Dear Members
Please see below the agenda for our 14th Annual General Meeting on
Wednesday 5 September in Nottingham. All members are invited to attend
this important annual meeting. This year amendments to the constitution
will be moved, and we are delighted to be awarding Honorary Life
Membership to Terry Mayes.
If you are not attending ALT-C 2007 and wish to attend the AGM, please
arrive by 11:45 at the East Midlands Conference Centre (EMCC),
Nottingham University, and go to the ALT-C 2007 Conference Helpdesk. The
EMCC is located near the West entrance to University Park, which is a
15-minute taxi ride from the city centre. Directions can be found on
http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/about/campuses/maps.php
A copy of this agenda, minutes of 2006 AGM and related documents can be
found at http://www.alt.ac.uk/documents.html
- under 'Internal documents relating to the workings of ALT'.
Regards
Rhonda
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This agenda can be found on the ALT web site at
http://www.alt.ac.uk/docs/agm_2007_agenda.pdf
14th Annual General Meeting
Wednesday 5 September 2007
12:00-12:30
Main Auditorium
East Midlands Conference Centre, Nottingham University
AGENDA
1. Welcome
2. Minutes of last general meeting, 6 September 2006
3. Matters arising
4. To approve the Report to Members (provided on arrival)
5. Award of Honorary Life Membership to Terry Mayes
6. Appointment of two Tellers and two Scrutineers
7. Amendments to the Constitution (see Note A on next page and proxy
voting instructions)
8. Elections to Trustee vacancies (manifestos attached)
a)Election to the Vice-Chair of the Association (ex-officio member of
the Central Executive Committee)
One nomination was received for:
Dr Steve Ryan
proposed by: Susi Peacock; seconded by: George Roberts
Steve Ryan is elected unopposed.
b) Election to two vacancies on the Central Executive Committee
Two nominations were received (in alphabetical order):
Dick Moore
proposed by: David Jennings; seconded by: Paul Bacsich
John Phelps
proposed by: Bryan Dawson; seconded by: Barbara Newland
Dick Moore and John Phelps are elected unopposed.
9. Approval of audited accounts for 2006-2007 (provided on arrival)
10. Appointment of auditor for 2007-2008 accounts
11. Handover to new President and close
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Note A: Amendments to the Constitution
To consider the following resolution from the ALT Central Executive
Committee for alterations to the ALT Constitution.
'That all the revisions to the ALT Constitution proposed by the Central
Executive and contained in the revised version circulated with the
Agenda for the 2007 AGM be approved en bloc.'
Explanation and comment
1) Clause 23 of the current Constitution
(http://www.alt.ac.uk/docs/constitution2005.pdf) empowers the AGM to
amend the Constitution, with the exception of 4 particular 'inviolate'
clauses - 1, 3, 11, and 24 (change to which requires the prior consent
in writing of the Charity Commissioners) - by a resolution passed by not
less than two thirds of the members present and voting, or by proxy at,
a general meeting.
2) The Central Executive Committee, advised by Bev Cross, Legal
Consultant, and acting on a decision by the 2005 AGM, has reviewed the
current Constitution, and recommends that it be replaced by a revised
version (http://www.alt.ac.uk/docs/revised_constitution_2007.doc).
3) The revised version contains changes that fall into 2 categories.
Category 1 consists of corrections to typographical errors, some
re-numberings of sub-clauses, and a series of small alterations that
remove ambiguities and inconsistencies. None of these changes is
intended to alter the meaning or operation of the current Constitution.
The Central Executive Committee believes that these changes are too
numerous for it to be practicable to consider them individually at a
meeting; furthermore that to attempt to identify them individually would
confuse rather than clarify.
Category 2 consists of a limited number of non-trivial changes. The
rational for each of these is explained within the revised document by
the use of marginal comments, with the page references of each change as
follows.
