attended the AGM

Attended the RASC Toronto Centre Annual General Meeting.

Sat beside Phil. Hey! Where's Lora?!

Overall, good. The treasurer's report was well done: not too long; to the point; good answers to questions raised. The secretary's report though... My goodness. While he said it was two pages shorter than the previous year, it was still... incredible. There's gotta be a way to improve on this. And the companion slides? I had very mixed feelings. Some supported what was discussed and allowed the oral portion to move along faster. Other slides were mind-bogglingly dense. Wow.

The inevitable fee increase discussion was poorly handling. Out of the gate, it was wrong. It went basically as, we're increasing the rates, 'cause, well, we have to plan for the future. OK, vote. There was no background. No discussion how this arose out of strategic meetings. No comparisons against other centres. No detailed supportive information by past increases. Here was where some clear, helpful slides were needed. In the end, the majority of members approved. But some were unhappy.

Manuel made it. Yeh. He piped up too during the fee discussion. Good stuff.

The big thing was the changing of the guard... Chuck for pres! A big day, with a new president coming on board. Thank you Ralph! And the passing of the CAO booking coordinator reins. Thank you Dietmar! I shot photos of the new crew (and I shot them at 11:38!). Sheesh. Long meeting.