THE 18 TH ENOTHE GENERAL ASSEMBLY MEETING, FRIDAY 19 TH 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 17 th 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

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

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

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