Annual General Meeting - week's notice

Notice to all members concerning the Annual General Meeting scheduled for Friday, 25 March 2022 at 7pm

As members will be aware, the FCCT has been through its most challenging year since the club came into formal existence in 1956. We have been through lockdowns that have made it impossible for the club to function normally, organize programmes, and run bar and restaurant operations.

Two years ago, the executive committee decided that it would be unwise to proceed normally with the annual general meeting in the clubhouse because of the COVID-19 risks. Last year, we did better and held a socially-distanced meeting following the normal agenda with a limit of 60 people in the clubhouse.

This year, we hope to have an almost normal meeting. We would ask those planning to attend to be fully vaccinated, and if possible to take an ATK test before coming. ATK tests are available at the reception at cost price for those preferring to take a test on the spot.    

As was done last year, absentee ballot forms are being sent to all correspondent and journalist members, and they are being asked to endorse the proposed slate for the 2020 executive committee and a number of overdue updates and revisions of the club’s constitution and bylaws.

It is essential that as many correspondents as possible respond so that a quorum can be established of those in the clubhouse and those unable to attend in person.

If they wish, correspondents and journalists may sign a proxy form that they can
return to the office instead of an absentee ballot. Instructions, including limitations, appear on the form.

Under Article 9 of the FCCT’s constitution, an extraordinary general meeting can always be called should eight or more correspondent members in good standing request one.

The following nominations of candidates for election to the 2022 executive committee of the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Thailand are made by the correspondent members in good standing named below.

Group A
Positions available only to correspondent members in good standing:  
               
1.    President                           Panu Wongcha-um
2.    1st Vice President              Dominic Faulder
3.    2nd Vice President             Elaine Kurtenbach

Group B
Positions available only to correspondent or journalist members in good standing:

4.    Corresponding Secretary            Elizabeth Adriana (Annelie) Langerak
5.    Correspondent Director/Publicity        Teeranai Charuvastra
6.    Correspondent Director/Membership    Kittiphum Sringammuang
7.    Correspondent Director/Programmes    Jonathan Head

Group C
Positions open to any members in good standing except overseas and temporary:
   
8.  Recording Secretary                      Tan Hui Yee
9.  Treasurer                                        Alan Lonie
10. Associate Director/Publicity           Phil Robertson
11. Associate Director/Membership        Nick Bernhardt
12. Associate Director/Programmes        Steve Galster


Marwaan Macan-Marker                    Marc Laban

Nominating Member’s Name                    Seconded

Correspondent                        Correspondent

Membership Category                        Membership Category

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AGENDA
Friday, 25 March 2022, 7pm

I.    Confirmation of minute taker.

II.    Appointment of three (3) scrutineers.

III.    Establishment of quorum.

IV.    Confirmation of minutes from the annual general meeting held on Friday, 26 March 2021.

V.    Treasurer’s report.

VI.    Adoption of balance sheet and statement of accounts for the year ending 31 December 2021.

VII.    Appointment of auditors for the year 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022.

VIII.     President’s report.

IX.       Conduct of general business including questions from members.

X.        Approval of proposal to update and adjust the constitution and related bylaws as notified to the membership at the end of February 2022.

XI.     Election of new executive committee members in three categories:

I.    Those only correspondents may nominate and vote for.
II.    Those only correspondents and journalists may nominate and vote for.
III.    Those all members in good standing may nominate and vote for.

XII.    Introduction of new executive committee.

XIV.    Establishment of standing committees and any other business.

XV.     Adjournment of meeting.