Inclusion International’s Virtual General Assembly
Online
During this meeting we will present a number of key strategic items that will structure the future of our work! We will then ask our members to vote on if they agree with them.
Registration
Our 2022 General Assembly will take place virtually.
We are running the same meeting twice so that people from different time zones can join, you only need to attend one session.
- Session 1 (English and Arabic): 16 November 2022, 8am-10am EST/1pm-3pm GMT (Check your local time)
- Session 2 (English and Spanish): 17 November 2022, 2pm-4pm EST/7pm-9pm GMT (Check your local time)
Agenda
| Duration of item | Description | Supporting Papers |
| 10 minutes | Welcome and housekeeping Participation and voting rights Items approved before the meeting Approval of new members | Minutes from the 2020 General Assembly (English) Membership Committee Report (English) Agenda of 2021 General Assembly (English) |
| 10 minutes | The work of our organisation Summary of our 2020 and 2021 Annual Reports Update on progress of 2020 General Assembly resolutions | 2021 Annual Report (English) 2020 Annual Report (English) |
| 10 minutes | Treasurers Report Audited accounts | 2021 Financial Report (English) 2020 Financial Report (English) |
| 10 minutes | Report from Secretary General Future Council Meetings and World Congress Changes to our constitution | |
| 10 minutes | Report from the Nominating Committee Officer nominations Council representative nominations | |
| 5 minutes | Questions | |
| 10 minutes | Break and Moment’s Silence We will pause for rest and reflection on the people we have lost from our network since we last came together. | |
| 10 minutes | Employment Position Paper Members will be asked to vote to decide if they approve the resolution on Employment | Employment Position Paper (English/Spanish/Arabic) Employment Position Paper Information Session Recording |
| 10 minutes | Inclusive Education Position Paper Members will be asked to vote to decide if they approve the resolution on Inclusive Education | Inclusive Education Position Paper (English/Spanish/Arabic) Education Position Paper Information Session Recording |
| 10 minutes | Listen Include Respect Members will be asked to vote to decide if they approve the resolution on Inclusive Participation | Listen Include Respect Resolution (English/Spanish/Arabic) Listen Include Respect Information Session Recording |
| 15 minutes | 2022-2024 Strategic Plan Members will be asked to vote to decide if they approve the resolution on the new Strategic Plan | Strategic Plan (English/Spanish/Arabic) |
| 5 minutes | Questions | |
| 5 minutes | Honorary members Honorary Life Membership is a way to thank key leaders of our network, who are admired or respected for something they have done. | Previous awardees |
Resolutions
There is a lot of important content to cover in this meeting so we will be hosting information sessions on the agenda items you will be asked to vote on.
These will help you to understand the item and prepare your decision.
They are a good opportunity to learn about our work and ask questions.
Strategic Plan
Information session: Register here.
Wednesday 2 November 2022,
4pm GMT/12pm EDT (1 hour)
[Resolution / Agenda / Presentation]
Voting
Full Members in good standing will be allowed to vote on the Resolutions at our General Assembly.
We will ask all of our Full Members to nominate 1 representative to vote. This person should attend our General Assembly to make sure they have all the information they need to make their decisions.
To submit your voting representative, please email nancy@inclusion-international.org
Online voting will be open from 16 – 26 November 2022. Results will be announced on 30 November 2022.