Official notices
Annual general meeting
NOTICE is hereby given that the 159th annual general meeting of the members of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society will take place in the Assembly Hall, 1 Lambeth High Street, London SE1, on May 10, 2000, at 7.15pm.
The following business will be conducted:
- 1. Presentation of fellowship certificates
- 2. Presentation of the Charter gold and silver medals for 2000
- 3. Presentation of the annual report of the Council for 1999
- 4. Presentation of the financial statement for 1999
- 5. Code of Ethics and Professional Standards: adoption of Parts 1 and 2 of the Code of Ethics and Standard 19
- 6. Adoption of rules of procedure for debate of motions (Byelaws, Section VI, paragraph 3): "A member may raise any matter or move any motion at any annual general meeting of which he has given the Secretary notice in writing not later that the 20th day of April in the year in which the said meeting is to be held. The rules of procedure for debating such motions shall be proposed by the Council and presented for adoption at each annual general meeting at which such a motion is to be moved." (For proposed rules of procedure, see PJ, April 29, p678)
- 7. The following motion will be moved by Mr Anthony Cox, MRPharmS: "That it is the opinion of this meeting that the decision to bypass the Council in the purchase of a flat by the Society was unacceptable and that the members should be informed of who will be held accountable for this apparent transgression of the Society's Byelaws, within one month of this meeting."
ANN LEWIS
Secretary and Registrar
Council voting papers
VOTING papers for the 2000 Council and auditors election have now been posted to members of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society. After completion, the papers should be returned to Electoral Reform Ballot Services Ltd, PO Box 6352, London N1 1UR, to arrive not later than noon on May 12.
The business reply envelope sent to members living in Great Britain and Northern Ireland is marked "second class" and members are asked to post their voting papers as early as possible.
Communications to the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain should be addressed, except where otherwise stated, to the Secretary and Registrar, The Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, 1 Lambeth High Street, London SE1 7JN. Tel 020 7735 9141. Fax 020 7735 7629.