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THE 18 TH ENOTHE GENERAL ASSEMBLY MEETING, FRIDAY 19 TH OCTOBER 2012 VENUE: LITEXPO, VILNIUS, LITHUANIA President/Chairperson of GA: Anne Lawson-Porter Secretary of the General Assembly: Brian Ellingham For the ENOTHE Office: Gitte Mathiasson. 1. Minutes of the 17 th General Assembly.
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THE 18TH ENOTHE GENERAL ASSEMBLY MEETING, FRIDAY 19TH OCTOBER 2012 VENUE: LITEXPO, VILNIUS, LITHUANIA • President/Chairperson of GA: Anne Lawson-Porter • Secretary of the General Assembly: Brian Ellingham • For the ENOTHE Office: GitteMathiasson
1. Minutes of the 17th General Assembly • Acceptance of the minutes • Appendix 1.0 • Accepted by online voting
2. Activities undertaken in 2011/2012 and plans for the future The office • Transfer of the office • Financial processes • Establishment and development of the new webite • Establishing the administration • Reviewing admininastrative proceedures in accordance with principle of for example transparency • Membership service • Organizing the annual meeting • Guidelines for annual meetings • Supporting the Board/Participating in Board meetings • Stand at COTEC 2012
2. Activities undertaken in 2011/2012 and plans for the future The Board – activities this year • 2 regular and one extraordinary face to face meetings • Monthly Skype meetings • Policy and other issues: • Vision and Mission Statement 2012 • Project groups criteria and funding • Understanding financial matters and budgett • Annual meeting this year, next year and beyond • Initiatives to strengthen the network • HVB lecture, honorary membership • Associated membership and programmes under development
Vision and Mission Statement 2012 • ENOTHE’s mission • ENOTHE unites Occupational Therapy Educational programs to promote Occupational Therapy and Occupational Therapy Education in Europe. • ENOTHE’s vision • Occupational participation for all European citizens supported by excellent professional education and practice. • ENOTHE’s values • Inclusiveness; Respect for diversity; Transparency • ENOTHE promotes Occupational Therapy Education • Core identity and competencies; Teaching and learning practice • ENOTHE: promotes the Occupational Therapy profession • Collaboration; Future trends; Research • ENOTHE as a network organization • Annual meetings; Projects; Website
2. Activities undertaken in 2011/2012 and plans for the future The board – some issues for next year • Annual fees for associated, individual and retired members • Building a robust organization • Board governance including elections and terms • ENOTHE office (we need a new host in 2014) • Continued review and clarification of proceedures and guidelines • Review and update of the charter • OT-EU
2. Activities undertaken in 2011/2012 and plans for the future Members • ENOTHE provides opportunities • Market places • Funding for projects • Members working collaboratively • Feedback and evaluations • We would like members to share what they are doing and outcomes on the website as inspiration for all.
3. ENOTHE-COTEC collaboration • Joint meetings • Exploring collaboration • Representing OT interests internationally. • ENOTHE president participated at the COTEC presidents meeting • OT in Europe web portal proposal • Registeret ”OccupationalTherapy.eu” • Joint congress 2016 – Galway, Ireland
OT-EUROPE • OT-EUROPE • Legal body • Common political platform • Informs and informed by work plans • Website • Expert groups • Joint projects • Joint congress OT-EU
4. Financial matters • Financial Balance Statement • Appendix 4.1 • Voting at the General meeting • Provisional Balance 2012 • Appendix 4.2 • Budget Statement 2013 (including funds earmarked for projects) • Appendix 4.3
5. Project and funding proposal • Funding for expert and project groups. • Appendix 5.0 • Voted on line, accepted by a majority • The board is accepting applications!
6. Membership update and membership fees • 4 Membership terminations • 3 institutions • 1 individual • 10 New members: • 5 institutions • 5 contributing institutions • Differential fees • Voted for online and accepted • Honorary membership • Has been awarded to Hanneke Van Bruggen
7. Election of Board members • No outgoing members of the board this year • Next year • One member will be leaving the board having served the maximum og 2 terms (4+2 years). • One board member finishes the first term (4 years) and may stand for re-election (2 years).
8. Next/future meetings • 2013 York, United Kingdom • 2014 Nijmegen, The Netherlands • 2015 in discussion with France and Rumania • 2016 ENOTHE-COTEC joint congress, Galway, Ireland