Winter EDM Reykjavik 2016

Present: 23 regions, EDM Treasurer, Chair, vice-Chair, Secretary, vice-Secretary, Media Coordinator, FD Chair, FD vice-Chair, FDC member, WSO, WB.

Decisions Made in Reykjavik 4th to 7th February 2016

  • We approved the minutes from Birmingham.
  • We approved the budget for the next cycle, until the next EDM.
  • We approved the track changes in the Orientation Pack.
  • We approved the ESL Guidelines
  • We approved the Revised ECCNA guidelines with the addition from the workgroup: social media and anonymity
  • We approved the social media document so people can get it and use it.
  • We decided to make 100 EDM mugs to sell at the WSC
  • We decided to have a section for other events on EDMNA.org
  • We decided to put the Mailings, without the contactlist, out on the website and delete them after the EDM.
  • We decided that each workgroup that produces material that can be put on the website decides wether it shall be password protected or not.
  • We decided that the next ESL will be in Wroclaw, Poland 2017.
  • We decided that the winter EDM 2017 will be in Kiev, Ukraine
  • New Workgroup: to study the options we have to achive the following goal
  • Zonal Representation at a future WSC. Richard pp.
  • The discussion about the 3rd FD member continues in Paris
  • We decided to donate 15000€ to NAWS

Presentation of the EDM at the WSC 2016:

The presentation was shown and approved

Workgroup EU-PR:

Members from the workgroup will hold an PR presentation for EU parlamentarians from all over Europe. The workgroup is working together with NAWS. The PR presentation will be available on our website: edmna.org.

workgroup – social media and anonymity

The workgroup had PP presentation and also came up with a suggestion for additional to the ECCNA guidelines. The PP presentation is attached. We had a shairing session around the question: Do you pay attention about “online anonymity” in your community:

New Workgroup: To study the options we have to achieve the following goal:

Zonal Representation at a future WSC.

New Workgroup: To put togheter and collect experience regarding translation:

The group will collect experience, guidelines and other materials regarding translation from the other regions.

Elections:

Secretary: Graham was elected

Dates and deadlines before our Summer EDM in Paris:

11th MarchMailing 1 goes out

4th Aprilto send in information for Visa Letters needs to be sent the Secretary

13th JuneCorrections to the minutes and contaclist, reports from FD, MC and the workgroups

22th JuneMailing 2 and the meeting booklet goes out

15th JulyMailing 3 goes out