Grossartig, ich freue mich auf ein Treffen. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wolfgang Keeser" <wolfgangkeeser@xxxxxxx> To: <esnr@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, July 09, 2004 8:15 PM Subject: [esnr] Re: Summary Board Meeting > Orit, great! Could you email us (board_ESNR@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx) a bit > about your clinical background. I will presumably be in Israel in > september, where we could meet. > > Wolfgang Keeser > Am 09.07.2004 um 18:22 schrieb Dr Orit Sodemann: > > > I am interested to be a member of the Training course Committee. > > Best regards > > Orit Sodemann > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Gruzelier, John H" <j.gruzelier@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > To: <esnr@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Friday, July 09, 2004 6:40 PM > > Subject: [esnr] Summary Board Meeting > > > > > > Summary of the Board Meeting of 7th July. > > > > The Board met by telelink and this is a summary of main issues and the > > proposal for the Vote on the Referendum concerning changes to the > > Bye-laws. > > We particularly focussed on issues that members have raised on the > > List and > > it is these that are summarised here. > > > > > > Training Course and Call for Committee members. > > > > We have decided not to proceed with the basic component 1 of the > > Training > > course in 2004. We plan instead to hold a Think Tank to thoroughly > > discuss > > issues such as qualifications of trainees, curriculum, diverse > > streams, etc, > > including all the matters that have arisen on the List with reference > > to > > Training and Certification as part of the Aims of the Society. > > This will be held in London or thereabouts in September and we hope > > that all > > members with a commitment to these issues will join the Board and > > attend and > > help with the process. It may be held in a university Hall of > > Residence to > > provide affordable accommodation. > > The outcome will be posted on the List for further discussion. > > Tentative dates are 17,18 September. > > We note that this delay in no way alters our prioritising this matter > > as one > > of extreme importance. This is not a recipe for vacillation and > > inaction. > > Further Members of the Training course Committee are sought. > > > > European and International Membership. > > > > The focus of the Society is European with predominantly European > > concerns. > > At the same time we see no reason to restrict membership to Europeans. > > (I > > belong to several US societies as an ordinary member, to give an > > example). > > At no time have we had the intention of setting up an international > > society > > to rival iSNR. However, we do have every intention of encouraging > > international attendance at our meetings, and involving 'international' > > teachers on our training courses. This will be to the advantage of the > > field in general. > > Stating our aim as an international society was done in draft 2 of the > > Aims, > > in the service of parsimony, but this has led to some members imputing > > aims > > that were not intended. In order to avoid such misunderstanding the > > aim > > will be restated as 'a European society which is open to international > > membership.' > > Members of the Board, without exception have an international vision > > for the > > scientific and clinical aims of the society, as a society of applied > > neuroscience, and one which is complimentary to I-SNR. > > > > Referendum and Vote on changes to the Bye-laws. > > > > The List was set up to facilitate discussion about the referendum on > > the 6th > > June. At the same time the proposed changes to the Bye-laws were > > posted on > > the web along with the existing Bye-laws. It is now proposed to set a > > date > > for voting on the changes to the Bye-laws; aside from the issue of > > international versus Europe which is being addressed. This date has > > been set > > as 21st July. > > > > Bye-Laws and Aims of the Society. > > > > The Bye-laws and the Aims of the Society are being confused. Perhaps > > this > > is largely because we posted them at the same time. The Aims of a > > Society > > are always evolving. Our Bye-laws in their scope and detail are very > > very > > similar to those of other comparable societies. Bye-laws of scientific > > societies do not go into detail over membership qualifications, > > training > > courses, certification issues, etc. These procedures are set up by > > societies, but do not form part of the Bye-laws. At a practical level > > societies would never get started if all such issues were to be somehow > > determined in advance. > > > > Membership Status > > > > All members will be members of both SAN and I-SNR until such time as > > dues > > are paid directly to SAN following the Referendum outcome. > > > > The List. > > > > The List will serve as a valuable service in promoting discussion > > about all > > aspects of how the Society should function, aside from the AGM. It > > will con > > tinue to serve this function, as the range of issues is expanded. > > Members > > are encouraged to express their opinions. > > > > Annual Meeting. > > > > The Board is proposing a meeting in 2005, possibly in May. Currently a > > central location is being sought. > > > > John Gruzelier > > > > President > > > > > > > > > > > > >