Fourth Postcard from the Board of Management 2016-2017

August 28, 2016 secretary 0 Comments

With the last days of August passing us by, we are excited to share how productive the EFPSA Working Community has been even during summer vacations. We hope that all of you managed to get some rest from everyday obligations and are prepared for a fresh start with the new academic year. This autumn will surely be eventful for the EFPSA Working Community – keep reading to learn all the details!

Board of Management

The Presidential Office, Clara Chetcuti and Nicola Falzon as President and Vice President respectively, joined by the Secretary General, Jolien Vandeneynde, met with Executive Board Teams  individually in order to conduct the first set of the Executive Board and Member Representatives Skype Reports. During these meetings which are held twice per mandate, teams have the opportunity to give and get feedback on various matters concerning their engagement within EFPSA in the past months. Besides that, the Vice President, Nicola Falzon, was busy selecting and finalising the nominees for the EFPSA Junior Researcher Programme (JRP) Team for the mandate 2016-2017, who will be proposed for approval at the Joint Executive Board and Member Representatives Meeting (Joint EB&MR Meeting) in Croatia this coming October.

The first Board of Management Meeting of the mandate 2016-2017 took place in Malta. During this week-long meeting Board of Management members worked intensively on revising EFPSA Statutes, developing Policies and Position Papers, putting together the Joint EB&MR Meeting working schedule, expanding EFPSA Market Place, improving registration and selection process for EFPSA Events, financial planning and promotion of the Federation. Moreover, the Board of Management members had many fruitful discussions and brainstorming sessions on various topics for bettering the Federation.

Events

Another annual EFPSA Event took place in August – the Train the Trainers Summer School, which was held from 20th to 28th August in Lithuania. We would like to congratulate the new generation of aspiring trainers and welcome them to the EFPSA Trainers’ Community.

We are happy to announce that the registration to the Joint Executive Board and Member Representatives Meeting 2016 has opened! All members of EFPSA Working Community received an Invitation Letter from the President, Clara Chetcuti in which they can find relevant information about the registration process. Keep in mind deadline for registration is 20th of September 23:59 (CET). You can find more details about Joint Executive Board and Member Representatives Meeting 2016 here. We look forward to seeing you all in Croatia!

Executive Board and Member Representatives

Meanwhile, the Marketing Office is discussing a new idea for the EFPSA Day promotional video. The Finance Office is in the final process of finalising two new partnerships, one of which is in collaboration with the Study and Travel Abroad Team, which we hope to share with you soon. The Members Office started developing new projects regarding Member Organisations’ connectivity with the Federation and how these can aid in the better functionality of both parties. Furthermore, the Member Representatives welcomed new Representatives in the team, and are now preparing for a dynamic start of the new academic year, which will be marked with more intense collaboration with other EFPSA teams.

We look forward to sharing our developments with you all at the end of September.

Clara, Nicola, Jolien, Ana, Maciej, Artemis and Mónica

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