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We have currently only had one AGM - the [[Meetings/2009_AGM|2009 AGM]] - which was held on 26th April 2009. | We have currently only had one AGM - the [[Meetings/2009_AGM|2009 AGM]] - which was held on 26th April 2009. | ||
The [[2010 AGM]] will be held on the weekend of the 24th-25th April in London and will coincide with the Open Knowledge Conference. | |||
Revision as of 00:14, 31 December 2009
The Annual General Meeting (or AGM) is the senior body of the charity. It comprises all the members and meets once per year, or more often if required. The main functions of the General Meeting are set down in the Companies Acts and include:
- Electing the Board, who are in charge of the day to day activities of the charity
- Establishing the rules - the Memorandum and Articles of Association and any Special Resolutions - including setting out which decisions are to be made by the General Meeting and which by the Board
- Approving the annual accounts
The powers of the AGM are set out in the chapter's constitution, in particular clauses 5-13 of the Articles.
The first AGM must be held within 18 months of incorporation. Subsequent AGMs must be held within 15 months of the previous AGM.
We have currently only had one AGM - the 2009 AGM - which was held on 26th April 2009.
The 2010 AGM will be held on the weekend of the 24th-25th April in London and will coincide with the Open Knowledge Conference.