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History of Physics Group Annual General Meeting

AGM 2001
The Annual General Meeting of the History of Physics Group will be held at the Institute of Physics, 76 Portland Place, London, at 4.20 p.m. on Saturday, 1 December, immediately following the meeting on The Nobel Century

Nominations are invited for the position of Honorary Secretary, and for ordinary members of the committee. Nominations must be signed by two members of the group, and by the nominee to indicate his or her willingness to stand. For further details see below.


Agenda

  1. Apologies
  2. Minutes of the 13th AGM
  3. Matters arising
  4. Chairman's report
  5. Honorary Secretary's report
  6. Elections to committee
  7. Any other business.


Please will any member intending to attend the AGM but not attending the preceding meeting let the Honorary Secretary know, at the address below.


Call for nominations
Nominations are invited for Officers and Members of the Committee of the History of Physics Group. Elections will take place at the Annual General Meeting on 1 December 2001, at the Institute of Physics, Portland Place, London.

Under the constitution the Committee comprises the Officers of the Group - the Chairman and the Honorary Secretary - together with normally not more than nine ordinary members. The officers are normally elected for a period of two years and are eligible for re-election for a further two-year period. Ordinary members are normally elected for a period of not more than four years. Officers and Members of the Committee must be members of the Group.

The current Chairman of the group is Professor Ian Butterworth, who has held the post for one year. The current Honorary Secretary is Sophie Duncan who has held the post for two years. The Ordinary Members of the Committee are Dr. Robert Chivers, Neil Brown, Dr. Christopher Green, Lucy Gibson, Stuart Leadstone,Olivia Davies, Dr. Hugh Montgomery, Dr. Christopher Ray, Dr. Peter Rowlands, and Dr. Michael Thurlow.

Nominations must be proposed by not less than two members of the Group, and must be accompanied by the written consent of the nominee. Nominations must be sent to the Honorary Secretary (at the address below) to arrive by 25 November 2001.

Any member of the group wishing to bring forward business for consideration at the Annual General Meeting should also contact the Honorary Secretary at the address below.


Contacts

Secretary


Sophie Duncan
Honorary Secretary, History of Physics Group,
Science Year,
11 Tufton Street,
Westminster,
London SW1 3QB

E-mail: sophie.duncan@scienceyear.com