<html><head><style>body{font-family:Helvetica,Arial;font-size:13px}</style></head><body><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; margin: 0px;"><font face="Courier"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-variant-ligatures: normal;">Dear all,</span><br style="font-variant-ligatures: normal;"><br style="font-variant-ligatures: normal;"><span style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; background-color: rgb(254, 254, 254);">Pursuant to Clause (24) of the </span><span class="il" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; background-color: rgb(254, 254, 254);">Linux</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; background-color: rgb(254, 254, 254);"> </span><span class="il" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; background-color: rgb(254, 254, 254);">Australia</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; background-color: rgb(254, 254, 254);"> Constitution [1], I hereby give notice that the Annual General Meeting of the organisation will be held </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: normal;">on 21st January 2019 at </span><a href="http://linux.conf.au"><span class="m_-1675544939741344195m_5491541466346992933il" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal;">linux</span>.conf.au</a> University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand.</span></font></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 12px; font-family: Courier; background-color: rgb(254, 254, 254);"><br></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 12px; font-family: Courier; background-color: rgb(254, 254, 254);">The meeting will:</span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; margin: 0px;"><ul style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; margin: 15px 0px; background-color: rgb(254, 254, 254);"><li style="margin: 15px 0px;"><p style="margin: 15px 0px;"><font face="Courier"><span style="font-size: 12px;">confirm the minutes of the last preceding Annual General Meeting (to be forthcoming when the <span class="il">Agenda</span> is advised) and of any Special General Meeting held since that meeting (nil SGM held),</span></font></p></li><li style="margin: 15px 0px;"><p style="margin: 15px 0px;"><font face="Courier"><span style="font-size: 12px;">receive from the Council reports on the activities of the association during the last preceding financial year</span></font></p></li><li style="margin: 15px 0px;"><p style="margin: 15px 0px;"><font face="Courier"><span style="font-size: 12px;">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]</span></font></p></li><li style="margin: 15px 0px;"><p style="margin: 15px 0px;"><font face="Courier"><span style="font-size: 12px;">receive and consider any financial statement or report required to be submitted to members under the Act</span></font></p></li></ul></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; margin: 0px;"><font face="Courier" style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-variant-ligatures: normal;">Please find below the draft agenda for the AGM</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: normal;">. I would like to specifically point out the proposed changes to the Constitution. The pull request to this change is linked in the agenda below. Voting for these changes will be via the new website’s voting module and a link to this will be announced shortly. </span><br style="font-variant-ligatures: normal;"><br style="font-variant-ligatures: normal;"><span style="font-variant-ligatures: normal;">Please advise me at secretary[at]<a href="http://linux.org.au/" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://linux.org.au/&source=gmail&ust=1545481243349000&usg=AFQjCNGETPCh269jRhn2oAPC1zHYuwuBiA">linux.org.au</a> asap if you wish to be marked as an apology or if there are agenda items you wish to have tabled. </span></font></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; margin: 0px;"><font face="Courier" style="font-size: 12px;"><br></font></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; margin: 0px;"><font face="Courier"><span style="font-size: 12px;">Don’t forget that nominations for the 2019 Council is currently open! <br style="font-variant-ligatures: normal;"><br style="font-variant-ligatures: normal;"><span style="font-variant-ligatures: normal;">Kind Regards,</span><br style="font-variant-ligatures: normal;"><br style="font-variant-ligatures: normal;"><span style="font-variant-ligatures: normal;">Sae Ra</span></span></font></div><font face="Courier" style="font-size: 12px;"><br style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"></font><div class="m_-1675544939741344195gmail_signature" style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><pre class="m_-1675544939741344195moz-signature" cols="72" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><font face="Courier" style="font-size: 12px;">--
Sae Ra Germaine
Secretary
Linux Australia
<a href="mailto:secretary@linux.org.au" target="_blank">secretary@linux.org.au</a>
<a href="http://linux.org.au/" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://linux.org.au&source=gmail&ust=1545481243349000&usg=AFQjCNEr27uNRupnmEByCiQBysUGKndaAw">http://linux.org.au</a>
Linux Australia Inc
GPO Box 4788
Sydney NSW 2001
Australia
ABN 56 987 117 479</font></pre><pre class="m_-1675544939741344195moz-signature" cols="72" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><font face="Courier" style="font-size: 12px;">-- </font></pre><pre class="m_-1675544939741344195moz-signature" cols="72" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span id="m_-1675544939741344195docs-internal-guid-a6807b91-7fff-8a33-fc13-617f0efcf61d"><h1 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 24pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Cairo; background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Agenda of Linux Australia - Annual General Meeting 2019</span></h1><font color="#3b3b3a" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; color: rgb(59, 59, 58); line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Cairo; background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; color: rgb(59, 59, 58); line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Cairo; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Monday 21st January 2019, 1730hrs (NZDT) in Lecture Theatre ,C1. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; color: rgb(59, 59, 58); line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Cairo; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Zoom Facilities will also be available announcement coming.</span></p><font color="#3b3b3a" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br></font><h2 dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; color: rgb(59, 59, 58); line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cairo; background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">1. President’s welcome</span></h2><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; color: rgb(59, 59, 58); line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Cairo; background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">MS KATHY REID, President</span></p><font color="#3b3b3a" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; color: rgb(59, 59, 58); line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Cairo; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">To note: attendees should fill in attendance slip for an accurate record in the minutes</span></p><font color="#3b3b3a" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br></font><h2 dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; color: rgb(59, 59, 58); line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cairo; background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">2. Approval of the minutes from the previous - Annual General Meeting 2018 </span></h2><font color="#3b3b3a" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; color: rgb(59, 59, 58); line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Cairo; background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">MOTION