Agenda for Jun 2026 board meeting
1. Approvals
1.1. Approval of the minutes of the May 2026 board meeting as posted to the list on 27th June 2026
2. Ratifications
2.1. Ratification of annual report and accounts vote - unless it needs to change to a proposal
2.2. Ratification of the decision taken on list on 29th May to instruct Jim Dodds to carry out the annual Independent Examination of the 24-25 accounts and annual report at a cost of £500 as per the attached Letter of Engagement. (7 For)
2.3. Ratification of the decision to select the following proposals for the 2026 Programme as taken on list on 3rd June
1. Yo - But that’s not right! Challenges, complaints and the autistic sense of justice
2. Marte Dalmo - Visibility Logic: When systems only trust what they see
3. Malika Bouazzaoui - AI uses for autistic minds: threats and opportunities
4. Courtney Ward - Changing perspectives writing workshop
5. Daniel Gill - Neurodiversity, Autism, and Academic research
6. Zoe McFarlane - What are you good at? A strengths identification workshop
7. Arden Tsang - Proto-neurodiversity and autistic life at a rural care facility in Japan
8. Jorik Mol - Neurochauvenism: The start of a conversation
9. David Gray-Hammond - The autistic Ecosystem: An ecological approach to Autistic community and wellbeing
10. Dr Mary Doherty - Proxy disclosure: how “neurodivergent” might perpetuate shame
11. Anna Blair - Exploring the historical context of the marginalisation of autistic women
12. Simone Aspis - Free our people now
13. Sef - Playful bookbinding workshop
(7 For)
3. Proposals
None
4. Follow ups
4.1. Business cards
5. Role reports
5.1. Chair
5.2. Company secretary
5.3. Treasurer
5.4. Event Manager 2026
5.5. Chair of Fundraising sc
5.6. Chair of Publicity sc
5.7. Tech Coordinator
5.8. Membership secretary
6. AOB
Part two - confidential
7. Ratifications
7.1.
(confidential item redacted)