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16th ENGSO General Assembly

Istanbul/Turkey

May 16 – 17, 2008

 

   
  General Assembly        
           
         

 

ANNOTATED AGENDA

 

Revised Version
 

 

Item 1:             Opening and welcoming addresses

ENGSO President Birgitta Kervinen, with words of welcome to the participants and the invited guests in particular, will declare the General Assembly open.

In addition, on behalf of the host, President of the Turkish Olympic Committee, Mr. Togay Bayatli will welcome the participants and inform them shortly about the opportunity of Turkey to organize this event.


 

 

Item 2:             100 Years of the Olympic Committee of Turkey

President of the Turkish Olympic Committee, Mr. Togay Bayatli will present the host organisation and point out some important developments of sport in Turkey and its achievements on the occasion of the 100th anniversary.


Presentation


 

 

Item 3:             Address of ENGSO Partners

o         European Commission – Sports Unit

                          The White Paper and Future Prospects

o         Enlarged Partial Agreement on Sport - Council of Europe

                          Info on EPAS / Presentation

o         European Olympic Committees

o         European Lotteries

o         European Association of Sports Employers/EOSE

                          EASE activities 2007/2008

o         European Physical Education Association

o         European Fair-Play Movement

o         Federation of European Sporting Goods Industries

                           FESI Presentation

 

Under this item it is expected that the present ENGSO Partners as mentioned above, take the floor and address the ENGSO General Assembly participants with short relevant information regarding their organisations.


 

 

Item 4:             Official announcements

Under this item the ENGSO President and/or Secretary General shall provide any and all relevant information regarding the contents or proceedings during the General Assembly.

The Turkish hosts may also wish to announce special details related to the organisation and development of the GA.

 

Provisional Programme
 

 

Item 5:             Adoption of the agenda

In case the agenda has to be changed or the order of items modified due to techni­cal, time-related or other reasons, this will be suggested to the General Assembly and announced under this item.

 

Draft Agenda
 

 

Item 6:             Adoption of the minutes of the 15th General Assembly in Helsinki

The Minutes of the 15th General Assembly are enclosed.

 

15th GA Summary

15th GA Decisions

15th GA Minutes

 

There was no request for any amendment.

 

 

It is suggested è that the General Assembly decides to adopt the minutes.


 

 

Item 7:                   Reports by Executive Committee, ENGSO Youth and Auditors

7.1           President’s Report      Presentation

7.2           Secretary General’s Report      Presentation

7.3           Treasurer’s Report
                             Budget 2008

7.4           Auditors´ Report

7.5           ENGSO Youth Report      Presentation

 

ENGSO President Birgitta Kervinen will report on the activities of the Executive Committee since the last General Assembly and give a summary of the main working results, regarding ENGSO plan of action, during the first year in the new ExCom mandatory period, and a look into the future.

ENGSO Secretary General Predrag Manojlovic will give a brief outline of the main achievements of ENGSO in the past year and the performance of the Secretariat, as well as of the tasks and priorities for the future.

ENGSO Treasurer Jean-François Angles will submit his financial report regarding the budget/account report for 2007 and provide explanatory details where required.

The two Auditors will report on the results of their auditing activities and announce to the Assembly whether they recommend the approval of the financial report on 2007.

ENGSO Youth Chair Jan Holze is to present the activities of ENGSO Youth Committee in the past year and point out their main tasks.

 

The General Assembly, having clarified any question which may have arisen regarding the reports, will be asked è to take notice of the respective reports, to approve and officially adopt them. Furthermore, it will be requested to grant the Executive Committee official discharge regarding its activities during the last year and give the mandate to implement their action plan for the next.

 

 

(Additional papers, if available, will still be distributed, either by separate mail or dur­ing the session)


 

 

Item 8:             ENGSO Programmes

-               Health and European Sport – Best Practices       /     Presentation

-               ENGSO ENTER! Leadership Programme – Report and Proposals

-               ENGSO EDU – Education and Volunteering     /     Presentation

 

ENGSO ExCom member Romana Caput-Jogunica, together with Prof. Winfried Banzer will update the ENGSO participants on what has been done in this domain, and how can each ENGSO member and partner organisation contribute to the Platform for Action on Diet, Physical Activity and Health.

The participants will also be updated on the recent situation regarding ENGSO ENTER! Project as well as on one of the main programmes that ENGSO has worked on in the past year – Education and Volunteering.

 

 

The General Assembly will be asked to give its opinion in the subsequent debate and è propose further actions taking into account what can be done to improve the present situation.

 

 

(Additional papers, if available, will still be distributed, either by separate mail or dur­ing the session)


 

 

Item 9:   ENGSO Youth Workshop

ENGSO Youth Chair Jan Holze with members of the ENGSO Youth will introduce and carry out the workshop involving all participants.

 

Call for Participants  

ENGSO Youth Registration Form

 

The General Assembly will be asked to take active participation in the ENGSO Youth Workshop and engage in making Youth projects priority in their organisations and è to take notice of and adopt all new actions and activities of the ENGSO Youth.

 

 

(Additional papers, if available, will still be distributed, either by separate mail or dur­ing the session)


 

 

Item 10:          Follow-up on the ENGSO Strategic and Action Plan

 

ENGSO Strategic and Action Plan / Presentation

The participants will be updated on follow-up of the ENGSO Strategic Plan and the tasks set for the forthcoming period.

