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www.sorsa.org.za www.irsst.org 6 ISRRT <strong>Newsletter</strong>
Secretary General General The year began with preparations for the Board Strategic Review meeting which was held in Singapore during the first week in January. This was a very successful meeting and was reported in the February issue of the newsletter. It is hoped that the recommendations made relating to the restructuring of the Board will be agreed at the Council meeting in Durban in 2008 and implemented during the same meeting. If agreed this will involve elections for the Europe/Africa Region and member countries in that Region should now be considering candidates to fill the new positions. The annual meetings were arranged early March with the Solicitor, Auditor and Portfolio manager. It had been agreed tat the president, Robert George, would accompany me to these meeting but unfortunately a family crisis prevented him attending. However I am pleased to say that all is now well and Robert George did meet with the Solicitor in Cardiff following the UK Radiology Congress (UKRC). My meetings went extremely well with the accounts being audited successfully and the portfolio of shares in a healthy state. The meeting with the Solicitor was to discuss the required changes in the Statutes to enable the proposed structure to be implemented. These changes will be put as motions to be voted on at the Council meeting in Durban. The European Congress of Radiology (ECR) took place in Vienna in early March and this was once again very well attended by radiographers. The ISRRT had a booth in the Conference Centre and great interest was shown for the 2008 World Congress in Durban. During the ECR the Director of Public Relations, Fozy Peer, and myself visited the companies to discuss their participation in the Durban World Congress with positive results. While in Vienna opportunity was also taken to meet with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). This was a good meeting and the possibility of co-operating with the IAEA for future workshops was highlighted. Further information can be obtained from the Quarterly Reports which are now available on the ISRRT website. On the subject of the website – the newsletter is now available in electronic form on the website. The Board decided in Singapore that the newsletter should be published electronically however the latest edition will only be available on the website three months after the hard copy has been distributed to member countries and Associate Members. One drawback is that because of the size of the file it may take quite long to download. Further to the website I would like to draw your attention to the Education Poll which is on the website and would encourage you to take part in this important fact finding initiative. The more people who answer the better will the ISRRT Education Director be able to provide the necessary education. In May I attended the Sixtieth World Health Assembly (WHO) in Geneva. As a Non Governmental Organisation (NGO) it is important that the ISRRT maintains its contact with WHO. During the Assembly opportunity is given to listen to debates and meet with other NGO’s. Meetings are also held with Dr Harald Ostensen, Co-ordinator Diagnostic Imaging and Medical Devices (DIM/EHT), WHO. Dr Ostensen has been a great supporter of the ISRRT during his years in office and I am extremely sorry to report that by the time you read this Dr Ostensen will have retired. I wish Dr Ostensen the very best for his retirement from WHO and I am sure that the ISRT will continue to liaise with him and ask his advice in the future. The UKRC was held in Manchester during the second week in June and as usual the ISRRT, being a Charity, are very kindly given a free booth at this event and I would like to thank the organiser for this. As reported earlier Robert George attended the UKRC and both of us met with representatives from companies to discuss future co-operation with the ISRRT. We were both invited to the UK College of Radiographers educational events and had very useful meetings with Richard Evans, CEO of the College of Radiographers. It was good to meet with Marion Frank who is still very much involved with our profession. The ISRRT booth was very busy and I would like to thank my wife Alison for being in attendance during the three days which enabled Robert and me to go to the meetings being re-assured that things were in capable hands. Finally I would once again thank everyone for their help and support during the last six months which have not been altogether easy and in particular I thank Robert George. Serious discussions and decisions have had to be made this year and Robert has been a constant support and has wisely guided the ISRRT Board. I look forward with confidence to the strengthening ongoing work of the ISRRT. Dr Alexander Yule, ISRRT Secretary General <strong>Volume</strong> 43 – No. 2 7
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