This document summarizes the agenda and proceedings of the CIPR South West annual general meeting and looks ahead to plans for 2015. It discusses the results from 2014, including a growing membership, events held across the region, and a successful PRide awards ceremony. The financial report shows increased income and a surplus for 2014. Elections were held for committee roles in 2015 and upcoming training events were announced in Exeter, Falmouth, and Swindon.

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2. Welcome to CIPR SW AGM And
look ahead at 2015
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3. AGENDA
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• Approve AGM minutes 2014
• Committee report on 2014
• Annual accounts for 2014
• Formal election of duty officers, election of remaining
committee members
• Overview of plans for 2015
Look ahead at 2015 with:
• Alastair McCapra, CIPR CEO
Rich Leigh, Rich Leigh & Co
Gemma McGrattan, Synergy Creative

4. 2014 AGM Minutes

5. Committee Report on 2014

6. REVIEW OF 2014
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• 620+ members in the region
• 8% increase since April 2014
• 24% in Bristol
• 17% in Gloucester
• 9% Swindon
• 8% Exeter
• 7% Plymouth
• 4% Taunton
• 3% Truro

7. REVIEW OF 2014
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• 15 events held across the region in Truro, Exeter,
Bristol, Cheltenham and Swindon and beyond
• Plus informal networking events
• Subjects covered included:
Creativity
Digital, Social, SEO
Evaluation & ROI
Smartphone photography

8. REVIEW OF 2014
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• October Conference at UWE
“Social Media, What Next?”
• Speakers included
Huff Post - Carla Buzasi
GCHQ - Sean Larkins
• Case studies from First Great Western, NHS Trust and
Crowdfunder UK
• UWE student panel

9. REVIEW OF 2014
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• PRide South of England & Channel Islands
• Merged SW, Home Counties South, Wessex and
Channel Islands to form a super region
• Entries were strong
• Attendance up 30% on 2013
Channel Islands – 3%
Home Counties South – 21%
South West – 56%
Wessex – 20%
• CIPR aims to drive PRide standards ever higher

10. Annual Accounts 2014

11. FINANCIAL REVIEW OF 2014
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• Balance at start of 2013 (31/1/2013) = £136.00 credit
• Balance at start of 2014 (1/1/2014) = £957.93 credit
• Balance at start of 2015 (26/1/2015) = £5,842.67
credit
• Received from HQ: 2014 Capitation = £1,572.00
(2013: £1,551)
• Pride 2014 entries contribution = £2,282.50 (2013:
£1,320)

12. FINANCIAL REVIEW OF 2014
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• Income 2013 £13k
• Income 2014 £18k
• Expenditure 2013 £18k
• Expenditure 2014 £14k
• Deficit in 2013 £5k
• Surplus in 2014 £4k
• Reserves fall of £1,801.01.
• VAT liability to be paid in June: £2565:
£944 for 2013 income
£1621 for 2014 income

13. Formal Elections

14. 2015 Elections
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• Chair
• Chair elect
• Treasurer
• Secretary
• Other officers
• Co-option for Cornwall officer

15. Forthcoming Events &
The Year Ahead

16. Dates
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• Exeter. Today! Lets Get Digital
• Falmouth. 20th February. Effective Blogger
Engagement
• Swindon. 18th March. Advanced Social Media Training.
CIPR HQ training course
• More to come
• Let us know what you’d like to see in the region

17. Thank You
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