- EACEA 'Europe for citizens' Grant (Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency) -“Structural support for European public policy research organisations and for civl society organisations at European level" as one of the projects following the ENGSO Strategic and Action Plan / Presentation

 

Selection Results  

 

The General Assembly will be asked to take active participation following the ENGSO presentation and ensure that this Plan is carried out as set and è to take notice of and adopt all new actions and activities of ENGSO.

 

 

(Additional papers, if available, will still be distributed, either by separate mail or dur­ing the session)


 

 

Item 11:          Country Reports – Reports of the Member Countries

In a maximum three-minute address, ENGSO members will be asked under this topic to present a summary of their recent accomplishments in their organisations and their involvement in Pan-European policies and activities.

 

ENGSO Country Report Info

 

Croatia

Finland

Norway

Portugal

 

GA Participants will have an opportunity to actively take part in what concerns their contribution in sports and è to try to establish closer ties in exchange of knowledge and experience through existing Country Reports and List of Experts that will be updated for straight use through internet.

 

(Additional working papers, when available, will be posted on the website and distributed during the Assembly)


 

 

Item 12 ENGSO Working Group Presentations

                   Marketing and Communication Working Group

o         Public relations and communication

o         ENGSO Newsletter

o         ENGSO Website

ENGSO ExCom Responsible for the Marketing and Communication Working Group Jan Boháč will present a report on their work and plans.

Since the ENGSO Newsletter has ceased to be printed by the Finnish Sports Federation, ENGSO ExCom shall propose other ways of promoting information about ENGSO, and ask for active contributions required and to be provided by ENGSO members and their delegates, as well as for new proposals in that regard.

ENGSO ExCom shall expect members to become more involved in creation of new contents of ENGSO website.

                   Funding Working Group

o         Plans and Projects

         Report

ENGSO ExCom Member and Funding Working Group Chair and responsible, Louis Kilcoyne will present the plans and projects for funding of ENGSO activities, in accordance with the ENGSO Strategic and Action Plans adopted at the previous General Assembly in Helsinki.

                   EU Working Group

o         Report on activities 2007/2008

o         Programmes and Projects

ENGSO ExCom Chair and Responsible for the EU Working Group Carlos Cardoso will present a report on their activities in the pas year and update on the programmes and projects of the EU WG with participation of EU WG representatives

 

 

Delegates are invited to give their comments and suggestions.

The General Assembly will be asked to adopt the report and è promote all new actions and activities of the ENGSO Marketing and Communication Working Group.

 

 

(Additional papers will be distributed during the Assembly)


 

 

Item 13:          ENGSO Pan-European Activities

- Conclusions of the Pan-European Pre-Seminar

 

President Kervinen and the members of the EU Working Group will be asked to present the conclusions of the Pan-European Pre-Seminar and the General Assembly will be asked to give its opinion in the subsequent debate and è to take notice of and adopt the respective proposal for the joint ENGSO GA Position Statement related to the Pan-European Sport and activities.

 

 

(Additional papers will be distributed during the Assembly)

 

 

Item 14:          ENGSO Membership Issues/Statutes Proposals

- Other membership applications (if any)

- Statutes proposals (if any)

 

If any membership applications and/or Statutes proposals should be filed to ENGSO, the General Assembly will be asked to give its opinion in the subsequent debate and è to take notice of the respective applications applying the adopted procedure.

 

 

(Additional papers, if any, will be distributed during the Assembly)


 

 

Item 15:          Next ENGSO FORA

 

Next ENGSO FORA

At the last ENGSO ExCom meeting, the organisation of the 11th ENGSO FORUM 2008 has been proposed by the Swedish Sports Confederation.

The next FORA are open for hosting offers, which should be sent in writing to the ENGSO Executive Committee or the ENGSO Secretariat.

 

The General Assembly will be asked to give its opinion in the subsequent debate and è adopt proposals and hosting offers.

 

 

(Additional papers, if any, will be distributed during the Assembly)

 

 

Item 16: Next ENGSO General Assemblies

 

17th General Assembly (spring 2009)

During the ExCom meeting in March 2006, held in Paris, the President of the French Olympic and Sports Committee had submitted their hosting offer for the 17th General Assembly to be organised in Paris.

 

18th General Assembly (spring 2010)

During the ExCom meeting in March 2007, held in Prague, the President of the Olympic Committee of Serbia had submitted their hosting offer for the 18th General Assembly to be organised in Belgrade.

The organisation of the 19th ENGSO General Assembly 2011 and the following GAs are open for hosting offers, which should be sent in writing to the ENGSO Executive Committee and the ENGSO Secretariat.

 

The General Assembly will be asked to give its opinion in the subsequent debate and è adopt proposals for dates of the coming ENGSO GAs and hosting offers for future organisation of this event.

 

 

(Additional papers, if any, will be distributed during the Assembly)

 

 

Item 17: Miscellaneous

 

All proposals received before the General Assembly shall be treated under this agenda item.

 

 

(Additional papers regarding this item, if any, will be distributed during the Assembly)

 

 

 

Item 18: Closing

Following the expressions of gratitude extended to the NOC Turkey for organization of the ENGSO 16th General Assembly, and participants for their active contribution, ENGSO President, Birgitta Kervinen will officially close this edition of the General Assembly.