Dear Members, I am pleased to announce that the AGM of the Irish Ice Hockey Association will take place on August 30th 2009 from 2 pm – 6 pm at the Spa Hotel, Lucan which is located on the N4 Motorway and just off the M50.
All IIHA members are welcome. Photo Identification will be needed for all those wishing to vote who are entitled to vote. Acceptable forms of identification are Passport, Driving Licence, and Garda Age Card. Any questions in relation to other forms of ID please contact the IIHA office or e-mail info@iiha.org before the AGM takes place.
The agenda for the meeting and formal notice will shortly be available from this site. The main item on the agenda is the approval of the members for the incorporation of the Association into a new Company Limited by Guarantee. This step was approved at last year’s AGM and the paperwork has now been completed by the Executive Committee and the new Trustees to allow the company to be formed. Copies of the Memorandum & Articles of Association of the new company are posted on the IIHA website and I encourage you to read them.
Elections will be held for the Executive Committee positions outlined below. Candidates for the Executive Committee must submit a letter by Registered Post to the above address to arrive no later than August 16th. 2008. This letter must include the candidates full name, date of birth, postal address, telephone number, any club affiliation and the executive position they are applying for.
Each candidate must be nominated by at least one IIHA member. A nomination letter can be sent along with the candidate’s submission letter or may be sent separately by Registered Post to the above address to arrive no later than August 16th. 2009. Executive Committee positions available for election are –
1. President/Chairman
2. General Secretary
3. Treasurer
4. Vice President/Vice-Chairman
5. Director of Playing Operations
The Executive Committee have requested that no alcohol be consumed while the meeting is in progress.
In accordance with the new rules voted on by the members at last year’s AGM, in order to seek election to the Executive Committee a candidate must have been a full member of the IIHA for one year prior to the AGM. Each club can also only have one member on the Executive Committee.
Cliff Saunders
President
For more information on the AGM go to the AGM page in the Organisation section at www.iiha.org/organisation/agm