CHAIRMAN AND SECRETARY OF THE MEETING

Upon motion made (Hodgkinson) and duly seconded (Townsend), it was unanimously resolved to appoint President Prasher and Ali Madani as chairman and secretary of the meeting, respectively.  Approved.

Notice of meeting

The Notice of Meeting requirement (14 days) was met.

QUORUM (Twenty-five members including at least 5 officers of Council)

The quorum requirements were met.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING, 2010/06/14

Upon motion made (Sir Ranjan) and duly seconded (Townsend), it was unanimously resolved to accept the minutes as distributed. Approved.

Additions to the agenda

None

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

Upon motion made (Hodgkinson) and duly seconded (Godbout) the agenda was approved. Approved.

Correspondence

A mass E-Mail was sent to the CSBE-SCGAB Membership asking for input regarding the relationship with the AIC. No clear direction was given by the members. The 2011-2012 Council should discuss this issue.

Summary ANNUAL Reports

President Prasher reported that:

The CSBE-SCGAB Secretary position was filled.

The 2012 CSBE-SCGAB AGM will be held in Barrie, Ontario. It will be a joint meeting with the NABEC.

The 2013 CSBE-SCGAB AGM is tentatively scheduled for western Canada, probably in Saskatoon.

CSBE-SCGAB is co-sponsoring the EIC meeting in Montreal in 2013.

The 2014 CSBE-SCGAB AGM will be held in Montreal. It will be a joint meeting with the ASABE.

President Elect is Dr. Qiang Zhang of the University of Manitoba.

An Annual Report document was distributed. (See written reports as distributed and/or published in Perspectives Newsletter, Spring 2011). The 2010 audit and financial report will be posted to the web site.

Unfinished business

None

New business

The Budget for 2012 was included in the Annual Reports handout material on hand. Upon motion made (MacDonald) and duly seconded (Clark) the budget for 2012 was approved.

Appointment of Auditor for 2011. Upon motion made (Townsend) and duly seconded (Sir Ranjan), it was unanimously resolved to reappoint Thornton & Co. as auditors for 2011. Approved.

Upon motion made (Sir Ranjan) and duly seconded (Mann) the mailing address of the Society was changed from CSBE/SCGAB, PO Box 23101 RPO McGillivray, Winnipeg, MB R3T 5S3 to CSBE/SCGAB Society, 2028 Calico Crescent, Orleans   ON   K4A 4L7. Approved.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

None

Adjournment

President Prasher, thanking all participants at the AGM, called for adjournment at 3:00 CDT Upon motion made (Hodgkinson) and duly seconded (Predicala), it was unanimously resolved to adjourn.  Approved.

Minutes recorded by Ali Madani, Secretary.

Here is a nice picture from last AGM in Winnipeg during Awards banquet. Thanks to all participants for their contributions. Photograph by Eftekhar Hossain.

List of participants