The November 2011 Ordinary General Meeting at University of Queensland had something for everyone. Here are some images of the variety of activities.

Taking advantage of the fine weather and clear skies for some solar observing during the meeting.	Observing the sun with a Corondao Solarmax II 90

Starting  Saturday 20 March 2010, The AAQ Ordinary General Meetings will be held at 4pm in Lecture Theatre 222 in the Parnell Building (School of Maths and Physics), located on the south side of the Great Court, University Of Queensland St Lucia Campus.

In December 2011 the AAQ Ordinary General Meetings will be held in Lecture Theatre E109 in the Forgan Smith Building, located on the North side of the Great Court, University Of Queensland St Lucia Campus.

Maps for the campus and suggestions for parking are below.

Note that the University has restricted parking with special permit areas and paid parking areas. Parking on the St Lucia campus is generally free at weekends except where specifically stated.  Carefully check nearby signs and markings on the roadway to see what is permitted.  

Areas you might consider for parking are marked in green on the image below. There are more free parking areas further away. Check out the Parking at UQ page. The Forgan Smith building is directly across the large grassed area from our usual meeting venue, the Parnell Building.

A University of Queensland Campus map can be found at http://www.uq.edu.au/maps/pdf/StLuciaMap.pdf

30 members and 6 guests enjoyed the annual general meeting and lunch at the Botanical Cafe at Mt Coot-tha Botanical Gardens. The outgoing President John Salini noted four newly ratified members were in attendance, namely Chris Spencer, Keith Treschman, Tony Piccini and Ken Ingram.

The meeting noted the sad passing of Arthur Page, a founding member of the Association, and referred members to the obituary in the February Member's Newsletter.

With the office bearer's reports out of the way, the outgoing President John Salini had the pleasant task of presenting the AAQ's Kitty Kent Award for 2010. The Kitty Kent award recognises outstanding service to the Association and astronomy. This year it went to Terry Cuttle. Particular projects Terry had been involved with were the planning for 2012 Eclipse education (in conjunction with STAQ) and an eclipse viewing trip, his involvement in NACAA as Convenor and his initiation and preparation of a grant application to the Community Benefit Gambling Fund. As there were no other nominations from the membership for Council positions, the nominations arranged by the 2010 Council, as required by the Constitution, were declared elected. President: Jonathan Bradshaw Vice President: Terry Cuttle General Secretary David O'Driscoll Treasuer: John Salini Membership Secretary: Geoff Biggs Technical Secretary: Allan Cooney Councillors: Peter Bester Alison Beck Diane Hughes

John Salini then handed over to the incoming President, Jonathan Bradshaw, and presented the ceremonial red-light torch to Jonathan, noting that it was still using the same batteries installed 5 years previously! Jonathan promised to ensure that they were drained during his term!

The incoming President Jonathan had been delving through the AAQ records and had prepared a history of Council members since the founding of the Association. He noted the presence of many historical Presidents at today's AGM, and also of many former Council members. Jonathan noted the importance of John Salini's role of welcoming new members into the Association during his tenures as President, which he felt was one of the defining aspects of John's Presidencies.