PRII AGM - Nominations for National Council, Voting and Proxies

34th Annual General Meeting of the Public Relations Institute of Ireland Limited

Date: 30 Jan 2018
Time: 6:30pm
Place: Royal Irish Academy, Dawson St., Dublin 2
 
Nominations for National Council Positions
A Member’s Pack, sent to all full members last week, included nominations papers for five positions on the Institute’s National Council. All full members will have a vote for all five positions. Those positions are:

  1. A General Member;
  2. A PR consultancy representative;
  3. An Education representative;
  4. A Charity/ Not-for-Profit representative and
  5. A Sole trader representative.

All full members of the Institute are eligible to run for the General Member position. For the four other positions, only full members with experience in those specific areas are eligible to run.

Profiles of each of the candidates are now available in the Member Only section of the PRII website. Click here to read what the candidates have to say in support of their candidacy. 

Nomination Forms
The nomination form, signed by both the proposer and the nominee must be returned to the Company Secretary, PRII, 84 Merrion Sq., to arrive NOT later than 5pm Thursday 18th January.
All nominated individuals are required to submit a 200-word profile outlining their career to-date and why they are seeking election. This should be emailed separately to Loading... Nominations, with profiles, will be communicated to Members in this newsletter on Tuesday 23rd January.

UNLESS ALL SIGNATURES ARE APPENDED THE NOMINATION PAPER IS INVALID

Voting and Proxies
Voting is in person at the AGM. If you are not able to attend the AGM, and you are a Full member, you can nominate someone to vote in your place. This is done through completion of the Proxy Form included in the Member’s Pack. Completed proxy forms must be delivered to the Institute office, 84 Merrion Square, Dublin 2 not later than 5pm on Sunday 28th January 2018. Only original forms (no photocopies/scans) may be used to appoint a proxy. Faxed or emailed proxies are not permitted. The above is in line with the Institute’s Memorandum and Articles (section 31 and 32). If the proxy form has been misplaced, one can be re-issued by emailing Loading...
 
Responsibilities
Nominees are reminded that, if elected, they become Directors of the PRII with resulting responsibilities under the Companies Act. They should satisfy themselves as to whether there are any existing or potential conflicts of interest that may arise, and declare them as appropriate.
 
Further Information
If you have an interest in any of these positions but have queries about the commitment involved, contact either the PRII President, Cian Connaughton, or any other member of National Council.

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