Council consists of Officers (chosen by Council) and Members (elected by postal ballot of all Ordinary Members of the Society). Council meets for formal meetings four times each year. In addition, Council members have an important role to play in several of the committees that influence different aspects of SGM business such as journals, finance, policy, conferences, communications, grants and careers. These committee meetings often take place in addition to the four formal Council meetings. The current Officers and Members are as follows.
Executive Officers
	President and Chair of Policy Committee Professor Nigel L. Brown University of Edinburgh
	General Secretary Professor David Blackbourn University of Birmingham
	Treasurer and Chair of Finance Committee Professor Colin Harwood University of Newcastle upon Tyne
Chairs of Committees
	Chair of Professional Development Committee Dr Sara Burton University of Exeter
	Chair of Scientific Conferences Committee Dr Evelyn Doyle University College Dublin
	Chair of Publications Committee Professor Charles Penn University of Birmingham
	Chair of Communications Committee Professor Joanna Verran Manchester Metropolitan University
Elected Members
	Dr Andrew Davison University of Glasgow
	Professor Ian Henderson University of Birmingham
	Dr Paul Hoskisson University of Strathclyde (Editor Microbiology Today)
	Dr Karen Robinson University of Nottingham
	Professor John Sinclair University of Cambridge
	Professor Maggie Smith University of York
In Attendance
	Chief Executive Simon Festing Tel. +44 (0)118 988 1812
	Head of Finance and Administration Suzanne Beaumont Tel. +44 (0)118 988 1810
	Head of Communications Dariel Burdass Tel. +44 (0)118 988 1802
	Head of Membership Activities Jane Westwell Tel. +44 (0)118 988 1821
	Head of Publishing Leighton Chipperfield Tel. +44 (0)118 988 1816

Council meeting dates and minutes

Council dates 2012

Council Minutes

For reasons of openness, and to encourage an interest in the affairs of the Society, the Council of SGM has agreed to publish its minutes (see below).

Some information may be redacted for reasons of confidentiality. This is likely to be information of a personal or commercially sensitive nature. In such cases, a note to indicate this will be inserted into the redacted version of the minutes. Minutes will normally be published sometime after they have been approved at the subsequent Council meeting.

Council minutes 2011-2012 (PDF)
3 September 2012
6 July 2012
27 April 2012
10 February 2012
4 November 2011
8 July 2011
8 July 2011 (extraordinary meeting)