Annual general meeting
Notice is hereby given that the 165th annual general meeting of the members of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society will take place at the Westminster Suite, Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, Broad Sanctuary, London SW1P 3EE, on Wednesday 24 May 2006, at 7.30pm.
The following business will be conducted:
1. Presentation of the annual review of the Council for 2005
2. Presentation of the financial statements for 2005
3. Report of revisions to the Code of Ethics issued since the 2005 annual general
meeting
4. Adoption of rules of procedure for debate of motions (Byelaws, Section VI,
Paragraph 3) (see Panel below): “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
no later than the 20th day of April in the year of 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.” The proposed rules will be circulated
at the meeting.
Proposed rules of procedure
for matters raised and motions submitted for debate at annual
general meetings — Byelaw
VI(3)
1. The person raising the matter or proposing the motion shall
be allowed five minutes to introduce the discussion.
2. In the case of a motion, a seconder is required. Any member
attending the meeting (other than the proposer) may second a motion.
A seconder may speak for up to three minutes.
3. Any other speaker may speak for up to three minutes.
4. The person raising the matter or proposing the motion shall
then have three minutes to respond to the discussion.
5. The chairman of the meeting, or other person nominated by the
chairman, may at any stage in the discussion state the views of
the Council or give any information in the chairman’s possession
which may assist the meeting in discussing the matter or motion.
6. In the case of a motion, this is put to a vote. Every member
present shall have one vote which will be cast by show of hands
unless a motion for a secret ballot is carried. A motion will be
decided by a simple majority of votes. In a case of equality of
votes, the chairman of the meeting shall have a second or casting
vote.
7. No vote will be taken on matters raised.
8. In the event of there being insufficient time to debate all
matters raised or motions (which will be decided by the chairman),
the outstanding matters shall be left to lie upon the table. A
vote will be taken on each outstanding motion which will then be
referred to the Council for consideration. |
5. Consideration of any matters raised or motions moved by members
of which notice has been given in writing no later than 20 April 2006.
(i) The following motion will be moved by William A. Gould: “This meeting
calls upon the Council members of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society to adopt
and implement standards of behaviour
which are not only ethically
high but are seen to be high.”
Ann Lewis
Secretary and Registrar
The following programme of events takes place on Wednesday 24 May before
the AGM:
5.30pm, tea and sandwiches available for those attending the
AGM
6.15pm, presentation of fellowship certificates for 2005, followed
by presentation of the Charter gold medal and Charter silver medal for
2006
7pm, discussion forum (an informal opportunity for members to raise
issues they wish to discuss). |
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Pharmaceutical Journal