2023 YCG AGM – Committee Positions Available

The 2023 Annual General Meeting of the Young Crystallographer’s Group (YCG) of the British Crystallography Association (BCA) will be held in person at the YCG Satellite Meeting of the BCA Spring Meeting in Sheffield on Monday 3rd April 2023 from 17.15 – 17.45.

YCG Committee Positions Available

We have a number of positions on the YCG committee up for election at the meeting. All posts are two-year terms. The current roles that are up for election are as follows:

• Chair
• Secretary/Treasurer
• Equality and Diversity Officer
• BSG (Biological Structures Group) Representative
• Ordinary Member (two vacancies)

You can find out more about the responsibilities of these roles on the YCG website or by clicking here.

Please fill out the form if you are interested in getting involved in the YCG (https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=MH_ksn3NTkql2rGM8aQVGzLXQGppGu5CgjgNfME0txdUNEZaM1FOTjFOQ0w2MDJSSFkwT1VWVE4wNi4u). Alternatively, email the acting secretary Natalie Pridmore ([email protected]) with your name and a short (200 word) biography and statement.  We’ll organise any hustings and votes for the AGM! We would be grateful if you could forward this information to any contacts who may be interested.

Meeting Agenda

1. Formalities
   1. Acceptance of Agenda
   2. Apologies for Absence
   3. Minutes from the AGM held on 11th April 2022 in Leeds. (Previous minutes can be found here: https://escg.crystallography.org.uk/agm-april-2022-minutes/ )
   4. Any Matters Arising
2. Reports
   1. Chair’s Report
   2. Secretary’s Report
3. Change of title for Equality and Diversity Officer
4. Amendments to YCG constitution including to
   1. Definition of a YCG member
   2. Equality and Diversity Officer
   3. Other changes related to the YCG name change
5. New logo selection
6. Elections to Committee
   • Deputy Chair
   • Secretary/Treasurer
   • Equality and Diversity Officer
   • BSG (Biological Structures Group) Representative
   • 2 ordinary member positions
7. Any other business
8. Close