1. Chair`s Welcome

2. Adoption of the Agenda

3. Approval of the Minutes of the AGM of April 16, 2000

4. Business arising from the Minutes

5. Correspondence
    5.1 1999 financial statement
    5.2 Charities Canada
    5.3 Gilde
    5.4 IDV Luzern 2001

6. Reports
    6.1 Financial report (S.Evans)
        6.1.1 Approval of the 1999 financial statement
        6.1.2 Approval of the 2000 financial statement
    6.2 Membership (S.Evans)
    6.3 List serv CATG
    6.4 K.V.D.S. Leitfaden (I.Spangenberg)
    6.5 Crisis Committee Update

7. New Business
    7.1 Finances (Applications for Funding for the next conference)
    7.2 Communications and Publications
    7.3 Forum Deutsch
    7.4 Website
    7.5 Next conference
    7.6 Symposium in Alberta
    7.7 Proposed activities:"National Writing Contest"

8. Other Business

9. Adjournment

1. Chair`s Welcome
    Introduction of the new executive:
        Chair: Ellen Bornowsky
        Vice-Chair: Ron Sperling
        Treasurer: Susan Evans
        Secretary: Karl Langelotz

2. Adoption of the Agenda
    MOTION: Donzel/Frischkopf
    That the agenda be adopted as presented. CARRIED.

3. Approval of the Minutes of the AGM of April16, 2000
    MOTION: Frischkopf/Falkner
    That the minutes be accepted as amended. CARRIED.

4. Business arising from the Minutes
    The amount of "Eigenbeteiligung" for future conferences was discussed.
    K.Krischock states, that STADAF requires a certain amount of "Eigenbeteiligung".

5. Correspondence
    5.1 1999 financial statement
        MOTION: Evans/Frischkopf
        That the 1999 financial statement be accepted as corrected. CARRIED.
    5.2 Charities Canada
        Report of the activities of CATG should be distributed to all the provinces by the CATG representatives.
    5.3 Gilde
        Gilde was mentioned as a publisher.
    5.4 IDV Lucern 2001
        Discussion: Future presidents should have the foresight to arrange for the representation at IDV conferences.

6. Reports
    6.1 Financial report (S. Evans)
        6.1.1 Approval of the1999 financial statement. Has been dealt with in 5.1
        6.1.2 Approval of the 2000 financial statement
            Auditor`s report should be distributed to all board members.
            MOTION: Evans/Bornowsky
            To accept the financial statement 2000 as corrected. CARRIED.
    6.2 Membership
        Discussion about the rights and privileges connected with paying a membership to CATG. M.Prokop stated that in the   process of building the constitution all member organizations came together on the basis of equality. W. Kotter will take on the task by writing a proposal to resolve this issue.
    6.3 CATG Listserve
        Listserve has been existing for several years as a means of communication. Currently there are 38 members on the listserv.
        MOTION: Krotter/Prokop
        That members of our member associations be invited to join the CATG listserve. CARRIED.
    6.4 K.V.D.S. (I.Spangenberg)
        The "Leitfaden" project is in progress. A financial statement will be submitted after the project has been finalized.
    6.5 Crisis Committee Update
        Results have been published in Forum Deutsch.

7. New Business
    7.1 Finances (Application for Funding for future conferences)
        K.Krischock has promised support for the application for funding for he next conference with StADaF.
        The Board thanks K.Krischock for all his work and support.
    7.2 Communications and Publications
        Proposal: that the organization communicates through the different websites.
    7.3 Forum Deutsch
        Joanne van Donzel stays on as chief editor. K. Krischock makes it clear that Forum Deutsch is not a Goethe publication.
        Organizations are encouraged to send in their current mailing list.
        W. Krotter and K.Mollinger are very involved in the work.
        CATG should consider new funding for Forum Deutsch.
    7.4 Web site
        M. Prokop will correspond with A. Oberlé regarding the transfer of the site.
    7.5 Next conference
        E. Bornowsky will organize the next conference in Vancouver.
    7.6 Symposium in Alberta
        Information has been presented at the ISLC Conference.
    7.7 Proposed activities: "Writing contest"
        MOTION: Frischkopf/Geisen
        To establish an ad hoc committee with the mandate to explore the feasibility of a Canada-wide German contest and to submit its findings to the CATG board for discussion at next year`s conference. CARRIED.

8. Adjournment
    W. Kampen adjourned the meeting at 11:45.

Present:

E. Bornowsky (BCCTG), M. Britton (BCCTG), W. Krotter (APAQ), Christel Keller-Segovia (APAQ), J. van Donzel (AATG), R. Sperling (AATG), I. Beck (SATG), S. Falkner (SATG), K. Langelotz (MTG), W.Kampen (MTG), S. Evans (OATG), R. Thomas-Renters (OATG), U. Sampath (ACTG), D. Cooney (ACTG), D.Geisen (K.V.D.S.). I. Spangenberg (K.V.D.S.), Harald Bieck (Goethe Institut Toronto), K. Krischock (Goethe Institut Montreal), H.W. Frischkopf (CAUTG), M. Prokop, K. Suess (Fachberater), Evelin Krueger (AATG), J. McAdam (AATG).