Programme Action & Council Meetings
The nine clubs in our region meet together four times a year on designated Saturdays. The meetings take place between 9.00 and 13.00 and are hosted by each club in turn. These meetings consist of two parts: a Regional Council business meeting and a Programme Action meeting.
Each meeting has a separate agenda. The Regional Council meeting agenda includes tabled reports on regional activities from members of the Region’s Executive and discussions on current issues relevant to SIGBI, which may require a vote showing the Region’s preference for action. The Programme Action agenda includes speakers on issues and from areas related to Programme Action along with discussions on issues relevant to Programme Action locally, nationally and internationally which again may require a vote.
Every member of SI Midland Chase is entitled to attend both of these meetings and each club has a designated voting member who attends and who votes for the club on any issue where a vote is taken.
During the Covid-19 pandemic meetings have and are taking place as virtual meetings using Zoom technology which has led to an increase in the number of Soroptimists attending. Face to face meetings were the norm prior to this with meetings held around the region. Going forward meetings are likely to be a mixture of face-to-face and virtual meetings to cater for everybody’s accessibility requirements with a permanent meeting place identified every year for the face-to-face meetings.
The 2022-2023 Presidential Year Meeting Dates are:
- 26th November 2022 via Zoom
- 18th March 2023 via Zoom
- 17th June 2023 at Weston Village Hall, Green Road, Weston, Stafford ST18 OJQ
- 16th September 2023 AGM at Weston Village Hall, Green Road, Weston, Stafford ST18 OJQ
You can download a PDF of the 2022-23 Regional Council & PAC Meetings Flyer here.
Regional Executive Meetings
These are regular meetings, scheduled throughout the year, where the elected officers of SI Midland Chase meet to discuss the business and strategic development of the Region reflecting the aims and objectives of SIGBI. In 2022-2023 these meetings will be held online starting at 7pm.
The 2022-2023 Executive Meeting Dates are:
| 2022 Meetings | 2023 Meetings |
| Monday 3rd January 2022 | Monday 9th January 2023 |
| Monday 7th February 2022 | Monday 13th February 2023 |
| Monday 7th March 2022 | Monday 13th March 2023 |
| Monday 4th April 2022 | Monday 17th April 2023 |
| Monday 2nd May 2022 | Monday 8th May 2023 |
| Monday 6th June 2022 | Monday 12th June 2023 |
| Monday 4th July 2022 | Monday 10th July 2023 |
| No Meeting in August 2022 | Monday 14th August 2023 |
| Monday 5th September 2022 | Monday 11th September 2023 |
| Monday 3rd October 2022 | Monday 9th October 2023 |
| Monday 14th November 2022 | TBC November 2023 |
| Monday 12th December 2022 | TBC December 2023 |
Three Regions Meetings 2023
These are meetings where the Presidents, Presidents Elect, Programme Action Officers and Federations Councillors of the three Midlands regions (SI Midland Arden, SI Midland Chase and SI Midland East) meet to share, learn, advise, support and collaborate with each other to promote effective working practices across the three regions. Prior to the pandemic meetings were held face-to-face. These meetings are currently held virtually.
- 4th February 2023 – hosted by Midland East Region
- TBC June 2023
- TBC September 2023
UKPAC National Meetings 2023
UKPAC is a sub-committee of the Federation Programme Action Team and deals specifically with UK clubs, their Programme Action work and UK issues. It consists of the Programme Action Officer leads from the 17 regions within the UK.
- 21st January 2023 via Zoom
- 25th March 2023 via Zoom
- 3rd June 2023 via Zoom
- 9th September 2023 via Zoom
- 18th November 2023 – In person
Minutes of UKPAC meetings are shared on the SIGBI website under UKPAC resources.
Regional Programme Action (Club Leads) Meetings 2023
- Monday 16th January 2023
- Monday 17th July 2023
Regional Conferences & Events
These are conferences/events organised by the Regional President & Executive:
- Friday 18th November 2022 at Whittington Heath Golf Club – Dinner – Change of Insignia
- Saturday 20th May 2023 at Brocton Hall Golf Club – Conference – “Stay Positive, Work Hard & Make It Happen”
Club Charter Events
These are yearly social events that celebrate the founding of the individual club and its achievements in the field of Programme Action.
The dates for 2023 are:
| SI Bilston | TBA |
| SI Burton upon Trent & District | TBA |
| SI Cannock & District | Friday 10th February 2023 |
| SI Lichfield & District | TBA |
| SI Stafford | Sunday 26th March 2023 |
| SI Sutton Coldfield | TBA |
| SI Tamworth | TBA |
| SI Wolverhampton | Saturday 28th January 2023 |
| SI The Wrekin | TBA |
Contact us if you would like more information or to participate.