The Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts Annual General Meeting will be held at 12 noon on Tuesday, 13th March 2012 in the Mitchell Theatre, level 1, 280 Pitt Street, Sydney NSW 2000. 

The formal notification of this meeting and the nomination form may be found in the attached files:

2012 Notice of AGM (PDF)

2012 Nomination Form (PDF)

This notification has been emailed to members. It will also be printed in newspapers and posted to members by mail. 

By Order of the Board

Grahame Marks
Secretary

Tom Keneally and Grahame Marks (SMSA Secretary) talk about the Tom Keneally Centre and how it aligns with the values and history of the Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts.

The Tom Keneally Centre is open Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:30am to 2:30pm on Level 3 of the Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts building at 280 Pitt Street, Sydney. 

Did you miss Tom Keneally's 2 August talk at Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts? You can now watch his popular talk on YouTube. 

Tom Keneally: A Writer's Library was held on 2 August 2011 at Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts as part of the celebrations for the opening of the Tom Keneally Centre.  Tom delved into the books and memorabilia he has gifted to the SMSA to form the Tom Keneally Centre, and revealed how his reading of fiction and non-fiction, for research and for pleasure, enriches his writing and helps him write his own books.

Open from 23 August

World-renowned author Tom Keneally has donated his collection of over 2500 books and memorabilia to the Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts, forming the Tom Keneally Centre, which was launched Her Excellency, Professor Marie Bashir, AC, CVO, Governor of New South Wales in August.

See some of the media coverage on the 7:30 Report, One Plus One on ABC 24 and the Sydney Morning Herald.