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4 highlights 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 FEIEA The Report 2007-08 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
Strategic themes Tactics may change but the strategy remains the same. The current strategy will take FEIEA to 2012. The key themes are: • Connecting national associations – strengthening relationships, promoting co-operation and mutual understanding between existing member associations and bringing new members into the FEIEA family • Connecting individuals - creating opportunities for communicators from across Europe to work together and widening participation to enable individuals to participate in FEIEA • Sharing theory, improving practice - offering pan- European professional development and bench-marking activities for member associations and their members. • Portal to Europe - providing an increasingly valuable source of information about European institutions Room for debate: FEIEA Academy, Westminster Council Chamber Varied diet: at least five conversations are taking place here! FEIEA The Report 2007-08 5
Page 1 and 2: CONNECTING EUROPE’S COMMUNICATORS
Page 3: President’s message FEIEA Preside
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Page 13 and 14: Governance The governance of FEIEA
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