{"id":27795,"date":"2020-09-25T17:06:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-25T16:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogsnew.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=27795"},"modified":"2020-10-01T17:47:35","modified_gmt":"2020-10-01T16:47:35","slug":"ihbcs-2020-agm-update-1-3-december-online-with-cp25-and-new-governance-articles-but-council-postponed-to-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=27795","title":{"rendered":"IHBC\u2019s 2020 AGM (#IHBCAGM2020) update 1: 3 December, online, with \u2018CP25\u2019 and new governance \u2018Articles\u2019, but Council+ postponed to 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"The IHBC\u2019s Council \u2013 its Board \u2013 has agreed to hold the Institute\u2019s 2020 AGM on 3 December as an online, \u2018virtual\u2019 event, with voting planned on the new Corporate Plan (\u2018CP25<\/a>\u2019) and on modernising governance though the proposed new \u2018Articles<\/a>\u2019, all with more details to come, including arrangements for the postponed Council+ programme.<\/h3>\n

…we shouldn\u2019t let the pandemic derail our broader programme of AGM business…<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n

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IHBC Chair David McDonald said: \u2018The Board was of course disappointed that already we had to postpone the AGM, and lose the huge benefits of in-person meeting.\u00a0 However it was clear that we shouldn\u2019t let the pandemic derail our broader programme of AGM business any longer, in particular the structural developments around our new Corporate Plan and governance, in the \u2018Articles\u2019 of our new constitution.\u00a0 So trustees agreed a virtual AGM on 3 December as the best solution.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u2018This should is even more inclusive, even if less personally engaging, as we can use the digital skills and lessons gained for our 2020 Virtual School.\u00a0 And we can really focus on the formal business of the AGM \u2013 unrushed at the end of a long Day School – which will be especially valuable this year as we have the most substantial corporate business since our inception.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u2018Not only will we promote to members our forward strategy, the Corporate Plan 2020-25<\/em><\/a> (\u2018CP25\u2019), but we will also bring forward our new \u2018Articles\u2019, marking the modernisation of our constitution and governance we committed to at our 2019 AGM<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u2018More details will come soon, but for now, especially if you are interested in the details of how the IHBC is to move forward, please get the 3 December date in your diary and get engaged so you can help us in our next steps.\u2019<\/p>\n

…IHBC\u2019s National Office has been tasked with developing a programme of awareness-raising and engagement for members…<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n

IHBC President Mike Brown, who will Chair the 2020 AGM, said: \u2018After a long period of review and deliberation, I am delighted that we are now ready to recast our governance \u2013 through new \u2018Articles\u2019 \u2013 in line with the plan agreed at the 2019 AGM, the \u2018Proposal for future governance of the Institute\u2019<\/em><\/a>.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u2018We have had a huge amount of invaluable help from our legal advisers in drawing up the new \u2018Articles\u2019.\u00a0 I am exceptionally pleased to confirm that these reflect not only the specific terms of those \u2018Proposals\u2026<\/em>\u2019 from 2019, but also their spirit, and that of the \u2018IHBC+<\/a>\u2019 programme that inspired them.\u2019<\/p>\n

IHBC Secretary Jo Evans said: \u2018While voting rights at our AGMs currently are held only by Full Members<\/a> – including retired members \u2013 we encourage members of all categories, including both Associates<\/a> and also Affiliates<\/a>, to attend this important moment in our history.<\/p>\n

Voting can take place either by proxy in advance \u2013 as we offered for the 2019 AGM \u2013 or online on the day.\u00a0 And while an online format is less familiar, our \u2018virtual event\u2019 platform means that we can document all votes on the day, so it is even more secure, and more inclusive, than our traditional meetings.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u2018At the same time, while we can offer clarifications on the content on the day as needed, as this is an AGM we will not be able to make any changes.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u2018Whether you vote on 3 December at the AGM or, by proxy, in the weeks before, please be sure to keep an eye out on our NewsBlogs for updates on the more detailed processes and arrangements, join in the process, and help us shape the future of conservation practice.\u2019<\/p>\n

IHBC Vice Chair Lone le Vay said: \u2018As we now know that the AGM will be online, the IHBC\u2019s National Office has been tasked with developing a programme of awareness-raising and engagement for members of all categories.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u2018And of course we all look forward to the re-scheduled Council+ meeting on 2021 too.\u00a0 We will detail that programme through our NewsBlogs as usual, and we can also look ahead to our 2021 School<\/a>, fully focussed on Brighton as we had originally planned for 2020.\u2019<\/p>\n

IHBC Director Se\u00e1n O\u2019Reilly said: \u2018It will take time for the new Articles and linked governance to make a difference to our day-to-day operations, so for most members the more immediate impact from a successful AGM will be tied to any adoption of \u2018CP25\u2019, our new Corporate Plan 2020-25<\/em>.\u2019<\/p>\n

…so much follows on logically from our earlier plans…<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n

\u2018Like the new \u2019Articles\u2019, our \u2018CP25\u2019 is the outcome of extensive consultation and development.\u00a0 You can review that background on our NewsBlog launch<\/a> and review progress<\/a> there too.\u00a0 Members seemed very content with the proposals.\u00a0 This is not surprising as so much follows on logically from our earlier plans.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u2018In the end all that we needed to do following the earlier consultations was to tighten up the targets and focus and update on more recent developments.\u00a0 The most notable change to the original was the addition of a new introductory paragraph to set the Plan<\/em> in the context of our current pandemic.\u00a0 Interestingly, trustees agreed this because, when we looked at the potential impacts of the pandemic in detail, even they did not change plan\u2019s fundamentals.\u00a0 That in itself is surely the strongest possible sign of its inherently robust nature.\u00a0 With that in mind, and a a few other minor modifications, trustees agreed to bring this revised plan to members for approval in December, all subject to any final adjustments in these last months.\u2019<\/p>\n

See more on Governance<\/a><\/p>\n

See the Articles as proposed to the AGM HERE<\/a><\/p>\n

See the current draft of \u2018CP25\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n

See the NewsBlog launch of the consultation on the Articles HERE<\/a><\/p>\n

Search for background updates on progress in Membership Matters<\/em><\/a>, formerly the IHBC\u2019s Membership Update<\/em><\/p>\n

See the NewsBlog update on the IHBC\u2019s 2019 AGM<\/a><\/p>\n

See the \u2018Proposal for future governance of the Institute\u2019<\/em> <\/a>adopted at the 2019 AGM, which forms the basis for the Articles being proposed for adoption at the 2020 AGM.<\/p>\n

See more background on our corporate planning on our Corporate Papers<\/a> web pages, and the \u2018Business Papers\u2019 tab<\/p>\n

See more background to CP25 on the NewsBlogs<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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