I think having two areas is a good idea plus voting cards to avoid confusion.
Discussion amoungst members should be as free flowing as possible but directed
by the chair. If non-members wish to add to the discussion, they must be recognised
by the chair to be able to make a comment.
Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2009 20:19:23 +0000 From: thomas.dalton@gmail.com To: wikimediauk-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Jimbo at the AGM
2009/3/18 Tom Holden thomas.holden@gmail.com:
To clarify (if it needed it), this was discussed at the board meeting this week and we decided non-members are perfectly welcome to attend.
Ok, a general invitation is fine (I've found the discussion in the IRC log, but I can't see it in the minutes - all decisions need to be minuted), but you'll need to give some thought to how you are going to conduct the meeting. I can see two options - separate seating areas for members and non-members, or voting cards. (If we have a very small turnout we can just rely on the chair knowing who is and isn't a member, but hopefully we'll get more people than that!)
I know some people think I am being overly formal and strict about this kind of stuff, but the AGM of a limited company, particularly a charitable one, is a serious event and needs to be handled properly. This isn't just a bunch of people from the internet getting together for a pint and a chat about what we're going to do, it's an official meeting of the membership if a charitable company.
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