Page 1: 4 i)
Page 2: 6.6
Page 3: 7.4
Page 4: 9.2 d) and e); 9.3; 9.4
Page 5: 10.2
Page 8: 21.2
4) No changes, bar the correction of one trivial typographical error,
have been made to the 'inviolate' Clauses 1, 3, 11, or 24.
5) During the AGM, at which multiple copies of the current and proposed
revised constitutions will be available, the resolution above will be
proposed and seconded on behalf of the Central Executive Committee,
following which there will be the opportunity for members to ask
questions and speak for or against the resolution. The proposer will
then respond, following which the resolution, will be put to the vote.
6) In line with Clause 23 of the current Constitution, members not able
to attend the AGM will have been able to vote by proxy. Any proxy votes
will be combined with the votes cast in the meeting, before the result
is announced. The proxy voting form, for return to the ALT Office by
17.00 BST on 31/8/2007, is at
http://www.alt.ac.uk/docs/agm_2007_proxy_voting.pdf
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Election addresses of candidates for the two ALT Trustee vacancies
Elected unopposed (presented in alphabetical order)
Dick Moore
proposed by: David Jennings; seconded by: Paul Bacsich
I’ve worked in the private sector in both the UK and the US, and for
many years in senior IT roles in the learning and skills sector, having
started my professional career as a museum curator, as well as teaching
in a big college of further and higher education. I now work as Director
of Technology at the University for Industry (Ufi), leading a team of
around 120 software developers and infrastructure people, with overall
responsibility for one of the largest online learning operations in the
world.
I have served for the last two years on the ALT-C Programme Committee,
and Ufi has been a sponsoring member of ALT for many years.
I am standing for election because I strongly identify with ALT’s aims
and values, and because I want to support and shape the important and
influential work that ALT does.
Trusteeship involves governance rather than management, and if elected I
would hope to put my technical, organisational, teaching and managerial
experience at the service of ALT. In short, I think that I would bring
useful insights into the deliberations of Trustees, and that my
involvement would help ALT as it implements its strategy over the next
few years.
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John Phelps
proposed by: Bryan Dawson; seconded by: Barbara Newland
I have worked in the field of learning technology for over 10 years
supporting individuals to make effective use of technology to enhance
the learning experience. I see the work of the Association as being
critical to the development of learning technology and supporting
learning technologists in their careers, through providing; a focus for
learning technology; opportunities for working with like-minded
colleagues; sharing and dissemination of research and good practice
through the many events, publications and conferences that the
Association organises.
I have worked with the Association since 2002, first as a member of the
Events Committee, then Chair of the Events Committee, and currently as
Chair of the Membership Services Committee. I have been a trustee since
2004. I am keen to complete the work we have started in the Membership
Services Committee in examining the benefits of Membership and to
further promote and develop the work of the Association across all
sectors that the Association engages.
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Election address of the candidate for the ALT Vice-Chair vacancy
Elected unopposed
Dr Steve Ryan
proposed by: Susi Peacock; seconded by: George Roberts
I am standing for vice-chair because I want to continue the good work of
ALT and to help it play a central role in the development of learning
technology in the future.
I have been involved with ALT for several years. I have served on the
programme committee and have been Abstracts Editor, leading the process
of selection for the conference. My Learning Technology experience has
included leading Departments in both Old and New universities,
consultancy and work in the public and private sector, research, and a
range of national and international projects.
I fully support the general direction ALT is taking but there are four
areas in which I would wish to encourage ALT to play an active a role as
possible.
1.Career development, progression and recognition for staff with a role
in Learning Technology. I have no easy answers but this is a real issue
for our profession
2. Internationalisation, extend and enhance our links building on past
good work.
3. Encouraging access to tools and resources for learning including
Open Source, Open Access Publishing, Open Courseware and associated
initiatives
4. Playing a full role in the debates around copyright, IPR and patents
particularly relating to E-learning.
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Rhonda Riachi, Director
Association for Learning Technology
Telephone: +44 (0)1865 484143
Fax: +44 (0)1865 484165
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