Brenton-on-Sea

Dear Garden Route Biosphere Reserve Stakeholders, 

You are kindly invited to join the Garden Route Biosphere Reserve 2021 Annual General Meeting to be held online via Microsoft Teams. 

Date: Wednesday, 1st of December 2021 

Time: 11h00 – 12h30 

RSVP: Ms. Luzanne Visagie at admin@gardenroutebiosphere.org.za before 29 November to receive a link to join the meeting. 

 

Connecting to TEAMS 

Please note that you will need to either

(1) download the TEAMS App to your device (https://www.microsoft.com/en-za/microsoft-365/microsoft-teams/download-app ) or

(2) you can join via (2) the web browser (link provided when you rsvp and receive meeting invite link) to access the platform. 

The meeting documents and a link to join the meeting will be sent to you when you RSVP. 

How to join a TEAMS meeting 

(1) Join a Teams meeting from the app (https://www.microsoft.com/en-za/microsoft-365/microsoft-teams/download-app ): From your Calendar, select Join on an in-progress meeting. Choose the audio and video settings you want. Select Join now. OR 

(2) Join a Teams meeting on the web: In your email invite, select Join Microsoft Teams Meeting. Type in your name. Choose the audio and video settings you want. Select Join now. Depending on meeting settings, you will get in right away, or go to a lobby where someone in the meeting can admit you. 

You can also view an instructional video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BH6bSIwR0-4 

 

Online Meeting Etiquette 

To ensure that our session runs as efficiently as possible we ask that you take note of the following online meeting etiquette: 

  • Please note that the session will be recorded and your participation in the meeting indicates acknowledgement of this. 
  • When joining the meeting please have you microphone on mute to cut out any background noise, you can enable it when you need to speak. 
  • To get the Chair’s attention we ask that you put your camera on (if you wish to do so) or raise your hand or ask to be addressed in the comments. The Chair will acknowledge your request and invite you to enable your camera and or microphone. 
  • When it is your turn to speak, please announce your name before speaking. 
  • You may wish to use the conversation chats on the side to send a message. Please also introduce yourself when commenting in the chat. 

We look forward to seeing you there. 

Best wishes, 

Robert Fincham 

Chair, Garden Route Biosphere Reserve 

AGM 2021 – Website Notice.pdf