AGM Convocation

Date and location:

Date: Thursday 3rd November 2022
Time: 13:00 -14:00 GMT
Venue: Online (register here)

All Aston graduates, staff, former staff and other members are invited to this year’s Annual General Meeting of Convocation to hear how the University is progressing, to learn of its achievements and plans for the future. The AGM of Convocation will be chaired by the Chancellor, Sir John Sunderland, and there will be presentations from the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Aleks Subic and Chief Operating Officer, Neil Scott. There will also be a short talk on University history from the team who have established the new Aston University Archive.

If you wish to attend only for the Vice-Chancellor's presentation and Q&A, we recommend that you join from 13:10pm.

To book your place at this year’s Annual General Meeting of Convocation please click here. When you have registered, you will receive a link and joining instructions.

To avoid time and technical issues on the day, we request that questions are submitted in advance of the meeting if possible. Please send any questions via email to the Alumni Team by noon on Friday 28th October.

The agenda for the Annual General Meeting of Convocation 2022 can be viewed below. The 2021 AGM draft minutes are now available to download below:

You can also click here for the annual statement of accounts. 

Agenda for the Annual General Meeting of Convocation 2022 - Thursday 3rd November 2022

If you wish to attend only for the Vice-Chancellor's presentation and Q&A, we recommend you join from 13:10pm.

Agenda for the Annual General Meeting of Convocation

13:00pm - 14:00pm Thursday 3rd November 2022

The Annual General Meeting of Convocation will be held online on Thursday 3rd November at 13:00pm GMT.

SECTION A: GOVERNANCE MATTERS (13:00pm)

1. Welcome from the Chancellor, Sir John Sunderland
2. Minutes of the AGM Convocation held on 12 August 2021
3. Matters arising from the minutes
4. Aston Graduates' Association Prize

SECTION B: STRATEGIC REPORT (13:15pm)

5. Report from the Vice-Chancellor & Chief Executive, Professor Aleks Subic
6. Questions for Chief Operating Officer, Neil Scott regarding the Annual Financial Report
7. Q&A and Matters arising from the reports
8. Any other business

SECTION C: FEATURED SPEAKER – Aston University Archive Team (13.45)

9. A Community of Makers: A Short Talk on Preserving Aston's History

10. Q&A

Close of Meeting (14:00)