MINUTES OF THE 2002 APRS BI-ANNUAL GENERAL
MEETING AT
THE
Meeting
opened
Attendees:
B. Lovell (President), A. Maeder (Minutes Secretary) and 23 other members.
Apologies:
P. Bamford, V. Chandran, P.
Jackway, D. Suter, S. Venkatesh.
President's
Report (B. Lovell):
Last major
events for APRS were DICTA99 in
Thanks to
D. Suter for successful organisation of DICTA2002
with ACCV in
Interest
sought for running next DICTA in December 2003: Sydney (CSIRO CMIS & TIP)
or Brisbane (QUT & UQ, with ANZIIS) options, to be decided by March 2002.
B. Lovell
was away overseas for 8 months sabbatical during 2000/1, A. Maeder stood in.
B. Lovell
was IAPR representative for
APRS finances sound (~ $30k), statement to be supplied separately as
Treasurer absent.
Beneficial
projects sought for APRS, including sponsorship of other Australian meetings.
Incoming
committee to be asked to hold a brainstorming workshop to discuss APRS future
and initiatives, input and suggestion sought from members present.
General
Comments from Members:
R. Jarvis:
APRS could fund interstate postgrad students to
attend APRS endorsed events, and sponsor other events in the broad APRS area of
interest that may not break even.
M. Berman:
APRS could offer bursaries or top-ups for postgrad
and honours students.
G. Poulton: APRS should pay for conference dinner attendance
by student delegates at future DICTAs, and consider
offering money as prizes for best papers and posters.
G. McLachlan: Consider holding next DICTA in hotel
environment, for convenience.
B. Pham:
APRS could offer a prize for best PhD theses each year, like ACSC, and could
sponsor best paper prizes in other conference in broad APRS area of interest.
L. Bischof: APRS could give travel awards of $1000 towards postgrads attending overseas conferences; any APRS
prizes/awards should go to people not institutions.
R. Jarvis:
Consider giving a medal as a way to show lasting recognition by APRS.
P. Kovesi: Primary objective of APRS is to get people together
to network/communicate.
Various:
Need for APRS website to be revised/extended; re-examine membership cycle to
make it 2 years so people don’t drop off between DICTAs;
need credit card or B-Pay.
Committee
Elections:
B. Lovell
declared all positions vacant, and passed chair to A. Maeder to run elections.
President:
B. Lovell, nominated T. Adriaansen/R. Jarvis,
declared elected.
Vice-President:
D. Suter, nominated R. Jarvis/B. Pham, declared
elected.
Treasurer/Membership:
T. Adriaansen, nominated B. Pham/G. Poulton, declared elected.
Secretary:
H. Talbot, nominated M. Berman/L. Bischof, declared
elected
Editor: V. Chandran, nominated L. Bischof/B.
Pham, declared elected
Ordinary
Members (2): P. Kovesi, nominated M. Berman/R.
Jarvis, and A. Maeder, nominated T. Adriaansen/A. Bainbridge-Smith, declared elected. B. Lovell resumed chair.
Other
Business:
A.
Bainbridge-Smith: Could incoming committee consider a
"president-elect" position?
R. Jarvis:
Agreed, also need to preserve past knowledge via a "wise man"
position.
C. Sun:
Interested to revive NSW branch, members present asked to remain afterwards.
A.
Maeder:
Need to look into what has happened to all state branch committees and funds.
Vote of
appreciation to B. Lovell for his service as APRS President 2000-1, moved by A.
Maeder/M. Berman, carried. B. Lovell
noted personal thanks to all committee members.
Meeting
closed