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Posted: 9 October 2007

Australian Entomological Society
39th Annual General Meeting and Scientific Conference 2008
Orange Agricultural Institute
Orange, New South Wales
28th September - 1st October 2008

The Purple Copper Butterfly, an endangered species in the Central Tablelands of NSW

Organising Committee:

Dr Murray Fletcher (NSW DPI) (chair)
Dr Emma Cottage (Agrisearch Services P/L)
Peter Gillespie (NSW DPI)
Dr Catherine Gitau (CSU)
Prof. Geoff Gurr (CSU)
Danuta Knihinicki (NSW DPI)
Holger Löcker (NSW DPI)
Dr Aaron Simmons (CSU)

Conference Secretariat:

Sally Brown
Conference Organiser
Conference Connections
PO Box 108, Kenmore QLD 4069 Australia

Expression of interest form now available on the
CONFERENCE WEBSITE: http://aes2008.org

The Australian Entomological Society Inc.
39th ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
will be held at Orange Agricultural Institute
Orange, New South Wales
29th September 2008
commencing at 5.15pm

PROVISIONAL AGENDA
for 39th Annual General Meeting

1.   Opening and general announcements
2.   Announcements of proxies and apologies
3.   Deaths of members recorded since 38th Annual General Meeting
4.   Minutes of 38th Annual General Meeting
5.   Business arising from the minutes
6.   Annual Report
           Vice President
           Treasurer
           Chief Editor
           News Bulletin Editor
7.   Committee Reports
           Conservation Committee Report
           Education Committee Report
8.   Society Awards
9. Business arising from the 75th Council Meeting
10. Announcements of Office Bearers and Councillors for 2008-9
11. Appointment of Auditor
12. Report of the organising committee for 39th AGM
13. Report of the organising committee for 40th AGM
14. Other business (arranged with Secretary no later than 31 August 2008)
15. Close

The Australian Entomological Society Inc.
Call for Nominations of Office Bearers and Councillors

The following offices will fall vacant at the Society’s 39th Annual General Meeting in September 2008. Nominations for election should be made on the form available on the Society’s website and should reach the Secretary no later than 31 August 2008.

*These positions were filled at the 37th AGM in 2006 for a period of two years and all will become vacant at this AGM

Vacant Office	Present Incumbent
*President	Jonathan Majer
*Vice President	Murray Fletcher
*Secretary	Geoff Gurr
*Treasurer	Graham Thwaite
Chief Editor	John Mathiessen
Myrmecia Editor	Aaron Simmons
Public Officer	Jane Wright
Privacy Officer	Jane Wright
Regional Councillors
A maximum of three years is allowed under the Constitution for any Regional Councillor’s term. Number of years served by each Councillor by the AGM in 2008 is given in brackets. Those who have completed three years are not eligible for reelection. Overseas representatives and Representative Councillors do not have limited terms.
Australian Capital Territory	Trudy Wharton (1)
New South Wales	Debbie Kent (3)
	Nigel Andrew (3)
Northern Territory	Chris Palmer (1)
Queensland	Kylie Anderson (3)
	Manoj Nayak (3)
	Richard Piper (3)
South Australia	John Jennings (3)
Tasmania	Paul Walker (2)
Victoria	Amanda Kobelt (2)
Western Australia	Modika Perera (1)
Overseas Representatives
Papua New Guinea	Lastus Kuniata
Representative Councillors
Ent. Soc. Queensland	Peter Allsopp
Ent. Soc. New South Wales	Ted Taylor
Ent. Soc. Victoria	Ian Endersby

Australian Entomological Society Inc

APPOINTMENT OF PROXIES

I, .............................................................................

of .............................................................................

being a member of the above-named Society,

hereby appoint ..........................................................

of .............................................................................

as my proxy to vote for me on my behalf at the Council meetings and/or Annual General Meeting, as the case may be, of the Society to be held during September 2008, and at any adjournment thereof.

Signed this ...............................................................

day of ..............................................................2008

Signature .................................................................

When completed, please forward to Dr G.M. Gurr, AES Secretary, Charles Sturt University, PO Box 883, Orange, NSW 2800

Australian Entomological Society Inc.

NOMINATION OF OFFICER
OR COUNCILLOR

I nominate ................................................................

for election to the office of

.................................................................................

Name of nominator .....................................................

Signature ..................................................................

Date .........................................................................

Name of seconder ......................................................

Signature ..................................................................

Date .........................................................................

I accept this nomination*

Signature ..................................................................

Date .........................................................................

* The nominee is requested to attach a typed statement, not exceeding 300 words, which includes the following: professional qualifications, address, institution, position held, fields of entomological interest, previous offices or appointments held in The Australian Entomological Society, any other information which may be of interest to members.

When completed, please forward to Dr G.M. Gurr, AES Secretary, Charles Sturt University, PO Box 883, Orange, NSW 2800