<div dir="ltr">Talofa Seta<div><br></div><div>Confirmjng that i am the voting member for FusiAlofa Association Tuvalu.</div><div><br></div><div>Fakafetai lasi</div><div><br></div><div>Taupaka Uatea</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, May 23, 2017 at 10:43 PM, Latoa Halatau <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:la@visionpacific.org.nz" target="_blank">la@visionpacific.org.nz</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-NZ" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="m_2472056620209227641WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><a name="m_2472056620209227641__MailEndCompose"><span>Greetings CEO Seta and <u></u><u></u></span></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span><u></u> <u></u></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span><u></u> <u></u></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span>I can confirm that I , Latoatama Halatau<span> </span>(Latoa) <span> </span>am the voting member of Akamarama Advocacy.<u></u><u></u></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span><u></u> <u></u></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span>Yours Sincerely<u></u><u></u></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span><u></u> <u></u></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span>Latoa Halatau<u></u><u></u></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span><u></u> <u></u></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span><u></u> <u></u></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span><u></u> <u></u></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span><u></u> <u></u></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span><u></u> <u></u></span></span></p><span></span><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #e1e1e1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> PDF-fullmembers [mailto:<a href="mailto:pdf-fullmembers-bounces@lists.pacificdisability.org" target="_blank">pdf-fullmembers-<wbr>bounces@lists.<wbr>pacificdisability.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Setareki Macanawai<br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, 21 May 2017 6:51 p.m.<span class=""><br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:pdf-fullmembers@lists.pacificdisability.org" target="_blank">pdf-fullmembers@lists.<wbr>pacificdisability.org</a><br><b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:rwilkinson@abcnz.org.nz" target="_blank">rwilkinson@abcnz.org.nz</a>; Raveen Chand <<a href="mailto:mfc@pacificdisability.org" target="_blank">mfc@pacificdisability.org</a>>; Program Support Officer <<a href="mailto:admin@pacificdisability.org" target="_blank">admin@pacificdisability.org</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [PDF-fullMembers] PDF 2017 Board Election<br><b>Importance:</b> High<u></u><u></u></span></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU">Greetings Full Members of the Pacific Disability Forum (PDF)<span style="color:#1f497d"><u></u><u></u></span></span></p><div><div class="h5"><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU">Warm Pacific greetings to each one of you. We have come to the time of the year when your organisation as a Full Member of PDF through your appointed/elected representative to the PDF General Forum (refer to Clause 8.3 of the PDF Constitution) will need to undertake your constitutional function of electing the Board Members of PDF (refer to Clause 10.2 of the PDF Constitution).<span style="color:#1f497d"> Since this year, 2017 is a year ending with an odd number (7), the election will be for the positions of Co-Chairperson (male) and 4 Board members in accordance with Clause 10.3 of the PDF Constitution.<u></u><u></u></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="color:#1f497d">The PDF Board adopted the Election of Board Policy and Procedure with key dates, election activities and scrutineer among others at their Board Meeting held on Thursday, 18 May 2017. A critical decision made by the Board at this meeting related to members’ participation at the 2017 Board election is that only Full Members that have paid in full their PDF membership fees by 30 April 2017 will participate in this year’s election. <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="color:#1f497d">I therefore invite the financial Full Members of PDF that are listed below </span><span lang="EN-AU">to confirm by return email no later than 5:00pm Fiji time on Su<span style="color:#1f497d">n</span>day, 28 Ma<span style="color:#1f497d">y</span> 2017 if your representative to the 2017 PDF General Forum held in Apia, Samoa on 24 <span style="color:#1f497d">February </span>2017 will be your voting delegate for this year’s Board election as well? I ask this question because some of you may have decided <span style="color:#1f497d">after the General Forum in Samoa </span>to appoint a different representative to the PDF General Forum<span style="color:#1f497d">,</span> and it will be this representative that will be <span style="color:#1f497d">your voting delegate and </span>involved in the election of the PDF Board in 2017. When each Full Member is confirming the name of your voting delegate, I also request if his/her email address, telephone and fax numbers can be <span style="color:#1f497d">included </span>as well<span style="color:#1f497d">?</span> I will then update your voting delegate on relevant <span style="color:#1f497d">information regarding the 2017 Board Election. <u></u><u></u></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="m_2472056620209227641MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black"><span>1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">Akamarama Advocacy Inc.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="m_2472056620209227641MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black"><span>2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">Collectif Handicap of New Caledonia<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="m_2472056620209227641MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black"><span>3.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">Cook Islands National Disability Council<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="m_2472056620209227641MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black"><span>4.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">Deaf Aoteroa<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="m_2472056620209227641MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black"><span>5.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">Deaf Australia<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="m_2472056620209227641MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black"><span>6.