https://doi.org/10.36866/pn.96.6

The 2014 AGM took place during Physiology 2014 at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, London, on Tuesday 1 July with over 70 members attending. Trevor G Smart, Schild Professor of Pharmacology at University College London, chaired the meeting.

Richard Vaughan-Jones, Professor of Cellular Physiology at Oxford University, succeeded Jonathan Ashmore as The Society’s President. Richard gave a vote of thanks and praised Jonathan Ashmore for his energy, enthusiasm and empathy, guiding The Society through a number of significant events, including the move to Hodgkin Huxley House, the successful renegotiation of the publications contract and the hosting of the IUPS Congress in 2013.

Ken O’Halloran succeeded David Wyllie as Meetings Secretary while Prem Kumar succeeded Mike Shipston as Chair of the Publications Committee.
Philip Aaronson, Deborah Baines and David Eisner were elected to Council as Trustees and Directors of The Society for a four-year term, with David becoming Deputy President.

The Society is delighted to welcome 10 new Honorary Members, elected for their outstanding contribution to The Society and/or the science of physiology:

• Jonathan Ashmore
• Tony Gardner-Medwin
• Max Headley
• Martin H Johnson
• Jere H Mitchell
• Harald Reuter
• James Rothman
• Randy Schekman
• Thomas Sudhof
• Tilli Tansey