Members General Meeting
Members' General Meeting
Ben Burtenshaw
4-6pm 17th August 2013
GENERATORprojects
Members General Meeting is a open an analysis of the GENERATORprojects members' base. On the 17th August, Generator will host a discussion to address an agenda assembled from communications between the members, committee and the artist.
The agenda for the meeting is currently been drawn up by Ben through a series of correspondence with other members and via an open access wiki - www.generatormgm.eu. The letters to date can be viewed below. If you would like to bring up a particular point for the MGM agenda please contact Ben at mgm@generatorprojects.co.uk.
LETTER ONE - Participation
Dear Members,
I have recently become a member of Generator but have previously only practiced outside of Dundee. In August, Generator will host it’s first ever Members General Meeting (MGM). This will be a curated response to the committee's performance, 'Opening', at the 2013 Members' Show.
For many organisations the AGM or MGM is a legal requirement and will supply two main functions: To elect a committee and to enable members to have a say about the running of the organisation, in turn increasing accountability.
In the next 3 months, I will ask members and the committee to raise open questions. I will then draft an itinerary and agenda from these; that highlights the collective concerns and confusions, in order to facilitate an open conversation.
First of all I would like to ask for questions around member's participation. For example; "Could members curate one show per year?"
Please could you reply to mgm@generatorprojects.co.uk by the June 23rd.
All the best,
Ben Burtenshaw
GENERATORmember
LETTER TWO - Committee
Dear Members,
Thank you for your responses to my previous letter; Participation.
I write to you now, to find your concerns specifically associated with the committee: Moreover, the relationship between the committee and members. This letter is accompanied by a similar letter that will only be sent to the current committee.
In order to open the process of drafting an agenda for the MGM I have made a wiki:
www.generatormgm.eu
As well as replying to this email, you are welcome to input to this open process.
Please send responses to mgm@generatorprojects.co.uk - a closed email address that only I can access. I look forward to hearing your responses.
All the Best,
Ben Burtenshaw
GENERATORmember
P.S. Please note that the date for the MGM has been scheduled for the 17th of August, 4-6pm