Annual Business Meeting

Under the Section's By-Laws, the membership is required to meet annually to conduct Section business. This Annual Business Meeting (ABM) fulfills the corporate requirements for a meeting at least annually of members and officers.

The Section Chair, as the corporate president, presides over the ABM. Traditionally, the ABM is held over lunch on Monday of the annual spring technical meeting, whether hosted by the Section or the U.S. Sections of The Combustion Institute.

Regular order of business

The traditional agenda of the ABM follows. The Section Chair presents all items, including reports of other officers. Endorsement of motions, nominations to the Board of Advisors and officers, and By-Laws occurs via a show of hands, with a simple majority passing, unless division is called by any member, which is resolved by a counting of hands.

• Call to order
• Review and approval of the minutes of the previous ABM. Membership must endorse the minutes, with any changes.
• Secretary's report.
• Treasurer's report. The report spans the interval of the previous Fiscal Year as well as activities up to a week or so before the current ABM. Membership must endorse the report, with any changes.
• Elections. The Chair presents the nominations of the Board of Advisors, and floor nominations are solicited. Officers are elected in odd-numbered years, and advisors in even-numbered years.
• Awards. Any awards bestowed since the last ABM are reported.
• Acknowledgements. Recognition of outgoing officers and advisors or others of service to the Section is given.
• Upcoming meetings. Announcements and details of upcoming technical meetings are given.
• Adjournment. The Chair entertains a motion, with second, to adjourn, and no vote of the membership is required.