[Newsletter] BGA AGM

[Toby Manning]

To all BGA members:

*BGA AGM*

A reminder that our AGM takes place online in a week's time (see 
https://www.britgo.org/history/accounts for full details). We will 
circulate Zoom details a day or so before the meeting.

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.

Amendments to any of the motions must be sent to secretary at britgo.org by 
20:00 on Sunday 24th, but any amendment must not materially alter the 
scope of the resolution.

If you are unable to attend but wish to vote on the motions you can 
appoint a proxy: please email secretary at britgo.org 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.

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.

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.

*EGM*

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).

At this meeting the following two motions will be put forward:

Motion 1: (proposed by Matt Marsh , seconded by Alex Rix

"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:

To co-opt Gerry Gavigan onto the Board
To require Toby Manning to resign as President
To appoint Gerry Gavigan as President"

  Motion2 (if Motion 1 is passed):

"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".

This somewhat convoluted wording permits an "election" for President 
while conforming to our Articles of Association.

Once again you may appoint a proxy: send details to secretary at britgo.org 
by 19:00 on June 16.

Toby Manning.

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Toby Manning
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Newtown Linford
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01530 245298 (best)
07798 825299
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