Council Minutes 1976

Council minutes signed by Presidents, with appended minutes of Standing Committees signed by the Institution Secretary.

Routine discussions include: financial accounts; elections, resignations and decease of members; engineering papers discussed; and publications received, purchased or exchanged.

Board/Committee minutes: Committee of Branch Chairmen (21-35; 95-103); Executive Board (14-15; 49-50; 65-66; 93-94; 133-134; 142-143; 167-168; 179-180); Finance Board (48; 80-81; 177-178; 195); Graduates' Liaison Committee, includes report from Working Party on Institution Activities (68-72; 107-114; 169-176); James Clayton Bequest and Research Committee (67; 144-150); Mechanical Engineering Publications Limited Board (16-20; 51-54; 115-118; 151-155; 181-185); Qualifications Board (73-75); and Technical Board (36-47; 76-79; 104-106; 186-194).

Items of note include (by meeting date):  

28 Jan. Presidential visits to Branches. New Year Honours list. Mechanical Engineering Publications (MEP); to be subsidiary of Institution. Presidents note on the Three Presidents  proposals for the re-organisation of the engineering profession.

24 Mar. Increase in subscription rates approved. Dispute with Council of Engineering Institutions (CEI); over proposed Supplemental Charter Retirement of Kenneth Platt as Secretary and award of title Secretary Emeritus. 

28 Apr. Dispute with CEI over proposed Supplemental Charter. Tribute to Brian G. Robbins (1900-1976). New Chairmen for Standing Boards. List of 1976 Council.

26 May. Tribute to C.G. Williams (1901-1976). Efforts to limit size of Boards. Membership list of Boards and Committees. Report of the Meeting of the CEI Board, 13 May. Report on Presidential visit to Canada, New Zealand, Australia and Singapore.

23 Jul. Tribute to G.S. Bingham. Working Party on Institution Activities to produce report. Birthday Honours  list.