Minutes of the E-community Networking Association AGM, 2 December 2002

@ VICNET, State Library of Victoria,   6-7pm


In attendance

Mark Samuel King-  Knowledge Collaboration,
Inez van Polanen-  WIRE,
Cheryl Langdon Orr - HOVTEK,
Andrew Cunningham- VICNET,
John Perrymeant  - Swinburne Uni,
Mary Lancaster- World Design Interactive,
Davide Riboni -- Intuitus consulting,
Leone Wheeler -- RMIT,
Stuart Hall - VICNET,
Colin Brokenshire -- VICSERV,
Wal Taylor -- Central Qld Uni (by phone),
Roy David (by phone), Accessed Coorparoo Ed Prec.
Larry Stillman -CCNR (minutes),
Budi Setyo - Infoxchange,

Apologies

Peter Chomley
Margaret J O'Donnell
Gary Hardy -- CCNR
Lyn Simpson, Queensland Inst. Technology
Janet Munro
Helen Thompson
Kate Spalding
Phillip Mansor
Derek Whitehead
Ian Thompson --2020 Trust, NZ
Caroline Leigh, Community Builders, NSW
Lyn Campbell,
Sue Nash,


1.  Moved Mary Lancaster and seconded Inez van Polanen to accept apologies

2.    ELECTION OF COMMITTEE

As no other nominations had been received, officers were elected unopposed
and were declared so by Mark Samuel King, ECNA's public officer

President -- Mark Samuel-King  --- Victoria
Vice-President:  Lyn Simpson  -- Qld
Secretary:  Larry Stillman-- Vic
Leone Wheeler -- Treasurer -- Vic
Wal Taylor, Ordinary Commitee Member (Qld)
Roy David, Ordinary Committee Member (Qld)

3.    FINANCIAL REPORT
Mark Samuel-King spoke to this.   A full financial report will be tabled at
a special general meeting.  There had been no expenses, and there were 44
individual members and 11 organisational members.  There is a need to pay
GST on these memberships which totalled approximately $200.

There was to be approx $26K income from the Community Networking conference.

Moved by Stuart Hall and by acclamation that the verbal report be received
and the report awaited from the new Treasurer.  It was also suggested that
the appointment of the auditor be delayed the appointment of the special
general meeting.

4.     CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGES

Model rules are not adequate.  A subcommittee is to be established by Mark
Samuel-King and Cheryl Langdon Orr & John Perrymeant to development
constitutional amendments for the special general meeting.

6.    ECNA ACTIVITY

There was a need to establish a number of working groups, and it was
suggested that they establish their own communication channels

* Conferences and related activities
Convenor -- Larry Stillman
Members
Leone Wheeler
Mary Lancaster
Wal Taylor
Andrew Cunningham

* Public Policy

Wal Taylor -- convenor
Cheryl Langdon Orr
Leone Wheeler
Mark Samuel-King

Research and Development

Wal Taylor chairs and R&D network in the Global Community Partnership and is
setting up a database of reports and studies

Evaluation

who?
Education

who?


6.    Next Meeting

A special general meeting will be held in April or May.


Larry Stillman
ECNA Secretary