Institute AffairsCIFST/ICSTA 1973 ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA - JUNE I, 1973

Welcome and QuorumPresident Richards called the meetin~ to order and welcomed

the members present. He announced that the National Secretaryhad informed him that there was a quorum for the transactionof Institute business.

Minutes of Last MeetingThe National Secretary was called upon to present the

minutes of the last Annual Business Meeting. He stated thatthe minutes had been printed in the July 1972 issue of theJournal and circulated to all members. Corrections or additionsto the minutes were asked for; there being none, it was mo'Vedby Dr. Smith, seconded by Mr. Scampione, that the minutes beapproved as published. CARRIED

President's ReportPresident Richards presented the following report."The Report of Council of which you have a copy, servesas a record of the major activities carried out on behalf ofthe Institute this year through the efforts of its officers,directors and committee men. You will be asked to adoptthis Report of Council in a few minutes.

The full impact of the many activities of the Institute is notfully realized until you see such a document or are your­self involved in the activities of Council over a period ofyears. This year, progress has been in many areas althoughas is always the case, much more remains to be done.

In a large diverse organization like ours it is a big job justto keep the machinery ticking over in good repair let aloneturning out any product.

We are a wide-flung organization and by necessity movesomewhat ponderously toward our ~oals - but move we do.This year several significant steps have been taken whichare worthy of comment:

1. Observer exchange with 1FT.2. Revitalization of Journal Management Committee.3. Guidelines and Criteria for Evaluating Food Science

Programs.4. Reaffirmation of Committment to principles of SCITEG.5. Streamlining of Committee Structure and the Forma­

tion of a Planning Committee.6. Final appro'Val for Speakers Bureau and the Public

Relations Brochure.7. Negotiation of Long Term Contract with John Doherty

& Co. for Management Services.

Many of these steps, if not all, have been taken with a viewto making the Institute of greater value to its members,both individually and collectively. I trust that they willmeet with your approval.

The Institute has experienced a relatively long period ofrapid growth. This year our membership leveled off aroundthe 1700 mark and while I'm sure it will increase from here,I doubt that the rate will be as great. The respite is awelcome and needed one for it provides an opportunity forself-examination and time to gird ourselves to respond ef­fectively to the ever-changing challenges of the future.

We have much to be proud of in the Institute not the leastof which are the many people whose dedication and effortmake it serve our ends. It has been my distinct pleasureand an honour to have served with them. To the Executive- especially Art Greene; the Counci;. the National Com­mittee men and the Section executive members, I extendmy sincere thanks for your support and co-operation andparticularly to the Section executives a special thanks foryour warm hospitality during my visits."

Can. Inst. Food Sel. TeehnoJ. J. Vol. 6, No. 3, 1973

Affaires de l'lnstitutReport of Council

Secretary Greene presented the Report of Council.In accordance with Institute By-laws your Council met on

May 28, 1973 at the Bayshore Inn in Vancouver. All Sections butthree were represented: Quebec City, Saskatchewan and SouthernAlberta. It is regretted that this is the third consecutive year theQuebec City and Southern Alberta Sections have not received thebenefit of participatin~ in the deliberations and decisions ofCouncil and the second year of absence for the SaskatchewanSection.

Your President was pleased to welcome to the Council meet­ing, for the first time the President of 1FT, Dr. B. F. Buchanan,and the 1FT Exchan~e Observer Designate, Dr. F. J. Francis. TheExecutive Committees of 1FT and CIFST this year approved theexchange of observers at each other's Council Meetings. Dr.Francis, who is also a CIFST member, was appointed by 1FT fora three year term, and as you will read below in this report Dr.N. W. Tape, who is also an 1FT member, was appointed byCIFST Council for a three year term. Dr. Francis' appointment isscheduled for ratification by 1FT Council on June 10, 1973.

Your President further welcomed to the meeting the Im­mediate Past President of SCITEC, Mr. W. G. McKay ofWinnipeg, who was invited to speak to Council on the role anddevelopment of SCITEC.

Reports from the President, National Secretary, NationalTreasurer, Management Services and all committees plus an adhoc committee on terms of reference of national committees werereceived and discussed. Council was in session from 9 a.m. till6:20 p.m. with an hour off for lunch and two coffee breaks ­this is approximately the same len~th of time Council took tocomplete its deliberations last year in Toronto. Again this yearfinance was an overriding consideration. You will be pleased tolearn, however, that no fee increase is bein~ proposed at thistime. Your attention is drawn to the motions passed by Councilunder the various headin~s in this report.

Gordon Royal MaybeeCouncil was saddened to learn of the death in December of

Cordon R. Maybee, President of the Institute in 1960-61. Hiswal1nth and ceaseless endeavours on behalf of the Institute willbe remembered well. You will be encoura~ed to know that hisname is bein~ honoured by the desi~nation of the new CIFSTIndustry Award as the Cordon Royal Maybee Award. His widow,Ethel, who supported her husband and the Institute ininnumerable ways, is wifl us at the 16th Annual Conference.

Management ServicesThe paid up membership of the Institute as of May 1, 1973

was 1,682 of which 1,197 were Professional members. Since thatdate nineteen new members had joined making the total member­ship 1,701. Subscriptions to the Journal totalled an even 300 onMay 1, 1973.

A new long-term Management Services contract between theInstitute and John Dohertyand Company, Ottawa, was signed inMarch, 1973. The contract runs from Tune 16, 1973 to June 15,1976, at a cost to the Institute of $525.00 per month plus a 6%automatic annual escalation clause commencing June 16, 1974.Expenses over and above normal office overhead and salaries are,of course, extra. This includes such items as stationery, postage,printing charges and costs pertaining to information retrieval onCIFST memberships and Journal subscriptions.

NominationsThe slate of officers presented for the Institute for the year

1973-74 and recommended by Council is:President T. N. ClarkPresident-elect E. C. BlighVice-President D. S. ClarkImmediate Past President 1. F. RichardsSecretary Elizabeth LarmondTreasurer .T. Keay

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