Dear VMA Members,

As Secretary of the VMA Board, I am pleased to announce that we are now formally calling for nominations for the two pending vacant positions on the VMA Board. This year one (1) vacancy must be filled from the “Active” member category and one (1) vacancy must be filled from the “Allied” member category.

After their valuable service to the Association and in accordance with the VMA’s Constitution, the following Board Directors will retire in May 2023:

• Leighton Wood
• Anthony Duffy AVM

Nominations open on Thursday, 30th March 2023 and close on Thursday, 20th April 2023 at 5:00 PM AEST.

Through their Strategic Planning process the VMA Board has identified a number of areas where additional skills and experience at Board level would be desirable, and are encouraging any members that have experience in any of the following areas to consider putting their hand up to help guide our great Association:

• Sponsorship & Fundraising
• Marketing, Communications & PR
• Membership Engagement

The Venue Management Association is committed to inclusion, equity and diversity, and in ensuring we make our industry welcoming, safe and inclusive for everyone. We are actively seeking a diverse Board of Directors and define diversity as: the combination of the visible and invisible differences that shape our perspective and our approach and make us who we are. We strongly encourage gender diversity and also seek candidates to nominate for the Board who are from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons, identify as LGBTIQ+ or who have a disability.

The Nomination Form and Terms & Conditions document are available for download below.

Regards,

Michael Brierley
Company Secretary

If you are having any difficulty downloading this document or require any additional information, please email michael@vma.org.au or call 07 5575 9185.

• 30th March 2023 – Nominations are OPEN
• 20th April 2023 – Nominations CLOSE
• 27th April 2023 – Online ballot opens (if necessary)
• 11th May 2023 – Election results are announced