It was great to see all the members who attended our end of year celebrations in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth.
Although staff were only able to attend events in their hometown, board members did a fantastic job welcoming and taking care of members in our place.
If you attended an event, we would love to hear your feedback and ideas on future events you would like us to run. Please get in touch at events@internet.asn.au
We proudly sponsored the NetThing event this year and hosted a round table, Internet as an Essential Service. Alongside representatives from across the internet industry, civil society and government, we discussed the nature and implications of the internet as an essential service.
The discussion began with participants unpacking the definition of ‘essential service’, with various understandings raised, including a minimum level of guaranteed connectivity, specific data service obligations for internet providers and retailers and consumer safeguard provisions. We then discussed the necessity of broadband services for Australians today, especially in a post-COVID-19 world, and the wider implications for ISPs and RSPs. Overall, it was noted that the definition of essential services varies, and varies from state to state, which in turn changes the conversation, both for industry obligations and consumer rights.
As the roundtable ended, participants shared their perspectives on the importance of regulation throughout this process, especially when addressing market failures and facilitating equity.
We would like to thank all who watched our round table and would like to further extend our thanks to the incredible participants. Your knowledge and insights made the round table constructive, meaningful and interesting.
If you missed out, please head over to the NetThing YouTube channel to catch up. Feel free to jump forward to 2 hours and 30 minutes to our session. Enjoy!
Another virtual AGM this year kicked off with Matthew Enger’s Acknowledgement of Country. The Chair, David Hooton, officially opened the meeting just after 5pm AEDT acknowledging the previous AGM minutes, thanking the staff and the Board for all their hard work and extending a special thanks to Matthew McDonough and Washif Ahmed for their service to the Association.
Deputy Chair, Matthew Enger, provided a quick report of the audited financials and the motion that Crunch Auditing be adopted as the IAA auditors for FY 21-22 passed.
CEO, Narelle Clark, provided an update from the operational staff that looked back over the past year. The report was a testament to what a busy year it has been, providing insights drawn from our IX statistics and finishing off with thoughts for the future.
Returning Officer, Kitty Hibble, announced the nominees and election results for the Board Election, with both Daryl Collins and Richard Thompson being elected for three-year terms and Nate Garr a one-year term.
If you would like to view any of the documents contained in our AGM pack, including our beautiful Annual Report, please head over to our website.
We would like to thank all the members who voted in the election and attended the meeting. We hope to see you at the next AGM, who knows, and it may even be in person!
As another year of lockdowns, restrictions and online events draw to a close, we thought we would end the year on a positive note with an in-person celebration with our Adelaide based members!
Event details:
Date: Tuesday 14th December 2021
Time: 5:00pm – 8:00pm ACDT
Location: The Gallery, 30 Waymouth St, Adelaide, SA 5000
Cost: Free for attending members
This event is not only a great way to get together after such a long time but an excellent opportunity to network with peers and socialise while enjoying good food, drinks and great company!
If Covid has other plans and we need to reassess the situation, members will be informed via email and social media as soon as practical.
To attend, please register now via the member portal, or if you would like further information, please contact us at events@internet.asn.au
We look forward to seeing you all there!
As another year of lockdowns, restrictions and online events draw to a close, we thought we would end the year on a positive note with an in-person celebration with our Melbourne based members!
Event details:
Date: Tuesday 14th December 2021
Time: 5:00pm – 8:00pm AEDT
Location: Loop Roof, Level 3, 23 Meyers Pl, Melbourne, VIC 3000
Cost: Free for attending members
This event is not only a great way to get together after such a long time but an excellent opportunity to network with peers and socialise while enjoying good food, drinks and great company!
If Covid has other plans and we need to reassess the situation, members will be informed via email and social media as soon as practical.
To attend, please register now via the member portal, or if you would like further information, please contact us at events@internet.asn.au
We look forward to seeing you all there!
As another year of lockdowns, restrictions, and online events draw to a close, we thought we would end the year on a positive note with an in-person celebration!
Event details:
Date: Thursday 16th December 2021
Time: 6:00pm – 9:00pm AWST
Location: Barrack Street Jetty, Perth
Vessel: MV Lady De Vine
Cost: Free for attending members
Event itinerary:
This event is not only a great way to get together after such a long time but an excellent opportunity to network with peers and socialise while enjoying cityscape views from the Swan River.
If Covid has other plans and we need to reassess the situation, members will be informed via email and social media as soon as practical.
If you would like to attend, register now via the member portal or for more information about this event, please contact us at events@internet.asn.au
We look forward to seeing you all there!
As restrictions lift and we start getting out and about again, we thought we would finish off the year with a celebration!
This year we are sponsoring the Annual Communications Industry Boat Cruise in the beautiful Sydney Harbour and have 25 spots available for members to attend.
Event Details:
Date: Thursday 2nd December 2021
Time: 3:00pm – 11:30pm AEDT
Location: Sydney Harbour
Vessell: Captain Cook III
Cost: FREE for attending members
Event Itinerary:
This event is not only a great way to get together for the first in a long time, but a great opportunity to network with peers, and socialise before we all begin our well-earned end of year holidays.
If this sounds like an event you would like to attend, please email us at events@internet.asn.au to register.
Registrations are limited and will be given on a first come, first served basis.
We look forward to seeing you all there!
Have you heard about NetThing? We are excited to announce that we will be facilitating a round table focusing on Internet as an Essential Service and how this classification would affect the rules and regulation for broadband Internet services.
We plan to explore what classifying the Internet as an essential service would entail and its broader implications for digital inclusion, minimum service level requirements and digital infrastructure investment. We will moderate a discussion incorporating the perspectives of consumers, civil society, regulators and the various players right across the internet industry.
Our participants include representatives of the ACCC, Communications Alliance, Legal Aid NSW, Infrastructure Australia, Arnotts as well as consumers and service providers from right across the spectrum.
This event should be both insightful and incredibly useful if the rules for service change!
Register now if you would like to attend our round table or any other events NetThing has to offer.
The official notice for this year’s AGM was sent out on Wednesday 27 October 2021.
AGM Details:
Date: Wednesday, 17 November 2021
Time: 5.00pm AEDT / 2.00pm AWST
Location: Online via video conference (Zoom) using the link below
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/3616315328358/WN_eVu18wLxQF6pOSGuu2_Iog
AGM Documents
At the Annual General Meeting, the board will present for consideration IAA’s annual reports in accordance with its obligations under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) and recommend the appointment of Crunch Auditing as the auditor for the 2021-2022 financial year.
Please direct any questions or feedback to secretary@internet.asn.au
Nominations
The nomination period for Board members closed at midnight AWST on 25th October 2021. Nomination statements are now available for members to read.
The following nominations have been received:
Board Elections
As there are three nominees for the three available Board seats, voting this year will be to determine the term length for each nominee. There are two three-year terms and one one-year term. Voting information will be sent to eligible voting members on Wednesday 10 November. Please ensure your member details are up to date on the Members Portal.
Proxies
As per section 8.2 of the IAA Ltd Constitution, members may appoint a proxy to attend, speak and vote at a General Meeting in their place. To appoint a proxy, please complete the online Proxy Form. Proxies must be received by no later than 2pm AWST/5pm AEDT 15 November 2021.
We look forward to seeing you at the 2021 Annual General Meeting.
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