Annual General Meeting 2017
15:45 Saturday 2 September 2017
Crowne I, Level 3, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Queenstown
Present: Anton Wiles (President), Greg van der Hulst (Treasurer), Denis Lee (secretary), Stuart Farmer, Joanna Lapish, Robert Morton, Kevin Lee, Ben Johnston, Tim Sprott, Frank Wurmitzer, Peter Hurly, Calum Young
Apologies:Brian Spackman, Len Thompson, John Faris, Michael Tombros, Jon Nelson, Jorgen Schousboe, Kit Boyes, David Powell, Lisa Brown,
Proxies: Denis Lee for Brian Spackman, Len Thompson and Jorgen Schousboe
Previous minutes from 2016 AGM accepted. Proposed JL Seconded DL Passed
No new correspondence
Presidents report
Most of the year has been spent planning for the Queenstown conference
Initial concern was that the conference would break even
Thanks to Air NZ for funding the Patterson lecturer
Thanks to all committee members and Iceberg for their involvement in the conference
Unfortunate that CAA could not have a session at conference but they have a day session on October 2017
Moved Presidents report to be passed GVH seconded DL Passed
Official report on website
Treasurers report
Annual accounts are online
Accounts have not changed much. $10 000 was needed for funding the conference. Income from the conference has not been received yet from Iceberg
Anticipated that there will be a $5000 donation to Patterson Trust
It is expected that there will be a $30-35 000 profit from the conference along with the $10 000 seed fund
Organisation is in a financially stable position
Moved that the treasurers report be accepted
Moved GVH Seconded SF Passed
General discussion
No election of officers this year but there will be an election next year
Lisa Brown expressed an interest to join the committee
Moved to accept the offer Moved AW Seconded GVH Passed
Moved that AMSNZ will not need to have an audit this year
Moved AW Seconded SF Passed
Other business
BJ mentioned the possibility of having an ICASM meeting in NZ. Would involve 500 delegates. There are difficulties in arranging this? too daunting
AW mentioned that it was hoped to have regular speakers from ICASM?( check this). Have had more overseas speakers than previously. Need to canvas the ideas of having a combined conference with ASAM every 4 years and in between have own conference in each country.
GVH suggested the possibility of having a combined meeting elsewhere eg Hong Kong or Singapore. We could help with the organisation with ASAM.
Is important to have ongoing seminars on years where there is no conference.
Maybe every 6 years have a conference in Queenstown and the other 3 years have it in Australia or overseas.
The smaller AMSNZ meetings should be over 2 days with CAA and should involve the core membership. General agreement with this principle
Next year AMSNZ meeting will be a smaller local meeting. General support for a regional centre. ASAM meeting next year at Alice Springs from 30th July to 2nd August 2018
Initial thought for AMSNZ meeting to be in Tauranga 24-26 August and to possibly involve Aeronautical Society
BJ mentioned access to the Aviation Journal for a couple of years online. ASAM journal is moving to open online access in the next few months.
Patterson trust
BJ- no payments in last 3 years for scholarships
Subject to low interest rates
Air New Zealand has continued to sponsor travel for the Patterson Trust lecturer
Has paid out seed funding for the Australasian College
Currently has about $371,000 in current accounts but needs to get to
$500 000 to keep up with aims
AMSNZ currently has $70 000 and there is no anticipated significant outgoings
Main costs are for representation to ASAM meetings and meetings with CAA which amount to 3 per year
Recommended that AMSNZ should have some representation at these meetings
Suggested that a donation be made to John Lane Trust and to Patterson Trust
$5 to 10 000 of profit from the conference be donated to the John Lane Trust and depending on accounts and the remainder of the profit from the conference be donated to Patterson Trust
Proposed AW Seconded SF Passed
Meeting closed 4.55pm