Meeting 57
28 to 30 May 2025 – Dalmahoy Hotel and Country Club, Edinburgh, UK
BM#57 Notice March 2025
Attendance Register BM57 – May 2025
ZOOM LINK
PAPERS
1. AGENDA for BOARD MEETING 57
1.1 Welcome
1.2 Apologies and Proxies
1.2.1
1.3 Appointment of Directors
1.5 Additional Items
2. Telescope and Instrument Operations
2.1 Board Meeting 56 – Action Items
2.2 SALT Directors Report
2.3 SALT Operations Report
2.3.1 Astronomy Operations Report
2.3.2 Technical Operations Report
2.3.3 Spares Control Report
2.4 SALT Science Output
2.4.1 SALT Science Output – May 2025
2.5 Safety
3. Development/Maintenance Projects
3.1 Board Meeting 56 – Action Items
3.2 Report of the STC
3.2.1
3.3 Projects Status Report
3.3.1
3.3.2 NIRWALS
3.3.3
3.3.4
3.4 SII Project
3.5 3 Year Resource Plan
4. Corporate Governance
4.1 Board Meeting 56 – Action Items
4.2.1 Minutes BEC 87
4.3 Finance and Audit Committee
4.4
4.1.1 DRAFT TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR THE BOARD EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE – May 2024
4.1.2 TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR THE FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE
4.1.3 TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR THE SCIENCE AND TECHNICAL COMMITTEE
4.1.4 TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR SUGAR
4.6 SAAO-SALT OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT 2025 –
4.6.1 Framework for SAAO Cost Allocation to SALT for 2025 Agreement
4.6.2 Framework for KPI for 2025 Agreement
5. Business Management
5.1 Board Meeting 56 – Action Items
5.2 Financial Report – 31 March 2025 – Act 2024-25 and Budget 2025-26
5.2.1 Funds and Debtors – 31 March 2025
5.2.3 AR and DF Projects – Updated May 2025
5.3 Draft AFS 2025
5.4 Shareholding Status
5.4.1
5.4.2
5.5 Ops Levies and Time Allocation 2025-26
5.5.1 SALT Time Allocation
5.6 NIRWALS Valuation
5.7 SALT Collateral Benefits at Partner Institutions
6. Corporate/Financial Decisions
6.1 Board Meeting 56 – Action Items
6.2 Financial Requests
6.3 Corporate Decisions
7. Review of Action Items and Decisions
8. Next Meetings
8.1 Board Meeting 56 – Action Items
8.2 Details of 58th meeting
8.3 Venue and Schedule for 59th and 60th meeting
9. Closure