IMPORTANT NOTICE
All ALT members are invited to attend
the ninth Annual General Meeting
University of Sunderland, Computing School, Room 107
Monday 9 September 2002, 1330-1400
In accordance with the ALT Constitution adopted on 26 June 1997,
the business of the Annual General Meeting shall include:
a) the election of two Trustees;
b) the election of the President;
c) approval of audited accounts and rates of subscription;
d) decisions on any resolutions of which six weeks' notice has been
given to the Secretary in writing.
The quorum for the AGM is twenty-five members. All members have
one vote.
Nominations for two trusteeships are invited to serve three years.
The Trustees will join the Central Executive Committee (including
the President), which will appoint the Chair, Vice-Chair, Treasurer,
Secretary, Chairs of Executive Groups and others as necessary.
Election is open to individual members of at least 12 months'
standing. Trustees are eligible for re-election for a continuous
period of no more than six years. Please use the nomination form
below.
Amendments to the constitution
The Central Executive Committee are proposing amendments to
the constitution - see below for the full text.
Deadline for nominations
All correspondence, nominations (see form overleaf) and items for
the agenda should be marked "AGM" and sent to:
Rhonda Riachi, Director
Association for Learning Technology
Oxford Brookes University
Gipsy Lane Campus, Oxford OX3 0BP, UK
to arrive by Monday 19 August 2002. Items may be submitted by
post or by fax to: 01865 484165
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Amendments to the Constitution to be moved at the 2002 Annual
General Meeting of the Association for Learning Technology
1. Amendments to the Constitution
The Chair of the Central Executive Committee will move the
following amendments to the Constitution:
Amendment 1
Delete clause 6 and insert the following clause in its place:
"6. The offices of Vice-Chair, Chair and President
1) At the Annual General Meeting of the Charity the members shall
elect from amongst the membership a Vice-Chair, who shall hold
honorary office from the conclusion of that meeting for a period of
three years and serve in the following manner:
i) in the first year as Vice-Chair of the Charity
ii) in the second year as Chair of the Charity
iii) in the third year as President of the Charity
2) Election to an honorary office is only open to individual members
of at least 12 months' standing and aged eighteen years or over.
3) The President shall chair general meetings of the Charity and be
responsible for the general oversight of the Charity's operations. If
the President is absent from a General Meeting, it shall be chaired
by the Chair of the Central Executive Committee or, failing that, by
any other trustee.
4) The President, Chair and Vice-Chair shall be ex-officio
members of the Central Executive Committee and any other
committee established by the Charity."
Amendment 2
1. Insert new paragraphs to clause 7: "1 b) the Chair;" and "1 c) the
Vice-Chair; "
2. New paragraph d) delete "six members" and insert "four
members".
3. Paragraph 2): before the full stop insert ", except for the offices of
Vice-Chair, Chair and President, which may be held once only".
4. The new clause to read:
"7. Central Executive Committee
1) The Central Executive Committee shall consist of no fewer than
ten members and no more than thirteen being:
a) the President;
b) the Chair;
c) the Vice-Chair;
d) four members of at least 12 months' standing and over the age
of eighteen years elected at the AGM who shall normally hold office
for a period of three years from the conclusion of that meeting;
e) the Chairs of designated sub-committees appointed for a period
of up to three years by the Central Executive Committee who shall
be members of at least 12 months' standing and aged eighteen
years or over. Each appointment to a vacant Chair shall be made at
a meeting of the Central Executive Committee normally called no
later than the day after the Annual General Meeting and shall take
effect from the end of that meeting;
f) no more than three co-opted members (over the age of eighteen
years) appointed by the Central Executive Committee for a period
of one year. Each appointment of a co-opted member shall be
made at a meeting of the Central Executive Committee normally
called no later than the day after the Annual General Meeting and
shall take effect from the end of that meeting, unless the
appointment is to fill a place which has not then been vacated in
which case the appointment shall run from the date when the post
becomes vacant.
2) All the members of the Central Executive Committee may be re-
elected or re-appointed provided that no member shall serve for
more than six years in succession, except for the offices of Vice-
Chair, Chair and President, which may be held once only.
3) The proceedings of the Central Executive Committee shall not
be invalidated by any vacancy among their number or by any failure
to appoint or any defect in the appointment or qualification of a
member.
4) Nobody shall be appointed as a member of the Central
Executive Committee who is aged under eighteen years or who is
not an individual member of the Charity or who would, if appointed,
be disqualified under the provisions of the following clause.
5) All members of the Central Executive Committee will be the
Charity trustees. It follows that no person shall be entitled to act as a
member of the Central Executive Committee, whether on a first or
on any subsequent entry into office, until after signing in the minute
book of the Central Executive Committee a declaration of
acceptance and of willingness to act in the trusts of the Charity."
Amendment three
Amend clause 9 thus:
1. Delete the phrase "a Chair for the Committee, together with"
2. New clause to read:
"9. Honorary Officers
At a meeting normally called by the Honorary Secretary and chaired
by the President no later than the day after the Annual General
Meeting, the elected members of the Central Executive Committee
shall elect from amongst its members (including co-opted
members) an Honorary Secretary and a Treasurer for the Charity.
The term of office for these offices must take into account the term
of office relating to the officers' election or appointment to the
Central Executive Committee."
2. Coming into force
1) If approved by the membership, these amendments shall come
into force one month following the Annual General Meeting of the
Association.
2) To ensure a smooth transition to the new arrangements, the
Central Executive Committee will recommend that at the Trustees'
meeting following the AGM:
i) the Vice-Chair appointed to serve for 2002-2003 succeeds the
Chair in 2003-2004;
ii) the Chair appointed to serve for 2002-2003 succeeds the
President in 2003-2004.
This succession arrangement is to ensure that the posts of Chair
and President do not fall vacant at the next Annual General
Meeting.
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Nomination form for vacancies on the Central Executive Committee
(Trustees)
1. Proposer to complete:
I wish to nominate ____________________________
for election to the ALT Central Executive Committee
Signed: ____________________________ Date: __/__/__
Name: _____________________________ [please print]
2. Seconder to complete:
I wish to second this nomination.
Signed: ____________________________ Date: __/__/__
Name: _____________________________ [please print]
3. Nominee to complete:
I confirm that I am willing to stand for election as a Trustee of ALT,
and that I am an individual member of ALT of at least 12 months'
standing.
Signed: ____________________________ Date: __/__/__
Name: _____________________________ [please print]
Return completed form, marked "AGM", to:
Rhonda Riachi, ALT, Oxford Brookes University, Headington,
Oxford OX3 0BP.
Fax 01865 484165.
All nominations to arrive by MONDAY 19 AUGUST 2002.
Rhonda Riachi, Director
Association for Learning Technology
Oxford Brookes University
Headington, Oxford, OX3 0BP, UK
Tel: +44 (0)1865 484126 Fax: +44 (0)1865 484165
Email: [log in to unmask]
URL: http://www.alt.ac.uk/
Registered Charity number 1063519
ALT-C 2002, 9-11 September 2002: www.alt-c2002.org.uk
