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President's Report |
President’s Report of Southeast Asian Ceramic Society
for the year ending 31 December 2006
The Council
At the 37th Annual General Meeting held on Thursday 26 April 2006 at the Asian Civilisations Museum, Empress Place, the following were elected to the Council of the Society: Marjorie Chu (President), Alvin Chia (Vice President) Cheryl van Steenwyk (Vice President), Kristina Gardin (Honorary Secretary) , Sue Sismondo (Honorary Treasurer), Ingrid Hanson Eu (Councillor), James Khoo (Councillor), John Miksic (Councillor), Lim Yah Chiew (Councillor), Tan Shook Fong (Councillor), Yvonne Tan (Councillor),
Low Sze Wee and Michelle Chin were appointed Honorary Auditors.
Membership
Membership of the Society as of 31 December 2006 was as follows:
Life Members 26
Overseas Members 2
Ordinary Members 105
TOTAL: 133
Please bookmark it so that you can refer to it at all times.
In the website you will find the usual details such as SEACS activities, how to join the society.
Extra information in the website that we are particularly proud of are links to newsletters from the Oriental Societies of London, Hong Kong and The Philippines, and the Southeast Asian Ceramics Museum, Bangkok.
There are also links to other websites e.g. museums, ceramic societies, magazines, auction houses, publishers and booksellers
I would like to thank Michelle Chin for her efforts in designing and co-ordinating the Website, gratis. Also thanks go to our members who have from time to time alerted Michelle of events and links to other websites.
Activities
Once again, the Society had a busy year. We thank Cheryl van Steenwyk and her team for organising the year’s programme. A listing of all 2006 activities can be found on the Society website: www.seaceramic.org.sg
I would like to thank Helina Chan for being ever-willing to lend us her digital projector.
The Society and its future
Through our website we hope to reach our Society members and members of other like-minded societies here and abroad.
This is an opportunity for others to learn about our activities and we hope that they will join and share our interests.
Special thanks
I wish to thank the councillors, who have supported me so wholeheartedly throughout my presidency.
Marjorie Chu
President