1999 - Minutes of Annual General Meeting November 7, 1999 at 4:30pm

In Attendance:

Denis Parker
Lyle Drake
Madeline Thomson
Dianne Palmer
Sean Harris
Arch Donnell
Mary Martin
Bob Moore
Nikk Walsh

Meeting was called to order at 4:30pm.

John Noonan moved the adoption of the minutes from the 1998 AGM and Marlene Clark seconded it.

Arch Bonnell thanked the Board for their past year of service and for their work in organizing the AGM, Conference & Awards.

Thanks were extended to Mary Martin for her work on the newsletter. Members were encouraged to submit any info that could be published in upcoming newsletters.

Outreach programs were run in Central Nfld., Carbonear, and Labrador this past year and were deemed to have been successful.

Labrador members who attend our AGM were singled out as examples of members who take advantage of opportunities to network with other members.

Arch advised members of the funding that has been acquired to complete a Music Industry Development Strategy.

Arch compared the growth of our awards show to early stages of the ECMAs.

Treasurer's Report was tabled by Sean Harris. Bob Moore moved that the financial statement be accepted and Laurie Diamond seconded it.

Executive Director's Report:

Denis Parker thanked the AGM Committee.

He acknowledged Cultural Industries Development Association and Ann Anderson for their support of the MIA.

Concerning the Strategic Plan that we are undertaking, he pointed out that there are considerable spin-offs and that the study would clearly show how valuable a resource that we are as an industry. A steering committee with our government partners is being put into place and we already have a framework to work within. A consultant will now be hired to effect this plan.

Denis expressed our need to have a more well-staffed office to better serve our association.

We need to address, as an association, via outreach, etc., Music in our schools and the cutbacks being experienced.

Election of Officers

We had a problem with the rules concerning the cut-off for nominations and as we had no representation from Central and Western Nfld., a motion was put forward to leave these positions vacant and to fill them ASAP. This motion was passed.

A motion was then made to take nominations from the floor. This motion was passed 18 to 7.

Based on having 12 positions available and 15 nominations, a vote was held.

The people elected were:

Robert Buck
Lyle Drake
Tony Hann
Heather Martin
Mary Martin
Michelle Myrick
John Noonan
Carl Ridgeley
Roger Skinner
Madeline Thomson
Dianne Palmer
Bob Moore (Labrador rep - no vote needed)
John Graham*

*John Graham and June Hiscock tied and June Hiscock removed her name from the list.

There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned.

Bob Moore moved that the meeting be adjourned and it was seconded by Lyle Drake.

Lyle Drake
Secretary