3:00 PM November 4,  2006,

Venue TBA

Perth, Australia

Meeting Agenda

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1. Welcome & Introductions (Kaldi / Brooks)
2. Minutes of Meeting 08 April, 2006
   • Matters arising
3. Exec Director Update (R. Fritz)
   • Membership (R. Fritz/ HQ staff)
   • Regional Offices (R. Fritz/ HQ staff)
   • Dues Structure (R. Fritz/ HQ staff)
4. IRC Mission Statement: (Kahn/Kaldi)
5. Role of new Sections/Regions Manager (C. McGowen)
6. Roles of new VP International, VP Sections; ex-officio members (J. Dolson)
7. Discussion on amalgamating ICE into IRC; Regions will have a significant input into location of future international meetings so should we save a committee? (Brooks/Hogg)
8. Forming of Advisory Councils in each Region (J. Dolson)
9. Forging links with Sections;  Presence on each others telecons (Brooks)
10. Increasing International Representation: Committees/HOD (P. Lloyd)
11. International Visiting Geologist / Distinguished Lecture Program (C. Caughey)
12. Region Updates (maximum 5 min each – verbal report format;  documents are welcome but not necessary)
    • Africa (D. Ajakaiye) including:
      • Report on Capetown 2008
    • Asia Pacific (H. Darman)
    • Canada (J. Hogg)
    • Europe (J. Brooks) including
      • Report on the London Office from a European Region perspective
      • Report on Athens 2007
    • Latin America (Nilo Azambuja / Carlos Abreu)
    • Middle East (Ibrahim Al Ghamdi or alternate – please advise)
13. Discussion on how to increase membership in Regions (all)
14. Any Other Business
15. Next Meeting: Leadership Forum, 10 Feb., Tulsa OK
16. Adjourn