Atlantic Canada Pipe Band Association - Notice of Annual General Meeting 2010

Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of Atlantic Canada Pipe Band Association will be held at the AgriTECH Park Inc., 90 Research Drive, Bible Hill, Nova Scotia at 1:00pm, Saturday, October 30, 2010.

As per clause 4:06, Atlantic Canada Pipe Band Association Constitution: Notice of any motion will be submitted to the Executive, in writing, 30 days prior to the Annual General Meeting.

Please submit all notice of motions to Secretary, Kelly MacKellar email: mackellar@ns.sympatico.ca. Motions are to be received by the Secretary by September 30 and motions will be sent via email to the membership and posted on the ACPBA website by October 5, 2010 for review.

Members of the Atlantic Canada Pipe Band Association are eligible to vote on Association business. As per the Constitution clause, 2.1.8. states:

Categories of membership:

• 2.1.8.1. Any individual or group playing highland music on the pipes and/or drums in Atlantic Canada are eligible to be full members of the Association. At Association meetings, individual members are entitled to one (1) vote while bands are entitled to a maximum of two (2) votes. Individuals who are members through band affiliation are encouraged to attend and participate in Association meetings but they may not vote unless they are exercising one (1) of the bands two (2) votes.
• 2.1.8.2. Any piper, drummer, pipe band or non-playing individual from outside the Atlantic Provinces may become an associate member of the Association. These associate members are welcome to participate in Association meetings with the understanding that they are not eligible to vote.
• 2.1.8.3. Individual residents of Atlantic Canada who do not play pipes or drums may be full members of the Association. As such, each individual member is entitled to one (1) vote at Association meetings.
• 2.1.8.4. Families in Atlantic Canada may take out a family membership. While all family members are welcome to participate in association meetings, each family shall be restricted to one (1) vote.
• 2.1.8.5. Corporations and businesses in Atlantic Canada may take out a corporate membership in the Association. Corporate members are welcome to participate in Association meetings but are not eligible to vote or to hold office on the executive.
• 2.1.8.6. All Atlantic Canada Pipe Band Executive members must be paid members of the ACBPA. Each Executive member is entitled to one (1) vote at Association meetings.
• 2.1.8.7. All ACPBA judges must be paid members of the ACPBA. Each judge is entitled to one (1) vote at Association meetings.

The Constitution is available for review on the ACPBA website at www.acpba.ca under the menu on left of the page, Constitution.

Lorna MacIsaac
President
Atlantic Canada Pipe Band Association