PDTE 2010 January Newsletter

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1a In accordance with the AGM Agenda the following is a record of the AGM 2009 held in Krakow, Poland. The meeting was chaired by Sonya Hoegen from Germany Register of those present 1. Karolina Bednarer 2. Dorota Byczkowska, Poland 3. Elli Gaitatzi, Poland 4. Ulrike Geng, Germany (FM) 5. Raili Halme, Finland (FM) 6. Esther Herrera-Kivijärvi, Finland/Mexico (AM) 7. Sonja Hoegen, Germany (AM) 8. Olga Kajarskaia, Russia 9. Andrea Knoblauch, Switzerland (FM) 10. Anne-Lill Kvam, Norway (FM) 11. Heikki Lindqvist, Finland (FM) 12. Adelaide Lönnberg, Finland (FM) 13. Marja-Kaisa Mähönen, Finland 14. Cristina Muro, Spain (FM) 15. Christina Nicolaus, Greece 16. Agnieszka Nojszewska, Poland (AM) 17. Helmi Pesonen, Finland (FM) 18. Dimitra Pontikaki, Greece 19. Zula Przybylinska, Poland (AM) 20. Susi Roger, Switzerland (FM) 21. Turid Rugaas, Norway (H) 22. Line Skaugerud, Norway 23. Winkie Spears, England (FM) 24. Emilia Tolonen, Finland (FM) 25. Chrysostomos Tsikourlis, Greece 26. Magdalena Urban (AM) 27. Nelis Verhoeven, Netherlands (AM) 28. Paulina Ziółkowska-Radomiak, Poland (AM) (AM): PDTE Associate Member / (FM): PDTE Full Member / (H): PDTE Honorary Lifetime Member 1b PDTE AGM MEETING In Poland 26 – 27 September 2009 Minutes of the AGM 2009 Apologies for absence Apologies were received from the following members who were unable to attend: Yiannis Arachovitis / Pennie Clayton / Nicole Froehlich / Sally Hopkins / Gerd Köhler / Heidi Krisa / Nicole Mackie / Undine Nickerl / Gosia Rokicka / Anette Schneider / Richard Seaton / Doris Vaterlaus / Heike Westedt 2 Minutes of the last AGM The minutes of the 2008 AGM had been sent out in advance. The only comment returned before the AGM was from Gerd Koehler, whose name was missing from the list of apologies for absence. The minutes were accepted by the membership. 3 Chairman’s report – Winkie Spears I’d like to welcome you all to the 2009 AGM, and it’s lovely to be here in Poland and to see so many members here. For those of you who don’t know, the PDTE was started in 1999 with the aim of improving the welfare of dogs and developing and promoting the best practices possible in dog training. We are an organisation of highly motivated people who continue to develop and increase our knowledge of dogs in all areas. The aims of the PDTE are to share ideas, knowledge, experiences and information to improve the relationships between dogs and people and bring awareness of positive training methods. This is something that I personally take very seriously, along with the rest of the Board. The past year since accepting the position of Chairman of PDTE has been extremely interesting. It’s the first time that I’ve been involved in an organisation in this way and it’s been great fun and a huge learning curve. I have to thank the rest of the Board for making things run so smoothly and for the time that they each give voluntarily to making the PDTE what it is. It’s no mean feat; everyone here gives up a lot of their time, and they also have busy lives. During the past year I think that our newsletter has gone from strength to strength, and it’s wonderful to see so many members contributing to it; it’s a joy to read and beautifully put together, and that’s thanks to Raili and all her helpers. As a Board, we have discussed having a smaller online bulletin that comes out on a more regular basis – the first one came out to you all in September. We constantly look at new ways to promote the PDTE, and soon you will see that we will have a new website up and running, which is really exciting. Ulrike has been working hard on this and I think it will make a huge difference and be a place where events can be added, information found and will put across our aims, ethics and future plans more clearly and professionally. Throughout the year we meet online every 3 weeks to discuss new membership applications, which Andrea deals with, and all sorts of different PDTE business with the aim of keeping things running smoothly, progressing and growing. All matters that have been brought to our attention have been dealt with quickly and the lovely thing is that we have extremely good PDTE NEWS Page 24
PDTE AGM MEETING In Poland 26 – 27 September 2009 meetings online during which we get a lot done but also enjoy the time we spend online together. Our meetings are something to look forward to and I feel that we get an awful lot done and are very productive. Going forwards, we hope to increase awareness of the PDTE, and encourage members to continue to increase their knowledge and share that knowledge – it’s wonderful to be able to network and share experiences with like-minded people. When I first started my own dog business I felt quite isolated in London, surrounded by fairly traditional trainers, but being part of a larger dog community really makes all the difference. Don’t be afraid to get involved with any aspect of running the PDTE; in the beginning I felt that everyone else had greater knowledge and was a little afraid to get involved or have an opinion but we only learn when we push ourselves forward and share ¬— the rewards are great in terms of experience, new friendships and increased knowledge. I thank the Board and others for all their hard work over the past year and look forward to next year’s AGM in Bilbao already – it’s always such a lovely experience. Thank you. 4 Secretarial reports MEMBERSHIP – ANDREA KNOBLAUCH There are now a total number of 76 members from 15 countries: 25 full members, 47 associate members, and 4 honorary lifetime members. New full members: Heikki Lindqvist, Finland / Adelaide Lönnberg, Finland / Helmi Pesonen, Finland / Emilia Tolonen, Finland. New associate members: During the past year 19 associate members joined from the following countries: Finland (1), the Netherlands (1), Scotland (1), Spain (1), Switzerland (1), Greece (2), Poland (2), Germany (3) and England (7). Andrea Knoblauch pointed out that of the 76 members, only half have returned their membership renewal forms this year. She asked for a renewed effort by members to send both these and their photographs, which are needed in order to print the membership cards. The Membership Secretary’s report was accepted by the meeting. MEETINGS – RAILI HALME Board meetings No face-to-face meeting was held by the Board during the year in order to save costs. The Board met before the AGM and plans to continue meeting both before and after the AGM every year. During the year the Board met in a dedicated online chat room every 2-3 weeks, totalling 14 meetings, and communicated extensively by email. ACTION POINTS - Business plan - Official Assistant: Adelaide Lönnberg continues as official assistant to the Board. - Banking arrangements A new German account has been opened and will be the principle PDTE account in future. The PDTE’s official currency will change from Pounds Sterling to Euros. The British HSBC Bank account will remain active for members from the UK. - PDTE Committees The past year has seen various PDTE committees get off the ground, particularly the Education and Ethics Committee. Education and Ethics Committee – Turid Rugaas The principle aim of the Committee is to aid and encourage the further development of PDTE members. The Committee members are Turid Rugaas (Norway), Cristina Muro (Spain), Chiara Gentileschi (Italy) and Heike Westedt (Switzerland). The Committee meets by email exchange the first week of every month, and all PDTE members are welcome to submit ideas, comments and suggestions. The Committee also met face-to-face two days before the AGM. The Committee desires to encourage members to arrange PDTE workshops and is prepared to give advice and assistance (contact: Cristina Muro). Page 25 PDTE NEWS
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