Notice of auDA 2005 Annual General Meeting
The Board of Directors of .au Domain Administration Limited (auDA), is pleased to invite you to attend its 2005 Annual General Meeting.
Date: Friday 18 November 2005
Time: 11.00 am
Venue: Maddocks, Level 7, 140 William St, Melbourne
Purpose
The purpose of this meeting is to:
- Report the activities of the Board
- Report on progress in achieving the objectives of auDA
- Elect Directors to the Board of auDA to replace those retiring by rotation.
Agenda for the AGM
- Motion to approve the auDA AGM 2004 Minutes.
- Report from the CEO on activities and progress.
- Acceptance of the 2004–2005 audited accounts.
- Resignation from the Board of those Directors retiring by rotation.
- Elections for new Directors to the Board:
- Supply Class (1 Director) – 2 nominations received
- Demand Class (2 Directors) – 2 nominations received, no election required
- Representative Association Class (1 Director) – 1 nomination received, no election required
- Other Business.
- Close of Business.
Accounts
2004–2005 accounts are now online.
Board Election
The AGM will elect 4 Directors to the Board, to replace 4 Directors who must retire in accordance with clause 19.3 of auDA's constitution. The retiring Directors are Larry Bloch, Kim Davies, Josh Rowe and Peter Nissen.
The Directors elected will serve for a term of two years.
The vacancies which will become available are:
- one (1) Director elected only by the Supply Class Members;
- two (2) Directors elected only by the Demand Class Members;
- one (1) Director elected only by the Representative Association Class Members.
Retiring Directors may re-contest these vacancies.
Candidates Standing for Election
| Candidate | Class | Proposed by | Seconded by |
| Marty Drill | Supply | Domain Candy Pty Ltd | TPP Internet Pty Ltd |
| Brett Fenton | Supply | Enetica Pty Ltd | Melbourne IT Pty Ltd |
| David Goldstein | Demand | Derek Whitehead | Bruce Arnold |
| Josh Rowe | Demand | Josh Rowe | Kim Davies |
| Roger Dean | Rep Assoc | Australian Vice-Chancellors' Committee (AVCC) | Council of Australian University Directors of IT (CAUDIT) |
Statements submitted by candidates are available online.
Voting
You cannot vote at the AGM unless you qualify to vote under Clause 16.1 of auDA’s Constitution and your membership fee has been paid.
Proxy
For members who cannot attend the meeting but still wish to vote, a Proxy Form (PDF) with instructions is available. All qualifying members have the right to appoint a proxy and the proxy does not need to be a member of auDA.
Proxy forms must be received by 5pm AEDT on Wednesday 16 November 2005.
They should be sent to:
auDA Proxy
107 Faraday Street, Carlton VIC 3053
or faxed to 03 9349 5711
