IFLRY

IFLRY 40th General Assembly + Seminar in Thessaloniki

General Assembly
Thessaloniki, Greece
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General Assembly, Conference & Bureau Elections

IFLRY will hold its 40th General Assembly in Thessaloniki (Greece) from 1-4 June 2017. The General Assembly will gather Member Organisations from all over the world. The General Assembly is the highest decision-making body of IFLRY and will among other things deal with:

Conference, Youth Autonomy and Economic Self-Determination will be held as well

Registration for the General Assembly + Conference can be found here.

Registration for the General Assembly + Conference + Seminar can be found here.

The fee for both types of participation will be 90 euros.

Seminar ‘Youth Autonomy and Economic Self-Determination’

This seminar offers an opportunity to youth activists, particularly those from the European neighbourhood countries to develop a further understanding of the topic, discuss different viewpoints and develop tools. The particular objectives of this seminar” can be described as follows :

This seminar will have a focus on the EU neighbouring countries and for that reason we encourage applicants from the following countries: Eastern Europe (Ukraine, Belarus, The Russian Federation), the Western Balkan countries (especially Serbia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Kosovo*, Bosnia and Herzegovina), as well as the MENA-region (especially Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestinian Territories, Tunisia)

Bureau Elections

The IFLRY Bureau is encouraging all its Full Members to nominate candidates for the by-elections to the bureau. At our last statutory event in Amman, we elected a new Treasurer and one Vice President, only until the next statutory event. Therefore  all MOs have the chance to nominate people interested in becoming either IFLRY’s:

All nominations, accompanied by a Motivation Letter and a CV should be sent to statutoryevent@iflry.orgno later than the 1st of May.

Visas

Unfortunately, IFLRY is not able to cover visa costs. Please check if you need a visa to enter Greece. You can find visa information here. Please contact the IFLRY Office (office@iflry.org) in case you need a support letter.

Travel reimbursement

There will be no travel reimbursement available for those only participating in the IFLRY General Assembly and Conference. However, delegates who are also participating in the Seminar, will be eligible for a travel refund of up to 200 euros per person. 80% of participation of all events (conference, GA and seminar) is mandatory.

The IFLRY Office is able to provide you with a cover/support letter, should you wish to privately fund-raise your travel.

General Assembly volunteers

Please note that Standing Committees on Statutes, Resolutions and Finances will be opened. The IFLRY Bureau is also looking for other volunteers for the positions of General Assembly Chairs as well as Scrutineers. If you’re interested in one of these positions, please indicate this to the IFLRY Office via office @iflry.org and statutoryevent@iflry.org. The subject of your email should be “GA volunteer” before 8 May. Please be aware that we are not able to cover costs for those representatives volunteering.

Bureau Candidates Promotion

Candidates running for the IFLRY Bureau are welcome to advertise their candidatures (for example through Social Media, web pages etc.) ahead of the Bureau elections. IFLRY will publish  candidatures for each applicant (CV, Motivation and Member Organisation nomination letter) in the ‘documents’ section below. If you have any questions contact IFLRY Office at office@iflry.org.

Deadlines & timeline overview

Timeline (all dates are 11:59 PM GMT London time)

6 th April 2016:Deadline for submission of Rules of Procedure Amendments

20 nd April 2017:Deadline for submission of Statutes Amendments, Motions to Expel MOs

1 st of May 2017:Deadline for General Assembly, Conference & Seminar Registration

4 th of May 2017:Deadline for submissions of Bureau nominations and applications (submit at: statutoryevent@iflry.org)

11 th of May 2017:Deadline for publishing the Audit report and Financial report

11th of May 2017:Deadline for Submission of

18 th of May 2017:Deadline for Resolutions proposals (submit at: statutoryevent@iflry.org)

18 th of May 2017:Deadline for publishing Bureau and Office reports

Before the beginning of the GA:Deadline for submission of

All proposals and nominations by Member Organisations should be sent to theIFLRY officeby e-mail: statutoryevent@iflry.org.

General documents*

All documents concerning the General Assembly can be found in this section. Please check back regularly for more documents being uploaded.

GA/Conference/Seminar InvitationGreece GA ReaderGreece GA AgendaGreece Seminar_ReaderMotion on Membership FrameworkMembership Applications Greece GA 2017Membership IssuesAnnual report Pauline Kastermans Bureau ReportSven Gerst Bureau ReportAhmad Al Rachwani Bureau ReportNickolas Pagonakis Bureau ReportTone Bjørndal Bureau ReportAnders Rehnberg Bureau ReporRobert Landheer Bureau ReportMinutes from EC and extraordinary General Assembly in AmmanAuditors reportUrgency resolutions

Resolutions

Nominations for Bureau Positions

Robert Landheer for TreasurerNickolas Pagonakis for Vice President

Nominations for Auditor

Marit Van Der Pol for Auditor