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from ISOC Bulgaria!<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 10/28/19 21:20, Paul Brooks via
Chapter-delegates wrote:<br>
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<p>Last night, our Australian chapter held its Annual General
Meeting, and presented our annual report and financial report to
members - those docs are publicly available on our website at <a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://internet.org.au/agm-2019" moz-do-not-send="true">https://internet.org.au/agm-2019</a></p>
<p>Following the AGM, last night the Directors held the 'First
Board Meeting after the AGM' to elect office-holders for the
coming year, as described in our Constitution.</p>
<p> After due consideration, the Board of Directors decided to
continue the current office-holders unchanged, which is:</p>
<ul>
<li> Paul Brooks - Chair</li>
<li> Cheryl Langdon-Orr - Vice-Chair (International) &
Treasurer</li>
<li> Keith Besgrove - Vice-Chair</li>
<li> Sae Ra Germaine - Vice Chair</li>
<li> Roger Clarke - Secretary</li>
</ul>
<p>non office-holder Directors:<br>
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<ul>
<li> Geoff Huston</li>
<li> Greg Adamson</li>
<li> Holly Raiche</li>
<li> James Horton</li>
<li> Peter Tonoli</li>
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<p> At the NetThing IGF yesterday, we heard often from panellists
and the participants about the importance of volunteers in the
not-for-profit and civil society organisations, who are driving
their organisations in their 'spare time' outside their dayjobs,
or indeed may be self-employed, so the time they donate to their
volunteer role is directly competing with their ability to earn
an income, resulting in a 'contribution in-kind' that can be
directly measured in many $thousands.</p>
<p> People contribute on a volunteer basis for many reasons - to
make a difference, to meet and work with awesome people, to
contribute to a movement that strikes a chord or a passion. We
are immensely lucky to have these outstanding people donating
their efforts for Internet Australia in a leadership capacity,
and I am grateful as Chair for their support, and the
opportunity to work with them, with our Members, and with the
ISOC movement globally, to bring a considered, authoritative,
evidence-based voice on behalf of all the general users of the
Internet for work, rest, support, education, and play, and to
educate and help people understand the issues and implications
of proposed changes.</p>
<p> Best Regards, Paul </p>
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Paul Brooks
Chair, Internet Australia
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:paul.brooks@internet.org.au" moz-do-not-send="true">paul.brooks@internet.org.au</a>
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Best regards,
Veni
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