President Pat gave a heartfelt appreciation of the work that Soroptimists do around the Federation. Pat received a standing ovation. Read her address to the Conference at the following link: Text of President Pat’s Address
There followed the installation of the new Federation Management Board
| FMB | Outgoing 2012-2013 | Incoming 2013-2014 |
| President | Pat Black | Margaret Oldroyd |
| President Elect | Margaret Oldroyd | Jenny Vince |
| Vice President | Jenny Vince | Margaret Emsley |
| Immediate Past President | Maureen Maguire | Pat Black |
| Director of Programme | Sue Biggs | Sue Biggs |
| Director of Communications | Jane Slatter | VACANT |
| Director of Finance | Connie Mutunhu | Connie Mutunhu |
| Director of Membership | VACANT | Sue Williams |
| Director of Organisational Development | Ann Hodgson | Ann Hodgson |
| Director Without Portfolio | Bozena Benton | Bozena Benton |
| Director Without Portfolio | Chinwe Ezenwa-Mbah | Chinwe Ezenwa-Mbah |
| Director Without Portfolio | Sue Williams | Isobel Smith |
Change of Insignia Ceremony
| Region/NA or Network | Outgoing President – 2012-13 | Incoming President 2013-14 |
| Cameroon | Gwendolene Burnley | Margaret Ndzelen |
| Caribbean | Agnes Webbe | Madeline Mills |
| Cheshire North Wales & Wirral | Susan Jones | Hilary Williams |
| India | Annette Mascarenhas | Annette Mascarenhas |
| London Anglia | Margaret Sandercock | Linda Reed |
| London Chilterns | Joanne Swift | Penny Dmoch |
| Midland Arden | Margaret Phillips | Ann Keepax |
| Midland Chase | Dishi Attwoood | Edna Schafer-Hughes |
| Midland East | Joanne Vartholomeou | Elaine McDonald |
| Nigeria | Funlola Buraimoh-Ademuyewo | Funlola Buraimoh-Ademuyewo |
| NW England & Isle of Man | Susan Parke-Hatton | Edna Haselden |
| Northern England | Patricia Gatherum | Josephine Chexal |
| Northern Ireland | Miriam Hamilton | Irene Miskimmon |
| Republic of Ireland | Anne O’Driscoll | Noreen Walsh |
| Scotland North | Stella Reynolds | Marianne Simpson |
| Scotland South | Sue Williams | Ruth Liggat |
| South East England | Angela Edwards | Jacque Emery |
| South Lancashire | Liz McConnell | Victoria Smerdon |
| South West & Channel Islands | Caroline Chugg | Sue Perry |
| Southern Africa | Tumelo Lobelo-Ratefan | Sally Currin |
| Southern England | Rita Renton | Penny Bartlett |
| Wales South | Pamela Allinson | Rayner Rees |
| Yorkshire | Julie Thompson | Margaret Cook |
New Federation President
Our new Federation President, Margaret Oldroyd, thanked Immediate Past President Pat for leading us with thoughtfulness and dedication over the last year. She also wanted to thank all the Gateshead team for a wonderful conference. Read her inaugural speech at the following link: President Margaret Oldroyd’s Inaugural Speech
Margaret also gave A taste of Harrogate of the 80th conference.
Photographs
Images of the whole conference can now be found on the Home Page. Please go to the Change of Insignia Photographs page for thumbnails of those specific photographs.