Announcement of the General Assembly 2024



Association news
Posted on 11/10/2024


Announcement of the General Assembly 2024
Michel S. Bourqui
2024-10-11 09:00:56

Dear All,

We are delighted to announce Climanosco’s Ninth General Assembly which will be held from Friday 1 November 00:00 UTC to Saturday 30 November 23:59 UTC 2024 on the Internet at the official General Assembly page: www.climanosco.org/ga2024.

Elections for the Board of Directors

We warmly invite you to help shape the future of the Climanosco organization and send your candidature to become a Member of the Board of Directors. As per our Statutes, the Board of Directors is composed of 9 – 13 members in near-parity between scientists and non-scientists. This year we have up to 8 open seats including 4 with a preference for non-scientists.

If you are interested in getting involved, please send the following material by 20 October 23:59 UTC to the contact address below.

  • A short bio;
  • A statement on your vision for Climanosco (e.g. why you find this project important, what’s your vision for the next 10 years; you can be creative!);

This material will be made available to the logged-in members on the General Assembly page and will help them make a vote. Being a member of the Board of Directors will take you about 1 hour per week or less, on average, and you can make an impact. If you would like to know more about what is involved, don’t hesitate to take contact with any current director (see Board of Directors).

Schedule – mark your agenda!

  • 20 October (23:59 UTC): Deadline for sending your candidatures for the Board of Directors
  • 20 October (23:59 UTC): Deadline for sending items to be added in the Agenda under “Other Propositions”
  • 1 November (00:00 UTC) – 21 November (23:59 UTC): Presentation and discussion of items on Agenda, and anticipated vote
    • 1 Nov – 7 Nov: Questions / objections by Members
    • 8 Nov – 14 Nov: Reply to questions / objections by Board of Directors
    • 15 Nov – 19 Nov: Acknowledgment by questioning / objecting Members
    • 20 Nov – 21 Nov: Acknowledgment by Board of Directors
  • 22 November (00:00 UTC) – 30 November (23:59 UTC): Regular vote is open
  • 1 December: Closing and release of vote results

The General Assembly will start on 1 November (00:00 UTC) with the presentation and discussion of all items on the Agenda. Make sure you can participate from the beginning! The Board of Directors will reply to all questions and objections, and, where fits, it will follow up with a proposal at the next General Assembly 2025.

Votes will only be accepted from members of the association between 1 November (00:00 UTC) and 30 November (23:59 UTC). There will be no extension of deadline.

Agenda

  1. Formalities
    • Election of Chairman for the General Assembly
    • Election of Minute Keeper
    • Adoption of the Agenda
  2. Minutes of the General Assembly 2023
  3. Activity report for year 2023
  4. Financial report and Auditing report for year 2023
  5. Discharge of the members of the Board of Directors from liability
  6. Elections of members of the Board of Directors (max. 8 seats)
  7. Proposal for membership fees for calendar year 2025
  8. Proposal for donation cap per donor for calendar year 2025
  9. Changes in the Terms and Conditions for a more fluid peer review process
  10. Priorities for 2025
  11. Other propositions

The “Other Propositions” item of the Agenda is there for your inputs. If there is anything you would like to bring to the General Assembly which is not on the Agenda, please send a brief description by 20 October (23:59 UTC) to the contact address below and we will get in touch with you.

Contact email address for all inquiries:

A warm thank you for your participation!

Michel, on behalf of the Board of Directors