Annual General Meeting and Annual Conference - 15 April 2015

To: BTA Members (BTA 15-04)

5 March 2015

Dear Member

Annual General Meeting and Annual Conference - 15 April 2015

This year’s Annual General Meeting and Conference will be held at the UK Chamber of Shipping, 30 Park Street, London SE1 9EQ on Wednesday 15 April. The Annual Dinner will be heldat the Naval Club, Mayfair W1J 5NS that evening. The Annual golf competition will be held the day before.

The programme ismore streamlined than in previous years. A longer AGM before lunch will allow for any necessary discussion on the closer integration of the Association with the UK Chamber of Shipping. Details of this and the remainder of the AGM agenda will be forwarded beforehand. The conference programme will then run through the afternoon with updates from the heads of key agencies and organisations, It is as follows:

Tue 14 Apr

1300 Annual golf competition for the Sir William Crosthwaite Cup at Highgate

Dinner for golfers

Wed 15 Apr

1230 AGM at the UK Chamber of Shipping, SE1 9EQ

1330 Lunch

1415 Chairman’s welcome

1430 Welcome to the chamber and strategy update by Guy Platten, CEO UK

Chamber

1500 Key note speaker – way ahead with the MCA by Sir Alan Massey, CEO, MCA

1530 Europe update by Peter Vierstraete, member and Chairman ETA

1600 Tea / coffee

1630 Ports by Theresa Crossley, Director, UKMPG

1700 Sponsor’s slot – Arjen van Elk of Damen

1730 Panel discussion

1800 End

1930 Dinner, the Naval Club, Mayfair W1J 5NS (lounge suit)

The event is kindly sponsored by Damen this year. Only the dinner will be charged for (£80 + VAT per head), however, delegates are asked to arrange their own accommodation as required.

All are strongly encouraged to attend this key event in the harbour towage calendar. A booking form is attached and it is requested that returns are made to me by e-mail not later than Thursday 2 April. I look forward to seeing you all.

Yours sincerely

Adrian Mundin

Adrian J Mundin MVO

Secretary

Enclosure:

Booking form

BTA Annual General Meeting, Annual Conference and Dinner - 15 April 2015

Golf Booking – 14 April 2015

Return by 2 April to:

or

BRITISH TUGOWNERS ASSOCIATION

The British Tugowners Association is an Associate Member of the UK Chamber of Shipping

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