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83 Article IX | Meetings Inserting a new: Article IX | Meetings
Section C. International Meetings Section C. International
Floor 7. Latin American Conference. 8. Canadian Conference. Meetings
A Latin American member A conference sponsored 8. Canadian Conference.
information conference shall be by the Canadian forum for A conference sponsored by the
held biennially in a Latin American member information may be Canadian forum for member
country. The conference shall be held biennially in a Canadian information may be held biennially
presented in Spanish and conducted province. It may be presented in in a Canadian province. It may
by the area representative for Latin English/French and conducted be presented in English/French
America. by the Area Representative from and conducted by the Area
Canada. Representative from Canada.
Rationale: To keep in line with the Latin American Forum. Fiscal Impact: $5,000 biennially. Submitted by: Lorna Berlinguette, ALB,
Area Representative Canada. Administrative Board Recommendation: to adopt.
84 Article IX | Meetings (Contingent on passing of PA 67 Article IX | Meetings
Section C. International Meetings 8. Canadian Conference) Section C. International
Floor 7. Latin American Conference. Meetings
A Latin American member Inserting a new: 9. European Conference.
information conference shall be 9. European Conference. A conference sponsored by the
held biennially in a Latin American A conference sponsored by European Forum for member
country. The conference shall be the European Forum for information may be held biennially
presented in Spanish and conducted member information may be in an European country. The
by the area representative for Latin held biennially in an European conference may be presented in
America. country. The conference may English and conducted by the
be presented in English and Europe Regional Director.
conducted by the Europe
Regional Director.
Rationale: To keep in line with the Latin American Conference. Fiscal Impact: $5,000 biennially. Submitted by: Marie-Antoinette
Hubers de Wolf, NLD, Europe Regional Director on behalf of the International Administrative Board. Administrative Board
Recommendation: to adopt
85 ISR 9 | Meetings Striking: 9.31 ISR 9 | Meetings
International Meetings Inserting a new: 9.31 The Latin International Meetings
Floor 9.31 Latin American Conference. American Forum, the European 9.31 The Latin American Forum,
The conference shall be funded at Forum, and the Canadian Forum the European Forum, and the
five thousand dollars (U.S. $5,000) shall be funded at five thousand Canadian Forum shall be funded at
per biennium. dollars (U.S. $5,000) each per five thousand dollars (U.S. $5,000)
biennium to prepare the Forum each per biennium to prepare the
Conference for their region every Forum Conference for their region
odd year. every odd year.
Rationale: The costs of the annual meetings in Europe are extremely high. When the fund is not raised or increased, we cannot meet
every year. Europe is working hard to expand and that is why we ask for money per country and not in total. Fiscal Impact: $10,000
biennially. Submitted by: Carola van Zanen-van Rijn, NLD, Treasurer; Marika Heimbach, DE, Chair, on behalf of the European Forum
Committee. Administrative Board Recommendation: to adopt
International Conventions Conferences: Constitution Article X/ISR 10
86 Article X | International Inserting a new: 2. Authority Article X | International
Conventions and Conferences in all matters not otherwise Conventions and Conferences
Floor Section B. International specifically delegated by the Section B. International
Conventions Constitution shall reside in the Conventions
international convention. 2. Authority in all matters not
otherwise specifically delegated by
Renumbering as needed. the Constitution shall reside in the
international convention.

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