[copy of today's address to the membership by the IAOA President Michael Gruninger]
Dear IAOA members,
our Statute requires the Association's financial
statement and annual budget to be formally approved every year by a (virtual)
assembly, announced at least 15 days in advance. So this is a formal invitation
to participate in the first 2014 virtual assembly, whose main purpose is to
discuss and approve the 2013 Financial Statement and the 2014 Budget. Our
financial status is safe, not only anticipating this year's FOIS conference and
Summer School. Overall, we are actively supporting participation in a wide
variety of novel as well as traditional IAOA initiatives.
The relevant documents (Financial Statement plus Budget)
will be published on April 02, 2014.
The discussion on the Budget (and possibly on any other
issue concerning the Association) will take place between April 02 and April
09, 2014.
Finalized details will be published by April 11, 2014.
The voting period will be April 14-21, 2014. Detailed
voting instructions will be distributed in advance and will be available at
[1].
The quorum is satisfied if the number of votes exceeds
50%+1 of the IAOA membership count, determined on April 13. If we are not able
to meet the quorum requirement, a second call will be necessary. The outcome of
the voting will be announced to the members' mailing list until April 30, 2014.
Please be aware that your vote takes just a few minutes,
but is of huge importance to let our Association move forward. Guaranteeing
that the IAOA is truly open and democratic is our first priority, and you will
certainly understand that it requires a huge investment of voluntary time. We
really count on your support!
Let me take this opportunity to express the gratitude of
the whole IAOA Executive Council to our acting Treasurer, Laure Vieu. She did
an excellent job in keeping our finances under rigorous control as in previous
years, making at the same time everything transparent and understandable in any
detail. Serving as Treasurer since IAOA's inception, Laure is currently passing
on the respective duties to our new designated Treasurer Fabian Neuhaus, under
whose direction the 2014 budget has already been prepared, and to the new
Membership Officer Claudio Masolo. We are grateful for their readiness and
contributions.
Michael Gruninger
President, IAOA
