Dear Members of the Stanford Club of Singapore,

Notice is hereby given that an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Stanford Club of Singapore will be convened @ 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, 24 January 2008 at 30 Merchant Road #01-05/06 Riverside Point, Singapore 058282.

The Agenda for the meeting is as follows: Adoption of our revised Constitution, downloadable here for your review.

Please confirm your attendance with Richard Hartung, Club President at rlhartung@stanfordalumni.org or Eric Hsu, Club Secretary at hsuberto@yahoo.com.

If you are a member of the Club and you are unable to attend the meeting, please return the duly signed proxy form to enable the meeting to be conducted. Please sign and send the proxy form to Stanford Club of Singapore (140 Robinson Road #05-02, Singapore 068907).

Summary of Changes

This is the first major revision of the Club’s Constitution since our inception over 20 years ago, and we wish to highlight the major changes.

We first of all follow the general guidelines for a constitution as provided by the Registry of Societies. Important changes in the content of the Constitution are the following:

1. Membership :

The Constitution creates two categories of voting members – regular (graduates of any Stanford degree program) and associate (others who have attended Stanford-related programs, taught at Stanford, are parents of Stanford students, other otherwise have an affiliation with Stanford).

2. Entrance Fees, Subscriptions, and other Dues:

The Constitution no longer specifies these amounts. Rather, it defines categories of charges and authorizes the Executive Council to set fees and collect fees as it deems appropriate.

We also now define delinquency (3 months in arrears) as a cause for loss of membership.

3. Executive Council:

The term of the Council is now set at 2 years. Members may serve for a maximum of 3 consecutive terms, after which they must step down for at least one term before being eligible again to serve.

The four office-bearers – President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer – must be regular members. Others serving on they Council may be either regular or associate members.

The limit on spending authorization has been increased to $5,000. Single payments in excess of this amount shall be reported at the following AGM.

4. Audit: The term for the Honorary Auditors is now set at 2 years.

These are the major changes in the new Constitution. Other changes are smaller and are designed to facilitate the running of the Stanford Club of Singapore.

Please contact Richard Hartung or Eric Hsu for more details.

These are the major changes in the new Constitution.