SHARING OF INFORMATION

2.1 The American Angus Association maintains a permanent Secretariat for the World Angus Secretariat. (1969)

2.2 The World Angus Secretariat meets every four years with the host country determined at the conclusion of each World Angus Secretariat Meeting. (1969)

2.3 The World Angus Technical Committee meets biannually between the World Angus Secretariat Meetings for the purpose of sharing and advancing breed and technical matters. The location of that Meeting is determined at the conclusion of the World Angus Secretariat Meeting. The Meeting is attended by senior representatives and technical people and possibly the President of the respective Societies/Associations. (1993)

2.4 The President and Secretary of the World Angus Secretariat are provided by the Society/Association, which will host the next Meeting of the World Angus Secretariat or Technical Committee. (1985) The secretarial service includes all meeting arrangements, agenda preparation, minute taking and dissemination.

2.5 Standing orders for the conduct of meetings are: (1969)

a) The ruling of the Chairman shall be final in all matters of order and practice.

b) The meeting may adjourn and regulate its proceedings as it thinks fit.

c) Each Society/Association represented at the Forum shall have not more than two (2) Delegates and one (1) Observer at the meeting.

d) Irrespective of the above, each Society/Association shall have the right of one vote only, should any voting be necessary.

e) Any decisions reached by the meeting shall be in the form of recommendations only to be referred back to the respective governing bodies represented.

f) A Delegate, when addressing the meeting, is requested in each instance to preface his remarks by giving his name and Society/Association represented.

g) Only information is forwarded to the World Angus Secretariat that has been approved by the governing body of the Society concerned and forwarded by its Secretary.

h) The President of the host Society/Association is the Chairman of the meeting.

i) The Executive Officer of the host Society/Association acts as Secretary of the Meeting. (1985)

2.6 Members send copies of relevant information (e.g. annual journal and other publications) to the Secretariat for distribution to members. (1975)