1. AGM 2017 RPS Landscape Group

2. Agenda Brief History Membership Current Committee Programme Finances
Delivered
Proposed
Finances
Questions

3. History Group set up Dec 2015 2016 events
Tilt-shift and long exposure workshop
Photo weekend in Wales
Walks
2016 Q4 committee reconfigured
2017
Push to deliver programme around the country
AGM and conference
Full role in main RPS

4. Membership
724 members
80 overseas

5. All of UK RPS Regions represented

6. All ages

7. Current Committee Chairman Richard Ellis Secretary Pauline Benbrook
Treasurer John Urquhart
Events manager Mark Reeves
Communications Manager Jim Souper
Very grateful to those who have also previously served
Tim Parish, Karen Thurman, Paul Graber, Arron Davis, Peter Douglas-Jones

8. Programme What we aim to do from the constitution
The aims of the Group are to foster and develop “Landscape” photography by:-
Actively encouraging the participation of all members of the Group in a programme of meetings and workshops.
Communicating with Group members by newsletter and / or website.
Encouraging members to communicate with one another and freely exchange information, ideas and views.
Organising exhibitions to provide opportunities for members to show their work.
Organising any other type of function or event identified as desirable by the membership.

9. Programme
Delivery
Actively encouraging the participation of all members of the Group in a programme of meetings and workshops.
2017
18 field trips ( Mostly amateur led)
Thank you
2016 Paul Graber, Pauline Benbrook, Tim Parish,Peter Douglas Jones, Barry freeman, Constance Morris, Mick Rawcliffe, Ken Rennie, Richard Ellis
2017 David Fiddes, Geoff Meakin, Nick Bowman, Peter Douglas Jones, Arron Davis, Paul Stone, Pauline Benbrook, Richard Jones, Jim Souper, Mark Reeves, Richard Ellis
6 workshops ( Mostly professionally led)
Lee filters visit
Weekend conference

10. Programme
Delivery
Communicating with Group members by newsletter and / or website.
Regular newsletter
Coverage in the journal
Galleries on the website

11. Programme
Delivery
Encouraging members to communicate with one another and freely exchange information, ideas and views.
Facebook group with 170+ members
Print Circles (3)
Thank you to David Fiddes, Diana Wynn and Doug Lodge
Conference

12. Programme Delivery Opportunity to do more here
Organising exhibitions to provide opportunities for members to show their work.
Organising any other type of function or event identified as desirable by the membership.
Conference show and tell
Opportunity to do more here
2018 Exhibition or magazine

13. Programme 2018 Key Issue Number of volunteers Succession planning
More people needed to:
Write articles
Run web
Lead trips
Help with exhibition or magazine
Run print circles
Succession planning
Need to get people on the committee as ordinary members with a view to them stepping up to larger roles especially newsletter editor

14. Programme 2018 Survey to date key outcomes Forming local sub–group
Annual or bi-annual magazine
Help with distinctions
Annual exhibition
Events with lectures/speakers

15. Financial situation Healthy financial position
Driven by ensuring events break even and control of expenses
Detailed report posted on website

16. Finances 2016 Receipts £ Membership fees (2015,2016,Life) 7856.75
Workshops
685
TOTAL
Payments
Committee expenses
642.38
213.2
Total
855.58
Surplus

17. Finances 20167 to Q2 Receipts £ Membership fees (2015,2016,Life)
Workshops/Field trips
2530
Conference
15618
TOTAL
Payments
Committee expenses
712.5
521.59
Total
Surplus

18. Budget 2018 Events Payment of expenses to volunteer leaders
Magazine or exhibition

19. Summary Group established and committee in place
Active programme with good plan for 2018 including a magazine
Financially in good shape
Need more volunteers

20. Questions?