AGM Minutes - 2010
Monday 18 October 2010, 11.00am
Maddocks. Level 7, 140 William Street, Melbourne 3000
| Chair: | Tony Staley |
| Secretary: | Jo Lim |
| Returning Officer: | Chris Disspain |
Present:
Tony Staley, Kim Heitman, Amin Kroll, Cheryl Langdon-Orr, Chris Disspain, Dwayne Varey, George Pongas, Graham McDonald, Josh Rowe, Julie Hammer, Marty Drill, Rosemary Sinclair, Jo Lim
Member/ Public Attendees:
Adrian Kinderis, Bill Caelli, Bruce Tonkin, Chris Chaundy, Craig Ng, David Keegal, Elspeth Ross, Erhan Karabardak, Jacki O’Sullivan, Jeremy Feiglin, John Higgins, Krista Papac, Leonie Dunbar, Paul Woods, Peter Nettlefold, Robert Gregory, Simon Delzoppo, Simon Johnson, Tristan Kathage
Apologies: Nil
- Introduction and Welcome by the Chair
Motion (moved Tony Staley, seconded Cheryl Langdon-Orr):
The Notice of AGM is to be taken as read
Carried
Quorum (12 members) present. Meeting declared open
The Secretary advised that 45 proxies were received:
0 Supply Class
45 Demand Class - AGM 2009 Minutes
Motion (moved Tony Staley, seconded Chris Chaundy):
Approve the minutes of the 2009 AGM
Carried - Report from the Chair on auDA Activities and Progress
The CEO delivered a summary of the CEO Statement circulated in the Annual Report - 2008- 2009 Audited Accounts
Motion (moved Tony Staley, seconded Josh Rowe):
Accept the audited 2009-2010 accounts
Carried - Resignation from Board of Retiring Directors
Marty Drill (Supply), Dwayne Varey (Supply), Kimberley Heitman (Demand) and Cheryl Langdon-Orr (Demand) resigned from the Board
Tony Staley (The Chair) thanked the retiring Directors for their active participation and significant service on the Board over the past 2 years - Election of new Directors to the Board
Election supervised by John Higgins, Nexia ASR
Supply Class (2 positions)
Nominees: Marty Drill and Dwayne Varey
Elected: Marty Drill and Dwayne Varey
Demand Class (2 positions)
Nominees: Richard Bone, Kevin Fleming, Kimberley Heitman, Simon Johnson, Erhan Karabardak, Cheryl Langdon-Orr and Kelvin Markham
Elected: Kimberley Heitman and Cheryl Langdon-Orr
The Board thanked and encouraged those nominees who were unsuccessful at this time, to consider re-standing for the Board and policy panels in the future - Other Business
Simon Johnson queried the Board’s view on travel expenses, in the 2009- 10 Accounts
Chris Disspain advised that auDA has been increasing its domestic and international outreach activities in line with the Strategic Plan approved by the Board. Domestic travel increases were also due to Board & staff attendance at ICANN Sydney June 2009 and the 2009 AGM in Perth. The Chair assured members the Board would monitor the travel budget
Bruce Tonkin queried the benefits of auDA membership
Chris Disspain noted there has been an increase in demand class memberships due to Outreach/ CGDN/ Awards efforts. Expanding auDA membership is also part of the Strategic Plan and is continuing with efforts to date reflected in the Annual Report
Simon Johnson asked how auDA maintains the integrity, of its membership
Chris Disspain advised that a member’s register is maintained and all membership applications are approved by the Board, with the Board requesting further information from an applicant if required - Close of Business
The meeting was closed at 11.40am