Extraordinary General Meeting of the BAA

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The meeting was held at 5 Southampton St on Thursday 19 June 2008. The chairman opened the meeting at 1:30.

The secretary reported that he had counted the votes cast by midnight on 16 June 2008 and that the resolution proposed by the committee had been approved by an overwhelming majority of 184 to 1. The resolution below was therefore passed.

1. The affiliation of the Association to the British Computer Society as a Specialist Group is terminated.

2. The Regulations of the Association are to be modified as follows:

   i. Paragraphs 2, 11a, 11d, 11e and 13 are deleted.

   ii. Paragraph 11b is to be amended to read: “The Association shall maintain a Current Account with a UK Clearing Bank. The Committee shall be empowered to place funds in investment accounts.” 3. The Chairman is to write to the British Computer Society informing them of this change and thanking them for their administrative assistance in the years since the Association first became affiliated to the British Computer Society. 4. The Treasurer is to recover the Association’s funds from the British Computer Society and deposit the funds according to Regulation 11b.

The chairman said that the committee would now inform the BCS and make appropriate arrangements.

The chairman closed the meeting at 1:40.