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Asamblea General 2009
5 al 12 de septiembre - Mar del Plata - Argentina
NEWSLETTER
DAY 4 - 10/09/09
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CONFERENCE (SUMMARY) – WEDNESDAY 9TH Sept’
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Pablo Chufeni, International Youth Coordinator presented his report, including recommendations for the future of '?outh in Servas'. The GA accepted his, the Youth Development officer & Youth Travel Award Report's.
After coffee we broke into the previous days 8 working groups to prepare motions according Agenda for GA presentation. There was much going back and forth as groups consulted with each other until we broke at 1pm for lunch.
In the afternoon EXCO elections took place. Results of the individual closed secret ballots were as follows:-
President (re-elected): Gary Sealey (Canada)
Vice-President: Pramod Kumar (India) ?Treasurer: Mirek Wasilewski (Poland)
Peace Secretary: Kim Jong Soo (South Korea) ?General Secretary: Penny Pattison
Host List Coordinator: Pablo Colangelo (Argentina)
After coffee ?the following motions were presented, ? deliberated and passed:
1. Pramod Kumar, on behalf of the Processes Working Group:
In order to retain its voting rights at the GA, a member country must have 1) published a host list not older than two years and 2) must have submitted an annual report for at least one of the two previous years. To take effect at the next GA.
A list of countries eligible to vote could be announced prior to the GA.
Publication can be in Dolphin or by sending a copy to all national secretaries who have requested it or sent to the Host List Coordinator.
2: A group is to recommend revised stamp fees by December 31, 2009. 5 persons including treasurers and people from small and large Servas countries will serve on the committee and US $100 will be provided for the groups communication expenses. If the revision is not approved the current fees will stay in effect.
3: Nominations for election at the next GA be may be accepted right up to before the start of the actual voting.
4: Discussion on ways Servas could help small national groups to grow and flourish, in the next 10 years.
Use buddies, mentors and travelling ambassadors, to further the Servas concepts of peace and development in small/new countries and small communities.
Revise the Servas handbook to make it more user-friendly for small and new Servas groups.
To encourage individuals and families to meet in order to help Servas set up and grow in past and present conflict areas. This will help promote peace in these more challenging areas.
To give voice to small/new countries by encouraging them to participate at the GA.
To use the ideas and practical suggestions in the intelligent roadmap to help the development and growth of small/new countries in Servas.
To put in place systems and processes to ensure that small/new countries are more actively involved in the Servas spirit.
A US$500 annual budget may be necessary to support members in their role as mentors, buddies and ambassadors.
To promote these roles by adding a few sentences to the letter of introduction form.
Responsibility for making this happen is with the Development Committee (formerly Development Fund Committee), Peace Secretary and Vice-president.
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If any delegate would like a copy of the USA Interviewing & interview Training Handbook, it can be sent as an attachment on a PDF file. See Edith Summer, USA
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After lunch today! Next door to the meeting room. To discuss customs, taboos, hosting, travelling and Cultural Exchanges CU there! (En la sala coutigua se discutinan costumbres, tabues, recibimiento y viaje dentro de los intercambios culturales. Bette Allekotte – USA.
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4-5th November 2010 Taiwan will host the Area Asian Meeting
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COMPETITION: WIN a hand-made Servas Visitors ? Book from recycled paper and Malawian elephant dung, find out which 3 conference attendee's are:-
• Fluent in Japanese but was not born in Japan?
• Lives on a very isolated island? ?
• Lived in a house in the same named street 8000miles apart and then married the host in that house! Also saved a girl 17 years ago from drowning!
Names to: Demelza Benbow – Malawi, to claim your book!
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Dear observers & delegates, Thankyou for your kind compliments about the hand embroidered book marks. Ruth Lowe, a longterm Servas Host in the Hawkesbay offered these to us as a gift to you. May it entice you to visit us in NewZealand 1 day! Marijke Joint NS -NZ
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"Es flaca sobremanera, toda humana prevision, pues en más de una ocasión, sale lo que no se espera"
"El que persevera, alcanza”
Dos provervios populares de Colombia. Jaime -Colombia |
| Dear SERVAS friends! Mother RUSSIA works for you!Moscow, St Petersburg, small towns & big Siberia! Bears, Ballaska, samorvars, pelmenis and of course, lots of vodka! First 20 Servas travellers coming to Russia will get a small oil pipeline & a free Kalashnikov! Love, Lesha (Alexey) |
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| IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN LEARNING ABOUT PRELIMINARY TALKS BETWEEN US SERVAS AND COUCHSURFERS, CHECK OUT: USSERVAS.ORG// CURRENT NEWSLETTER PAGES 4&5. ROB ALLEKOTTE, US DELEGATE |
If you could offer a 2-4weeks accommodation to a young person visiting your country then the youth programme SYLE is for YOU. Speak to Pablo CHUFENI – quickly!
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En nome de Portugal, desejo saudar todos os paises presentes nesta assemble. E m Paz e harmonia: Sohos todas membros de una hesma familia. Beh-vindos a Portugal Carla Kristensen. (On behalf of Portugal, hello assembly! Dont forget we all have to share the same ideals of the world, Peace & Harmony. We are all membes of the same human family.) - Portugal
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"Hela he chalma (We have a lot of work to do)
Umba, umba umba, umba.
Umba umba gifgangora, gilema, gilema, gifgangay!
Hey wichi chayo!
To to wate tumn alem! (the weight is heavy)
Hela he chalma, he chalma, gulwayo (we've got a lot of work but we will go all the way!)
UFF!!" (This is the Native NorthAmerican chant we did yesterday. I hope you enjoyed it.) Magi-Venezuela
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| Sept 8th At least 10 people were killed & others injured when a powerful tornado hit an area in the N.E. Argentina – Misiones early Tuesday. It was something never seen before, heavy rains continue. |
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