Notice is hereby given of CANTO 24th Annual General Meeting of members to be held at the Hotel Torarica, Suriname from Sunday the 27th – Tuesday 29th of January 2008 for purposes of considering the above agenda (see AGM Agenda). The AGM will be held under the theme “CANTO - Caribbean Unity through Connectivity”. Detailed information regarding the Agenda, Registration, Hotel etc. can be found in the respective tabs on the top of the web page.

Special Notices

Elections
Elections of Officers and Directors will take place on Tuesday the 29th of January, 2008

Directors Term in Office

There are six (6) vacancies on the Board, five (5) of which are eligible for re-election. The following table shows the directors and the status of their term in office.

No.	REPRESENTATIVE	COMPANY	STATUS
1	Leon Williams	BATELCO (Chairman)	Eligible for re-election.
2	Dean Boyce	BTL - Belize (Vice Chairman)	Eligible for re-election
3	Carlos Cueto	Verizon (Treasurer)	Verizon ceased membership. Vacancy to be filled
4	Mario Hernandez Lopez	ETECSA	Eligible for re-election
5	Linus Rogers	TSTT	Eligible for re-election
6	Davidson Charles	C&W Antigua Ltd.	Eligible for re-election
7	Ian Blanchard	C&W Grenada Ltd	Continuing will continue 1st term in 2009
8	Dirk Currie	TELESUR	Continuing will complete 2nd term in 2009
9	Glenda Medford	C&W (Barbados) Ltd	Continuing will complete 1st term in 2009

Working Committees

The working committees of the board are scheduled to meet on Monday the 28th of January, 2008 from 9:00 – 12:00 noon

This year will feature our 2nd Effective Planning Continuity- Certified Training to be held from the 30th of January – 1st February 2007.  

1st Face to Face Meeting of the Connect the Caribbean Initiative

Your participation is also required at the first face to face meeting on the Connect the Caribbean Initiative scheduled to take place from the 30th – 31st January, 2008.

Please register at www.canto.co.cu/training.html for all these events and to obtain updated information.

Enclosed are the Draft AGM Programme, AGM Registration Form, Hotel Reservation Forms, Members Report 2008 Guidelines, Proxy Form, Business Continuity Certified Programme, information on Connect the Caribbean Initiative and Flight Information. Kindly return the registration form for each participant duly completed by 10th December, 2007.

At this 24th Annual General Meeting we look forward to your continued support and active participation in making the 2008 AGM one of the most successful meetings of all CANTO members.

Yours Faithfully  

Regenie Fräser
Secretary General