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NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT THE 2025 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING (AGM)

will be conducted in person at SRUC Barony Campus, Parkgate, Dumfries, DG1 3NE

on SATURDAY 26^th APRIL 2025 from 10.30 am to 1.00 pm

The formal meeting will be followed by lunch and an afternoon of talks, finishing at 4.00 pm

The Agenda for the day can be downloaded here.

MEMBERS SHOULD REGISTER THEIR ATTENDANCE BEFORE 12th of APRIL. Non-Members are welcome to join us for lunch and the afternoon program of talks.

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TRUSTEE NOMINATIONS

Any member wishing to propose resolutions for the AGM or nominations for the position of Trustee and/or Office Bearer should advise the Acting General Secretary of these no later than noon on 5th of April 2025. All resolutions and nominations must include the names of the Proposer and the Seconder.

Proposed resolutions should be set out in writing, giving sufficient detail to allow members to understand, judge, and ultimately vote on the matter at the AGM.

The Board may nominate for re-election Trustees and/or Office-Bearers whose tenure will expire at the 2025 AGM and who are eligible for election for a further term. In addition, the Board may nominate Trustees for election to vacant Office-Bearer positions.

The Board encourages further nominations of members to join the Board of Trustees. All nominations must include the signature of the nominee confirming her or his acceptance of the nomination. A nomination form can be downloaded from the Members’ Area of the SBA website.

Trustees must be members of the SBA, agree to the Trustees Code of Conduct and must not be disqualified from being a charity trustee under the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005.

RESOLUTIONS

Resolutions to be voted on at the AGM will be published on the SBA website from 9^th April 2025. There are provisions for members who cannot attend the meeting to cast their votes by means of the General Secretary acting as proxy on their behalf. Proxy voting forms will be available to download from the SBA website, or on request from the Acting General Secretary, from 9^th April 2025. The deadline for submitting proxy voting forms is noon on 19^th April 2025.

More information on proposing resolutions, making nominations, proxy voting, and the powers and responsibilities of Trustees are available from the Acting General Secretary – secretary@scottishbeekeepers.org.uk