The meeting was a successful start to the new year 2009.

Download the Minutes of the 13th Annual General Meeting of the Buddhist Council of Victoria

• Date: Saturday 14th March, 2009
• Time: 2 pm – 4 pm
• Venue: The Dhamma Sukha Meditation Centre (DSMC) Australia.
• Address: 69 Glendale Road, Springvale Vic. 3171

Guest Speakers

• Ven Ashin U Pandita - Experiences from humanitarian relief work in Burma
• Ven Chi Kwang Sunim - The Buddhist Response to the Victorian Bushfires
• Ms Alex Butler - Update on the Parliament of the World's Religion, Melbourne 2009
  
  Agenda:
  

1.	Welcome and Introduction	2.00pm
2.	Special Guest speakers	2.15pm
3.	Acceptance of Minutes of 12th AGM	2.45pm
4.	Chair's Report	2.50pm
5.	Presentation of 12th Annual Report Including Financial Report, Buddhist Education in Public Schools and Special Projects.	2.55pm
6.	Matters Arising from previous minutes.	3.00pm
7.	Other Business	3.15pm
9.	Election of Office Bearers (Chair, Vice-Chair, Treasurer & Secretary)	3.30pm
10.	Selection of Ordinary Members	3.45pm
11.	Conclusion

Those who have been financial members of the BCV in year 2007/08 will receive shortly the invitation, minutes from the 2008 AGM, proxy and nomination forms in their mail.

Those organizations that were not Financial Members in in year 2007/08 will receive invitation and membership renewal form. They are most welcome to attend this meeting and become active members of the BCV to help us build it capacity to serve the Buddhist community in Victoria. We would like to encourage all organizations to renew their membership as our financial year officially starts on January 2009.

Refreshments and light snack will be provideded

Sincerely
Petr Svoboda
Secretary 08/09
Buddhist Council of Victoria
p.: 0401 200 2006
e.: secretary@bcvic.org.au