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Minutes of Linux Australia – Special General Meeting April 2025

Wednesday, 9th April 2025, 8:00pm AEST Meeting started at 8:00pm AEST. 1. President’s welcome MR JOEL ADDISON, President As was flagged earlier and at the AGM, we need to go through a process of amending our constitution if we want to remain as a not for profit. The deadline for this process is 30 June 2025 Thank you Russell for the hard work in preparing the necessary changes as a series of pull requests. Thank you to everyone who reviewed and provided feedback on the changes. Before we vote, is there anything anyone wants to bring up for discussion? [No [...]

Linux Australia President2025-04-09T20:31:10+10:00April 9th, 2025|Categories: Uncategorised|

Notice of Special General Meeting for Linux Australia

We hereby announce that a Special General Meeting of Linux Australia will be held on Wednesday 9 April 2025. At this meeting a special resolution will be tabled to adopt a new constitution, in response to updated requirements from the Australian Taxation Office for not-for-profit organisations. Details of the meeting: When: 8pm Wednesday 9 April 2025 (AEST) Where: Online via Zoom. Registration is available at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/dlzE7POETyWfQ_ffTaqAag Nature of business: Special resolution to adopt a new constitution for Linux Australia The special resolution to be voted on at this special general meeting is as follows: That the complete constitution, as set [...]

Linux Australia President2025-03-19T20:51:07+11:00March 19th, 2025|Categories: Uncategorised|

2025 Scrutineer’s / Returning Officers Report

Good Afternoon All, Here is a link to a copy of the Returning Officer's report and the results of the recent election: LA AGM 2025 Returning Officers Report The report will be also presented at the AGM on Monday at Everything Open in Adelaide. TL;DR the successful candidates are: President - Joel Addison Vice President - Jennifer Cox Secretary - Neill Cox Treasurer - Russell Stuart Ordinary Council Members: Elena Williams Jonathan Woithe Lilly Hoi Sze Ho Thank you to everyone who participated either as a candidate or a voter, and a special thanks to Julien for acting as the [...]

Neill OCM Account2025-01-16T18:01:24+11:00January 16th, 2025|Categories: Elections|Tags: election|

2024 Linux Australia AGM Minutes

Minutes of Linux Australia - Annual General Meeting 2024 Saturday 20th January 2024, 14:30pm (AEDT) Video conference via Zoom. Attendance record is available upon request Meeting started at 14:35pm AEDT. Apologies: Lyndsey Jackson Jennifer Cox 1. President’s welcome MR JOEL ADDISON, President Acknowledgment of the traditional owners of the lands on which we meet 2. Approval of the minutes from the previous Annual General Meeting 2023 MOTION by JOEL ADDISON that the minutes of the Annual General Meeting 2023 of Linux Australia be accepted as complete and accurate. Seconded by Neill Cox Motion Passed with 82% Yay [...]

Neill OCM Account2025-01-15T09:52:15+11:00January 15th, 2025|Categories: Annual General Meetings|Tags: AGM, minutes|

2025-01-08 Council Meeting Minutes

1. Meeting overview and key information Present Joel Addison (President) Sae Ra Germaine (Vice-President) Russell Stuart (Treasurer) Neill Cox (Secretary) Andrew Pam (Council) Jennifer Cox (Council) Jonathan Woithe (Council) Apologies None Not Present Meeting opened at 20:07 AEDT by Joel and quorum was achieved. Minutes taken by Neill. 2. Log of correspondence Not sure what happened here, but................. - some confusion caused by the mailing list migration Fwd: Re: Advice on a letter of demand - advised to respond to the letter accusing LA of copyright violation Thank you for advancing Open Source in 2024 - [...]

Neill OCM Account2025-01-11T12:24:52+11:00January 11th, 2025|Categories: Council Meetings, Linux Australia, Uncategorised|Tags: Council, meeting, minutes|

2024-12-18 Council Meeting Minutes

1. Meeting overview and key information Present Joel Addison (President) Sae Ra Germaine (Vice-President) Russell Stuart (Treasurer) Neill Cox (Secretary) Jennifer Cox (Council) Andrew Pam (Council) Jonathan Woithe (Council) Apologies None Not Present None Meeting opened at 20:11 AEDT by Joel and quorum was achieved. Minutes taken by Jonathan. 2. Log of correspondence Change of meeting software - there was some confusion about which video conference software we were using. We got it sorted. [Purplecon] Update on the status of Purplecon 2024 - final report on the status of Purplecon 2024 Linux Australia's 2023/2024 audit - [...]

