Annual General Meeting Agenda
	Notice of Elections
	Minutes from 2004 Council meeting

4 May 2005

Dear Colleague

Herewith please find the notice for the formal part of our AGM in Trieste which will take place on 28 June along with the full council meeting. A notice of vacancy on the executive and the minutes of our last AGM are below.

I hope to have the pleasure of seeing you in Trieste. Please RSVP your attendance or apology to susanr@prisa.co.za.

Sincerely
Jean Valin
Global Alliance Chairman

Global Alliance for Public Relations and Communication Management
Notice of the Annual General Meeting

To be held during the annual Council meeting, commencing at 2pm on 28 June 2005 at the Stazione Marittimi, Trieste, Italy

Agenda

	To receive apologies for absence and notification of proxies
	To receive the notes of the Annual General Meeting held on 9 June 2004
	To receive a report from the Returning Officer on the election of the Chair-elect for 2006/2007
	To receive the report of the Chairman
	To receive the report of the Hon Treasurer
	To consider any other notified business

COLIN FARRINGTON
Company secretary
18 April 2005

Global Alliance for Public Relations and Communication Management
Notice of Elections

Article 9.2 of the Articles of Association of the Global Alliance provide for elections of the officers and Executive Board at Annual General Meetings.

The post of Chairman - elect will be vacant from 1 January 2006 when. Sejamothopo Motau succeeds to the chair

Nomination for this position can be made by the accredited officer of any organisation in full membership. They should be sent to Gerry Davis, Executive Director of the Public Relations Institute of Ireland (PRII) at gerry@prii.ie or by fax +353 1 676 4562, who has been appointed Returning Officer by the Board, by 12 noon on 20 May. The nomination should state clearly the post for which the nomination is being made and that the person stated has agreed to be nominated.

Should there be a contested election candidates will be asked to provide statements to appear on the Global Alliance website. Member associations will be e-mailed proxy appointment forms by 1 June for use by associations not being represented in person at the AGM. Proxy forms must be returned to the Returning Officer by 20 June at the latest. The election itself will take place during the AGM.

Any member organisation considering making a nomination may if they wish contact the Chairman Jean Valin at email: jean.valin@justice.gc.ca or telephone: +613 957 4215 - please note that from 16 May, Jean's email address and telephone number change to: jvalin@cdic.ca and +613 943 1971, for a prior informal and confidential discussion about the nature of the posts. Any further information about the election process can also be obtained from myself (colinf@cipr.co.uk) or from the Returning Officer.

COLIN FARRINGTON
Company Secretary
April 19 2005