WFSF

World Futures Studies Federation

General Assembly Description and Agenda

June 6^th, 2009 – Bollwiller, France

09:00 – 16:00

Description

All members of the WFSF – individual, student, associate and institutional – are invited to attend and participate in the 2009 General Assembly (GA) of the Federation. The General Assembly itself will convene at 09:00 and end at 16:00 on Saturday, June 6^th, 2009, following the Seminar, at the Hotel Elsass, Bollwiller, France.

This face-to-face meeting of members is required by our constitution in order to ratify the results of the election of our new President and Executive Board.

The Agenda main sections are:

1. Reports and Accountability for the past Four Years
2. A Change to Our Constitution
3. Ratification of the Election of President and Executive Board
4. Repositioning Process

Please make special efforts to be present. Only members who are present at the meeting may vote. No quorum is specified in the constitution for a General Assembly.

This meeting is also open to persons interested in the work of the WFSF, but who are not yet members. Such persons are observers and can't vote.

To register, please use the Registration form found on this website (section Registration).

For those who are unable to travel to Bollwiller, efforts are being made to link absent members to the GA. The detailed arrangements will be announced on this website and by a message on the Federation’s listserv.

Agenda

09:00 Calll to Order by the President, Fabienne GOUX-BAUDIMENT

• Introduction of those present
• Review of the Agenda

09:20 Section I – Reports and Accountability for the Past Four Years

• Minutes of the 2008 General Assembly
• President’s Report
• Director’s Report
• Treasurer’s Report
• Reports by EB Members regarding major projects
• Questions / answers

11:00 Coffee Break

11:15 Section II – A Change to Our Constitution

• Permitting final decisions to be made by democratically constituted virtual General Assemblies. (No other change will be considered.)

11:25 Section III – Ratification of the Election of President and Executive Board

• Ratification of the new President and Executive Board (2009-2013)
• Statement by the newly elected President

11:45 Chairman shift: the new President, Jennifer GIDLEY will chair the GA

11:45 Section IV – The Repositioning Process

• Highlights of the Repositioning Process – a brief overview
• Summary recommendations to the President, Executive Board and Members

12:30  Adjourn for Lunch

13:30 Section IV – The Repositioning Process, continued

• Discussion of the ideas emerging from the Repositioning process
• Summary of agreements and assignments arising from the discussion

15:15 Coffee Break

15:30 Section V – Concluding Comments and Reflections by persons present

16:00 Thank you and Adjourn

Attachments:

WFSF General Assembly Agenda

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