Annual General Meeting 2021
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE ATAYAL ORGANIZATION
The 2021 Annual Meeting of the Board of Directors of the ATAYAL Organization, which was usually held in November, was held on Saturday, January 22, 2022 at the English Library in Taipei, and it was also broadcast online via Google Meets.
According to the the Quorum defined in our previous By-laws, we had at least two of our Board Members in attendance. During this meeting, we shared 2021 achievements and discussed 2022 goals and shared responsibilities with volunteers.
ATTENDANCE
Those in attendance of the 2022 Annual Meeting and their titles are as follows:
1) Tony Coolidge, President, Secretary, Treasurer and acting Executive Director
2) Gary Smoke, Vice President and acting Deputy Director
3) Guy Charlton, Board Member
4) Sue Babcock, Board Member
5) Will Tsang, Regional Director
There were about 20 additional guests in attendance.
DISTRIBUTION OF DOCUMENTS
2) Bylaws
WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS
The meeting began with the introduction of Ming Lin, Assistant Professor at National Dong Hwa University. She was welcomed as a partner for the Indigenous Bridges Youth Ambassador Program. We introduced Gabrielle Seewald, who was invited to be an International Advisory Board Member. We introduced Arpita Dutta, who shared her legal work for Intellectual Property protections for Indigenous culture. We honored Sue Babcock with a certificate acknowledging her becoming a Board Member of our organization. We welcomed a guest speaker, who gave a presentation on the Plains Indigenous Peoples of the Taipei area.
DECLARATION OF QUORUM ACCORDING TO BYLAWS
The current Quorum was as follows. The presence, in person of at least 2 of the current members of the Board of Directors, which include the President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer, shall be necessary at any meeting to constitute a quorum to transact business, but a lesser number shall have power to adjourn to a specified later date without notice. The act of a majority of the members of the Board of Directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Board of Directors, unless the act of a greater number is required by law or by these By-laws.
REPORT FROM THE PRESIDENT WITH REFERENCE TO THE ANNUAL REPORT
Board President Tony Coolidge shared his thoughts on the Annual Report and future plans.
REPORT FROM THE VICE PRESIDENT WITH REFERENCE TO THE ANNUAL REPORT
Board Vice President Gary Smoke shared his thoughts on the Annual Report and future plans.
DISCUSSION OF THIS INFORMATION
All members in the Meeting had the opportunity to ask questions and discuss the information shared by the President and Vice President.
REPORT FROM THE TREASURER
The Treasurer referred attendees to the 2021 Financial Statement online.
ELECTION OR CONFIRMATION OF BOARD MEMBERS
View the Organizational Chart and discuss the confirmation of existing Board members and the election of new ones. Discuss the current needs to fill the Board and Board Officer positions.
We gave confirmation that Sue Babcock is a new Board Member, with Phreddie Lane in the process.
ADJOURNMENT OF THE MEETING
Thank you for attending the meeting.
PHOTOS
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