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General Meeting
Minutes from the General Meeting of NOCIES at Lund University June 12, 2009
The President opened the meeting. The President reported on the work that has taken place since the last General meeting. Three important events have taken place: First, the symposium that was organized within the framework of the CESE conference in Athens was a success and was well-attended; second, Heidi Biseth has constructed a website for NOCIES. Heidi was thanked for this important work. The address is www.nocies.org
Third, the president reported on the progress of the book to which many members of NOCIES have contributed. It is entitled Nordic Voices and is co-edited by Halla B. Holmarsdottir and Mina O’Dowd. The book will be finished in the fall 2009. Furthermore, there has been an increase in the membership, which is expected to continue, now that we have a website. Also, planning of activities in the near future and a conference in 2011 will most certainly be an opportunity to bring new members into our society. The President’s report concludes on a positive note and with an optimistic view of the future of NOCIES.
After the President’s report, a discussion took place regarding future plans for NOCIES. It was decided that a Funding Committee be established, composed of Marcella Milana (dk), Jesper Eckhardt Larsen (dk), Heidi Biseth (no) and Lennart Wikander (se). They were asked to search for funding opportunities and to report such to the Executive committee and the membership.
The President proposed an amendment to the Constitution. After a discussion, a vote was taken and the amendment was approved by unanimous vote. In brief the amendment regards the change of one word in the following sentence of Article 3 of the Constitution, whereby four years replaces that which previously stipulated two years. The amendment is as follows:
Article 3: Executive committee
The society shall be administrated by an executive committee, consisting of a president, the immediate past-president, a vice-president and four other members. Altogether seven members, preferably distributed among the Nordic countries. Membership of the executive committee shall be two years, commencing at the conclusion of the general meeting at which they were elected. Members of the executive committee may be reelected, but shall not hold the same position for more than four years.
The secretary reported on the budget and a discussion took place regarding membership fees. No decision was made regarding this point at the General meeting.
The election committee, composed of Thyge Winther-Jensen and Stavros Moutsios proposed that the entire Executive committee be re-elected, based on the nominations made by the members. The General meeting voted on this proposal and the proposal was approved by a unanimous vote.
In attendance at the General meeting were the following members:
Mina O'Dowd, Lennart Wikander, Marcella Milana, Thyge Winther-Jensen, Jesper Eckhardt Larsen, Heidi Biseth, Stavros Moutsios.
The General meeting was closed by the President.
Minutes from the General Meeting were written by:
Mina O’Dowd
Lund
June 18, 2009
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