Council Minutes 1967

Minutes signed by successive Presidents. Appended minutes from committees signed by Secretary. Routine discussions include: financial accounts; elections, resignations and decease of members; engineering papers discussed; and publications received, purchased or exchanged.

Items of note include (by meeting date):       

25 Jan. Council nominations. Summer meeting arrangements. Report from  Design Memoranda Management Committee. Automobile Division Council report. Draft of letter to  Graduates  with membership about to elapse. Watt Medal Committee. Membership Committee. James Clayton Bequest and Research Committee. Education Committee. General Purposes Committee. 

22 Feb. Discussion on Special Meeting to be held over Sharing of Services and Premises with Civils. Publications and Library Committee. Membership Committee. General Purporses Committee. 

22 Mar. Report from Special Meeting with Civils. Summer Meeting in Canada. Recommendations of the Education Committee Panel set up to consider papers for consideration by the Council of Engineering Institutions (CEI). Committee of Branch Chairmen. Membership Committee. Finance and House Committee. Education Committee. Publications and Library Committee. General Purposes Committee. 

26 Apr. Decisions on joint services with  Institution of Civil Engineers. Auditors report on results of Council Elections. Report from By-laws Committee. Report from Automobile Division Council. List of 1967 Council. Membership Committee. Publications and Library Committee. General Purposes Committee. 

24 May. Presidential report on joint use of goods and services with Civils. Report from By-laws Committee. Notice of Special Meeting on By-laws, with proposed resolutions. Terms of reference of Watt Medal Committee to be extended. Schedule of changes in the Charter. List of Members of Standing Committees. Membership Committee. Education Committee. Publications and Library Committee. Finance and House Committee.

26 Jul. List of members receiving  Birthday Honours. Presidential report from Summer Meeting in Canada. Report from the Lickley Panel on the Review of the Institution's Publications. List of meetings for the first half of session 1967-68. Committee of Branch Chairmen. Education Committee. Membership Committee. James Clayton Bequest and Research Committee. Finance and House Committee. Publications and Library Committee. General Purposes Committee.

25 Oct. Progress in joint services with Institution of Civil Engineers. Report of Automobile Division Council. Report from Technical Advisory Committee.  Recommendations from Medals and Awards Committee. Discussion on amalgamation with the Institution of Heating and Ventilating Engineers. Possibility of forming Canada Branch. Merseyside and North Wales Branch talks in School for GCE 'O' Level Physics. Membership Committee. Education Committee. Publications and Library Committee. Finance and House Committee. General Purposes Committee.

22 Nov. Report from  Automobile Division Council. Meetings programme for Jan-July 1968. Membership Committee. Education Committee. Publications and Library Committee. Prizes Award procedure. General Purposes Committee. 

20 Dec. Memorandum by Secretary on proposed Canadian Branch. Finance and House Committee. Membership Committee. General Purposes Committee.