11 August 2018
Dear Members:
The 2018 Annual General Assembly (AGA) of the Federation of Gay Games is to begin at 10:00 AM on Sunday 12 August 2018 in Paris, France. Meetings will last until 6:00 PM.
The venue is:
Théâtre Paris Story
11 bis Rue Scribe 75009 Paris, France
Register : https://gaygames.org/event-2960723
Live agenda : http://bit.ly/FGGAGAlive
Documents : http://bit.ly/fgg2018aga
WiFi SSID : Paris.Story
Password : Opera+111
Business
1. Bylaw Changes
No Bylaw changes have been proposed.
2. Other Motions
Four people have been nominated for the award of Honorary Life Member.
• Debra Kent
• Peter Moews
• Shamey Cramer
• Kurt Dahl
Their nomination forms can be viewed here: http://bit.ly/fgg2018hlmnominations
No other motions have been submitted. Motions can be brought forward from the floor by any delegate, and with a second. Those motions will only be debated if approved for discussion by a majority of the General Assembly.
3. Election of Directors
The following positions are declared vacant at the meeting. Each position is for a 2-year term unless otherwise indicated:
• Co-President Sean Fitzgerald
• Vice President – Production Jan Schneider
• Vice President – External Affairs Les Johnson
• Treasurer Mike Myers
• SecretaryKen Hundreiser
• Officer – Communications Leviathen Hendricks
§ Shiv Paul
• Officer – Host Relations Armin Lohrmann
• Officer – Sports Kimberly Hadley
• Officer – Human Resources Julie Williams
• Officer – Technology § Glen Trejbal
• Officer at Large 1 Ivan Yap
§ Hlengiwe Buthelezi
• Officer – Membership (1-year term) Viv Woodcock
§ Denotes a nomination from the floor.
Floor nominations will be taken on Sunday 12 August. Floor nominees must have their nomination form submitted by 12:01 PM on Sunday, 12 August. For a candidate to be elected to the FGG Board, they require a majority vote of the General Assembly. If one or two candidates are nominated, voting will be by simple majority of the General Assembly. If more than two candidates are nominated for any position, instant run-off voting will be used to determine the candidate to be appointed to the FGG Board.
Nomination forms:
http://bit.ly/fggaga2018boardnominations
3. Praise for Paris
The General Assembly will discuss moments from Gay Games 10 with Paris 2018 staff members.
4. Hong Kong 2022 Presentation
Hong Kong 2022 will be given the opportunity to make a short presentation to the General Assembly regarding Gay Games 11. Unfortunately, the Hong Kong team is unable to take questions at the end of the presentation and we ask to continue the conversation with them via e-mail.
5. Guadalajara 2019 Presentation
Guadalajara will be given the opportunity to make a short presentation to the General Assembly regarding the AGA to be held in October and November, 2019. Unfortunately, the Guadalajara team is unable to take questions at the end of the presentation and we ask to continue the conversation with them via e-mail.
6. Annual Report and Financial Report
The Annual Report and Financial Report for the year ended 30 June 2018 will be presented for consideration. Unless notified otherwise, each member will have received a copy of the Annual Report and Financial report for the year ended 30 June 2018.
Following the Consideration of Reports, the Co- Presidents will give the General Assembly a reasonable opportunity to ask questions about or comment on the management of the FGG.
Should you have any further questions, please feel free to contact me at AGA2018@gaygames.net.
Kind regards,
Ben Keller
Vice President of Operations