Minutes of the Monthly Meeting held on October 20, 2014, at Committee Room No 2, Queens Park

Present:

Thomas S. Saras
Neel Nanda
Maria Saras-Voutsinas
Tatyana Fursenko
Ricky Castellvi
Mohammad-Bagher Samimi
Jacque Varbedian
David Nguyen
Teshome Woldeamanuel
Peter Galiatsos
Suleyman Guven
Jonathan Annobil
Dumitru  Popescu
Susana Donan
Adu Raudkavi
Eduardo Donan
Nick Kapalidis
Edward Zibnitskiy
William Doyle Marshall
Inga Cunci
Ned Blair
Lvij Apapricio
Shunbuli  Shuubuv
Suhanphy  Tharmasrirajai
Thirun  Tharmaspirajai
Sandeep  Prabharak
Mohammad Tajdolati
Paulraj- Katir Oli Media
Balan Alagaratnam
Sivadingam Sivamoham
Ranjit  Wicks
Kenty Khan
Janusz Niemczyk.
Khan Khoda, Dr.
Marek Goldyn
Teshome Woldeamanuel
Isa melo
Inga Cernei
Luij Aparicio
Srimal Abeyewardene
John Saraidaris
Muhammed Enad
Charles deva
Pudhuai Raman
Venthan Ramang
Hermie Garcia
Mila Garcia.
Arif Ahmed
Mujibor Rahman
Suhan Ali Shunbill
Saad Alsafar
Ahmed Hotaki
Nagamany Legendrinligan
Ahilakuwaran Multhukymaracamey
Luba Cherny
Logan Logendraliugan

Agenda

• Welcome Remarks by the chair.
• Minutes of the previous meeting
• Report of the President.
• Presentation by Toronto Tax Payers Coalition
• New Business
• Adjournment

Welcome Remarks by the Chair:

Mr. Thomas Saras chaired the meeting and declared the meeting open. Sandeep Prabhakar moved a motion to approve the agenda. Suleiman Guven seconded it. The motion was carried

Minutes of the previous meeting:

               President’s Report/Discussions:

• Thomas Saras suggested that general elections of the board of NEPMCC be held along with a weekend seminar for all members on March 7 and March 8 2015. Members interested in running for any office of NEPMCC should have the time and passion to carry this organization forward. He hoped unlike last time as some board members could not dedicate the required time, the next election will have only persons who are committed and dedicated for the cause of NEPMCC.
• President Thomas Saras suggested of forming a committee to revamp the constitution of NEPMCC in tune with the changes in the organization. He recommended Dr. Tajdolati to chair the committee for revamping the constitution.
• Sandeep Prabhakar suggested of forming a committee that would lobby for advertising for member publications on behalf of NEPMCC. A motion was moved by Sandeep Prabhakar in this regard, Srimal Abeyawardene seconded it. The motion was carried.
• President Thomas Saras suggested that William Doyle Marshall write an article on the treatment meted out by the organizers of PanAm games regarding advertising for members.  He suggested that members publish this article in the front page or editorials to show a unified voice of NEPMCC.
• The administration of NEPMCC is authorized to cover the expenses of the award ceremony and the annual get-together as necessary. All members unanimously agreed on this.
• President Thomas Saras encouraged the members of applying for Innovation Fund under Heritage Canada.
• President thanked members who attended the meeting with the Canadian Forces earlier in the morning of September 8, 2014 and expressed disappointment on those who confirmed to attend but did not attend the event.

• President Thomas Saras suggested of bringing out a booklet reflecting on the history of NEPMCC

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• President Thomas Saras also said that some members are calling the office only when they need a help or support for their projects and after receiving help they never participate in the affairs of the organization. Effective immediately, said the speaker, his office will not prepared to engage in any special services for such members who do not participate in the affairs of the organization. This is your organization and therefore all of us have to support and work together for the success of all of us, concluded the speaker.
• President Thomas Saras like in the previous monthly meetings urged those members to pay their annual membership who have not yet paid their annual membership fee to renew their membership with the organization. NEPMCC has a lot of projects waiting in 2014 and in 2015 for the benefit of ethnic media industry and all projects have cost associated with them. Many members have benefited being a part of NEPMCC and paying membership fees in a timely manner is a duty of all members. President Thomas Saras informed that many members are still to renew their membership with NEPMCC. He also reminded that only members in good standing are eligible to vote during the general elections of NEPMCC in March 2015.
• Tickets for the annual get-together will be available in the meeting of November for a nominal amount of $30. He encouraged all members to participate with their families in this annual event.

New Members:

Mr. El Sayed Nasr from the Arabia News Publication
Ms. Samar    Nasr, from the Arabia News Publication
Mr. Moustafa Kandeel, from the Arabia News Publication

Adjournment:

Sandeep Prabhakar moved a motion to adjourn the meeting SuleimanGuven seconded the motion. The motion was carried. The Chair President Thomas Saras adjourned the meeting at 9:30 pm. The next monthly meeting would take place on November 10, 2014 at Queens Park.