The Prehistoric Society Annual General Meeting 2011 16:00 –16:20 University of Durham

1. The Prehistoric SocietyAnnual General Meeting 201116:00–16:20 University of Durham Chaired by the President, Dr Alison Sheridan Accompanied by: The Secretary, Dr Josh Pollard The Treasurer, Alastair Ainsworth and any other Officers or Ordinary Council members who may be present The meeting shall be quorate if 15 members, entitled to vote, are present in person or by proxy (Article 27)

2. Agenda Apologies 1. Minutes of the AGM held at the University of Cardiff, 8 May 2010 (copies provided)

3. Agenda Item 2: President’s Report

4. Looking back: reasons to be cheerful • 2010: the Society’s 75th Anniversary • The Avebury to Norwich ‘Thunder Run’, 4–5 September

5. Reasons to be cheerful, Part 2 • More celebration of the Society’s 75th Anniversary: • The Great Debate (aka the Champion Debate), October: ‘This House believes that the study of the Stone Ages has contributed more to our knowledge of the human condition than the study of the Metal Ages’. Won by no other than…. Tim Champion!

6. Reasons to be cheerful, Part 3: other wonderful events, including…

7. The all-new Prehistoric Society website, launched 2010 www.prehistoricsociety.org

8. The Prehistoric Society joins the 21st century: Facebook, Twitter and other ‘young person’-style things

9. Société préhistorique française Prehistoric Society http://www.prehistoire.org/ http://www.prehistoricsociety.org/ 18 décembre 2010

10. Our first joint conference: Hands Across the Water

11. Other activities: • Publication • Promotion of research through funding: research grants, conference funding, Bagueley Prize, sponsorship • Advocacy – including support for EH Stonehenge Visitor Centre and move to prevent reburial of prehistoric human remains

12. THANK YOU to all members of Council, especially to outgoing members: • Dr John Chapman (Vice President) • Dr Peter Topping (Vice President) • Alastair Ainsworth (Treasurer) • Dr Alex Lang (Student Co-Ordinator) • Mrs Veronica Edwards (Council member) • Dr Nicky Milner (Council member) • Dr Gill Hey (Council member)

13. Rest of agenda: • Secretary’s Report • Editor’s Report, and presentation of R.M. Bagueley Prize • Treasurer’s Report • Report on meetings, study tours and research days • Awards • Election of Officers and Members of Council

14. Item 8: Election of Officers and Members of Council: NOMINATIONS OFFICERS: Vice-Presidents*: Dr Stuart Needham, South Harting (= new nomination) Dr Alex Gibson, Bradford University (= new nomination) Niall Sharples (= already serving) Secretary: Dr Josh Pollard, University of Southampton Treasurer: [Pending due diligence procedures] Dr Clare Randall, Bournemouth University Editor of PPS: Dr Julie Gardiner, Wessex Archaeology/Oxbow Books Editor of PAST: Dr Joanna Brück, University College Dublin Editor of Research Papers series: Dr Mike Allen, Allen Environmental Archaeology Book Reviews Editor: Ms Jacqueline Nowakowski, Historic Environment Service, Cornwall County Council Meetings Secretary: Dr Jonathan Last, English Heritage (for 6 months; successor tba) Conservation Co-Ordinator: Dr Adrian Chadwick, Newport Student Co-Ordinator: Dr Fraser Sturt, Southampton University ORDINARY COUNCIL MEMBERS: Dr Tom Moore, Durham University Dr Rebecca Scott, British Museum Dr Marie-Louise Stig Sørensen, Cambridge University * Two new Vice-Presidents need to be elected this year, rather than the customary one, as Dr John Chapman (who demits office at the AGM) had been co-opted for an additional year to deal with PPS publication issues.