Hi all,

A *reminder* of the 2005 Bicycle Victoria AGM - if you're
interested in attending or asking a question, please read below.


From the BV website:

2005 Annual General Meeting
http://www.bv.com.au/inform.php?a=9&b=162&c=1458
Notice of Annual General Meeting

Notice is given that the 30th Annual General Meeting of the Bicycle
Institute of Victoria Incorporated (trading as Bicycle Victoria) will
be held on Monday 7 November 2005 in the Condell Room, Melbourne Town
Hall (cnr Swanston and Collins streets) at 7.00pm.

Members who RSVP by close of business Friday 4 November are invited
for light refreshments from 6.30pm. RSVP: ph (03) 8636 8888, email:
jennieh@...]jennieh@...


New Constitution: Notice of Special Resolutions

Notice is given that it is intended that the following resolutions be
proposed as special resolutions at the Annual General Meeting:

1. That the name of the association formally be changed to Bicycle
Victoria Incorporated.

2. That the constitution of the association be replaced with the new
constitution recommended by the Council, copies of which have been
made available to Members before the meeting, and a true copy of which
has been initialled by the chair of the meeting for the purpose of
identification.

Read more about the proposed constitution.
http://www.bv.com.au/inform.php?a=9&b=162&c=1670

Your questions
We welcome all Members to attend the AGM and ask questions and make
comments.

If you have questions you'd like answered in detail at the AGM, please
email or write to us by 5pm Friday 21 October (GPO Box 1961, Melbourne
3001; jennieh@...).

Formal Agenda

7.00: Welcome
* Apologies
* Confirmation of the minutes of the 2004 AGM. The minutes are posted
on the right of this web page in PDF form, and copies will be
available at the meeting

7.15: Special Resolutions 1 and 2

7.45: General Manager's Report

8.00: President's Report: 2005 Strategy

8.15: Financial Report

8.30: Volunteer recognition

8.40: Q&A

9.10: Announcement of Council election result, and introduction of new
Councillors

9.30: Meeting closes


* Timing after the start is indicative

* All current Members are entitled to attend and vote and each Member
is entitled to one vote at the meeting

If you cannot vote in person, you are entitled to appoint another
Member as your proxy, by giving notice to the Secretary, Bicycle
Victoria by fax (8636 8800) or mail (GPO Box 1961, Melbourne 3001) no
later than 8pm Saturday 5 November 2005. Each Member can hold up to 10
proxy votes.

Also refer to here for Proxy Forms:
http://www.bv.com.au/file/Proxy%20form%202005%20AGM_1.pdf



--- In vicbugchat@yahoogroups.com, Yarra Bicycle Users Group
<yarrabug@y...> wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> Fellow Bicycle Victoria members may be interested in
> the upcoming Annual General Meeting and proposed
> changes to BV's constitution.
>
> Don't forget to vote - a reminder that voting for the
> BV council closes this Friday 21st:
> http://bv.com.au/inform.php?a=9&b=162&c=1695
>
> Also, fellow YarraBUG member Elliot Fishman had a
> excellent letter published in Tuesday's Age, scroll to
> the 15th letter here:
>
http://theage.com.au/news/letters/not-much-light-on-the-workchoices-hotline/2005\
/10/17/1129401193609.html
>
>
> cheers,
>
> Chris ;)
>
>
>
> ****
>
> Notes from BV's website:
>
> Notice of Annual General Meeting:
> http://www.bv.com.au/inform.php?a=9&b=162&c=1458
>
> Information Night: Monday 26 October 2005
> Bicycle Victoria Members are invited to attend an
> Information Night at 7.00pm on Wednesday 26 October
> 2005 at Bicycle Victoria. At the Information Night you
> can ask Council members and our experts from the
> Constitution committee about the proposed
> Constitution. Please RSVP your attendance for the
> Information Night by Friday 21 October 2005 to
> constitution@b...
>
> We encourage you to read the proposed Constitution and
> the Explanatory Memorandum (refer PDF link below). If
> you have questions, submit them in writing before the
> Information Night on Wednesday 26 October 2005 (email
> constitution@b...). We will prepare answers,
> which will be presented at the Information Night (see
> above for details).
>
> Written answers will also be sent (after Wednesday 26
> October 2005) to all Members who submit questions, as
> well as posted on this web page.
>
> Annual General Meeting - Proxy Voting form:
> http://www.bv.com.au/file/Proxy%20form%202005%20AGM.pdf
>
> Proposed Constitution - Explanatory Memorandum:
> http://www.bv.com.au/file/explanatory%20memorandum.20050826.pdf
>
> Proposed Constitution
> http://www.bv.com.au/inform.php?a=9&b=162&c=1670
>
> We value your feedback;
> http://www.bv.com.au/inform.php?a=9&b=168&c=476


Yarra Bicycle Users Group
http://www.yarrabug.org
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