From: steff@inet.uni-c.dk Date: Thu, 7 Aug 1997 18:12:43 +0200 (METDST) Subject: ILGA European Conference London 9-13 October 1997 4 August, 1997 To the European members of ILGA Dear Friends ILGA EUROPE CONFERENCE, LONDON, 9th -13th OCTOBER 1997 We are writing to give further information about the 19th ILGA European Region Conference, to be held in London from 9th to13th October, and to invite groups in the Region which are full members of ILGA to submit proposals and nominate candidates for election to the ILGA Europe Executive Board for 1997/1998. You should have already received some information about the Conference in a mailing from UNISON, which is hosting it. The UNISON mailing included registration forms, scholarship application and cr=E8che forms, and a copy of the ILGA Europe constitution adopted at the 18th European Regional Conference held in Madrid, together with a copy of the European Union Action Plan. PROPOSALS TO THE CONFERENCE The Regional Conference determines the policies of ILGA Europe and guides the work of the Executive Board within the framework of the constitution. Proposals to the Conference, which can be submitted by full members in the Region and by the Board, should be appropriate for consideration at such a conference. Full members are therefore invited to submit proposals, which need to be received by the Board by Monday 1 September. Proposals may be sent by post, fax or e-mail (please see further details below), and should clearly state the name of the organisation submitting the proposal, and the name of the person(s) submitting the proposal on behalf of the organisation. NOMINATION OF CANDIDATES FOR ELECTION TO THE EXECUTIVE BOARD Elections will take place at the Conference for the ILGA Europe Executive Board which will hold office until the following Conference. There are a total of 8 (eight) places on the Board, consisting of 4 (four) women and 4 (four) men, and candidates for election to these places may be nominated by full members and by the Board. Nominations are therefore invited from full members in the Region for up to 4 women and up to 4 men to stand as candidates for election to the Board for 1997/1998. All candidates must be individuals from full member organisations, in accordance with the Constitution.. Full member organisations can nominate individuals from any full member organisation in the region and are asked to fully consider the need for the diversity of the membership in the Region to be reflected in the composition of the Board, as stated in the Constitution, when deciding on their nominations. . Nominations need to clearly state the organisation submitting the nomination, and the name of the person submitting the nominations on behalf of the organisation, together with the name of each candidate being nominated, the organisation of which they are an individual member, and whether they are being nominated for a woman's or a man's place on the Board. Nominations may be submitted by post, fax or e-mail (please see further details below) and must be received by Monday 1 September AGENDA FOR THE CONFERENCE The agenda for the conference will include consideration of: the Executive Board's report on work undertaken since the Madrid Conference proposals, including proposals from the Board on the working programme for 1997/98 new standing orders a financial report and draft budget There will also be elections for the Executive Board and for the region's representatives on the new ILGA World Executive Board established at the World Conference held in Cologne in July. We will be sending a further mailing to members, by mid-September, which will include the Board's report, draft standing orders, proposals, and the financial report. EUROPEAN UNION ACTION PLAN A copy of the ILGA Europe Action Plan for the promotion of equal opportunities for lesbians and gay men by the European Union was included in the UNISON mailing. The Board is particularly grateful for the assistance of members of Egalite in producing this, following discussions at the Madrid Regional Conference. We are enclosing a separate letter which explains the purpose of the Plan, and particularly seeks the support of some member organisations through considering presenting proposals for projects for some specific parts of the plan. The Board would appreciate comments and responses from members to the Plan and the Board's suggestions for following it up through the development of project applications.. EUROPEAN UNION FUNDING PROGRAMMES We enclose a copy of an excellent report setting out information on European Union Funding Programmes, which was researched and written by Anneke whilst working for COC, the Dutch national lesbian and gay organisation, last year. The report was presented to the Regional Conference in Madrid in December but we are now circulating it more widely as part of our work to provide information to members and to encourage the submission of project applications to follow up the Action Plan. ADDRESS AND CONTACT DETAILS Proposals for motions and nominations for candidates in the Board elections should be sent to the Executive Board as follows: POST ILGA EUROPE EXECUTIVE BOARD c/o Mark Watson Stonewall 16 Clerkenwell Close London, EC1R 0AA FAX ILGA EUROPE EXECUTIVE BOARD c/o Mark Watson +44 (0)171 336 8864 E-MAIL ieboard@seta.fi Enquiries about registration or any other information about attendance at the Conference should be directed to Kursad Kahramanoglu UNISON Civic House 20 Grand Depot Road London, SE18 6SF Fax: +44 (0)181 316 7770 email: K.Kahramanoglu@unison.co.uk including post and e-mail address Yours sincerely, Mark Watson on behalf of the Executive Board *************************** Steffen Jensen E-mail: steff@inet.uni-c.dk http://inet.uni-c.dk/~steff Tel. +45 3324 6435 or +45 2033 0840 Fax: +45 2036 7856