To: All GVIAS Members,
The Greater Vancouver Interactive Arts Society Annual General Meeting is happening in a few days. The information in this email with these attachments is all in preparation for that event. Please read through it and set the date aside to attend.
Attached folder contains:
- minutes from last years AGM
- draft financial statement
- meeting agenda
Annual General Meeting Information
Thursday, March 11th, 2010
One Two One Studios
121 Heatley Avenue (at Alexander)
Vancouver BC
Doors open at 7:00 pm, Meeting starts promptly at 7:30 pm.
New membership applications will be accepted between 7:00 and 7:20 pm
Applications received during this time will be immediately acted on in order for you to participate in the meeting. Only members can participate in the meeting.
Snacks and beverages will be provided, feel free to bring your own as well
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Board of Director Elections
The term of a Director appointment is one year. Accordingly, all 7 seats on the Board come up for election each year at the AGM.
We are collecting self-nominations for the 2010 Board of Directors before the meeting. All the information collected will be published before the meeting. It is our hope that this will encourage new people to apply, as well as inform our membership about the strengths of the candidates prior to the meeting.
If you're considering a run for the board, please read these requirements first. (text included below)
Ready to apply? We have published a form to apply for the board on the GVIAS website at:
Board Application
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Board of Director Requirements
If you're considering a run for the board, please read these requirements first.
The term of a Board appointment is one year. At a basic minimum, board members are required to...
* Attend monthly meetings. These meetings tend to be approximately 2 hours long.
* Join one of the existing Committees: Grants, Visioning, Budget, Events, Communications, or Membership
* Attend one annual weekend strategic retreat to assist with the development of the Board's Strategic Plan.
* Attend one or two General Meetings each year as well at the one Annual General Meetings each year.
* Be available by email regularly.
* Offer informed opinions to decisions about budgets, processes, schedules, and projects.
* Follow Robert's Rule of Order and help keep our meetings on track.
All board seats are effectively members-at-large, representing the community in general. Seats are not tied to executive positions, which are chosen annually, though board members are encouraged to pursue executive positions that interest them.
Board membership is limited to 3-year term, we've found that most new board members spend their first year figuring how best to serve, then really kick into high gear in their second and third years.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask one of the current Board Members (
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Ready to run? We have published a form to apply for the board on the GVIAS website at:
Board Application
ATTACHMENTS: http://gvias.org/docs/GVIAS-AGM-Files-0310/GVIAS-AGM-Files-march%202010/
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