Annual General Meeting 2000

The Al Ain chapter of the Emirates Natural History Group held its Annual General Meeting on Tuesday, November 28 at the Intercontinental Hotel in Al Ain. The AGM was held in conjunction with the group's Photography Competiton.

The winners of the photography competition held in conjunction with the AGM 2000 are listed below. In the autumn of 2000, more than 80 superb photographs were submitted. The panel of two judges had a difficult time selecting winning entries but eventually awarded prizes in all seven categories: Abstract, Culture and Heritage, Digital, Flora and Fauna, Field Trips, Landscapes, and People. In addition, members attending the Annual General Meeting each voted for the People's Choice award recipient.

AGM Photography Contest Winners, Sponors, Judges

Congratulations to the winners of the annual photography competition and thanks to all of members who submitted photographs!! The Al Ain chapter of the Emirates Natural History Group would like to thank the sponsors, namely Kowkab Studio, Studio Sophie, Mubarak Studio and Emadi Glass. In addition, the Hilton Hotel generously donated dinner vouchers for the judges.

Thanks to the judges who did not have an easy task. The judges this year, each an accomplished photographer in his own right, were Phil Iddison, Tony Quirke and John O'Heron.

Finally, thanks to Renee Hefti-Graham, Debbie Handley and Marie Catto for organizing the evening.

The winners, as selected by the judges, included:

Architecture and Archaeology:: First place, Ellen McFarland; Second place, Geoff Sanderson
Landscape:: First place, Renee Hefti-Graham; First place, Janke Cunningham; Second place, Gerry Buzzell; Second place, Jim Dalgleish
Abstract:: First place, Earl Dunn; Second place, Ruth Dunn
Culture and Heritage:: First place, Ellen McFarland; Second place, Jim Dalgleish
People of the UAE and Oman:: First place, Alan Pomering; Second place, Renee Hefti-Graham; Second place, Alan Pomering
Digital:: First place, Earl Dunn
Fauna and Flora:: First place, Brigitte Howarth; Second place, Jane Bracken; Second place, Joyce Zomer
Field Trips and Care of the Environment:: First place, Tove Johansen