To the SIEL membership:
This post gives notice of the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Society of International Economic Law to be held at 1300 GMT on 17 December 2020, at 17 Kembla Street, Wollongong, NSW 2500, Australia, by Zoom call and by teleconference. Local times in various places are listed below.
The agenda for the meeting is below.
The meeting will be held by Zoom call with a teleconference dial-in option. SIEL members must register for attendance at the meeting here. The Zoom link and dial-in numbers for the meeting will be sent to all SIEL members who have registered.
Only current (paid) members can vote. Those whose memberships have expired are invited to renew on the SIEL website at https://www.sielnet.org.
If you cannot attend by Zoom or teleconference and wish to participate by proxy, please complete and submit a copy of the proxy form to designate another member to participate on your behalf. Information on the candidates is available in the report of the Nominating Committee.
If you are unable to participate via Zoom or phone, please fill out a proxy form. The transaction of business requires the presence in person or by proxy of a quorum of at least one-twelfth of all SIEL members. Please transmit a scan or photo of the signed proxy form by email to the Secretaries of SIEL, Suresh Nanwani at nanwanis@gmail.com or Amy Porges at ap@porgeslaw.com. The deadline for receipt of proxy forms is 48 hours before the AGM (1300 GMT, 15 December 2020).
Kind regards,
Suresh Nanwani and Amy Porges
Co-Secretaries, SIEL
Date and time of meeting
| North America Eastern Time | 0800, 17 December |
| Brazil – Sao Paulo | 1000, 17 December |
| London/GMT | 1300, 17 December |
| Paris/Geneva/Nigeria | 1400, 17 December |
| South Africa/Israel | 1500, 17 December |
| India (Delhi) | 1830, 17 December |
| Singapore/HK/Beijing | 2100, 17 December |
| Korea/Japan | 2200, 17 December |
| Sydney/Melbourne | 0000 (midnight), 17/18 December |
| New Zealand | 0200, 18 December |
Agenda – SIEL AGM 2020
- Voting for SIEL officers and for members of the SIEL Executive Council. The Nominating Committee Report attached to this email presents nominations and biographical data for officers and Executive Council members.
- A report on the SIEL accounts by the Treasurers and discussion of any questions by AGM participants.
- A report and discussion on preparations for the 2021 Conference.
- A report on and discussion of other SIEL and SIEL-supported activities in 2019-20.
- Other business.
Attachments
Nominating Committee Report on candidates, 2020 SIEL Election