Dear LUV members,
This is just a reminder about the LUV AGM next Tuesday (followed
by lightning talks). See http://luv.asn.au/2013/09/03
If you can't make it to the AGM and still want to vote either
way on the disincorporation resolution, then it is possible to
lodge a proxy form, to empower another LUV member who will be
present to make your vote on your behalf. Proxies must be
delivered to the LUV Secretary no later than 24 hours before the
meeting, that is by 19:00 on Monday, 2 September 2013.
You can read the current rules yourself at
https://luv.asn.au/node/8
For your convenience, I've copied into this message the text of
the proxy form, prepopulated with meeting details and the text
of the disincorporation resolution. (Note that the form in
Appendix 3 is the one applicable to AGMs.) You will need to
fill this in properly with the names and details of yourself and
the proxy.
Make sure you indicate your vote by deleting either "in favor
of" or "against" in the appropriate line, so that it reads
My proxy to vote in favor of the following resolution
or
My proxy to vote against the following resolution
You can assign your proxy to any LUV member. However, as we
understand the rules, it can be counted only if that member is
actually present at the AGM. If you don't know any other member
who you are sure will be at the AGM, then we the committee
suggest that you assign your proxy to the President, Lev
Lafayette, who will surely be there. As our current rules work,
a member can hold proxies both for and against a resolution, and
vote them accordingly.
If you're sending your proxy by email (as is most likely), then
send the filled-in proxy form to the LUV Secretary
<luv-secretary(a)luv.asn.au> by the deadline, 19:00, Monday, 2
September 2013. Please, as best you can:
(1) Send the email from the address under which you're
registered as a LUV member on luv-announce;
(2) CC a copy to the LUV member to whom you're assigning your
proxy, to the address under which that member is registered;
(3) Indicate clearly in the Subject header:
Proxy FOR disincorporation resolution
or
Proxy AGAINST disincorporation resolution
Doing the above will expedite processing and collation by your Secretary.
If you have any questions about proxies and the AGM, please post
to luv-main (and check there in case your questions have already
been answered).
Proxy form follows below. You can copy'n'paste it into your email.
-- All the best, Les Kitchen (as LUV Secretary).
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APPENDIX 3
FORM OF APPOINTMENT OF PROXY
I,
_________________________________________________________________________,
of
_________________________________________________________________________
being a member of
Linux Users of Victoria, Inc.
appoint
____________________________________________________________________
of
_________________________________________________________________________
being a member of that Incorporated Association, as my proxy to
vote for me on my behalf at the annual general meeting of the
Association to be held on -
Tuesday, 3 September 2013 (date of meeting)
and at any adjournment of that meeting.
My proxy to vote in favor of/against* the following resolution
"THAT Linux Users of Victoria, Inc., dis-incorporate in
accordance to the Act, subject to being accepted as a
subcommittee of Linux Australia, Inc."
______________________________________________ Signed
______________________________________________ Date
* Delete if not applicable
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This is just a reminder to all members that nominations for LUV
office bearers and ordinary committee members must be received
by the LUV Secretary by *midnight* tonight. At this point, the
best way of doing that is by email to
luv-secretary(a)luv.asn.au
A candidate needs nominations from two LUV members, and must
also give consent. That can be done by three separate email
messages. Alternatively, one of the members concerned can send
a combination email containing the two nomination statements and
consent. In that case I would recommend cc'ing the other
members concerned, as a convenient way of indicating their
agreement.
I should also point out that self-nomination is not forbidden.
So, at a minimum, a nomination requires just two members, the
self-nominating candidate, and one other member.
The association's rules can be found at
https://luv.asn.au/node/8
In particular, note Section 23, Election of officers and
ordinary committee members, in which email is taken to be "in
writing" and should be sent to
luv-secretary(a)luv.asn.au
-- Smiles, Les (as LUV Secretary).
[Notice also online at http://luv.asn.au/2013/09/03 ]
Start: Sep 3 2013 19:00
End: Sep 3 2013 21:00
Location:
The Buzzard Lecture Theatre. Evan Burge Building, Trinity
College, Melbourne University Main Campus, Parkville.
Link: http://luv.asn.au/meetings/map
* Annual General Meeting of Linux Users of Victoria, Inc.
(Note, deadline for committee nominations is 27 August.)
* Lightning talks
Agenda for Linux Users of Victoria, Inc., Annual General Meeting
As per rule 9 of Linux Users of Victoria, notification is given
for our Annual General Meeting, to be held at 19:00 hours on
Tuesday 3rd of September at the Buzzard Lecture Theatre,
Evan-Burge Building, University of Melbourne.
