The evening commenced with the Triennial General Meeting chaired by CIMS Chairman, the Rt Revd Alan Abernethy. Officers and Executive Committee members were elected for the three years commencing 1 Sept 2016 and Reports and Financial Accounts for the previous three years were received.

This was followed by a talk by the Prof Patrick Morrison entitled "Giants and Genes". Prof Morrison talked about a genetic abnormality which causes gigantism by not turning off growth at the right time. He gave examples of hereditary giants from Biblical times through to today. He described occurrences of the abnormality around Coalisland and the quest to identify people who inherited the gene early in life to allow treatment to prevent problems in later life.

After lively discussion Thomas Stevenson of the St Columba's Branch proposed the Vote of Thanks.