FACC 2021 Annual General Meeting

The 2021 Annual General Meeting of the Finland Australia Chamber of Commerce, Inc. is being held on Thursday, 18 November 2021.

The meeting will be held virtually using Google Meets platform (https://meet.google.com/zjn-gwnd-yfd​), but optionally you can also attend the meeting at Business Finland office in Sydney (level 22, 44 Market Street). Information about how to vote at the virtual meeting will be provided closer to the date. The meeting will commence at 5pm Sydney time (AEDT) sharp and run for approximately 30 minutes.

Agenda

1. Apologies

2. Minutes of previous Annual General Meeting

3. President's Report

4. Treasurer's Report, including presentation of financial statements

5. Election of Committee Members

6. Other business

In accordance with the Chamber's governing rules, all existing members of the executive committee will retire from office at the AGM. Elections will then be held to appoint up to 10 members to the executive committee. Those people retiring will be eligible for re-election.

We are now seeking nominations from eligible persons for appointment to the executive committee. Nominations must be made using the approved form that you can download here. Each nomination must be signed by the nominating members (two are required) and the nominee. Only members, or representatives of corporate members, can be nominated.

The executive committee is the Chamber's equivalent of a board of directors. The executive committee meets ten times a year and has a very important role in shaping the future of the Chamber nationally.

The Notice of Annual General Meeting, proxy form and executive committee nomination form can be downloaded by clicking on the links below:

· Notice of Annual General Meeting

· Proxy Form

· Executive Committee Nomination Form

If you are unable to attend, then please ensure that you complete a proxy and send it in. You can nominate any member as your proxy or, if you prefer, the Chairperson (Minna Monaghan).

The AGM will run for 30-40 minutes.  

The meeting will be followed by an update on the Embassy's activities by Heini Korhonen, Deputy Head of Mission, the Embassy of Finland in Canberra.