by MS KATHY REID that the minutes of the Annual General Meeting 2018 of Linux Australia be accepted as complete and accurate. </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Cairo; background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><br></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Cairo; background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">The minutes are available at:</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Cairo; background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><br></span><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Js5EzY4KCd_jHohwYw6gBmI6h8YWcYolmVEPaYzwDAs/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Js5EzY4KCd_jHohwYw6gBmI6h8YWcYolmVEPaYzwDAs/edit?usp%3Dsharing&source=gmail&ust=1545481243349000&usg=AFQjCNFwPJfQ3qaJn8GM_8TqeZxeuGy7DQ" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Cairo; background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">https://docs.google.com/<wbr>document/d/1Js5EzY4KCd_<wbr>jHohwYw6gBmI6h8YWcYolmVEPaYzwD<wbr>As/edit?usp=sharing</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Cairo; background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Cairo; background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><br></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Cairo; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">To be seconded and voted upon</span></p><font color="#3b3b3a" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br></font><h2 dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; color: rgb(59, 59, 58); line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cairo; background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">3. To receive the REPORTS of activities of the preceding year from OFFICE BEARERS</span></h2><font color="#3b3b3a" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br></font><ul style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; color: rgb(59, 59, 58); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left: 15px; list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Cairo; background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">MS KATHY REID - President</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left: 15px; list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Cairo; background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">MR RUSSELL STUART - Treasurer</span><span style="font-size: 18pt; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><br></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Includes presentation of the Auditor’s Report </span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left: 15px; list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Cairo; background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">MS SAE RA GERMAINE - Secretary</span></p></li></ul><font color="#3b3b3a" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; color: rgb(59, 59, 58); line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Cairo; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Please refer to the Annual Report </span></p><font color="#3b3b3a" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; color: rgb(59, 59, 58); line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Cairo; background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">MOTION by {TBA} that the Auditor’s Report is a true statement of financial accounts</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; color: rgb(59, 59, 58); line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Cairo; background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">MOTION by {TBA} that the President’s report is correct</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; color: rgb(59, 59, 58); line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Cairo; background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">MOTION by {TBA} that the Secretary’s report is correct</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; color: rgb(59, 59, 58); line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Cairo; background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">MOTION by {TBA} that the Treasurer’s report is correct</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; color: rgb(59, 59, 58); line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Cairo; background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">MOTION by {TBA} that the actions of Council during 2018 are endorsed by the membership</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; color: rgb(59, 59, 58); line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Cairo; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">To be seconded and voted upon</span></p><font color="#3b3b3a" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br></font><h2 dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; color: rgb(59, 59, 58); line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cairo; background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">4. To CONSIDER items tabled in the call for agenda items</span></h2><font color="#3b3b3a" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br></font><ul style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; color: rgb(59, 59, 58); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left: 15px; list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Cairo; background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Amendments to the Constitution:</span></p></li><ul style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left: 15px; list-style-type: circle; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Cairo; background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">The Council recommends changes to the Constitution in the following areas</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left: 15px; list-style-type: circle; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Cairo; background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><a href="https://github.com/linuxaustralia/constitution_and_policies/commit/9c215f83037e6e2193f9bcf83fb70747e56a5a71" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://github.com/linuxaustralia/constitution_and_policies/commit/9c215f83037e6e2193f9bcf83fb70747e56a5a71&source=gmail&ust=1545481243349000&usg=AFQjCNF1c-UE9QnfQ6JbnlKFDQOGoFpI2Q" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">https://github.com/<wbr>linuxaustralia/constitution_<wbr>and_policies/commit/<wbr>9c215f83037e6e2193f9bcf83fb707<wbr>47e56a5a71</span></a></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left: 15px; list-style-type: circle; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Cairo; background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Voting for this Constitutional change will be available via the website shortly</span></p></li></ul></ul><font color="#3b3b3a" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br></font><h2 dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; color: rgb(59, 59, 58); line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cairo; background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">5. DECLARATION of Election and WELCOME of incoming Council by the Returning Officer</span></h2><font color="#3b3b3a" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br></font><h2 dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; color: rgb(59, 59, 58); line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cairo; background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">6. NOMINATION and ELECTION of Members to Vacant Council Positions <slated if not enough members nominate for council></span></h2><font color="#3b3b3a" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br></font><h2 dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; color: rgb(59, 59, 58); line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cairo; background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">7. To HEAR and RESPOND to questions from the floor</span></h2></span></pre></div></div></body></html>