AofA Proposal 2010

Medlem

• har rätt att delta i sammankomster som anordnas förmedlemmarna,
• har rätt att skicka in motioner till årsmöte om dessa delges styrelsen senast två veckor före mötets start.
• har rätt till information om föreningens angelägenheter,
• har rätt att utträda omedelbart genom skriftligt anmälan till styrelsen
• skall följa föreningens stadgar och beslut som fattats av föreningsorgan,
• har inte rätt till del av föreningens behållning eller egendom vid upplösning av föreningen,
• skall betala medlemsavgift senast trettio dagar före årsmötet

Members

• have the right to attend member meetings
• have the right to submit motions to the annual meeting if these are sent to the Board at least two weeks before the meeting.
ʉۢ have the right to get information about the association
ʉۢ have the right to announce one's resignation immediately after written request to the Board
ʉۢ must follow the by-laws and decisions made by the Association
ʉۢ have no right to the Association surplus or property at the dissolution of the Association
ʉۢ must pay member dues not later than 31/1

Members

• have the right to attend member meetings
• have the right to submit motions to the annual meeting if these are sent to the Board at least two weeks before the meeting.
• have the right to get information about the association
• have the right to announce one's resignation immediately after written request to the Board
• must follow the by-laws and decisions made by the Association
• have no right to the Association surplus or property at the dissolution of the Association
• must pay member dues not later than thirty days before the start of the Annual Meeting

1. Fastställande av röstlängd för mötet.
   
2. Val av ordförande och sekreterare förmötet.
3. Val av protokolljusterare och rösträknare.
4. Fråga om mötet har utlysts på rätt sätt
5. Fastställande av föredragningslista.
6. Behandling av styrelsens förslag och i rätt tid inkomna motioner.
   

1. Styrelsens verksamhetsberättelse och förvaltningsberättelse för det senaste räkenskapsåret.
2. Revisorerns berättelse över styrelsens förvaltning under det senaste verksamhets-/räkenskapsåret.
   
3. Fråga om ansvarsfrihet för styrelsen för den tid revisionen avser.
4. Fastställande av medlemsavgifter.
5. Val avstyrelseordförande och kassör för tre år
   
6. Val av övriga nya styrelsemedlemmar
7. Val aven revisorer för näst kommande verksamhetsår. Revisor behöver inte vara auktoriserad. Om val inte kan göras på årsmöte, kan det göras genom medlemsval genom email senast november månad.

Member meetings are the Annual Meeting and Extraordinary Member Meetings. All member meetings have this agenda:

1. registration of members participating in the meeting
2. election of meeting chairman and secretary
3. election of meeting minutes verifier and a responsible for counting thevotes
4. approval of meeting notice
5. approval of the meeting agenda
6. motions from the Board and the Members
   

Annual meetings has also this agenda:

1. approval of last year's annual report and balance statement
2. accountants report about last year's annual report and balance statement
   
3. adopt the report
   
4. setting of member dues
5. election of new Chairman for three year term
6. election of the other new Board members presented by the election committee
7. election of two accountants for one year term. Accountants must not be public authorized accountants
   
8. election of a new electioncommittee for one yearterm

Member meetings are the Annual Meeting and Extraordinary Member Meetings. All member meetings have this agenda:

1. registration of members participating in the meeting
2. election of meeting chairman and secretary
3. election of meeting minutes verifier and a responsible for counting thevotes
4. approval of meeting notice
5. approval of the meeting agenda
6. motions from the Board and the Members
   

Annual meetings has also this agenda:

1. The Board's Annual Report and Financial statement.
2. auditors review of the  Annual Report and Financial Statement
   
3. approving of the previous Boards work
4. setting of member dues
5. election of Chairman and Treasurer for three year term
6. election of the other new Board members for three year term.
7. election of three deputy members for one year term.
   
8. election of one auditor for one year term. Auditors must not be public authorized Auditors. If the election of an auditor is not possible during the Annual, it canbe done with an email meeting election before the month of November.
   

