ALL IAAC FINANCIAL MEMBERS,

 

This is to inform you all that I (Returning Officer) have received following two sets of nominations for the election of the Office Bearers and Executive Committee.

 

The first set of nominations is from the current IAAC Committee. This set of nominations provides the names of candidates for the position of President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer and six committee members as listed below.

 

President: The name of the nominee is Deepak Raj Gupta.

 

Vice -President: The name of the nominee is Reena Fernandez.

 

Secretary:    The name of the nominee is Tejinder S.Hunjon (Terry). 

 

Treasurer:  The name of the nominee is Paul Tarrant.

 

Members of the Executive Committee:  There are six committee members’ positions and I have received six nominations. The names of the nominees are: Mithun Koshy Alexander, Ira Joshi, Sujata Rendev, Kalyana Chakradhar Ravinuthala, Prabhat Nagaria, Bhagyashree Paranjape. 

 

The second set of nominations is from three financial members of the IAAC. This set of nominations provides the names of candidates for the position of Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer only as listed below.

 

President:  No nomination

 

Vice -President: The name of the nominee is Subhangi Chakravarty

 

Secretary:  The name of the nominee is Shweta Chawla

 

Treasurer:  The name of the nominee is Jeanette D'Souza

 

Members of the Executive Committee:  No nominations  

 

Since there  are  two nominations for the position of Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer, therefore election by secret ballot will be held (if required) in the AGM for these three positions only, as per the IAAC Constitution clause 14. 

 

The AGM of IAAC financial members will be held on Saturday 6 August 2005 at Griffin Centre at 11 AM.

 

Please note that  entry to  the AGM  is only to current financial members.  All current financial members attending the AGM need to carry their IAAC membership cards. 

 

To be eligible to vote and to become a candidate, a proposer or seconder in the election of the members of the Executive Committee in the annual general meeting at the end of the financial year, the Ordinary Member must have joined the Association before the preceding 31 March, as per the IAAC Constitution clause 6 (b).

 

If a member is unable to attend AGM and notifies the Returning Officer at least a week before the date of AGM, the Returning Officer shall give the member a ballot paper for vote in absentia. The member shall fill in the ballot paper, put it inside an unsigned envelope, and put the unsigned envelope containing the ballot paper inside another envelope which shall be signed by the member at the top. It will be the member's responsibility to ensure that the signed envelope reaches the Returning Officer before the date of the AGM. All votes in absentia shall be added to those cast in AGM by the Returning Officer before the counting starts under his supervision. 

 

Dr Milan Bhattacharjee

Returning Officer

22 Adkinson Close

Isaacs

ACT 2607

E-mail : vpmilan@optusnet.com.au