Annual General Meeting 2024
The Professional Speaking Association UK & I
[Goto Agenda and Supporting Documents]
Our Annual General Meeting (AGM) is taking place on Thursday 10th October 2024, starting at 6.00pm (BST).
We are delighted to announce that this year’s AGM will be conducted in an online only format. This approach means that all our members, irrespective of your location, can actively participate in the meeting. The video link will be sent to you closer to the event, if you register to join us.
The purpose of this AGM is to talk to you and have conversations about the PSA’s business items as, outlined in the agenda. This agenda will be sent to you via email and will also posted on the PSA website 14-days before the meeting (i.e. by the 26th of September 2024.)
Every fully paid up member is entitled to attend virtually and vote at the AGM. There is no charge for attending. We do request that you register in advance to make sure that the online platform can accommodate all virtual attendees.
To register, please visit our PSA Events online booking page via this link or scan this QR Code.
If you have any reports or resolutions to present, they must be received by the Association Secretary at [email protected] no later than 30 days ahead of the AGM (i.e. by the 10th of September).
This advance notice will give us time to organise and finalise the agenda. The details of this process can be found on the booking link above.
Your active participation in the AGM is invaluable. It offers you the opportunity to stay informed about the progress made by the Board and the PSA over the past year. It contributes to shaping our future plans for 2025 and beyond.
The board took the decision to hold the AGM as in an online only format this year for the purposes of accessibility, balancing cost and impact to the Speaking Business Summit (SBS) agenda.
We weighed up the feedback we had valuing the accessibility of the online format together with the disproportionate costs involved for the hybrid setup at SBS23 – we also balanced this with the need to be transparent and open for scrutiny by all members.
It is also worth noting the significant impact it had on our resources and delegates by overrunning into the preparation time for the evening agenda last year – something we were keen to avoid this year.
The Board will be scheduling a formal drop-in session at SBS24, details to be announced, for members to come and ask questions and raise any concerns or queries directly to myself and the Board.
Thank you for your continued support. We look forward to seeing you and hearing from you at our virtual AGM and the drop-in session at SBS24.
Agenda and Supporting Documents
- 0 – Agenda for the AGM 2024
- 0.1 – Revised Agenda for AGM 2024
- 1 – Chair’s report for the AGM 2024
- A1 – Formal notice of the AGM 2024
- A2 – AGM Policies, Procedures and Protocols
- A3 – Minutes from last year’s AGM 2023.
- You can find a summary from last year’s AGM on this link.
- A4 – Accounts for the year ending 30th June 2024
- A5 – Detailed Board Management Report (Initial Draft)
- A6 – Personal Statement – Joanne Lockwood, Chair of the PSA Board of Directors
- A7 – Director Board Reports
- A8 – Risk Register 2024
- A9 – Declaration of Interests Policy
- A10 – Board Register of Interests 2024
- A11 – Board Member Code of Conduct Policy
- A12 –Board Decision-Making and Proposal Process Policy
- A13 – Decisions Log
- A14 – Alan Stevens and Lynda Shaw AGM Resolution #1
- A15 –BOB Project Overview
If you have any questions arising from this information that you’d like to raise ahead of the AGM, please email [email protected]. The Board will collate responses and publish an FAQ document.
For any personal discussions about the AGM documents or accounts, please reach out directly to Joanne Lockwood (Chair) at [email protected] and/or Phil Ingle (Finance Director) at [email protected], and we will arrange a video call. We are committed to ensuring sufficient time at the AGM for members to ask questions and engage with the Board of Directors.
