Josie's new team steps down
By AsiaOne
The new executive committee of the Association of Women and Research (Aware) has stepped down after a vote of no confidence was passed successfully against them on Saturday.
Ex-Aware president Dana Lam was nominated the new leader, and Ms Chew i Jin the vice-president.
1414 votes were cast in favour of a no confidence while 761 votes were against in an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) that went over five hours.
The EGM was attended by some 2,000 members.
Marathon EGM meeting
By Teo Wan Gek & Elizabeth Soh (The Straits Times)
THE new executive committee of the Association of Women and Research (Aware) was grilled by members at a marathon extraordinary general meeting, which is still going on five hours after it started on Saturday afternoon.
A strong turnout of 2,000 members, many of them newly registered, showed up at the EGM at the Suntec City Convention Centre to debate and vote on the proposed constitutional amendments to give voting rights to associate members, and to table a vote of no confidence in the new team.
Questions came fast and furious from the floor as scrutineers tallied the votes.
New Aware exco spent $90k
By Teo Wan Gek (The Straits Times)
THE new executive committee of the Association of Women and Research (Aware), which took office on March 28, has spent about $90,000 so far, an exco member disclosed on Saturday at its extraordinary general meeting, which is still going on at the Suntec City Convention Centre on Saturday.
Fielding questions from members at the EGM to debate and vote on the proposed constitutional amendments to give voting rights to associate members and to table a vote of no confidence in the new team, Ms Maureen Ong, a committee member said the booking of the venue for Saturday's EGM alone cost more than $20,000.
She said the new exco, whose new president is Josie Lau, has spent about $90,000 since it came into office just barely a month ago.
Voting ends at Aware EGM
By Elizabeth Soh and Teo Wan Gek (The Straits Times)
SOME 2,000 members have voted at the closely-watched extraordinary general meeting of the Association of Women and Research (Aware) on Saturday, which started on a rowdy note.
Scrutineers are tallying the votes and the outcome is expected to be announced shortly.
The atmosphere in the meeting held in a function hall on the 4th floor of Suntec Suntec City Convention Centre was highly charged.
Rowdy start to Aware EGM
By Elizabeth Soh & Teo Wan Gek (The Straits Times)
THE closely-watched extraordinary general meeting of the Association of Women and Research (Aware) on Saturday started on a rowdy note, with boos from opposing camps and ugly outbursts.
The atmosphere in the meeting room on the 4th floor of Suntec Suntec City Convention Centre, packed with 2,000 members, was highly charged.
Boos and jeers greeted new Aware executive committee president Josie Lau when she stood up to make her opening remarks.
Aware showdown begins
By Elizabeth Soh and Teo Wan Gek (The Straits Times)
BEFORE the actual commencement of the extraordinary general meeting (EOGM) of the Association of Women and Research (Aware), the battle lines seem to have already been drawn.
There are at least 100 people at the Suntec City Exhibition Hall 402, of which about 20 per cent are men.
The two separate camps are clearly distinct, with the new guard volunteers wearing red shirts with the words 'Pro woman, pro family, pro Singapore' on the back of the shirts, while the old guard volunteers have on white shirts with the words 'We are Aware'.
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