Printed minutes of a meeting of the Joint Antarctic Committee held at Burlington House Attendees: Lord [Joseph] Lister, President of the Royal Society, in the Chair; Sir C [Clements] Markham, President of the Royal Geographical Society; E L [Edward Lygon] Somers Cocks; Captain E W [Ettrick William] Creak; Major L [Leonard] Darwin; Sir M [Michael] Foster; Sir A [Archibald] Geikie; Sir R V [Richard Vesey] Hamilton; Mr J F [John Francon] Hughes; Vice-Admiral Markham; Sir L [Leopold] McClintock; Professor E B [Edward Bagnall] Poulton; Professor A W [Arthur William] Rucker; Howard Saunders; Dr P L [Philip Lutley] Sclater; Captain [Thomas Henry] Tizard; Sir William Wharton. Items discussed: Appointment of Lieutenant Charles Royds as Third Executive Officer and Reginald Skelton as Engineer of the Expedition. The Executive Committee proposals for the Civilian Scientific Staff were accepted. Professor [James Arthur] Pollock to be offered the post of Physicist, and T V [Thomas Vere] Hodgson to be appointed Zoologist. Questions concerning the ship's crew and wages were considered. The name of the ship for the expedition was discussed, and 'Discovery' was chosen. A letter from [Robert Falcon] Scott was read, accepting the appointment as Commander of the Expedition. 15 June 1900