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Virtual General Assembly 2024
Virtual, Africa / The Americas / Asia Pacific / Europe / Middle East & North Africa (MENA)
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 2024 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 Spanish): 6 November 2024, 11am-12pm EST/4pm-6pm GMT (Check your local time)
- Session 2 (English, French, and Arabic): 7 November 2022, 4am-6pm EST/9am-11am GMT (Check your local time)
Agenda
| Welcome Sue will welcome members to the 2024 General Assembly. | Sue Swenson – President of Inclusion International |
| The work of our organisation Sue and Luis Gabriel will talk about the work that Inclusion International has done since the last General Assembly in 2022. | Sue Swenson – President of Inclusion International Luis Gabriel Villareal Peralta – Vice President of Inclusion International |
| Treasurer’s Report The Treasurer will talk about: – Inclusion International’s income – this means the money our organisation is receiving – Inclusion International’s spending – this is about what our organisation is spending money on | Lloyd Lewis – Treasurer of Inclusion International Finance Report (English, French, Spanish, Arabic) |
| Report from the Secretary General The Secretary General will talk about: – The work of the Membership Committee – Planning for World Congress | Nagase Osamu – Secretary General of Inclusion International Membership Committee Report (English, Spanish, French, Arabic) |
| Report from the Nominating Committee The nominating committee will explain the rules about nominations for the Officers and Council members, and they will present the eligible nominees. Full members in good standing will have the opportunity to vote for Officers and Council members after the virtual General Assembly. | Tim Gadd, Mia Farah and Fauzia Haji Nominating Committee Report (English, Spanish, French, Arabic) |
| Questions | Sue Swenson – President of Inclusion International |
| Break | |
| ‘Sneak peek’ of the World Congress The 2025 Inclusion International World Congress will be held in Sharjah, UAE. Connie will talk about what will happen at the World Congress. | Connie Laurin-Bowie – Executive Director of Inclusion International |
| Interactive demonstration of the Learning Platform The Learning Platform is an online space for Inclusion International members to learn together about topics that are important to our network. The Learning Platform will launch at the end of 2024. | Connie Laurin-Bowie – Executive Director of Inclusion International |
| Questions | Sue Swenson – President of Inclusion International |
| Honorary Members At Inclusion International, one way that we celebrate the contributions of key leaders in our movement by awarding them with Honorary Life Membership. We enjoy this opportunity to tell our members about those who have worked so hard to build the strength and credibility of our organisation. Sue will talk about the new Honorary Members in 2024. | Sue Swenson – President of Inclusion International |
| Voting At the General Assembly, members hear and talk about different things that they will vote on. Voting at the General Assembly happens through an online ballot. Sue will explain what makes an organisation eligible to vote. Sue will explain how a representative from each eligible member can cast their vote. This representative is sometimes called a delegate. | Sue Swenson – President of Inclusion International |