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| 1) | Minutes: The minutes of the Annual General Meeting held in Interlaken on 20 January 2007 had been posted on the EDF website in due time before the AGM and they were accepted without alteration. |
| 2) | President's
Report: JB reported on the continuing growth of the EDF, the fact that it has matured and achieved recognition within European dermatology and that it is now effectively collaborating with the other major European dermatology societies, in great part through the work of the Liaison Committee. The Liaison committee has agreed to lobby EU headquarters for issues related to dermatologic health care policy and to encourage clinical and translational research. JB reported that the 3rd edition of the White Book is well in progress. The outline of the contents are presented and the plan is to get the new texts by the invited authors by the end of 2008. JB highlighted the continuing success of Euroderm Excellence and the European Guidelines (in collaboration with EADV and UEMS). He reported on the establishment of the EDF Membership committee, headed by CG, and the Genodermatoses Register Group, headed by PF. The President then thanked AR, LB and the Board for supporting the EDF through 2007. He thanked Marieke Hoedel and the Vienna Medical Academy team for their excellent organization of the Annual meeting. He thanked all the sponsors of the EDF for their continuing support of our society and thanked the membership for making EDF an active organization. |
| 3) | Secretary-General's
Report: AR reported on the general running of the society, performed by the Secretary-General's office in Helsinki. The Exec officers have held regular telephone conferences on actual matters. The EDF has improved its processes, firstly by defined plans and annual reports of the subcommittees and secondly, by producing SOPs for the various activities of EDF. The Membership list has been updated as to active members. Members who have deceased or not paid their fees (despite reminders) for the past three years and neither participated in the EDF meetings, were decided to be removed from the membership list. After this, EDF now remains with 171 members, of which 20 new members were accepted during 2007. The Membership letter and the Sponsors' letter have been mailed in June 2007 and invitations to the Annual meeting in the fall. The White Book was mailed to all new members and to the Heads of National Societies. |
| 4) | Treasurer's
Report: The Treasurer reported the EDF finances. This included balance, income and expenditure. Importantly he pointed out the considerable costs of developing guidelines, printing the White Book and providing donation to the European Skin Research Foundation, and organizing of annual meeting. He ended up by reporting that income came from 3 sources, a) sponsors, b) deposit account, c) investments in a growth fund. The Auditor's report recommended the approval of financial statements. LB presented the Budget for 2008 : total income 275 000 CHF and total expenses 373 000 CHF, resulting in a deficit of 100 000CHF. The deficit will be covered by interests from the funds. |
| 5) | Reports from Working Groups: JB and WB reported on the 3rd edition of the White Book; WS reported on the Guidelines, of which ten are currently under progress, LD reported on the extensive and recently completed survey on the undergraduate curriculum of dermatology in EU. A summary of the consensus document is planned to be included in the next edition of the White Book, PF reported on the commencement of the Genodermatosis database. |
| 6) | Election of members to the Executive Committee: Constitutionally, the EDF founding members PvK and WS will step down from the Exec Committee and there is one remaining vacancy in the Executive Board. JB presented the Exec Board's proposal of the following new members: Martine Bagot (France), Lars French (Switzerland) and Harald Gollnick (Germany). No other proposals were received and the proposed candidates were unanimously accepted. Finally, JB presented the Executive Committee's announcing PF as his successor as President, AR will continue as Secretary General but was selected as President-Elect for 2008. LB will continue as Treasurer. |
| 7) | Membership: CG announced the formation of a new membership sub-committee of the Executive that will review new candidates for members. All proposals shall be forwarded to CG along the following procedure: Applications for membership shall be made to the Executive Committee. Applications for membership shall be proposed by a member of the Executive Committee, and seconded by another, together with the CV of the proposed person and a short statement (ca. 150 words). Once accepted, the new member must activate his/her membership by participating in the EDF Annual meeting. The instructions will be posted on the EDF website. The new members admitted to the EDF in 2007 are as follows: Bergbrant, Ing-Marie, Bernengo Maria Grazia, Blume-Peytavi Ulrike, de la Brassine Michel, Dauden Esteban, Garbe Claus, Grabbe Stefan, Graham-Brown Robin, Healy Eugen, Hovnanian Alain, Itin Peter, Joly Pascal, Kähäri Veli-Matti, Landthaler Michael, Moll Ingrid, Ormerod Anthony, Placek Waldemar, Stadler Rudolf, Stratigos Alexander and Tschachler Erwin. The new members were congratulated. |
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other business: There were no other items for discussion |
| 9) | Date
of Next Meeting: It was announced that the next meeting of the EDF General Assembly would take place in Interlaken on 23-24 January 2009. |
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