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**IMPORTANT**

PLEASE VERIFY YOUR MEMBERSHIP!

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

You can verify your membership at https://www.iacaatl.org/current-members/

If you registered on or before 8/31/24 and your name is not in this list, please send payment receipt to chitravenkat.geo@gmail.com

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 24th, 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.

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.

Signed PDF Documents below.

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Fellow IACA supporters,

Happy New Year.

It’s quite an honor to take on the reigns of the oldest Indian American Cultural Association of Atlanta, nicknamed IACA once again. As some of you might recall this is my third stint in this role, the first two being in 2012 and 2013, almost ten years ago.

Atlanta and IACA has changed quite a bit in last ten years. The biggest change in last ten years that IACA has seen is the completion of Sanatan Mandir project. In the coming year we will kick off the India Center (IC) project. India Center will be located at the same address in Smyrna, GA.

Embarking on the ambitious IC project requires us to take major initiatives, the first and foremost being the support base. We will be increasing the membership base and work towards a goal of achieving hundred thousand member base sometime in very near future. Our soft target for this year is 1000 members

We can increase the membership base by spreading the wings of IACA across the entire Atlanta area spreading from Macon to Dahlonega and Villa Rica. We will be conducting major cultural activities in North and South Atlanta, apart from doing them at our base in Smyrna.

IC project will require lots of funds. We will be working with major fortune 500 corporations of Atlanta to partner with us in promoting IACA mission and goal, which is promotion of art, culture, community service and education. We are looking forward to leads from our membership in this area.

We need to increase our life membership base. This will help promote and fulfill IACA agenda. I encourage the fellow Atlantans, who are quite familiar with IACA and have not yet taken Life Membership, to please do so. We will be working with the Board to streamline the membership to encourage more participation. Please spread the word about IACA among your colleagues, friends and family.

My immediate predecessor, Mr. Chand Akkineni has put lot of processes in place to ensure smooth functioning of the organization. We sure will follow the template while willing to add more if the membership wants. There will be additional focus on sports activities. Feel free to approach us if you have any new ideas about Cultural Activities/Events/Philanthropy work, Fund Raising activities.

IACA (An organization representing the Indian diaspora across all its diversities) is a necessity in Atlanta. Help us strengthen it. I am always open and available for new ideas to achieve the goal of IACA.

Feel free to email me or call/text me at Kaushal.tripathi@gmail.com or 404-317-5474.

Looking forward to seeing and working with you all in the coming year and beyond.

Kaushal Tripathi

President, IACA.

PROGRAM DIRECTORS FOR 2023

The following Program Coordinators/Directors are confirmed for 2023*

Chairwoman, Membership Committee – Rina Gupta

Management committee Vice Chairman – Priya Misra

Media Director – Jyothsna Hegde

Website Development – Chitra Venkat, Raghava Tadavarthi, Yuvaraj Ganesh

Sports Program Director – Amit Arora

Program Director for Toastmaster’s Public Speaking – Ranjithaveena Pol

Program Director for Republic Day – Geeta Talukdar

Program Director for Holi – Rani Singh

Program Director for Summer Camp – Anamika Pol

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ACA will be celebrating Republic Day on January 21st or 28th. Please mark your calendars.