HOS Members’ Day 2025 will be held at St Swithun’s school, Winchester SO21 1HA, on Saturday March 29th. The agenda for the day is below.
0930 Exhibition opens
1030 Chris Packham – President’s Address
HOS AGM
1115 Nigel Matthews – HOS Woodlark Survey 2024
1130 Comfort break
1145 Amy Squire – Our Roseate Tern success!
1200 Felix Walker-Nix – A year through my camera lens
1215 Chris Lycett – Our amazing eastern harbours
1300 Exhibition open / Free time
1430 Peter Eeles – The butterflies in Hampshire
1500 Megan Lock – Nature-friendly farming in Hampshire
1530 Comfort break
1545 Steve Egerton-Read – White-tailed Eagles: the story so far
1630 Close
AGM AGENDA
1. Apologies for absence.
2. Minutes of the 45th Annual General Meeting.
3. Matters arising from the Minutes.
4. Report by the Chair of the Society.
5. Treasurer’s Report and Adoption of the Accounts.
(Copies of the accounts will be available at the AGM but they can be obtained in advance by applying to David Brookes or from the HOS website www.hos.org.uk).
6. Election of President.
In accordance with Rule 3a(iii): The Management Committee proposes Chris Packham to serve for a further 5 years as President.
7. Election of Officers. The Management Committee commends the following:
Chair – Keith Betton
Honorary Secretary – David Palmer
Honorary Treasurer – David Brookes
Chair, Scientific Sub-committee – Keith Betton
Secretary, Scientific Sub-committee – George Batho
Membership Promotion Officer – Barry Page
County Recorder – Martin Pitt
Editor of Bird Report – Mike Chalmers
Conservation Liaison Officer – George Baker
Kingfisher Editor -Carol Rawlings
Membership Secretary – Kay Shillitoe
Ordinary Members of the Management Committee:
Tommy Saunders, Di Warner, Roger Dickey
New Members of the Management Committee to be elected this year:
Helen Wood, Claire Melville, Janice Beck (was co-opted in 2024)
In accordance with Rule 3b(iv): Any other nominations for Officers and Members of the Management Committee must be in writing and must reach the Honorary Secretary not later than 28 days before the Annual General Meeting. Nominations must be accompanied by the written consent of the nominees.
Other positions which are not elected posts on the Management Committee:
Outdoor Meetings co-ordinator – Di Warner
Sales Officer – Nicola Whitmarsh
8. Any Other Business.
The Secretary would appreciate advance notice of any matter to be raised under this item.