IMPORTANT
Hello ,
On February 03 this year, AAI’s Bylaws were amended to include three important changes:
- There will be an Annual General Meeting (AGM) to which AAI Affiliate Members may send a delegate.
- Individual AAI Members may nominate themselves for any open Board positions. All Board Members will be elected by a vote of Affiliate Members.
- Six Board positions are now reserved for Regional Directors who will each represent, and work closely with, the Affiliate Members in their region. The regions are: Africa, Asia, Australasia, Europe, North America, and South/Central America.
This email sets out the timetable and process for the 2020 AGM and the election of Board Members.
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
In accordance with the AAI bylaws, the AAI 2020 Annual General Meeting will be held on Sunday May 31, 2020 at 15:00 UTC.
Proposing a Motion for Consideration at the AGM
Paid-up AAI Individual Members are entitled to put a motion to the AGM for consideration. Motions must be submitted to the AAI Secretary by April 05, 2020.
ELECTION OF BOARD MEMBERS
There are currently six open board positions: three At Large Directors and Regional Directors for Africa, Australasia, and South/Central America.
Nominations
Paid-up Individual AAI Members are entitled to nominate themselves for any available Board position.
Please note, nominees for the AAI Board must satisfy the following criteria:
- Sufficient competence in reading and speaking English to be able to participate in Board discussions.
- Hold current Alliance membership.
- Have access to reliable internet connectivity.
- Be available to attend monthly Board meetings and any committees to which they are appointed,
- Have a record as an activist or organizer on behalf of nonbelief for at least two years, or otherwise possess skills deemed valuable to the organization.
The Board will carry out authentication checks to ensure nominees meet these criteria before including them on the ballot paper. Authenticated nominees will be invited to submit campaign materials that will be displayed on the AAI website.
Nominations for Board positions must be received by the AAI Secretary by March 08, 2020.
Voting
Ballots showing all available positions and candidates will be sent to Affiliate Members on May 24.
The results of the election will be published on the AAI website after the AGM.
Lapsed Members
If your AAI membership has lapsed, please consider re-joining. This will allow you to participate in the upcoming Board elections and it will help us with our campaigns such as working to change international human rights law to confer a universal right to be secular and to be free from religious harassment. It will also help us continue our work to protect ex-Muslims who are in danger around the world.
To re-join, log into your account here. Click on “Lost your password?” if you don’t remember your password. Thank you!
HOW TO CONTACT US
Please send motions for the AGM and nominations for Board positions to the AAI Secretary at secretary@atheistalliance.org.
Thank you for supporting Atheist Alliance International.
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