{"id":29464,"date":"2021-03-19T17:07:32","date_gmt":"2021-03-19T17:07:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogsnew.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=29464"},"modified":"2021-03-19T17:07:32","modified_gmt":"2021-03-19T17:07:32","slug":"ihbcs-members-only-first-council-and-general-meeting-of-2021-free-26-march-1pm-on-booking-closes-soon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=29464","title":{"rendered":"IHBC\u2019s \u2018members only\u2019 first Council and General Meeting of 2021: Free, 26 March, 1pm on \u2013 Booking closes soon"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/AGM2020.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-28507\" src=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/AGM2020.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"297\" height=\"176\" \/><\/a>The IHBC is issuing exclusive invitations and formal notices to IHBC members of ALL categories to the first Council meeting of 2021, from 1pm 26 March, starting with a formal General Meeting vote to support virtual meetings, and with eligible members strongly encouraged to use proxy votes to help the IHBC \u2018move past the pandemic\u2019!<\/h3>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008080;\">IHBC COUNCIL &amp; GENERAL MEETING: 26 March, 1pm on<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(<em>Exclusively for IHBC members, all categories<\/em>)<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">General Meeting &amp; Voting: From 1PM<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Council: from c.1.45PM \u2013\u00a0Close: c. 3.30PM<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>VOTING<\/strong>: Eligible members can vote fast and early with our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ihbc.wufoo.com\/forms\/zbn4mep1i0ym9r\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SHORT PROXY FORM<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihbc.org.uk\/gm2021\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">See more background on Proxy votes<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/attendee.gotowebinar.com\/register\/3628686752432597518\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BOOK YOUR PLACE HERE<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">\u2026first General Meeting of 2021 and our first new Council\u2026<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n<p>IHBC Chair David McDonald said: \u2018Trustees have decided to take early advantage of our new constitutional arrangements to host together the first General Meeting of 2021 and our first new Council, with both open and free to IHBC members of all categories.\u2019<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">\u2026 General Meeting will clarify our capacity to work digitally\u2026<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n<p>\u2018The meetings offer members the chance to hear about and respond to the IHBC\u2019s recent progress and plans as well as gain\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihbc.org.uk\/learning\/cpd\/index.html\">CPD hours<\/a>.\u2019<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">\u2026 vote adopting a constitutional amendment\u2026. very important to help us move past the pandemic\u2026<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n<p>\u2018The General Meeting will clarify our capacity to work digitally with a vote adopting a constitutional amendment devised by our solicitors.\u00a0 Clearly that vote is very important to help us move past the pandemic successfully.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u2018All eligible members are called on to vote, most simply using the now-familiar\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ihbc.wufoo.com\/forms\/zbn4mep1i0ym9r\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SHORT PROXY FORM<\/a>, and help streamline these essential procedures.\u2019<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">\u2026 Council will feature practice-based insights\u2026<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n<p>IHBC President Mike Brown said: \u2018The General Meeting will be followed by an open Council meeting \u2013 again with members of all categories encouraged to attend.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The Council will feature practice-based insights to the work of some of the IHBC\u2019s most senior officers.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We will use these to explain and explore the new role for the Council under our modernised constitution. \u2018<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">\u2026Council can now serve as a more representative platform\u2026<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n<p>\u2018Our Council can now serve as a more representative platform for members than our previous arrangements ever could offer.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Under the new constitution Council is represented first by the IHBC\u2019s President, so I am especially keen that we find the best way to\u00a0 move forward.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>For more details and to book see the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihbc.org.uk\/gm2021\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">webpage<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Delegates attending will be offered\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihbc.org.uk\/learning\/cpd\/index.html\">CPD<\/a>\u00a0certificates on request.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The IHBC is issuing exclusive invitations and formal notices to IHBC members of ALL categories to the first Council meeting of 2021, from 1pm 26 March, starting with a formal General Meeting vote to support virtual meetings, and with eligible &hellip; 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