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 26th 2010 at the Google office, 48 Pirrama Rd, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Please note that the doors close at 6:30pm. Someone will be at the door to let you in until 6:45pm. We will do another run immediately before the AGM commences. The AGM will be commencing after the break at approximately 8pm. You will need to have a current membership before voting. For a user-friendly guide to the AGM, see [0]. Members unable to attend the meeting may raise issues for the committee to respond to either publicly, by mailing the SLUG Activities mailing list[1], or privately by mailing the Committee directly at [email protected] The agenda for the meeting is as follows (also available online at [2]): * President's welcome * Confirmation of minutes of the 2009 AGM * Presentation of financials for fiscal year ended 31 Dec 2009 * Election of 2010-2011 SLUG Committee * General business, questions from the floor * AGM close The minutes from the 2009 AGM are at [3] for you to review prior to the 2010 AGM. Members interested in serving on the Committee are highly encouraged to nominate themselves for one or more positions. Most of the 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, please email [email protected] indicating such. Voting will occur at the meeting by show of hands by financial members (identified by possession of a membership card). 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[4]. Parties should notify the secretary of their appointment of a proxy via digitally signed e-mail 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 continued 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 Activities mailing list or the committee directly. [0] http://wiki.slug.org.au/agm_guide [1] http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/activities [2] http://wiki.slug.org.au/2010agm [3] http://lists.slug.org.au/archives/activities/2009/03/msg00048.html [4] 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
