|
Minutes of the FPA
Board Meeting
9th June
2010
In attendance:
Volkhard Windfuhr, Jacques Goditiabois, Paivi Arvonen, Kristina
Bergmann, Ulises Canalz, Nadim Zuaui and Sayed Gouibal
Topics of discussion:
1) Next FPA GA
meeting 18 hrs 1st of July
2) Next FPA board
meeting 17 hrs 1st of July
3) welcoming Mr
Sayyed Goubial, new board member replacing Mike Nelson
4) Libya visit,
ask participants if agree to 2 more nights for ghadames and lakes
5) the FPA General
assembly regular meeting on Thursday 1st of July 2010
6) Discussion an
FPA visit to Cuba and Mexico in November
7) Continuing the
production of calenders
8) Actvities after
summer holidays (September) : Smart village, Wind farm and solar energy
project,
9) New rule: Three
board members volunteer to edit a report of all FPA trips in Egypt and
broad
10) Round table
discussion on Ghaza – find out the possible and ready invitees
Palestinian embassy, Hamas and Ghaza speakers (Gobial), European
embassy.
Coming board
meeting on 1 st of Jul
===================
Board
Meeting Minutes on Tuesday 30 March 2010 at 6: pm
In attendance at the 30 March 2010 board meeting were the following
board members: Volkhard Windfuhr, Mike Nelson, Paivi Arvonen, Denise
Ammoun, Nadim Zuaui, Jacques Goditiabois
Items discussed:
1) Yemen trip agenda. 16 members expected to participate on
trip that will take place from 9 April to 15 April
2) Qatar visit: Proposed tentative date: end of May/beginning of June
with side trip to Bahrain
3) Salary increase for FPA staff of 20 percent was agreed upon to take
affect 1 April and an automatic 10 percent yearly increase to be
instigated at the beginning of each year.
4) The purchase of a photocopier (not to exceed 3,500 EGP) was
approved
5) Vacant FPA office room and use as a charge-for-use facilitate for
journalists was discussed. Office staff will look into cost of
furnishing the space with desks and other office necessities.
6) Letter to the Minister of Finance, Youssef Boutros-Ghali, asking to
increase the monthly resident journalist duty free amount to 100 US$ was
approved.
Regards,
Mike Nelson
FPA Vice Chairman
===================
FPA Board Meeting
Wednesday March 3rd 2010
Attending Board members:
Paivi Arvonen, Kristina
Bergmann, Doaa Al-Sherif, Volkhard Windfuhr, Jacques Goditiabois, Mike
Nelson and Ulises Canales
We discussed the
following topics:
1.- Yemen Trip. It's
necessary the confirmation of FPA members interested in the trip,
because all visa arrangements only can be done as a group, and before it
we need coordinate a specific program, number of participant and other
aspects. Mr Windfuhr assured that the Yemeni minister who invite us
will give confirmation this Thursday (4th of March). Mike reminded that
the trip must take place between 18-24 of March. The previous Board
meeting discussed the options of traveling by Yemenia or Egypt Air,
prices, hotels and the places to include in the tour: Sanaa, Aden,
Hudaydah, Marib, Shibam and others.
2.- FPA board members commented the upcoming Arab summit in Libya, and
the problems for journalists from countries of European Union who
are banned to travel and enter there. Colleagues with double nationality
with Arab passports maybe get easier authorization to travel and cover
the summit.
3.- Colleague Doaa asked to all us answer her proposal of press
conference with Mr. Dhahi Khalfan, chief of Dubai´s Police, about the
murder of Islamist leader Mahmoud Al-Mabhouh. Without enough quorum, she
can not fix day to Mr. Kahlfan travel to Cairo. We agreed that only
active FPA members will be allowed to attend this meeting. So, please,
people who have not paid yet the year's membership, try to do it as
soon as possible.
4.- Finally, Ulises announced the visit of the chairman or president of
his company PRENSA LATINA, Francisco González. He will pay a visit to
Egypt as part of a tour to the region. Ulises proposed a round table
with FPA members to know more about Prensa Latina, and discuss issues
about media in Latin America, Cuba and the World. This meeting will be
in Tuesday 6 of April. Later we will inform all you the time.
Signed: Ulises Canales
Cairo, 4th of March
2010.
===================
FPA
Board Meeting Tuesday February 2nd 2010.
Attending Board members:
Paivi Arvonen, Kristina
Bergmann, Denise Ammoun, Doaa Al-Sherif, Volkhard Windfuhr, Nadim Zuaui,
Mike Nelson and Ulises Canales
We discussed the following topics:
1.- Mr. Windfuhr reminded the upcoming events we have, such as the
press conference with the Secretary General of OIC, Dr. Ihsanoglu, next
Saturday February 6 at Marriott Hotel. He also reminded the meeting
with Mrs. Moshira Khatab, Minister of Population, next Tuesday at 12:00.
2.- Mr. Windfuhr also made an explanation about the next trip to Yemen,
invited by Yemeni ministers of Information and Foreign Affairs, which
will take place from 18 to 24 March. (5 nights). There are options to
travel in Egypt Air or Yemenia Airways with a price around 1 700 LE both
ways, and hotels between 45 to 70 usd.
There is a possibility
to meet President Abdullah Saleh or Prime Minister, and also travel
around Sanaa and go to Aden, Hudaydah, Marib, Shibam, and other places.
Colleague Mike suggested fix the tour to Aden at the end of the trip, to
allow people interested to possibly travel to Socotra Island. The Board
agreed that proposal.
3.- The Board voted against the proposal to change the current FPA card
by buying the equipment to make it with more professional looking
(laminated)
The issue of more
professional looking FPA membership cards was discussed as FPA members
have brought this to board members attention as well as the office
staff. Instead of the laminated cards currently in use, a proposal was
put forth to buy a machine (3,500 EGP) to produce non-laminated plastic
identification cards similar to those used by most professional
organizations. The machine would be a one time cost and the id cards
would be produced on the office premises. Currently it costs approximate
1,000 to 1,500 EGP annual in material for the current cards. The
proposition was not passed.
4.- Also, we agreed to propose the owner of the FPA flat sign a new
contract for 3 years by 4 500 LE. She wanted to renew the contract
rising the rent from current 3 500 LE to 4 200 LE, but only for one year
after make a discount of 20 %.
5.- Finally, we discussed and voted a proposal of Mike about a work of
USAID at the FPA premises, which was rejected.
Mike Nelson put forth a
proposal by an FPA member and consultant for the Festival of Photography
(which is being promoted by USAID Media Development Program) to host "An
Evening of Photojournalism" by a world renown photographer who has been
invited by the festival to present his work and talk of his
experiences. The event would take place at the FPA office and the
Festival of Photography organizers would provide the projector and
screen and possibly refreshments for the event. The event would be open
to all. The proposal was not passed with the argument that FPA should
not hold events on its premises in collaboration with other
organizations.
Mr.Windfuhr argued that
FPA should refrains from sharing its activities with other organizations
in its premises.
Signed: Ulises Canales
Cairo, 2 February 2010.
=================== |