Message from the Board of Governors

As the newly elected Board of Governors we wish to extend our appreciation and gratitude for the trust that has been placed with us by you the members. You will hopefully be aware that the constitution is very vague as to the function and operation of the Board. Accordingly there is a lot of behind the scenes work that we are now undertaking to address this before moving on to the rest of the constitution. We ask your patience if from the outside it appears as if we have gone quiet and aren’t doing anything. Quite the opposite, we are hard at work and aim to present our proposals for constitutional amendment to you the members as soon as we can, starting with defining how we as the board will function.

We will not lose sight that it is you the members that ultimately decide what constitutional amendments come into force, and this is not a one way process where we expect members to passively sit back and wait for our proposals. If you have ideas, concerns, or suggestions for constitutional amendments we encourage you to contact any Governor on the Board. We will consider your ideas and put them through the same rigorous process of debate as any of our own idea. Bear in mind however, that there may be a multitude of other proposals that delicately interact, so if you don’t hear back from us promptly don’t think that we are ignoring your proposal.

Finally we fully understand that in order to maintain the trust you have placed in us we need to make sure there are clear channels of communication, that we maintain a high profile and not 'drop off the face of the earth', and we behave with respect to both you the members and the office of Governor. With this in mind we hope to have a process for communicating our progress in place as soon as possible.