EHIMA Board Meeting

Minutes

Address:Copenhagen Admiral Hotel, Toldbodgade 24-28, Copenhagen

Date:October 20 , 2015

Time:9 – 12

Participants: Roger Radke (President), Lukas Braunschweiler (Vice President), Anders Hedegaard, Jørgen Jensen, Søren Nielsen, Phil Lyons

Also attending: Thomas Olsgaard, Wolfgang Kraemer, Andi Vonlanthen, Karsten Jensen, Per Kokholm, Marcel Vlaming, Ora Buerkli, Erika Weigmann, Nikolai Bisgaard, Kim Ruberg, Søren Hougaard

  1. Official opening

The President opened the meeting and designated Lukas Braunschweiler as meeting chairman.

  1. Approval of minutes from last meeting

The minutes from the Board meeting April 14, 2015 were approved.

  1. Approval of agenda for today’s meeting

Today’s agenda approved.

  1. Report from MDC

See attached powerpoint presentation “MDC Presentation to the Board”

Selected topics and discussions:

Hear-it.org

Conversion rates: IDA institute have some exercises/questions one can ask visitors who think they have a hearing loss (ask Ole A)

Søren N: who are the people who are active on Hear-it’s FB profile? KR: they are getting younger – and they fit into the 5 persona. The split between the 5: majority is “I think I have a hearing loss” and “Tinnitus”

KR: find data on who

EHIMA Policy Paper (Common stance): put on web and send to national organizations

Common stance PSAP: send to national organizations.

Not for web. For internal use.

EuroTrak

Roger: relevant to do it in Holland

Søren N: important with articles. Nobody “reads” powerpoint presentations, and when meeting politicians etc, they ask for “something to read”.

Søren N: in Nikolai’s trend ppt, include slide with improved social ability. SH

Roger: See HIA’s statement to IOM with regard to PSAPs. SH circulate to all

New Bridget Shield Report: Since the first report in 2006, the retirement age is constantly moving upwards, this will affect the labor market.

IRC: invite chairman for next Board meeting

  1. Report from TC

See attached TC presentation

Selected topics and discussions:

Marcel V is now project manager for MM-WL (only)

New TC secretary: Rob Drullman

MM-WL: target to release standard Summer 2017 (possibly Sept 6)

Bluetooth LE expected as future wireless interface for NOAH programming.

Discussion about Resound’s Airlink as the common programmer. Must not benefit Resound at the expense of the other 5 members – going forward. Everybody agrees that there should be one common solution.

If HIMSA takes over the Airlink, then future development should be carried out by HIMSA.

HIMSA works out a business model.

New TC chairman from April 2016. TC to select the best candidate (like electing the Pope), and consider how the work can be split up a bit, e.g. with one or two vice-chairmen.

  1. Status report from HIA

Phil not in the HIA committee. Will make a full briefing in April 2016.

2nd quarter 6.5% increase

3rd quarter: 4.2%

PSAPs probably around 2 million unit market in US

  1. Budget 2016

Lukas: Hear-it can pick up more of the PR work (under same budget)

MDC: cut 50 k Euros from total MDC budget, and tell Board how.

The total EHIMA budget for 2016 was approved as presented, with the condition that MDC finds a 50k Euro reduction.

  1. Next meetings:

April 18 + 19, 2016: Zurich (SH cancel hotel booking in Amsterdam)

Oct 24 + 25, 2016: Copenhagen Admiral Hotel

April 5, 2017 during AAA in Indianapolis (MDC and TC meetings e.g. the week before in Europe). Start early, e.g. a breakfast meeting from 7.30 – 11

SH send out one mail with confirmation.

  1. Misc:

Who is next Vice chairman when Lukas takes over as President in April, 2016? Anders Hedegaard from GN Resound.

SH offer AH a consultation on the role

Minutes approved:

DateDate

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Roger RadkeSoeren Hougaard

PresidentSecretary general

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