International Biometric Society (British Region)

Membership Secretary's report for 2003 AGM

We currently have 322 members which represents a small overall increase of 4 members (compared to 318 in 2002 which represented a loss of 20 members compared to 2001). Membership can be broken down into the following categories (2002 figures in parentheses):

Full members

248 (251)

Associate members

40 (33)

Student members

10 (9)

Life members

3 (3)

Retired members +

4 (5)

Pending removal

17* (17)

* subscriptions not received for 1(=9) or 2(=8) years, not registered with US office but still receive local mailings; + category no longer used.

The changes from 17th October 2002 to date are:

New members

22

(12 Full, 4 Assoc., 6 Student)

Resignations

15

(12 Full, 1 Assoc., 1 Student, 1 Retired)

Deaths

3

(3 Full)

Transfers in

1

(1 Full)

Transfers out

2

(1 Full, 1 Student)

Reinstatements

1

(1 Full)

Several of the new members joined later in the year as a result of the BR Conference at Reading. New members totalled 13 more than, and resignations 16 less than for 2002; the latter comprised 7 formal resignations and 8 imposed resignations due to subscription non-payment for more than 2 years. Four members were reduced to associate membership due to partial subscription arrears; 3 students and 1 associate increased to full membership; 1 full member reduced from full to associate membership.

Suzanne Clark

3rd October 2003