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Annual General Assembly 28 October 2006 Institut Europeu de la Mediterrània, Barcelona, Spain. Council activities in 2005 & 2006 (1). MET constituted as a non-profit professional association – 11/2005 to 5/2006 Adaptation of Catalan template for the Charter; consensus on objectives
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Annual General Assembly28 October 2006Institut Europeu de la Mediterrània, Barcelona, Spain
Council activities in 2005 & 2006 (1) • MET constituted as a non-profit professional association – 11/2005 to 5/2006 • Adaptation of Catalan template for the Charter; consensus on objectives • Tax number obtained • VAT exemption negotiated successfully • Draft internal by-laws (x 3) • Founding Council was formed. • Budget for METM 06, etc • Committees formed • Membership scheme MET General Assembly – 28 October 2006 – IEMed, Barcelona
Council activities in 2005 & 2006 (2) • METM 05 closure • Accounts settled • Unspent income transferred to MET account • Written reports: Prous Science, Netherlands Consulate, Institut Europeu de la Mediterrània • Other associations approached: • EASE, SfEP, EMWA, EMAME, ASETRAD, AELFE • IEEE-PCS, ITI, TESOL-Spain MET General Assembly – 28 October 2006 – IEMed, Barcelona
Committee activities in 2005 & 2006 (1) • Membership scheme • Forms, amounts, banking system, wording • Database, protocols • Workshop program launched • Recruitment, format development, content • Venue • Promotion • Website maintained and updated • New tabs, downloadable forms • Photographs MET General Assembly – 28 October 2006 – IEMed, Barcelona
Committee activities in 2005 & 2006 (2) • Promotion • Pruning & creating mailing lists • Mailings (METM 06 x 3; Workshops x 1) • Poster • Logo • Fundraising • IEMed relations; Anna Lindh Foundation • METM 06 sponsors • Venue support (Sant Pau, Canet de Mar) MET General Assembly – 28 October 2006 – IEMed, Barcelona
Council’s organization of METM 06 • Exploring themes • Scheduling dates & venue • Budget • Call for papers & early recruitment • Website • Fundraising • Vetting papers, pulling abstracts together • Scheduling times • Logistics • Registration & banking MET General Assembly – 28 October 2006 – IEMed, Barcelona
Special reports • Vice-chair’s report on contacts with eastern Mediterranean editors – Karen Shashok • Workshop chair’s report – Ailish Maher • Funding sources – Frances Luttikhuizen Treasurer’s report – Alan Lounds MET General Assembly – 28 October 2006 – IEMed, Barcelona
New business : by-laws (1) • How to elect a Council • Create standing committees • Designation of proxies • Council meetings • General Assembly MET General Assembly – 28 October 2006 – IEMed, Barcelona
New business : by-laws (1) • How to elect a Council • Nomination, easy • Physical General Assembly = presentation • Balloting by mail (or e-balloting) • Contention system • ‘Extended virtual General Assembly’ (timing) • Acting Council Elect & Registration with Generalitat to become official MET General Assembly – 28 October 2006 – IEMed, Barcelona
New business : by-laws (2) 2. Create standing committees • Membership • Workshops • Fundraising • Website • Logistics MET General Assembly – 28 October 2006 – IEMed, Barcelona
New business : by-laws (3) 3. Designation of proxies • Council • General Assemblies MET General Assembly – 28 October 2006 – IEMed, Barcelona
Future plans (1) • Website • Research projects • Continuing Professional Development attitudes & behaviors (under way) • E2 author group attitudes & behaviors • Translation of MET Charter • Drafting a ‘client education statement’ MET General Assembly – 28 October 2006 – IEMed, Barcelona
4.Drafting a client education statement • ‘Getting it Right’ (Aparicio & Durban) MET General Assembly – 28 October 2006 – IEMed, Barcelona
4.Drafting a client education statement • SENSE’s ‘FAQ’s for clients MET General Assembly – 28 October 2006 – IEMed, Barcelona
Future plans (2) • Special interest groups • By region? Knowledge areas? • Purposes: generate content for workshops, METMs & other; fellowship • Inter-association exploration • miniMETM in 2007 – METM in 2008 • General Assembly every autumn • Elections in 2008 • A different city for 2007 MET General Assembly – 28 October 2006 – IEMed, Barcelona
Focus on members & membership • Proposed membership schemes for future – What are the Assembly’s views? • What else do members have to say? – Open Discussion – MET General Assembly – 28 October 2006 – IEMed, Barcelona
Closingsupper:9 p.m. MET General Assembly – 28 October 2006 – IEMed, Barcelona