[H-ADMIN] [H-GEN] Presidents Report for period ending 7/Aug/2010

[Mark Ellem]

Hi Russell,

Overall, your report looks good.

Only thing I see not quite right here is the report submissions. Firstly, I can't find anywhere in my email the secretary's report for this upcoming or last Exec meeting. Secondly, I'd like to point out that while my report submission was late enough to not be read through properly that the Librarian's report was submitted past the agreed 12 hour deadline as well.

If you amend your report to make it clear that my report was submitted too late to be read properly and note the Librarian's was late but with enough time to be read, then I'll accept the minutes.

As it stands your report appears to be singing me out, which while I feel is somewhat justified is also not 100% accurate.

Regards,
Mark.

On 06/08/2010, at 8:05 PM, Russell Stuart wrote:

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> Here is my Presidents for the period ending 2010-08-07.
> 
> Committee reports submitted at the last Exec meeting:
>  President:      done & accepted by the exec.
>  Vice President: done & accepted by the exec.
>  Secretary:      done & accepted by the exec.
>  Treasurer:      done & accepted by the exec - but was late.
>  Librarian:      done & accepted by the exec.
> 
> The "but was late" remark above reflects the committee's decision at its
> 2010-Feb-06 meeting to only accept reports submitted in writing prior to
> the meeting
> 
> Outstanding items from the last minutes:
>  Getting a New PO Box Key: Clinton sent out an email earlier on today
>  that he would organise it this morning at a cost of $6. 
> 
> However, it is likely it won't be outstanding as of the next Exec
> meeting as Clinton intends to get it Saturday morning.
> 
> Not much has happened since the last exec meeting.  That is perhaps
> because all of the Executive is on the LCA 2011 committee, and quite a
> bit has been happening there.  The Call For Papers been issued.  The
> submission period will close tomorrow, but if history is any guide will
> reopen for a short period to allow the stragglers to get their papers
> in.
> 
> Doing the Call For Papers turned out to be surprisingly difficult.
> Actually doing the deed is bordering on trivial of course, but before
> you can do that you need a working web site, which needs a working
> server and DNS entries ... and so on.  Thus some of you may have noticed
> some of us on the LCA 2011 committee working on this during Humbug
> meetings.  We got it all working in the end, but a couple of weeks late.
> 
> The next big event in the Humbug calendar is the AGM, which will be held
> on the first meeting in September.  The primary business will as usual
> be electing the new committee for the next 12 months.  I encourage to
> nominate yourself and your friends for a positions on the new committee.
> I will be standing for re-election.
> 
> As president I will be chairing the AGM.  As usual contributions to
> proceedings from members on the day will be welcome, but with one
> change.  If anyone wants to put a motion to alter the constitution, that
> the changes and the actual text of the motion in an email to this list
> at least one week prior to the AGM.  This is because I believe changes
> to the constitution are a fairly serious matter.  The membership needs
> to be given some time to consider them.  Hearing it for the first time
> 10 minutes before having to vote on it doesn't do it justice.
> 
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