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nuss annual report 2006 PG 5.1.9 Mr Robert Tay Chee Seng (Mr Tay) (T2803G) noted that some members who were younger than 60 years of age had already been members for a continuous period of 25 years or more. This group of members would not qualify to be a Life Member under the current Constitution. He added that this could open a Pandora’s box of requests from members for more classes of membership in an attempt to level the playing field. 5.1.10 Mr Mohan thanked members for their feedback and added that the incoming MC would need to consider the members’ feedback as well as the multi-faceted implications of this resolution. He requested the Senior Circle to put across a strong case to the incoming MC. 6. MATTERS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES OF THE GENERAL MEETING HELD ON 9 NOVEMBER 2005 6.1 There were no matters arising from the minutes of the General Meeting held on 9 November 2005. 7. TO ELECT EIGHT MEMBERS TO THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE 7.1 Mr Mohan announced that there were sixteen candidates standing for election. They were : 1. Mohan Balagopal 9. Francis Pavri (Dr) 2. Vincent Rasa Benedict 10. Jenny Soh (Ms) 3. Chua Joon Eng (Dr) 11. Teo Chin Tuan 4. Daniel Chong Boon Chin 12. Edward Stanley Tay 5. Kang Choon Seng 13. Michael Teo Swee Eng 6. Wilfred Kwok Chin Chye 14. Donald Wyatt 7. Neo Chia Reei (Ms) 15. Yee Woon Yim 8. Ong Pin Sam 16. Yip Kum Fei 7.2 Mr Mohan requested that the candidates introduce themselves within the stipulated time limit of two minutes each. 7.3 After the candidates’ presentations, Mr Mohan reminded eligible members that they should vote for a minimum of five and a maximum of eight candidates. Mr Mohan then announced that voting had commenced. 7.4 Mr Mohan took the opportunity to thank Dr Cheah Kim Fee (Dr Cheah) and Ms Monica Chung (Ms Chung) for their contributions to the MC and the Society. Both were not standing for the current election. Dr Cheah had relocated to Hong Kong. 7.5 Ms Chung thanked the MC for giving her the opportunity to serve and promised to continue to be active in sports. 8. TO RECEIVE AND, IF APPROVED, TO PASS THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SOCIETY FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2005 8.1 COMMUNITY: SPIRIT OF SERVICE & GIVING Mr Mohan apologised for omitting to feature the four <strong>NUSS</strong> members who were presented with the Distinguished Alumni Service Award by NUS. He took the opportunity to congratulate Mr Harry Chan Keng Howe, Dr Chee Phui Hung, Emeritus Professor Kiang Ai Kim and Mr Wong Ah Long and thanked them for their stellar service to the Society and their alma mater. He remarked that the award reflected the growing symbiosis between NUS and the Society and hoped that more members would receive the award in future. 8.2 COMMUNITY SERVICES, CULTURAL & SOCIAL There were no comments. 8.3 CONTINUING EDUCATION There were no comments.
8.4 DISCIPLINARY There were no pending cases. 8.5 EXTERNAL ALUMNI RELATIONS NETWORKING There were no comments. 8.6 FINANCE There were no comments. 8.7 HOUSE, FOOD & BEVERAGE There were no comments. PG nuss annual report 2006 8.8 MEMBERSHIP 8.8.1 Mr Harry Chan Keng Howe (Mr Chan) (C0067L) thanked Mr Mohan for his compliments and apologised that he had to bring up the matter on the relegation of the Senior Circle so soon after. As a founding member of <strong>NUSS</strong>, he stated that he had taken the responsibility to establish the Senior Circle Sub-Committee about eight years ago. The Senior Circle organised many activities of particular interest to its members only and such activities were, by and large, not pursued by the general membership. He thus expressed concern to read on page 48 of the Annual Report that the Senior Circle had been “subsumed” under the Membership Sub-Committee to which it was unrelated either organically or functionally. The demographics showed that more than a third of the Society’s members were aged 50 years and above. Against the backdrop of a growing number of senior members, he outlined the Senior Circle’s vision to upgrade itself into an academy of lifelong learning or elder learning with links to NUS. 8.8.2 Mr Mohan clarified that the MC had no intention to downgrade the Senior Circle when it was decided to bring the Young Chapter and the Senior Circle under the larger umbrella of the Membership Sub-Committee. He revealed that the MC had been concerned about the welfare of the full-time Secretariat staff as some executives had to attend Sub-Committee meetings in the evenings and at night almost every day. To streamline the deployment of the staff and better co-ordinate the Society’s activities and plans, the MC had tried to revamp and merge the various Sub-Committees where appropriate. He added that in terms of generation of activities, the MC had never stopped supporting and financing the Senior Circle. He assured the Senior Circle that their views would be considered and the incoming MC could review this matter to make the re-organisation more palatable to all segments of the Society. 8.8.3 Ms Mary Ng Geok Eng (Ms Ng) (N3615N) commented that the Senior Circle members did not receive administrative support when they were organising their activities. Mr Mohan assured her that the incoming MC will look into this matter. 8.8.4 Dr Pavri noted that many Senior Circle members were not only available during the evenings but also in the mornings and afternoons. Meetings could be held during office hours with administrative support which would help to solve the problem. Dr Pavri requested the incoming MC to look into the possibility of organising non-certificate “audit” courses in conjunction with universities for the benefit of senior members. Mr Mohan thanked him for his feedback and said that he would bring up the matter on “audit” courses with NUS on behalf of the MC. Mr Chan informed that one of the objectives of the academy envisioned by the Senior Circle was to negotiate with NUS to organise “audit” courses for the increasing population of senior members.
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