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By Ed Wozniak - June 14th, 2011

Dear Colleague,

This announcement is to inform you that under Article V of the By-Laws governing the International Corrections and Prisons Association (ICPA), I am required to advise you that the Associations Annual General Meeting (AGM) will take place in the Raffles City Convention Centre, Level 4, Singapore on Tuesday, September 13, 2011. The meeting will commence at 1715 hrs.

Elections will take place for the under-noted Board positions:

- President;
- Ordinary Board Member category (three (3) positions).

Nominations for the President and Board Member positions must be submitted to the address above and must reach the ICPA Head Office by August 14, 2011. The nominations must be in writing and be duly signed by the candidate being nominated. A short written statement about the candidate must also be submitted. In addition, all candidates must agree and sign the Declaration by Prospective Board Members, which sets out Board member roles and responsibilities.

Any candidate nominated must be a member of the ICPA, aged 18 or above, and with the capacity in law to contract. Terms of office are for four (4) years and no member of the Board may serve in the same position for more than two (2), four (4) year terms. Upon registration at the conference, you will receive the complete AGM package which will include any proposals and ballots for these elections.

As stipulated in the ICPA By-Laws, in the event of a vote at the AGM, Individual Members have one (1) vote and Institutional and National Members have three (3) votes, which can be exercised by one delegate at the AGM. Please advise this office at the address above, in writing, of the voting delegate for Institutional and National Members by August 14, 2011. Please note that in order to vote, all memberships must be active and that proxy votes are not allowed as per Article V of the By-Laws. A copy of the By Laws is available here.

2011 AGM Invitation - Individual Members
2011 AGM Invitation - Institutional Members

Should you have any questions or require any clarification, please do not hesitate to contact this office at +44 131 244 8773, or by email at edwozniak@icpa.ca.

Notification of voting delegates (Institutional/National Members)
and Nomination Forms should be sent to:

International Corrections and Prisons Association (ICPA)
PO Box 17369
Edinburgh, Scotland
EH12 9HW (United Kingdom)


*Individual Members can view their membership details and apply/renew online at www.icpa.ca. Institutional and National Members should contact cassandrajohnson@icpa.ca for membership information.

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