GRADUATE HOUSE NEWS
Annual General Meeting (AGM) Thursday, 27th August 2020 The 108th AGM of The Graduate Union of The University of Melbourne
Pre-Annual General Meeting (AGM) The CEO/Head of College, Dr Kerry Bennett, commenced pre-AGM proceedings by explaining the processes for conducting the meeting using technology (via the Zoom application) as provided in rule 38.
meeting and introduced members of Council, the Auditors, the Accountant and the Returning Officer, explaining that new Council Members would be introduced and welcomed under Agenda Item 8. The Hon Diana Bryant explained that the documents available online to Members for this meeting were the Rules and Regulations of The Graduate Union of The University of Melbourne Inc. (the Association); the draft minutes of the annual General Meeting of the Association held 30th May 2019; the agenda for this 2020 AGM of the Association; the annual report which included the Financial Report for the year ended 31st December 2019; and the Explanatory Memorandum for Agenda Item 10.
Members participated in a test remote polling voting exercise to prepare for voting during the AGM. Dr Bennett introduced The Hon Diana Bryant AO QC, the President of The Graduate Union of The University of Melbourne Inc. Open Annual General Meeting The President took the Chair of the Meeting, and declared the 108th AGM of the Association open at 5:35PM, welcomed all Members to the www.graduatehouse.com.au
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