The 2025 Focus Group Annual General Meeting will take place via Zoom on Saturday 24th May 2025 at 10.00 am. Focus Plus Members will be sent a link to join the Zoom meeting.
The AGM will cover:
- A summary of the achievements of the Focus Group during 2024, and its goals for 2025;
- Disclosure of the financial position of the Focus Group;
- Formal proposal and election of 2025 Focus Committee Members.
Only registered Focus Plus Members are entitled to attend the AGM and to vote on the proposed Committee Member nominations. If you are not already a Focus Plus Member, please visit the Focus website to sign up for just $5 per annum : https://focusphotographers.org/membership/
Prospective Focus Group Committee Members must be nominated and seconded by existing Focus Plus Members.
There will be a few changes to the make-up of the Focus Committee in 2025:
Matt Ferguson and Steve McRae are not standing for re-election as Committee Members of the Focus Group.
The following existing Committee Members have volunteered themselves for nomination and re-election to the 2025 Focus Group Committee:
Andrew Porter – Chairman & Treasurer
Claudia Betia – Committee Member
Graeme Gordon – Committee Member
Melvyn Jacobs – Committee Member
Ash Singh – Committee Member
Thom Wheeler – Committee Member
The following Focus Plus Member has volunteered himself for nomination and election to the 2025 Focus Committee :
Jeremy Hubbard – Committee Member
As a result, there are currently a maximum of 4 vacancies for positions on the 2025 Focus Group Committee:
Secretary
Committee Member : 3 positions
In the event that not all of these positions are filled, the Committee can be formed with a minimum of six Members.
Nominations are invited from Focus Plus Members who would like to be considered for these positions.
The commitments required of Focus Committee Members are to attend a regular meeting, often held on the first Saturday of each month via Zoom.
The position of Secretary requires administrative skills to maintain Focus records and compliance.
Each general Committee Member will be assigned roles, according to their skills and background.
Focus Committee Members are committed to upholding the spirit and values of the Focus Group, as a thriving community of landscape photography enthusiasts at all levels of development, and to encourage the collaboration and sharing of knowledge that is a hallmark of the Focus Group culture.
Nominations can be submitted online by Focus Plus Members logging into the Members’ Area of the Focus website : https://focusphotographers.org/focus-plus-members-area/
To volunteer for nomination to the 2025 Focus Group Committee, please contact Andrew Porter via Facebook / Messenger, or any other member of the Focus Committee, no later than Friday 23rd May 2025.