Chairmans Report International Touraco Society Annual General Meeting

International Touraco Society • growing in strength • steadily increasing numbers • acceptable finances

No National Two shows at Stafford Costs less 10 th October 2 new members

Social meeting • Bristol Zoo Saturday 24 th September • guided tour • enjoyable

Membership • • £ 10 UK £ 13 Overseas No change Extra £ 3

Member Numbers AGM 2005 AGM 2004 Paid 05 65 Paid 04 48 Paid 04

From 20 Countries • 1 Argentina • 1 Bahrain • 1 Belgium • 1

• 2 Germany • 1 Hungary • 1 Israel • 1 Kenya •

• 7 South Africa • 2 Spain • 1 Sweden • 1 Switzerland

Overseas equal footing to UK No e-mail • 5 overseas • 34 UK Website

New or edited items • • • Thumbnails of committee members (members only) 2004

• Extra information and photos about Red-crested Touracos • Extra information and photo

Items still like to add • More about committee members (members only) • More

My thanks Members of the Committee and other members Clive Humphreys Darron Nigel Hewston

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Chairman’s Report International Touraco Society Annual General Meeting 3 rd April 2005 at 2 pm By David Jones Cotswold Wildlife Park

International Touraco Society • growing in strength • steadily increasing numbers • acceptable finances • moving in the right direction • financial reserves larger to support project • • captivity or in the wild find someone pen to paper new content editor cannot do it all range of articles quality of magazines

No National Two shows at Stafford Costs less 10 th October 2 new members 2 renewals Total £ 170 (posters, back issues, mugs) 6 th March 2 new members 5 renewals Total £ 103. 85

Social meeting • Bristol Zoo Saturday 24 th September • guided tour • enjoyable day

Membership • • £ 10 UK £ 13 Overseas No change Extra £ 3 postal costs • UK members more • Cash, cheque, bank transfer or opportunities Pay. Pal • visits in Europe

Member Numbers AGM 2005 AGM 2004 Paid 05 65 Paid 04 48 Paid 04 65 Paid 03 44 Total 130 Total 92

Where from? UK 82 Overseas 48 Total 130

From 20 Countries • 1 Argentina • 1 Bahrain • 1 Belgium • 1 Canada • 2 Eire • 3 France

• 2 Germany • 1 Hungary • 1 Israel • 1 Kenya • 1 Madagascar • 4 Netherlands • 2 Portugal

• 7 South Africa • 2 Spain • 1 Sweden • 1 Switzerland • 82 UK • 15 USA • 1 Zimbabwe

Overseas equal footing to UK No e-mail • 5 overseas • 34 UK Website 34 members paid via Pay. Pal Total of £ 735. 39 via Pay. Pal - 7 months

New or edited items • • • Thumbnails of committee members (members only) 2004 AGM minutes (members only) Article in German - Tauraco hartlaubi 2005 AGM details Contents list Issue 22 Mugs for sale August Committee Meeting minutes (members only) Magazine contents full list Members News (members only) - New entry Dec 04

• Extra information and photos about Red-crested Touracos • Extra information and photo - Great Blue Touracos • pdf copy of article African Bird Club magazine (members only) • White-cheeked article in English and Dutch (members only) • Additional species names for touracos in Dutch • Messages last updated – 13 th February 05 • Members advertisements updated – 7 th March 05 • Wooden items for sale • Numbers of members and countries they come from (members only)

Items still like to add • More about committee members (members only) • More articles and photos about each species • More articles about management of touracos • More pages translated into main languages • Enlarged web shop • More regularly updated ‘News’ page (members only) • More members’ advertisements

My thanks Members of the Committee and other members Clive Humphreys Darron Nigel Hewston Corden as as Wexler co-editor Treasurer Secretary and his Paul asand Editor taking the job efforts at on the Stafford of the magazine assales Editor

My thanks to all of you for listening!