CIBSE NEWS Annual general meeting
l Board reviews Institution’s progress in 2010-11
The Annual general meeting (AGM) of CIBSE was held at The Keyworth Centre, London South Bank University, London SE1, on 5 May 2011. Rob Manning, outgoing president, chaired the meeting. Chief executive Stephen Matthews read the notice convening the meeting. The minutes of the 33rd AGM
of CIBSE, held on Thursday 6 May 2010 and published in the July 2010 issue of the Journal, were accepted as a correct record and signed by the chairman.
Reporting on the Institution’s financial affairs Rob Manning introduced the annual report and financial statements, drawing attention to achievements during the year. These included re-establishing the strategic plan for 2011 to 2016, which is available on the website. A major objective was the recruitment of young people to the industry, which had been supported through the RAEng establishment of visiting professorships in building engineering physics, which was also supported by CIBSE. International development was
a key theme; the Institution now has a vice president in Australia, with another about to take office in Hong Kong. Young Engineers Networks were also being established internationally, supporting membership growth. Rob Manning went on to refer
to the CIBSE Awards, which recognised excellent performance in the industry. The Institution’s technical department had been expanded and was now contributing more to societies, groups, the YEN, and to CIBSE’s technical guidance. The importance of government consultation responses was also stressed. A major new development was
the knowledge portal, which would improve CIBSE’s delivery of technical information around the world, making it available to members on their desktop as part of their membership.
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Reference was also made to the importance of energy certification in CIBSE’s work. Rob Manning made reference to
his inaugural address, stressing the importance of all roles and disciplines within the industry, and of education. He also referred to Paul Morrell’s report, identifying the need to communicate across the professions and wider industry, the value of integrated teams and the need to measure performance. Rob Manning then introduced
Sally Jayne Bonner, audit partner of Chantrey Vellacott DFK LLP, who read the audit report and confirmed that the accounts provided were a true and fair view of the Institution’s affairs and had been prepared in accordance with all relevant standards. Nick Mead, honorary
remuneration. This was seconded by Bryan Franklin and approved.
‘ A major objective was the recruitment of young people to the industry’
treasurer, presented the financial statements. He pointed out that 2010 had been a challenging year, but that the Institution’s finances had performed well in the circumstances. Income from CIBSE services from certification activities had been affected by the economic climate and the general downturn in the industry, but other areas had performed successfully. Expenditure levels had been closely controlled in view of the financial restrictions and, while overall income was down on the previous year, cost reductions had allowed a small surplus to be generated, and fund balances at the end of the year had increased to just over £3m. Rob Manning thanked Nick Mead
for his work, and staff for the greatly improved financial information now available to the board. He also commended the close control of expenditure that had been achieved.
Auditors Nick Mead informed members that Chantrey Vellacot had been CIBSE’s auditors for the last three years, and had made a significant contribution to the improvement of systems. He proposed Chantrey Vellacott be appointed as CIBSE’s auditors for 2011, and that the board be empowered to agree their
Special resolution Nick Mead then presented the special resolution for subscription levels for 2012. There had been much debate over appropriate subscription levels, including discussion with the consultative council of the Institution, and comparisons with the fee levels of equivalent bodies. He stressed the need to maintain and improve the services delivered by the Institution and believed that the proposed rates would deliver this. In particular, he referred to the need to deliver and develop the knowledge portal and the technical content on which it was based. It was noted that the percentage
increase proposed for affiliate members was higher than for the qualified grades, and it was explained that this reflected a greater level of access to services for affiliates, and in particular the knowledge portal. It was also confirmed that the hard copy guide volume previously issued to corporate members was now discontinued, as all documents would be available online. Nick Mead proposed adoption of
the special resolution as set out in the calling notice for the meeting. This was seconded by Andy Ford and approved.
Board and Council for 2011/2012
Stephen Matthews declared the following individuals elected to serve as officers, board members and council members following the AGM 2011:
Officers President:
President-elect:
Immediate past president: Vice presidents:
Hon treasurer:
Andy Ford David Fisk
Rob Manning
George Adams Peter Kinsella Peter Wong Nick Mead
Members of the board Elected members:
Members of council Elected members:
Stephen Lisk
Doug King, James McKenzie-Burrows Mariana Trusson
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