1. Report to the ‘08 AGM Management Committee Working Group Executive

2. Overview New structure New strategy Unifying principle

3. New structure Management Committee Working Group Coordinators Executive Offices Advisors SIG Web Treas Pub M&M Sec AC AVP GVP Membership P Aus dvtGlobal dvt Comms Docs Constitution WC Relationships Products Journal Newsletter ALARA.net Action groups StrategyFinance Admin

4. New strategy Governance Development Learning Activism Strategic Plan Action Plan

5. Unifying principle “Collaborative Autonomy” Reflections An organic/intuitive balance between leadership and inter-dependency

6. Management Committee reports to the membership

7. Special Interest Groups Since the 2007 AGM, guidelines for setting up and facilitating a SIG have been written Two SIGS have been formed AR and Postgraduate Research AL&AR Training and Mentoring Access to SIGs from the Activities icon at the top of the website

8. The Web Upgrade platform Upgrade Nav Bar All MC members contribute their own information Problem solving Contact us Publications Activities About AR/AL About us ALARA Public View Content ALARA Members View Structure & functions Groups Action Plan Home Scenario #1 - Use what we’ve got Educate new members about use of site Face-to-face local activities use website to announce, report and keep discussing Deepen materials at “About AR/AL” Run 2 on-line discussion events with Special Interest Groups Continue MC use of Action Plan and meeting area Scenario #2 - Services on-line Scenario #1, plus… On-line shop for publications, AR conferences Journal item by item reviewed, viewed and discussed online Integrate phone conferencing for coaching in AR Monthly podcasts by practitioners Progress 2007-08 Members home page accesses interactive content Can create groups for specific purposes, with individual manager for their content Rebuild of public view More secure version of drupal software, many glitches ironed out, “how to use” building up Blogs and discussion building up Major facility for MC business $3,500 $7,000

9. Publications Publications Group now has 14 active members with international representation Successfully produced –3 journal editions (incl. special edition for 2007 conference) –regular newsletter to members Working on –developing a monograph series –assessing potential of online publications / articles / works –new look journal to complement new look ALARA Information available on web via ‘Publications’ link

10. Marketing and Membership New corporate livery Support of marketing for Australian conference New ALARA flier

11. Australian VP Report Set up Australian Conference Support policy development at Executive level

12. Global VP Report Position vacant for ‘07-’08 year World Congress Generic Memorandum of Understanding drafted by Allens, Arthur and Robinson to secure future Congress arrangements Contact made with global network organisations (NAARA, CARN, Bath School, NZ AR) to negotiate future collaboration principles and activities CARN/ALARA negotiations developing

13. Secretaries’ report Constitutional Secretary: In collaboration with Donna Alleman Notices, agenda and nomination forms for AGM were distributed. Office of Fair Trading has been consulted about processes to be followed re future amendments to the constitution. This has been tabled for incoming committee. Minute secretary: Yearly Schedule of meetings convened (mostly learning efficacy of various technologies) and minuted (6 Executive, 5 Working Group, 2 Management) Action Plan reporting structure established at website Administrative Officer: Organisational operations associated with membership applications & renewals, journal printing & distribution, conference dealings, financial transactions - Correspondence (fax, emails in/out, etc,), communications (telephone, etc), records (financial reports, website, master files & archive) - managed and maintained Name change transition progressively implemented through ALARA processes and documentation

14. Treasurer’s Report Statement of Income and Expenditure Year ending 31 March 2008

15. Treasurer’s Report Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2008

16. Treasurer’s Report Balance sheet history and projections 2002 to 2011

17. Treasurer’s Report Balance sheet history and projections 2002 to 2011

18. Treasurer’s Report Balance sheet history and projections 2002 to 2011

19. Presidents’ report New policy drafting, endorsement and implementation (MC roles and structure, communications, conferences and workshops,Life Membership, SIG) Support all Working Group functions as needed to enable delivery Participate in all Executive functions Initiate Vision Project, support consultation and lead/support strategic plan implementation Undertake MC progress reviews and overviews Initiate, lead and support member survey Support Australian conference Explore activist/advocacy possibilities

20. End thoughts Slowly foundations in place, hard work to reach understanding of what is needed and then to build it. Little face-to-face, which is tiring, but the virtual decision-making is getting easier (Ross).