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Notification of Annual General Meeting & Lecture presented by Consultant Ophthalmologist Andy Turnbull

3 April 2024

03 April 2024

Notification of Annual General Meeting

The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Dorset LOC will be held on Wednesday 15th May 2024 at 6.30 pm at The RNLI College, West Quay Road, Poole, BH15 1HZ.

Registration and a light buffet will be served from 6.30 pm and following the AGM, Andy Turnbull will present a lecture on modern refractive surgery and hopefully cataract clinics (more information to follow). Expected number of CPD points is one.

Please use the following link to the agenda:

Agenda AGM 2024.docx

We hope that as many local contractors and performers as possible will attend the meeting to hear all about the LOC’s activities in the past year.

If you wish to be nominated for a position on the Committee, you should complete and return the enclosed Nomination paper along with your Election Statement.

Committee Nomination Paper for 2024.docx

If you are uncertain as to which category you may wish to be considered for, please contact info@dorsetloc.org for further advice.

To register your place, please use the following link as soon as possible:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeLKsn36LeO_rNVexuJntCN2Wtv5xxvLPlJ0HldhWd5hO1OIQ/viewform?usp=sf_link

Details of a nominated proxy or request for a postal vote to info@dorsetloc.org by 24 April 2024.

The results of the nominations will be circulated in advance of the AGM along with a postal voting or proxy paper for those of you unable to attend the meeting.

Yours sincerely,

Carolyn Hudd

LOC Secretary

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