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ENGSO Development Group (EDG) ­ 3rd Newsletter, May 2006

Important strategic development areas outlined

At the 14th General Assembly of ENGSO held in Malta, 5-6th of May 2006, part of the
programme was devoted to the ENGSO development work. 27 ENGSO-member
organisations got information from the ENGSO Development Group (EDG) on the work so
far and were also given the possibilities to give input on important future issues for ENGSO
to deal with.

The EDG is aiming for as much interaction with members as possible during this crucial
process. Members are informed via EDG newsletters, the ENGSO website and they are
involved during ENGSO meetings (Forums, GAs).

Among previous steps in the development process, a SWOT-analysis has been made by the
EDG, the ENGSO ExCom and an ENGSO reference group, consisting of ten member
organisations. From the exercises done and discussions held until now, a number of important
strategic areas for ENGSO have been distilled. A preliminary outline of the strategic
development areas consists of the following:

· Develop clear profile and effective communication
· Advocate / lobby for sports
· Increase resources
· Produce services for members
· Focus on education
· Focus on expertise knowledge

Member survey and stakeholder analysis coming up
To get even more input for the remaining EDG-work, a short but important member survey
will be sent out to the member organisations within a few weeks. The survey will be
administered via e-mail. Responding to the survey will only take ten minutes of your time.
The result, however, will be of great importance to the future process.

The EDG will also undertake an external stakeholder analysis, by getting in touch with the
main players in the sports (political) field of Europe and asking for their input.

Your involvement is essential!
The main theme on the programme of the next ENGSO Forum in Budapest in October 2006
will be the ENGSO development work, focusing on the coming long-term strategic plan for
ENGSO. As we will be discussing the future of ENGS O we urge all members to come to
the Forum and take part in this important work. The final plan will then be presented at
ENGSOs next GA in Helsinki, 2007.

Please forward questions related to the EDG to:

Stefan Bergh                                                                                            Catarina Arfwidsson
+46-8-699 61 48                                                                                      +46-8-699 62 44
cell +46-70-347 64 36                                                                     cell +46-70-566 62 44
e-mail: stefan.bergh@rf.se                                                       e-mail: catarina@sisuidrottsbocker.se

If there are other people in your organisation or elsewhere, that might want to get information
from the ENGSO Development Group, please mail their contact-details to any of the process
leaders.

Here are the e-mail addresses to the members of the EDG:

Zdenko Kriz ­ office@sport-fed.sk

Marije Dippel ­ Marije.Dippel@noc-nsf.nl

Ilonda Luse ­ edona@spils.lv

Toomas Tönise ­ toomas@eok.ee

Bengt Sevelius ­ bengt.sevelius@rf.se

Predrag Manojlovic - gensec@oks.org.yu