Föreningens aktiviteter leds av styrelsen som bestÃ¥r av sju medlemmar. Styrelsen bestÃ¥r av en ordförande, en viceordförande, en kassör, en sekreterare, en ungdoms-representant, samt tvÃ¥ ordinarie styrelsemedlemmar. Ungdoms-representanten representerar ungdomarna som deltar i "The Kidlink Project" och är vald för en tid av ett Ã¥r. Denne behöver inte vara medlem i föreningen. Alla andra styrelsemedlemmar mÃ¥ste vara medlemmar i föreningen och är valda vid Ã¥rsmötet för en tid av tre Ã¥r.

Ordförande och kassör mÃ¥ste vara mantalskrivna i EU. De andra styrelsemedlemmarna skall om möjligt rekryteras och komma frÃ¥n dessa fem geografiska omrÃ¥den: Afrika, Asien, Stilla Havet, Nordamerika, Central- och Sydamerika. Styrelsemedlemmarna bör även representera alla Ã¥ldrar.

TvÃ¥ tredjedelar av styrelsen är det minsta röstberättigade antalet. Varje styrelsemedlem äger en röst och den kan inte lämnas genom ombud. Vakanser i styrelsen kan ersättas av resterande styrelsemedlemmar genom nyval och valet gäller till nästa Ã¥rsmöte.

The activities of this association shall be managed by a Board of Directors consisting of seven members. The Board has one chairman, one deputy chairman, one treasurer, one secretary,one youth representative and two at large members. The "youth" deputy is elected among the "Kidlink Project" student participants and is elected for one-year term. The "youth" deputy must not be member of the Association. All other Board members must be members of the Association and are elected at the Annual Meeting for three-year terms with exception for the Association first Annual Meeting (art12).

The chairman and the treasurer must  live in countries belonging to the EU. Their names and data are found in Appendix A of these by-laws. The other members should if possible, be recruited from and represent these five areas: Africa, Asia, Pacific, North America, Central and South America. The members should also represent all ages.

Two-thirds of the members of the Board of Directors shall constitute a quorum. Each director shall have one vote and such voting may not be done by proxy. Vacancies in the Board of Directors shall be filled by a vote of the majority of the remaining members of the Board of Directors for the balance of the year.

The activities of this association shall be managed by a Board of Directors consisting of seven members. The Board has one chairman, one deputy chairman, one treasurer, one secretary,one youth representative, two at large members and three deputy members. The "youth" deputy is elected among the "Kidlink Project" student participants and is elected for one-year term. The "youth" deputy must not be member of the Association. All other Board members must be members of the Association and are elected at the Annual Meeting for three-year terms.

The chairman and the treasurer must  live in countries belonging to the EU.The other members should if possible, be recruited from and represent these five areas: Africa, Asia, Pacific, North America, Central and South America. The members should also represent all ages.

Two-thirds of the members of the Board of Directors shall constitute a quorum. Each director shall have one vote and such voting may not be done by proxy. Vacancies in the Board of Directors shall be filled by a vote of the majority of the remaining members of the Board of Directors for the balance of the year.

1. välja viceordförande och sekreterare
2. föra räkenskaper med enkel bokföring, göra deklaration och ge medlemmarna insyn i denna
   
3. tillse att för föreningen gällande lagar och regler iakttas
   
4. planera, leda och delegera aktiviteterna inom föreningen,
5. ansvara för och förvalta föreningens medel,
6. bestämma tidpunkt för betalning av medlemsavgifter
   
7. tillställa revisor räkenskaper
8. förbereda medlemsmöten.
9. verkställa beslut som fattats på föreningens medlemsmöten

1. electing deputy chairman, the treasurer and the secretary
2. book-keeping by single entry and filing tax-return and keeping these readable for the members
3. ensuring that Association laws and rules are followed
4. plan, lead and delegate the Association activities
5. take care of the Association resources
6. schedule the collecting of dues
7. share the balance to the accountants
8. prepare for the Member Meetings
9. follow decisions made at the Association member meetings

