Date: Tuesday 24 January 2017 at 12 noon
Location: WYSE Travel Confederation Offices, Keizersgracht 174-176, Amsterdam. 1016DW
Purpose: To ratify changes to Articles of Association and Rules and Regulations proposed and agreed at the AGM in Belgrade, Serbia.
Provisional Agenda:
1. Call to Order.
2. Appointment of Chairman and Secretary of the General Meeting
Chairman: Phil Houghton, Secretary: David Chapman
3. Acceptance of agenda
4. Approval of minutes of the previous General meeting
5. Ratify changes to Articles of Association
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6. Ratify changes to Rules and Regulations
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7. Ratify Advisory Panel appointments
Budget Accommodation Advisory Panel
- Phil Houghton – Safestay PLC.
- Eric van Dijk – Meininger Hotels, Germany
- Pieter van der Zeeuw – Hans Brinker
- Anne Dolan – Clink Hostels
- Alex Wigmore – CMS GuestCentrix (since resigned due to job change)
Cultural exchange, work exchange, volunteer and Aupair Advisory Panel
- Carye Duffin – CIEE, USA
- Andy Woods-Ballard – GVI International
- Bastian Weinberger – Smaller Earth, UK
- James Bell – Alliance Abroad Group
(One place is reserved for an IAPA representative)
Travel Safety, insurance services and child protection Advisory Panel
- Jochen Ostermann – Global Secutive LLC, USA
- Rene Gillet – Dr Walter
- Nick Pound – World Nomads
(One place is reserved for an IASIS representative)
Language and study abroad Advisory Panel
- Barry Rawlings – EDUTOURS
- Manel Bassols – BCN Agora
8. Ratify Management Board appointments
Member at large election:
- Jason Merrithew – Merit Travel
- Dave Dahl – WISE Foundation, also Chairman of the Finance Committee
- Russel Hedge – HI USA
Chairpersons of the Advisory Panels elected to the Management Board
- Phil Houghton – Safestay PLC.
- Carye Duffin – CIEE, USA
- Jochen Ostermann – Global Secutive LLC, USA
- Manel Bassols – BCN Agora
Chairman of the Management Board
- Phil Houghton
9. Any other business
10. Close of meeting
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