NMC Committee Minutes Tuesday 10th February 2015 Attending John Dalrymple (JD), Adrian Wilson (AW), Ian Birtwistle (IB), Andrew Shanks (AS), Alastair Boardman (AB), John Spencer(JS), Ed Sciberras (ES), Sonia Byers (SnB), Pete Hubbard(PH), Sarah Follman (SF), Steve Blake (StB)
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Apologies David Angel (DA), Peter Flegg (PF), Dan Leadbitter (DL)
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Approval of Minutes of last meeting Corrections noted to minutes: •
Date of this meeting
Minutes approved JD, AW
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Action Points and Matters Arising •
The role and function of the committee were explained to new members.
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The low attendance at the AGM was discussed ◦
SnB noted that it was not clear to new members that all members were invited to the AGM, and it was agreed to do more to publicise this next year
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The possibility of combining the AGM with another event such as a talk or a slideshow was raised
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The possibility of a revised, more informal format with small group discussion was raised
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AW proposed running a members' forum with the alternative format suggested for the AGM in the immediate future ▪
Burnside classrooms and back rooms of pubs are to be explored as venues
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AW volunteered to organise