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2021 ACS Annual General Meeting and Information Session
NOTICE OF THE 2021 ACS ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND MEMBER INFORMATION SESSION Register for the 2021 Annual General Meeting
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About this event
Under Section 13 of the ACS Rules, the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Australian Computer Society Incorporated for 2021 will be held via videoconference on Tuesday 23rd November 2021 at 4.30pm (AEDT).
AGM agenda:
1. Welcome and Opening
2. Confirmation of the Minutes of the 29th AGM held on 30 November 2020
3. Acceptance of the consolidated Annual Financial Statements of Australian Computer Society Incorporated (the Association) and its subsidiaries (the ‘Group’) for the year ended 30 June 2021.
4. Receipt of the report of Management Committee on the activities of the Society during the financial year ended 30 June 2021
5. Close
A Members Information Session will follow the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting.
Please log in to the MyACS Members Area to view the:
• Agenda
• Minutes of the 29th AGM (2020)
• Annual Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 30 June 2021
• 2021 Annual Report
• Appointment of Proxy Form
• Management Committee Report
Who is eligible to vote:
All financial members, other than members of Overseas Group, Students, Honorary Fellows and Honorary Members (who were not members before classification as an Honorary Member) are entitled to attend and vote at general meetings of the Society. A member may not vote at any general meeting of the Society unless all monies payable by that member (and their proxy), to the Society, have been paid.
Eligible voting members will be sent a link to vote on the motions raised in the AGM on the day of the event.
Appointing a Proxy:
If you cannot attend, you are entitled to appoint an eligible person to vote on your behalf. Submit an Appointment of Proxy Form by:
• email to ceo@acs.org.au or
• post to Governance, ACS, PO Box Q534, QVB, SYDNEY NSW 1230
ensuring it is received by ACS no later than 72 hours prior to the AGM commencement.
Registration for the AGM:
For members wanting to attend the AGM, registration is required to ensure you can vote.
Please note: In order to ensure appropriate checks of eligibility to attend and vote at the AGM, registration will close 4 hours before commencement at 12.30pm (AEDT) on Tuesday 23 November.
Two hours before the event commences all members registered for the event will be sent a link to access the online portal.
Members Information Session
A Members Information Session will be held immediately after the Annual General Meeting.
Items proposed for discussion and Q&A:
a) Review of ACS constitution
b) Development of new 5-year strategic plan
c) Strengthening of products, services & partnerships
d) Other issues raised
Members are invited to submit questions for the information session, and a link is available through the MyACS Page .
Yours sincerely,
Rupert Grayston
CEO
Event Terms & Conditions
Registration
- Payment in full is required the time of booking in order for the registration to be valid.
- To avoid disappointment, ensure you pay for your booking(s) before the registration closing date. Anyone that has not received a confirmation email will not be on the event attendance list and therefore will not be admitted to the event.
- Online registration ends at the time stated on the event registration page.
Cancellation and Refund
All cancellations must be processed through the website, a refund will only be considered if it is at least 3 working days prior to the event.
Disclaimer
- ACS reserves the right to change the program at any time. Every effort will be made to ensure a program of equivalent standard and members are updated with changes.
- All dietary requirements are considered, however we cannot guarantee a 100% allergen free environment.
- ACS reserves the right to prohibit entry or eject any person from an ACS event based on behaviour deemed inappropriate by ACS staff, its agents and/or others working under its authority.
- Filming or streaming by attendees is not permitted. If an attendee is found to be doing so they will be asked to leave the event immediately and further action may be taken.
- Photography and/or filming may take place during this event, by accepting these terms you consent to this. Please let a member of ACS know if you do not want your picture taken.
COVID-19 Event Attendance Compliance
By registering to attend an ACS in person event you are agreeing to the below terms and conditions
- If an attendee is displaying flu or cold like symptoms in the days leading up to the event and therefore is not able to attend, ACS will refund the registration fee.
- If an attendee comes to an event and is displaying flu or cold like symptoms they will be asked to leave
- We ask all ACS members to respect the social distancing guidelines, if an attendee repeatedly disregards these guidelines, they may be asked to leave
- ACS reserves the right to cancel the event within 24 hours' notice if either the speaker or the event host has advised us that they are exhibiting flu or cold like symptoms
- All attendees must provide a valid phone number and email address to be contacted on if there is reason to notify about a possible COVID-19 exposure
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