28-10-2024, 05:54 PM
Andy, Having an online meeting allows more people to attend without having to spend a whole day to do so. Having a proposer and seconder is standard practice and should indicate that the candidate has some support. What people don't want is a prolonged meeting taken up by having votes where only a minor miracle would allow one of the two candidates to get elected. (And for clarity, I am in favour of contested elections and would love to see two or three strong candidates contesting all positions.)
Ian, The ECF has two Council meetings a year. One is on-line and one is in the hybrid format you suggest. There was fairly strong feeling that the hybrid format should be abandoned. One reason is cost and also some felt that the meeting at times was dominated by those present and others were ignored. There seemed to be some support, though not a lot, for returning to in person meetings. The main reason for having old style meetings was that people actually got to meet up and get to know others.
I should also mention that a hybrid meeting can be an expensive option. You have the cost of a venue but you also have the additional cost of requiring a venue where the wi-fi can cope with the online part of meeting.
Ian, The ECF has two Council meetings a year. One is on-line and one is in the hybrid format you suggest. There was fairly strong feeling that the hybrid format should be abandoned. One reason is cost and also some felt that the meeting at times was dominated by those present and others were ignored. There seemed to be some support, though not a lot, for returning to in person meetings. The main reason for having old style meetings was that people actually got to meet up and get to know others.
I should also mention that a hybrid meeting can be an expensive option. You have the cost of a venue but you also have the additional cost of requiring a venue where the wi-fi can cope with the online part of meeting.