Notes from the PRESIDENT

摘要

We recently held the 113th Council meeting in Melbourne and I would like to summarise some of the key aspects coming out of that meeting. This meeting was the one originally scheduled for November 2014 but cancelled due to lack of a quorum. 1. Work continues on the revision of the Constitution and Rules document. At SCAA 112, it was agreed that the President-elect and I should make a presentation on the topic, initially to QLD Section, to explain in more detail the "Whats and Whys" behind this initiative. The logical time seemed to be at the QLD Section Annual Section Meeting on March 18. However, the QLD Delegate advised us that the date was being considered for a change. Steve Owen, our IT Coordinator suggested that, following the successful trial of the webinar at the last conference, perhaps we could run a webinar on the C&R which would allow national contribution and real time questioning. We will further investigate this option as it would also save a lot of money in airfares and accommodation. 2. The concept of corporate membership was raised again as an important initiative to strengthen membership. Although this would not be permitted under the current Objects, Constitution & Rules, allowing companies to 'register' as corporate supporters, would be permissible. This will also be further explored.