TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION INC
ABN 34 732 327 053

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The tenth Annual General Meeting of the Telecommunications Association Inc. (TelSoc) will be held as follows:

Date: Thursday, 30 November 2023
Time: 12:30 AEDT [Melbourne time]
Place: Online Zoom meeting only:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85439813007?pwd=KzBLZUVqZ0NwQXlLQ1pJL2ZTdkdCdz09
Meeting ID: 854 3981 3007      Passcode: 606080

The TelSoc AGM is strictly limited to financial members of TelSoc only. TelSoc warmly welcomes new financial members at any time: https://telsoc.org/membership

Business:

1. To confirm the Minutes of the ninth Annual General Meeting held on 22 November 2022.
2. To receive and consider the Annual Report of the Board, presented by the President, for the year ended 30 June 2023.
   President's report available at telsoc_presidents_report_2023_for_agm.pdf | Telsoc
3. To receive and consider the Financial Statements of the Association and the Treasurer’s Report for the year ended 30 June 2023.
   Treasurer's report available at telsoc_treasurers_report_for_2022-2023.pdf | Telsoc
4. To receive a report on the Journal, by the Managing Editor.
   Journal report available at telsoc_agm-journal_report-2023.pdf | Telsoc
5. To appoint a Returning Officer for the election of Officers.
6. To elect Officers and other members of the Board to hold office until the next Annual General Meeting of the Association.
7. To consider and vote on the following resolutions:

Resolution 1: That this AGM of the Association confirms –

that the fee for members of the Association for the current year (from 1 July 2023) shall be $120 per annum, and resolves that the fee for members from 1 July 2024 shall also be $120 per annum.

Resolution 2: That this AGM resolves –

1. that there shall be two additional categories of Associate Member of the Association, namely (A) students who are 25 years of age or younger, and (B) other students, in both cases being students enrolled at any recognised secondary or tertiary educational institution in Australia, who can provide evidence of their enrolment to the Board’s satisfaction;
2. that the annual fee for student membership in category A (25 and under) shall be $0;
3. that the annual fee for student membership in category B (all other students) shall be $20; and
4. that Associate Members who are student members (in either Category A or B) in both categories shall enjoy all of the rights and privileges of membership except the right to vote at general meetings of members, and at meetings of elected officials of the Association that they may be invited (by the Board) to attend so that the Board may seek the views of student members.

8. To consider any General Business if the majority of members at the meeting agree to consider that General Business.

Proxies:

A member may appoint another member as a proxy for the meeting. A proxy form is available on the TelSoc website. A form appointing a proxy that is sent by post or electronically to the Association is of no effect unless received by the Association by close of business (6pm) the day before the AGM. However, a form appointing a proxy may be handed to the Chairperson of the meeting before the commencement of the meeting. This may be by “technological means”.

The proxy form can be downloaded at telsoc_proxy_form_2023.docx | Telsoc,

Allan Horsley
TelSoc Secretary
10 October 2023