24 January 2007: first meeting of GIG

12 February: draft Byelaws written by CILIP lawyers

19 February: GIG meets to consider draft Byelaws

13 March: GIG meets to finalise Byelaws with CILIP lawyers; draft Byelaws ready for Council

4 April: Council

20 April: GIG meets to sign off draft Byelaws

30 April: draft Byelaws (and "tidy up" of Royal Charter) to Privy Council

8 June GIG meets to review draft Regulations

6 July GIG meets to finalise Regulations with lawyers

16 July: Council

mid August: approval in principle from Privy Council

August/September: documentation prepared for CILIP AGM

18 October: AGM

October/November: Privy Council to confirm approvals

October to December: election process for new Council
12 December: Council (last meeting under old governance arrangements)

1 January 2008: Effective Date for new governance arrangements

Week commencing 7 January 2008: new Council meets for the first time.

Bob McKee and Chris Armstrong for GIG, June 2007
Updated: 05 November 2008