Top tips for your AGM
4 November 2018
With many LOCs preparing to host AGMs, we asked two experienced LOC Chairs to share their top tips for organising a successful event.
Prab Boparai, Chair of Wolverhampton LOC suggests that organisers
- Make sure you have regular ongoing contact with our members via email and newsletter
- Add an interesting and appropriate CET lecture to the event
- Keep AGM content brief and concise and interactive as possible
- Choose a good venue and catering
- Source a sponsor the event
- Invite LOCSU representative or Commissioning Lead
- Advertise the AGM widely via email, newsletter, social media and LOC website
- Circulate all the necessary documents and the agenda beforehand
- Teamwork. Ensure all the officers are primed and up to date with their input
Matt Jinkinson, Chair of Greater Manchester East LOC recommends that organisers
- Ensure that notification goes out early and then all key milestone reminder dates are hit.
- Make it unmissable – focus the invite on an important topic – such as a local change – which means people will need to attend to get information or hear about an important national change impacting on all
- Link to a CET event
- Stick to the LOCSU recommended timelines for collation of nominations for LOC members to ensure smooth running of elections on the night
- Provide free food, if there are sufficient LOC funds