Meeting: 2016 AGM

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The '''[[General Meeting|Annual General Meeting]]''' of Wikimedia Australia, Inc.® for 2016 was held on Sunday 9 October 2016 via Skype, at 5pm AEDST (4pm QLD, 4:30pm SA, 2pm WA).
The scope of the meeting was to receive the annual reports from officers of the association, and announce the results of the ballot for the management committee for the upcoming year.
The notice was sent out to members on 17 September 2016. The minutes of the meeting are at [[Meeting:2016 AGM/Minutes]]
==Documents==
* [[/Proxy form|Proxy form]]
==Timeline==
All times use AEST
* 00:00, Tuesday 27 September 2016 - Nominations open for election of new committee members
* 23:59, Sunday 2 October 2016 - Nominations close
* 09:00, Tuesday 4 October 2016 - Voting for new committee begins (if required)
* 16:00, Saturday 8 October 2016 - Voting closes. Skype nicks to be sent to the Secretary, proxy forms to be received
* 16:00, Sunday 9 October 2016 - Annual General Meeting held
* Sunday 6 November 2016 - Adjournment meeting (if required)
==Agenda==
Agenda for the WMAU 2016 AGM
Agenda for the WMAU 2016 AGM


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== Election ==
== Election ==


Nominations received by the Secretary prior to the close of nominations. The "checked" column indicates:
Nominations received by the Secretary prior to the close of nominations. The "checked" column indicates that, as required by the Rules:
* There are two nominators, both current financial members
* There are two nominators, both current financial members
* The nominee is a current financial member
* The nominee is a current financial member
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Meeting Close
[[Category:2016 AGM]]
[[Category:2016–2017 Committee]]

Latest revision as of 08:55, 18 December 2017

2016 Annual General Meeting of Wikimedia Australia Inc.

The Annual General Meeting of Wikimedia Australia, Inc.® for 2016 was held on Sunday 9 October 2016 via Skype, at 5pm AEDST (4pm QLD, 4:30pm SA, 2pm WA).

The scope of the meeting was to receive the annual reports from officers of the association, and announce the results of the ballot for the management committee for the upcoming year.

The notice was sent out to members on 17 September 2016. The minutes of the meeting are at Meeting:2016 AGM/Minutes

Documents

Timeline

All times use AEST

  • 00:00, Tuesday 27 September 2016 - Nominations open for election of new committee members
  • 23:59, Sunday 2 October 2016 - Nominations close
  • 09:00, Tuesday 4 October 2016 - Voting for new committee begins (if required)
  • 16:00, Saturday 8 October 2016 - Voting closes. Skype nicks to be sent to the Secretary, proxy forms to be received
  • 16:00, Sunday 9 October 2016 - Annual General Meeting held
  • Sunday 6 November 2016 - Adjournment meeting (if required)

Agenda

Agenda for the WMAU 2016 AGM

Welcome by the Chair

table the Minutes from 2015 AGM

Reports:

Election

Nominations received by the Secretary prior to the close of nominations. The "checked" column indicates that, as required by the Rules:

  • There are two nominators, both current financial members
  • The nominee is a current financial member
  • The nominee has accepted the nomination

As no position received more than one nomination, no elections were required. Thus the following people will be declared elected at the AGM.

Three vacancies - all ordinary committee positions - remain. Under the Rules, the AGM can fill these positions from the floor, or they can be left vacant for the Committee to co-opt under Rule 21(4).

Position Nominee Nominator Seconder Checked

President

Gideon Digby

Tom Hogarth

Pru Mitchell

Yes

Vice President

Pru Mitchell

Gideon Digby

Tom Hogarth

Yes

Secretary

Tom Hogarth

Andrew Owens

Pru Mitchell

Yes

Treasurer

Robert Myers

Andrew Owens

Pru Mitchell

Yes

Ordinary committee
(4 positions)

Caddie Brain

Gideon Digby

Robert Myers

Yes

General Business

note:No formal motions can brought to the meeting for voting

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