership Panel Meeting - Grantown-onSpey
11/12
Attend and chair session at SNH/SEPA Conference
13
Meet with The Heather Trust, Hope Terrace.
Lecture - Kelty Heritage Group
18
Meeting Chairmen of Non-Departmental Public Bodies,
Edinburgh
20
Reception - Eurosite, Edinburgh Castle
21
Meet Margot Wallstrom European Environment Commissioner,
Flanders Moss
22
Welcome delegates to Eurosite Annual General Assembly,
Battleby
25
Attend British Geological Survey event, National Museum
6
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27
Attend Joint Nature Conservation Committee meeting,
Peterborough
OCTOBER
3
Attend SNH Scientific Advisory Committee meeting, Edinburgh
4
Speak at Caledonian Natura Forest Habitats seminar, Fort
William
5
Attend Appointment Panel
9-11
Attend Scotland in Europe dinner and presentation on 9 October
and Chair session of Scottish Tourism & Natural Environment
Conference, Brussels on 10 October and speak on
agriculture/environment issues on 11 October.
22
Panel Pre-meeting and Interviews for CEO, Conference Room
23
Board Seminar, Battleby
24
Panel Pre-meeting and Interviews for CEO, Conference Room
NOVEMBER
5
Attend Board Briefing meeting and Board Interviews with short
listed candidates for Chief Executive post.
6
SNH Board
7
Final Interviews, Chief Executive
7
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MICHAEL SCOTT’S ENGAGEMENTS SINCE BOARD MEETING ON 3
JULY 2001
JULY 2001
11
Highland Birchwoods Board meeting, Munlochy.
16
Attended meeting with Rhona Brankin, Deputy Minister for the
Environment and Rural Affairs.
17
Met Advisory Services staff, Anderson Place.
26
Leaving lunch for James Pendlebury, Chief Executive, Highland
Birchwoods.
31
Attended European briefing seminar, Hope Terrace.
AUGUST 2001
9
14-16
Met Bill Wright, Campaign Officer, Cairngorm Campaign.
Attended Board meeting and visits
17
Attended Water Framework Directive seminar.
20
Subgroup meeting to finalise Cairngorms National Park report,
Battleby.
22
Highland Birchwoods Board meeting, Munlochy.
[23
Participated in SAC training workshop on upland mosaic
habitats].
27
Attended joint Boards visit to Knapdale beaver reintroduction site.
31
Attended seminar on future of Highland Birchwoods, Battleby.
SEPTEMBER 2001
[2
Visited Curr Wood, Dulnain Bridge with new owner, Henry
Bekker].
(events in square brackets are not attended primarily in SNH
capacity)
8
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MICHAEL SCOTT’S FORTHCOMING ENGAGEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 2001
5
Attend induction course, Perth.
11-12
Attend and chair session at SNH/SEPA Conference, Edinburgh.
21
Attend DEFRA meeting on the implementation of the Convention
on Biological Diversity, London.
27
Attend Joint Nature Conservation Committee meeting,
Peterborough.
OCTOBER 2001
3
Attend Scientific Advisory Committee meeting, Edinburgh,
4
Attend conference, “Restoring Natura Woodland Habitats”, Fort
William.
5
Attend subgroup meeting on Chief Executive appointment.
6
Speak at SWT annual conference and AGM on “The present:
people in the landscape”.
11
Speak at Association of Scottish Shellfish Growers’ conference,
Oban.
22
Chief Executive interviews, Hope Terrace.
23
Attend Board seminar, Battleby and/or WWW Oceans Recovery
Summit, Edinburgh.
24
Chief Executive interviews, Hope Terrace.
25
Reserve day for Chief Executive interviews, Hope Terrace.
9
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FORTHCOMING PRESS AND PUBLIC RELATIONS EVENTS
SEPTEMBER
6
SNH East Areas Board Open Event, Dundee
10-12
SNH/SEPA Conference, 'The State of Scotland's Environment
and Natural Heritage'
14-24
Scottish Geology Week
22-23
Game Fair, Scone Palace, Perth
OCTOBER
8
SNH West Areas Board Open Event, Glasgow
NOVEMBER
20
SNH Annual Open Event (venue to be decided)
21
SNH North Areas Board Open Event, Wester Ross
10
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FORTHCOMING MAIN BOARD MEETINGS, SEMINARS AND VISITS
OCTOBER 2001
23
Board, Areas Boards & SAC Annual Seminar
Battleby
NOVEMBER 2001
6
Board Meeting
Battleby
20
SNH Annual Open Event
To be
arranged
DECEMBER 2001
4
11
Board Meeting
Battleby
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