Chairmans Report
Ranjit Sondhi updated members on recent Board of Governors meetings, and the response to a questionnaire sent to advisory council members on areas of special interest or concern to them which they might be willing to explore with the BBCs programme makers. Management Update
Andy Griffee, the Controller English Regions, presented his management update to members. It included a number of current initiatives and looked at some of the opportunities and challenges facing the BBCs English Regions in the future. RAC Programme Reviews
ENF members presented the key issues to have emerged fromtheir respective RAC programme reviews in relation to the current affairs series Inside Out, Children in Need and network drama output. External Assessment 2002
Louise Hall, Secretary English Regions, summarised the findings of the independent external assessors panel on the BBCs four Open Centres. Members then discussed how the Open Centre and Mobile Zone initiatives might be developed in the future to meet the differing needs of different local communities. RAC and LAC Business Plans 2003/4
The ENF formally approved the proposed advisory councils business plansfor the next business year. ENF Presentation to the BBC Board of Governors
Agreement was reached on the three ENF members who would represent the Forum at the annual presentation to the Governors in April 2003. Members also considered the issues to have emerged from their respective advisory councils to date. BBCi Where I Live Sites
Louise Hall promised to circulate a list of the dates and venues for the website demonstrations to be offered to advisory council members. | 
