Meetings/2010 AGM

The 2010 AGM will be held on Saturday the 24th April at the University College London's Student Union, in London.

It will coincide with the Open Knowledge Conference 2010.

This page is a work in progress - please come back closer to the time for more details.

Planning is at /Planning.

Agenda

1. Annual Report and Accounts
2. Election of the new board, including hustings
3. Administrative /Motions

Timeline

Date planned* / Achieved	Milestone
22 February	Invitation for tellers to be sent out (Andrew)
25 February	Call for Proposals for talks (Seddon)
End of February	Content and draft pages for annual report set
End of February	All expenses to date need to be in
9 March	Invitation for motions to be sent out (Andrew)
24 March	Notice of AGM (Andrew)
21 March	invitation for candidates (Andrew)
Beginning of April	Board's Report finalized (all)
23:59 4 April	Deadline for board member nominations (Tellers)
6 April	Board member ballot papers issued (Tellers)
??	Schedule of AGM / OKCon finalized (Seddon)
24 April 2010	AGM / OKCon

Statutory requirements

This notice is required to be given under the company's Articles of Association, which specify:

1. The notice must be given to all members and directors (Art 6.4)
2. Notice must be received at least 21 days before the date of the AGM (Art 6.1a)
3. Notices given electronically are deemed to have been received 48 hours after they are sent (Art 26.5)
4. Copies of notices sent must be retained in the Sent Items folder (Art 26.5)
5. If notices sent electronically bounce, a paper copy must be posted to the member within 48 hours (Art 26.5)
6. The notice must specify the Date, Time and Place of meeting (Art 6.3)
7. The notice must specify the general nature of the business of the meeting (this is achieved by including the Agenda) (Art 6.3)
8. The notice must mention the fact that it is an AGM (achieved by the title) (Art 6.3)

In addition the Election Rules specify that an invitation for candidates must be sent out with the notice of an AGM, containing:

1. Details of the duties and obligations of a director-trustee
2. Details of the statutory restrictions on who can serve as a director-trustee
3. A nominating form for candidates to return to the Teller(s) setting out the required information,[2] with space for a candidate statement
4. The deadline for returning the form to the Teller(s), which will not be less than 14 days and no more than 35 days before the AGM,[3] and at least three clear days after notice has been given

The legal rules on who can serve as a Director and as a charity Trustee are set out:

1. For company directors here
2. For charity trustees here

The duties of the chapter's Board members are set out:

1. In the Companies Act 2006 here; more guidance on these duties are given here
2. As charity trustees, here

Notes

These notes were brought forward from last year's page:

Ideas for a UK conference, please add/modify/discuss:

• Every January
• Moving around - at least alternating between London and Manchester, perhaps Birmingham and other places as well
• One day, lunch included
• Cost included in membership fee (should give better turnout than charging separately and means we don't have to worry about too few people turning up and it making a loss)
• Talks, discussion and debates about Wikimedia projects and the UK community
• Talks from external speakers
• Talks from WMF
• AGM: Annual report, board election, any other business