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The fifth [[Annual General Meeting]] of Wikimedia Australia, Inc.® is to be held on ??.
The fifth [[Annual General Meeting]] of Wikimedia Australia, Inc.® is to be held on ??.


Any proposed agenda items require a special resolution, and must be published on ? September, which is 21 days prior to the general meeting in accordance with the [[Rules]]. For more information relating to proposing amendments to the rules, and process regarding special resolutions, see the Act.
 
Any proposed agenda items required a special resolution, and must be published on ??, which is 21 days prior to the general meeting in accordance with [[Rules#11._Special_business|the Rules]]. For more information relating to proposing amendments to the rules, and process regarding special resolutions, see [[s:Associations Incorporation Act 1981 (Victoria)/Part IV#S22|the Act]].
 
== Timeline ==
{{/Timeline}}
 
==Date, Time and Location==
The AGM is to be held on ?? 2012, to commence at 16:00 AEDST. <!--({{UTC with local time link|hour=05|day=?|month=10|year=2012}})-->
 
Australia's separate time zones, including daylight saving time, mean that the time for the AGM varied across States and Territories as follows:
 
:4.00pm AEDT (Vic, NSW, Tas, ACT)
:3.30pm ACDT (SA)
:3.00pm AEST (Qld)
:2.30pm ACST (NT)
:1.00pm AWST (WA)
 
The official place for the AGM was 'Computerbank' at 483 Victoria Street, West Melbourne (near to Dryburgh Street). Members are encouraged to organise local general meeting venues.
 
*[[/Adelaide]]
*[[/Brisbane]]
*[[/Canberra]]
*[[/Darwin]]
*[[/Hobart]]
*[[/Perth]]
*[[/Melbourne]]
*[[/Sydney]]
 
It is planned that members will be able to connect to the AGM by both teleconference call and IRC, or will be able to submit a proxy vote.
*[[/Teleconference]]
*[[/IRC]]
*[[/Proxy]]
 
IRC participation was on {{irc|wikimedia-au-agm}}. To participate through the IRC, members need to advise the secretary ({{nospam|secretary}}) of their intended IRC nick before the meeting.
 
Members who are unable to attend the meeting could appoint another member to act as their proxy. Members wishing to appoint a proxy need to complete the [[Meeting:2011_AGM/Proxy_form|proxy form]] and email it to {{nospam|returningofficer}} no later than 24 hours before the scheduled time of the meeting. Only current financial members can act as proxies.
 
==Agenda==
# Apologies, attendance (connect with returning officers in each locale)
# Thanks
# To confirm the minutes of the previous annual general meeting and the special general meeting
# To receive the committee reports
## [[/Financial Report|Treasurer's Report]] (in accordance with section 30(3) of the Act)
## [[/Secretary's Report|Secretary's Report]]
## [[/President's Report|President's Report]]
# To elect officers of the Association and the ordinary members of the committee
## President
## Vice President
## Treasurer
## Secretary
## Ordinary Members (2)
# ''Further items?''
 
==Election==
 
=== Nominations ===
{{/Candidates}}
 
=== Voting ===
The voting will use memberdb, the system used in the last four AGMs.
 
[[Voting via memberdb]]

Revision as of 10:59, 19 August 2012

The fifth Annual General Meeting of Wikimedia Australia, Inc.® is to be held on ??.


Any proposed agenda items required a special resolution, and must be published on ??, which is 21 days prior to the general meeting in accordance with the Rules. For more information relating to proposing amendments to the rules, and process regarding special resolutions, see the Act.

Timeline

  • 21 October 2012 16.00 AEST: election software at the AGM must be published. Done
  • 26 October 2012 16.00 AEST: All resolutions, including rule changes, must be proposed, seconded and published according to the wmau:Proposals policy. Done
  • 27 October 2012: Electronic AGM notice to be sent to members-at-wikimedia.org.au, with members to acknowledge receipt by email to secretary-at-wikimedia.org.au. Done
  • 28 October 2012: Prepaid post AGM notice to be sent to all currently financial members that have not electronically acknowledged receipt. Done
  • 1 November 2012 00:01 AEST: Membership database is closed until the AGM has concluded. Done
  • 9 November 2012 12:00 AEST: Nominations open. Done
  • 14 November 2012 12:00 AEST: Nominations close. Done
  • 16 November 2012 12:00 AEST: Election opens. 02:00 UTC Done
  • 23 November 2012 12:00 AEST: Election closes. 02:00 UTC Done
  • 24 November 2012 12:00 AEST: IRC nicknames to be published on the Wiki. Proxy forms to be submitted to the Secretary. Done
  • 25 November 2012 16:00 AEDST: AGM 05:00 UTC Done
  • 26 November 2012: Membership database is re-opened. Done

