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<p>Hi everyone, <br>
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<p>In line with our organisational values of openness, respect and
transparency, I'd like to communicate to you a decision that
Council has today taken regarding the Special General Meeting
(SGM) of auDA - the Australian Domain name regulator. Linux
Australia is a member of auDA in the Demand Class (ie we consume
domain name services, we do not provide them). <br>
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<p>There has been recent controversy over how auDA, which underwent
a leadership change in 2016, is currently operating with regard to
transparency of decisions, and availability of
previously-available decision making instruments such as minutes.
A group of members of auDA (of which Linux Australia was not a
part) has requested an SGM, and one of the motions at that SGM is
to remove the current Chair, Mr Stuart Benjamin, effecting change
in leadership in the organisation. <br>
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<p>After consultation with other Council members, this afternoon I
signed a proxy vote form, requesting that Mr Ned O'Meara act as
our proxy at this meeting, and vote to remove Mr Benjamin. <br>
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<p>The specific text of the instruction is below, and I am happy to
make the proxy vote form available on request. <br>
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<p>As always, your feedback, comments, and concerns - are always
welcomed to this list, or privately to any of Council. <br>
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<p>With kind regards, <br>
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<p>Kathy<br>
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<td>[LACTTE] Proxy Form for auDA SGM 31 July - Katherine
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<td>Thu, 27 Jul 2017 14:33:40 +1000</td>
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<td>Linux Australia President <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:president@linux.org.au"><president@linux.org.au></a></td>
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<td><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:ned@domainer.com.au">ned@domainer.com.au</a>, <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:di.parker@auda.org.au">di.parker@auda.org.au</a></td>
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<pre>Dear Ned and Di,
(CC: Linux Australia Council)
Please find attached a Proxy Form for Linux Australia, signed by myself
as the current President of the organisation, which instructs Ned to
vote in favour of the resolution at SGM 31 July 2017 to remove the
current Chair, Mr Stuart Benjamin. We underscore that this action is not
aimed personally at Mr Benjamin in any way, and note the regard with
which he is held in the Australian domain name community. However we
feel that the current behaviour of auDA is not in line with our own
organisational values of openness and transparency [1].
We encourage auDA to reflect on current governance practices, and to
identify and implement additional mechanisms to make the internal
machinations of the organisation more transparent to its members.
With kind regards,
Katherine (Kathy) Reid
BA/BSc, MBA
President, Linux Australia Inc.
[1] <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://linux.org.au/values">https://linux.org.au/values</a>
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Kathy Reid
President
Linux Australia
0418 130 636
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:president@linux.org.au">president@linux.org.au</a>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://linux.org.au">http://linux.org.au</a>
Linux Australia Inc
GPO Box 4788
Sydney NSW 2001
Australia
ABN 56 987 117 479
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