Annual General Meeting on 31.10.2020; 14:00-17:00 hrs

(online only)

In view of the ongoing Corona situation, we will have our Annual General Meeting online this year. A big thank you goes to ColorGATE GmbH, Mr. Kirschner and Mr. Stoye, for this possibility and its realisation!

Setting, place and idea

In the wake of the Corona crisis, the legislator has explicitly strengthened the online variant of association meetings, board elections, etc. This year's general meeting is therefore planned primarily as an online event. At ColorGATE GmbH in Hanover, the necessary technical prerequisites are in place - even in the event that all association members participate in the meeting. Of course, no online meeting can replace the real meeting of people, but it is, as many examples show, a viable substitute. As far as costs and time are concerned, the online variant offers great advantages and the chance that for the first time a large number of our members will participate and that the decisions taken will thus have a broad basis.

Planned agenda

• Determination of the proper invitation
• Discharge and election of the Executive Board
• Cash Report 2019 and Situation 2020
• Report on current and planned activities
• Financial planning for the coming year
• Discussion of amendments to the Articles of Association and their adoption
• Discussion of internal rules of procedure and their adoption
• Discussion of a strategy paper and its adoption
• Other

Nach den Rücktritten und der hiermit verbundenen „Durststrecke“ sollen wichtige Weichen für die Zukunft des Vereins gestellt werden. Ultimately, it is about the future of colour. We hope that the 2020 AGM will be the starting point for the re-emergence of our movement.

Amendments to the Statutes, Strategy Paper and Rules of Procedure

We will present and adopt three important cornerstones of our cooperation at the Annual General Meeting. Participate in the current preceding discussion process! Here are the links to the files:

• Annotated draft statutes 2020 (for comparison: currently valid Statutes 2016/17)
• Strategy paper, draft 2020
• Rules of Procedure, Draft 2020

The draft statutes will not be changed until the meeting.

Further information

URGENT Board members wanted

Candidates are still being sought for the Board of Directors, which will be completely re-elected at the Annual General Meeting. Join in!

The 1st chairperson is the most important external representative of the association. But not only or she has the authority to represent the association, but also the 2nd chairperson and the treasurer. The 2nd chairperson represents the chairperson, keeps minutes of meetings as secretary and draws up agreements. The treasurer keeps the account and the cash registers (D and CH), pays out amounts to claimants and makes transfers.

Mit anderen Worten: der Vorstand muss eng zusammen arbeiten und eine möglichst einheitliche Sprache sprechen, um sich nicht in die – evtl. nicht mehr vorhandenen – „Haare zu kriegen“. Das Alleinvertretungsrecht dreier Akteure bietet viel Zündstoff, die Alternative des gemeinsamen Vertretungsrechts ist aber erfahrungsgemäß nicht besser! Der Ausweg: Team players are welcome! Mit viel Arbeit ist keiner der zu vergebenden Posten automatisch verbunden, aber natürlich setzen wir auf Mitstreiter, die „freieFarbe“ nicht nur als Posten, sondern als Aufgabe verstehen, welche auch mal echten Einsatz erfordert.

The candidates have to be found at the assembly at the latest, but it might make more sense to be clear in advance who is likely to work together.

All association members received the formal invitation with the link to the online meeting on 02.10.2020.