Information for Energy Group

INFORMATION FOR ENERGY GROUP

Minutes of the 21st Annual General Meeting

Minutes of the Twenty-first Annual General Meeting of IFEG held at the Energy Institute, 61 New Cavendish Street, LONDON, W1G 7AR on Wednesday 11th January 2005 at 5:50pm.

Apologies Apologies were received from: David Freemantle, Duncan McKay, Jocelyne Bia, Liliana El- Minyawi, Michele Page-Jones.

Minutes of the last Annual General Meeting Andy Dawson commented that the new 2005 committee members, Ruth Harrison, Marit Tronslin and Pauline Shirley, had been co-opted after the 2005 AGM, not during it. Otherwise, the minutes of the Twentieth AGM were accepted as a correct account of the meeting held on Thursday 13th January 2005.

Matters arising There were no matters arising.

Chairman’s Annual Report Sheila Meredith presented her report for 2005. A copy will be available to IFEG members on the website shortly.

Honorary Treasurer’s Annual Report Andy Dawson presented his report for 2005, and thanked KBR and Knovel for sponsoring IFEG events during the past year. He also highlighted the fact that both income and membership were down compared to previous years. Douglas Dodd commented that income levels and profits were theoretical. Catherine Cosgrove stated that she did not think membership subscription rates should be increased. Andy Dawson suggested that we should be able to increase membership numbers through the seminars. Catherine Cosgrove said that it would be helpful if delegates provided ideas for future topics for seminars. Penny King contributed that we should focus on more general issues of interest to information professionals, such as ‘copyright’ and ‘marketing’, rather than on ‘energy’ issues. The report was approved by Ken Garner and seconded by Douglas Dodd. A copy will be available to IFEG members on the website shortly.

Election of Ordinary Members of the Committee This year we had one nomination to join the committee, and one member, Pauline Shirley, has stepped down.

Nominee Organisation Proposed By: Seconded By: John McFarlane KBR Miranda O’Brien Caitriona MacNeill Therefore the committee for 2006 will be as follows:

Deborah Wilson, Secretary Andy Dawson Caitriona MacNeill Catherine Cosgrove Claire Tomlins Douglas Dodd John McFarlane Laz Chauhan Marit Tronslin Miranda O’Brien Ruth Harrison Sheila Meredith Tony Roche

The committee was approved by John Wilson and seconded by Judith Mirzoeff. The positions of Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Honorary Treasurer will be decided by the committee members at the first committee meeting of 2006.

6. Any other business There was no other business.

The meeting was declared closed at 6:06pm.

Deborah Wilson Secretary 17 January 2006