ESN CARDS ORDERING FINISHED !!!
From 1st to 17th November sections could order ESN CARDS for the winter 2008 production season.
We have closed this ordering period, however for sections still willing to order ESN Cards there will be other options!
Don't forget online ordering form (it will not be blocked) and for any questions please contact treasurer@esn.org.
Topic of the month
ESN represents Youth
Dominika Škotkovà (see picture on the left) from Slovakia has been elected into the Advisory Council on Youth of the Council of Europe!This is another step of ESN to actively represent the interestes of international students and youth in Europe.
Congratulations to Dominika and let us together wish her all the best!
You can discover further details by visiting:
- Council of Europe webpage
- ESN Supernova post
Get involved! ESN in Brussels
Call for the International Board Members
Have you ever wondered how it is to be an International Board member, to live in Brussels and work for ESN full time?Do you consider candidating for a position in the International Board but you have some doubts?
If yes - here is a chance for you to learn something more! The International Board organises a weekend in Brussels at the end of January 2009 for people interested to run for a International Board position election on AGM 2009.
Find out more about Weekend for IB Candidates: here.
Invitation for Annual General Meeting!
It is our pleasure to invite you to attend the biggest event of ESN calendar - Annual General Meeting (AGM), which this year will take place in Utrecht, the Netherlands, on March 26th - 30th, 2009.This meeting is going to be very special since AGM Utrecht 2009 OC will proudly host ESN 20th Anniversary Celebration.
Read the AGM 2009 OC Invitation Letter for ESN Sections
Call for the AGM OC 2010
AGM 2009 in Utrecht is coming closer... and it is the high time to look for organisers of AGM 2010!Organise the most important ESN meeting of the year, welcome about 400 ESNers in your city and gain recognition for you, your section and country in the whole network!
For more information, contact the Statutory Meetings Working Group at :
events@esn.org.
YOUth for you
European Youth Forum General Assembly
ESN participated in the General Assembly (GA) of the European Youth Forum (YFJ), which will took place in Rotterdam/Netherlands.ESN was represented by Madara Apsalone, the NR of Latvia, Dominika Škotkovà from ESN EUBA Bratislava / Slovakia, Jelena Brankovic from ESN Belgrade (ESN Liaison Officer to the YFJ).
Among issues that were on the agenda, there were some policy papers and changes in YFJ statutes to be discussed and adopted, as well as the YFJ Work Plan for next two years.
At the same time, since this is a General Assembly, which takes place once in two years, new YFJ Bureau was elected.
Europe besides ESN
European Elections 2009
Elections to the European Parliament will be held in the 27 member states of the European Union (EU) between 4 and 7 June 2009, the actual polling days varying from country to country according to local custom.More than 700 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) will be elected by proportional representation to represent some 515,000,000 EU citizens, making these the biggest trans-national elections in history.
To read more about the European elections 2009: click here.
- CEP
The third of the Regional Platforms took place in Budapest/Hungary on 6th - 9th November. Marketa Tokova, vice-president and Piotr Cylke, Web Project Administrator from ESN International together with ESNers from Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia attended this regional meeting. Special thanks to the OC and all participants for fruitful feedback sessions! - NEP
The Northern European Platform took place in Tartu/Estonia between 13th and 16th November. At this Regional Platform more than 80 active ESNers gathered together. ESN International was also represented by Matthias Fenner, president and Melinda Horváth, secretary. We would like to thank to the OC for this great event!
- MEETING WITH THE STUDENT PARTNER ORGANISATIONS
Just before departing for the Board Meeting to Porto/Portugal, on Tuesday 18th November ESN International Board will have the honor to host the International Boards of other student organisations for an informal meeting. With AEGEE, ELSA, EMSA and EPSA we will discuss possible common projects (Healthy Erasmus) and initiatives. - BOARD MEETING
For the November Board Meeting, we will leave Brussels behind for once and head south-west-wards. ESN Porto, together with Claudio, NR of Portugal, invited us to the beautiful city of Porto to hold the Board Meeting there. As the CND is also coming closer, it will be an important meeting for preparations. For input, contact either your NR or the Board. - IFISO MEETING
IFISO stands for Informal Platform of International Students Organisations, which ESN is a member of. Next weekend (21st - 23rd of November) the organisations of IFISO have a meeting in Split, Croatia to discuss possible ways of cooperation, possible common projects, etc. - WEP
Western European Platform 2008 in Düsseldorf is starting on 27th November. More than 70 ESNers will arrive to meet their colleagues from Belgium, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, Switzerland and UK to discuss, learn, share their ideas for ESN and also to have fun.
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