GVIAS ANNOUNCE: Feb 25 2010
The Greater Vancouver Interactive Arts Society Annual General Meeting is happening in a little over two weeks. The information in this email is all in preparation for that event. Please read through it and set the date aside to attend.
Look for one more email from us on March 3rd which will include information on
- people who are running for the board
- minutes from last years AGM
- draft financial statement
- motions to be acted on in the meeting
Ready to apply? We have published a form to apply for the board on the GVIAS website at:
Board Application
Annual General Meeting Information
One Two One Studios
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
Snacks and beverages will be provided, feel free to bring your own as well
Chair - Frank Roberts
Co-Chair - Erik Paulsson
- Adoption of rules.
- Approval of the Agenda
- Approval of the Minutes from last AGM
- Statement from the outgoing President
- Budget 2010-2011 Report (Michael)
- Financial 2009 Report (Michael)
- Committee Reports
- Vision Committee
- Membership Committee
- Budget Committee
- Events Committee
- Grants Committee
- Communication Committee
- Motions - (TBA - March 3)
- Election of new Board of Directors
- Announcement of Candidates
- Statement from each Candidate
- Ballots cast
- Tabulation
- Announcement of new Board of Directors
- Adjourn
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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 ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ).
Ready to run? We have published a form to apply for the board on the GVIAS website at:
Board Application