Available documents for the ICAR Board Meeting on 7 February 2018 at h. 8.00 -12.30 (Hotel Grand Millennium, Auckland) and Meeting of the Board with Chairs 13.30h-173.0h)
 

1. Call to Order & Approval of Agenda 0800

2. Approval of the minutes; ICAR Board Meeting – November 30th, 2017

3. Matters Arising

4. Items for Board Review/Discussion; Expected time to cover item

   • Priorities 0810 – 0815
     - Priorities 2018 & ICAR Engagement List (MB)

• Financial / Administration 0815 – 1030
  - a. Finance Committee SOPs Update (MB)
        - Budget
        - Financial Reporting
        - Investment
        - Reserve
  - b. HR Committee ToR (MB) and Financial Committee ToR
  - c. ICAR 2017 Financial Reports (MB and Financial Inspectors)
        - Financial Statement
        - Financial notes
   d. ICAR Board vacancies/elections (NHN/JM) (supporting letters and applications)
     -  Board Election Mandate (NP)
  - e. President’s Award (JM)
  - f. New Members – ABRI (Australia) and Latvian Holsteins (EC)
  - g. EFFAB Patent watch update on VAS case (BL)
  - h. Topics for Draft Plan of Work

Coffee 1030 – 1100

• Miscellaneous 1130 – 1200
  - Update from LOC NZ - Organisers about ICAR/InterBull/WCGALP sessions and schedule (BH/BW)
  - Topics and questions for specific groups in Chair’s session (ALL)
  - ICAR and Service Statement of Purpose (JM)
  - 2021 conference location? (ALL)
  - Schedule Board Meetings 2018 (MB)

5. AOB
   
         - DNA WG - Changes to Lab Applications:
    

6. Adjourn

7. Closed Board Session (Staff excused) 1200 – 1230

• AR Case

Lunch 1230 – 1330

8. Chairs Meeting / Workshop 1330 – 1730 hrs (The page is password protected: Auckland2018)
   Agenda:
   i. Welcome - Jay Mattison
   ii. Group Reports – Group Chairs.
   iii. CE Report – Martin Burke
   iv. Guidelines Review - progress report - Brian Wickham
   v. Group file sharing platform - draft proposal from Secretariat
   vi. AOB

9. Board & Chairs Dinner