Neill OCM Account2025-01-11T12:22:34+11:00January 11th, 2025|Categories: Council Meetings, Linux Australia|Tags: Council, meeting, minutes|

2024-12-04 Council Meeting Minutes

1. Meeting overview and key information Present Joel Addison (President) Sae Ra Germaine (Vice-President) Russell Stuart (Treasurer) Neill Cox (Secretary) Andrew Pam (Council) Jennifer Cox (Council) Jonathan Woithe (Council) Apologies None Not Present Meeting opened at 20:05 AEDT by Joel and quorum was achieved. Minutes taken by Neill. 2. Log of correspondence Oracle Linux & offerings | Increase Security and Reduce Cost - Neill has sent the EO2025 sponsorship prospectus Re: US Tax Paperwork Questions - Query from Joe Chin re sponsorship of DrupalCon Singapore Request for approval of >$5k invoice - request for approval of payment for the PyConAu [...]

Neill OCM Account2024-12-05T17:18:53+11:00December 5th, 2024|Categories: Council Meetings, Linux Australia|Tags: Council, meeting, minutes|

2024-11-20 Council Meeting Minutes

1. Meeting overview and key information Present Joel Addison (President) Sae Ra Germaine (Vice-President) Neill Cox (Secretary) Jennifer Cox (Council) Andrew Pam (Council) Jonathan Woithe (Council) Apologies Russell Stuart (Treasurer) Not Present Meeting opened at 20:03 AEDT by Joel and quorum was achieved. Minutes taken by Neill Cox 2. Log of correspondence Get ready for Write the Docs Australia 2024 - update on conference progress, Andrew will attend. Missing info for NZ GST - Russell following up in preparation for LA’s audit Oracle Linux & offerings | Increase Security and Reduce Cost - Offer from an Oracle Linux salesperson to [...]

Neill OCM Account2024-12-05T17:12:35+11:00December 5th, 2024|Categories: Council Meetings, Linux Australia|Tags: Council, meeting, minutes|

2024-11-06 Council Meeting Minutes

1. Meeting overview and key information Present Joel Addison (President) Sae Ra Germaine (Vice-President) Russell Stuart (Treasurer) Neill Cox (Secretary) Andrew Pam (Council) Jennifer Cox (Council) Jonathan Woithe (Council) Apologies None Not Present Meeting opened at 19:34 AEST by Joel and quorum was achieved. Minutes taken by Neill. 2. Log of correspondence Re: DrupalCon Singapore Bill Payments - Wise verification done and payments sent Get ready for Write the Docs Australia 2024 - Update on Progress from Felicity Brand Missing info for NZ GST - questions about KiWi PyConand NZ GST - Russell has responded admin team reimbursements - Russell [...]

Neill OCM Account2024-12-05T17:12:01+11:00December 5th, 2024|Categories: Council Meetings, Linux Australia|Tags: Council, meeting, minutes|

2024-10-23 Council Meeting Minutes

1. Meeting overview and key information Present Joel Addison (President) Sae Ra Germaine (Vice-President) Neill Cox (Secretary) Russell Stuart (Treasurer) Jennifer Cox (Council) Andrew Pam (Council) Jonathan Woithe (Council) Apologies Not Present Meeting opened at 20:06 AEDT by Joel and quorum was achieved. Minutes taken by Neill Cox 2. Log of correspondence Fwd: Request for ATO advice - 1-1474HXZI [SEC=OFFICIAL] - ATO response to an LA request - forwarded to council byRussell Fwd: Your Stripe transactions have exceeded a tax threshold in France - email from Russell to LA treasurers about implications of accepting overseas payments [LACTTE] Joomla Meetup Group [...]

Neill OCM Account2024-12-05T17:11:30+11:00December 5th, 2024|Categories: Council Meetings, Linux Australia|Tags: Council, meeting, minutes|

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