The committee meets on the first Tuesday of every month at 20:00 in the club house and any society member is more than welcome to come along and observe the committee in action. The committee makes all of the major decisions on behalf of the general membership from what equipment to purchase to when to hold open nights and the management of the facilities. Most of the holders of the positions below give a short report about what has happened within their area in the preceding month and to raise matters for discussion covering future topics. A typical agenda for a normal committee meeting is given below.
- Apologies for absence
- Reading of the previous meeting's minutes
- Matters arising from the previous meeting
- Reports,
- President
- Secretary
- Treasurer
- Newsletter Editor
- Any specially tabled items
- Any other business
Depending on the amount of business that is to be discussed a typical committee meeting lasts for approximately one and a half hours.
Another type of meeting that happens once a year is the Annual General Meeting (AGM). At this meeting the outgoing committee members will give a report about what has happened in the last year, the new committee will be voted in and then any special topics will be discussed with the whole membership. It is at this meeting that the subscription levels for the following year will be discussed and voted upon and there is normally a discussing about the future of the society, both short term and longer term. The AGM is normally held on a Friday night in May, the actual date is always announced well before the event.
There is one other type of meeting that can occur. This is called an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) which is called if the committee need to discuss a special topic with the whole membership. These are quite a rare event and normally occur on a Friday evening before or after a lecture. Notice of such a meeting will be given using a number of methods such as a notice displayed in the in the club house, in the newsletter, via e-mail or on this website.