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<p>Dear colleagues - I promise this is the last time I'll harrass you about this, but I'd hate to think you wanted to have a say in the APS Governance proposals but had missed the chance to do so. The way I see it, we currently have the equivalent of 'Sydney'
(clinical psychologists) and 'Melbourne' (anti-clinical psychologists) dominating recent elections to the APS Board since the abolition of Director portfolios about 10 years ago. So no-one from 'Perth' (e.g. academics) or 'Tasmania' (e.g. community psychologists)
has much chance of being elected if they don't fall on one or other side or the other of the divisive Medicare rebates debates. The proposed changes will establish some 'electorates' - academics, college members, generalists, early career psychologists - and
the proposed Advisory Council is even more representative, with provision for Indigenous psychologists , rural members etc. </p>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The proposed changes to the Society's constitution require the approval of at least 75% of members present or voting by proxy.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">So what to do: <b><i>VOTE in the EGM on 6 June 2017 at 6:15pm</i></b></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">You have to be onsite at one of 10 voting sites around Australia or else you need to appoint a proxy who will be onsite to vote on your behalf. If you can't get to these venues,
<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><b>please take the time to send a proxy vote by 6.15pm AEST Sunday 4 June to the APS</b></span>. The link to the form is here: </span><a href="http://email.psychology.org.au/wf/click?upn=lFhx4IRroPs-2Fa7iqvgPiPcFYr5N8dvoYvcVxH3aEZ3RZzFZug8dwzfLHOSc6yBlwXbd4o-2FOk-2BPveigr9k1w-2FH5ojGHSEzXYZ5yBGnJLmeQU-3D_-2BSdvd-2BPi3I1yZt2xzj7uzYUYJgc-2Fl6FoDLRehuca8c145QoRJKcwe9AgutM0xpabObvp8x3ppcpTh6GxoptIJeP0OoVkJOmWG9kK-2B9kfGBjSrOSw3W-2Bx9bvLdiv49lUlgBiBoJrVd8ajTc-2BqubJQudNFJmy9cSc1DjlMpyOK4KnLTKHDB9abQ3n0KzL3-2FbVtkav-2FHLk7UIB4KnkY-2FXouv6e0fKUZj4-2FtoOoKkf2t0xQ-3D" target="_blank" style="color: blue;" title="http://email.psychology.org.au/wf/click?upn=lFhx4IRroPs-2Fa7iqvgPiPcFYr5N8dvoYvcVxH3aEZ3RZzFZug8dwzfLHOSc6yBlwXbd4o-2FOk-2BPveigr9k1w-2FH5ojGHSEzXYZ5yBGnJLmeQU-3D_-2BSdvd-2BPi3I1yZt2xzj7uzYUYJgc-2Fl6FoDLRehuca8c145QoRJKcwe9AgutM0xpabObvp8x3ppcpTh6GxoptIJeP0OoVkJOmWG9kK-2B9kfGBjSrOSw3W-2Bx9bvLdiv49lUlgBiBoJrVd8ajTc-2BqubJQudNFJmy9cSc1DjlMpyOK4KnLTKHDB9abQ3n0KzL3-2FbVtkav-2FHLk7UIB4KnkY-2FXouv6e0fKUZj4-2FtoOoKkf2t0xQ-3D
Ctrl+Click or tap to follow the link"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">http://admin.psychology.org.au/Assets/Files/6June2017DigitalProxyForm.pdf</span></a><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">I am happy to be a proxy for anyone who needs one and I will be attending the Melbourne meeting. <b><span style="background: yellow;">Note that you don't return the form to me, or need my permission
to list me as your proxy.</span></b><span style="background: yellow;"> But you do need to know that I live in West Brunswick</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:Verdana">E: </span><a tabindex="0" href="mailto:heather.gridley@vu.edu.au" target="" style="font-family:Verdana" id="LPNoLP">heather.gridley@vu.edu.au</a></p>
<p><font face="Verdana">Ph: +61 419113731</font></p>
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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size:11pt"><b>From:</b> Jenny Sharples<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, 19 May 2017 1:46 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Cohb.psychology@groups.vu.edu.au<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [cohb.psychology] APS members please vote - important</font>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Dear colleagues who are APS members,</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> Last week the APS sent an email advising all members that the Extraordinary General Meeting about Governance of the APS has been postponed until Tuesday 6 June. </span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> This EGM is crucial in setting up the APS going forward and I would encourage all APS members to vote. The story so far: </span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The APS has conducted an extensive governance review over the last 18 months, with lots of opportunities for member input, and based on this feedback has decided on a new structure to take the
society forward. You can read details on the email/website.</span></li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">When the APS first moved from a large Council to a Board of Directors in the mid-1990s, candidates stood for election to particular portfolio positions, such as Director of Membership, Science
or Social Issues. There were problems with this model, which didn't reflect accepted business practice where all directors accept responsibility for all areas governed by the Board, but are less 'hands-on' in a management sense. But the move away from portfolios
