Fortress Study Group CIO 2023 Annual General Meeting

Fortress Study Group AGM - 14:00 2nd December 2023 

The 2023 FSG AGM will be held by zoom on 02 December 2023 further details and the agenda are given below. Members are requested to:

• Save the date
• Consider nominations for the committee vacancies. In the absence of other nominations to date the following have been nominated by the Management Committee:
  • Chairman and Trustee - David Clarke 
  • Treasurer and Trustee – Geoff Lee  
  • Secretatry and Trustee - Nick Dougan  
  • Management Committee Member - no nominations to date 
  • Membership Secretary - no nominations to date  
•  If you want to know more about these roles or volunteer or make a nomination, please contact the Secretary. 
• Consider whether you have the skills or know someone with the skills to be our pro-bono independent reviewer of the accounts. Volunteers to the Secretary please.
  

Use the link to download the full calling notice which includes further details of the resolutions and a proxy form.  

Further papers including the slide deck to be used at the AGM will be added to the FSG official documents page before the AGM.  The following documents are currently available:

• The 2023 AGM Calling Notice (including resolutions and nominations)
• The Trustees Report and Accounts for the Year ending 31 March 2023
• The minutes and slides of the 2022 AGM 
• The resolutions detailed in the calling notice include proposed changes to subscriptions and more detail will be posted on the website to explain the rationale to allow members to fully consider in advance of the AGM

Notice of Fortress Study Group CIO Annual General Meeting - 14:00 Saturday 02 December 2023   

Virtual Meeting using Zoom 

AGM Login-In Details  

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88125123009?pwd=Fzzy1V1NC1USMm6YFwYhbVDcm2dFRw.1

• Meeting ID: 881 2512 3009
• Passcode: 169224

Agenda and Order of Business  

1. Chairman's Welcome 
2. Approval of Minutes of the 03 December 2022 Annual General Meeting 
3. Trustee Reports and Accounts
   1. Chairman 
   2. Secretary
   3. Treasurer – including accounts for year ended 31 March 2023
      1. Resolution 1 – To receive and adopt the accounts for year ended 31 March 2023
      2. Resolution 2 - The meeting is invited to consider and approve the changes to subscriptions and benefits as tabulated in the AGM Papers - UK £55, EU £66, WZ1,2,3 £84, Digital £22, Student £11 
      3. Resolution 3 – The meeting is invited to consider and approve the proposal to offer members in WZ1, WZ2, WZ3 the alternative of a £55 per annum subscription with printed FORT and digital Casemate
4. Election of Trustees and Management Committee
   1. Resolution 4 - The meeting is invited to consider and vote upon each of the nominations for FSG Trustees and Management Committee as listed in Annex 1 or as nominated during the meeting.
5. Management Committee Reports  
   1. Charitable Activities Sub-Committee 
   2. Fort 
   3. Casemate 
   4. UK Conference and Member Days
   5. Tours 
   6. Website 
   7. International Fortress Council    
6. Any other business