2010 Meeting of Members / Assemblée des membres 2010

All year round, we say that at the Media Co-op, you Own Your Media. This is the time of year it shows the most!

Announcing the

2013 Annual General Meeting of the Media Co-op

Thursday, October 17 at 6pm EST
Main AGM in Montreal, with local meet-ups across the country

As a co-operative, it is our members who have a say in developing the nature and activities of the organization. While we try to reflect this in our our day-to-day practice year-round, the AGM provides a formal forum for us to decide together how we want to see the Media Co-op develop.

We hope you can all join us as we celebrate five years of co-operative media, and 10 years of publishing The Dominion magazine, and start planning for our next decade of news from the grassroots.

Scroll down for information on how to participate, as well as for the agenda and meeting documents. Check back often for more details!

Local meet-ups:

Montreal:
Time: 6pm EST
Location: The Centre for Gender Advocacy, 2110 Mckay St.

Halifax:
Time: 7pm Atlantic
Location: Dalhousie Student Union Building, room 314 (NSPIRG office), 6136 University Avenue

Toronto:
Time: 6pm Eastern
Location: 47 Arlington

Sudbury:
Time: 6pm Eastern
Location: room #1, downstairs at the main branch of the Sudbury Public Library, 74 Mackenzie Street

Vancouver:
Time: 3pm Pacific
Location: Spartacus Bookstore, 684 E. Hastings

To participate by phone, skype or online:

Phone: Find your local call-in number here or dial in toll free at 1-866-662-0780 and enter the PIN: 4510934 (You're encouraged to call-in with a local call in number if possible, since we are charged a small fee for each toll free caller)

By Skype: Add user calliflowerskype, call-in and enter PIN: 4510934

Via Calliflower Connect (requires log-in): visit http://bit.ly/GWYtWf and follow instructions.

 

Agenda:

1. Opening words of welcome

2. Go around

3. Appointment of Facilitator

4. Appointment of Secretary

5. Approval of agenda

6. Approval of 2012 AGM minutes: Download PDF

7. Bylaw amendment for quorum for meetings of the Board of Directors

Whereas the Board of Directors of the co-op has increased from five members to nine members;
Whereas the current quorum of three directors is too low to ensure adequate participation in decision making;
Be it resolved that article 41a of the Dominion Newspaper Co-operative bylaws be amended to read:
 
The quorum for a meeting of directors is five (5) directors, two (2) of which must be Managing Editor Directors.
 
8. Bylaw amendment for submission of motions to AGM by members
 
Whereas the co-op strives to include and promote member participation in guiding the organization; and
Whereas the principle decision making body of the co-operative is the Annual General Meeting
 
Be it resolved that the following amendment be made to the bylaws:
 
29. Member propsals for Annual General Meetings
 
a. A member may
 
i. submit to the cooperative notice of any matter that the member proposes to raise at an annual meeting; and
 
ii. discuss at the meeting any matter in respect of which the member would have been entitled to submit a proposal.
 
b. Any member or director may, in accordance with section 290, make a proposal to amend the articles.
 
c. A proposal submitted for consideration at a meeting must be attached to the notice of the meeting, together with, if requested by the person making the proposal, a statement in support of the proposal and the name and address of person making the proposal. The statement and the proposal must together not exceed 300 words
 
d. Deadline for proposals will be one week before the date of sending notice of the Annual General Meeting (as set by the directors)
 
e. The directors shall send a call for members' proposals no less than two weeks before said deadline 
 
Be it further resolved that all other articles be renumbered to reflect the inclusion of this new article.
 
 
9. Member motion: Paying for web content
 
Paying for web content
 
Dominion only regularly pays for content that is intended to appear in the print version of the Dominion, and does not regularly pay for web content. Although print content is reposted online, there are several drawbacks to this:  a) the Dominion has a publication schedule that leads to articles coming out weeks after the stories are originally envisioned. (to some extent the Dominion can be criticized as having a style of news articles, but after the stories are timely). b) Staff resources are focused on print. c) One style of media is prioritized over others, for example interactive info-graphics are not given the same priority as print article. 
 
