1. MEC An Umbrella Council Representative Proactive Reactive Celebrating and Sharing
MEC Trustees
MEC News Updates
MEC Special Interest Groups
Annually
Receive and contribute to
Elect
Non-MEC members
Join
MEC Forum manages, to ensure coherence
MEC members
Full cost
Seminars
Participate in
Join
Elect
Consultations
MEC Task and Finish Groups
MEC Forum

2. MEC A Unique Council/Members Representative Proactive Reactive Celebrate and Share
MEC Forum (sets up TFG & invites members to join)
TFG meets electronically or in person & feeds into
Council members through Seminars, Consultation, News Updates
TFG considers responses and reports back to
Special Interest Groups
SIGs
# Formed in
Response
To Member
Requests
# Agendas
Set by
Members
# Reports to Council via
News updates
Task and Finish Groups

3. Music Education Council 2018
Ten News updates:
January; February; March; April; May; June;
July/August; September; October; November/December
MEC Forum:
January 25th Cardiff ABO conference;
May 4th Edinburgh Drake Music Scotland 10th Anniversary
September 13th MEC Autumn Seminar
Nov 23rd Music Mark Conference
Four Seminars in England:
Spring: Music Curriculum (London: March 20th 2018)
Summer: Connectivity (Birmingham: July 6th 2018)
Autumn: Workforce (London: September 13th 2018)
Winter: Inclusion (Bristol: December 12th 2018)
Three nationally focussed meetings in Northern Ireland; Scotland; Wales
2019 seminars 2 x London; Manchester; Newcastle/Gateshead

4. MEC Forum MEC Trustees 6 Directly Elected Members General Manager:
12 Standing List Organisations
The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM)
The Association of British Orchestras (ABO)
Cymdeithas Addysg Cerdd Awrdurdodau Cymru / Welsh Authorities' Music Association
Incorporated Society of Musicians (ISM)
Music for Youth (MfY)
Musicians' Union (MU)
Music Industries Association (MIA)
Music Mark
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
Sound Sense
Trinity College London
Youth Music
6 Directly Elected Members
Phil Castang
Barbara Eifler (to 2018)
Emma Lines
Helen Mason
Gary Spruce
Roy Terry (to 2018)
MEC Forum
MEC Trustees
Chair Dick Hallam
Chair Elect Fiona Pendreigh
Hon Secretary Philip Flood
Hon Treasurer Bridget Whyte
Trustee Lincoln Abbott
General Manager:
Angela Ruggles