The 2013 Conference and AGM was held at Clair Hall on Saturday April 13th.

Date	Saturday April 13th, 2013
Place	Clair Hall, Perrymount Road, Haywards Heath, West Sussex RH16 3DN
Time	Conference 9:30 a.m. for 10:15
	AGM 4 p.m.

Conference Programme

9:30 a.m.	Tea and coffee served
10:15 a.m.	Conference opens	Colin Excell
10:30 a.m.	DNA and the Family Historian	Dr Geoff Swinfield LHG FSG
11:45 a.m.	The Influence of Invasions on the English Language	Peter Lovett
12:45 p.m	Tea and coffee served. An optional plated lunch, if booked when booking for conference
2:15 p.m.	Brighton Workhouses	James Gardner
3.30 p.m.	Conference closes. Tea and coffee served
4:00 p.m.	Annual General Meeting

Agenda for the 40th Annual General Meeting

1. Receive apologies for absence
2. Acknowledge member organisations' representatives
3. Accept the Minutes of the 39th AGM (as published in the June 2012 Sussex Family Historian)
4. Consider matters arising from the General Meeting Minutes
5. Receive the report on the activities of the past year
6. Receive and approve the accounts of the Charity
7. Election of Officers and other members of the Executive Committee
8. Confirm the appointment of Independent Examiners of the Charity's Account for the following year
9. To approve the level of annual subscriptions for the following year
10. Discuss and take decisions on any submitted motions
11. Consider any other business
12. Set date and venue for 2014 AGM

By Order of the Executive Committee, Mick Richardson, Honorary Secretary

Representatives of Subscribing Societies should give notice in writing to the Chairman prior to the commencement of the meeting of their authority to vote on behalf of that society

Nominations for the Executive Committee must be submitted to the Honorary Secretary at least 28 days prior to the meeting date. Nominations cannot be accepted after Friday, 15th March 2013. Nomination forms are available from the Honorary Secretary.

Directions to Clair Hall

The hall is in Perrymount Road, a short walk from Haywards Heath Railway Station.