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Annual General Meeting (195 words) |
 | In addition to the statutory obligations, the formalising of industry positions and the evidencing of airline unity, the AGM provides a focus for emerging industry issues and a forum for Members to meet and network. |
 | The organizational meeting of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) was held in Havana, Cuba in April of 1945 and IATA formally came into being on the 19th of that month. |
 | The 55th Annual General Meeting, in Rio de Janeiro in 1999, marked the first formal use of World Air Transport Summit, in recognition of the status of the IATA AGM as the premier, industry-wide platform for the debate of critical issues at the highest level. |
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Annual general meeting - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (119 words) |
 | An Annual General Meeting (commonly abbreviated as AGM, also known as the annual meeting) is a meeting that official bodies, and associations involving the public (including companies with shareholders), are often required by law (or the constitution, charter etc. governing the body) to hold. |
 | An AGM is generally held every year to inform their members of previous and future activities. |
 | In organizations run by volunteers or a paid committee, the AGM is generally the forum for the election of officers or representatives for the organization. |