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Present

Sonja Danner, Austria
Jane Brooke, Britain
Hugo Verkest, Belgium
Marja Honkaheimo, Finland
Marianna Szabó, Hungary
Marit Hallset Svare, Norway

1. Welcome

Sonja Danner greeted everybody. Apologies from Genevieve Locqueville who is unable to attend the meeting.

2. Agreement of Agenda

The agenda was agreed. No other business.

3. Mins of last meetings

The minutes from the previous meeting was approved.

4. Matters arising

The fundraising for Eastern Europe is not yet working. Marianna Szabo will follow up on this.

5. Contact addresses for executive - see below

6. Updating the writing paper

We have enough folders, but need stickers with updated addresses. Hugo Verkest will do this.

7. Updating address list and new members

Alfred Weber has been in touch, and he is still the Swiss contact person. A Czech (working in a Polish university) and a Greek has been in touch with Sonja. She will send application forms to them.

8. Finances

We have ¤ 9,200 cash, ¤ 8,350 when the bills are paid. ¤ 658 are expenses for this Exec meeting (Jane Brooke and Marianna Szabo). Marianna Szabo might be able to raise some money in the future.

Deadline for paying the membership fee is 15 September. This means the Board members can remind the organisations that have not paid before the Board meeting in October.

We had a brain storm on what could be the benefits for members of EFTRE. Why be a member?

• Internet site with page for members only?
• Reports and information
• “Speaker’s Corner”
• Ideas and teaching material / good practice
• Should we give some common format? Such as indicating country, age range, number of students, learning objects, methods, resources?
• Only English at the moment, decide later if adding other languages
• Contact person would be the secretary
• Conference participation will require being member of an organisation that is a member of EFTRE, and that the organisation has settled it’s membership fee

Some of these ideas require work done.

9. Next conference RE and Citizenship ­ Joint Venture or Fatal Attraction

A draft programme for the conference was agreed. See the conference website for the eventual programme.

1 local speaker. Ask the Board for names. Possible names are Friedrich Schweitzer and John Keast. Preparing the Board meeting. The Board meeting is from 1300- 1900, the Exec meets afterwards to tighten up loose ends. Draft agenda for the Board meeting 1. Why citizenship? Sonja ­discussion on basis of questionnaire

2. Structure of the conference

• a. Ideas for Keynote speakers
• b. Good practice sessions, and leaders, chairing language groups and mixed groups
• c. Workshop coordinators

3. Practical info on the web site; members only, financial report here

4. National reports 2005

5. Any other business

6. Next meeting: Amsterdam 21 October 2006 (I am not sure if this is a good idea. If we apply for money through the Erasmus system, the meeting has to be held in a participating country, and we do not know if Netherlands will be participating in the application. I therefore suggest that the meeting will be held in Trondheim as previously agreed, even though it means Jane will have problems getting back to Britain on a Saturday afternoon. Let us discuss this again before we meet the Board.)

Hugo Verkest has an article he will send to the Board members before the meeting.

Questionnaire (is this all we want to ask the Board about? I suggest that answers are sent to me together with details on accommodation etc)

• What is citizenship for you?
• Is there a link between RE and citizenship for you? - and officially in your country? If so, give examples.
• Give examples such as children’s rights, antiracist work, democracy, resolving conflicts, resolution, moral responsibility
• Bring textbooks
• Links to websites
• Make T-shirts to sell? Conference CDs?

10. Future meetings

• Board meets 8 October 2005 1300-1900, in Berlin
• Executive meets 21-22 April 2006 in Manchester
• Board meets 21 October 2006 in Amsterdam. (See comment above)

11. Any otehr business

No other business

Trondheim 1 August, 2005
Marit Hallset Svare

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