2023

YOS AGM held on Thursday 14 September at 6.30pm at the Briar Court Hotel.

In attendance: Harj Sunda (President), John Goacher, Nora Smith, Opi Agyemang, Rena Souten, Huw Farrow, Stewart Mitchell, Barney Norris, Anna Giraud , Alice Morgan, Tracey Armitage, Andrew Thornton, Helen Eldon, Oliver Sewell, Jenni Falk, Graham Phipps, Musab Bhatti, Julie Thornton, Annie Thornton, Tracey Portsmouth-Key and Pat Goacher. (Italics indicates non-members)

1. The President opened the meeting and invited those present to stand for a minute’s silence in memory of Past President and Honorary member Mike Hargreaves.

2. Apologies.
   There were no apologies.

3. Minutes of the last AGM held on 19 July 2019.
   These had previously been circulated. Proposed by J Goacher, seconded by Huw Farrow that these be accepted as a true and correct record. All agreed.

4. Matters arising from the minutes.
   None.

5. Honorary Treasurer’s Report.
   AG had circulated copies of the accounts to members in the meeting. It was agreed that the accounts be accepted.

6. Resolution.
   The President explained that attendance at meetings in recent years had been poor; it had been difficult to attract new members to the YOS. The President invited anyone who wished to run the YOS in the future too indicate their intention; this would be at least 6 people. Nobody volunteered. The Council had arranged this AGM and he invited members to consider the resolution. "This meeting resolves to close the Yorkshire Optical Society and instructs the YOS Council so to do." This was agreed by a unanimous vote of the members present.

7. The President introduced Andrew Thornton and invited him to give the Owen Aves lecture “Primary Care OCT: A practical Discussion.”
   The vote of thanks was given by J Goacher.