Scientists for Labour AGM

The 2009 Annual General Meeting of Scientists for Labour

Committee Room 10
House of Commons
Parliament Square London, SW1P 0A
1 - 5 pm Tuesday 27th October 2009

The room is booked from 1pm in the Name of Brian Iddon MP and Phyllis Starkey.

All members are cordially invited to attend. Non-members will be made most welcome.

1.00 pm: AGM

Minutes of 2008 AGM.
Matters arising
Chair's Report
Secretary's Report
Conference report
Treasurer's Report
Editor’s report
Report on Socialist Societies
Election of EC members (nominations to Paul Connell)
Emergency motion with supporting speaker will be taken at 1.35pm
SfL welcome the news of Simon Singh's successful appeal against his preliminary judgement so that he can continue to fight his case against the British Chiropractic Association. SfL supports the campaign run by Sense about Science for reform of the Libel laws in matters of scientific integrity and reporting.

This resolution will enable us to: represent this issue to the party seek cooperation with our fellow socialist society The society of Labour Lawyers on this matter.
AOCS

2.00pm “Priorities for Science Funding”

with Prof Sir Tom Blundell, Lord O’Neil, Nigel Titchen, Brian Iddon MP

What are the Science funding priorities for a period when the country is coming out of recession? How do we get the applied / fundamental research balance right?

Professor Sir Tom Blundell FRS, Chair and former Chief Executive of the Biotechnology and Biological Science Research Council, Sir William Dunn Professor of Biochemistry at Cambridge University, President Biochemical Society, SfL patron.
Lord O’Neill of Clackmannan, member of the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee which has recently announced an inquiry into setting funding priorities for scientific and technological research.
Nigel Titchen Vice President of Prospect.
Introduction and welcome from Brian Iddon MP for Bolton South East. Member of the Commons Science and Skills Committee, Editor “Science in Parliament", stalwart supporter of SFL in Parliament.

The “Priorities for Science Funding” meeting is expected to end at 4.00pm. The business AGM may need to be reconvened after 4.00.m

Be prepared to go through security checks. The Room has been booked by Brian Iddon MP It is possible that a different committee room will be made available on the day.

Paul Connell
Secretary