The Annual Meeting of the Canadian Section of the International Commission of Jurists will be held on Monday, August 16, 2004, from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. in Room 18 of the Winnipeg Convention Centre. The business meeting will include an address by the Hon. Rosalie Abella, 2004 recipient of the Walter S. Tarnopolsky Award for outstanding achievement in the field of human rights. Please see Agenda on page 16.
The Tarnopolsky Award itself will be presented at the joint meeting of ICJ Canada and the Canadian Judges Forum, which will be held from 8:30 until 10:30 on August 16 in the Presentation Room, 2nd level. The theme of this year’s meeting is “Borders of Disability.” The Honourable Ian Binnie will serve as the ICJ’s representative on the panel.
The Annual General Meeting of the International Commission of Jurists (Canadian Section) will be held on August 16, 2004, at 3:00 p.m. in Room 18 of the Winnipeg Convention Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
AGENDA
- Welcome and Approval of Minutes of 2003 Meeting
- President’s Report
- Report on International Projects
- Financial and membership matters
- Report of the nominating committee
- Address by the Hon. Rosalie Abella, 2004 recipient of the Tarnopolsky Award
- Other business
A short meeting of Council will be held following the Annual Meeting.
NB: The actual presentation of the Walter S. Tarnopolsky Award will take place as part of the joint meeting of ICJ Canada and the Canadian Judges’ Forum, whose subject is “The Borders of Disability.” This meeting will take place at 8:30 a.m. in Presentation Room, 2nd level