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BSAC Election 2023 :
The candidates
THE CANDIDATES FOR THE available Council positions in the 2023 BSAC Election have just been announced . This year ’ s election will see two Officer positions , Vice Chair and Honorary Secretary , as well as three Council member posts all becoming available .
The call to stand for BSAC Council brought a positive response , with a total of 17 members now standing as 2023 election candidates . Voting in the 2023 election is set to open towards the end of March when BSAC members will be able to vote for the candidates . The full list of BSAC Election 2023 candidates is :
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Vice Chair ( one position available ) Euros ap Hywel Yasmine Thorn
Honorary Secretary ( one position available ) Andrew Shenstone ( unopposed )
Council member ( three positions available ) David Bell Trevor Campbell Davis Carline Deal Alfredo Domingos Omar Dweek Warren Izzett Emma James Robin Kirkpatrick Murdo Mackenzie Ryan McStravick Linda Ritson Richard Spence Elliot Villemonteix Yohanna Weber
Details on the candidates and their CVs will be released before voting takes place . The successful election candidates will take up their BSAC Council positions after the 69th BSAC AGM on Saturday , 13 May at 10:00 .
Once again , the 2023 AGM will be held online , and all members are invited to attend . Details on how to pre-register to participate in the online AGM and preregister any questions members may have for Council will be available on the BSAC Election 2023 website provided by Civica . The details of how to access the site will be emailed to members at a later date .
How to vote in the BSAC Election 2023 BSAC members with a valid email address and eligible to vote will be emailed full details of the online voting process for the BSAC Election 2023 , including online voting codes and links to the candidate CVs , towards the end of March .
This email will come from Civica Election Services Ltd . ( CES ). If you do not receive an email from Civica , please contact us at membership @ bsac . com or by calling 0151 350 6201 ( office hours are 09:00-17:00 ).
Eligible members will also be able to vote on a Special Resolution regarding changes to BSAC ’ s Articles of Association . For full details on the Special Resolution , go to bsac . com / proposedarticles
All voting in the 2023 election will be online unless members specifically registered for a postal vote . Please email maryt @ bsac . com with your name and membership number by no later than 15 April to register for a postal vote .
Make sure we can contact you You can ensure your email address is correct by checking your details via your MyBSAC account on bsac . com / mybsac where you can update your email address online if it ’ s out of date .
BSAC is keen that as many members vote as possible , so asks all Branch Officers to check that their club members who are eligible to vote have received their voting codes from Civica Election Services Ltd . ( CES ) by the end of March . If not , please email maryt @ bsac . com
Kernow turns 21 !
THE KERNOW DIVE FESTIVAL IS ALL SET TO celebrate its 21st birthday this summer , with a weekend of diving along the Cornish coastline .
The 2023 Kernow Dive Festival will be held over the weekend of 9-11 June , when attendees will get to enjoy a choice of dive sites as well as the opportunity to meet and socialise with other BSAC divers .
Organised by a 12-strong group of BSAC branches that make up the Kernow ( Cornwall ) Federation of Dive Clubs , the festival has grown into a popular event in the UK diving calendar . Over the past 20 years , it has raised more than £ 50,000 for DDRC Healthcare .
Last year , 120 divers from 12 clubs as far afield as Cheshire and Coventry ( alongside more local clubs ) travelled to Penzance to enjoy the Kernow festival atmosphere . Organisers hope that more clubs and BSAC divers sign up to take part in 2023 , and help to make the festival ’ s 21st celebrations something to remember .
‘ Base camp ’ for the 2023 festival will be Ponsandane camp site , with two days of Cornish diving from club RIBs as well as a birthday barbecue on the Saturday night .
For more information on Kernow 2023 and to book your place go to www . kernowdiving . org . uk