IACA Newsletter - India American Cultural Association

November 24, 2024

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Members as of 8/31 will be eligible to vote or contest in the elections to be held during the first weekend of December to elect 2025 officers

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UPCOMING EVENTS

NOTICE FOR GENERAL BODY MEETING (GBM)

On Sunday, December 8, 2024, from 3 pm EST at

Johns Creek Event Center

TO REVIEW & AMEND IACA ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION & BY-LAWS

November 24, 2024

A General Body Meeting (GBM) of IACA was called TO REVIEW & AMEND IACA ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION & BY-LAWS on Sunday, November 17, 2024. In this meeting there was no sufficient quorum present to hold the meeting and Chairman of IACA adjourned the GBM.

The Board of Directors (BOD) of IACA, in its meeting held on November 24^th, 2024, decided to hold the adjourned General Body Meeting (GBM) of IACA TO REVIEW & AMEND IACA ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION & BY-LAWS on Sunday, December 8, 2024, at 11455 Lakefield Dr. Ste. #100B, Johns Creek, GA 30097. This meeting will start at 3:00 PM EST as per the agenda given below –

AGENDA FOR THE GENERAL BODY MEETING

3:00 PM Opening remarks by the IACA Chairman of the Board of Directors

3:10 PM Proposed IACA Bylaws Amendments 1, 2 & 3 (See attach 1)

3:15 PM Discussion and approval in the General Body Meeting of IACA

Note 1: Current copy of IACA Articles of Incorporation and Bylaw is on IACA website https://www.iacaatl.org

Note 2: The proposed amendments would be voted upon for bylaws amendment after discussions among present members. Discussions and voting process will be as per current IACA bylaws.

4:30 PM Adjournment of the GBM (Chairman)

Please bring a valid picture ID issued by a government agency (example ~ Driver’s License, Passport, Tax Documents or State ID Card etc.) and other supporting documents to establish your valid IACA membership. If documentary proof as required by the IACA Constitution and Bylaws is not provided, you may not be allowed to vote.

For more information, please call one of the following officials of IACA.

Kaushal Tripathi Chand Akkineni

President, IACA Chairperson, IACA, Board of Directors

Phone: 404-317-5474 Phone: 404-915-0497

E-mail: president@iacaatl.org E-mail: chairperson@iacaatl.org

India American Cultural Association, Inc. (IACA)

1281 Cooper Lake Road, Smyrna, GA 30082

ATTACH 1

Proposed IACA Bylaws Amendment

IACA General Body Meeting, December 8, 2024

Proposed Bylaws Amendment 1

Section II: Officers and their duties

d) Paragraph 2

The president shall appoint the membership committee, the Festival of India Committee, the Sanatan Mandir (temple) committee and any other religious committee if required within six weeks after assuming his/her office.

Instead of

The president shall appoint the membership committee, the Festival of India Committee, the temple committee and any other religious committee if required within six weeks after assuming his/her office.

Proposed Bylaws Amendment 2

BY-LAWS GOVERNING THE CONDUCT OF THE GENERAL BODY AND THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Section III: Election of the officers

d) The notice for the meetings in which elections are to be held shall be circulated to members at least two weeks in advance. After receiving this notice, a member must inform the President or Chairman (by email provided in the notice) if she/ he wants to vote electronically.

Instead of

d) The notice for the meetings in which elections are to be held shall be circulated to members at least two weeks in advance.

Proposed Bylaws Amendment 3

Section IV: General Body meetings

There shall be at least one general body meeting each calendar year to elect the new officers. The president shall call a general body meeting whenever he finds it necessary by giving two weeks written notice. After receiving this notice, a member must inform the President or Chairman (by email provided in the notice) if she/ he wants to vote electronically. The president shall call a general body meeting if 10% of the members of the Association sign a petition requesting such a meeting. The president shall also call a general body meeting if two-third majority of the Board of Directors request. A minimum of 10% of the members will constitute a quorum.

A majority vote will carry the decisions. If the meetings were held before September 30, the members who paid their dues by the date when the notice for such a meeting is announced, shall be eligible to vote. In the event there is no quorum at the general body meeting, a second general body meeting will be called after due notice. Members present at this second general body meeting shall constitute a quorum. The general body meeting shall be chaired by the chairperson of the Board of Directors. In his or her absence the President shall chair the meetings.

Instead of

Section IV: General Body Meetings

There shall be at least one general body meeting in each calendar year to elect the new officers. The president shall call a general body meeting whenever he finds it necessary by giving two weeks written notice. The president shall call a general body meeting if 10% of the members of the Association sign a petition requesting such a meeting. The president shall also call a general body meeting if two-third majority of the Board of Directors request. A minimum of 10% of the members will constitute a quorum.

Signed PDF Documents below.