1. Rachel Hart

2.  1 ~ Venue, time and number of branch meeting  2 ~ Branch plan  3 ~ Congress the resolution etc  4 ~ Independent sector  5 ~ Compendium  6 ~ Students  7 ~ Social outings for activists

3.  Currently meet second Tuesday of every month at Cardiff Royal Infirmary at 18.30 hours.  Options: Stay the same; Or something different Option A Monthly, at 17.30 hours at CRI second Tuesday of every month. (Rationale: lots going on at the moment with cutbacks etc, free parking at CRI and access to rooms, change of time so able to come straight from work) Options B Monthly, at...... hours at.......... on.............. (bi-monthly, earlier time, new venue etc) Over to you... Vote!

4. Idea!Action Branch e-mail address Branch events calendar Planned recruitment events Speakers at Branch meetings Branch meeting with invited guests Website space on the RCN site Activists tree...

6.  Harrogate International Centre, 13-17 May 2012.  Submitting a Congress resolution or matter for discussion is your chance to lead the debate and influence the RCN agenda for the year ahead.  The deadline for submissions is 28 November 2011.  We have at present booked five rooms at hotel near the Centre.

7.  Felt that this year we wanted to have a resolution submitted.  Chair after listening to members and current situation regards to pensions and austerity measures felt that we need to address ‘Article 12’  Sent out handouts to help write resolution.  Other resolution ideas from Wales include IT access.  Question?  For submission of this resolution?  Any other resolution ideas?

8.  Forge better network with the Independent Sector  Need an activist who will liaise with this sector  Thoughts on this?  Volunteer?

9.  Section 1 - Patch Profile  Section 2 - Branch  Section 3 - Member  Section 4 - Activists  Section 5 - UHB  Section 6 - RCN  Section 7 - The Patch  Section 8 - Bibliography  Section 7 – Students

10.  A board at the University.  Set up an email address that was handed out at the student recruitment event  Student rep to attend Branch meetings  Ideas on what to do for the students with the monies we have  Currently we have £500  Thoughts please and action to be taken.  Student stand at Ty Maeth

11.  Lets have some fun.  Proposal:  Plan to have Branch night out fro activists;  Can be for coffee, tea, cake, wine, dancing, food etc  Bi-monthly or monthly?  Can put it on the Branch Calendar of important events!  Thoughts?