[MLB-WIRELESS] AGM 13th March Reminder

[Peter Buncle]

As announced officially at the last general meeting.


Annual General Meeting - Friday 13th March 2009

The Melbourne Wireless Annual General Meeting for the Financial Year
ending 31st December 2008 will take place at the Hawthorn Scout Hall on
Friday, 13th March 2009 at 7.30pm. Doors will open and BBQ will commence
at 7pm.

The Financial Report for the past financial year will be presented by
the Treasurer, and Elections for all Committee positions will take
place.

Nominations must be received by the Secretary 2 days before the AGM - on
Wednesday the 11th February 2009. According to the Rules, nominations
must be signed by two current financial members and have the consent of
the member being nominated. An email each from two financial members
nominating a member, and (if the member didn't nominate themself) an
email from the member being nominated giving consent will be sufficient.
Send nomination emails to secretary at melbournewireless.org.au.

Remember you must be a current financial member to nominate, to be
nominated and to sit on the Committee, and to vote.

All Committee positions are up for election. The positions are:

President

Vice President

Secretary

Treasurer

Ordinary Members (4 positions)

If you've read this far, please consider nominating for one of the above
positions. To continue running, Melbourne Wireless needs you!




Further Reading


Please read up on and have a casual familiarity with the Melbourne
Wireless Rules of Association if you are interested in nominating for a
position:

http://melbournewireless.org.au/files/Misc/Melbourne_Wireless_Rules_of_A
ssoc
iation_February2006.pdf

Also, pages 18 and 19 of the Rules Of Association are Proxy Forms
allowing someone else to vote on your behalf.  

And for your reference, the Associations Incorporation Act:

http://melbournewireless.org.au/files/Misc/Associations%20Incorporation%
20Ac
t%201981.pdf

There's plenty of useful info for people involved in running an
Incorporated Association at the Consumer Affairs Victoria website:

http://www.consumer.vic.gov.au/

Click on "Business Names & Business Structures" and then "Incorporated
Associations". Under "Useful Resources" are some good PDF guides as to
how to be a good club President, Secretary or Treasurer.

Cheers,

Comittee

Melbourne Wireless

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