Dear Sydney Linux Users Group members, This message is to give notice that the Sydney Linux Users Group will hold its Annual General Meeting of Members on Friday March 28th 2008 at 07:00pm EDST at the Atlassian offices, 173-185 Sussex Street, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Members unable to attend the meeting may raise issues for the committee to respond to either publicly, by mailing the main SLUG mailing list[0], or privately by mailing the Committee directly at [EMAIL PROTECTED] The agenda for the meeting is as follows (also available online at [1]): * President's welcome * Confirmation of minutes of the 2007 AGM * Presentation of financials for fiscal year ended 30 June 2007 * Motion: Changes to the process of becoming a member[2] * Motion: Creation of a corporate membership[2] * Election of 2008-2009 SLUG Committee * General business, questions from the floor * AGM close The minutes from the 2007 AGM will shortly be posted on the main SLUG mailing list for members to review prior to the 2008 AGM. Members interested in serving on the Committee are highly encouraged to nominate themselves for one or more positions. A significant number of existing committee members have indicated that they will not be running for re-election. SLUG membership is $15 for students, and $25 for everyone else. If you would like your membership cancelled so as not to receive further mails like this, please email [EMAIL PROTECTED] indicating that. Voting will occur at the meeting by show of hands by financial members. Members unable to attend in person may appoint a proxy to vote on their behalf, in accordance with Section 4.11, and Appendix 2, of the SLUG constitution[3]. Parties should notify the secretary of their appointment of a proxy via digitally signed email to [EMAIL PROTECTED], using the form mentioned in Appendix 2. The committee will ask that the members ratify its activities as detailed in the office bearers' reports were in accordance with the organisation's aims. These reports will be presented at the AGM. On behalf of the committee I would like to thank you for your interest in SLUG and involvement with the community to date, and encourage you to pass on any questions or ideas you may have about the organisation's future to the SLUG mailing list or the committee directly. Yours sincerely, Lindsay Holmwood President, Sydney Linux Users Group [0] http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug [1] http://wiki.slug.org.au/2008agm [2] http://lists.slug.org.au/archives/activities/2008/02/msg00000.html [3] http://wiki.slug.org.au/activeconstitution -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
