[GSA Council] No Quorum yet! A meeting is necessary to review the tracker

Mon Feb 11 12:41:22 PST 2019

I agree, remove directors who do not fill the doodle.

Le lun. 11 févr. 2019 à 14:36, Yihan Hannah Wu <h394097267 at gmail.com> a
écrit :

> Hi, Nura,
> I agree with you, we can do that if we are allowed by laws.
> If some directors are persistently late in providing their availability,
> they can be removed.
> Maybe that's the only thing we can do for now.
>
> Thanks and regards,
>
> Yihan
>
> On Mon, Feb 11, 2019 at 2:17 PM Nura Jabagi <nurajabagi at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi Yihan
>>
>> Per the bylaws “Meeting dates for each semester will be established
>> within ten days of the of the start of the semester save summer”. So we
>> can't set a new law (especially since changing the bylaws requires a GA,
>> and quorum for that matter).
>>
>> However, if I remember correctly, last year's GSA moved to remove certain
>> directors that were consistently unavailable for meetings (via the doodle)
>> and/or not present in actual meetings. This is something stipulated in the
>> bylaws and can be a possible way for action.
>>
>> Since Rouzbeh has access to the Doodle, maybe he can see if there are
>> directors that are persistently late in providing their availability, as a
>> first step. After that, perhaps it may be as simple as approaching certain
>> individuals to confirm their continued interest in the GSA.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> On Mon, Feb 11, 2019 at 2:04 PM Yihan Hannah Wu <h394097267 at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Thank you for the clarification, Nura.
>>> So, I'm thinking Can we make a law for sending available times in
>>> advance?
>>> Like, must be sent at least one month before the meeting, otherwise,
>>> you're not eligible to attend this meeting?
>>>
>>> Best,
>>>
>>> *Yihan*
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Feb 11, 2019 at 1:53 PM Nura Jabagi <nurajabagi at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi Yihan,
>>>>
>>>> I am completely agreed with you. I have been asking since 2017 that the
>>>> availabilities are not sent out until I am asked when I am free.
>>>>
>>>> That being said, we need to clarify two things:
>>>>
>>>> (1) You mention that 16 and 15 people vote for two days. In fact, the
>>>> available slot is *for one evening February 18th*
>>>> (2) As I mentioned previously, if the directors were timely in sending
>>>> their available times *at the start of the term per the GSA bylaws, *I
>>>> would have been free to chair the meeting. Because everyone takes so long
>>>> to meet the requirements of setting their availability, my schedule fills
>>>> up.
>>>>
>>>> So even if Rouzbeh takes my available time before sending out the
>>>> Doodle, if the directors don't reply in a timely manner, my schedule will
>>>> still fill up and I will schedule my work meetings when I need to schedule
>>>> them.
>>>>
>>>> *I am speaking on an event on Feb 18th, which I organized back in
>>>> January. I would have chosen a different date if we had a quorum at that
>>>> time slot.*
>>>>
>>>> So ultimately, there one thing holding back meetings is people's apathy
>>>> to fill in the doodle in a timely manner. I'm not pointing fingers, since
>>>> this does not apply to everyone, but those who are slow, you know who you
>>>> are.
>>>>
>>>> Nura
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Feb 11, 2019 at 1:43 PM Yihan Hannah Wu <h394097267 at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi, Rouzbeh,
>>>>> this is at least the third time for asking available time for February
>>>>> council meeting. 16 and 15 people vote for two days, but Nura is not
>>>>> available, so we can’t have meeting even we are all available. Now we have
>>>>> to revote, which is not convenient for everyone I think.
>>>>> So, next time, start from March, how about asking Nura’s availability
>>>>> first, and then crate a doodle based on her time, and send it to us. I
>>>>> think this may help.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks and regards,
>>>>>
>>>>> Yihan
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Mon, Feb 11, 2019 at 1:12 PM meeting facilitator <
>>>>> meetingfacilitator.gsa at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hello Masoumeh,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I meant having a council meeting date as soon as possible.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>> Rouzbeh Ghouchani
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Mon, 11 Feb 2019, 12:44 Masoumeh Zaare <masoumehzaare at gmail.com
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Do you mean we have to schedule a meeting inviting the
>>>>>>> interested directors to discuss the parts which need to be updated or
>>>>>>> do you mean we have to agree upon the date and time of February
>>>>>>> meeting ASAP to bring it up then?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks and regards,
>>>>>>> Masoumeh
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Mon, Feb 11, 2019 at 12:12 PM meeting facilitator <
>>>>>>> meetingfacilitator.gsa at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Dear all,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> If you want the *website* done, a *meeting* is *necessary* to
>>>>>>>> review the tracker.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Please vote for the February council meeting as early as you can.
>>>>>>>> February 2019 GSA Council Meeting
>>>>>>>> <https://doodle.com/poll/9dtsztvrab6bzipr>.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I also *added a week in March* at February doodle.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Also please indicate your preferences for *the rest of
>>>>>>>> Winter GSA council meeting* dates.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> February 2019 GSA Council Meeting
>>>>>>>> <https://doodle.com/poll/9dtsztvrab6bzipr>
>>>>>>>> March 2019 GSA Council Meeting
>>>>>>>> <https://doodle.com/poll/84g4x2ky6tqu78nt>
>>>>>>>> April 2019 GSA Council Meeting
>>>>>>>> <https://doodle.com/poll/ttvr9268cz97eyey>
>>>>>>>> May 2019 GSA Council Meeting
>>>>>>>> <https://doodle.com/poll/z253tw5pzaxkwqnm>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> *Please submit your preferences as soon as you can to give the
>>>>>>>> Service manager enough time to book a room.*
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Please let me know if you have any questions.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Thank you kindly,
>>>>>>>> Rouzbeh Ghouchani
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>>>>> *Yihan Wu (Hannah) *
>>>>> Concordia University
>>>>> MEng-Building/Construction Management
>>>>> Tel: (+1)438-926-8333
>>>>> Email:  hannahyihaniso at gmail.com/ h394097267 at gmail.com
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>>>> *Nura Jabagi, MBA*
>>>> PhD Candidate | Business Technology Management
>>>> John Molson School of Business
>>>> *Concordia Public Scholar*
>>>> linkedin.com/in/nurajabagi <http://www.linkedin.com/in/nurajabagi>
>>>>
>>>>
>>
>> --
>> *Nura Jabagi, MBA*
>> PhD Candidate | Business Technology Management
>> John Molson School of Business
>> *Concordia Public Scholar*
>> linkedin.com/in/nurajabagi <http://www.linkedin.com/in/nurajabagi>
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