The annual meeting of the Northern European Bursars was held under the chairmanship of Richard Copsey O. Carm. (Brit) The first part of the meeting was dedicated to a presentation of each province from the point of view of manpower and finances. The second part of the meeting was given over to a presentation of Curia finances and the 2010 results. Finally, the meeting examined a proposed job description for the office of provincial bursar. While it was recognized that no single description would suit every province, the document did provide much food for thought and maybe a way forward could be to use this description as a sort of check list to make sure that the essential functions were covered, and that the proper procedures and controls were in place.

It was agreed that the group would not meet in spring 2012, but that, since there would be space provided at the Triennial Worldwide Bursars’ Meeting in the autumn of 2012, to defer their next meeting until then.