Elections 2014, new Officers to the SC
Erasmus+ is the new EU programme for Education, Training, Youth
and
Sport for 2014-2020, starting in January 2014.
Erasmus+ brings together seven existing EU programmes in the
fields of
Education, Training and Youth. For the first time it provides
support for
Sport. As an integrated programme, Erasmus+ offers more
opportunities
for cooperation across the Education, Training and Youth sectors
and is
easier to access than its predecessors, with simplified funding
rules.
Find more information about Erasmus+ here:
http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/index_en.htm
New Erasmus + program
This spring it is time to elect three new officers to the
Steering
Committee. Both Treasurer, Secretary and Deputy Chairperson are
on
election this year. The elections will be organized by postal
ballot, due to
the Constitution:
4.Elections
All the elections within the association shall be by secret
ballot and by
means of the single transferable vote.
(d) The Steering Committee
(i) The Steering Committee shall consist of officers elected by
a
postal ballot of members and members elected by Regional
Sections.
(ii) Each person elected to officership of the association -
with
the exception of the Chairperson, shall be elected for a
three-
year period.
All members can nominate candidates, but it must be another
Epea
member. You will receive an email with information and
nomination
forms very soon. The EPEA SC need the nominations within the
20th of
March.
Host for the 15th EPEA Conference
The host for the next EPEA Conference in 2015 situates in
Belgium. The
Federal Public Service Justice DG Penitentiary Institutions and
Klasbak
Network of Prison Education Organisations in Flanders are
organizing the
next conference and Training Course within EPEA.
The conference theme is Locking up the digital generation: The
impact
of digital evolution on life and learning in prisons.
We look very much forward to visit our friends in Belgium and to
learn more
about an interesting theme.
In This Edition
1 Elections, Spring 2014
1 Host for the next EPEA Conference
1 New Erasmus+ program
2 EPEA Steering Committee meeting
2 Time to renew membership
Nominate candidates
to new Steering
Committee officers
Within 20th March
EPEA Newsletter
Winter 2014
EPEA NEWSLETTER WINTER 2014
2
The latest EPEA Steering committee meeting took place in Paris,
France
the 18th-20th of October. Present was Lena Axelsson (Chair),
Astrid
Utgrd (Secretary), Angela Franke (RR- Central),Ioannis
Papadimitriou (
RR-South), Nyggi Aggernaes (RR north), Ioana Morar (RR-east,
Membership manager), Valentina Petrova (Coopted Project
manager).
Not attending: Per Sneeggen (Treasurer), Anthony Busser (RR
West), Per Trane (co-opted ICT, web).
Our French branch invited us to stay at INS HEA in Suresnes,
just outside
Paris. The meeting was a great opportunity to meet with members
of the
French branch and the SC of the branch participated in parts of
the
meeting.
One of the big tasks on the agenda was to decide about the bids
for
the 15th EPEA Conference. There were three good bids from
three
countries; Romania, Austria and Belgium. After a long
discussion, the
decision landed on Belgium. Within the SC, we have established
a
workgroup consisting of Lena, Nyggi and Per S, who will
negotiate the
details in the Belgian bid.
Other matters which was discussed was the evaluation of the 14th
EPEA
Conference, which brought us a more pleasant economy, reports
from
the regions and an action plan for EPEA for 2014. We also had a
small
workshop with the members of the French branch SC. The theme
was
EPEA SC and branches the work for the EPEA aims, how can we
support the members and each other in this matter?
The next EPEA Steering Committee meeting will take place in
Romania
21th -23th of March. The SC is happy to hear from you about any
matter
you would like to bring to our attention. Please contact your
regional
representative, who will help you.
EPEA Steering Committee meetings
Next SC meeting is in
Romania
21th -23th of March
Renew membership
It is time to renew your membership in EPEA for 2014.
The fee is currently 20 for individual members. In some
countries, the fee is reduced because of the current economic
situation. Branch
members pay their fee to EPEA through their branch. If you
have
questions concerning that, please contact your LP/CP or the
regional
representative in your region.
You find information about how to use PayPal or how to pay by
bank
Transfer in the links attached. If you have further questions
about the
membership fee, please contact the treasurer, Per Sneeggen
at
[email protected]
PayPal: http://epea.org/index.php?id=102
Bank transfer: http://epea.org/index.php?id=124.
