Agenda for the AGM

Here is the tentative agenda for our AGM. Feel free to add comments, suggest additions and so on.

Agenda for the First Annual General Meeting
of the Digital Poetry Archive of Canada Society
Date: May 01, 2009 Time 2:00 – 4:00 pm
Room C, The Roundhouse Community Center,
181 Roundhouse Mews, Vancouver, BC V6Z 2W3

Welcome and Introductions
AGENDA
1. Review of society business conducted to date
2. Motion adopt the Society’s Constitution and Bylaws
3. Term of service and responsibilities for elected positions
4. Motion to elect the officers of the society
5. Kedrick speaks to the advisory board and its development
6. Setting principles, fees and procedures for general memberships
7. Reporting current financial information, adoption of the bank account
8. Procedures for changing any of the above
9. Establishing priorities and goals for the first year
10. Grant options and deadlines:
...a. Frances speaks on archival funding
...b. Other funding options: Canada Council; Daniel Langlois Foundation; Heritage Canada (may be included in archival funding)
...c. In kind options: CBC; Banff; UBC and other academic institutions;
...d. Services: Commercial Electronics; Corporate sponsors
11. Application procedures and development
12. Projects under consideration:
13. Lenore to speak on UBC 1978 poetry conference footage
14. Other collections currently held or extant
15. Bringing national presence to the archives
16. Jim Andrews to speak on digital poetry vs. a digital archive of poetry
17. Wreford speaks on plans for web development
18. Irene speaks on web links with the like-minded
19. Timelines for the first year of operation
20. Summary of goals for first year of operation