Internet Society of Australia
A Chapter of the Internet Society
ABN 36 076 406 801
Notice is hereby given that the tenth Annual General Meeting of the members of the Society will be held at the Chifley on Northbourne/Marque Hotel, 102 Northbourne Avenue, Canberra, ACT 2061, at 8:00 am on Wednesday 6 December 2006. Please see the Explanatory Memorandum below for more information on the items below.
A member of the Society is entitled to attend and vote or appoint a proxy to attend and vote on their behalf. A proxy need not be a member (see Proxy Form). To appoint a proxy, you must return your proxy form to the registered office of the Society by delivery, mail or facsimile at least 24 hours before the time and date scheduled for the Annual General Meeting. Proxy forms should be addressed to:
The Internet Society of Australia
Attention: Mr Craig Ng
Maddocks
Level 21 Angel Place
123 Pitt Street
Sydney NSW 2000
Facsimile (02) 9221 0872
The Annual General Meeting of the members of the Society will be held for the purpose of considering the following items of ordinary business:
1.1 To consider the profit and loss accounts, the balance sheet, the report of the directors and the auditors and directors reports of the Society and, if thought fit, receive and adopt those accounts, balance sheet and reports.
2.1 To accept the resignations of the directors who are retiring and appoint four directors from those persons nominated as directors. The persons nominated as directors are (in alphabetical order): Ross Kelso, Gerry White. As the number of candidates for election as directors is less than as the number of vacancies on the Board, a ballot will not need to be held for the election of the candidates. (see Nominations for Directors 2006).
DATED 15 November 2006
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD
Kevin Karp
Honorary Secretary, ISOC-AU
Internet Society of Australia
A Chapter of the Internet Society
ABN 36 076 406 801
Annual General Meeting
8:00am 6 December 2006
102 Northbourne Avenue, Canberra, ACT 2061
An annual general meeting is required to be held by the Corporations Act 2001 and certain items of business must be transacted at the meeting. This memorandum explains the background to some of the items of business set out in the accompanying Notice of Meeting.
One-third of the board of twelve directors must retire at the AGM 2006 in accordance with the requirements of the Constitution of the Society. The retiring directors are: Gunela Astbrink, Adam Creed, Ross Kelso and Gerry White. In accordance with Article 46.6 of the Constitution, retiring directors are eligible for re-election at the 2006 AGM.
Ross Kelso and Gerry White have nominated for election as directors. As the number of candidates is less than the number of vacancies on the Board, a ballot will not need to be held for the election of the candidates.
A copy of the nomination list accompanies this memorandum.