Heads of Departments of Mathematical Sciences

Minutes of the Annual General Meeting, 4th April 2002

1. 1. Present: Prof C Goldie (Chair), Dr N Challis (Secretary) and 39 others.
2. 2. Apologies: Prof J Howie, Prof T Sweeting, Prof J Taylor, Prof N Steele
3. 3. Minutes of previous meeting: The minutes of the AGM of 19th April 2001 were approved.
4. 4. Matters arising: None.
5. 5. Chairman's report: Prof Goldie's report was presented and is appended to these minutes.
6. 6. Treasurer's report: Prof Everett presented a brief report, and accounts are appended for the last full academic year (1 September 2000 to 31 August 2001). The number of member departments is decreasing, with 52 subscriptions paid for 2001/2 at time of reporting, and one cause being the amalgamation of multiple departments.
7. 7. Election of Officers: Chair, Secretary and Treasurer continue in office for another year. The Vice Chair Prof Nigel Steele retired through ill health, and thanks were proffered for his contribution over some years. Prof Duncan Lawson was elected to the committee and to the role of Vice Chair.
8. 8. Election of Committee Members: To avoid excessive simultaneous retirements in the following year, two committee members (Prof P Giblin and Dr D Stirling) had retired early and been co-opted. Prof D Fearn had retired normally.

   There were thus four vacancies, and members were elected to these as follows for a period of two years in each case:
   Prof P Giblin (Liverpool)
   Prof Duncan Lawson (Coventry) (Also Vice Chair)
   Dr Alice Rogers (King's College, London)
   Dr David Stirling (Reading)

   The Chair proposed a vote of thanks to the co-optees on the committee: to Dr Adrian Lepper at his last meeting, having represented the IMA over a considerable period; to Prof M Dodson retiring as LMS representative to be replaced by Prof J Howie, who also adds Scottish representation; to Prof J Griffiths who has joined the committee to represent the OR Society, and adds Welsh representation; and to Prof T Sweeting for continuing to represent the RSS.

   The Committee now therefore comprises:
   Prof C Goldie (Chair) Retires 2003
   Prof D Lawson (Vice-Chair) Retires 2004
   Dr N Challis (Secretary) Retires 2003
   Prof M Everett (Treasurer) Retires 2003
   Prof K Houston (retiring Chair) Retires 2003
   Dr M Angelova Retires 2003
   Prof P Giblin Retires 2004
   Mr W Middleton Retires 2003
   Dr A Rogers Retires 2004
   Dr D Stirling Retires 2004
   Prof A Wickstead Retires 2003
   Vacancy (IMA) Co-opted
   Prof J Griffiths (OR Society) Co-opted
   Prof J Howie (LMS) Co-opted
   Prof T Sweeting (RSS) Co-opted

9. 9. AOB: Prof Houston requested that each member help to keep the MathsHeads list up to date by informing the list administrators of any changes.