1. electing deputy chairman and thesecretary
2. book-keeping by single entryand filing tax-return and keeping these readable for the members
3. ensuring that Association laws and rules are followed
4. plan, lead and delegate the Association activities
5. takecare of the Association resources
6. schedule the collecting of dues
7. share the balance to the auditor
8. prepare for the Member Meetings
9. follow decisions made at the Association member meetings

Kommittéer är en uppdragsgrupp bildad av Styrelsen som tar hand om "The Kidlink Project". Styrelsen bildar kommittéer genom att upprätta regler för kommittéen. Kommittéerna styrs av Styrelsen och mÃ¥ste rapportera till Styrelsen och medlemmarna. Kommittéer kan föreslÃ¥ mötesbeslut och motioner inom deras befattningsomrÃ¥de och kan även fatta beslut för föreningen om sÃ¥ tillÃ¥ts av kommittéens regler.

Permanenta kommittéer tar hand om sÃ¥dant som är vitalt för föreningens grundläggande funktionalitet. Dessa kommittéers regler kan ändras av Styrelsen. Permanenta kommittéer är:

Committees are an extension of the Board of directors and take care of "The Kidlink Project". The Board of directors forms committees by issuing the committee rules. Committees are governed by the board of directors and are accountable to the Board and the membership. Committees may propose resolutions and motions within the scope of their rules, and may also make decisions on behalf of the organization if and as authorized by their rules.

Permanent committees are in chargeof issues that are vital to the basic functionality of the organization. Their rules may be modified by the board of directors. The permanent committees shall be as follows:

• Registration Committee
This committee is responsible for handlingall "Kidlink Project" registration related issues, including verifying the identity of new users and ensuring that the user rules are being followed.
ʉۢ Project Committee
This committee is responsible for allproject handling, including: accepting new projects, giving project managers appropriate user rights and advice, and closing projects that are not active anymore or do not follow project guidelines.
ʉۢ System Committee
This committee is responsible for the server and the software functions and development

Committees are an extension of the Board of directors and take care of "The Kidlink Project". The Board of directors forms committees by issuing the committee rules. Committees are governed by the Board of directors and are accountable to the Board and the membership. Committees may propose resolutions and motions within the scope of their rules, and may also make decisions on behalf of the organization if and as authorized by their rules.

Permanent committees are in chargeof issues that are vital to the basic functionality of the organization. Their rules may be modified by the board of directors. The permanent committees shall be as follows:

• Registration Committee
This committee is responsible for handling all "Kidlink Project" registration related issues, including verifying the identity of new users and ensuring that the user rules are being followed.
• Project Committee
This committee is responsible for all project handling, including: accepting new projects, giving project managers appropriate user rights and advice, and closing projects that are not active anymore or do not follow project guidelines.
• System Committee
This committee is responsible for the server and the software functions and development
• Youth Committee - This committee is lead by the Board Youth representative. It is responsible for the Kid Center and helps Kidlink to develop youth activities.

These Articles of Association are presented by an Interim Board consisting of Pia Avolio de Martino (Italy), JingZhang (China), Gracie Brasilior (Peru), Domenico Filippini (Italy),Stellan Kinberg (Sweden), Bonnie Thurber (USA) and a "The Kidlink Project" youth representative, Nicolò Ancelotti (Italy)

• The Interim Board elected achairman and a treasurer
ʉۢ The Interim Board willset the dues.
ʉۢ Stellan Kinberg will open a bankaccount for the Association.
ʉۢ The Interim Board Chairman will call the Board members to a Constituting Meetingwhere
 - the Association name is adopted
 - the by-laws areadopted
 - the Board members areelected
 - the chairman and treasurer areelected
ʉۢ People interested in becoming members areinvited to the Constituting Meeting as spectators but will be givenpermission by the chairman to ask questions.
ʉۢWithin one year after the Constituting Meeting, the Board will send anotice for the Annual Meeting.
ʉۢ The first Annualmeeting will have this agenda:
 - Two Board representatives are elected for three years.
 - Two Board representatives are elected for two years
 -Two Board representatives are elected for oneyears
 - The "Youth"-representative from the "TheKidlink Project" is elected for oneyear.

Signatures of the Board members

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