| 14th March 2009: 0930-1600 Present Paul
Hopkins, England (Executive Officer) 1. Attendance and Apologies Sonja
Danner welcomed everyone, and thanked Lesley Prior and Paul Hopkins
for arranging everything. 2. Minutes Minutes Addition Item 9.: Julia Ipgrave’s book was published by RE today Services. Otherwise OK. 3. Welcome from the Chair and Chair’s report
4. Treasurers’ report Collected £900 last year. € 12872,- on account. Board members have to send invoice on to member organisations, together with Newsletters, remind of conference upcoming, and updating the membership list. Our web site has the most updated membership list. There is a growing interest for the topics EFTRE stands for. Set deadlines for paying. Action Point: Hugo (Continent) and Paul (UK) to contact all organisations and request subscription. All board members responsible for requesting from their local organisations. 5. Norman Richardson’s proposal The mini-seminars could be done more widely as they are a good idea. We need to take into consideration where and when we can use our expertise for seminars. Maybe we can use Erasmus funding for Institutions part of that system. Some places it would be a good idea to do a second version in the evening for teachers who can’t come in day time? Each country needs to consider the situation for their own country in order to have the maximum benefit. Action Point: To consider how we can apply for funding from EU grant schemes including moving towards NGO status. 6. Conference 2010, Bruges, Challenging RE: Poverty and Social Inclusions as European Issues 25-28 august 2010, changes made due to local situation. Accommodation will be made through a local organization, so that each participant books their own accommodation. We will provide a list of cheaper options as well. Venue: A former abbey, now priest seminary; student rooms (with bath) can also be used by the conference. The Exec will stay here, and it is an option for those requesting financial support. Early Bird : booking and paying before 1 March 2010, 10% reduction. Program: See conference section of the website Keynote speakers only 2 due to response from last conferences. Paulina Arola: accepted on conflicts and social problems and solutions. Political overview include, encouraged to end with questions that Robert Jackson picks up on. Also accepted. We need to keep in dialogue with him to which points we would like him to cover. - narrow down to 2-3 perspectives or the Redco project findings could be useful. Workshops has to do with the theme, suggestions are appreciated. Sonja will collect suggestions. Those who do the workshop twice, will not be asked to pay the conference fee. They have to pay their own accommodation. Due to the room situation we can have 8 parallel sessions. RE Olympics could be raised in a workshop as can a workshop on the origins of the Peace Movement. The following volunteered:
In addition, we will ask among the participants at the last conference if any of them would like to give a workshop. Action Point: Those who have volunteered to do a workshop need to complete 100 words of an abstract for the website: Deadline May 2009
Peter Schreiner is asked for the future vision General Assembly will be held on Thursday Excursion to Ipres - dealing with history in RE, need to clarify the connection to the program, what do we learn from history and conflict? How do we deal now with conflict? Conflicts far away? Experiences brought into the classroom? Reflect on ethical and moral questions raised by Ipres. Action Point: Executive to discuss arrangements for these outings and the activities to fit into the conference theme at the November meeting. Finances: Fee € 270 which includes meals and excursion as stated in the program. Travel and accommodation in addition. Board members need to look for sponsorships in own country
Action
Point: All to send translation (in own language) for
posters to Paul 7. CoGREE Peter
Schreiner informed on
8. Country reports for 2009-2010 Board members need to let Paul Hopkins know whether things stay the same, or write a new country report of about 500 words, both in English and own language Action Point: All to check their country report for 2009 and to let Paul know any updates. Oral reports from Wales, Northern Ireland, Austria, Finland, England, Hungary, Estonia, Germany, Rumania and Latvia. 9. Website Paul Hopkins reminded on the country reports. Contributions to:
Action Point: All to keep Paul informed of developments in their own country 10. Newsletter Paul Hopkins asked for:
Paul Hopkins can help with English language Action
Point: Contributions by the end of April sent to Paul
Hopkins. 11. Renewal of EFTRE Leaflet/ Flyer This time we will make one that can be downloaded and printed whenever needed, in several languages (English, French and?). If we keep it without names, it will last longer as the names will be available on the web site Some of the information will be on an international level, some space can be reserved for national information. Paul Hopkins will make a template so that the board members can produce their own leaflets, or help produce leaflets country leaflets. There will be an initial cost no matter the amount printed. Action Point: PH to look at costs for production of leaflet – plus provision of template for local information. 12. Proposed Constitutional Changes for the General Assembly of 2010 Are there any suggestions for changes in the Constitution? Or any additions? Please inform Paul Hopkins if you would like to suggest any. Some changes were brought up and discussed:
Action Point: PH to produce draft of constitution for next executive for presentation at the General Assembly in Bruges in 2010. 13. EFTRE seminars Next
in Helsinki in connection with the Executive meeting. Will Estonian
teachers also be invited to participate? Action Point: Outi and Risto to co-ordinate presentation in Helsinki 14 Any other business
15. Next meetings of the board During
the conference. April 2009 - Marit Hallset Svare |
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