Most years, it is the Decision Making Plenary (DMP) at a BiCon that approves bids to run future events.

As there had been no volunteers to run BiCon 2015 by the end of BiCon 2014's DMP, the responsibility fell to us to approve any bids.

We are delighted to announce that we have approved the bid of Rowan to run BiCon 2015. This will be Rowan's 25th UK BiCon, and she has been in charge of more of them than anyone else. We have every confidence that it will be at least as good as the other ones she has run.

You can find out more about BiCon 2015 at its website, 2015.bicon.org.uk – we hope to see you there.

An email arrives from the Charity Commission, the government department that is the regulator of charities in England and Wales:

We are pleased to tell you that BICON CONTINUITY LIMITED has achieved charitable status and has been entered onto the Register of Charities with the Registered Charity Number 1156331. .. We are satisfied that BICON CONTINUITY LIMITED is established for charitable purposes only for the public benefit.

BiCon Continuity Ltd is now on the register of companies for England and Wales, registration number 07832986.

Next, the process of becoming a charity…