IE’s General Assembly took place on 11 April ahead of the start of this year’s annual conference.
All members were invited to attend and an online option was available for anyone who couldn’t make it to Poland to be there in person.
Helena provided an overview of the annual report from the management and we heard about the activities that have been keeping IE busy, and which will continue to keep IE busy for the coming years – a highlight of which is the success in securing funding for two large new projects to bring IE’s HI ethos further prominence in the sector across Europe and beyond. It was a nice summary to celebrate positive achievements and advancement in IE’s growing reach and reputation, including working with UNESCO.
Two members of the supervisory committee – Eva Sandberg (Chair) and Yael Bamberger – were up for re-election and both were voted in to remain.
Sandy Colvine has recently stepped down from the supervisory committee to take up the position of project manager for the HI-People and Empaths projects, which left space for some new nominees.
Two new candidates had previously been proposed to all members and we had the chance to hear from them in person before voting. Gerald Wagenhofer and Barbara Gołębiowska were both voted in to take up positions on the SC. You will be able to read more about them soon on the IE website. We thank them for their service and look forward to hearing more of their thoughts and guiding support for the management and coordinators.
https://interpret-europe.net/our-structure-and-bodies/supervisory-committee/
There were no special motions proposed ahead of the GA so no discussion or voting was required on any changes to the constitution, but the floor was – as always – open to members after the formalities and some brief discussions were started.
Does attending the AGM sound boring and not worth your time?
The number of members attending the GA has been getting smaller year on year, even with the opportunity now to attend online rather than in person. This is a reminder that Interpret Europe is a members’ organisation and YOUR voice matters!
The GA is a great way to stay in touch more with what is happening in the organisation, and have a voice to help shape the activities of the organisation – IE needs its members to be heard!
Send any ideas for how to make future GAs more interesting to you and inspiring for others to: mail@interpret-europe.net. We look forward to hearing your suggestions and seeing more of you join us next year.
To cite this article: Tomljanović, Ileana (2024) ‘A heritage with moustaches‘ in Interpret Europe Newsletter 4-2024, pg.13-14.
Available online: https://interpret-europe.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Newsletter-2024_4.pdf
