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Paris-Créteil, March 28, 2009 |
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Opening of the meeting at 9:30am. Present: 13 people
THREE, among these are delegates to the Peoples Congress: Landing Niassy, Vincent Peingnez, Roger Winterhalter. Excused:
Other Excused: Yen Campos, Jean Verstraeten, Louis Gohin, Thierry Toulon, Rene Wadlow. President of the session: Daniel Durand Secretary of the session : Bernard Cogneras The agenda was adopted without amendment.
1.1 Office activities in 2008 Daniel Durand mentions the many activities of the year 2008 None requires a decision from the Board of Directors. Some of these activities will be on the agenda of the meeting of the Peoples Congress Consultative Assembly (ASCOP). All these activities will be detailed during the General Assembly (2010) and will partially appear in the forthcoming newsletter RECIM- world. 1.2 Renewal of trademark filing INPI The mark “World Citizens’’ had been filed at the National Institute of Industrial Property in 1990. The deposit has been renewed in 2000. This protection applies only to the French Territory and expires in 2010. The Board of Directors deems it appropriate to maintain this protection but suggests to delegate it to the French Centre. 1.3 Activities of the centres and correspondents . 1.3.1: French centre.. The Board of Directors of the Registry was concerned about the alarming drop in the activity of the French Registration Centre. 1.3.2. HAITI Haiti, Michelet MICHEL, correspondent of the Registry wishes to receive a document attesting to his participation in the activities of the Registry. Such a document has once been asked by several correspondents in Bulgaria, Peru and the Congo-Kinshasa. After deliberation, the council proposes the following formula: The undersigned, President of the World Citizens Registry, acting in his capacity as president in name and as trustee of the World Citizens present at the Board meeting of 28 March,2009, decided to appoint Mr.XX as correspondent and trustee of the World Citizens Registry to the effect, to represent the World Citizens Registry, in a fair, impartial and unequivocal manner in his residential locality and in all places that the latter can be led to visit. This mandate, deemed of universal competence should be executed in a neutral and benevolent manner in accordance with the directives as contained at the back of this certificate and formally accepted by Mr.XX . This mandate is limited to six months, renewable thereafter for two years in two years by the General Assembly in charge of the concerned to produce an annual report of his activities. Made in Paris, on the……………………….. To add at the bottom of the directives: : The acceptance of these directives justify the issuance of a certificate valid for two years in two years from each General Assembly to the other. 1.3.3. Visit to the Registration Centre at Lome. This visit took place in November 12, 2008, organized by Francois Tête, Sovon Kodzo, Yaovi Kuadjo, with the presence of Patrice Lovesse, Secretary-General of World Citizens Registry, John Agbeli, representative of ‘Ecole Instrument de Paix’ and member of World Solidarity Against Hunger, as well as many other world citizens or esperantists. In total, 60 people made an appearance. However, during the actual meeting, only 20 people were present. 1.4 Mundialist Studies Seminar in Accra in the month of November 2008. It’s an activity of ASCOP. This seminar took place in an academic environment in less favourable conditions. Noise, pollution by reason of a fire out-break in the neighbourhood, and brought together only a few people. Nevertheless, exchanges made it possible to agree on two, important programmes for the future. The creation of an african organism for democracy The proposal made at all locations where the awakening of world citizenship is a reality, to create local initiative committees to improve the environment. Accounts and Financial situation . Simple presentation of accounts without a vote . The financial situation is sound but does not permit within the limits to deal with information, the Peoples Congress elections, and the necessary investments for higher growth. Note that the main financial resource comes from voluntary individual contributions. A discussion between the participants went in the direction of money placed in trust for the Peoples Congress. The money comes from the account opened at the BNP under the name of the Committee for the Peoples Congress. A statement of accounts dated December 21,1998 indicated a balance of over 8345.46 francs or 1272.26 Euros. But when Peter Davidse and Basil Ginger wanted to close this account, the balance has been reduced to 454 euros. An action could be taken to recover the missing money. Bernard Cogneras, Claude Jousseaume and Stevens Chellum will study the problem. This situation does not concern the Registry, but the committee for the Peoples Congress 3.0 Participation Groups and networks of World Citizens . This issue will be addressed during ASCOP’s meeting. 4.0 Edition
Even in the present case where the Registry finds it hard to produce its own newsletter, it has been noted that the site www. recim.org contains hundreds of information and dozens of e-mail pages, view points and debates. All this material can be used for the production of newsletters by National Centres just as well in France as in other countries. |
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