British Computer Society
Specialist Group on Artificial Intelligence

Annual General Meeting

Thursday December 14th 2023

MINUTES

Members Present

Nadia Abouayoub, Juan Augusto, Max Bramer, Eric Jukes, Mathias Kern, Andrew Lea, Frederic Stahl

Apologies were received from Giovanna Martinez.

The Chair welcomed all members present.

1. Minutes of the Last Meeting

The minutes were approved unanimously.

2. Chair's Report

The Chair's report was presented to the meeting. A proposal to approve the report was carried unanimously (proposer: Frederic Stahl, seconder: Juan Carlos).

3. Treasurer's Report

The Treasurer was unable to attend the meeting because of illness.

4. Election of Committee Members

The terms of office of five of the committee members, Juan Carlos Augusto, Max Bramer, Rosemary Gilligan, Adrian Hopgood and Stelios Kapetanakis, were due to come to an end at the conclusion of the 2023 AGM. There was currently one committee vacancy, so there were six posts to fill by election.

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

Name Proposer Seconder
Juan Carlos Augusto Max Bramer Rosemary Gilligan
Mercedes Arguello Casteleiro Max Bramer Rosemary Gilligan
Max Bramer Rosemary Gilligan Richard Ellis
Rosemary Gilligan Max Bramer Richard Ellis
Adrian Hopgood Rosemary Gilligan Max Bramer
Stelios Kapetanakis Max Bramer Rosemary Gilligan

As there were six candidates for six vacancies no election was necessary and the Chair declared that Mercedes Arguello Casteleiro, Juan Carlos Augusto, Max Bramer, Rosemary Gilligan, Adrian Hopgood and Stelios Kapetanakis had been elected for 3 years beginning at the close of the 2023 AGM.