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<p>To all BGA members:</p>
<p><b>BGA AGM</b></p>
<p>A reminder that our AGM takes place online in a week's time (see
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.britgo.org/history/accounts">https://www.britgo.org/history/accounts</a> for full details). We will
circulate Zoom details a day or so before the meeting.</p>
<p>While most of the meeting will consist of routine business, we
have two important motions to discuss. The first (put forward by
Alex Rix and Harry Fearnley) is a motion to ask the EGF to suspend
Israel from membership: the second is to ask for permission to
spend up to £20,000 on hosting the European Go congress in 2028.
We urge all members to attend.</p>
<p>Amendments to any of the motions must be sent to
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:secretary@britgo.org">secretary@britgo.org</a> by 20:00 on Sunday 24th, but any amendment
must not materially alter the scope of the resolution.</p>
<p>If you are unable to attend but wish to vote on the motions you
can appoint a proxy: please email <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:secretary@britgo.org">secretary@britgo.org</a> by 20:00 on
Wednesday May 27. You may instruct your proxy as to how your vote
should be cast, or leave it to your proxy's judgement. You can
appoint any member as your proxy, including myself. </p>
<p>In order to permit the meeting to run smoothy, the routine
motions will be voted via a "show of hands"; this will result in
an approximate tally but the feeling of the meeting should be
clear. If there is significant opposition to any of these motions
I will call for a poll.</p>
<p>Voting on the two motions mentioned above (Israel and 2028) will
be by secret ballot, to be overseen by Matt Marsh and Sam Bithell
who will act as tellers. </p>
<p><b>EGM</b></p>
<p>I took over as President from Colin after the deadline for
nominations at the AGM, so this did not allow other candidates to
put themselves forward. In order to permit members to fully
consider who should be President going forward, we are holding an
Extraordinary General Meeting on Wednesday 17 June at 19:00 (the
meeting should be over by the time England play Croatia in the
World Cup). </p>
<p>At this meeting the following two motions will be put forward: </p>
<p>Motion 1: (proposed by Matt Marsh , seconded by Alex Rix </p>
<p>"We note that the timing of the resignation of Colin Williams as
President means that the Membership did not have the opportunity
to approve the election of the President at the recent AGM. We
believe that it is in the best interests of the BGA to have new
energy in the role, and that Gerry Gavigan is best placed to move
the BGA forward. We therefore instruct the Board to take the
following actions:</p>
To co-opt Gerry Gavigan onto the Board<br>
To require Toby Manning to resign as President<br>
To appoint Gerry Gavigan as President"
<p> Motion2 (if Motion 1 is passed):</p>
<p>"We instruct the Board to co-opt Toby Manning, if he and the
incoming board are willing, back onto the Board as an ordinary
member".</p>
<p>This somewhat convoluted wording permits an "election" for
President while conforming to our Articles of Association.</p>
<p>Once again you may appoint a proxy: send details to
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:secretary@britgo.org">secretary@britgo.org</a> by 19:00 on June 16.</p>
<p>Toby Manning. </p>
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Toby Manning
26 Groby Lane
Newtown Linford
LE6 0HH
01530 245298 (best)
07798 825299</pre>
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