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">Disability Promotion and Advocacy Association Vanuatu<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="m_2472056620209227641MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black"><span>7.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">Fusi Alofa Association Tuvalu<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="m_2472056620209227641MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black"><span>8.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">Huma Mero Association (Tahiti)<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="m_2472056620209227641MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black"><span>9.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">Fiji Association of the Deaf<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="m_2472056620209227641MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black"><span>10.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">Fiji Disabled Peoples Federation<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="m_2472056620209227641MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black"><span>11.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">Marshall Islands Disabled Persons Organisation<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="m_2472056620209227641MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black"><span>12.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">Naunau O’E Alamaite Tonga Association (NATA) <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="m_2472056620209227641MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black"><span>13.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">Omekesang Association (Palau)<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="m_2472056620209227641MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black"><span>14.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">Papua New Guinea Assembly of Disabled Persons<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="m_2472056620209227641MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black"><span>15.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">People with Disabilities Australia<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="m_2472056620209227641MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black"><span>16.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">People With Disabilities Solomon Islands<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="m_2472056620209227641MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black"><span>17.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">Pohnpei Consumer Organisation (Federated States of Micronesia)<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="m_2472056620209227641MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black"><span>18.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">Psychiatric Survivors Associations Fiji<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="m_2472056620209227641MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black"><span>19.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">Solomon Islands Deaf Association<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="m_2472056620209227641MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black"><span>20.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">Spinal Injuries Association Fiji<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="m_2472056620209227641MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black"><span>21.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">Te Toa Matoa (Kiribati)<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="m_2472056620209227641MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black"><span>22.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">Tonga National Disability Congress<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="m_2472056620209227641MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black"><span>23.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">United Blind Persons of Fiji<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="m_2472056620209227641MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black"><span>24.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">Vision Pacific Charitable Trust<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="m_2472056620209227641MsoListParagraph"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU">I trust the information provided is clear to you all and look forward to receiving your response before the deadline suggested above. To those Full Members that are not included in the list above, it means that your membership fees with PDF up to 30 June 2017 is in arrears. <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="m_2472056620209227641MsoListParagraph"><span lang="EN-AU">Sincerely<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Setareki Macanawai<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Chief Executive Officer<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pacific Disability Forum<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Ground Floor, Kadavu House, Victoria Parade | GPO Box 18458 | Suva, Fiji <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Phone: <a href="tel:+679%20331%202008" value="+6793312008" target="_blank">(+679) 3312008</a> | <a href="tel:+679%20330%207530" value="+6793307530" target="_blank">(+679) 3307530</a> <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Mobile: <a href="tel:+679%20992%201486" value="+6799921486" target="_blank">(+679) 9921486</a> (Vodaphone) | <a href="tel:+679%20708%202891" value="+6797082891" target="_blank">(+679) 7082891</a>(Digicel)<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Fax: <a href="tel:+679%20331%200469" value="+6793310469" target="_blank">(+679) 3310469</a><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Skype: setareki.macanawai <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Email:</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"> <a href="mailto:ceo@pacificdisability.org" target="_blank">ceo@pacificdisability.org</a> <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Website:</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"> <a href="http://www.pacificdisability.org" target="_blank">www.pacificdisability.org</a><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><img border="0" width="308" height="104" id="m_2472056620209227641_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D2D415.F6916090" alt="Revised Logo wave and tagline"></span><span lang="EN-AU"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Organisation in special consultative status with the UN Economic and Social Commission since 2012. <u></u><u></u></span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The information contained in this email message is intended only for the addressee(s). 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