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Here is the tentative agenda for our AGM. Feel free to add comments, suggest additions and so on.

Agenda for the First Annual General Meeting
of the Digital Poetry Archive of Canada Society
Date: May 01, 2009 Time 2:00 – 4:00 pm
Room C, The Roundhouse Community Center,
181 Roundhouse Mews, Vancouver, BC V6Z 2W3

Welcome and Introductions
AGENDA
1. Review of society business conducted to date
2. Motion adopt the Society’s Constitution and Bylaws
3. Term of service and responsibilities for elected positions
4. Motion to elect the officers of the society

This meeting was set up by Francis with the two coordinators of the CBC archives in Vancouver. These notes were taken during the meeting.
Those in attendance: Colin Preston (CP), Marie-Helene Robitaille (MH), Francis Mansbridge (FM), Kedrick James (KJ)

We were escorted into the CBC building which is currently under renovation. After introductions and a quick chat we had the following conversation regarding how to go about setting up our archives:

Our first Annual General Meeting of the society will take place at the Roundhouse Community Center in Vancouver on May 01, 2009, from 2:00-4:00. We will be meeting in Room C. I hope you'll book off a bit of time after as well. I'll post a meeting agenda on Monday, but our main goal will be to finalize some business of setting up the society and to lay out our strategic plan for the first year of operation. This is a general public call to all interested in the society and in becoming members as well. Hope to see you there.

Hi Folks,

I am trying to set up a date for the AGM. I have booked the roundhouse community center in Vancouver for May 02, but Francis cannot make it. I need to get a sense if we are able to meet on a Friday, say between 2-4 pm. If so, I'll change the date to May 01. If not, we may need to try for a Sunday. So, perhaps a poll? I will contact all personally this weekend to see if I can find a date that works for everyone. (We need all the directors there to have a quorum.)

If any are wondering why I've been so quiet for the past few weeks, this is a bit of explanation, and an open invite to my doctoral examination and the reception / party to follow.

Tuesday, March 31, 2009 at 9:00am in Room 200 of the Graduate Student Centre, University of British Columbia.

Reception: 7:00-9:00 pm, 31 March, 4726 Collingwood Street, near the crossroads of Collingwood and 31 Street in the Dunbar area of Vancouver.
BYOB--all are welcome.

What the exam is about...

Meeting with Jeannette Kopac, former CBC archivist, current Program Director of the Center for Digital Media, Great Northern Way Campus. Francis and Kedrick in attendance:

This may be of direct interest to our society. Please check it out and see if you think the DOCAM is important to contact regarding DPAC.

 

I'd like to open up a discussion to our directors and advisors regarding the term "digital poetry". Later this week we'll move on to the next term, "archive". There's also room to continue and discuss the what / how / who implied by "of Canada". I'd like to reference a recent email Lionel sent to me. In it, he poses a certain question about the definition of our society in a very succinct way. Lionel says: "Of course it also depends whether DPAC means (1) An archive of Canadian digital poetry, or

Good news on several fronts. First is that we have now recieved our Certificate of Incorporation, dated February 12, 2009, and may proceed with several pressing details.I will meet with Francis next week to set up our bank account, and discuss avenues for structure and funding around the archives. I'll blog the results so that we can begin a discussion forum, particularly as this concerns initial projects and opertional funding.

    We are at the Center for Digital Media home of the Masters of Digital Media Program see http://www.mdm.gnwc.ca Jim Andrews' presentation: