# Hobart Hackerspace Inc.
# Annual General Meeting 2026
## Date & Time
- The meeting will be held at **11:00am** on **Saturday 18th July 2026**
- The meeting will be both on-line and in person
- The in-person meeting will be at the Hackerspace premises, 2 Saint Johns Avenue, New Town, 7008
- The on-line meeting will be by Teams as follows:
- URL: [Click here](https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/44479374836229?p=7I51zNCtTqsRMQt27Y)
- Meeting ID: 444 793 748 362 29
- Meeting password: LE68DY2j
- The meeting will be open to all current financial Members
- Those meeting by Teams must not hide their faces so that identities can be verified and attendance recorded.
- Those meeting in person are invited to stay for a BBQ (or pizzas if the weather is horrible) and a 40-45 min CNC information session from Chris Keen.
## Business of the meeting
The business of the meeting is prescribed as below by Rule 13(5) of [our Constitution](https://hobarthackerspace.org.au/assets/documents/Constitution-2023-as-approved.pdf).
### Agenda
1. Housekeeping:
1. Attendees
2. Apologies
2. Confirm the Minutes of the last preceding Annual General Meeting (24-Aug-2025) and of any General Meeting held since that meeting;
3. Receive from the Committee, Auditor, employees and other persons acting on behalf of the Association reports on the transactions of the Association during the last preceding financial year of the Association;
1. President’s report
2. Financial report
4. Elect the Officers of the Association and the ordinary Committee Members;
5. Appoint the Auditor and determine his or her remuneration;
6. Determine the remuneration of employees and other persons acting on behalf of the Association.
Noting that:
- We have held no general meetings since the last AGM;
- We have no employees;
- We have no Auditor (and are not required to have one).
So items (4) and (5) of the prescribed agenda are null.
While we are not required by the Act to be audited, the Treasurer welcomes any financial Members(s) who would like to review our accounts and financial record-keeping to assure themselves and others that the books are in order.
## Reports
### President’s report
TBA
### Treasurer’s report
## Election of Officers and Committee
Our Constitution specifies that there shall be 4 Officers as listed below (each up for election every two years), up to 5 other Committee Members (elected each year) and all life Members (ongoing — no election).
### Current Committee:
| Position | Currently |
| -------------: | --------------- |
| President | Jason Hammond |
| Vice-president | Tom Harris |
| Secretary | Glen Bertram |
| Treasurer | Brian Marriott |
| Committee | Tiffany Ashdown |
| | David Craig |
| | Leo Febey |
| | Chris Keen |
| | Mark Pearson |
### Vacancies
- Both President and Treasurer are not available for re-election, so we need replacements for them.
- While not required to stand down, the Secretary would be happy for someone else to stand in his place.
- All Committee positions are up for re-election.
### Nominations
Nominations are therefore called for:
- President
- Secretary
- Treasurer
- Committee Members (up to 5)
Nominations can be sent in writing to the Public Officer (
[email protected]) up to 8:00pm Wednesday of next week (8-Jul-2026). Further nominations can be given at the meeting. To avoid complications with emailing signed written nominations, all emailed ones will be confirmed at the meeting.
Brian Marriott<br>
Public Officer
# Notification
The above agenda was distributed to members by email on 3-July-2026. [The email is visible here.](https://mailchi.mp/9f1339794d02/preliminary-notice-of-annual-general-meeting-12772531?e=bca8dbc60d)