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GOOdbyE PAST, hELLO FUTURE: The last year has seen
FEIEA reflecting on its purpose and understanding how the
member associations view FEIEA. FEIEA’s past successes and
its traditions provide some warm memories but FEIEA’s focus
is now on the present and future needs of Europe’s internal
communication professionals.
VELENjE, APRIL 2007: The spring Executive meeting took
place in the mining town of Velenje in northern Slovenia, thanks
to some excellent organisation by FEIEA Secretary General
Diana Janežič and Vesna Petkovšek, who was elected to the
FEIEA Executive later in the year. Thanks also to FEIEA’s member
association in Slovenia, PRSS, and to Gorenje for hospitality and
hosting meetings.
FEIEA GRANd PRIx: Europe’s internal communication awards
competition continues to be FEIEA’s flagship activity. Five new
categories were introduced and the 2007 Grand Prix attracted
209 entries from nine countries.
bRUSSELS, SEPTEMbER 2007: The Pan-European Jury met
in the Belgian capital over three days to judge the semi-final and
final rounds of judging in the FEIEA Grand Prix Awards.
LONdON, NOVEMbER 2007: Over three intensive days,
the UK member association CiB hosted the FEIEA Academy,
the Grand Prix Awards ceremony and annual Council meeting
and the autumn Executive meeting. FEIEA was grateful to
Westminster City Council for free use of meeting rooms at City
Hall and also the Council Chamber – a fitting venue for what
proved to be an exceptional Academy, the annual one-day
conference. The Grand Prix Awards were presented as part of a
combined ceremony, bringing winners from the European and
UK national awards competitions together on the same stage at
the splendid Park Lane Hotel.
WIdENING PARTICIPATION: After much consideration,
FEIEA introduced a new category of participation to enable
individuals to ‘join’ FEIEA. Individual participation is available to
communication practitioners in non-FEIEA countries; individuals
in former FEIEA countries are also eligible.
A ‘hOME’ FOR FEIEA: The FEIEA Executive also decided to
give FEIEA two ‘homes’. One will be the legal domicile, expected
to be Brussels (as a legal entity, FEIEA is established under
Belgian law). The other will be the office of the current President.
This will be the effective address for FEIEA during the term of
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office of each President and will move with each new incoming
President.
ExECUTIVE ChANGES: During this period, FEIEA welcomed
two new Executive members – Mario Branco, who is President
of the APCE, the Portuguese association, and Vesna Petkovšek,
Vice President of the Slovenian association. We wish them both
a stimulating and productive term at the heart of FEIEA.
LISbON, APRIL 2008: FEIEA was very well-hosted by APCE,
the Portuguese association. Following a successful Executive
meeting, FEIEA President Daniel Ambuhl made a presentation
about the future of internal communication to an audience of
APCE members and guests in the characterful surroundings of
the Carris bus and tram museum. Thanks to APCE and Carris for
their valuable support.
bRUSSELS, SEPTEMbER 2008: It was back to Brussels once
again for the Pan-European Grand Prix Awards Jury to complete
the judging for the 2008 competition.
REGENSdORF, OCTObER 2008: SVIK, the Swiss association,
staged the FEIEA Academy at the high tech premises of
multi-media company Habegger AG in the neat Swiss town
of Regensdorf, near Zurich. The FEIEA and SVIK Grand Prix
award presentations were made in a joint ceremony also
care of Habegger, which generously also hosted FEIEA’s
customary autumn Executive and Council meetings. Thanks
also to Bluepark and The Blueballroom for their own valuable
sponsorship.
Colours of Lisbon, Europe and FEIEA