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Election results

The advisory ballot for Council, conducted by Civica Election Services, closed on 31 March.  The turnout was 17.6%.  A total of 2,056 valid votes were cast for the five vacancies on Council.      The results were as follows:

The five candidates receiving the most votes will go forward to the Annual General Meeting for election as Council members.

Notification of Officers for 2020/2021 

At the AGM Fellows will be asked to elect the following members of Council as Officers for 2020/21:

President:                    Dr Michael Daly

Vice-Presidents:          Mr John Booth

                                    Mr Nicholas Reynolds

Miss Jessica Smith

Secretaries:                 Prof James Griffiths

                                    Prof Robin Strachan

                                    Dr Alexander Whittaker

Secretary, Foreign &

External Affairs:          Dr Joel Gill

Treasurer:                   Mr Graham Goffey

President’s Day – Thursday, 4 June

At the time of writing, Burlington House is closed because of the Covid-19 pandemic.  If President’s Day goes ahead on 4 June it will begin with the Annual General Meeting at 11.00am. The schedule for the day will be confirmed when a final decision is made on its feasibility in the difficult current circumstances. 

AGM Agenda

Apologies

Minutes of the Annual General Meeting held on 6 June 2019

Appointment of Scrutineers for the ballots for Council and Officers

Ballot for Council

Annual Report and Accounts for 2019

• President’s Report
• Secretaries’ Reports
• Treasurer’s Report

Comments from Fellows

Report of Scrutineers on the ballot for Council

Ballot for Officers

Fellowship subscriptions for 2021

Deaths

Appointment of Auditors

Report of Scrutineers on the ballot for Officers

Any other business

Provisional date of next Annual General Meeting – 10 June 2021

Annual Fellowship subscriptions for 2021

Since 2015 the annual increase in Fellowship Fees has been set with reference to the prevailing annual rate of Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation when proposals are considered for the following year in March and April.   The rate of CPI for January 2020 was 1.8%.   

At its meeting on 8 April Council agreed to recommend to the Fellowship for approval at the Annual General Meeting the subscription rates for 2021 shown below.  In addition, it is proposed, at the request of the Chartership Committee and agreed by the Finance & Planning Committee, to reduce the CGeol supplement fee from £50 to £20 for retired Chartered Geologists.

FUTURE MEETING DATES

OGMs

17 June 2020  

8 September 2020

25 November 2020

27 January 2021

7 April 2021

Council

17 June 2020  

8 & 9 September 2020 (residential)

25 November 2020

27 January 2021

7 April 2021

The Geological Society has published a new policy briefing note on ‘Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste’ relating to the UK Government’s commitment to developing a deep geological disposal facility for the UK’s radioactive waste.

The briefing note explains what deep geological disposal of radioactive waste is and why the UK Government has opted for this approach, as well as outlining the ways in which geology will enable a disposal facility to provide safety and security for waste in the long term. It also outlines the policy background to the Government’s commitment, as well as the history of radioactive waste generation and management in the UK until present.

Information about how a geological disposal facility will be located and constructed is provided along with case studies from around the world where geological disposal of radioactive waste is planned or taking place.

You can read the new policy briefing note at www.geolsoc.org.uk/policy_statements.