to generic directors about 10 years ago meant a loss of diversity and skill spread within the Board - for example, it has become very difficult for an academic to be elected, because academics represent a relatively fixed (but now shrinking) proportion of
APS members.</span></li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The new structure is designed to ensure that Board membership is more equitable across the society - a 'best of both worlds' model that retains the generic nature of the director role itself but
enables the different sectors that make up the discipline and profession to have input at Board level. Thus, there will be one Director elected by academics (via the Division of Psychological Research, Education and Training - DPRET) and up to 5 practitioners
(2 from Colleges, 2 general practitioners and 1 early career member).</span></li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">There will also be a larger Advisory Council to the Board, which might look more like the old Council, with membership reflective of key stakeholder groups of the Society, such as state branches,
interest groups etc. At present these groups have no direct input to the Board. The Council will meet twice yearly.</span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The proposed changes to the Society's constitution require the approval of at least 75% of members present or voting by proxy.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">So what to do: <b><i>VOTE in the EGM on 6 June 2017 at 6:15pm</i></b></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">You have to be onsite at one of 10 voting sites around Australia or else you need to appoint a proxy who will be onsite to vote on your behalf. If you can't get to these venues, please take the
time to send a proxy vote by 6.15pm AEST Sunday 4 June to the APS. The link to the form is here: </span><span style=""><a href="http://email.psychology.org.au/wf/click?upn=lFhx4IRroPs-2Fa7iqvgPiPcFYr5N8dvoYvcVxH3aEZ3RZzFZug8dwzfLHOSc6yBlwXbd4o-2FOk-2BPveigr9k1w-2FH5ojGHSEzXYZ5yBGnJLmeQU-3D_-2BSdvd-2BPi3I1yZt2xzj7uzYUYJgc-2Fl6FoDLRehuca8c145QoRJKcwe9AgutM0xpabObvp8x3ppcpTh6GxoptIJeP0OoVkJOmWG9kK-2B9kfGBjSrOSw3W-2Bx9bvLdiv49lUlgBiBoJrVd8ajTc-2BqubJQudNFJmy9cSc1DjlMpyOK4KnLTKHDB9abQ3n0KzL3-2FbVtkav-2FHLk7UIB4KnkY-2FXouv6e0fKUZj4-2FtoOoKkf2t0xQ-3D" target="_blank" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:blue">http://admin.psychology.org.au/Assets/Files/6June2017DigitalProxyForm.pdf</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">I am happy to be a proxy for anyone who needs one and I will be attending the Melbourne meeting. <b><span style="background:yellow">Note that you don't return the form to me, or need my permission
to list me as your proxy.</span></b><span style="background:yellow"> But you do need to know that I live in East Brunswick<b> </b></span> (I guess that's just in case there's more than one Jenny Sharples, and easier than needing to know my membership number!)</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> I am happy to answer any queries that members may have (including about how I plan to vote). </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span></p>
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<span style=""> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">regards</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:14.0pt; color:#1F497D">Jenny</span></i></p>
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<b><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt; color:#1F497D">Professor Jenny Sharples</span></i></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span></p>
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<b><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt; color:#1F497D">Head of Clinical Services</span></i></b></p>
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<b><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt; color:#1F497D">Head of Psychology</span></i></b></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:9.0pt; color:#1F497D">College of Health and Biomedicine</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:9.0pt; color:#1F497D">Victoria University</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:9.0pt; color:#1F497D">Footscray Park Campus, </span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:9.0pt; color:#1F497D">Ph: +61 3 99194448</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:9.0pt; color:#1F497D">MAPS: </span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:9.0pt; color:#1F497D">College of Clinical Psychologists
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<i><span style="font-size:9.0pt; color:#1F497D">College of Community psychologists (National Committee chair)</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span></p>
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