OCTOBER
- Council Meeting
- Declarations of Interest from Council
- Council Members confirm receipt and reading of Charity Commission’s ‘The Essential Trustee’
- Outline of the year’s projected business/initial discussion
- Autumn Meeting (field trip)
- Notify UK universities accepting Master’s dissertation submissions for Master’s Dissertation Prize (Biennial)
NOVEMBER
- Meetings Committee Meeting
- Outline Programme for next 3 years developed and confirmed
- RAI Conference (if any)
DECEMBER
- Council Meeting
- Next year Research grant applications due
- Circulation of applications meeting core criteria to Research Committee
- Current year Research grant accounts and reports due
- Current year Governance claims and any other bills due for payment
- Preparation of Annual Accounts and Report
- Confirm Taylor & Frances attendance at January Editorial meeting
JANUARY
- Editorial Committee Meeting
- Research Committee Meeting
- Review publicity from projects funded in previous year
- Review success of grants programme in supporting RAI objectives
- Assess applications and determine support to be offered
- Annual draft Report to Somerbys
- Membership list to Council for considered nominee suggestions
- Confirm CCLA attendance at February Audit & Investment
FEBRUARY
- Audit & Investment Committee Meeting
- Draft Budget
- Draft revised Risk Assessment
- Draft Report as submitted to Somerbys
- Draft Accounts (if available in time from Somerbys)
- Grant applicants to be informed of outcome of January Research meeting decisions
- Council nominations with supporting information to be received
MARCH
- Council Meeting
- Draft Budget submitted to Council
- Draft Revised Risk Assessment
- Draft Finalised Accounts
- Propose Auditor for following year for AGM confirmation
- Lecture suggestions from Council
- Council nominations voted for at Council
- Review Committee membership in the light of changes to Council and those leaving Committees at the end of their terms
- Conference details confirmed for publicity
- Spring Mailing documents and recipients’ information to printer
APRIL
- Meetings Committee Meeting (only if substantive business in prospect)
- Editorial Committee Meeting (only if substantive business in prospect)
- Spring Mailing
MAY
- Council Meeting
- Review Processes and Procedures in light of Audit & Investment comments and the year’s business
- Propose value of gifts/donations for following year
- Annual General Meeting
- Spring Meeting (field trip)
JUNE
- Archaeological Journal recipients’ names/addresses to publisher
- Notify UK universities accepting Undergraduate dissertation submissions for Undergraduate Dissertation Prize (Biennial)
JULY
- Summer Meeting (field trip)
- Programme Card and Lecture Abstracts finalised
AUGUST
- Autumn Mailing documents and recipients’ information to printer
SEPTEMBER
- Autumn Mailing