The Annual General Meeting of the Federation of Archaeological Managers and Employers Ltd will take place at Merchant Taylors’ Hall, Aldwark, York YO1 7BX, commencing at 6.00pm on Thursday 26th June 2025.

Preceding the AGM, there will be two Health and Safety workshops organised by the Chair of the FAME Health and Safety Group. These will also take place in Merchant Taylors’ Hall, starting at 3.00pm and continuing until 5.00pm, and all delegates are welcome to attend.

Workshop one: Using the FAME Carbon Calculator for Commercial Archaeology
Workshop two: “Ouch I’m new here” – mitigating the risks to new starters.

Following the AGM, refreshments will be served, and then an informal social event will take place at a different location (to be confirmed).

On the following day, Friday 27th June, the FAME Forum will be held at Merchant Taylors’ Hall, Aldwark, York YO1 7BX, with a series of presentations of matters relevant to archaeological business practice for discussion.

10:00 Welcome, Tim Malim, Chair of the Board of FAME Directors
10:10 Trowels and Cressida: a love story set in a period of conflict, Peter Hinton,
Independent
10:35 Offsite Biodiversity Net Gain and the Historic Environment; Challenges and
Opportunities, Nick Overton, Project Officer, Oxford Archaeology
11:00 Meet FAME members – Humber Field Archaeology, Peter Connelly, Manager,
Humber Field Archaeology
11:10 Teas & Coffees
11:30 The Association’s Role in Industry, Amanda Stratton, CEO ACRA
11:55 Contract Risk, Tariq Mian, Head of Heritage – Archaeology & Heritage Insurance
Division, Towergate Insurance
12:20 Meet FAME members – Colchester Archaeological Trust, Adam Wightman, Director
of Archaeology, Colchester Archaeological Trust
12:30 Lunch
13:30 FAME@50 – Leading Health and Safety in Archaeology, Luke Brannlund Safety,
Health and Environment Manager, Cotswold Archaeology & Chair, FAME Health &
Safety Group
14:00 Historic England and Commercial Archaeology: reflections on current and
future priorities, Barney Sloane, National Specialist Services Director, Historic
England
14:25 State of the Archaeological Market 2024, Kenneth Aitchison, CEO FAME
14:50 Meet FAME members – Dee Archaeological Services Dan Garner, Director, Dee
Archaeological Services
15:00 Teas & Coffees
15:30 FAME at Fifty: how mature is archaeological business? Tim Malim, Chair, FAME
Board & Director, Hampton Heritage Design & Consultancy Ltd
15:55 close

All members and partners can claim up to two free tickets to the Forum and AGM. To help support the next generation of managers and employers, FAME offers one additional free ticket to members who bring an early/mid-career member of staff to the Forum and AGM (3 in total).

Book your tickets here: https://famearchaeology.co.uk/civicrm/event/info/?reset=1&id=4

Towergate Insurance is a 2025 FAME Forum Sponsor