THE 18TH ENOTHE GENERAL ASSEMBLYMEETING, FRIDAY 19TH OCTOBER 2012

VENUE: LITEXPO, VILNIUS, LITHUANIA

• President/Chairperson of GA: Anne Lawson-Porter• Secretary of the General Assembly: Brian Ellingham• For the ENOTHE Office: Gitte Mathiasson

1. Minutes of the 17th General Assembly

• Acceptance of the minutes – Appendix 1.0 – Accepted by online voting

2. Activities undertaken in 2011/2012 and plans for the future

The office– Transfer of the office

• Financial processes• Establishment and development of the new webite

– Establishing the administration• Reviewing admininastrative proceedures in accordance with principle

of for example transparency– Membership service– Organizing the annual meeting

• Guidelines for annual meetings– Supporting the Board/Participating in Board meetings– Stand at COTEC 2012

2. Activities undertaken in 2011/2012 and plans for the future

The Board – activities this year– 2 regular and one extraordinary face to face meetings– Monthly Skype meetings– Policy and other issues:

• Vision and Mission Statement 2012 • Project groups criteria and funding• Understanding financial matters and budgett• Annual meeting this year, next year and beyond• Initiatives to strengthen the network• HVB lecture, honorary membership• Associated membership and programmes under

development

Vision and Mission Statement 2012

• ENOTHE’s mission– ENOTHE unites Occupational Therapy Educational programs to

promote Occupational Therapy and Occupational Therapy Education in Europe.

• ENOTHE’s vision– Occupational participation for all European citizens supported by

excellent professional education and practice.• ENOTHE’s values

– Inclusiveness; Respect for diversity; Transparency• ENOTHE promotes Occupational Therapy Education

– Core identity and competencies; Teaching and learning practice• ENOTHE: promotes the Occupational Therapy profession

– Collaboration; Future trends; Research• ENOTHE as a network organization

– Annual meetings; Projects; Website

The board – some issues for next year– Annual fees for associated, individual and retired

members– Building a robust organization• Board governance including elections and terms• ENOTHE office (we need a new host in 2014)• Continued review and clarification of proceedures and

guidelines• Review and update of the charter

– OT-EU

2. Activities undertaken in 2011/2012 and plans for the future

2. Activities undertaken in 2011/2012 and plans for the future

Members– ENOTHE provides opportunities• Market places• Funding for projects

– Members working collaboratively– Feedback and evaluations– We would like members to share what they are

doing and outcomes on the website as inspiration for all.

3. ENOTHE-COTEC collaboration

• Joint meetings• Exploring collaboration• Representing OT interests internationally.• ENOTHE president participated at the COTEC

presidents meeting• OT in Europe web portal proposal– Registeret ”OccupationalTherapy.eu”

• Joint congress 2016 – Galway, Ireland

OT-EUROPE

ENOTHE

COTECResearch

• OT-EUROPE• Legal body• Common political

platform• Informs and

informed by work plans

• Website• Expert groups• Joint projects• Joint congress

OT-EU

4. Financial matters

• Financial Balance Statement – Appendix 4.1 – Voting at the General meeting

• Provisional Balance 2012 – Appendix 4.2

• Budget Statement 2013 (including funds earmarked for projects) – Appendix 4.3

FINANCIAL STATEMENT ENOTHE OFFICE October 2011 to October 2012

INCOME EXPENSE BALANCE

Balance 2011 94.006,30 MEMBERSHIP FEE 58.711,52 186 members 70.070,00 (19 x 460, 6 x 230, 17 x 75 )

OFFICE Salary Secretary

14.000,00

Representation, gifts, merchandise etc. 100,00

BOARD Meetings members travel and accommodation 920,00 Annual meeting - planning and preparation 500,00 Development of web page & Maintenance 200,00 Overhead Metropolitan University College 0 TOTAL 152.717,82 15.720,00 Balance 136.977,82

PROPOSED ENOTHE BUDGET FOR 2012 - 2013

2012

2013 INCOME

EXPENSE

BALANCE

INCOME

EXPENSE

BALANCE

94,006.30

104,345.80 71,040.00

71,040.00

20,000.50

20,000.50

10,800.00

10,800.00

2,400.00

2,400.00

20,000.00

20,000.00

1,000.00

1,000.00

5,000.00

2,000.00

1,500.00

1,500.00

165,046.30 60,700.50

175,385.80 57,700.50

104,345.80

117,685.30 The membership fee figures 2012 - 2013 assumes no increase in membership fee.

Budget 2013

INCOME

EXPENSE BALANCE Balance 2012 136.977,82

MEMBERSHIP FEE 186 members

70.070,00

OFFICE Salary Secretary

20.000,00

Representation, gifts, merchandise etc. 500,00

BOARD Meetings travel and accommodation

4000,00

Annual meeting - planning and preparation 500,00 Development of web page & Maintenance ( 10 percent) 13.000,00 Overhead Metropolitan University College 0 Project funding ( 10 percent) 13.000,00 TOTAL 136.977,82 50.500,00

86.477,82

5. Project and funding proposal

• Funding for expert and project groups.– Appendix 5.0– Voted on line, accepted by a majority

• The board is accepting applications!

6. Membership update and membership fees

• 4 Membership terminations– 3 institutions – 1 individual

• 10 New members:– 5 institutions – 5 contributing institutions

• Differential fees– Voted for online and accepted

• Honorary membership– Has been awarded to Hanneke Van Bruggen

7. Election of Board members

• No outgoing members of the board this year• Next year– One member will be leaving the board having

served the maximum og 2 terms (4+2 years).– One board member finishes the first term

(4 years) and may stand for re-election (2 years).

8. Next/future meetings

• 2013 York, United Kingdom• 2014 Nijmegen, The Netherlands• 2015 in discussion with France and Rumania• 2016 ENOTHE-COTEC joint congress, Galway,

Ireland

Thank you for your participation