The Annual General Meeting of the British Mycological Society will be held online at 7pm on Wednesday, 25 September 2024.
Members attending the AGM will also hear from guest speaker, Ali Ashby. Registration is required: the registration link will be sent to members by email in early September.
Documents and information
- AGM 2024 Paper Pack (Agenda; Draft minutes of the AGM 2023; Draft minutes of the Special General Meeting - January 2024; Resolutions; Nominations for posts on Council) Updated: 17 September 2024
- Trustees' report and accounts for the year ending December 2023 (Unsigned draft of the annual accounts for the year ending December 2023, incorporating the Trustees' report of Society activities in that year.)
Guest Speaker
Welcome to the ‘fungal zeitgeist’ – will our future with fungi be fruitful?
Ali Ashby will join members after the formal business of the Annual General Meeting to give a talk on the ‘fungal zeitgeist’ - the current explosion of interest in the fungal kingdom…a fungal renaissance.
Why and how are we leveraging fungi to tackle some of humanities most pressing challenges? And is it all sunshine and mycelium? From fungal coffins, fungal fashion and fungal yoghurts to designer soils, fungal medicines and emerging fungal diseases. Our future with fungi hangs in the balance - not only in the quest for a more sustainable world, but also for our survival on planet Earth.
About Ali Ashby
Dr Ali Ashby is a Fungal Biologist with a passion for promoting fungal science. She gained a BSc in Microbiology from the University of East Anglia and a PhD in plant microbe interactions from the University of Durham. She held research fellowships at Jesus College and Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge and then an independent Royal Society University Research Fellowship where she researched fungal sexual development and fungal diseases of plants. She has been involved with various BMS committees and was Chair of the Fungal Education and Outreach Committee, coordinating the inaugural UK Fungus Day event as well as many other public engagement activities. Ali was awarded the BMS ‘Fungal Outreach Award’ for outstanding contribution to fungal education and outreach. She is an educator, author and supporter of start-ups in the fungal space.