FOURTH  QUARTERLY MEETING of TASMANIAN ROSTRUM STATE COUNCIL   2005
                Black Buffalo Hotel, Federal Street, NORTH HOBART  7000
                            Saturday 26th November 2005
            Commencing 10 a.m. sharp  please (due to  amount of business)

  NB  -   PRESENT AND INCOMING CLUB REPRESENTATIVES TO THE STATE COUNCIL ARE
              ASKED TO ATTEND THIS MEETING IF AT ALL POSSIBLE.

AGENDA

1. OPENING and Welcome.
    Roll Call and Apologies for Absence - (please sign  circulating
    register) .
    Valedictory - Dennis Hodgkinson (Club 9) ; Eddy Maister (Club 17); Lloyd
      Mulcahy (Club 2).

2. CONFIRMATION of AGENDA - (Resolve)

3. CONFIRMATION of the MINUTES of the Third Qtly Meeting (Teleconference).

4  BUSINESS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES:
4.1      Increasing membership numbers
4.2      Sensis (see new telephone directory)
4.3    National Brochure
4.4    Clemmenger's offer (G. Rosan)
4.5    Report of National Convention ( G. Rosan & M. Grant)
4.6    Possible new Club  (G. Rosan)
4.7     Possible Club at the University of Tasmania
4.8     Short training courses within Clubs , e.g. Club 1 (G. Rosan)
4.9     Prompt responses  by Dais Reps. to requests by State Exec.
4.10    Use of Rostrum Logo on each page of all material
4.11    Encouraging students to enter RVOY 2006 (RVOY Report) M. Grant
4.12    Re-accreditation of Critics ( Training Officer's Report)- D. Tomat
4.13    Notification to State Exec. of non-Rostrum visitors to Club meetings
4.14    Grant alerts
4.15    75th  Anniversary Celebration ­ July 23rd.

5.  CORRESPONDENCE.
5.1    Inwards.   
5.2    Outwards.
    Business Arising

6. FINANCIAL STATEMENT  and  Treasurer's Report
    Business Arising

6. OTHER REPORTS  (please provide succinct written reports and star items
        which need action - 2 minutes max. each verbal report please)
6.1    Clubs  - 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 11, 14, 15, 17 ( Report of AGM's; list of
        new Officers with contact details for the new Directory' also  no.
          of guests and new members, contact details of visitors)
6.2    President's
6.3    ARC Report  (National President - G. Rosan);
6.4    Regional Vice - Presidents - J. Brasch,, R. Watson and W. Nichols
6.5    Training Officer ­ D. Tomat/ M.Rathbone
6.6    Promotions and Development Officer ­ G. Richards/ L Redway
6.7    State Co-ordinator , Rostrum Voice of Youth ; M. Grant
6.8    State Archives - M. Grant
6.9    Editor, Wordpower. - Gai Cunningham
6.10    Website  public and internal -  Webmaster K. Kube and Web-site
Editor - L. Grant
6.11    Winner of the  Founder Allan Crook Memorial Award for 2005

Acceptance of all Reports
    Business Arising ­deal with  each Report as it  is received

7.  NOMINATION and  CONFIRMATION of STATE OFFICERS  for 2006
    Dates for Handover Meetings

8.  CALENDAR for 2006 - table draft calendar AND DIRECTORY 2006

9.  GENERAL BUSINESS.


10.  CLOSURE


2 p.m. STATE FINAL of SJMMA SPEAKING COMPETITION at Black Buffalo Hotel


6.30 p.m. ANNIVERSARY DINNER (Christmas Menu $25 a head) ;

          Tas. Rostrum's  After Dinner Speaking Competition
           National Finals winner of the 6 yearly Sidney Wicks Speaking
           Competition  - Clarry Pryor
           Presentation of Awards - After Dinner Speaking Competition; SJMMA
           Speaking Competition and Founder Allan Crook Award

PLEASE NOTIFY STATE PRESIDENT L. GRANT Ph. 6234 6672;  FAX - same;  or
email, <malingrant@bigpond.com>;   BY  SUNDAY 20th NOVEMBER, OF MANES OF
THOSE MEMBERS AND GUESTS  ATTENDING THE THREE EVENTS LISTED ABOVE.


                           TASMANIAN ROSTRUM
                          NOMINATION FORM 2005
                STATE COUNCIL OFFICERS  AND OTHER MEMBERS

NOMINATORS .............................................; and

           ...............................................
                      nominate

NOMINEE ..................................................

FOR THE POSITION OF  ...............................................
                  
I, ............................................... (signature) accept nomination for this position and am prepared to undertake the role and responsibilities associated with the position as set out in the current Handbook for Officers of Tasmanian  Rostrum

DATE  .....................

                                PROXY FORM

I.................................................................

of Tasmanian  Rostrum Club No.....................................

hereby
appoint..................................................................

of Tasmanian Rostrum Club No. .........................................

to act as my proxy at the Annual General Meeting of

 AUSTRALIAN ROSTRUM TASMANIA INCORPORATED

at Adult Education Building , High Street, Launceston on Saturday, 26th February 2005, at 10.45  a.m.


Signed ..............................................