From secretary at linux.org.au Sat Dec 10 15:57:36 2016 From: secretary at linux.org.au (Linux Australia Secretary) Date: Sat, 10 Dec 2016 15:57:36 +1100 Subject: [Announce] Notice of Annual General Meeting, Monday 16th January 2017 1800hrs, Wrest Point, Hobart Message-ID: Dear Linux Australia Members, Pursuant to Clause (24) of the Linux Australia Constitution [1], I hereby give notice that the Annual General Meeting of the organisation will be held Monday 16th January 2017 at Wrest Point, Hobart at 1800hrs (or as advised closer to the date), as part of linux.conf.au 2017. Specific room will be advised closer to the date. The meeting will: 1. confirm the minutes of the last preceding Annual General Meeting (to be forthcoming when the Agenda is advised) and of any Special General Meeting held since that meeting (nil SGM held), 2. receive from the Council reports on the activities of the association during the last preceding financial year 3. elect office-bearers of the association and ordinary committee members, or to announce the results of a ballot held prior to the Annual General Meeting under clause 15(5) - see [2] 4. receive and consider any financial statement or report required to be submitted to members under the Act A formal Agenda, including reports from office-bearers, will be compiled and distributed in due course. I also hereby call for any agenda items to be tabled for discussion at the Annual General Meeting. With kind regards, Sae Ra [1] http://www.linux.org.au/constitution [2] https://www.linux.org.au/membership/index.php?page=view-election&id=23 -- Sae Ra Germaine Secretary Linux Australia secretary at linux.org.au http://linux.org.au Linux Australia Inc GPO Box 4788 Sydney NSW 2001 Australia ABN 56 987 117 479 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From secretary at linux.org.au Mon Dec 12 10:49:48 2016 From: secretary at linux.org.au (Linux Australia Secretary) Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2016 10:49:48 +1100 Subject: [Announce] [Linux-aus] Declaration of Council Election and call for Nominations In-Reply-To: <1361b892-b004-9579-5c3b-d2c1d97f7124@linux.org.au> References: <1361b892-b004-9579-5c3b-d2c1d97f7124@linux.org.au> Message-ID: A courtesy reminder that there are 8 days left to Nominate for election to Council: *https://linux.org.au/membership/index.php?page=view-election&id=23* On 22/11/16 21:28, Linux Australia Secretary wrote: > > ** > > *Dear Linux Australia Community,Pursuant to clause (15) of the Linux > Australia constitution [1] we hereby declare an election open and call > for nominations to the Linux Australia Council for the term January > 2017 to January 2018.All office bearer and ordinary committee member > positions are open for election. * Nominations will open from 22 > November 2016 until 20 December 2016 * Voting will open 21 December > 2016 until 15 January 2017 * Results will be announced at the AGM in > Hobart at linux.conf.au on orafter 16 January 2016The election can be > viewed > here:https://linux.org.au/membership/index.php?page=view-election&id=23*What > do I need to do?*First of all, make sure your details are correct in > MemberDB [2]If you wish to nominate, identify the positions you wish > to nominate for and get an understanding of what they involve. Think > about what you might bring to the role and prepare a short pitch. > Then, accept the nomination you've been given by clicking the 'Accept > nomination' link.If you wish to nominate another person for a > position, you may wish to contact them first and have a chat to make > sure they're happy being nominated. Then follow the 'Nominate' link to > nominate them.Once voting is open, you will be able to vote for > candidates. Results will be announced at the AGM at linux.conf.au in > Hobart in January 2017. *Why should I nominate?*Being a member of > Linux Australia Council is a fun way to meet new people, work on > exciting projects and expand your skill base. It gives you excellent > transferable skills to help build your career, and allows you to grow > your professional network. It looks great on a CV, and is also a > chance to give back to the vibrant Linux and open source ecosystem in > Australia and globally. If you're passionate about Linux and open > source, it's a great opportunity to help drive and steer Australia's > contribution in this field.* > > * > > If you are contemplating nominating for a role on Council, in addition > to referring to the Position Descriptions provided [3], you are > strongly encouraged to approach current and former council members for > their perspective. You will find them, to a person, willing to > discuss the roles and responsibilities in a more informal manner.The > roles do require a time commitment so please consider this with your > nomination. Each role has been documented for you as a position > description[1]http://www.linux.org.au/constitution[2]http://www.linux.org.au/membership > > [3]https://github.com/linuxaustralia/position-descriptionsAs > always, your feedback and questions are warmly welcomed. If you'd like > to have a chat with anyone on Council around what it involves, please > do make contact. With kind regards, > > > Sae Ra > > * > -- > Sae Ra Germaine > Secretary > Linux Australia > > secretary at linux.org.au > http://linux.org.au > > Linux Australia Inc > GPO Box 4788 > Sydney NSW 2001 > Australia > > ABN 56 987 117 479 > > > _______________________________________________ > linux-aus mailing list > linux-aus at lists.linux.org.au > http://lists.linux.org.au/mailman/listinfo/linux-aus -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: