[Osia-members] OSIA January update #1

Jack Burton jack at saosce.com.au
Sat Jan 6 19:19:55 AEDT 2018


Evening, all.

It's been a very busy week at OSIA, although with most activity having
focussed on just a couple of urgent items, this will be a fairly short
update.

** January SGM called **

As instructed by the 2017 AGM, the interim board has called an SGM, to
be held at 5:30pm on Thu 25 Jan in Sydney (just after the close of
proceedings for the day at LCA2018, in the same building).

The notice, agenda, papers & proxy form were sent out on Thursday, both
to the lists and by post. If you have just subscribed to osia-members@
in the last day or two, you can get your copy from the list archives
here:
https://lists.osia.com.au/pipermail/osia-members/Week-of-Mon-20180101/000311.html

The purpose of the SGM is twofold: to approve the revised annual
report; and to review the results of the call for EoIs (see below).

I look forward to seeing many of you in Sydney on Thursday 25th.

Many thanks also to the LCA2018 organising team for generously
providing us with a venue for this SGM.

** Call for EoIs to serve on the board **

The call for expressions of interest in serving on the 2018 board opened
on New Year's Eve and will close at 5:45pm (Sydney time) on 23 January.
If you have just subscribed to the osia-members@ list in the last week,
you can get your copy from the list archives here:
https://lists.osia.com.au/pipermail/osia-members/Week-of-Mon-20171225/000310.html

The unique process used this year has been designed to meet OSIA's
exact needs at this point in time.

All those who have the time, capability and motivation to serve on the
new board are encouraged to lodge an expression of interest.

This is your opportunity, not just to shape the future of your industry
body, but also to go down in history as one of the industry heroes who
brought OSIA "out of the crisis" (with apologies to the late, great W.
Edwards Deming).

** Board meetings **

The interim board met (by teleconference) on Wednesday (3 Jan). It was
another highly productive meeting, with 6 more resolutions passed and
22 action items delegated. We look forward to reporting further
progress on those matters in the near future.

The interim board will next meet (again by teleconference) on Thursday
11 January 2018.

The new board will meet for the first time (in Sydney) on Saturday 27
January 2018 (the day after the last day of LCA2018). Those seeking to
join the new board should keep that day free to attend the board
meeting (either in person, particularly if you'll be in Sydney for LCA
anyway, or by teleconference). Notice & draft agenda of meeting will be
distributed in advance to all those who lodge EoIs (see above).

As always, OSIA members are encouraged to bring any pertinent matters
(and indeed your views on them) to the attention of the board, either
on this list or by contacting any of us directly. The email addresses of
all board member are available here:
http://osia.com.au/drupal7/corporate-documents/osia-board-members

Regards,


Jack Burton
<jack at saosce.com.au>



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