The agenda is:
1. Reports of President, Secretary, and Treasurer
The current President, Secretary, and Treasurer will give brief
reports on the activities, membership, and finances of the
organisation and satisfy the requirements under the Act.
2. Election
Nominations are sought for the position of (a) President, (b)
Vice-President, (c) Secretary, (d) Treasurer and (e) four
ordinary committee members.
As per rule 23, nominations must be sent to the Secretary. There
must be at least two nominators (a candidate can be one of these
two, i.e., you can nominate yourself) and nomination is
contingent on being accepted by the nominee.
Nominations must be received by midnight of the 27th of August.
3.1 Motion of Disincorporation
A motion will be put concerning disincorporation of LUV, Inc.,
and to convert Linux Users of Victoria as a subcommittee of
Linux Australia, Inc. In the event of winding up, the assets of
the association must be disposed of in accordance to the
provisions of the Act.
3.2 Motion of Change to Constitution re: Secretary and Public
Officer
As per changes in the Act last year, a motion will be put to
combine the roles of Public Officer and Secretary. Note that
this motion will be put only if the motion of disincorporation
fails.
4. General Business
Any General Business that must be dealt with at this meeting can
be brought up here.
5. Lightning Talks
The LUV AGM seeks lightning talks from members: brief
presentations (c. 5 minutes) of a Linux related technology that
they are using or wish to explore.
The Buzzard Lecture Theatre, Evan Burge Building, Trinity
College Main Campus Parkville Melways Map: 2B C5
Notes: Trinity College's Main Campus is located off Royal
Parade. The Evan Burge Building is located near the Tennis
Courts. See our Map of Trinity College. Additional maps of
Trinity and the surrounding area (including its relation to the
city) can be found at
http://www.trinity.unimelb.edu.au/about/location/map
Parking can be found along or near Royal Parade, Grattan Street,
Swanston Street and College Crescent. Parking within Trinity
College is unfortunately only available to staff.
For those coming via Public Transport, the number 19 tram (North
Coburg - City) passes by the main entrance of Trinity College
(Get off at Morrah St, Stop 12). This tram departs from the
Elizabeth Street tram terminus (Flinders Street end) and goes
past Melbourne Central Timetables can be found on-line at:
http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/route/view/725
Before and/or after each meeting those who are interested are
welcome to join other members for dinner. We are open to
suggestions for a good place to eat near our venue. Maria's on
Peel Street in North Melbourne is currently the most popular
place to eat after meetings.
LUV would like to acknowledge Red Hat for their help in
obtaining the Buzzard Lecture Theatre venue and VPAC for
hosting, and BENK Open Systems for their financial support of
the Beginners Workshops
Linux Users of Victoria Inc., is an incorporated association,
registration number A0040056C.
Start: Aug 17 2013 12:30
End: Aug 17 2013 17:00
Location: VPAC Training Room, 110 Victoria Street, Carlton South
Link: http://luv.asn.au/meetings/map
"Change your life with Emacs" by Les Kitchen
Les writes: Emacs is one of the great text editors. I use it
every day. Why? It helps me do what I want to do, both in
programming and everyday life. Emacs is programmable (in Emacs
Lisp), and so is immensely flexible, and has a huge number of
extensions. It works on all the computers I use. It can do
things that few other programs can do, like connect to multiple
displays at the same time. In this talk I want to share some of
this with you, especially treating Org-mode (the personal
organizer), and Calc (the advanced calculator), and how Emacs
works with other useful free programs, like X and ssh and git.
A bit about me: Depending on my mood, I'll call myself a hacker
or a computer scientist, or a sometime academic. I've been
using GNU/Linux since 1991 or 1992 (so long ago), and have been
using Emacs for even longer. I've been on the LUV Committee for
a few years now, and currently am Secretary.
General Workshop Area:
At the LUV Beginners' workshop you can come along and work with
Linux enthusiasts to assist you in setting up your system the
way you want. This could include friendly advice on partitions,
distributions, configurations, networking and specific
applications. Bring your laptop!
The Melbourne OLPC Club meetings are co-located with the
Beginners' Workshops. If you are interested in the OLPC (One
Laptop Per Child) project, please come and join in!
VPAC is on the ground floor of Building 91, RMIT, 110 Victoria
Street, Carlton, close to the corner of Swanston and Victoria
Streets.
It is accessible by all Swanston Street trams and is is near to
Melbourne Central train station.
LUV would like to acknowledge Red Hat for their help in
obtaining the Buzzard Lecture Theatre venue and VPAC for
hosting, and BENK Open Systems for their financial support of
the Beginners Workshops
Linux Users of Victoria Inc., is an incorporated association,
registration number A0040056C.
