Planning Conference

On 22 and 23 November, Archery GB will be holding a residential conference to consider how it will deliver its development objectives over the coming five years, and to start the process of operational planning. Invites for this conference will be sent to all committee chairmen, regional societies (for 2 delegates), and to others concerned with delivery. The conference will be held at Lilleshall and will start at lunchtime on the Saturday and end after lunch on the Sunday.

This will be the opportunity to influence development objectives, decide on operational outputs and to shape the direction of where Archery GB is going. The conference will be chaired by the President and presentations will include a review of our journey so far from the Chairman, the Board’s draft thoughts on strategic directions and processes from the Governance Project and a review of best practice from Sports Structures. However, this will not be a “sit down and listen” conference as most of the time will be spent in interactive workshops to define the future direction.

Chairman's Comments

The web-site, and this dedicated page, gives yet another opportunity to communicate and broaden the information base that is the GNAS.  It seems from time to time that the GNAS is no more than a small rural village where the jungle drums send all the news to every corner, and yet, somehow something always gets missed.

So, The GNAS Board of Directors, and the Chairman, what do we get up to?

The format is there to see from the various reports in Archery UK.  The Board meets quarterly, usually 3 weeks after the quarterly held Operations Meetings, and one week before the copy date for AUK, so now you know why I am always writing the Chairman’s Column for that publication at the last moment.

The Board is made up of The Chairman, Directors of Finance, Marketing & Development and Operations. There are 4 National non-executive Directors whose role it is to look after the best interests of the Society at Board Meetings and are not there as representatives of the Home Countries who elect them. The President sits on the Board as ex-officio and sitting along side me at meetings is the Chief Executive David Sherratt, and on the other side the minute taker, another member of the GNAS Office.

The Strategic Development Plan has a significant role within the agenda, and now following the election of London as the Host City for 2012 Olympics & Paralympics, London 2012 will also be a permanent agenda item.

The business of running the GNAS is the responsibility of The Board and therefore is conducted as a priority at the Board Meetings.  In addition every effort is made at each meeting to look beyond the Agenda at various discussion items, very often brain-storming to find ways that may prove to keep the GNAS and Archery at the cutting edge of today’s leisure activities. 

It is intended that updates to this page will include a detailed description of each of the roles of the Executive Directors, and their responsibilities which extend far beyond the Board room, and still miraculously leave time for each of those individuals to participate as coaches, judges, archers at club, county & regional level.

As I said at the top of the page, this is yet another medium, tool of communication, much as I would like I am not able to get to all parts of the country to discuss the issues that matter to you, and this page may yet be another means to keep in touch – that’s a two way communication – I look forward to hearing from you.