British Computer Society
Specialist Group on Artificial Intelligence

Annual General Meeting

Wednesday December 16th 2020

MINUTES

Members Present

Nadia Abouayoub, Max Bramer, Richard Ellis, Rosemary Gilligan, Adrian Hopgood, Carl James-Reynolds, Stelios Kapetanakis, Andrew Lea, Jixin Ma, John Mitchell, Tim Neale, Taiwo Emmanuel Okharedia, Gilbert Owusu, Frederic Stahl

The Chair welcomed all members present.

1. Minutes of the Last Meeting

The minutes were approved unanimously (proposer: Rosemary Gilligan, seconder Gilbert Owusu).

2. Chair's Report

The Chair's report was presented to the meeting. A proposal to approve the report was carried unanimously (proposer: Andrew Lea, seconder: Adrian Hopgood).

3. Treasurer's Report

The Treasurer's report was presented to the meeting. A proposal to approve the report was carried unanimously (proposer: Max Bramer, seconder: Carl James-Reynolds).

4. Election of Committee Members

The terms of office of five of the committee members, Max Bramer, Rosemary Gilligan, Adrian Hopgood, Stelios Kapetanakis and Gilbert Owusu were due to come to an end at the conclusion of the 2020 AGM. There were already two committee vacancies, so there were seven posts to fill by election.

By the close of nominations, the following nominations had been received.

Name Proposer Seconder
Max Bramer Prof. Adrian Hopgood Dr. Gilbert Owusu
Rosemary Gilligan Prof. Max Bramer Prof. Adrian Hopgood
Adrian Hopgood Prof. Max Bramer Rosemary Gilligan
Stelios Kapetanakis Prof. Max Bramer Rosemary Gilligan
Gilbert Owusu Rosemary Gilligan Prof. Max Bramer
Juan Carlos Augusto Prof. Adrian Hopgood Dr. Jixin Ma

As there were six candidates for seven vacancies no election was necessary and the Chair declared that Max Bramer, Rosemary Gilligan, Adrian Hopgood, Stelios Kapetanakis, Gilbert Owusu and Juan Carlos Augusto had been elected for 3 years beginning at the close of the 2020 AGM. That left one vacancy which would be filled at the 2021 AGM.