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eFlash! 2021-09

2021 AGM — Annual General Meeting / AGA 2021 — Assemblée générale annuelle

Minutes of the 2021 AGM / Procès-verbal de l’AGA 2021

Thursday, 26 August 2021, 15:30–16:30 EDT
(12:30 Vancouver = 15:30 Montréal = 20:30 London = 21:30 Berlin)

[EN] Due to the limitations brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic, the CEC’s 2020 AGM was held via video conference. / [FR] Étant donné les limitations causées par la pandémique Covid-19, l’AGA 2020 de le CEC a eu lieu en vidéoconférence.

Documents provided to those present at the CEC’s 2021 AGM (the proposed Agenda, the Minutes from the 2020 AGM and the CEC’s 2020–21 Financial Report) are available here in PDF.

The audio recording of the 2021 AGM is available here in MP3 format.

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Screenshot of the attendees of the CEC’s 2021 Annual General Meeting (AGM) via video link on 26 August 2021. [Click image to enlarge]

The CEC’s 2021 AGM was held via Zoom (video conferencing software), hosted by Board member Carey Dodge.

Present for the CEC’s 2021 AGM were CEC Board members James Andean (JA, in Leicester UK), Myriam Boucher (MB, in Montréal), Teresa Connors (TC, in Montréal), Carey Dodge (CD, in Vancouver), Joseph Hyde (JH, in Bath UK), Corina MacDonald (CM, in Montréal), Shawn Pinchbeck (SP, in Edmonton) and Julie Matson (JM, in Vancouver), CEC Admin Yves Gigon (YG, in Montréal) and jef chippewa (JC, in London ON), and CEC Members James Bailey (JB, in Toronto), Ian Chuprun (IC, in Montréal), Simon Chioini (SC, in Montréal) and Terri Hron (TH, on the road), as well as JTTP 2021 winners and award recipients (both in Montréal) Jean-Philippe Jullin (JPJ) and Charles St-André (CSA).

The meeting began at 15:33 EDT on Thursday, 26 August 2021. CEC President Myriam Boucher chaired the meeting. CEC Secretary Corina MacDonald acted as Minutes-Taker for the meeting.

Agenda / Ordre du jour

  1. Adoption of the Agenda / Adoption de l’ordre du jour

MB presented the Agenda.

IC moved to accept the Agenda as is; CD seconded. The Agenda of the CEC’s 2021 AGM was adopted by general consent.

  1. Minutes of the Previous AGM / Adoption du procès-verbal de la dernière AGA

The minutes of the 2020 AGM were read by all present.

YG moved to accept the Minutes of the 2020 AGM; TC seconded. The Minutes of the CEC’s 2020 AGM were adopted by general consent.

  1. Business Arising from the Minutes of the Previous AGM / Sujets touchant le procès-verbal de la dernière AGA

There was no business arising from the Minutes of the 2020 AGM.

  1. Board of Directors for 2021–22 / Conseil d’administration pour 2021–2022

President Myriam Boucher presented the proposed makeup of the CEC Board of Directors for the 2021–22 fiscal year, as per the annual Board nominations procedure that took place in spring 2021, for approval by the membership (two-year Board terms are indicated in parentheses):

CD moved to accept the Board as presented; TC seconded. The CEC’s Board of Directors for 2021–22 was adopted by general consent.

  1. President’s Report / Rapport de la présidente

MB presented her President’s Report 1[1. The President’s Report starts at 8:14 in the audio recording of the AGM.], in which she gave updates on the CEC’s three principal ongoing and recurring annual activities: Jeu de temps / Times Play (JTTP), Sonus and eContact!, as well as the CEC’s 2020–2024 Strategic Plan. She also announced the JTTP 2021 winners and thematic award recipients, two of whom were present at the AGM and were greeted by congratulatory rounds of applause.

CM moved to accept the President’s Report as presented; CD seconded. The President’s Report was adopted by general consent.

  1. Treasurer’s Report / Rapport du trésorier

SP presented his Treasurer’s Report 2[2. The Treasurer’s Report starts at 26:49 in the audio recording of the AGM.], in which he provided information about the CEC’s financial situation and about grant applications made to the SOCAN Foundation and Canada Council for the Arts, as well as upcoming grant applications to be made by the association.

JA moved to accept the Treasurer’s Report as presented; TC seconded. The Treasurer’s Report was adopted by general consent.

  1. Reports from the Board and Administration / Autres rapports du conseil d’administration

There were no other reports.

  1. Other Business / Autres points

Group zoom photo!

CD remarked on the positive outlook for the CEC: despite the difficulties raised by the pandemic and an unsuccessful CCA grant application there is much to celebrate.

  1. Adjournment / Levée de l’assemblée

The Chair of the CEC’s 2021 AGM suggested to adjourn; CM moved to adjourn the meeting; CD seconded. The CEC’s 2021 AGM was consensually adjourned at 16:11 on Thursday, 26 August 2021.

Minutes for the CEC’s 2021 AGM submitted by CEC Secretary Corina MacDonald on Thursday, 26 August 2021.

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