This year’s Annual General Meeting was held at CAB Head Office in North Sydney on Thursday October 1. The AGM concluded the first ever election process for the Board of Directors and resulted in the appointment of two new people to the Board; Alun Probert from the Department of Commerce and Greg Christian from Perth Suburban Newspapers. Please click here for information on the 2009/10 CAB Board of Directors.

Rob Yeomans, CAB President, reported that “the past year has continued the programme of change with changes to the rules and reporting standards approved by members and implemented – the most major changes in the 50 year history of the CAB.”

Rob went on to say “for the first time in their history, the CAB and ABC boards worked together to collaborate on, and ultimately endorse, the launch of the web traffic audit service. The new service is the outcome of industry-wide consultation and collaboration between the CAB, the ABC, their media provider members, the MFA, AANA and the IAB and was celebrated in launch functions in Sydney and Melbourne attended by over 150 media industry leaders.”

Gordon Towell, CAB CEO, looked to the future in his address to AGM guests reporting on the current and planned developments for the CAB including eLodgement, the set up and launch of a registered Auditor Accreditation programme and the delivery of ‘Audit-On-the-Go’ where CAB members could lodge their numbers month by month.

He also highlighted some of the remarkable changes that have happened in the last 12 months including the development and implementation of our new Rules and By-Laws, the introduction of a new reporting standard for Print Audits, the launch of eData and the strengthening of our brand through an industry marketing campaign.

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