2011 TorIX Board of Directors Elections and Annual General Meeting
Meeting Location: Cisco Systems Canada, 181 Bay St, Floor 35
Meeting Date/Time: April 28, 2011, - 13:30 EDT - 17:00 EDT
Conference Bridge details to be announced.
Qualifications
To qualify for election as a director, an individual must, at the close of nominations:
- be at least 18 years of age,
- not be disqualified by the Corporations Act (Ontario) from becoming or acting as a director and,
- have been nominated by a voting member to stand for election as a director.
No more than one employee of a voting member is eligible to be a director at a time.
Information Required from Candidates
To become a candidate, a qualified individual must submit, by the close of nominations
- a. a written consent to act as a director
- b. a written agreement to follow the rules and policies regarding elections and
- c. a completed nomination package, including:
i. name, phone number and email address
ii. affiliation, if any, with a voting member
iii. a biographical statement
iv. an election statement
The candidate's biographical statement and election statement shall not exceed 2000 words each. The election officer or the Board of Directors reserves the right to edit or remove statements that are defamatory in nature.
Voting Eligibility:
- Current Members of the Corporation at the time nominations close will be automatically eligible to vote in the current election unless they formally request to withdraw their membership from the Corporation.
- Only the member's designated member representative (DMR) is permitted to vote on behalf of the member. A notice will be sent to all current DMR contact information shortly after the close of nominations to verify that the information is correct. It is the responsibility of each member to ensure that the DMR is correct.
- Any update to DMR contact information MUST be made 24 hours before voting is set to begin.
- The peer must be in good standing order with payments.
Election Timeline
| February 28, 2011 17:00 EDT |
Opening of Nominations |
| April 11, 2011 17:00 EDT |
Close of Nominations |
| April 11, 2011 17:00 EDT |
Cutoff to Apply/Revoke Membership |
| April 12, 2011 17:00 EDT |
Deadline For Candidates to confirm nomination and submit infor. |
| April 12, 2011 20:00 EDT |
Candidates Announced |
| April 22, 2011 11:00 EDT |
Voting begins |
| April 26, 2011 11:00 EDT |
Voting ends |
| April 27, 2011 17:00 EDT |
Election Results Announced |
| April 28, 2011 13:00 EDT |
2011 TorIX Annual General Meeting |
| April 28, 2011 End of AGM |
New Board or Directors takes office |
More Information
Election Officer
For the 2011 Election the Election Officer is Matt Pounsett of Afilias Limited. He can be contacted at elections@torix.ca.