Date, Time and Location

The AGM is to be held on ?? 2012, to commence at 16:00 AEDST.

Australia's separate time zones, including daylight saving time, mean that the time for the AGM varied across States and Territories as follows:

4.00pm AEDT (Vic, NSW, Tas, ACT)
3.30pm ACDT (SA)
3.00pm AEST (Qld)
2.30pm ACST (NT)
1.00pm AWST (WA)

The official place for the AGM was 'Computerbank' at 483 Victoria Street, West Melbourne (near to Dryburgh Street). Members are encouraged to organise local general meeting venues.

It is planned that members will be able to connect to the AGM by both teleconference call and IRC, or will be able to submit a proxy vote.

IRC participation was on #wikimedia-au-agm. To participate through the IRC, members need to advise the secretary (secretary-at-wikimedia.org.au) of their intended IRC nick before the meeting.

Members who are unable to attend the meeting could appoint another member to act as their proxy. Members wishing to appoint a proxy need to complete the proxy form and email it to returningofficer-at-wikimedia.org.au no later than 24 hours before the scheduled time of the meeting. Only current financial members can act as proxies.

Agenda

  1. Apologies, attendance (connect with returning officers in each locale)
  2. Thanks
  3. To confirm the minutes of the previous annual general meeting and the special general meeting
  4. To receive the committee reports
    1. Treasurer's Report (in accordance with section 30(3) of the Act)
    2. Secretary's Report
    3. President's Report
  5. To elect officers of the Association and the ordinary members of the committee
    1. President
    2. Vice President
    3. Treasurer
    4. Secretary
    5. Ordinary Members (2)
  6. Further items?

Election

Nominations

The following members are confirmed candidates for the 2012–13 Wikimedia Australia committee.

This year nominations were conducted by the traditional nomination method of submitting nominations to the Secretary in writing through the email system.

President

Laura Hale (statement)/(questions)
Nominated by: Steven Zhang, Robert Myers
John Vandenberg (statement)/(questions)
Nominated by: Charles Gregory, Craig Franklin

Vice President

Gideon Digby (statement)/(questions)
Nominated by: Laura Hale, Steven Zhang
Graham Pearce (statement)/(questions)
Nominated by Charles Gregory, Craig Franklin

Treasurer

Craig Franklin (statement)/(questions)
Nominated by: Charles Gregory, Graham Pearce
Ross Mallett (statement)/(questions)
Nominated by: Laura Hale, Steven Zhang

Secretary

Charles Gregory (statement)/(questions)
Nominated by: Craig Franklin, Graham Pearce
Robert Myers (statement)/(questions)
Nominated by: Laura Hale, Steven Zhang

Ordinary members

two seats
Michael Billington (statement)/(questions)
Nominated by: John Vandenberg, Charles Gregory
Gideon Digby (statement)
Nominated by: Laura Hale, Steven Zhang
Nick Dowling (statement)/(questions)
Nominated by: Laura Hale, Steven Zhang
Craig Franklin (statement)
Nominated by: Charles Gregory, Graham Pearce
Charles Gregory (statement)
Nominated by: Craig Franklin, Graham Pearce
Graham Pearce (statement)
Nominated by: Charles Gregory, Craig Franklin
Kerry Raymond (statement)/(questions)
Nominated by: Adam Jenkins, Pru Mitchell
Gillian White (statement)/(questions)
Nominated by: John Vandenberg, Charles Gregory
Steven Zhang (statement)/(questions)
Nominated by: Laura Hale, Robert Myers

Voting

The voting will use memberdb, the system used in the last four AGMs.

Voting via memberdb

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