Minutes of the General Meeting held March 21st, 2007

The Mission to Seafarers, Vancouver, B.C.

 

 

In Attendance:

 

Capt. Ieuan Lampshire-Jones

Capt. Don Tranter

Roy Sluyter

Pat Haliburton

Philip Oldham

Cecil Noronha

 

Regrets:

 

Alistair Beaton

Capt. Augustine Rebello

Capt. Ralph D’Rozario

George Patterson

Kenneth Rorison

Richard Smith

Ram Sudama

 

 

1) Call to Order:

 

Roy Sluyter called the meeting to order at 19:05 hours.

 

2) Agenda:

 

The Agenda for the Meeting was read by Roy Sluyter. Suggestions to add items to the Agenda were noted. It was accepted that the items mentioned could be included in “Highlights of Board Meeting” and “Upcoming events / Sponsorship.”

 

The motion to accept the Agenda was proposed by Capt. Don Tranter, seconded by Pat Haliburton and all present voted in favour.

 

3) Minutes of Previous Meeting:

 

The minutes of the previous General Meeting held on January 17th, 2007 were read and the motion to accept the minutes with changes to the date (March 21st instead of March 17th  - where applicable) was proposed by Phil Oldham, seconded by Capt. Don Tranter voted in favour by all present.

 

4) Old Business/Matters arising from the last General Meeting:

 

Boat Cruise – Members were reminded that the tickets were valid until the end of April and Alistair Beaton had conveyed that the Members should decide on a date.

After discussing the matter, it was suggested that the Boat Cruise be held on Friday, April 20th. The Company of Master Mariners and Naval Officers Association would be invited to participate.  

 

5) Executive Highlights / Director’s Reports:

 

At the Board Meeting held on March 19th 2007, the following items were discussed:

·         Donation to the HMS Conway Reunion celebrations

·         Donation to the Nautical Institute Conference

·         Contribution towards a wreath along with the Company of Master Mariners to commemorate the Battle of North Atlantic

·         Participation in the celebrations to mark Capt. George Vancouver’s 250th Anniversary

                               

·         Membership Director’s Report:

 

Pat Haliburton informed the Members that so far there had been no new applications this year.  

 

The contact details for the new Members – Jim Moser, Alan Hart and Peter Strathdee – had been forwarded. It was suggested that a formal letter should be sent to these new Members, welcoming them to the AMSBC.

 

·         Treasurer’s Report:

 

Roy Sluyter stated that there was no major change to the figures presented at the AGM on Feb 10th 2007. A few Members had paid their dues and some bills had been paid. Details would be made available at the next General Meeting.

 

The amounts to be donated to the HMS Conway Reunion celebrations and the Nautical Institute Conference would be $250 each. The contribution towards the joint wreath would be $50.

 

The Members present did not have any objections.

 

 

6) New Business/Any Other Business:

 

Alistair Beaton had conveyed that the Association be involved in the celebrations to mark Capt. George Vancouver’s 250th Anniversary. The inputs from the Naval Officers Association and the Company of Master Mariners would be conveyed to the Members.

 

Capt. Lampshire-Jones suggested that the “Surveyors Log” or an equivalent should be resurrected. It was pointed out that Members were encouraged to send articles and stories of interest via email for uploading to the AMSBC website. Printed copies of articles could be sent to the Honorary Members who did not have access to the internet.

 

7) Adjournment:

 

 The meeting was adjourned at 19:55 hours.

 

NOTICE

 

The next General Meeting of the Association of Marine Surveyors of British Columbia will be held at 19:00 hours on June 20th, 2007 at The Mission to Seafarers.