Secretary General Report to the 19th FIA World Congress Marrakesh – October 2008

th October 2008 FIA 19th World Congress Marrakesh Introduction  The Secretary General Report is intended to give an overview of the work of the past four years since the Budapest Congress: How the goals set at the last Congress have been approached Progress made - work still needed This Presentation will  Offer an overview of some of the key areas of the report;  Provide some background for our reflection over the days ahead of us.

th October 2008 FIA 19th World Congress Marrakesh Practical Issues  Staff and Division of Tasks Three full time staff members - based in London and Brussels Not easy to carry out the many tasks FIA has and meet the aspirations of the members  Finances Healthy overall but no place for complacency We will return to this discussion on Monday

th October 2008 FIA 19th World Congress Marrakesh Communication and Membership  Membership: Has remained relatively stable, though with a slight downward fluctuation Important for FIA to continue to find ways to be relevant and offer a service to its members  Communication: New website, magazine, information on collective agreements Information flow from members to FIA also vitally important.

th October 2008 FIA 19th World Congress Marrakesh Relationships with other Bodies  Sister Federations: together form the IAEA Internation Federation of Musicians (FIM) International Federation of technicians, directors etc UNI- MEI  Collecting Societies Regularly support the activities of FIA have facilitated many of its projects Occasional tensions - planned meeting with collecting societies in 2009

th October 2008 FIA 19th World Congress Marrakesh Intergovernmental Organisations  The International Labour Organisation (ILO)  The World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO)  Council of Europe  Commonwealth Foundation and the Organisation Internationale pour la Francophonie (exploring new funding streams)

th October 2008 FIA 19th World Congress Marrakesh Key themes of FIA’s work  Intellectual property WIPO and AV treaty Private Copying Extension of the Term of Copyright Protection Council of Europe and Broadcasters  Health and Safety FIA Guidelines  Cultural Diversity Working group did not materialise as matters moved very fast FIA participates in the Intergovernmental Committee meeting in Paris

th October 2008 FIA 19th World Congress Marrakesh Additional Key Themes  Social Dialogue European committees - live performance and audiovisual  Equal Opportunities Ongoing gender portrayal project  Co-productions  Mobility and Status of the Artist  New Technologies - Wiki

th October 2008 FIA 19th World Congress Marrakesh Cooperation and Development  Aim to help performers in developing countries to develop better collective organisation  Funding is key - FIA’s own resources do not cover this work  FIA was not successful in financing work in Africa and the former Soviet Union countries since the last Congress.

th October 2008 FIA 19th World Congress Marrakesh Cooperation and Development  Latin America Series of regional workshops on yearly basis. Remain somewhat isolated events Need to redevelop the approach there to make working more effective  Asia Also a series of workshops - with a view to developing presence, visbility and membership Meetings successful but outcomes weak in terms of new members or greatly improved contact.

th October 2008 FIA 19th World Congress Marrakesh Cooperation and development  Africa No funds for a regional meeting Twinning agreement ORUUANO Namibia and CAEA Canada  Eastern Europe and former Soviet States Significant EU funding to develop social dialogue in the new member states Lack of funding for CIS countries, but fact-finding mission carried out.