SE Region AGM Chairs Report
Report of the South East Regional Committee for period 27/9/06 – 23/4/08
- This AGM should have been held in March 2008 but because of a change of committee secretary in February 2008 and an oversight in the handover the planned AGM on 5 March, following the regular quarterly committee meeting, did not take place.
- The committee has held 6 quarterly meetings since the last AGM in September 2006. To date they have all been held at Edinburgh House Kennington SE1 (Metropolitan Police premises) as it is felt London is a central location with excellent transport links. There is regular regional representation from the committee to national fora including the national executive, marketing group, the road-shows and the national conference planning steering group. The planning and preparation for regional seminars is also a key activity.
- Three regional seminar events have been held over the past 19 months.
- September 2006 at the Met Police Communications Centre Lambeth SE1
- February 2007 at Intergraph’s HQ Swindon. This was joint exercise with our colleagues in the South West Region. The theme was Mobile data
- November 2007 at the London Fire Brigade’s Training Centre in Southwark SE1. The theme was VOIP
All seminars have been well attended with numbers over 40 at each event; this has included a range of users and a good cross section of suppliers. As well as providing interesting and current topics for discussion good opportunities have existed for networking.
- Membership is healthy with numbers currently sitting at 391 with a broad range of users and suppliers represented. This is a rise from the 360/370 figure we had about 18 months ago
Shaun O’Neill
BAPCO South East Region Chair
23 April 2008
