Invitation to ČAD General Assembly (17. 12. 2024, 18:30)

Dear colleagues,
 

As we informed you in our message of 2nd December, the ČAD General Assembly that was convened for 28th November, 18:00 - 20:30 (online) ended at 22:21. The elections were accompanied by technical difficulties. Also, the Electoral Commission received a complaint about the voting process, which it was not able to evaluate during the meeting.

As it has become necessary to reconvene, we hereby invite you to the ČAD General Assembly which will take place online (to ensure maximum possible attendance) on 17th December, starting at 18:30.


(To make the GA process more secure, you will need to log in to a Zoom account to be able to enter the meeting; this will allow us to identify the participants of the online call with more reliability. You can test this feature beforehand to prevent technical problems on the day of the GA. More information about the voting system can be found below.)

 

We do realize that it is not optimal to meet this close to Christmas and the end of the year. However, we consider the General Assembly, the elections of the new Board and the discussion about the situation of 28th November crucial and we are convinced it is in the interest of our Association as a whole.

 

The Assembly will take place online via Zoom. 

https://cesnet.zoom.us/j/94474583051?pwd=hbixVwvr6da1qAbHJolvy4zdt76JtS.1



Program 18:30-21:00:

 

(Possible Q&A on the 2024 ČAD Annual Report)

- Summary of the events of 28. 11. and short discussion

- Vote on resolution on the 28. 11. GA:         (VOTE)

- Vote on validation of ČAD membership applications received between 15. 11. and  10.12. 2024.      (VOTE)

- Elections of the new Board  (VOTE)

- Discussion on the goals of ČAD moving forward and definition of the steps to be taken by  the Board to rectify the weaknesses and missing procedures in the Statutes and in the Electoral Code of ČAD

- Discussion on the Appropriate reaction in regards to the ČAD-SK RVŠ Memorandum on cooperation in view of the events of 28. 11.

(possible vote on a resolution if deemed necessary / desirable by the General Assembly) (VOTE) 

- Discussion on appropriate changes to the Statues and the Electoral Code of ČAD to prevent future issues, lack of clarity in terms of the election process, evaluation of complaints and overall functioning of the Association

(Possible vote on proposed amendments to Electoral code and / or Statutes of ČAD)   (VOTE )

- Final discussion and concluding remarks

(note: the GA meeting can be prolonged, but not past midnight of the meeting date, i.e. 17th December)

 

Please find attached some informational materials (central folder) :

 

To make sure the voting works well and is secure, we will prepare the voting setup in 2 systems - Helios Voting and ADoodle. This will bring along extra safety, redundancy, flexibility to make sure voting proceeds without technical difficulties

Helios Voting was presented in the invitation of 15th November. You can learn more about ADodle at its website or watch this video demonstrating how online elections are prepared. The advantage of ADoodle is a faster preparation of the voting and the possibility for non-voters to observe the voting process, which increases the transparency of the elections. However, it requires the list of e-mail addresses to which the digital ballot papers will be sent, to be made public.


Thank you for your understanding and we hope to see many of you joining as at the GA.

 

Your ČAD Board
 

Klára, Kuba, Marie, Zbyněk