Because of this, I move that half of the money used to pay for content goes to web content and half to print content. (This is intended as a general goal, not something that has to be met penny for penny each month.)
 
Submitted by: 
Tim Groves
 
Seconded by:
Sharmeen Khan 
Franklin Lopez
Dan Keller
Amy Miller
Ben Sichel
 
10. Board elections (Meet the nominees!)
 
a. Appointment of Chief returning officer
b. Appointment of Deputy returning officers
c. Q&A with nominees
 
11. Presentation and adoption of financial statements 2012/13: Download PDF
 
12. Special resolution to forgo an audit in favour of a compilation for the 2013/2014 financial year
 
BE IT RESOLVED THAT the membership of the Dominion Newspaper Co-operative will waive the requirement of an audit for the financial year ending March 31, 2014 and instead will opt for a compilation.
 
The difference between an audit and compilation is in the amount of work, scrutiny, rigor required in order to sign off on the financial statement report. A compilation is adequate for filing taxes and is much cheaper.
 
13. Year in Review: presentation, discussion and adoption of the 2013 Annual Report.Download PDF.
 
14. Presentation of the 2013/14-2014/15 budget: Download PDF
 
15. Election results
 
16. Other business
 

LIVE Broadcast/Diffusion en directeAgenda, Documents and Motions / Ordre de jour, documents et motionsLocal Meet-ups/Rencontres localsCo-op Bylaws/Constitution de la co-op (anglais seulement) [Français ci-dessous] WHAT: Dominion / Media Co-op AGM WHERE: Local meet-ups around the country and by phone and online (details below) WHEN: Wednesday, July 21st, 2010 at 4pm PST/7pm EST/8pm AST WHO: Everyone is welcome, although you must be a member to vote. WITH: Collective members, discussions of Media Co-op present and future Join us as we look back on the last year of Dominion / Media Co-op activity and discuss plans for the year to come.

How to participate:

(If you can do both, please use option #1.) 1. By Internet:

Go to the Live Broadcast page, click on the video to start receiving the live broadcast. Use the chat window below to participate.

2. By Telephone:

Dial 1-866-731-8953. At the prompt, enter the following PIN: 143 9384

For more information please contact Moira Peters at moira@mediaccop.ca. To become a member, contact Moira, or visit mediacoop.ca/join. More details (pdf): AGM 2010 Notice

Assemblée des membres 2010

QUOI : Assemblée générale annuelle du Dominion /Media Co-op. OÙ : Point de rendez-vous locaux à travers le pays ainsi que par téléphone et en ligne (les détails suivent). QUAND : Mercredi le 21 juillet 2010 à 16h Heure normale du Pacifique/ 19h Heure normale de l’Est / 20h dans les Maritimes. QUI : Tout le monde est le bienvenu, mais vous devez être membre pour voter. AVEC : Des membres du collectif, discussions sur le présent et l’avenir du Media Co—op. Joignez-vous à nous alors que nous feront un bilan de la dernière année de l’activité du Dominion /Media Co-op et nous discuterons des plans pour l’année à venir. Comment participer: (Si vous pouvez faire les deux, svp utiliser l’option #1) 1. Par internet :

Aller à la page de webdiffusion, cliquez sur le vidéo afin de recevoir la diffusion en direct. Utilisez la fenêtre de clavardage pour participer.

2. Par téléphone :

Composez le 1-866-731-8954. À la tonalité, composez le NIP suivant: 143 9384.

Plus de détails (pdf) : Annonce AG 2010 Pour plus d’information, contactez Moira Peters à moira@mediaccop.ca. Pour devenir membre, contactez Moira ou visitez mediacoop.ca/join. -->

 

17. Adjournment