Telecommunities Canada

Annual General Meeting
2005-2006

Feb. 27, 2006
Coast Plaza Hotel and Suites
Vancouver, B.C.

List of participants:

Peter Frampton
Darlene Thompson
Soumeya Sadou
Rémy Vincent
Maurice Dion
Bev Collins
Clarice Leader
Marie Prebushewski
Robert Lavin
Chris Cope
Tim Hazell
Gareth Shearman
Garth Graham
Michael Corbett

Chair:  Gary Shearman

Agenda:

1 Approval of minutes of 2004-05 AGM 
2 Financial report
3. Appointment of auditor
4. President’s report
5. Directors’ reports
6. Issues and directions
7. Election of directors
8. Adjournment

1.  Approval of minutes of 2004-05 AGM 

Minutes of the 2004-05 AGM were tabled for approval

Recommendation 1: That the minutes of the 2004-05 AGM be approved

Moved by David Murdoch
Seconded by Tim Hazel
Carried

2.  Financial report

Gary Shearman reported that Mae Shearman is still the informal treasurer.  Gary submitted the financial statement prepared by  Stuart Boddy for this year.  

Recommendation 2:  That the financial report as submitted be received

Moved by Michael Corbett
Seconded by David Murdoch   
Carried

3. Appointment of auditor

It was suggested that we leave the selection of auditor to the members of a newly elected board

Recommendation 3:  That the new board select an auditor

Moved by David Murdoch
Seconded by Maurice Dion
Carried

4. President’s report

Gary reported on the fact that recent teleconferences have resulted in TC becoming the home of various members of the CANCAP group.  As a result, membership has grown considerably.

The technical part of TC’s work is also continuing – with many new items having recently been added to the website – including a new membership form.  On behalf of the board, Gary thanked Ian Allen for his continuing work as webmaster.

Gary also noted that the work of the alliance is really a series of projects – most of which have been undertaken by various members of the board who will be filing their own reports. 

Recommendation 4:  That the President’s report be received

Moved by Chris Cope
Seconded by Maurice Dion
Carried

5. Directors’ reports

•	WSIS
Marita Moll reported that TC had been well represented at a meeting organized by the Canadian Commission for UNESCO entitled Paving the Road to Tunis WSIS II: The Views of Canada's Civil Society on the Geneva Plan of Action and the Prospects for Phase II. The meeting was held in Winnipeg from May 13-15, 2005 and brought together approximately 200 civil society participants to obtain their views on the Geneva Plan of Action from the perspective of Canadian civil society. Gary Shearman and Peter Frampton presented a joint statement on the state of community networking in Canada.  Garth Graham and Marita Moll prepared a position statement that Marita made available to participants at the meeting.   Both of these are available on the TC website.  Marita also participated in the on-line discussions which led to the final position paper coming out of the meeting. 
Other directors also in attendance included Brian Beaton, Michael Gurstein, David Murdoch, and Peter Royce.
Gary noted that TC had participated in WSIS from the beginning (Montreal and Buenos Aires mtgs of Global Internet group) and had been accredited to attend meetings.  Gary attended the first Prepcom and we could still participate if there was a need to do so.
•	Telecom Policy Review
Marita represented TC at the Gatineau hearing of the Telecommunications Policy Review Panel and, as part of the CRACIN research group, has applied for SSHRC funding for a forum on communications policy later this year.
•	CRACIN
Marita reported that her work on the CRACIN survey of the characteristics of community networks/ community access project sites was moving ahead – although somewhat more slowly than had been hoped.  One focus group has been completed.  Another is scheduled in Montreal in May.
•	ICANN
Garth Graham reported on his involvement with the internet governance lists and indicated that he thought we had a role to play in this issue.  In addition, it appears that ICANN may have released some funds to encourage representation from groups such as TC.
Garth and Gary attended the ICANN meeting in Vancouver.  They noted that there still appeared to be no real way for users to participate.  Internet governance is a closed question inside Canada. 
Peter Frampton congratulated the board for their work over the past year
Recommendation 5:  That the directors’ reports be accepted
Moved by Clarisse Leader
Seconded by Chris Cope
Carried
6. Issues and directions

Recommendation 6: That this topic be deferred to a later date

Moved by Michael Corbett
Seconded by Garth Graham

7. Election of directors

The following individuals agreed to stay on the board for transitions purposes

Marita Moll
Garth Graham
Chris Cope
David Murdoch
Gary Shearman
Fred Campbell
Mike Gurstein

The following new members agreed to be nominated to the board:

Bev Collins
Ariane Pelletier
Steven Soucy
Marie Prebushewski
Peter Frampton
Maurice Dion
Darlene Thompson
Clarisse Leader

The following persons have agreed to serve on the Advisory Committee :

Mark Surman
Brian Beaton

Recommendation 7:

That those nominated to the board be acclaimed:

Moved by Garth Graham
Seconded by Michael Corbett
Carried

8.	Adjournement

Recommendation 8:

That the meeting be adjourned

Moved by Marie Prebushewski
Seconded by Marita Moll
Carried