Notice of SCOLMA AGM 2025

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SCOLMA (UK Libraries and Archives Group on Africa)

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2025

The 2025 AGM will be held in person at the SCOLMA Conference (Weston Library, University of Oxford) on Monday, 30^th June 2025 at 13:00-13:45

If you wish to attend, please notify Sarah Rhodes, SCOLMA Secretary (sarah.rhodes@bodleian.ox.ac.uk) by 27th June 2024.

AGENDA

1. Approval of the Minutes of the 62^nd AGM (posted on our website)
2. Report of the Chair 2024/25 (Jenni Skinner)
3. Financial Statement and approval of the audited accounts (Lucy McCann)

• Appointment of auditor

4. Appointment of Officers and Committee

The following nominations have been received:

• Chair – Jenni Skinner (Centre of African Studies Library, University of Cambridge)
• Secretary – Sarah Rhodes (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
• Treasurer – Lucy McCann (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
• Editor – Terry Barringer (Individual member)
• Web Manager – Charles Fonge (Borthwick Institute for Archives, University of York)
• Programme Secretary – Liz Haines (The National Archives)
• Development Officer – Marion Wallace (Individual member)

Elected:

• Patricia Hewitt (Robert Sainsbury Library, University of East Anglia) – elected 2023
• Alison Metcalfe (The National Library of Scotland) – elected 2023
• Barbara Spina – (Individual member) – elected 2023
• Ben Carson – (University of East London) – elected 2024
• Dawn Wright – (SOAS Library, University of London) –proposed for election

Co-opted:

• Mariam de Haan (British Library)
• Katie Sambrook (Kings College London)
• ASAUK representative:  Stephanie Kitchen – (International African Institute)

5. Any Other Business