DINGHY CRUISING ASSOCIATION  AGM 2021

For the first time ever, our next AGM will be taking place online,   giving you the chance to take part from the comfort of your own home.  So fire up your laptops, get Zoom installed and get ready to take part. 

The meeting will take place  via Zoom on
Saturday 13th February at 6pm GMT
There is a limit of 100 participants, so  you will need to register early to be sure of taking part. 

At 7.30pm GMT there will be a presentation by 
John Welsford, Marine Designer
​all the way from Auckland, New Zealand
This will also be via Zoom  but will require a separate login. 
If there is sufficient interest, we will be able to accommodate a higher number of  people listening to the talk.

Draft Agenda for the AGM

Documents to download

1. Apologies
2. Matters Arising from last meeting
3. Officer's Reports
4.  Election / Re-election of Committee members
5. DCA Awards
6. Managing rallies during the pandemic
7. TBA
8. TBA
9. TBA
10. Any other business

  

Available now:    Minutes of 2020 AGM
​Available two weeks in advance of the meeting:

1. President's report
2. Treasurer's report
3. Membership Secretary's report
4. Editor's report
5. Website report
6. Shop report
7. Librarian's report
8. Technical Advisor's report
9. Forum report

Election of ​Committee Members

Officers currently in post and available for re-election in 2021

President                                                      Roger  Barnes
National Secretary                    Brian Chislett
Editor and Publisher              Keith Muscott
Treasurer                                                         Jeffrey Rogers
Membership Secretary       David Morton
New Members Sec.                     Tony Nield
Technical Advisor                           Dave Jennings
Librarian                                                           Giles de Bertodano

​​DCA Shop                                                       Liz Baker
Technical Support   (IT)           Osbert Lancaster
Regional Secretaries
East                                                                             Dave Jennings
North East & Borders               Bill Haylock
North West                                                   John Hughes
South                                                                         Liz Baker
South West                                                   John Perry

Posts to be filled in 2021
​Website Editor                                        Jennifer Heney is currently acting in this position and is available for election  in 2021
​Forum Manager                                      Paul Hadley is currently acting in this position and is available for election in 2021
​Public Relations Officer        Nomination required

Designing Boats - A Presentation by John Welsford

John Welsford is one of our foremost small craft designers, famous for  such designs as Scamp and Navigator.  He is also the author of New Zealand Backyard Boatbuilding  - How to Build Your Own Wooden Boat.   

Using Zoom

Joining an online meeting or webinar will be new to many of us and  we will all have to do our best to make it work. Obviously you will need a computer - desktop or laptop with a webcam - or a smart phone.  It would be a good idea to install Zoom ahead of the meeting and then perhaps  'Join a Test Meeting' to learn a bit about your audio and video controls.    If you have time you may find it useful to visit the Zoom help pages and read the Quickstart guide for users and participants and in particular the Getting Started sections for either Desktop or Mobile.   There are also  video tutorials, e.g.  'Join a Meeting' and 'Joining & Configuring Audio and Video' which you may find helpful.    

If you have registered for the AGM, you will be sent an email   prior to the meeting  from DCA@dinghycruising.org.uk which will invite you to join the meeting.  Similarly if you have registered for John Welsford's talk, you will receive a separate email with  an invitation to join the webinar.

​Instructions after receiving the email:

1. Click the link in the email inviting you to join the meeting sometime in the 30 minutes prior to the advertised time.
2. If you do not have Zoom installed, follow the  prompts to download and install the app.
3.  You will then be in a "waiting room" and can take the opportunity to test your audio and video if you wish.
4. When you are  admitted by the host you will have a preview of your video  . Click Join with Video.
5. Click Join with Computer Audio.
6.  On a desk or lap top you will normally find yourself in Gallery View which displays thumbnails of  up to 49  of the meeting participants  on your screen.   You can  click the side arrows to see  more of the participants. The host may set the default view to "Active Speaker" which means whoever is speaking will be in a larger window on your screen. 
7. The  host will have everyone muted to avoid people all talking at once.   You will be able to click the Raise Hand  button if you wish to speak    or ask a question.   It will also be possible to indicate agreement or disagreement using non-verbal feedback icons during the meeting.

                        Further instructions will be provided before the meeting.takes place.