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AGM 2024

Our 2024 Annual General Meeting was held on Thursday 16 May, 5:00 – 6:15pm AEST at WEHI, 1G Royal Parade Parkville, and online.

The AGM featured a presentation from WEHI’s new director, Professor Ken Smith along with the announcement of the Burnet Prize and Metcalf Scholarships.

2024 WEHI AGM recording

2024 AGM Agenda

Timestamp Agenda item Person
0:00 Acknowledgment of Country Jane Hemstritch, President
0:41 Welcome Jane Hemstritch, President
2:01 Receipt and consideration of the minutes of the previous meeting dated 18 May 2023 Jane Hemstritch, President
2:46 President’s report Jane Hemstritch, President
8:11 Director’s report Professor Alan Cowman, Deputy Director
15:29 Announcement of the Hemstritch Centre of Excellence for Pancreatic Cancer Research Professor Alan Cowman, Deputy Director
19:01 Treasurer’s report Geoff Roberts, Honorary Treasurer
23:02 Receipt and consideration of the Financial Statements for the period ending 31 December 2023 Geoff Roberts, Honorary Treasurer
24:20 Receipt and consideration of the Annual Report for the period ending 31 December 2023 Jane Hemstritch, President
25:37 Presentation followed by audience questions Professor Ken Smith, Director
50:19 WEHI.TV presentation: Chemistry of Life overview Dr Drew Berry, Biomedical Animations Manager
56:02 Launch of the new Proteasome animation Etsuko Uno, Biomedical Animator
1:01:23 Metcalf Scholarship award presentations Dr Jessica Borger, Scientific Education Program Leader
1:04:22 Professor Lynn Corcoran PhD Prize presentations Dr Jessica Borger, Scientific Education Program Leader
1:06:47 Burnet Prize presentation Professor Ken Smith, Director
1:09:15 Close Jane Hemstritch, President
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