Notice of Annual General Meeting - 2013
The Board of Directors of .au Domain Administration Limited (auDA), is pleased to invite you to attend its 2013 Annual General Meeting.
Date: | Tuesday 15 October 2013 |
Time: | 4.00 pm |
Venue: | Park Hyatt. 1 Saint Andrews Place, Melbourne VIC 3002 |
Purpose
The purpose of this meeting is to:
- Report the activities of auDA
- Elect Directors to the Board of auDA to replace those retiring by rotation
The Board also invites members to stay for drinks and networking after the AGM
Agenda for the AGM
- Motion to approve the auDA AGM 2012 Minutes
- Report from the CEO on activities and progress
- Acceptance of the 2012–2013 audited accounts (to be published before the meeting)
- Resignation from the Board of those Directors retiring by rotation
- Elections for new Directors to the Board:
a. Supply Class (two Directors) – three nominations received
b. Demand Class (two Directors) – seven nominations received - Other Business
- Close of Business
Following the close of the AGM, auDA invites members to a networking function being held in conjunction with the Australian Internet Governance Forum (auIGF). auDA members are entitled to free registration for the auIGF, to be held at the Park Hyatt Melbourne on 16 and 17 October.
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Board Election (Agenda Item 5)
The AGM will elect four Directors to the Board, to replace four Directors who must retire in accordance with clause 19.3 of auDA's Constitution
The retiring Directors are Paul Levins, George Pongas, Joshua Rowe and Kartic Srinivasan
The Directors elected will serve for a term of two years
The vacancies which will become available are:
- two (2) Directors elected only by the Supply Class Members
- two (2) Directors elected only by the Demand Class Members
Retiring Directors may re-contest these vacancies
Candidates Standing for Election
Candidate | Class | Proposed by | Seconded by |
James Deck | Supply | 1 SWiM | 1300WebPro |
George Pongas | Supply | AusRegistry P/L | Sarar P/L |
Kartic Srinivasan | Supply | Melbourne IT | Get Started |
Adam Blake | Demand | Rudy Labordus | Graeme Fleming |
Simon Johnson | Demand | Edward Keay-Smith | Chris Burgess |
Paul Levins | Demand | Paul Levins | Craig Ng |
Steven Roddis | Demand | Steven Roddis | 2 EFA |
Joshua Rowe | Demand | Joshua Rowe | Jon Lawrence |
Karl Schaffarczyk | Demand | Cheryl Langdon-Orr | Karl Schaffarczyk |
Grant Wiltshire | Demand | Stuart Benjamin | Naomi Benjamin |
1 SWiM Communications
2 Electronic Frontiers Australia Inc
Select Candidate statements, to view the information
Voting
You cannot vote at the AGM unless you qualify to vote under clause 16.1 of auDA’s Constitution and your membership fee has been paid
Proxy
For Members who cannot attend the meeting but still wish to vote, a Proxy Form (PDF) with instructions is available. If you have any trouble accessing the proxy form, please email Jacki O'Sullivan
All qualifying Members have the right to appoint a proxy and the proxy does not need to be a Member of auDA
Proxy forms must be received by 5pm AEDST on Friday 11 October 2013. Late proxy forms will not be accepted
Forms must be mailed or faxed to:
auDA Company Secretary | |
c/- Robert Gregory, Maddocks Lawyers | |
Postal Address: | 140 William Street, Melbourne 3000 |
Fax Number: | 03 9288 0666 |