Tues 8 Dec 2008 ANZIAMWA Annual General Meeting minutes: Held 5.30 Common Room Maths and Stats. Present: Graeme Hocking (in the chair) , Kevin Judd, Andrew Bassom, Melanie Roberts, Thomas Stemier, Grant Keady, Nev Fowkes, Des Hill, Larry Forbes, Mark Lucas, Miccal MATTHEWS. Apologies: Duncan Farrow We welcomed a new member Miccal MATTHEWS and also our regular visitor Larry Forbes Minutes of the previous meeting were accepted. Treasurer: Des reported that we are $100 in the black. (We received $400 from the parent body at the beginning of the year.) Graeme reported on the year's activities. There were 4 meetings/seminars presented. Graeme will present a report to the parent body and we will ask for our usual $400 to cover next year's activities. Office bearers were reelected unopposed: Graeme president, Des treasurer, Nev secretary, Grant Web maintainer. The first meeting in the new year will be held during the second week of the semester. Nev will arrange for a speaker and will inform members as usual. The meeting closed at 6.05. After the meeting we had 5 minute presentations from some of those present. We agreed this procedure worked well. The members who did not present will present next year in a similar session. These presentations ended at 7.30 and we went out for Chinese.