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Annual General Meeting Upper Canada
Overseas Section2013 Sep 18
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AGM - Attendees
• Albert Bissember • Andrew Haisley • Conrad McCallum • Desmond Alvares • L.J. Lahodynskyj• Mark Sear • Samuel Azu• Shane O'Neill• Shangar Thillai• Stuart Anderson• Thomas Ting• Varatham Pathmanatham
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AGM - AGENDA
• Welcome Address by Chair• Presentation of 2012-2013 reports
– Acceptance• For 2013-2014
– Election of Officers – Volunteers
• Closing Address by Past Chair • Dinner
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WELCOME
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REPORTS
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REPORTS – Canada Officer• WEF calculates Country
Competitiveness – Canada Ranked #14 – Falling since 2010 (#09)– Prognosis is lower still, due to lack of
• innovation• business sophistication
• IMF places GDP as 1.8% growth this year– Consumer spending driven
• Canadian banking supremo (Mark Carney) gone to the UK– first non-Brit to head Bank of England
since founded in 1694• Inquiries this year
– In Canada • 1 x Taking professional exams• Joining BCSinUC
– 2 x Ontario– 1 x Regina
– 1 x from Nigeria asking to work at BCSinUC Thank you.wikipedia.org for the graphics above
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REPORTS – Membership
• Role: – Complies with the BCS Data Protection Guidelines.
– Keeps a current and accurate list of membership.
• Source = HQ– Welcomes new local members
• Currently:– Numbers are down since last year
• 206 vs 251 around the world• 144 vs 152 in Canada• 84 vs 91 in Ontario
– Changes for BCSinUC• 62 departures• 17 additions• 1 new Fellow in NYC
• My Request (as every year)– Check and update your details
• Thanks to those who have. There is improvement
– Conversion of address information• Misplaced data & no cleanup• Only YOU can update• Impacts ALL reporting
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REPORTS – Membership
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Ontario
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REPORTS – Membership
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GTA Region
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REPORTS – Treasurer
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2012-2013 Actuals As of 12-Sep-2013
ASSETS: REVENUE:
Current Assets RevenuePetty Cash -$ Membership Initiation Fees -$ Bank Current account 2,664$ Membership - BCS Allocation 2,231$
Total assets 2,664$ Interest -$ BCS Grant -$ Events income -$ In Kind Donations -$
LIABILITIES: Total Revenue 2,231$
Current Liabilities EXPENSE:Accounts Payable 6$ GST Paid -$ Expenses
Total Liabilities 6$ Badges -$ Equipment hire -$ Monthly Bank Fee 14$
EQUITY: Meeting Facilities 8,296$ Member Surplus 8,866$ Other expenses -$ Accum Surplus (6,202)$ Postage & Telephone -$
Total Equity 2,664$ <<<< Printing & Stationary -$ Publicity & Marketing -$
LIABILITIES & EQUITY 2,658$ Speaker expenses 124$ Special Project Funding -$ Sub-Committee expenses -$ Travel expenses -$ Video-Conferencing -$
Total Expenses 8,433$
NET INCOME: (6,202)$ <<<<
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REPORTS – Treasurer
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2013/2014 Budget
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REPORTS – Secretary - Meetings
• Role: – Ensure Meetings happen
• run well• documented• promote BCS UC events• liaise with BCS HQ
• 2012/2013– BCSinUC Events
• First Year of Themed Lecture Series (4 lectures!)• Chinese New Year Dinner and Lecture• Attendance at the HQ International Branches
Meeting / AGM
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REPORTS – Secretary - Committee
• Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)– BCS rules & regulations– Our detailed procedures, hints & guidelines
• Posted on the Portal with the AGM– Managed by the Secretary
• Input from each person on their area
• Chair & Secretary– Planning for the Year with other Engineers
• Pursuing separate programmes
• At least 4 of the Committee– BCSinUC Committee
• Quarterly Committee Meetings
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REPORTS - Chair• As a volunteer organisation with a naturally restricted pool of
potential members, we have focused on things that make us distinctive.
• We have also explored options to increase our presence and hope to act on some of those in the coming year.
• In 2011 the committee worked together to create a 3 year strategy for our section centred around an informal lecture series:– 2012/2013 Financial Services & IT– 2013/2014 Healthcare & IT– 2014/2015 Manufacturing & IT
• This year has seen 5 very successful and enjoyable talks on themes ranging from data security to speculation on what the future will bring. Great attendance with momentum building following each lecture.
• Attendance for each lecture (1-5) Attendees / BCS members:- Lecture 1 (26/11), L2 (24/21), L3 (28/10), L4 (32/12) & Lecture 5 (42/11)
• Lecture series attracting well respected speakers such as Prof. Wesley.
• Looking forward to the coming year and the new lecture series.
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REPORTS - Chair• Acknowledgement and Thank you!
George Mok – Organizing our Chinese New Year. George has been involved in the Upper Canada Section since its inception.
Frank Boesche – Web presence. Ongoing maintenance and enhancements of our site. Frank has been involved in the Upper Canada Section since its inception.
LJ Lahodynskyj – Has been involved since the inception of the Upper Canada Section. This year he is taking a break to relive the best scenes of Easy Rider. Please wish him luck in his travels!
Thomas Ting – a long standing member taking over as treasurer (subject to election at this AGM of course).
Mark Sear – Secretary – first year with us. New to Canada and a man with great persistence and energy.
Ian Kay of Mirillion recruitment for partnering with us on our lecture series and providing this venue.
Shane O'Neill – long standing committee member for serving as Past Chair this year.
Great job everyone – thank you for a great year!
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REPORTS - Acceptance of Reports
• Propose Acceptance by: Andrew Haisley
• Seconded by: Albert Bissember
• Vote For: Unanimous
• Vote Against: None
• Vote Abstain: None
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2013/2014 – New Committee
“Out with the old, ……
……and in with the” New Committee
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Committee Overview
• Things of Note– Lead the BCS in Upper Canada section
• Support the BCS membership in Canada• Increase BCS sense of presence• Lead by example
– Professional image» Build, maintain and follow the SOPs» Use IT to help our work, eg:our web-
presence– Manage the budget
• Section Committee members responsible for any debt incurred.
– Meet 4 times per year for planning / corrective actions– Must be 4 Committee Members or more
– Elected & volunteers
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Committee Candidates
• Committee– Candidate for Chair
• Mark SearProposed: L.J. Lahodynskyj, Seconded: Shane O'NeillFor: Unanimous, Against: None
Candidate for Secretary• Stuart Anderson
Proposed: Andrew Hiasley, Seconded: Shane O’NeillFor: Unanimous, Against: None
– Candidate for Treasurer • Thomas Ting
Proposed: L.J. Lahodynskyj, Seconded: Shane O’NeillFor: Unanimous, Against: None
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Introducing Committee Volunteers
• These roles are key to the coming year, and we thank these people for volunteering:
• Past Chair – Andrew Haisley• Chinese New Year Banquet – George Mok• Webmaster – Frank Boesche • Membership – LJ Lahodynskyj• Canada Officer – LJ Lahodynskyj• Public Relations Officer - Shane O’Neill
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Closing Remarks from the Past Chair
Thank You all for Attending
Supper
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