The Formal Meeting has approved IRSA Guidelines for Meetings, one set (P1) for more formal meetings such as the General Assembly, and one set (P2) for less formal meetings such as consideration of proposals in the EC discussion forum. The guidelines might be useful for any organisation which conducts business through asynchronous Internet communications.
(Voting P1 – In favour: Chairman, OP Chairman, RO Europe, RO Oceania, Technical Chairman. Not present: Vice-Chairman, RO Americas.
Voting P2 – In favour: Chairman, OP-Chairman, RO-Europe, RO-Oceania, Technical-Chairman, Vice-Chairman. Not present: RO-Americas.)
Nominations from the DMNs for IRSA committees
The Formal Meeting has received the nominations from the DMNs for IRSA committees. In due course, invitations will be sent out to committee members by the committee chairmen, Graham Bantock for the Technical Committee, and Terry Rensch for the O&P Committee. The Racing Committee awaits the co-option of a new Chairman.
IRSA Executive Committee Formal Meeting
The IRSA Executive Committee Formal Meeting following the GA will open on Wednesday 20 August 2014. The agenda is unchanged from the ‘step 1’ version.
Letters relating to the recent resignations of the Publicity Officer, the Racing Chairman, and the Secretary
After a brief discussion, the IRSA Executive Committee has approved the release of the letters relating to the recent resignations of the Publicity Officer, the Racing Chairman, and the Secretary.
Formal Meeting step 1 agenda
The Formal Meeting ‘step 1’ agenda and papers can now be downloaded. EC Officers have a week to propose amendments, then the final agenda will be published. We expect to start the Formal Meeting on or about Wednesday 20 August 2014.
First Formal Meeting
The first Formal Meeting will be started after a period of time during which the EC officers have had a chance to read and consider the Proposals and supporting documents.