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SPAIN BRANCH<br />
Minutes of Meeting<br />
Subject of <strong>meeting</strong>: Ordinary <strong>meeting</strong><br />
Date of <strong>meeting</strong>: 14 th January 2011, 19:30 – 22:00.<br />
Location of <strong>meeting</strong>: The Corner’s Clock, Plaza del Peru 4, Madrid.<br />
The attendance was noted and the following apologies received: The Chairman.<br />
Members present: Vice-Chairman, Retired Members Officer, Treasurer, Communications Officer,<br />
Industrial and Academic Institutions (IAI) Officer and the Secretary.<br />
The following are the <strong>minutes</strong> of <strong>meeting</strong> held:<br />
1. The <strong>minutes</strong> of <strong>meeting</strong> held 19 th November 2010 were distributed and approved by all<br />
members present.<br />
2. The Retired Members Officer informed that the Opel Plant remains closed to visits. The<br />
Retired Members Officer shall inform the Branch of any future change in this status. A<br />
proposed date for this visit was September 2011.<br />
3. Agreed that for each future event an Event Co-ordinator shall be assigned who shall handle all<br />
the event arrangement details.<br />
4. The Vice-Chairman informed that the Airbus visit is foreseen to go ahead in last week of<br />
March. A maximum of 60 persons shall be able to attend and for all attendees a copy of<br />
identification (DNI/Passports) must be provided in advance.<br />
5. It was informed by the Vice-Chairman that the speaker for the Composites lecture is available<br />
and that the Branch should decide and inform of date. The date for the lecture was proposed<br />
as being for May or June.<br />
6. The Vice-Chairman informed the Branch that the lecture on The Environment should be put on<br />
hold as the speaker cannot be confirmed. As replacement the Vice-Chairman informed of a<br />
contact who would agree to do lecture on Six Sigma. The Six Sigma Lecture was proposed<br />
and agreed to be organised for the 3 rd week of February. The details of which shall be<br />
finalised at next <strong>meeting</strong>.<br />
7. The IAI Officer informed of two potential speakers being available to give lectures: ‘Legislation<br />
and taxation on the renewable energy and environmental sectors’ proposed as being for May<br />
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or June, depending of outcome of point 5; ‘Developing human capital in engineering<br />
corporations’ proposed as being for November.<br />
8. IAI Officer informed on a visit to ASICMA association last December, in which IMechE was<br />
invited to participate on an International Congress on Engineering and Consultancy for the<br />
second semester in 2011. Further discussion will follow on a <strong>meeting</strong> in February with such<br />
association.<br />
9. Agreed that for all future events the Branch should make more use of publicity. The mailing<br />
list should be regularly used and the Branch could adopt leaflets/posters for Universities and<br />
places of work.<br />
10. Agreed that the IAI Officer should correspond with Formula Student contact in Barcelona in<br />
order establish the relationship with the Branch and to pursue the setting up of a Panel in<br />
Barcelona.<br />
11. Retired Members Officer and Communications Officer agreed to co-ordinate in order to<br />
generate a Powerpoint presentation to give overview of the IMechE and the Branch to be used<br />
as showcase in future <strong>meeting</strong>s/events. The Retired Members Officer informed to contact HQ<br />
to obtain any useful information to help in this. The Secretary shall contact with HQ in order<br />
to request further IMechE handout literature.<br />
12. The Communications Officer and Secretary informed that the Branch had been selected to be<br />
included in the April edition International Newsletter from the IMechE. Agreed that the<br />
Communications Officer and the Secretary shall co-ordinate in order to finalise the report due<br />
to be submitted in March.<br />
13. Social networking sites were discussed and the Branch’s potential membership to them.<br />
Informed that HQ had been contacted to request the IMechE stance on such membership. The<br />
IMechE has existing an International IMechE account on the ‘Linked In’ website and is planning<br />
to create a European IMechE account on Facebook in the future. Mr. Alejo Sinde Diez reported<br />
that he would be able to look into the prospect and best method of joining Linked In group<br />
and inform the Branch of best course of action based on his familiarity with said network.<br />
14. Agreed that the Retired Members Officer shall contact HQ in order to obtain a Retired Members<br />
list of contacts.<br />
15. Agreed that future <strong>meeting</strong> should start at later time of typically 20:00.<br />
16. The date of next <strong>meeting</strong> to be held was proposed as 27 th January 2011, with the venue to be<br />
confirmed.<br />
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Member Point of MOM for follow up<br />
IAI Officer 7, 8, 10<br />
Retired Member Officer 11, 14<br />
Communications Officer 11, 12, 13<br />
Secretary 11, 12<br />
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Prepared by Myles Watkins<br />
Secretary Spain Branch<br />
spainsec@imechenetwork.org<br />
20th January 2011