Annual General Meeting 7th of November 2008
The Annual General Meeting of the CAcert Inc. association for members (only) will be held on the 7th of November 2008, 22:00 UTC. (see worldwide schedule)
- IRC log IRClogAGM2008 of the meeting
- Board Report (PDF and PNG files)
- Yearly Report
final (4 Nov 2008): pdf Board Year 2008 Report (pdf) or Board Year 2008 Report (html).
- Financial Reports
Balance Sheet for 07/08 CAcertBalanceSheet07-08.pdf
Expense Pie Chart 07/08 CAcertExpensePie0708.png
Income Pie Chart 07/08 CAcertIncomePie0708.png
Current Assets 07/08 CAcertCurrentAssets0708.png
- Yearly Report
- AGM Minutes (PDF file) this is first draft.
Nominations for Member of the Committee
At the upcoming AGM, the Committee ("board") is dissolved and a new one is elected. A new Committee should be formed for the term that follows the AGM, up to the next AGM, where the same procedure applies.
The Committee ("board") consists of 4 office bearers (board members with a special task and title) and 3 members. The current board consists of 3 office bearers and one member. By nomination and acceptation the membership can force vacancies on the board similar as has been done on general meetings in 2006 and 2007.
The following nominations of association members for board election 2008 have been received by the Secretary:
Name |
Nominated by |
Seconded by |
Acceptance |
Comments and link |
Robert Cruikshank |
Teus Hagen |
Guillaume Romagny |
yes |
|
Teus Hagen |
Guillaume Romagny |
Robert Cruikshank |
yes |
|
Evaldo Gardenali |
Teus Hagen |
Robert Cruikshank, Guillaume Romagny |
yes |
|
Guillaume Romagny |
Teus Hagen |
Robert Cruikshank |
yes |
|
Philipp Dunkel |
Teus Hagen |
Greg Stark |
yes |
|
Sam Johnston |
Philipp Dunkel |
Gary Lee Adams |
Not received by Secretary before Deadline |
|
Greg Stark |
Robert Cruikshank |
Guillaume Romagny, Gary Lee Adams |
yes |
|
Alejandro Mery Pellegrini |
Gary Lee Adams |
Philipp Guhring |
yes |
Closing date of nomination/secunding and accepting the nomination for board election is 31 October 11 pm UTC.
Nominations for board directors should be sent to the Secretary (evaldo at cacert.org) in signed email. Make sure you CC it to the cacert-board at lists.cacert.org. Also, if you want someone to second your nomination, CC that person. Certificate for the secretary can be found at EvaldoGardenali
Nominations for New Members of the Association
The following persons were nominated for association membership:
Nominee |
Nominator |
Seconder |
comment board |
Mario Lipinski |
Evaldo Gardenali |
Gary Lee Adams |
accepted m20081030.1 |
Pete Stephenson |
Gary Lee Adams |
Guillaume Romagny |
accepted m20081030.1 |
Daniel Black |
Gary Lee Adams |
|
|
Edgard Alves Costa |
Evaldo Gardenali |
Guillaume Rogmany, Gary Lee Adams |
decide on AGM2008 |
Users and Members Suggestions
These are collected here for discussion and consideration before any AGM. There is no obligation. Special resolutions have to be received by the secretary before the 17th of October 2008.
Special Resolution for a change to the Association Rules: Rule 3 (Nomination for membership) and Rule 6 (Membership and Conflict of Interest) (Resolution was received after 17th of October, so is not for vote on this 2008 AGM).
Rule 3 Nomination for membership (c) to be changed into:
(c) Nominee must not have any conflict of interest with CAcert goals and principles. Examples: being employed or contracted with either a Certificate Authority, Intelligence or similar Agency.
Rule 6 Membership and Conflict of Interest (1) to be changed into:
(1) If a member enters in any conflict of interest with CAcert goals and principles (Examples: being employed or contracted with either a Certificate Authority, Intelligence or similar Agency) , that person must [....]
- An alternate conflict of interest amendment is below (by Daniel Black added 6Nov2008 not for AGM inclusion but here seemed the logical spot).
- Reasons for change are:
- Employeed by a CA is a conflict of interest by definition of nature of business, Intelligence agency isn't necessary.
- Remove perception of being a little radical or subversive ("if Intelligence agencies are interested in us we must be doing something bad")
- Finite sets of conflicts of interest categories are of limited value and expanding these so members and nominees consider conflicts of interest.
- conflicts of interest and perceived conflicts of interest should be committee managed rather than immediate disqualification.
- Proposal:
Rule 3 (1) Nomination for membership - append
(e) Conflicts of Interest and perceived conflicts of interest (defined in 6 (2)) are to be declared upon nomination. The committee may reject or accept subject to reasonable conditions the nominees application. (f) In case of a conflict, the association membership can only be passed on the next AGM. (TODO or SGM?)
Rule 6 - append
(2) Conflicts of interest can arise because of a: (a) personal interests being contrary to the goals and interests of CAcert, or (b) if a persons has strong ties via employment, association or obligation to an entity with goals or interests contrary to CAcert, (3) A member must notify the secretary of any conflict of interest or perceived conflict of interest as soon as they reasonably become aware of the conflict. The committee decides the continuation of the association membership of the member notification or on the failure of the association member to comply reasonably to the conflict of interest disclosure. (TODO - resolutions that the committee can do need to be here e.g. - The committee, based on the conflict of interest declaration, will have the power to expel or impose reasonable conditions on the members continued association membership.)
Resolution |
Proposed By |
Seconded By |
Notes |
Conflict of Interest Rule 3(c) and 6(1) |
Guillaume Rogmany |
Teus Hagen |
not for vote on AGM2008 |